SPORTS UPDATE #100

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*** Tuesday — November 20, 2007 ***

• UIL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

  Class 5A | Class 4A | Class 3A
  Class 2A | Class A | Six-Man

• Realignment is only two months away

• PRINTABLE PLAYOFF BRACKETS:

  Conference 5A Division I

  Conference 5A Division II

  Conference 4A Division I

  Conference 4A Division II

  Conference 3A Division I

  Conference 3A Division II

  Conference 2A Division I

  Conference 2A Division II

  Conference 1A Division I

  Conference 1A Division II

  Conference 1A Six Man Division I

  Conference 1A Six Man Division II

• For some Central Texas schools, playoff wait was better late than never

• LBJ beats Brenham, awaits Furr

• Bowie’s season ends with bi-district loss (Austin)

• Giddings ends Tigers’ season with 21-12 win
  All good things must come to an end and for Sealy (7-4), a promising 2007 football season came to end on Friday at the hands of the top-ranked Giddings Buffaloes (11-0) in the bi-district round of the playoffs.

• Central basketball coach tests young Jaguars squad

• Area roundup: Landycats hammer Lady Bucs
  Angleton burst out in the second quarter Monday and dominated Brazoswood, 54-25.

• La Marque cruises past Galena Park
  With five seconds remaining in a tie game, La Marque’s Jim Wooten hit a half-court shot at the buzzer for a victory over Galena Park.

• Rider, WFHS look for revenge in rematches

• West Orange-Stark faces No. 1 Giddings  -  Mustangs prepare for long-standing postseason nemesis with help from brother running back duo

• Cougars fall short versus Rice in 29-19 loss
  2007 was not a friendly year for playoff football in Austin County. Bellville fell two games short of the playoffs, Sealy lost to No. 1 Giddings in bi-district and Brazos was unable to overcome a powerful Rice Raiders team, also falling in the bi-district round, 29-19.

• Faith Academy passes first playoff test
  Of 19 teams playing TAPPS Division II 6-man football only 12 made the football playoffs in 2007. Of those 12 only eight are left, one of which is Bellville Faith Academy.

• Lady Tigers win versus Rice, 53-37
  Sealy’s Lady Tigers continued a fast start in basketball with a 53-37 victory over visiting Rice Consolidated on Saturday at Sealy High School. With the victory the Lady Tigers have won two in a row and now stand 2-1 on the season.

• Spring Hill downs Rains, 67-21 

• Girls basketball: Lady Chaps win with defense (Aubrey – Whitewright)

• Basketball: Argyle holds off Denton

• Girls basketball: Lake Dallas uses post game to defeat Guyer

• New boys coaches debut at Eustace, Kemp
  CEDAR CREEK LAKE–In addition to new varsity girls coaches, both Eustace and Kemp have new varsity boys basketball coaches starting their tenures this month.

• WHS making history in playoffs  -  For the Westwood Panthers, Friday night’s playoff game against Diboll was the first playoff appearance for Westwood in 15 years. And after such a long wait, the Panthers weren’t ready to go anywhere.
  Westwood won the game 65-59 to keep their season alive, and break school history by being the first Panther team to get a playoff win.….more>>  

• Stopping the Run  -  Many football coaches would say the key to defense is stopping the run.  For Cayuga, the ability to stop the run is one of the reasons why the Wildcats are preparing for the playoffs this week.

• Lobos to play Eagle Pass teams on the road
  The Uvalde Lobos will play the second game of a long road basketball schedule tomorrow as they travel to Eagle Pass to take on the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles.

• Coyotes, SA Christian to do battle in basketball tomorrow night at UHS
  Tomorrow night in the Uvalde High School Gym, the Uvalde Coyotes will play their final home basketball game prior to the Thanksgiving holiday break as they host the San Antonio Christian Academy Lions.

• Advocate-area high school basketball schedule (Victoria)

• High school football playoff pairings

• Williams shines on both sides of the ball  (Vernon)

• Vernon strikes fast to down Perryton

• A special season of volleyball (Amarillo)

• High School Football Playoffs (West Texas)

• Bay City ousted by Texas City 28-16
  The Blackcats dropped from the post-season after a close duel against a tough Texas City team that advanced with a 28-16 bi-district win.

• Blackcats open hoops season with loss
  Bay City basketball coach Eddie Nelson opened his 35th season at BCHS with a smashing blow from the La Marque Cougars Tuesday night.

• El Paso High school top 10

• This week’s big plays  (Houston area)

• Longhorns ready to face the future   -  Back-to-back District 29-5A champion United will have some time to think about a three-peat now that its season ended with a bi-district loss to 30-5A’s La Joya Coyotes. Full Story 

• Rams manhandle Porcupines in season opener  -  The Mineral Wells High School Rams basketball team opened the season with a 61-43 victory over the Springtown Porcupines on Friday at MWHS.….more>>  

• Lady Rams top Lady Pioneers   -  NORTHWEST – The Mineral Wells Lady Rams basketball team earned a berth in Saturday’s Northwest High School Justin Tournament consolation finals with a win over the Saginaw Boswell Lady Pioneers on Friday.

• RESULTS, SCHEDULES (HIGH SCHOOLS)  BOYS BASKETBALL (Ft. Worth Area)

• RED RAIDERS CAN’T CONTAIN SKYLINE OFFENSE (Tyler Lee)

• Class 3A football playoff pairings 

• There is crying in postseason football  -  Go to any Texas high school football game in late November, and you’ll see an outpouring of emotion that may get you choked up.

• Lady Cougars struggle late, can’t get past Wall   -  For nearly three quarters, the Cooper High School girls basketball team was able to fend off a scrappy Wall team Monday night  (Abilene)

• Terrell girls finish 0-3 at Highland Park tourney 

• Big Country Player of the Week 11.20.07 

• Seguin duo reaps rewards   SEGUIN — Although the Seguin football team struggled in 2007, more than a handful of Matadors were recognized for their efforts.

• White, Jacobsen get first team all district
  MARION — Kalynn White and Ashley Jacobsen were each major parts of the Marion volleyball team’s success in 2007.

• New Braunfels boys back on track, win 67-43
  Area basketball for Nov. 20

• NB, SV aren’t celebrating wins
  Both football teams prepping for area round of state playoffs.

• NB girls win two to take title (New Braunfels)
  Area basketball for Nov. 18

• Cubs commit four turnovers in loss to LBJ — QB switch helps Jaguars advance to regionals   -   BRYAN — Brenham High School’s fourth consecutive appearance in the Class 4A state football playoffs proved to be a short one here Saturday at Viking Stadium as the Austin LBJ Jaguars eliminated the District 18-4A champions 20-18 in a sloppily played bi-district playoff contest.

• 07 Season Review: Lions begin to bring back the pride
  After wins in four of the first five games, Henderson looked destined to end a playoff drought that dates back to 2003.

• Tatum takes first step to title three-peat
  ATHENS – Tatum made short work of the Blooming Grove Lions 47-14 Thursday in the Class 2A Division I bi-district playoff in Athens.

• Henderson falls to Lindale in Cougar-Patriot Classic 

• Cubettes taking early lumps   -  ROSENBERG, Texas — The Brenham High School girls basketball team suffered a pair of tournament losses here Saturday despite some strong games from senior guard Tamarra Lison.

• Football season comes to a less than mediocre close  -  Three wins in 30 games doesn’t fare too well with most fans. Magnolia and Tomball fans are definitely no exception. Surprisingly, before anyone’s head exploded due to the continual pileup of losses, the 2007 football season ended. Trust me when I say it was more strenuous for the coaches (and, of course, the players) than anyone else.

• Cy-Fair’s Ogwumike to play hoops at Stanford — Cy-Fair senior forward Nneka Ogwumike signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Stanford on Monday.

• Klein Oak beats College Park, heats up scoreboard 

• Tough schedule prepared Rowlett for upset of Allen 

• Seniors key to Plano West volleyball run 

• Cy Ridge earns first playoff win in school history  -  District 17-5A champion Cypress Ridge kept up their sensational season by earning the fourth-year school’s first ever post-season football victory in a 35-7 triumph over Alief Elsik Saturday in the Bi-district round of the Division I, Region III-5A playoffs at the Berry Center. READ MORE 

• McGuffie runs Cy-Fair past Cinco Ranch – Cy-Fair running back Sam McGuffie rushed for 276 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Bobcats to a 40-27 Bi-district round playoff victory over Cinco Ranch (5-6) Friday at the Berry Center.
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• Playing for his twin and his team, Joe Connell inspires Splendora’s victory
  With his twin brother on his mind, Splendora senior Joe Connell played with twice the heart in helping Splendora to a 22-15 win over Coldspring and a second consecutive District 22-3A title last Friday at Wildcat Stadium. READ MORE 

• Katy-Madison playoff information
  The Katy High School football will face Madison High in the area finals this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rhodes Stadium.

• Home is where the Antlers win
  Boys Basketball: Tivy bounces back with 51-45 victory over S.A. Holmes.

• Inside the Stats
  Ken Eilert writes that Devine’s Stephen Carrillo played the game of a lifetime.

• The game the focus for Antlers
  High School Football: Big game means Tivy must deal with big distractions.

• Harmony’s Busse selected to UIL all-tourney team 

• Trenton Tigers 70, Bells 51
  The Bells Panthers (2-1) traveled to Trenton (5-0) Monday night to face off with the Tigers. Bells was the first to score, but Trenton would lead the rest of the game and go on to win 70-51.

• A&M-C signs Sherman’s Brad Hambrick
  Hambrick, a 6-foot guard, was the top three-point shooter in Class 4A and the second-leading scorer in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in 2006-07. As a junior, he averaged 23 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals a game. Sherman enters the 2007-08 season ranked No. 9 in the state’s pre-season TABC poll.  Full Story

• Lady Bobcats put the clamps on Nederland  -  It didn’t take long for the Orangefield Lady Bobcats to find their stride against the Nederland Lady Bulldogs Monday night at Bobcat Gym.….more>>  

• WO-S’ Zetar steps up on defense   -  He may have gotten is first quality playing time as a senior, but noseguard Carltives Zetar has turned himself into a “man” at that tough position despite his 5-6, 175-pound frame.

• High school playoff pairingsAREA ROUND… (Valley)

• Lady Cats win in romp  (Central – Big Spring)

• Football playoffs to air on tape-delay broadcast   -  Three key playoff games involving area schools will be aired this week on TXA 21. All games are tape-delayed.

• Class 5A Football Playoff Schedule/Scoreboard –

• Class 4A Football Playoff Schedule/Scoreboard –

• Class 3A Football Playoff Schedule/Scoreboard –

• Class 2A Football Playoff Schedule/Scoreboard

• State champions cross paths Friday
  A year ago, Carroll and Cedar Hill found themselves on different paths to Class 5A state titles.

• Youngblood has Dragons off to a fast start
  A relatively young Carroll boys basketball team showed its mettle with a pair of wins at the Birdville Shootout last week.

• Lady Dragons fall in consolation final
  Facing Fort Worth Dunbar in the consolation championship game of the Lady Jaguar Basketball Tournament, Carroll’s girls basketball team tried out a new defense.

• District 32-3A proves its worth  -  All season long, one of the many debates around was which Valley football district was the toughest…. 

• Change never a problem for Smith
  High School Volleyball: Three-time all-district performer at Tivy signs to play at Angelo State.

• Bandera boys hold on for first win
  High School Basketball: Harper, Medina and ITM girls also post wins on Tuesday.

• Cub basketball suffers pair of one-point losses   -  MAGNOLIA, Texas — A pair of one-point losses kept the Brenham High School boys’ basketball team winless Saturday at the Magnolia Tournament.