Class 4A Frisco running back Carlos Harris had a huge night on Friday as he carried 36 times for 446 yards with seven touchdowns, including six touchdown runs of 40 yards or more.
With Harris piling up the yardage, Frisco moved up and down the field, ending the night with 680 yards of offense and scoring 62 points. Only one problem; while Frisco piled up the yardage and points, their opponent was doing the same as Lucas Lovejoy scored 64 points to hand Frisco their first loss of the season. The win was Lovejoy's first of the season and the teams ended the night with a combined 1,186 yards of offense.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Indiana Receiver Breaks National High School Record
South Bend (Ind.) Washington receiver Gehrig Dieter set the national receiving record on Friday night with 447 yards and four touchdowns in a 63-10 victory over Elkhart Central to break the record previously held by Rose Bud, Arkansas receiver J.D. Felice, who had 421 yards in a game in 2008.
In the first three weeks of the season Dieter has gone over 300 yards in each game and could well be on his way to breaking a season record for yardage. He broke the Indiana state record with 373 yards receiving in the season opener. Three weeks into the season, Dieter hasn't had a game with fewer than 300 yards.
Blake Jumonville of Richardson Pearce holds the Texas state record with 386 yards against Carrollton Newman Smith in 2009.
Video of Indiana Receiver Gehrig Dieter
In the first three weeks of the season Dieter has gone over 300 yards in each game and could well be on his way to breaking a season record for yardage. He broke the Indiana state record with 373 yards receiving in the season opener. Three weeks into the season, Dieter hasn't had a game with fewer than 300 yards.
Blake Jumonville of Richardson Pearce holds the Texas state record with 386 yards against Carrollton Newman Smith in 2009.
Video of Indiana Receiver Gehrig Dieter
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Saturday Morning Blitz
Friday night action was highlighted by the top two team in Class 2A going down and Class 1A Canadian losing to an out of state opponent. In Class 5A, Euless Trinity showed off their new Nike Pro Combat uniforms in a 34-17 win over Abilene, while Txprepsfootball.com class top ten 5A teams DeSoto (#4) and Denton Guyer (#6) play Monday at Cowboys Stadium in the Kirk Herbstreit Classic. In Class 4A, Kerrville Tivy QB Parks McNeil is filling the shoes of the departed Johnny Manziel nicely as he accounted for over 400 yards of offense and seven TDs in a 48-7 route of a San Antonio Madison team that gave Cibilo Steele a test last week. Also in class 4A, Aledo running back Johnathan Gray continues his assault on the record books as he is only two scores away from Traylon Shead’s career mark of 146 touchdowns. The Bearcats face #1 Lake Travis next week in Aledo, and speaking of Lake Travis, QB Baker Mayfield has stepped in for the injured Colin Lagasse and the Cavaliers haven’t missed a beat.
In class 3A, #1 Tyler Chapel Hill won a wild one over class 4A Whitehouse Thursday night (59-49) and defending champ Carthage went down to Lindale, 33-21.
In 2A action, #1 Daingerfield and #2 Tatum both lost big to class 3A opponents Atlanta and Gilmer respectively by scores of 37-6 and 34-0, while Idalou beat Littlefield 27-6 in a battle of top ten teams.
In class 1A football, #1 Canadian lost 24-18 to Meade, Kansas. Meade is one of the top 2A teams in Kansas, but the Wildcats mauled them 36-6 last season.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Herbstreit Classic Preview
Here's a little information on the out of state teams scheduled to play in the Herbstreit Classic at Cowboys Stadium on Labor Day.
Cocoa High, Florida just had their 38 game win streak snapped by Colerain, Ohio last week.
Cocoa High, Florida
The Douglass Trojans are the defending Oklahoma 4A state champs.
OKC Douglass Trojans
Edna Karr is ranked #1 among large schools in Louisiana.
Edna Karr, Louisiana
Cowboys Stadium: Arlington, TX
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 10:00am CT FSN
Edna Karr vs. Arlington Bowie
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 1:15pm CT FSN
Cocoa vs. Skyline
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 4:30pm CT FSN
Frederick A. Douglass vs. DeSoto
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 7:45pm CT FSN
Cedar Hill vs. Denton Guyer
Cocoa High, Florida just had their 38 game win streak snapped by Colerain, Ohio last week.
Cocoa High, Florida
The Douglass Trojans are the defending Oklahoma 4A state champs.
OKC Douglass Trojans
Edna Karr is ranked #1 among large schools in Louisiana.
Edna Karr, Louisiana
Cowboys Stadium: Arlington, TX
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 10:00am CT FSN
Edna Karr vs. Arlington Bowie
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 1:15pm CT FSN
Cocoa vs. Skyline
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 4:30pm CT FSN
Frederick A. Douglass vs. DeSoto
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 7:45pm CT FSN
Cedar Hill vs. Denton Guyer
Sunday, August 28, 2011
The Heat is On!
I attended the Garland-Denton Guyer (albeit briefly) and the Highland Park-Everman games on Saturday and it was a case of survival as the games kicked off at 4-4:30 with temperatures in the 107 degree range. Saw players cramping up all over the field and Garland-Denton Guyer even cut the quarters back to 10 minutes. Can we get a petition going that no game will be played before Labor Day? Remember fall will be here on September 23rd.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
It's Time to Stop the Insanity
Without fail, we hear about football players and coaches every year that die or end up hospitalized due to excessive heat.
Why is it football season starts in the hottest month of the year in Texas? Is it tradition? Is it because it just fits someones school year calendar better?
If you took the entire calendar year and said what is the one month you would start a sport where you wear a heat incubating uniform and are expected to sprint at full speed for short bursts and propel your body in to other players, you certainly wouldn't select the hottest month of the year would you? Yet that's what we expect of the young men in the state of Texas each year.
Football is portrayed as a macho, he-man sport and to complain or belly ache about anything, much less the heat, is just not accepted. Most kids age 15-18 have been taught to respect authority and do what they're told without resistance or questioning why. If you complain or question a coach you are not a "team player" and most likely end up doing "gassers" or "up-downs". I know in my football days that if my coach told me to run through a brick wall, I was going to try my darndest to do it, and without so much as a whimper.
We're putting at least two groups of people in a bad position. With the pressure coaches face to win, they are expected to whip their team in to shape, come heat, snow, rain, hell or high water. The players themselves face the pressure of complying with the coaches orders under extreme conditions, while facing everything else life throws at them at that age.
Parents are so proud to witness their son's football accomplishments, but shouldn't they have some input on their son's safety? Maybe it will take a group of parents marching on the UIL office to wake someone up.
How about moving moving the season back one month? Flip-flopping the football and baseball seasons? Moving start times back to 8 PM? There has to be someone associated with Texas high school football that is a lot smarter than I am who can figure this out. It's so miserable in Texas in August and early September that it's not even enjoyable to watch a football game, much less play in one. No doubt we'll hear of band members, cheerleaders and spectators who were overcome with heat exhaustion once the season begins.
The NFL and Colleges seem to do a much better job of protecting their players than we do our young men here in Texas. Notably, the Cowboys are in a dome right now. Is it because someone has an investment in them?
At the very least it should be mandated that all schools follow the recommendations of the National Athletic Trainers' Association.
UIL, coaches, administrators; it's time to STOP the insanity before one more person's life is lost.
Why is it football season starts in the hottest month of the year in Texas? Is it tradition? Is it because it just fits someones school year calendar better?
If you took the entire calendar year and said what is the one month you would start a sport where you wear a heat incubating uniform and are expected to sprint at full speed for short bursts and propel your body in to other players, you certainly wouldn't select the hottest month of the year would you? Yet that's what we expect of the young men in the state of Texas each year.Football is portrayed as a macho, he-man sport and to complain or belly ache about anything, much less the heat, is just not accepted. Most kids age 15-18 have been taught to respect authority and do what they're told without resistance or questioning why. If you complain or question a coach you are not a "team player" and most likely end up doing "gassers" or "up-downs". I know in my football days that if my coach told me to run through a brick wall, I was going to try my darndest to do it, and without so much as a whimper.
We're putting at least two groups of people in a bad position. With the pressure coaches face to win, they are expected to whip their team in to shape, come heat, snow, rain, hell or high water. The players themselves face the pressure of complying with the coaches orders under extreme conditions, while facing everything else life throws at them at that age.
Parents are so proud to witness their son's football accomplishments, but shouldn't they have some input on their son's safety? Maybe it will take a group of parents marching on the UIL office to wake someone up.
How about moving moving the season back one month? Flip-flopping the football and baseball seasons? Moving start times back to 8 PM? There has to be someone associated with Texas high school football that is a lot smarter than I am who can figure this out. It's so miserable in Texas in August and early September that it's not even enjoyable to watch a football game, much less play in one. No doubt we'll hear of band members, cheerleaders and spectators who were overcome with heat exhaustion once the season begins.
The NFL and Colleges seem to do a much better job of protecting their players than we do our young men here in Texas. Notably, the Cowboys are in a dome right now. Is it because someone has an investment in them?
At the very least it should be mandated that all schools follow the recommendations of the National Athletic Trainers' Association.
UIL, coaches, administrators; it's time to STOP the insanity before one more person's life is lost.
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