Sunday, July 27, 2008
Coaches' Convention Begins Today
One of the largest athletic specific trade shows held in the United States begins today as Texas high school football coaches go back to work. The 76th annual coaching school is being held in San Antonio and runs until Wednesday.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Let The Countdown Begin!
Congratulations to Crane and Richland on winning the 3A and Under and 5A-4A State 7on7 titles respectively. Now the countdown to the 2008 season begins in earnest, with the opening a little over a month away.
2008 Practice Schedule:
4A and 5A Schools: No Spring Training, 3A, 2A, 1A-11-man, 1A-Six-man
August 4 1st day of conditioning (No contact permitted.)
August 8 First day of contact
August 16 First scrimmage
August 21 Second scrimmage
August 26 Third scrimmage
(Schools opting for a third scrimmage shall not play on zero date)
4A and 5A Schools With Spring Training
August 11 First day of conditioning
August 15 First day of contact
August 23 First scrimmage
Exception: A school may participate in a scrimmage after six (6) days of contact practice activities if either team participating in the scrimmage participated in spring training and plays a zero (0) week game.
August 28 Second scrimmage
(Schools opting for a second scrimmage shall not play on zero date)
2008 Practice Schedule:
4A and 5A Schools: No Spring Training, 3A, 2A, 1A-11-man, 1A-Six-man
August 4 1st day of conditioning (No contact permitted.)
August 8 First day of contact
August 16 First scrimmage
August 21 Second scrimmage
August 26 Third scrimmage
(Schools opting for a third scrimmage shall not play on zero date)
4A and 5A Schools With Spring Training
August 11 First day of conditioning
August 15 First day of contact
August 23 First scrimmage
Exception: A school may participate in a scrimmage after six (6) days of contact practice activities if either team participating in the scrimmage participated in spring training and plays a zero (0) week game.
August 28 Second scrimmage
(Schools opting for a second scrimmage shall not play on zero date)
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Kirk Herbstreit Football Series Comes to Texas Stadium
PRESS RELEASE
High School Football Powerhouses Set to Collide Labor Day Weekend in the
Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series Presented by BURGER KING®.
30 Teams…15 Games…2 Days of the Best High School Football in the Nation
CINCINNATI and DALLAS (July 1, 2008) – As the football season kicks off this fall, the eyes of high school football fans will be on Ohio and Texas. Both states will be home to the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series Presented by BURGER KING®. The states’ 30 top-tier teams will compete against each other and other national powerhouses from across the country.
The Kirk Herbstreit Challenge, which has been held in Ohio for the past three years, expanded this year to include a series of competitions in Texas. Fifteen matchups will take place during two days at three renowned stadiums across Ohio and Texas. Eight of those will be held on Saturday, August 30 in Ohio -- four at Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, and four at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. In partnership with The National Football Foundation, four additional games will take place at Texas Stadium in the City of Irving, Texas. On Sunday, August 31, the final three games will be played at Paul Brown Stadium.
ESPN is slated to broadcast the premiere match up of Cincinnati Elder (OH) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) on Monday, September 1. Plans to televise other marquee match ups are being finalized and will be released soon.
“We’re excited to once again showcase some of the best high school football teams in the country and give these young men the chance to play on a national stage,” said Herbstreit. “Giving these young people an opportunity to play on national television in one of the best stadiums in the country and, in some cases, fly with their teammates to Ohio and Texas is a very rewarding experience for all of the event organizers, including myself. We all believe that high school football builds great character and can teach lessons that will stay with these players the rest of their lives.”
Chicago-based Intersport has once again partnered with Burger King Corp. and Herbstreit to stage this premiere high school series. Tickets are available now for only $14 for adults ($16 day of event) and $10 for student/youth fans ($12 day of event) for a three or four game session. Tickets can be purchased at local participating high schools, as well as online at Ticketmaster.com or Ticketweb.com.
“As a lifelong Ohio football fan, I’m thrilled that Burger King Corp. will again be part of Kirk’s spotlight on high school football. The expansion into Texas positions this series as the premiere national platform for High School football and is an excellent showcase of our nation’s high school talent. I lived in Texas for several years and witnessed first hand the passion Texans have for High School football,” said Russ Klein, president, global strategy, marketing and innovation, Burger King Corp.
The schedule is as follows:
Game Times Game Date and Locations
August 30: Pro Football Hall of Fame Field, Canton, OH
11:00 a.m. EST Warren Howland (OH) vs. Klein Forest (TX)
2:00 p.m. EST Canton McKinley (OH) vs. Indianapolis Cathedral (IN)
5:00 p.m. EST Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (OH) vs. Covington Catholic (KY)
8:00 p.m. EST Massillon (OH) vs. Jordan High (UT)
August 30: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
11:00 a.m. EST Cincinnati Elder (OH) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
2:00 p.m. EST Middletown (OH) vs. Warren Central (IN)
5:00 p.m. EST Cincinnati Colerain (OH) vs. McKeesport (PA)
8:00 p.m. EST Cincinnati St. Xavier (OH) vs. Prattville (AL)
August 30: Texas Stadium, City of Irving, TX
11:00 a.m. CST Justin Northwest (TX) vs. Woodland Hills (PA)
2:00 p.m. CST Mansfield Timberview (TX) vs. Buford (GA)
5:00 p.m. CST Cedar Hill (TX) vs. LaSalle Catholic High School (OH)
8:00 p.m. CST Arlington Bowie (TX) vs. Trotwood-Madison (OH)
August 31: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
12:00 p.m. EST Cincinnati Moeller (OH) vs. Montgomery Bell (TN)
3:00 p.m. EST Huber Heights Wayne (OH) vs. East St. Louis (IL)
6:00 p.m. EST Lakota West (OH) vs. St. Rita (IL)
High School Football Powerhouses Set to Collide Labor Day Weekend in the
Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series Presented by BURGER KING®.
30 Teams…15 Games…2 Days of the Best High School Football in the Nation
CINCINNATI and DALLAS (July 1, 2008) – As the football season kicks off this fall, the eyes of high school football fans will be on Ohio and Texas. Both states will be home to the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series Presented by BURGER KING®. The states’ 30 top-tier teams will compete against each other and other national powerhouses from across the country.
The Kirk Herbstreit Challenge, which has been held in Ohio for the past three years, expanded this year to include a series of competitions in Texas. Fifteen matchups will take place during two days at three renowned stadiums across Ohio and Texas. Eight of those will be held on Saturday, August 30 in Ohio -- four at Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, and four at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. In partnership with The National Football Foundation, four additional games will take place at Texas Stadium in the City of Irving, Texas. On Sunday, August 31, the final three games will be played at Paul Brown Stadium.
ESPN is slated to broadcast the premiere match up of Cincinnati Elder (OH) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) on Monday, September 1. Plans to televise other marquee match ups are being finalized and will be released soon.
“We’re excited to once again showcase some of the best high school football teams in the country and give these young men the chance to play on a national stage,” said Herbstreit. “Giving these young people an opportunity to play on national television in one of the best stadiums in the country and, in some cases, fly with their teammates to Ohio and Texas is a very rewarding experience for all of the event organizers, including myself. We all believe that high school football builds great character and can teach lessons that will stay with these players the rest of their lives.”
Chicago-based Intersport has once again partnered with Burger King Corp. and Herbstreit to stage this premiere high school series. Tickets are available now for only $14 for adults ($16 day of event) and $10 for student/youth fans ($12 day of event) for a three or four game session. Tickets can be purchased at local participating high schools, as well as online at Ticketmaster.com or Ticketweb.com.
“As a lifelong Ohio football fan, I’m thrilled that Burger King Corp. will again be part of Kirk’s spotlight on high school football. The expansion into Texas positions this series as the premiere national platform for High School football and is an excellent showcase of our nation’s high school talent. I lived in Texas for several years and witnessed first hand the passion Texans have for High School football,” said Russ Klein, president, global strategy, marketing and innovation, Burger King Corp.
The schedule is as follows:
Game Times Game Date and Locations
August 30: Pro Football Hall of Fame Field, Canton, OH
11:00 a.m. EST Warren Howland (OH) vs. Klein Forest (TX)
2:00 p.m. EST Canton McKinley (OH) vs. Indianapolis Cathedral (IN)
5:00 p.m. EST Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (OH) vs. Covington Catholic (KY)
8:00 p.m. EST Massillon (OH) vs. Jordan High (UT)
August 30: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
11:00 a.m. EST Cincinnati Elder (OH) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
2:00 p.m. EST Middletown (OH) vs. Warren Central (IN)
5:00 p.m. EST Cincinnati Colerain (OH) vs. McKeesport (PA)
8:00 p.m. EST Cincinnati St. Xavier (OH) vs. Prattville (AL)
August 30: Texas Stadium, City of Irving, TX
11:00 a.m. CST Justin Northwest (TX) vs. Woodland Hills (PA)
2:00 p.m. CST Mansfield Timberview (TX) vs. Buford (GA)
5:00 p.m. CST Cedar Hill (TX) vs. LaSalle Catholic High School (OH)
8:00 p.m. CST Arlington Bowie (TX) vs. Trotwood-Madison (OH)
August 31: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
12:00 p.m. EST Cincinnati Moeller (OH) vs. Montgomery Bell (TN)
3:00 p.m. EST Huber Heights Wayne (OH) vs. East St. Louis (IL)
6:00 p.m. EST Lakota West (OH) vs. St. Rita (IL)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The UIL Announces Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup
Austin, TX – The UIL has announced its five Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup winners for the 2007-08 season. For the second straight year, a tiebreaker was needed to determine a class champion.
For the second time in two years, Conroe The Woodlands has collected the Class 5A trophy, with 84 points. Defending 5A champion Plano West was fourth, with 68, sandwiched by Southlake Carroll (80), which won back-to-back 4A Cups in 2001 and 2002, and Katy Cinco Ranch (70).
Humble Kingwood, which lost a tiebreaker to Plano West last year for the Class 5A trophy, finished sixth this year with 64 points.
Highland Park in Dallas won the Class 4A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup for a record setting sixth consecutive year and finished with a whopping 98 points. It is the ninth Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup for Highland Park.
Friendswood finished runner-up to Highland Park, with an impressive 80 points.
With 74 points, Canyon held off Argyle for its second consecutive Class 3A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup. Argyle, which finished with 68 points, is in its second season in Class 3A after winning the Class 2A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup in 2006.
Salado tied Poth, with 60 points each in the race for this year’s Class 2A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup. Salado won the tiebreaker (most state championships) to collect its first-ever trophy: Salado won a state championship in baseball last weekend in Austin, while Poth was state runner-up in both volleyball and girl’s basketball.
It’s the second straight year for Poth to finish runner-up for the Class 2A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup. Defending champ Tatum was seventh with 46 points.
Lindsay is the Class A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup winner for the third straight season, garnering 64 points. Seymour finished runner-up, with 59.
The five 2007-08 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup winners will be formally recognized during award presentations at each respective high school during the 2008-09 school year.
The Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup recognizes five high schools (one in each of the five UIL classifications) based on their overall team achievement in a variety of sanctioned athletic and academic championships. All UIL member high schools in good academic and athletic eligibility standing are included for contention for the Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup.
The Texas Dodge Dealers are a proud UIL Corporate Partner as the official vehicle of the Texas high school championships. The Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup program began during the 1997-98 season.
Below are the all-time champions of the Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup:
1997-98 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A (co-champs): Karnack and Windthorst
Conference 2A: Hamilton
Conference 3A (co-champs): Aledo and Dripping Springs
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: San Antonio Churchill
1998-99 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Windthorst
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Sweeny
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
1999-2000 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Karnack
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Wimberley
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: San Antonio Churchill
2000-01 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Shiner
Conference 2A: Celina
Conference 3A: Abilene Wylie
Conference 4A: Southlake Carroll
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
2001-02 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Shiner
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Atlanta
Conference 4A: Southlake Carroll
Conference 5A: Austin Westlake
2002-03 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Windthorst
Conference 2A: Weimar
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
2003-04 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Windthorst
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
2004-05 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Windthorst
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
2005-06 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Lindsay
Conference 2A: Argyle
Conference 3A: Abilene Wylie
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Conroe The Woodlands
2006-07 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Lindsay
Conference 2A: Tatum
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: (co-champs): Plano West and Humble Kingwood
2007-08 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Lindsay
Conference 2A: (co-champs) Salado and Poth
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Conroe The Woodlands
For the second time in two years, Conroe The Woodlands has collected the Class 5A trophy, with 84 points. Defending 5A champion Plano West was fourth, with 68, sandwiched by Southlake Carroll (80), which won back-to-back 4A Cups in 2001 and 2002, and Katy Cinco Ranch (70).
Humble Kingwood, which lost a tiebreaker to Plano West last year for the Class 5A trophy, finished sixth this year with 64 points.
Highland Park in Dallas won the Class 4A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup for a record setting sixth consecutive year and finished with a whopping 98 points. It is the ninth Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup for Highland Park.
Friendswood finished runner-up to Highland Park, with an impressive 80 points.
With 74 points, Canyon held off Argyle for its second consecutive Class 3A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup. Argyle, which finished with 68 points, is in its second season in Class 3A after winning the Class 2A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup in 2006.
Salado tied Poth, with 60 points each in the race for this year’s Class 2A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup. Salado won the tiebreaker (most state championships) to collect its first-ever trophy: Salado won a state championship in baseball last weekend in Austin, while Poth was state runner-up in both volleyball and girl’s basketball.
It’s the second straight year for Poth to finish runner-up for the Class 2A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup. Defending champ Tatum was seventh with 46 points.
Lindsay is the Class A Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup winner for the third straight season, garnering 64 points. Seymour finished runner-up, with 59.
The five 2007-08 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup winners will be formally recognized during award presentations at each respective high school during the 2008-09 school year.
The Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup recognizes five high schools (one in each of the five UIL classifications) based on their overall team achievement in a variety of sanctioned athletic and academic championships. All UIL member high schools in good academic and athletic eligibility standing are included for contention for the Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup.
The Texas Dodge Dealers are a proud UIL Corporate Partner as the official vehicle of the Texas high school championships. The Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup program began during the 1997-98 season.
Below are the all-time champions of the Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup:
1997-98 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A (co-champs): Karnack and Windthorst
Conference 2A: Hamilton
Conference 3A (co-champs): Aledo and Dripping Springs
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: San Antonio Churchill
1998-99 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Windthorst
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Sweeny
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
1999-2000 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Karnack
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Wimberley
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: San Antonio Churchill
2000-01 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Shiner
Conference 2A: Celina
Conference 3A: Abilene Wylie
Conference 4A: Southlake Carroll
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
2001-02 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Shiner
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Atlanta
Conference 4A: Southlake Carroll
Conference 5A: Austin Westlake
2002-03 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Windthorst
Conference 2A: Weimar
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
2003-04 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Windthorst
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
2004-05 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Windthorst
Conference 2A: Holliday
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Humble Kingwood
2005-06 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Lindsay
Conference 2A: Argyle
Conference 3A: Abilene Wylie
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Conroe The Woodlands
2006-07 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Lindsay
Conference 2A: Tatum
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: (co-champs): Plano West and Humble Kingwood
2007-08 Texas Dodge Dealers Lone Star Cup Champions:
Conference 1A: Lindsay
Conference 2A: (co-champs) Salado and Poth
Conference 3A: Canyon
Conference 4A: Dallas Highland Park
Conference 5A: Conroe The Woodlands
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Lean Year in NFL Draft for Texas HS Football
This may be one of the leanest 1st rounds ever for Texas high school football in this year's NFL draft.When you think high school football, the states of Texas, California, Florida and Ohio are usually at the forefront. This year however, Texas and Ohio faired poorly, with the Lone Star state having only one selection, Richardson Berkner CB Aquib Talib (pictured right), who played at an out-of-state college (Kansas) no less, while the Buckeye state was completely shut out in the first round.
Florida and California had the most high school players from their respective states selected in the first round with seven each, followed by Virginia (3) and Michigan (2). Texas suffered the indignation of tying with the high school football juggernaut states of Massachusetts, Delaware and Indiana, who also had one player each selected from their states.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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