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.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Cowboys Stadium to host 1A through 5A championships
The UIL announced Monday that Cowboys Stadium will host all the 11-man state football championships for the first time in history. UIL football championships in both divisions of 3A through 5A were held at Cowboys Stadium last season in front of near record crowds and will now be joined with the 1A and 2A in 2011. The Conference 1A 6-man Division I and Division II football state championships will be held at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene.
Last year marked the first time all UIL football state championship games in all conferences were held at pre-determined locations. The UIL has determined the site for the Conference 5A football state championships since 2006.
The UIL is currently working with Fox Sports Southwest to have all of the games televised or shown on the Internet, according to UIL director of athletics Mark Cousins.
Only the 2011 championships have been locked into Cowboys Stadium and the location of future championships is still up in the air, Cousins said.
State championship schedule:
Friday, December 9
3A Division I – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 15
1A Division I – 12 p.m.
1A Division II – 4 p.m.
2A Division I – 8 p.m.
Friday, December 16
2A Division II – 12 p.m.
3A Division II – 4 p.m.
4A Division I – 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 17
4A Division II – 12 p.m.
5A Division I – 4 p.m.
5A Division II – 8 p.m.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Live webcasts slated for 7-on-7 state tournament
Fox Sports Southwest will show live webcasts of 7-on-7 action this Saturday, July 16th. Here's the details.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Four Texas Teams Listed in National Rankings
Aledo, Katy, Euless Trinity and Allen are ranked in the national Top 25 just released by MaxPreps Football. MaxPreps Rankings
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Texas HS Football Suffers "Down Draft"
Texans take pride in claiming to be the nation's high school football capital, and the state produces college and NFL players almost as fast as McDonald's produces Big Mac's.
However, the conveyor belt slowed to a crawl this year compared to seasons past as only six players from Texas high schools were taken in the first three rounds of the draft.
In 2009, there were six Texans taken in the first round alone and there were 26 players taken from the Lone Star state last year, while 24 players were selected this year. Not much of a difference, but of the 24 players taken, nine were selected in the final round of the draft (round seven).
Here's a breakdown of players taken in the 2011 NFL draft that attended high school in Texas.
However, the conveyor belt slowed to a crawl this year compared to seasons past as only six players from Texas high schools were taken in the first three rounds of the draft.
In 2009, there were six Texans taken in the first round alone and there were 26 players taken from the Lone Star state last year, while 24 players were selected this year. Not much of a difference, but of the 24 players taken, nine were selected in the final round of the draft (round seven).
Here's a breakdown of players taken in the 2011 NFL draft that attended high school in Texas.
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| Jacquizz Rodgers from Lamar Consolidated was selected in the 5th round of the NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. |
Friday, April 22, 2011
Gray Gives Horns Verbal Commit
If Aledo's Johnathan Gray fulfills the verbal commitment he made to Texas today, it gives Texas the top rated running backs in Texas the past two seasons, after the Horn's nabbed Cibolo Steele powerhouse RB Malcolm Brown last year. The Longhorns ran a formidable spread offense when Vince Young and Colt McCoy were in the driver's seat, but with such a talented backfield should this still be their offense of choice? Word is a "Bring Back the Wishbone" chant went up in Austin today.
Friday, April 15, 2011
State's Top Running Back Set to Announce
According to his father, Aledo running back Johnathan Gray is set to announce his college choice next Friday on his birthday. Gray is one of the top backs in the nation and is positioned to break the state record for career touchdowns next season as he only needs eleven scores. That should come early in his senior season as he had eight TD's in last year's state title game alone.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Longhorns off to Another Early Recruiting Start
The Texas Longhorns have become synonomus with early recruiting in the past few years under Mack Brown, and they are at it again as they picked up their fifth verbal commitment Sunday from DeSoto lineman Curtis Riser.
Earlier in the day they received a verbal pledge from Copperas Cove athlete Orlando Thomas, who played QB for the Bulldogs last season after serving as a wide receiver the year before.
Aledo running back Johnathan Gray, who is one of the top running backs in the nation, also visited Texas on Sunday, but it appears he is in no rush to make a decision.
Earlier in the day they received a verbal pledge from Copperas Cove athlete Orlando Thomas, who played QB for the Bulldogs last season after serving as a wide receiver the year before.
Aledo running back Johnathan Gray, who is one of the top running backs in the nation, also visited Texas on Sunday, but it appears he is in no rush to make a decision.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monument Unveiling Information
We posted the upcoming details of a monument honoring Texas high school football and some of the finest players to grace the Texas high school gridirons to be held in conjunction with the Super Bowl in an earlier post. The details of the unveiling have been finalized and they're listed below. If you're a Texas high school football fan and you're going to be in town, it's definitely worth a venture to downtown Fort Worth.
*** Media ALERT ***
FORT WORTH AND GERDAU AMERISTEEL TO UNVEIL 7-TON RECYCLED STEEL MONUMENT HONORING HISTORIC LEGACY OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
WHAT:
The official unveiling of the highly anticipated “Cradle of Champions” monument honoring the rich tradition of Texas high school football. This legacy structure will be an extraordinary visual, standing 16-feet high in historic Fort Worth’s Sundance Square. In celebration of Texas’ deep heritage of high school football, Gerdau Ameristeel built the monument utilizing steel from both the recently demolished stadium in North Texas and high school football facilities from across the state. The seven ton illuminated monument depicts the state of Texas along with football imagery to capture the rich history of football in the Lone-Star state.
Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief will unveil the monument which includes approximately 2,000 names of Texas High School alumni who have successfully gone on to play in “The League.” This remarkable visual will be located at Chisholm Trail in Sundance Square and be available for public viewing from January 28-February 6.
WHEN:
Friday, January 28, 2011
11:00 AM CST
WHERE:
Chisholm Trail Parking Lot - Sundance Square
201 Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 96102
WHO:
Mike Moncrief, Fort Worth Mayor
Tim Brown, Dallas Native and Professional Football Legend
David O’Brien, Son of College Football Icon Davey O’Brien
Johnny Campbell, President and CEO of Sundance Square
Jim Kerkvliet, Gerdau Ameristeel's Vice President of Sales and Marketing
VISUALS:
· 16-foot Solid Steel Illuminating Monument Depicting State of Texas
· Names of Approximately 2,000 Former Texas High School Football Players
· Kabuki Drop Unveiling of the Monument
· Interviews with City Officials, former NFL players and Gerdau Ameristeel Executives
*** Media ALERT ***
FORT WORTH AND GERDAU AMERISTEEL TO UNVEIL 7-TON RECYCLED STEEL MONUMENT HONORING HISTORIC LEGACY OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
WHAT:
The official unveiling of the highly anticipated “Cradle of Champions” monument honoring the rich tradition of Texas high school football. This legacy structure will be an extraordinary visual, standing 16-feet high in historic Fort Worth’s Sundance Square. In celebration of Texas’ deep heritage of high school football, Gerdau Ameristeel built the monument utilizing steel from both the recently demolished stadium in North Texas and high school football facilities from across the state. The seven ton illuminated monument depicts the state of Texas along with football imagery to capture the rich history of football in the Lone-Star state.
Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief will unveil the monument which includes approximately 2,000 names of Texas High School alumni who have successfully gone on to play in “The League.” This remarkable visual will be located at Chisholm Trail in Sundance Square and be available for public viewing from January 28-February 6.
WHEN:
Friday, January 28, 2011
11:00 AM CST
WHERE:
Chisholm Trail Parking Lot - Sundance Square
201 Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 96102
WHO:
Mike Moncrief, Fort Worth Mayor
Tim Brown, Dallas Native and Professional Football Legend
David O’Brien, Son of College Football Icon Davey O’Brien
Johnny Campbell, President and CEO of Sundance Square
Jim Kerkvliet, Gerdau Ameristeel's Vice President of Sales and Marketing
VISUALS:
· 16-foot Solid Steel Illuminating Monument Depicting State of Texas
· Names of Approximately 2,000 Former Texas High School Football Players
· Kabuki Drop Unveiling of the Monument
· Interviews with City Officials, former NFL players and Gerdau Ameristeel Executives
Saturday, January 8, 2011
U.S. Army All American Bowl Set to Kickoff
The U.S. Army All American Bowl, featuring several of the top high school football players in Texas, is getting set to kickoff at noon on NBC.
West Roster
West Roster
Monday, January 3, 2011
Athletic Republic Showcases Advanced Testing at U.S Army Combine
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC SHOWCASES ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC TESTING PROTOCOLS FOR U.S. ARMY NATIONAL COMBINE
Athletic Republic's Proprietary Electronic Timing System and online "Locker Room" creates accurate synchronized data for high school athletes that rival the NFL combine.
SAN ANTONIO- Dec. 28, 2010 - America's premier high school football underclassmen are descending on San Antonio Jan. 6-8, 2011, to participate in the U.S. Army National Combine. Athletic Republic, the nation's leading science-based performance sports training organization for athletes, will utilize its proprietary "athletic assessment technology" to provide athletes and recruiters with the most accurate speed, agility and strength data available. Athletic Republic is utilizing its online tool, the "Locker Room," to allow athletes to combine video and times along with game footage to further showcase their talents.
Athletic Republic is providing each athlete with an Athletic Republic RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Band with imbedded microchip to electronically register the athlete, store data and video footage in real time on private electronic files. The RFID bands change the way athletes' statistics are measured and stored. They track and identify players during one-on-one match-ups, capture and synchronize the performance of each athlete with Dartfish Video.
"College football coaches will tell you that recruiting is an art, not a science," said Steve Swanson, Athletic Republic's Chief and Science Technology Officer. "Our mission is to provide college programs with scientifically verifiable data to take some of the guesswork out of an athlete's speed, agility and strength scores."
Studies show that electronic timing produces more accurate sprint time testing results with less variability compared to manual timing. The athlete's electronic results are then stored in Athletic Republic's proprietary "Locker Room," a web-based profiling tool that creates an "end result" report overlaid with video; bringing numbers to life and enabling the athlete to view the results and send it to a coach.
This will be the first time many of these U.S. Army National Combine athletes will have their 40-yard dash, 20-yard short-shuttle, 185-pound bench press and vertical jump tested under pressure-cooker conditions. College recruiters are going to be able to review Athletic Republic's science-based data and know that everything is accurate. As athletes build their video profiles in the Locker Room, recruiters will be able to view highlights of their combine tests and best plays during the one-on-one drills. The Locker Room provides a new twist on a typical combine experience.
About Athletic Republic:
Since 1990, more than 800,000 athletes have gained more than just a step on their competition thanks to Athletic Republic's sport-specific training programs designed to enhance speed, power and agility.
The Athletic Republic performance sports training network follows a science-based approach to an athlete's development, which includes more than 4,000 pages of sport and position-specific protocols.
Typically, athletes who have completed an eight-week Athletic Republic training program have seen improvements of 0.2 seconds in the 40-yard dash, an increase of 4-6 inches in their vertical leap and 5 mph in elite level throwing velocity.
For more on Athletic Republic, visit www.AthleticRepublic.com.
Athletic Republic's Proprietary Electronic Timing System and online "Locker Room" creates accurate synchronized data for high school athletes that rival the NFL combine.
SAN ANTONIO- Dec. 28, 2010 - America's premier high school football underclassmen are descending on San Antonio Jan. 6-8, 2011, to participate in the U.S. Army National Combine. Athletic Republic, the nation's leading science-based performance sports training organization for athletes, will utilize its proprietary "athletic assessment technology" to provide athletes and recruiters with the most accurate speed, agility and strength data available. Athletic Republic is utilizing its online tool, the "Locker Room," to allow athletes to combine video and times along with game footage to further showcase their talents.
Athletic Republic is providing each athlete with an Athletic Republic RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Band with imbedded microchip to electronically register the athlete, store data and video footage in real time on private electronic files. The RFID bands change the way athletes' statistics are measured and stored. They track and identify players during one-on-one match-ups, capture and synchronize the performance of each athlete with Dartfish Video.
"College football coaches will tell you that recruiting is an art, not a science," said Steve Swanson, Athletic Republic's Chief and Science Technology Officer. "Our mission is to provide college programs with scientifically verifiable data to take some of the guesswork out of an athlete's speed, agility and strength scores."
Studies show that electronic timing produces more accurate sprint time testing results with less variability compared to manual timing. The athlete's electronic results are then stored in Athletic Republic's proprietary "Locker Room," a web-based profiling tool that creates an "end result" report overlaid with video; bringing numbers to life and enabling the athlete to view the results and send it to a coach.
This will be the first time many of these U.S. Army National Combine athletes will have their 40-yard dash, 20-yard short-shuttle, 185-pound bench press and vertical jump tested under pressure-cooker conditions. College recruiters are going to be able to review Athletic Republic's science-based data and know that everything is accurate. As athletes build their video profiles in the Locker Room, recruiters will be able to view highlights of their combine tests and best plays during the one-on-one drills. The Locker Room provides a new twist on a typical combine experience.
About Athletic Republic:
Since 1990, more than 800,000 athletes have gained more than just a step on their competition thanks to Athletic Republic's sport-specific training programs designed to enhance speed, power and agility.
The Athletic Republic performance sports training network follows a science-based approach to an athlete's development, which includes more than 4,000 pages of sport and position-specific protocols.
Typically, athletes who have completed an eight-week Athletic Republic training program have seen improvements of 0.2 seconds in the 40-yard dash, an increase of 4-6 inches in their vertical leap and 5 mph in elite level throwing velocity.
For more on Athletic Republic, visit www.AthleticRepublic.com.
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