Lobos win battle of former 5A teams

Took in the Longview/Dallas Carter game today in Corsicana. Longview drove down and scored on their first possession, then recoved the ensuing kickoff and scored again which is exactly what they needed against a ground control team like Carter. The game was fairly even from that point on.

Longview now plays Hewitt Midway. Should be a good one.

Longview vs. Dallas Carter Slideshow.

Frenship hangs on to beat Denton Ryan

Despite 478 yards and 5 TDs from Denton Ryan QB Scotty Young, Wolfforth Frenship hangs on to beat the Raiders 38-35. The Tigers will meet the winner of Abilene Cooper and Denton Guyer.

Kirbyville edges Arp

In a battle of unbeatens, Kirbyville beat Arp 28-26 on a late TD run and moves on to face the winner of Altair Rice and George West.

Bridgeport, FB Hightower stay undefeated

Class 3A Bridgeport comes back to win 31-28 in overtime and Class 5A Fort Bend Hightower nips Katy Cinco Ranch 24-21 as both stay undefeated.

Bridgeport ties it up with 21 seconds remaining

Undefeated Brideport (11-0) has trailed Monahans (10-2) the entire game, being down as much as 28-7 at one point, but they came back to tie it up on a TD pass with 21 seconds remaining. This Class 3A Division II game is now headed to overtime.

Great 2A matchup living up to the hype

This one is living up to the hype ....... Kirbyville is leading Arp 22-20 after three quarters in a Class 2A State Quarterfinal game being played in Lufkin. Go to our Broadcast Links page to listen to what should be an exciting finish.

Allen taking charge

Odessa Permian used a couple of long runs by RB Sherard Ray which set up a TD to close the gap on Allen to 21-10, but the Eagles answered immediately with a long kickoff return and a 40 yard TD pass to go up 28-10 with 5:12 remaining in the 3rd quarter.

Waco Midway holds off Highland Park

Despite a game comeback attempt in the second half by Highland Park, Waco Midway held on to win 41-36 behind 282 yards on 35 carries from workhorse RB John Hubert.

The Panthers will play the winner of the Longview-Dallas Carter game to be played in Corsicana at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The game will be played next Saturday night at Texas Stadium at a time to be determined.

Newton wins a wild one

Newton edged Franklin in a wild one, 35-21. The game took three overtimes to decide after Newton missed a 29 yard field goal with three seconds left to send it to extra periods. Newton returned a fumble for a TD on the last play of the third overtime after having scored first to account for the final margin of victory.

Newton will now play the winner of Daingerfield and New Waverly. If they play Daingerfield it will be in Carthage, if they play New Waverly it will be in Lufkin.

Allen leading Permian

Back up QB Tucker Carter has staked Allen to a 14-3 lead over Odessa Permian late in the first half.

Allen to face Permian without starting QB

Allen and Odessa Permian kick off in less than an hour at Texas Stadium. Word is that Allen will be without starting QB Matt Brown, who sustained a collarbone injury against Coppell last week. Back up QB Tucker Carter, who was 3 for 4 passing after stepping in for Brown last week will take over the helm.

Score Updates

Ennis scored just before halftime to make the score 10-7 in favor of Rockwall-Heath in a Division II, Region II playoff game at Texas Stadium. The Lions have fumbled four times in the first half with light rain in the Dallas area not helping matters. This game will be broadcast at 4 p.m. on channel 21 for those in the DFW viewing area.

In a 5A Division II, Region IV game at the Alamodome, Smithson Valley leads San Antonio Southwest at halftime, 20-14.

Big game in Lufkin tonight

Big Class 2A game tonight in Lufkin at 6 p.m. pits 12-0 Arp; led by RB/DB LaVocheya Cooper, who has 1,411 yards rushing and 15 TDs on offense and 72 tackles and 6 INTs on defense and 11-0 Kirbyville, who is led by Rice commit RB/DB Broderick Jackson. Kirvyville finished # 2 in the final AP Poll, while Arp was # 4. Should be a great one!

2A Division I Quarterfinals no place for wimps

The Class 2A Division I State Quarterfinals features eight teams with only four losses between them, including two matchups of undefeated teams; Altair Rice vs. George West and Arp vs. Kirbyville.

If Muleshoe, who was ranked # 3 in the final AP Poll manages to win a state title, no one could accuse them of taking the easy road. They first knocked off Bushland, who was # 9 in the final AP Poll, then beat # 12 Littlefield, who were both undefeated. They now face # 10 Clyde, who handed Cisco their only loss. Those three teams were 29-1 at season's end.

If the Mules get by Clyde, the road gets no easier as they could eventually play the winner of Kirbyville vs. Arp, the # 2 and # 4 teams in the state.

Arlington High prevails in final seconds

The Odessa Bronchos had a 17-0 lead and a 20-7 halftime lead over Arlington High, but the Colts used two 80 yard drives and a TD pass with 28 seconds remaining to go up 28-27 over Odessa High.

The Bronchos managed to work the ball down the field after the ensuing kickoff to set up a 33 yard field goal try, but missed it, setting off a celebration by the Colts. Arlington's reward? A matchup with the Euless Trinity Trojans next week.

Trojans win another classic

Euless Trinity wins another classic over Plano as quarterback Denarius McGhee hit WR Tyree Tucker on a 26 yard TD pass with 15 seconds left to seal it for the Trojans, 42-35.

Trinity takes the lead

Euless Trinity takes the lead over Plano with a 36 yard touchdown pass. The Trojans lead 35-28 with just over seven minutes remaining.

Cy Ridge QB comes up big

After rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns in an opening round playoff win against Round Rock, Cy Ridge QB Russell Shepard one-upped himself with over 300 yards rushing and five touchdowns as the Rams win 42-32 over Lufkin. Cy Ridge moves on to play Copperas Cove next week.

Offense rules at Texas Stadium

Plenty of offense at Texas Stadium as Euless Trinity has taken a 28-21 halftime lead against Plano.

Cy Ridge QB Russell Shepard has 4 touchdowns on the ground against Lufkin, including runs of 68, 48 and 32 yards and the Rams have a 36-18 lead going into the 4th quarter.

In another halftime score, John Tyler and Lake Highlands are tied 14-14.

Plano bounces back

Plano answers the Trojan's kickoff return with a quick drive to make it 21-14 at the end of one quarter. Trinity driving once again.

Trinity extends lead on KO return

Euless Trinity's Bobby Brown returned a kickoff 90 yards to extend the Trojans lead to 21-7 late in the first quarter.

3A #1 Liberty Hill rolls

Class 3A #1 Liberty Hill upended Vernon 31-7 and now moves on to play Sweetwater.

Cy Ridge super QB closes 2nd Q with long TD run

Cy Ridge quarterback Russell Shepard went 68 yards for his second TD of the game and the Rams coverted the two-point conversion to make it 18-15 in Lufkin's favor at halftime.

Lufkin uses trickery against Cy Ridge

Lufkin just used a throwback to WR Smiley, who then threw to Tra Horace for a 71 yard touchdown and a 15-7 lead over Cy Ridge midway through the 2nd quarter.

Dragons have shortest playoff run since 1996

When Southlake Carroll lost to Cedar Hill 31-18 at Texas Stadium today it marked their shortest stint in the playoffs since 1996.

Liberty Hill leading at halftime

Class 3A #1 Liberty Hill is leading Vernon 21-7 at halftime.

Wylie over Hebron in OT, ET-Plano Next

Wylie got the ball first in overtime and booted a field goal. Hebron was then stopped on downs and missed their field goal try. Final score Wylie 31-Lewisville Hebron 28.

Another big game up next at Texas Stadium as Plano tries to get revenge for last year's overtime playoff loss to Euless Trinity.

Lewisville Hebron/Wylie in OT

Lewisville Hebron and Wylie are locked up 28-28 at Texas Stadium in a classic. Going to OT ..... click here to listen.

Mansfield RB has big night

Mansfield running back Stepfan Taylor ran for 267 yards and four touchdowns in a 31-21 win over El Paso Montwood. Mansfield will play the winner of Southlake Carroll/Cedar Hill next week.

Class 4A Score Updates

A few class 4A score updates:
Cibolo Steele trying to pull off a big upset over Lake Travis. They lead 21-14 at the half. Stephenville leads WF Rider at the half, 24-6. Aledo leading Everman 7-6 at the half in a defensive struggle.

Biggest of the Big

There are big games and then there are big games. The area round of the playoffs is littered with "Clash of the Titans" matchups all over the place, but here's our list of the biggest of the big for tonight's games:
Class 5A
The Woodlands (9-1) vs. RR Stony Point (10-1)
FB Hightower (9-0) vs. Galena Park North Shore (9-0)
Class 4A
Aledo (11-0) vs. Everman (11-0)
Class 2A
Lone Oak (10-1) vs. Grandview (11-0)
Muleshoe (11-0) vs. Littlefield (11-0)
Class 1A
New Deal (11-0) vs. Iraan (11-0)

We'll be blogging and updating scores all weekend.

Lake Travis QB Continues Record Book Assault

The Lake Travis Cavaliers are owners of a 25 game winning streak and quarterback Garrett Gilbert continues his assault on the Texas High School football record books.

He needs eight pass attempts to overtake Bridgeport's Phillip Daugherty for second place in the state record book, and he needs 12 completions to pass Graham Harrell of Ennis for second place on that state record list.

He ia also in the state top five in career touchdown passes and career passing yardage.

TOUCHDOWN PASSES - CAREER
167 Graham Harrell, Ennis, 2000-03
133 G.J Kinne, Canton, Gilmer, 2003-06
122 Garrett Gilbert, Austin Lake Travis, 2005-present
116 Colt McCoy, Jim Ned, 2002-04
114 Drew Tate, Baytown Lee, 1999-02

PASSING YARDS - CAREER
12,532 Graham Harrell, Ennis, 2000-03
12,183 Drew Tate, Baytown Lee, 1999-2002
11,750 G.J. Kinne, Canton/Gilmer, 2003-06
11,022 Garrett Gilbert, Austin Lake Travis 2005-present
10,136 Phillip Daugherty, Bridgeport, 2000-02

Now that's one tough region

Talk about a tough region. In an unusual twist, Class 2A Region I featured Muleshoe, Bushland, Littlefield and Kermit; all four teams boasting 10-0 records during the regular season. In the opening round Muleshoe beat Bushland 34-20 and Littlefield edged Kermit 20-14. Now 11-0 Muleshoe and 11-0 Littlefield meet at Wolfforth Frenship Friday night in a hugh second round tilt.

Odds are the winner will then play the 10-1 Clyde Bulldogs, who handed Cisco their only defeat earlier this year. That's one tough region!

Notes on Lufkin/Klein Game

A few notes on the Lufkin/Klein game: Lufkin outgained Klein 501-395 in total yards, but Klein RB DeKota Barnes had a big game with 255 yards rushing, including a 71 yard TD. Lufkin led 16-0 at halftime before the Bearkats rallied to tie the game.

Lufkin meets Cypress Ridge next week. The Rams beat Klein 51-21 in the second week of the season, but that was when top RB Hasan Lipscomb was healthy. Lipscomb, who has over 1,000 yards on the season, only carried two times in the Rams opening 26-22 bi-district win over Round Rock.

Cy Ridge QB Russell Shepard, who is committed to LSU, will be forced to carry much of the load. Against Round Rock he responded with 201 rushing yards.

Lufkin edges Klein

Lufkin QB Jeffrey Claybon connected with WR Tra Horace on a TD pass with 8 seconds remaining and the Panthers edge the Klein Bearkats, 28-22 to move on to face Cypress Ridge, a 26-22 winner over Round Rock.

Klein dominated the second half after Lufkin controlled the first half and took advantage of three turnovers to tie it up at 22 all, before Lufkins late heroics.

Hebron Survives

Lewisville Hebron held L.D. Bell on defense with under 2 minutes to play and drove 68 yards to the game winning score with 17 seconds left to survive the first round with a 21-17 victory over the Blue Raiders.

Carroll wraps up win

Southlake Carroll proves they still own Colleyville Heritage with a 31-7 opening round playoff victory.

Carroll takes control

Southlake Carroll picks up a fumble and goes for a touchdown to go up 24-7 over Heritage with a little over eight minutes left in the 4th quarter. The Dragons traditional playoff black pants and blonde hair are working the magic.

Did we say that?

Did we say the Southlake Carroll defense is their achilles heel? The Dragons now lead Colleyville Heritage 10-0 at halftime. Surprised Heritage didn't try to run the ball more. Carroll's pass defense is the the strongest part of their defense. This is a case of the Panthers strength (passing) playing into the Dragons strength.

Heritage/Carroll Start the Day Off Early

Former district foes Colleyville Heritage (9-1) and Southlake Carroll (7-2) start off another great day of playoff football with a 10am kickoff at Texas Stadium. This has been an unusual year for the Dragons, who lost two games in district play, and it may get even stranger if they lose in the first round.

This is a difficult first round matchup for Carroll. It's no so much the loss of QB Kyle Padron that is the concern as it is a defense that has been giving up hugh chucks of yardage; and make no mistake the Panthers can rack up the yardage.
Our Pick: Colleyville Heritage 45, Southlake Carroll 35

Stunning losses by Abilene and Converse Judson last night blew our picks in those regions, as I'm sure it did for many others. The Abilene loss really shocked me, but it just goes to show anything can and will happen come playoff time.

Plano & Duncanville Start the Night Off

Plano and Duncanville start off a big night of playoff football at Texas Stadium. Listen to this game and many more on our broadcast links page.

Playoff Ramblings

The State of Texas is now ready to do something that college football cannot figure out how to do; crown state champions through an on-the-field playoff system.

Hold on to your helmets! It's time for some high school playoff football!

As opposed to recent years when Division II was loaded with powerhouse teams, Class 5A Division I is the one to watch this year, as no fewer than eight members of our final top ten reside there, and if there is one region to watch in the state, it is Region I, which includes Odessa Permian, Allen, Plano and Euless Trinity.

The Trojans handed Allen their only loss (24-14) and thrashed Permian in last year's playoffs. They will be the favorite here, but it won't be easy. Allen looks to be improved since that first meeting.

Spring Westfield (5-3) versus The Woodlands (8-1) looks like an interesting matchup in DI, while Southlake Carroll (7-2) takes on former district foe Colleyville Heritage (9-1) in a DII bout at Texas Stadium where Heritage has to be favored. Don't underestimate the tradition of Carroll however; a first round playoff loss would be a major dissapointment in Dragon Land, where anything short of a title appearance is considered less than a successful season.

Also, in DII, Pflugerville (8-2) vs. Smithson Valley (9-1) should be a good opening round tilt.

In Class 4A, the clear favorite in DI is Austin Lake Travis, while Everman is looking good in DII. We like Longview to challenge Lake Travis in DI and Everman will be hard pressed in the second round of DII against old foe Aledo, who is also 10-0.

In class 2A, you can put this in 3 inch headlines. Two teams will suffer their first loss of the season in the first round of the playoffs.

You won't see this too often, but the opening round matches four 10-0 teams; Bushland (10-0) vs. Muleshoe (10-0) and Littlefield (10-0) vs. Kermit (10-0). Someone's got to go down.

Following in Big Brothers Footsteps

When your older brother is named Tommy Dorman and he is one of the top ranked quarterbacks in the state, sets passing records at his school and inks a scholarship with Texas A&M, you would think those are some pretty big shoes to fill, but Birdville's Josh Dorman may fill those shoes and then some.

In Friday night's game against Fort Worth Brewer the junior quarterback threw for 540 yards and four touchdowns, which moved him into 7th place on the all-time single game passing list.

He has now thrown for more than 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns on the season and will likely eclipse all of his older brothers' records for the Hawks, who meet undefeated Aledo next week for the district 6-4A title.

Texas High School Football Single Games Passing Records
595-Alvarao Garcia, Laredo United vs. San Antonio Reagan, 2006
590-Kirk Saul, Turkey Valley vs. Chillicothe, 1986
588-Dwain Frazier, Houston Elmore vs. Aldine Carver, 1968
573-Graham Harrell, Ennis vs. Waxahachie, 2003
557-Ty Detmer, SA Southwest vs. Pleasanton, 1986
557-Jerry Lopez, Laredo Alexander vs. CC Ray, 2007
540-Josh Dorman, Birdville vs. Fort Worth Brewer, 2008
535-Kellen Haynes, Crosby vs. Houston Davis, 2003