SPORTS UPDATE #107

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*** THURSDAY – NOVEMBER 29. 2007 ***

• Public can review, scrutinize steroid testing program

• UIL releases steroids testing details

• Statewide pairings:
  > 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A 6-man

• Changing directions -  Palestine High School athletic director and head football coach Glen Tunstall was reassigned by the Palestine Independent School District Monday afternoon.

• El Paso High football coach resigns Tuesday
  Ron Dentinger has resigned as El Paso High School’s football head coach after five seasons, El Paso Independent School District athletic director Ken Owen said Tuesday. Full story

• How Southlake built its dynasty

• Early-Littlefield: The Sequel
  EARLY — Early head coach Robbie Tindol stopped short of calling it a revenge game, but make no mistake — the Longhorns want to give the Littlefield Wildcats a dose of their own medicine.

• Revenge on Bulldogs’ minds
  ZEPHYR — For the Zephyr Bulldogs, Friday’s Six-Man Division II Region IV championship contest is not a typical playoff encounter. Not only are the Bulldogs vying to be one of the final four teams remaining in the state bracket, revenge is on their minds as well.

• Coyotes targeted by Calvert
  RICHLAND SPRINGS — Richland Springs returned to its familiar No. 1 ranking in the latest sixmanfootball.com poll, but being No. 1 just over three weeks from now is what matters most to the Coyotes.

• LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CAPSULES
  Class 2A, DIVISION II Region I SEMIFINAL

• Girls Basketball Roundup: Cagle scores as much as opponent in Frost win

• Rounding up the Elks -  For the third time, Ryan Steadman stood on the opposite end of the court from his hometown team. For the first time, the Mildred coach whooped the Elkhart Elks.

• Clements refuses to stay down for long — If a team gets a lead on the Clements Rangers, it better not get too comfortable. In four games this season, Clements has trailed by 12 points or more but has come back to win each time. READ STORY

• Clements soars under radar

• HIGH SCHOOL NOTES: It’s mat time at Cy Ridge this weekend

• St. Thomas basketball hands Strake first loss of season

• RATTLING HISTORY: Navasota football team enjoying best playoff run in years

• Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs Pick Up Wins   -  Both Wortham basketball teams were in action Tuesday night and both teams picked up wins.

• Next round poses challenges for NB, SV
  Unicorns to revisit Slot-T; Rangers hoping to get past injuries

• Uvaldeans roll over Pearsall in 95-43 basketball blowout
  It was show-and-tell time for the Uvalde Coyotes, who celebrated Teachers’ Night Tuesday with a 95-43 basketball victory over the Pearsall Mavericks.

• UHS girls to take on El Paso Socorro in opening round of Big Mac Classic
  The Uvalde Lobos will be in Del Rio tomorrow morning to begin competition in the 2007 Big Mac Classic basketball tournament.

• Sabinal, Harper to vie in football playoff
  Tomorrow at Hondo High School’s Barry Field, the Sabinal Yellowjackets will go up against the Harper Longhorns in Class 1A Division II regional semi-final football competition.

• Canyon, SV girls record big wins

• Unicorns named “Army Strong” 

• Seymour not satisfied with one playoff victory

• LEE, JT SET FOR LINDALE’S HOOP HEAVEN TOURNEY (Tyler)

• HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: LATE TUESDAY (East Texas)

• WRIGHT-BROWN TANDEM CARRIES PITT TO SUCCESS (Pittsburg)

• Earth-moving O-linemen plow Pirates’ playoff path 

• Nov. 29 High school football playoff pairings 

• HS Notebook: Valley Mills still reaping dividends from 2006 run 

• Brice Cherry: Coaches’ dignity not ‘For Sale’ 

• Martin overcomes guard’s big night

• Haltom guard puts on show in a losing effort

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NOTEBOOK

• Reaves-Brown voted co-MVP as district champion Temple takes 13-5A honors
  It might have surprised some observers that Temple won the District 13-5A football championship in undefeated fashion, but it wasn’t surprising that the Wildcats received plenty of honors on the all-district team released Wednesday.

• Lions put it on the line: Granger’s offensive front overpowering opponents
  GRANGER – When watching the Granger football team in action, one might grow tired of hearing such frequent, repetitive phrases.

• A tale of two Reggies, a tale of two Leanders

• AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
  CLASS 4A DIVISION I
  REGION II CHAMPIONSHIP

• Wildcats win first game   ATHENS — The Palestine Wildcats started the season with a 66-29 win over Athens Tuesday night.
  Palestine (1-0) held Athens to 12 points in the first half to establish a 31-12 lead.

• Pflugerville, Leander eye possible rematch

• Unicorns get defensive

• Gene Messer Shootout promises plenty of action
  When former Frenship basketball coach Grady Newton started up a small tournament 14 years ago, all he wanted to do was showcase the new basketball facilities at the school.

• Area Basketball Tournaments  (Lubbock)

• Kenney’s last-second trey caps Slaton’s upset of No. 6 Cooper

• It’s Splitsville In Karnack 

• Lady Mavs drop first game to Shreveport-Boyd, 80-57   (Marshall)

• Hallsville downs Brookhill 57-51 

• Quick starts helps Rattlers top Canyon  -Quick starts have been the key to the Rattlers’ 4-1 start this season. In every game this season, the Rattlers have started strong in the first quarter and, aside from a loss to Killeen Shoemaker, have successfully fended off the opposition the next three quarters. ….more>>  (San Marcos)

• Lobos stave off the Mavericks, 55-51   (Longview – Marshall)

• When it comes to scouting playoff foes, coaches know it’s a tale of the tape

• Lake Travis hopes to jump on Calallen early

• Bearettes romp past Henderson, 68-28  -  HENDERSON — The Brownsboro Bearettes raced out to a 24-3 lead in the first quarter and went on to take an easy 68-28 win over Henderson’s Lady Lions in non-district basketball action Tuesday night.….more>>

• Jackets earn tough win, 52-43  -  It was the fifth game of the season, but the playoff vibe seeped into Cleburne High School on Tuesday as the Yellow Jackets (4-1) defeated Waco Midway (1-3), 52-43. ….more>>

• 105-98 Cove win features 80-point fourth quarter  read more…     

• Indians down winless JT Lions  (Jacksonville – John Tyler)

• Tournaments headline schedule
  A week after Thanksgiving, El Pasoans can gorge themselves again with a hefty helping of high school basketball today through Saturday. Full story

• Eastwood tops No. 1 Montwood in 1-5A tilt
  After years of coming up just short, the Eastwood High School boys basketball team is meeting expectations in 2007. Full story

•  Ike emerges from Kingwood with win

• War Eagles soar over Brenham (Oak Ridge)

• H.S. boys basketball roundup  -  The Conroe Tigers picked up a big win Tuesday night at The Pit, knocking off the Westfield Mustangs 77-74 in an overtime thriller.  Full Story

• Football playoff pairings

• Arlington Bowie LB’s outlook shaped by childhood scare

• West Mesquite senior receivers sharing the wealth

• Plano’s McJunkin learns center position from father

• South Oak Cliff’s Jefferson cousins provide a 1-2 punch

• Area High School Notebook: Local hoops teams set for tournament action   -  New Waverly basketball coach Bill Goffney doesn’t know a whole lot about the teams the Bulldogs will see starting today at a tournament hosted by The Woodlands Christian Academy.

• Mexia Runnin’ Cats Home Opener   -  Mexia’s Lester Busby (21) banks in two of his game-leading 17 points in their annihilation of Mart 49-12 last night in the Mexia Runnin’ Cats home opener.

• Area teams tip-off at 10 different tourneys
  A bevy of activity will kick up on the hard court as 10 different tournaments will be filled by Brazoria County varsity teams for the next three days.

• Brazoswood downs Kashmere in OT
  CLUTE — In their third overtime game of the young season, the Brazoswood Bucs finally prevailed.

• Brazosport Christian dominates in 73-8 win
  LEAGUE CITY — It took just a few minutes for Brazosport Christian School to prove its dominance Tuesday night.

• Columbia pulverizes Danbury
  WEST COLUMBIA — Towering freshman Arion Short poured in 17 points and raked the backboards for a game-high 20 rebounds as Columbia bounced by Danbury 70-34 in a non-district bout Tuesday night.

• Pine Drive eyeing six-man state championship
  DICKINSON — One Web site lists Pine Drive as an 11-point underdog against Denton Calvary on Saturday.

• Tors secure victory over Coogs
  LA MARQUE — Behind a strong performance from the free-throw line in the second half, Ball High pulled away with a victory over La Marque.

• Palestine’s Bowie gets back into coaching seat  -  During the spring, Booker Bowie was ready to step down from coaching as he announced his retirement. Less than a year later, Bowie is back into coaching after being named the interim head coach and athletic director at Palestine High School  “This is a great opportunity for me,” Bowie said. “I retired and thought I had coaching out of my system but you can never say never.”….more>>

• Indians defeat LaPoynor, 54-40  FRANKSTON — The Frankston Indians picked up their third win of the season to stay undefeated after beating LaPoynor 54-40 Tuesday night. Despite scoring only four points in the first quarter, the Indians found themselves down by only two at halftime.

• Maidens drop first game of season   -  FRANKSTON — The Frankston Maidens saw their early undefeated season go out the window Tuesday night, as LaPoynor handed them their first loss of the year.  “We played hard, I just felt like we got outrebounded,” Frankston head coach Christi Coker said.