SPORTS REPORT #137

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*** THURSDAY – JANUARY 17, 2008 ***

• East coordinator makes move to Bastrop
  Plano East offensive coordinator and assistant head coach Gerald Perry has accepted his first high school head coaching position.

• Lady Wildcats don’t expect to slide by
  At the indoor practice facility of Plano Senior on Wednesday, head coach Diane Davey made her way around the pitch poking and prodding players with constructive criticism. However, the analysis was not her own, but that of the girls on her team.

• GAMES TO WATCH
  Mesquite vs. Horn, boys basketball

• Poteet girls out to prove they are among the state’s best
  The Poteet girls had no easy task in trying to prepare for the tough District 15-4A with just one weekend tournament.

• Lady Dragons remain focused, won’t get caught looking ahead
  Considering her team didn’t make the playoffs last season, Carroll girls basketball coach Nicky Gilley could be worried about her team looking towards the playoffs.

• Kendzior makes things happen for Lady Dragons
  When the need arose on Saturday, Carroll senior forward Annie Kendzior came up with not one but three big goals to help the Lady Dragons to the title at the Dragon Invitational.

• Dragons make their way into playoff hunt
  With one game to play in the first half of District 5-5A boys basketball play, Carroll has inched its way back into the playoff chase.

• Allen trying to figure it out
  Allen opened district play Dec. 14 with a 54-48 victory over Plano Senior.

• Girls soccer kicks tourney season off on right foot
  The Allen-hosted Winter Classic IV lived up to its name as the increasingly frigid temperatures during Saturday’s final were matched only by the physical play between Allen and Rowlett

• Lady Eagles enter season ranked No. 2 in the nation
  With only two losses last season, both by one goal to Class 5A State Champions Plano West, the case could be made that Allen was the second best team in the state.

• Area swimmers look toward next week’s district meets and beyond  (DFW)

• Mansfield Summit coach remains in hospital  

• Mount Pleasant wins battle of the Tigers 

• Prosthetic leg doesn’t slow Woods
  DANBURY — He isn’t an all-American, but Zach Woods is the type of athlete any player would love to have as a teammate.

• Pasadena beats Tors in soccer, 1 -0
  GALVESTON — Although Pasadena slid by the Tors on Wednesday, Ball High shows a lot more potential under its new head coach.

• Bears use big fourth to wear down Seguin
  SEGUIN — For three quarters, the Seguin boys basketball team held its own against Bastrop on Tuesday.

• Sandiettes win on last-second shot   –  SLOCUM — The Grapeland Sandiettes looked to be done.  Grapeland had not scored a point since the 6:29 mark of the fourth quarter and after two turnovers in the final minute, the Sandiettes had lost their lead to Slocum.

• Cayuga falls to Martin’s Mill   BEN WHEELER — In a battle of highly-ranked Class A teams, Martin’s Mill clipped Cayuga 41-38 Tuesday night.  Cayuga (0-1, 15-3) entered Tuesday ranked No. 1 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll and Martin’s Mill (2-0, 16-6) is ranked fifth.

• NL has no answer for Paris’ Jackson, Furtch
  The Paris Wildcats pounced on North Lamar early and never let up Tuesday night as they coasted to a 68-51 victory before an overflowing crowd in Wildcat Gym.

• Clarksville sweeps HG to highlight RRV action
  Tigers, Lady Tigers remain in first; Detroit wins ninth straight.

• Centex all-star game idea worth pursuing

• HS Notebook: Piske leaves Valley Mills for Fairfield 

• Wrestling Domination:  Pirates improve to 18-3 after pummeling five foes at McKinney North Duals The Pirates finished 6-0 in duals this past week to run their overall record to a stellar 18-3. Read Full Story >>

• Lady Eagles singing the same song: defense  (Abilene)

• High School Notebook 01.17.08  (Abilene Cooper)

• Hornets top Kilgore, 1-0   KILGORE — The Athens Hornets opened District 17-AAAA soccer action with a 1-0 win over Kilgore Tuesday night.

• Steers’ rally comes up short again  (Big Spring)

• Area Roundup: Garden City, Grady sweeping through district

• Lady Vikes survive Shoemaker rally, pull away late  (1/16/2008)

• High School Box Scores  (1/17/2008) (Bryan – College Station area)

• Consol boys cruise past Belton 

• Hornets too much for Cubs — Huntsville too big, too quick for BHS

• Cubettes earn shutout in district opener (Brenham)

• Brenham boys top Elgin at dual swim meet

• Thorndale unmerciful to Burton hoops

• Coyotes recognized as six-man national champs

• Rusk girls snap long losing streak    CENTRAL — The long wait is over!
  The Rusk Lady Eagles won 52-40 over Central on the road Tuesday to end several years of frustration.

• Indians hammer Hallsville   –  The Jacksonville Indians took an easy 71-49 win over Hallsville in District 12-4A action Tuesday night.

• Center defeats Huntington 

• 2007 All-Williamson County Football Team 

• 4A districts to give fourth-place teams a place to go — Next season, things will be different for teams like 7-3 Friendswood. A ruling by the University Interscholastic League last week adds a fourth-place team from each 4A district to the playoffs. READ STORY

• SHRINE GAME: Area’s top recruits come full circle

• Mansfield Summit boys basketball coach collapses after game

• Cedar Hill’s Collins is driven to succeed

• Irving is all together now

• Frisco’s Moore is a sore winner

• Study Hall: Growing and glowing

• At it again; LBJ boys, girls defeat Alexander

• Marshall soccer teams lose to Whitehouse 

• State-ranked Graford runs past Poolville   –  GRAFORD — The second-ranked Graford Jackrabbits didn’t take any prisoners in a win over the ninth-ranked Poolville Monarchs on Tuesday at GHS.

• High school report: Spotlight on La Vernia boys basketball

• Lobo Invitational kicks off today   (Longview)

• Lady Cats fall again to unstoppable Howe
  The Howe Lady Bulldogs again showed why they deserve top spot in district when they disposed of the Tom Bean ladies 52-39 Tuesday night. Despite a late fourth quarter surge from the Lady Cats, the deficit was just too much to overcome. As for Howe, they remain undefeated in district play and seem to be well on their way to the playoffs.
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• Coaches vary on 4A adding fourth playoff team   –  Let there be four.

• OF Lady Bobcats forget to rebuild  –  They lost seven seniors a year ago. Two starters are back from a regional semi-finalist team. ….more>> (Orangefield)

• Looking Good
  After stumbling out of the gate in District 30-5A play, McAllen High has turned things around…

• It’s the Girls’ Turn  Rio Grande Valley boys soccer teams grabbed most of the attention last weekend as the high school season…

• Eight Lady Cardinals foul out during two road games against district foesRene Duque and his La Villa Lady Cardinals completed a curious two-game swing against Coastal Bend teams….

• Cougars shoot past the Rebels  –  Vincent Sorrells slammed the ball against the backboard after missing two consecutive put-backs on Tuesday night. It was one of those games for the Hays boy’s basketball team, as it lost to New Braunfels-Canyon 64-46.….more>>

• Tough loss for the SMHS girls  –  The San Marcos Lady Rattlers saw their comeback attempt against Austin-Anderson fall short in the final minute of the game as the Lady Trojans took a 46-41 victory at the Snake Pit Tuesday.

• Soccer: Guyer to host Iron Bridge Classic   –   Guyer head soccer coach Cody Schroeder had a plan in mind when he started the Iron Bridge Classic last year.

• Ryan notebook: Williams chooses Nebraska after all

• Cooper boys shut out Wichita Falls High

• Coogs play complete game in win (Abilene Cooper)