Txprepsfootball.com All Texas Team Released

The 2009 Txprepsfootball.com All Texas Team featuring some of the finest high school football players in the state has been released and it features players from all classifications, including nine from class 5A, ten from class 4A, six from classes 3A and 1A, and seven from class 2A.

Txprepsfootball.com All Texas Team

Amazing Run

Check out this run by James Wilder Jr., of Tampa (Fla.) Plant High. Wilder, who is the son of former NFL running back James Wilder ran through three defenders and went 42 yards for a touchdown in the Florida 5A state final against Manatee.

The 6-2, 223 lb. Wilder, just a junior, will be one of the top recruits in 2011.

Class 4A Championships to be Streamed on Fox Sports

The two Class 4A State Championship games will be streamed live on Fox Sports today. Brenham and Aledo square off at 1 PM and Longview and Lake Travis kickoff at 6 PM. You can watch the games here.

Kickoff time for the Bushland vs. Daingerfield Class 2A Division II state championship game Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls has been changed from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Should be a great matchup as both teams have dominated the competition throughout the season. Daingerfields' only loss was to 3A state champ Gilmer.

Gilmer Leading Abilene Wylie 24-7 at Half

Gilmer is leading Abilene Wylie 24-7 at halftime in the Class 3A DI championship game. You can watch the 2nd half here on Fox streaming video.

Katy Going for Three Peat

The Katy Tigers held off New Braunfels today 14-6 in a low scoring affair. The weather was a factor as it was a foggy, windy day. Despite the weather, almost 21,000 fans showed up at Rice Stadium.

Katy (14-1) will face Abilene (14-0) at 7 p.m. next Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio for the Class 5A Division II state title in a game that shapes up to be a classic.

Can Katy lay claim to team of the decade? ........ or is it the Southlake Carroll Dragons? .... who dominated the early half of the decade. Interestingly enough, the two teams met in the 5A Division II title games in 2003 and 2005 with Katy winning 16-15 in 2003 and Carroll paying them back in 2005 by a 34-20 margin.

UIL All Time Offensive and Defensive Teams

The UIL has published their All-Time Offensive and Defensive Teams as selected by the fans and I have to say they did a pretty good job. There may be a slight quibble here or there, such as how do you leave the national record holder in career rushing yardage, Ken Hall, off the first team, but it's hard to argue that Earl Campbell and Eric Dickerson are undeserving of first team accolades.

I wonder how the college & professional careers of the players weighed on the voters minds. I don't remember seeing the criteria for the voting, but LaDainian Tomlinson & Earl Campbell both started their high school careers as linebackers and therefore didn't rack up huge career numbers in high school and Raymond Berry didn't blossom as a receiver until he reached the NFL.

All Star Games Just Around the Corner

The Texas high school football season is winding down, but you can still see some of your favorite players in action at the Under Armour All-American Bowl played in Florida on January 2nd and the U.S. Army All-American Bowl played in San Antonio the following Saturday on January 9th at noon.

Both games feature plenty of Texans and will give spectators a sneak peak at some of the best players in Texas and how they fare against the best players from around the nation.

Under Armour All-American Bowl Roster
U. S. Army All-American Bowl West Roster

What a night in Class 3A Division I

Two great games in Class 3A Division I last night!

Gilmer edged Cuero in a game between undefeated teams, 42-36. The teams appeared evenly matched judging by the scoreboard and the total yardage (410 for Cuero, 407 for Gilmer).

On the other side of the bracket, Abilene Wylie rallied to victory by scoring with eight seconds left in the game to defeat Lucas Lovejoy, a school in only their third year of existence, 31-27.

Gilmer and Abilene Wylie will meet at SMU's Ford Stadium Saturday at a time to be determined for the state championship.

Bushland / Crane Moved to Tomorrow

Crane received close to two inches of snow in the area earlier today and because of travel concerns, the Class 2A D2 Quarterfinal game between Bushland and Crane is moved to 2 pm tomorrow. The game is still at the same location (Frenship).