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November 2008
Playoff pairings
Here are the updated sites and times for next week’s games. Note the change on the Mart game from what we reported last night:
Class 4A Division I
Midway (12-1) vs. Longview (11-2), 8 p.m. Saturday at Texas Stadium
Class 3A Division I
La Vega (11-2) vs. Cuero (11-1), 7 p.m. Saturday at Round Rock ISD Stadium
Class 1A Division I
Mart (10-2) vs. Junction (10-3), 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Georgetown
TAPPS Division III
Reicher (9-4) vs. Austin Regents (7-5), noon Saturday at Temple
Six-man Division I
Abbott (13-0) vs. Strawn (12-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Glen Rose
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (9-3) vs. Woodson (9-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hico
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PLAYOFFS BLOG: Mart and China Spring
The La Vega pairing is the Pirates vs. Cuero, 7 p.m. Saturday at Round Rock ISD Stadium.
10:40 PM: Victory formation. Mart 27, Alto 20. Final. According to the radio, Mart will face Junction next Saturday night at 7 p.m. in Georgetown.
10:37 PM: Xavier Williams falls forward just beyond the marker for 1st down, and that should do it. — Jason Orts
10:36 PM: Jason Orts reports: Mart facing third-and-3 at own 45 with 1:36 left. Alto just called its second timeout.
10:32 PM: Mart get the ball back at its own 17 with 3:32 left.
10:24 PM: Xavier Williams puts Mart up 27-20 on a 4-yard TD run to cap an 11-play, 61-yard drive that consumed 5:43. The Panthers had a TD called back for a holding penalty, but the effective Mart offense punched it in anyway. 5:29 4Q.
10:14 PM: End of the 3rd. During the break, we’ll let you know that Cuero did indeed beat La Feria. The 11-1 Gobblers will face La Vega next week, probably somewhere around Austin or B/CS.
Also, Strawn ran away from Gordon in an 89-58 win. The 4th-ranked Greyhounds play Abbott next week — likely in Hico or Glen Rose.
10:08 PM: Mart drives to the 1, is called for a personal foul, loses nine yards on a sack and misses a 42-yard field goal wide left. 1:17 3Q
10:00 PM: All tied up: Marcuse Gasaway took a direct snap and ran a quarterback sweep into right corner of the end zone. Mart 20, Alto 20.
That blocked PAT is looming large for the Panthers right now, obviously.
9:58 PM: Mart can’t keep from shooting itself in the foot as Alto’s Marcuse Gasaway returns the kickoff 78 yards to Mart 15. 5:38 3Q.
9:56 PM: Mart goes up 20-13 on Alto with a 32-yard Scheafer field goal 13. Key play was a 31-yard pass from Xavier Williams to Nino Sharp on a third-and-10 to the Alto 10. 5:49 3Q.
9:40 PM: Turnovers kill for Mart: Alto’s Kyle Denum returns an interception 34 yards and then the Panthers block the kick. Jason Orts says: Xavier Williams overthrew Zach Matthys on a screen pass and hit Denum right in the chest. 17-13 Mart, 10:29 3Q.
9:39 PM: Abbott will get Strawn next week. The #4 team beat #2 Gordon, 89-58 tonight. Message board rumors say it’ll be at Hico or Glen Rose.
9:17 PM: CORSICANA — Xavier Williams threw for 70 yards and two touchdowns and added 57 yards on the ground to lead Mart to a 17-7 lead over Alto.
The Panthers completely dominated the first half, outgaining the Yellowjackets 178-16.
Alto fumbled four times, losing one, and punted five times but stayed in the game with an 85-yard kickoff return by Makio Houston after the Panthers’ second touchdown, a five-yard pass from Williams to Ryan Montgomery.
Mart opened the scoring with a 21-yard pass from Williams to Sean Farmer, capitalizing on an Alto fumble at its own 25. Matthew Scheafer’s 26-yard field goal with 1:16 left in the first half capped the scoring.
9:08 PM: 17-7 Mart at the half.
8:55 PM: Mart extends its lead to 10 with a 26-yard Scheafer field goal. 17-7 Panthers / 1:16 2Q. Jason Orts tell us that Alto has one first down and 3 yards of total offense in the game … nice!
8:46 PM: Wide left for Mart. Jason Orts reports: A 30-yard punt return by Xavier Williams set Mart up with first-and-10 at the Alto 19 but sacks on second and third downs force Mart into a 41-yard field goal, which was well short. 10:01 2Q, Mart 14-7
8:40 PM: Prosper is up 14-0 on Van at halftime. That’s who the Mart-Alto winner will play.
8:38 PM: Alto has yet to pick up a first down in four offensive series. Mart 14, Alto 7…End of 1 — Jason Orts
8:23 PM: That didn’t last long. Alto’s Makio Houston breaks off an 85-yard kickoff return to quickly cut things to 14-7 with Rhett Gresham’s kick. Houston and a teammate fought over the ball before Houston ended up with it and found a crease on the left side and outran everybody. 4:38 1Q
8:22 PM: Mart’s Xavier Williams keeps the scoring going with a 5-yard toss to Ryan Montgomery (Scheafer kick) to make it 14-0. Jason Orts: Alto fumbled on two of its three plays on its second drive. The third play was a minus-4 yard pass. Williams finds Montgomery on fourth and goal. 4:51 1Q.
8:09 PM: Mart takes advantage of the turnover! Sean Farmer gets into the end zone on a 21-yard scoring pass from Xavier Williams (Matthew Scheafer kick). 7-0 Mart: Panthers go 25 yards in three plays. Farmer caught a wide receiver screen with nothing but a convoy of white jerseys in front of him and ran untouched into the end zone.
8:04 PM: Mart gets first break of the game. Marcuse Gasaway fumbles and Mart recovers at the Alto 25. 11:20 1st. — Jason Orts, bringing us updates live this evening from Tiger Stadium in Corsicana
4:28 PM: In next-round news, Longview handled Dallas Carter, 35-20, to set up Midway’s pairing next week. That game will be 8 p.m. next Saturday at Texas Stadium in Irving.
La Vega’s opponent is the winner of La Feria and Cuero, which is tonight.
Junction narrowly advanced past Shiner, 21-14, so if Mart beats Alto tonight, they’ll get those boys.
The much-hyped “six-man game of the year” is tonight between Gordon and Strawn, who are ranked Nos. 2 and 4, respectively, by the sixmanfootball.com rankings. Abbott gets the winner of that one.
In TAPPS, Austin Regents is all over favored Carrollton Christian, 33-15, in the fourth quarter. That looks like it’s setting up a District 3 rematch for the TAPPS Division III crown with Reicher. (You might remember that QB Kenneth Cluley made his return from injury in the district opener vs. Regents and led the Cougars to an easy 54-31 win.)
And just because we want to say “way to go” to some another Centex squad, Killeen demolished Gregory-Portland today, 42-21. Its reward? The Kangaroos get No. 1 Lake Travis next week in the region IV final.
3:41 PM: FINAL: Abilene Wylie 24, China Spring 21
Come back to the 5th Quarter tonight for Jason Orts’ updates from Mart-Alto.
3:39 PM: Wylie recovers the onside kick, and that should be about it.
Great run for China Spring. The Cougars are going to finish 12-1 and fall in the quarterfinals a year after reaching the state championship game.
3:36 PM: The Cougars aren’t dead yet. Brian Bell sneaks in from a yard out to cut the Wylie lead to 24-21. Only 1:03 to play. China Spring has to get the onside kick.
3:26 PM: Looks like curtains for the Cougars. Wylie’s Kris Gilmore bowls into the end zone from four yards out to take a 24-14 lead with only 2:15 to play.
3:21 PM: Wylie makes an interception in China Spring territory. The Cougars need an immediate stop to have a chance to get the tying score. Less than five minutes to play.
3:19 PM: After trading possessions, China Spring has the ball back with under six minutes to play. This could be the Cougars’ last shot.
3:06 PM: Abilene Wylie’s Matt Preston just gets in on fourth-and-goal from inside the 1. Wylie retakes the lead, 17-14, with 10:02 to play.
2:46 PM: Boston Blake makes a big 20-yard touchdown catch. The 1010 AM announcers called it the play of the season. China Spring takes its first lead, 14-10, with 7:49 left in the third quarter.
2:11 PM: We’re at halftime now, still 10-7. China Spring dodged a bullet just before halftime when a Wylie touchdown pass was wiped out by a holding penalty.
1:56 PM: A China Spring field goal attempt falls short. Still 10-7 Wylie, about four minutes left in the second quarter.
1:40 PM: The Cougars strike back. Mike Hicks’ six-yard TD run cuts the Wylie lead to 10-7 with 9:57 remaining until halftime.
1:26 PM: China Spring has dug itself an early 10-0 hole.
Abilene Wylie got a 26-yard field goal from Austin Gray on its first drive.
Then minutes ago, Jesse Jennings returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown after the Cougars went for it on fourth-and-2.
10-0 Wylie, 2:17 left in the first quarter.
1:25 PM: We’re back for today’s two Central Texas playoff games.
China Spring and Abilene Wylie are under way in Aledo (updates from Chad Conine to come).
Mart and two-time defending state champ Alto meet at 7:30 tonight in Corsicana (Jason Orts on the scene).
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THE 5TH QUARTER: Playoffs, Week 3
11:37 PM: Here’s a quick recap of who moved on this week and who’s yet to play:
Moved on
- Copperas Cove (vs. Lake Highlands-Klein Oak winner)
- Midway (vs. Longview-Dallas Carter winner)
- La Vega (vs. Cuero-La Feria winner)
- Reicher (vs. Austin Regents-Carrollton Christian winner)
- Abbott (vs. Gordon-Strawn winner)
- Walnut Springs (vs. Woodson)
Playing Saturday
- China Spring (if they win, vs. Prosper-Van winner)
- Mart (if they win, vs. Shiner-Junction winner)
11:05 PM: Just heard Bremond took a tough 35-32 loss to Cayuga. Do-it-all QB LiDarral Bailey threw for 227 yards and 4 TDs, but also 4 picks.
10:35 PM: Cove scores a huge TD with 19 seconds left. Game over. 55-48 Dawgs.
10:29 PM: Whew — now that I’ve caught my breath, I’ll let you know that Cove and Cy Ridge are all tied up at 48 out at Waco ISD Stadium.
And Lake Travis has let its 35-17 lead evaporate. Alice has pulled to 35-32.
10:18 PM: TOUCHDOWN PIRATES! 34-28 final. La Vega wins!
The Pirates will probably play Cuero next week.
10:17 PM: Danzel Wilson QB sneak. No go. 2nd down.
10:16 PM: La Vega gets 2 first downs. 1st and goal from the 1.
10:15 PM: On the 2nd play of the drive, Daxton Swanson picked off a deep post pass at the goal line. La Vega just needs to score to win.
10:12 PM: La Vega wins the toss and elects to play defense first.
10:07 PM: Wow! From the La Vega 43, Navasota’s Jacolby Stokes dumps it off to Dexter Pratt, who goes 8 yards to the La Vega 35. As he was being tackled, Pratt lateraled back to Brandal Jackson who took it in for the score. It’s all tied up at 28 now. This one looks like it’s headed to OT with 0:17 left.
10:00 PM: Nailbiting time for La Vega: Navasota gets the ball back at its own 29 with 1:41 to go in the game. Pirates got one first down, but weren’t able to get another.
9:57 PM: Huge turnover for La Vega! With Navasota at 3rd-and-goal from the 11, Danzel Wilson stepped in front of a quick slant for the pick and returned it to the 19. Pirates lead 28-21 with 4:48 left in the ballgame.
9:47 PM: Bremond’s got a game now: The Tigers trail 28-24 to Cayuga going to the 4th. David G. says that the difference in the game is that Cayuga is 4-for-4 on PATs and Bremond has gone for 2 four times.
9:45 PM: Big school check: For the Cove fans out there, the Bulldawgs are slowly distancing themselves from Cy Ridge. It’s 45-28 now in the 4th.
Looking down the road for Midway, Frenship (potential state semi opponent) is handling Denton Ryan by 10 points currently and Lake Travis (title game) is romping over Alice, 35-17 in the 2nd half.
9:37 PM: La Vega retakes the lead with a bulling 7-yard TD run by Chris Parr on 4th and 5. According to Jason Orts at the game, Parr broke 3 tackles up the middle to fight into the end zone.
That was the second 4th-down conversion on the drive. Earlier, Joe Stevens laid a huge block on the edge to spring QB Danzel Wilson for a 21-yard gain on 4th and 4 from the Navasota 33.
This one’s 28-21 Modoc with 0:34 left in the 3rd.
9:30 PM: Abbott’s defense stiffens and holds off Calvert, 38-28. Final. The Panthers are rewarded by getting the Gordon-Strawn winner next week. (That game’s tomorrow night.) According to sixmanfootball.com’s rankings, Abbott is the No. 3 team in the state and Calvert was No. 1. Gordon and Strawn are Nos. 2 and 4, respectively. Tough competition!
9:27 PM: It’s all tied up for La Vega at 21 after Navasota’s Jacolby Stokes connects with Brandal Jackson on a 30-yard hitch-and-go touchdown pass (Daxton Swanson bit on the hitch). 4:52 in the 3rd.
9:17 PM: Calvert strikes back as JaMarcus Ashley throws a 33-yard pass to Kelwin Wells (kick failed). Abbott still leads, 38-28 with 5:36 left.
9:16 PM: Walnut Springs will face the Woodson-Highland winner in the state semis, BTW. It’s a defensive struggle as Woodson holds a 22-16 lead after 3 quarters.
9:14 PM: Abbott isn’t gonna lie down as the Panthers do the ol’ Kyle Crawford-to-Colton Snokhous pass thing for a 19-yard TD with 6:19 left in the game. Dustin Middlebrook’s kick makes it 38-22 over Calvert.
9:13 PM: Congrats to little Walnut Springs: They hold on for an 80-73 win vs. a Star team that’s put up 100+ scores twice this season. According to the sixmanfootball.com message boards: “Star fumbled at 1 yard line Walnut recovered behind goal line.”
9:01 PM: “Momentum has pretty clearly shifted,” says Brice Cherry from Moody: Calvert’s Wendell Green scores on an 8-yard TD run to pull the Trojans within 30-22 behind Abbott at 0:37 in the 3rd.
8:59 PM: Calvert gets back in the game as Travis Walker hauls in a 47-yard touchdown pass from Jamarcus Ashley (kick good) to make it 30-14 Abbott. 1:31 left in the 3rd.
8:50 PM: Bremond scored to pull within 21-12 at halftime, behind Cayuga.
8:47 PM: Abbott’s Travis Russell makes it 30-6 on a 1-yard TD run (Kyle Crawford to Colton Snokhous pass) with about 4 minutes left in the 3rd. And the cherry on top: the Panthers went for the onside kick and got the ball. Impressive defense and special teams for Abbott tonight.
8:45 PM: La Vega 21, Navasota 14 at halftime. For total offense, the Pirates have 244 yards off 40 plays; Rattlers have 134 from 17.
The Pirates scored on their first three possessions, but only had 1 first down on their next two. Navasota gets the ball to start the 2nd half.
La Vega superman Chris Parr has 19 carries for 117 yards and 2 TDs, plus 2 catches for 30 yards. For Navasota, Dexter “Vince Erickson’s boy” Pratt has 2 carries for 10 yards.
8:39 PM: They just keep scoring: Walnut Springs is holding off Star, 66-57 with just under 5 minutes left. Meanwhile, Cove and Cy Ridge are all tied at 21 at halftime.
8:36 PM: Navasota’s still got some fight left as Jacolby Stokes takes a QB draw in for a score on 3rd-and-8 from 29 yards out. La Vega leads 21-14 here with 0:40 left until the break.
8:26 PM: Reicher 44, Lubbock Christian 7. Final. The Cougars advance to the TAPPS Division III title game, which will be played next Saturday, Dec. 6, at Temple High School’s Wildcat Stadium at noon. Reicher will either face district foe Austin Regents (whom the Cougars beat, 54-31, in Waco) or Carrollton Christian Academy.
8:24 PM: For you 5A fans out there, Copperas Cove was trailing 13-0 early but have quickly come back to take a 1-point lead before halftime.
8:22 PM: Abbott 23, Calvert 6 at halftime. Walnut and Star have traded scores again; it’s 60-43 in the 3rd.
8:16 PM: Abbott keeps rolling with a Kyle Crawford 3-yard TD pass to Colton Snokhous (Middlebrook kick). Panthers up 23-6 with 0:28 on the clock before halftime.
8:15 PM: Long-lost Tribber David G. Campbell just called to let us know that Cayuga’s leading Bremond, 21-6, after a quarter. Thanks, DGC!
8:13 PM: Reicher’s up 44-7 with about 8 to play. Pretty predictable for the Cougar juggernaut.
8:12 PM: Navasota throws a 78-yard pass to get down to the La Vega 15 — but on the next play, the Rattlers underthrow a fade pass to the left side and a leaping Daxton Swanson returns it from the 3 to the La Vega 40.
8:07 PM: Did you say Chris Parr? La Vega calls his number again with a TD on a 6-yard run with 9:27 left in the half. Eddy Gonzales’ kick makes it 21-7 Pirates at the end of the 9-play, 62-yard drive.
The key play was a 16-yard screen pass (first of the game) across midfield for — who else? — Chris Parr.
8:06 PM: Walnut’s up 52-37 now, the board says.
8:03 PM: Walnut Springs is up 44-29 at halftime, according to the always-reliable message boards over at sixmanfootball.com.
8:00 PM: Abbott takes a 15-6 lead on Calvert with a Hunter Johnson 6-yard TD run (Dustin Middlebrook kick). Johnson set up the score with some nifty defense on a punt block. There’s 5:29 left in the half out in Moody.
7:59 PM: End of the first quarter, still 14-7 La Vega. The Pirates have run 23 plays to Navasota’s 5.
7:52 PM: Chris Parr makes it 14-7 La Vega with a 9-yard TD run to cap a 13-play, 87-yard drive for the Pirates — who haven’t thrown a pass yet. Clock reads 2:16 in the 1st.
7:44 PM: Navasota evens things up with Brandal Jackson’s 56-yard TD catch from QB Jacolby Stokes. It’s 7-7 at 7:43 in the 1st.
7:36 PM: La Vega scores first on Chad Ward’s seven-yard run. 7-0 with 8:34 left in the first.
7:32 PM: So here’s what we’ve got tonight:
Reicher is dominating Lubbock Christian, 37-0, at halftime. We’re picking up updates from Lubbock radio station KJAK 92.7 FM.
The Trib’s Brice Cherry is at the Abbott-Calvert game in Moody.
Jason Orts is taking in La Vega vs. Navasota at Round Rock ISD Stadium.
We’ll also be grabbing any information we can about Bremond vs. Cayuga in Fairfield and Walnut Springs vs. Star in Hico.
7:31 PM: Calvert strikes first against Abbott. Travis Walker scores on a one-yard run on fourth-and-goal. Kick failed. 6-0 Trojans with 5:46 left in the first quarter.
7:22 PM: And, not to get too far ahead, but the state title sure looks like Reicher’s.
The other TAPPS Division III semifinal pits Carrollton Christian (which lost to Lubbock Christian, 33-13) against Austin Regents (which lost to Reicher, 54-31).
7:12 PM: Reicher is headed to the state championship game unless something amazing happens. 37-0 Cougars at halftime.
6:57 PM: Just caught the score, but could this really be right? Reicher 30, Lubbock Christian 0 with 2:48 left in the second quarter.
The Trib staff picked Reicher to win, but Lubbock Christian came into this game 11-1.
6:54 PM: All right, we’re back for the evening games.
I’ve been able to pick up a radio feed of the game from KJAK 92.7 FM in Lubbock.
Updates to come.
5 PM: FINAL: Midway 41, Highland Park 36. Great win for the Panthers.
4:58 PM: MIDWAY RECOVERS! The game should (finally) be over now. What a game.
4:55 PM: It’s not over. Highland Park scores to cut it to 41-36 on a five-yard pass from Woodley to Francis. Two-point try no good. Less than a minute to play, so the Scots will have to go for the onside kick.
4:46 PM: Hubert ices it with a 24-yard touchdown run. Midway leads 41-30 with 2:14 to play. PAT failed. Hubert has 279 yards on 35 carries.
4:37 PM: Getting a little dicey now for Midway. Highland Park scores again on a 19-yard Woodley-to-Hipps connection to cut it to 35-30. Two-point conversion failed. 4:20 to play.
4:26 PM: Highland Park scores to cut the lead to 35-24 with 7:36 to play in the game. Chris Hipps catches a 15-yard TD pass from Woodley.
4:14 PM: Midway has the ball back now, and we’re heading to the fourth quarter. Panthers lead, 35-17.
4:05 PM: Assuming Midway hangs on here, the Panthers will face the winner between No. 4 Dallas Carter (12-0) and No. 5 Longview (10-2), who play at 2 p.m. Saturday in Corsicana.
4:02 PM: Midway answers with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Glaesmann from Corey Holmes. The Panthers take a 35-17 with 1:55 left in the third quarter.
3:53 PM: Highland Park trims the deficit to 28-17 with a 32-yard field goal by Matt Bonano. 6:17 left in the third quarter.
3:34 PM: By the way, Hubert in the first half: 17 carries, 171 yards, 3 touchdowns.
3:29 PM: Some bad news for Midway at halftime. Defensive end Terrence Holloman sprained his knee late in the first half, and early reports are that he won’t return, Chad Conine reports. 28-14 Midway, getting ready for the third quarter.
3:13 PM: Looks like Highland Park is determined to make a game of it. Josh Francis hauls in a 24-yard pass from Luke Woodley with 6 ticks left on the clock before halftime. It’s now 28-14 Midway.
2:59 PM: Midway has taken complete control now. Todd Glaesmann’s one-yard touchdown run makes it 28-7 Midway with 1:43 left in the second quarter.
2:46 PM: Hubert scores again, this time from 34 yards out. Midway takes a two-TD lead at 21-7, 6:29 left until halftime.
2:34 PM: End of the first quarter. 14-7 Midway.
2:31 PM: Hubert strikes again with a 37-yard touchdown run. 14-7 Midway, 31 seconds left in first quarter.
2:25 PM: Highland Park ties the game with an eight-yard run by Brookes McIlhenny. 7-7, 2:19 left in the first quarter.
2:23 PM: Midway fumbles the ball right back. Highland Park has first-and-goal.
2:22 PM: Midway’s Vyonte Guess makes an interception in the end zone after teammate Ahmad Dixon tips a Highland Park pass. About two minutes left in the first quarter.
2:07 PM: John Hubert does it again. His 33-yard touchdown run gives Midway a 7-0 lead with 9:47 left in the first quarter.
2 PM: We’re back for the third week of the playoffs.
Chad Conine will be providing live updates from Midway’s game against Highland Park, which is about to start in Corsicana.
Later tonight we’ll have continuous updates on La Vega-Navasota and Abbott-Calvert, plus news from Reicher-Lubbock Christian, Bremond-Cayuga and Walnut Springs-Star.
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Videocast: Playoffs Week 3
Who has looked the the most impressive so far? What’s the one game you would go to this week? And who’s got the toughest playoff road? The Trib’s Chad Conine, Jason Orts and News Channel 25’s Vince Erickson break it all down this week.
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PLAYOFFS BLOG: China Spring, Mart, Midway, La Vega and more
Playoff pairings:
Class 4A Division I
Midway (11-1) vs. Highland Park (11-1), 2 p.m. Friday at Corsicana
Class 3A Division I
- La Vega (9-2) vs. Navasota (10-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Round Rock ISD Stadium
- China Spring (12-0) vs. Abilene Wylie (10-2), TBA
Class 1A Division I
Mart (9-2) vs. Alto (8-3), TBA
Class 1A Division II
Bremond (11-1) vs. Cayuga (10-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fairfield
TAPPS Division III
Reicher (8-4) vs. Lubbock Christian (11-1), 6 p.m. Friday at Cisco Junior College
Six-man Division I
Abbott (12-0) vs. Calvert (9-0), TBA
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (8-3) vs. Star (10-0), TBA
9:48 PM: Mart 28, Hull-Daisetta 0. Final. Panthers face (8-3) next week.
9:23 PM: A quiet 3rd quarter ends in the Mart-Hull-Daisetta game without a fake field goal, band on the field or other wackiness. Still 28-zip Panthers.
8:42 PM: Halftime: NAVASOTA — Sean Farmer returned a punt 43 yards for a touchdown and threw a three-yard strike on a fake field goal to help Mart to a 28-0 lead over Hull-Daisetta at halftime.
Anthony Martin and Xavier Williams scored on runs of 27 and one yards, respectively, as the Panthers completely dominated after Hull-Daisetta’s 14-play drive on the opening drive of the game resulted in no points.
The Bobcats went 38 yards on that march but the Panthers allowed only 10 the rest of the half. Mart racked up 144 yards of total offense.
8:40 PM: Abilene Wylie beat Seminole, 28-16, by the way. They’re 10-2 — and that’s who China Spring faces next. Remember that earlier this year, Wylie beat La Vega by 2.
8:34 PM: Mart dips into its bag of tricks, with a fake field goal. Xavier Williams, the holder, flips back to Farmer, who threads the needle to a well-covered Colby Summers, who makes a sliding catch in the end zone. The 10-yard pass makes it 28-0 Mart with 0:16 on the clock before the half.
8:27 PM: China Spring 17, Burkburnett 3. Final.
8:00 PM: Mart goes up 21-0 as Xavier Williams converted two third downs on the drive, the second with an 18-yard run on third-and-1 to the Hull-Daisetta 1-yard line before the QB punched it in. 4:39 2Q.
7:59 PM: Mart’s Anthony Martin scores on a 27-yard run (Scheafer kick) to put the Panthers up 14-0. Mart gets a fumble at the Hull-Daisetta 38 and take three plays to strike paydirt. 9:27 2Q.
7:59 PM: With 10:13 left in the 4th, Mike Hicks scores on a 67-yard pass from Brian Bell. Hicks got great blocking downfield from Reece Meador.
An interception by the Cougars’ Matt Frazier set China Spring up with good field position, and Jerome Lloyd scored on a nine-yard run to make it 17-3. 7:29 left in the game.
7:52 PM: Jason Orts reports after the 1st quarter: Mart has run 4 plays and has 3 total yards of offense. Hull-Daisetta had a 14-play drive that lasted nearly 7 minutes come up with nothing when quarterback Sam Elliot was sacked on fourth down.
7:49 PM: Mart’s Sean Farmer breaks off a great 43-yard punt return (Matthew Schaefer kick) to get the Panthers on the board. Jason Orts’ observations: Farmer fielded the punt on a bounce, took it straight up the middle, was blasted about the 35-yard line but managed to spin out of it and there was nothing but green down the left sideline. 7-0 Panthers. 1:03 1Q.
7:41 PM: James French answers with a 47-yard field goal. Brice Cherry says it would have been good from at least 55. 6:21 3rd.
7:33 PM: Hooray — somebody scored! Burkburnett’s Derek Devereaux kicks a 30-yard field goal. 8:48 left in the 3rd. China Spring is 3-0 behind.
6:49 PM: So it’s halftime at the China Spring game and the score is 0-0 — sound familiar? Burkburnett has missed field goals of 48 and 34 yards, in addition to the blocked 22-yarder.
6:24 PM: Brice Cherry will be providing us updates from the China Spring-Burkburnett game tonight: China Spring’s Jerome Lloyd blocked a short field goal attempt. Still 0-0, two minutes left in the 1st.
5:20 PM: Just a reminder that we have 2 games left tonight:
- China Spring (11-0) vs. Burkburnett (9-1), 6 p.m. at Aledo (radio: 1010-AM, KBW)
- Mart (9-2) vs. Hull-Daisetta (7-2), 7:30 p.m. at Navasota (radio: 1660-AM, KRZI)
And here are the updated pairings as we know ‘em. If you know about next week’s sites and times, leave a comment on this post or click here to shoot us an e-mail.
Class 4A Division I
Midway (11-1) vs. Highland Park (11-1), 2 p.m. Friday at Corsicana
Class 3A Division I
La Vega (9-2) vs. Navasota (10-0), TBA
Class 1A Division II
Bremond (11-1) vs. Cayuga (10-2), TBA
TAPPS Division III
Reicher (8-4) vs. Lubbock Christian (11-1), 6 p.m. Friday at Cisco Junior College
Six-man Division I
Abbott (12-0) vs. Calvert (9-0), TBA
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (8-3) vs. Star (10-0), TBA
4:43 PM: And that one’s gone final. La Vega wins 56-8. The Pirates get undefeated Navasota (10-0) next week.
4:42 PM: Thanks for the promotion, La Vega radio guys on 89.9 — but you’ve gotta refresh your browser to see the score updates.
4:28 PM: A 40-yard TD pass from backup QB sophomore Devon McGowan to Garrett Nunley makes it 56-8 La Vega. 60-yard drive for the Pirates.
That’s La Vega’s biggest score of the year, BTW. It’s the 6th time the Pirates have topped 40 points. And it’ll likely be the 5th time they’ve held the opposition to single digits.
4:20 PM: Aaron Brandon scores La Vega’s 7th TD of the day from 34 yards out. Eddy Gonzales’ boot makes it 49-8 Modoc. That’s at the end of a 94-yard drive for the Pirates.
4:18 PM: Midway 35, Texarkana Texas 10. Final.
The Panthers’ll face Highland Park (11-1) at 2 p.m. Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, at Corsicana’s Tiger Field.
4:17 PM: La Vega injury report: Tim Kemp is out of the game with a knee injury and Tim Garner is out with an ankle injury.
4:16 PM: La Vega 42, Chapel Hill 8. End of 3rd.
4:12 PM: Midway goes up 35-10 on a Holmes-to-Graham 16-yard TD strike. Midway 35-10 with 2:20 left.
4:09 PM: Looks like the Chilton Pirates couldn’t keep that momentum going. Ganado wins, 21-6 final. Pirates finish their season at 7-5.
4:02 PM: Panthers in control, reports Chad Conine: John Hubert drives in the dagger with a 70-yard touchdown run. He now has 152 rushing yards and three TDs on 19 carries. Midway 28-10, 6:39 left.
4:01 PM: And Daxton Swanson does it on the offensive side, breaking free for a 73-yard TD. La Vega cruising, 42-8.
3:58 PM: Midway scores on 13 pass from Holmes to Trey Graham. Texas High committed back-to-back personal foul penalties after a controversial no-call on third-and-10 from the 20. Tigers best receiver/DB Roderick Collier ejected. Midway 21-10, 10:16 left. — Chad Conine in Mesquite
3:57 PM: La Vega defender Daxton Swanson makes a big tackle on 4th down to make Chapel Hill turn it over on downs. Pirates will start driving from their own 16. 7:11 3rd.
3:36 PM: Halftime stats from La Vega, where the Pirates lead Tyler Chapel Hill, 35-8:
La Vega —
- 11 first downs
- 3 penalties for 27.5 yards
- Rushing: Chris Parr 7-105, Chad Ward 5-42, Danzel Wilson 5-61
- Passing: Wilson 3-6, 30 yards
Chapel Hill —
- 7 firs downs
- 7 penalties for 65 yards
- Rushing: Matthew Tucker 13-106
- Passing: 1-3, INT
3:30 PM: Chilton looks “like a completely different team,” Jason Orts says from Navasota. The Pirates take the opening kickoff of the second half and march 65 yards in 14 plays to score on a Demerius Randolph 3-yard run (2-pt. run failed). The key play on the drive was a 23-yard pass from Randolph to Artikus Simpson on fourth-and-12 from the Ganado 26. It was Chilton’s first completion of the day. 5:14 3Q.
3 PM: Here’s Jason Orts’ halftime report from Navasota: “Running back Kevin Smith scored on runs of two, one and three yards to give Ganado a 21-0 halftime lead over Chilton in a Class 1A Division II area-round game.
The Pirates had only 25 yards of total offense in the first half on 19 plays. Ganado took advantage of two short fields — one caused by a Chilton fumble, the other by a short punt — scoring touchdowns on drives of 13 and 21 yards.
The Indians had 127 yards of total offense. Smith is the game’s leading ground-gainer with 48 yards on 18 carries.”
2:50 PM: Chilton’s in a deep hole now, as Smith’s third TD, a three-yarder, gives Ganado a 21-0 lead with just 17 seconds left in the half.
Jason Orts: “The Indians only had to cover 21 yards after a quick Pirate three-and-out and short punt. It took them five plays to reach the end zone.”
2:43 PM: Ganado has extended its lead over Chilton to 14-0. Kevin Smith has his second TD of the game, a one-yard plunge.
Jason Orts reports: “Ganado drove 62 yards in 11 plays, the biggest a 25-yard pass from Donovan Foster to Glenn Sparkman, who made a spectacular diving catch at the Chilton 1-yard line on fourth-and-1.”
2:38 PM: Chapel Hill gets on the board with a Matthew Tucker touchdown run, and he adds the 2-point conversion run. 28-8 La Vega in the second quarter.
2:34 PM: Midway takes the lead. “Hubert scores his second touchdown on one of the most tenacious touchdown runs I’ve ever seen. It was Earl Campbell-esque and covered 14 yards,” Chad Conine says. Midway 14-10 with 8:42 left in the half.
2:30 PM: Parr does it again. A 39-yard touchdown. It’s 28-0 La Vega, still in the first quarter.
2:29 PM: Chris Parr has his second touchdown of the game to give La Vega a 21-0 lead.
2:28 PM: Texas High turns a Hubert fumble at the Midway 40 into a 37-yard field goal by Austin Gibson and a 10-7 lead with four seconds left in the first quarter.
2:22 PM: Ganado takes a 7-0 lead on Chilton early in the second quarter.
Jason Orts reports: Kevin Smith scores on a two-yard run. The Indians fell on a Chilton fumble at the Pirates’ 13-yard line and took four plays to reach the end zone.
2:20 PM: Midway and Texas High are tied at 7 in the first quarter.
Chad Conine reports: Midway’s Ahmad Dixon got the Panthers going with 67-yard kickoff return to start the game. Then it took a four-and-10 pass from Corey Holmes to Anthony Betters to get Midway moving. John Hubert ran 16 yards for a touchdown putting Midway ahead 7-0 with 10:35 left in the first quarter.
Texas High answers with a 12-play 60-yard scoring drive. Tigers QB Nathan Sorenson scores the TD on a 1-yard dive. 7-7 4:47 left in the first quarter.
2:15 PM: La Vega has jumped out to a 14-0 lead on Chapel Hill.
The radio announcers for KBDE 89.9 FM say running back Chris Parr is back in the lineup for La Vega after the McLennan County district attorney’s office said it would not pursue aggravated robbery charges against him this week.
We’re awaiting our first updates today from the 2 p.m. games:
Midway (10-1) vs. Texarkana Texas High (9-1) at Mesquite’s Memorial Stadium
La Vega (9-2) vs. Tyler Chapel Hill (9-1) at Mesquite’s Hanby Stadium
Chilton (7-4) vs. Ganado (6-3) at Navasota
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The 5TH QUARTER: Nov. 21, 2008
SCOREBARD, etc.
11:31 PM: Pairing: Reicher (8-4) vs. Lubbock Christian (11-1), 6 p.m. Friday at Cisco Junior College.
That’s the state semifinals for the Cougars. The other semifinal will be the winners of Austin Regents-Bullard Brook Hill and Carrollton Christian-Bay Area Christian (both in Central Texas tomorrow — at Reicher and Temple Wildcat, respectively).
11:10 PM: Updated next-round pairings after tonight’s Centex bloodletting:
Class 1A Division II
Bremond (11-1) vs. Cayuga (10-2), TBA
TAPPS Division III
Reicher (8-4) vs. Lubbock Christian (11-1), TBA
Six-man Division I
Abbott (12-0) vs. Calvert (9-0), TBA
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (8-3) vs. Star (10-0), TBA
Saturday’s schedule
Class 4A Division I
Midway (10-1) vs. Texarkana Texas (9-1), 2 p.m. Saturday at Mesquite Memorial
Class 3A Division I
- China Spring (11-0) vs. Burkburnett (9-1), 6 p.m. Saturday at Aledo
- La Vega (9-2) vs. Tyler Chapel Hill (9-1), 2 p.m. Saturday at Hanby Stadium, Mesquite
Class 1A Division I
Mart (9-2) vs. Hull-Daisetta (7-2), 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Navasota
Class 1A Division II
Chilton (7-4) vs. Ganado (6-3), 2 p.m. Saturday at Navasota
10:39 PM: Winnsboro 27, Troy 9. Final.
10:36 PM: Bremond 49, West Hardin 8. Final. Tigers get the winner of Simms Bowie (7-3) and Cayuga (9-2).
10:33 PM: Highland Park had a scare, but beat Kimball 24-7 tonight. That’s who Midway would face if they beat Texarkana Texas on Saturday. The Panthers’ next-next-round opponent, Longview, cruised to a 49-22 win over Lancaster tonight.
10:31 PM: Star won, 101-56, so that’s what Walnut Springs has to look forward to next week.
10:24 PM: Reicher 34, Dallas Lutheran 13. Final.
Cougars play the Bryan St. Joseph-Lubbock Christian winner (likely Lubb.).
10:21 PM: Abbott 56, Lometa 22. Panthers play Calvert next week. Yum, six-man.
10:19 PM: Caddo Mills 37, McGregor 17. Final.
10:13 PM: Mexia was unable to convert on their possession, turning the ball over on downs. Gilmer gets the ball back and scores. Gilmer 50 Mexia 36 with 1:50 remaining. — says Chris in the comments
10:10 PM: According to sixmanfootball.com, Walnut Springs gets a thrilling 48-42 win as Sidney fumbles on the one yard line with less than a minute to play.
Walnut will play the Leveretts Chapel-Star winner.
10:03 PM: Lorena’s on the board in the 4th, but trails 42-7 to Carthage.
10:02 PM: According to Chris in the comments: Gilmer 43 Mexia 36 with 4:30 left in the 4th qtr. Gilmer went for the 1st on a 4th and 2 and the Blackcat defense stuffs them at the line of scrimmage. Mexia ball with a chance to pull out a huge upset.
10:01 PM: That TAPPS game at Floyd Casey ended up Frisco Legacy 14, Shine St. Paul 13, by the way.
9:59 PM: Burton 41, Bosqueville 27. Final.
9:54 PM: Looks like Bosqueville can’t stop Burton’s attack. Daniel Patterson’s 27-yard touchdown run puts the Panthers up 41-28. Jason Orts says Burton is 4-for-5 on third downs in the second half and it converted on fourth down after the one it failed to pick up. 3:28 4Q.
9:49 PM: Cove 16, Naaman Forest 9. Final. Bulldawgs get the Lufkin-Cy Ridge winner next (Saturday game).
9:46 PM: Guy on sixmanfootball.com says Walnut Springs is down 42-40 to Sidney with about 4 minutes left. What’s the over-under on the number of TDs that’ll be scored in the next 4 minutes? Like 6?
9:44 PM: Bremond update: Tigers are killing West Hardin, 43-0 in the 3rd.
9:43 PM: Mexia has narrowed the gap, but still trails Gilmer 36-22 with 1:23 left in the 3rd, according to Chris in the comments. Thanks!
9:40 PM: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Blackburn rolls to his right and finds Jorgenson along the sideline in the end zone. Jorgenson’s 7-yard pass from Blackburn and David Johnson’s 2-point pass from Blackburn pull Bosqueville to within 35-27 behind Burton. 8:22 in the game. — Jason Orts
9:38 PM: In Region II of Class 4A, Longview’s handling Lancaster, 35-7 and Highland Park has opened up a 24-7 lead on Dallas Kimball. Those are Midway’s next 2 opponents, if they win.
9:37 PM: Naaman Forest creeps up on Cove, now the Dawgs lead 16-9 late in the game.
9:36 PM: Nathan Jeffery scores again for Caddo. 37-17 Foxes with 1:49 left in the 3rd.
9:35 PM: Final: Calvert 56, Milford 8.
9:34 PM: Peyton Fisk edges McGregor closes on a 68-yard TD strike from Larry Smith. Caddo Mills leads 30-17 over the Dogs.
9:32 PM: Reicher is pouring it on, as Nick Castillo scores on a 55-yard pass from Cluley. Cougars lead 34-13, 11:12 3rd.
9:30 PM: Guess Cove scored a safety? It’s 16-3 now. And Alamo Heights is threatening Killeen: now 19-16 Roos. Both games in the 4th.
9:26 PM: Total plays in the 3rd quarter: Burton 17, Bosqueville 1. Yep, Jason Orts tells us that Bosqueville fumbled on first play of its last drive and Burton went 37 yards in six plays to go up 35-19.
9:23 PM: Cove’s up 14-3 in the 4th now.
9:22 PM: Longview’s leading 28-7 and Highland Park is separating a little bit, 17-7.
9:21 PM: Burton’s Brandon Patterson puts the Panthers up 28-19 with an 11-yard TD run. It came at the end of an 11-play, 54-yard drive that took 6:23 off the clock. Jason Orts reports the key play was a 16-yard run by quarterback Bobby Mathis on third-and-15 on which he broke about five tackles and kept the drive alive. 5:37 3Q .
9:20 PM: Killeen is no longer pitching a shutout as Alamo Heights gets on the board. Roos are up 19-8 in the 3rd.
9:14 PM: In the 4th, the DMN says Cove is hanging on with a 7-3 lead on Naaman Forest.
9:11 PM: Carthage is leaving Lorena behind, 35-0, in the 2nd.
9:09 PM: McGregor’s letting it slip away: Ryan Calendar gets into the end zone on a 77-yard TD pass for Caddo Mills. 30-10 Foxes.
9:04 PM: Calvert 12 Milford 0 late in the 1st. That oughta be a Calvert-Abbott showdown next week, a rematch of the 2002 state semifinal as the Trojans were en route to the state crown.
9:03 PM: We expect that if Midway wins tomorrow, the Panthers will meet Highland Park. But the Scots are only leading Dallas Kimball 10-7 in the 3rd, according to the Dallas Morning News scoreboard.
Next up for the Panthers, in the Region II final, would be perennial power Longview. The Lobos lead 15-4A champ Lancaster 21-0 at the half.
9:02 PM: Abbott 35, Lometa 8 in the 2nd, according to our good friends at News Channel 25. You can check out their video highlight reels on WacoTrib.com after the games all weekend — just click here.
8:57 PM: Reicher 28, Dallas Lutheran 13. Halftime.
8:56 PM: Out at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Frisco Legacy is leading Shiner St. Paul 14-7 at the half. Waco’s hosting bunches of TAPPS action this weekend, including a game at Waco ISD, 2 at Reicher’s J.J. Kearns Field and even Parkview is hosting what I would presume is its first postseason game ever at the new Pacer Field.
8:53 PM: Jason Orts files from halftime at the Bosqueville game: COLLEGE STATION — A missed extra point and dropped pass on a two-point conversion have proved costly for Bosqueville, which trails Burton, 21-19.
Burton’s Daniel Patterson rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while Bosqueville’s Blaze Blackburn has 152 yards and three scores through the air.
Blackburn found Nathan Jorgenson for TD strikes of 10 and five yards before Hunter Perry caught a 21-yard score with 15 seconds left in the first half to draw the Bulldogs within two.
8:52 PM: Winnsboro 14, Troy 9 at the break.
8:40 PM: We don’t cover ‘em much, but we hear the Killeen Kangaroos are shutting out Alamo Heights in the 2nd. Hmm.
8:39 PM: Hearing through the grapevine that Carthage is shutting out Lorena, 21-0, in the 2nd.
8:38 PM: Reicher’s playing a leisurely game of pitch-and-catch as Stephen Harrison scores on another Cluley pass, this one for 20 yards. 28-76 Cougars with 4:17 left in the half.
8:37 PM: Hunter Perry narrows the gap with 0:15 left in the half on a 21-yard TD pass from Blaze Blackburn. Perry adds the XP to make it 21-19 Burton.
8:36 PM: Travis Block tacks on a 22-yard field goal for Caddo Mills. It’s 23-10 Foxes over McGregor at the half.
8:30 PM: The Cougar offense doesn’t take a series off as Stephen Harrison hauls in a 62-yard touchdown pass from Kenneth Cluley. A comfortable 21-7 lead for Reicher midway through the 2nd.
8:29 PM: Well, that didn’t last long. Daniel Patterson of Burton finds daylight for a 49-yard touchdown run. Burton leads Bosqueville 21-12 with just over a minute left.
8:27 PM: Bosqueville scores on a similar play to its first TD as Blaze Blackburn rolls our right and finds Nathan Jorgenson along the sideline in the end zone on fourth-and-goal. That was a 14-play, 71-yard drive ending in a 5-yard TD pass that took 6:26 off the clock. 3:33 left in the half after the kick fails. Dogs trail 14-12.
8:26 PM: Caddo Mills’ Jeremy Fowler gives the Foxes a double-digit lead over McGregor with a 4-yard rushing score. 2:03 left in the half.
8:21 PM: We also hear Mexia’s trailing Gilmer, 21-7, in the 2nd.
8:20 PM: Dallas Lutheran pulls within a score of Reicher on an 8-yard Ben Hartley run. Kick failed, and it’s 14-6 Cougars at the 9:30 mark before the break.
8:13 PM: Cove has finally scored — 7-3 in the 2nd.
8:10 PM: Despite losing a drive to a red-zone fumble, Reicher still leads Dallas Lutheran 14-0 after Matt Pineda’s 21-yard TD catch from QB Kenneth Cluley. 2:40 1st up Alvarado-way.
8:08 PM: McGregor’s Dirk Gerhardt boots a 32-yard field goal to pull the Dogs within 3. It’s 13-10 Caddo Mills (they missed one of the earlier PATs).
8:06 PM: 5A alert: Cove’s trailing Naaman Forest, 3-0, in the 2nd quarter.
7:57 PM: That whole not-playing-defense thing might come back to bite Bosqueville. Burton goes 64 yards in 10 plays, capped by Daniel Patterson’s 5-yard run. Deodrick Bradley’s kick makes it 14-6 at 1:34 1Q.
7:50 PM: Jason Orts reports from Consol that Bosqueville’s Blaze Blackburn rolled right and found Nathan Jorgenson working the sideline for a 10-yard TD pass. Jorgenson tapped his toes just in bounds and just beyond the goal line. Kick failed, and it’s 7-6 Burton at 6:44 1Q.
7:47 PM: Caddo Mills’ Nathan Jeffery is doing his best John Hubert impression with an 80-yard run. Oof, Bulldogs. 14-7 Foxes after 12 more seconds.
7:44 PM: The McGregor Bulldogs bite back with a 67-yard pass to Peyton Fisk from QB Larry Smith. This one’s tied at 7 with 8:59 left in the opening period.
7:40 PM: Burton 6, Bosqueville 0: Brandon Patterson’s 1-yard run puts the Bulldogs down early. Burton went on a whopping 9-yard drive after Bosqueville fumbled the opening kickoff. 10:53 1st.
7:39 PM: McGregor down early as Caddo Mills’ star back Nathan Jeffery breaks free for a 46-yard TD run. 7-0 for the fleet Foxes.
On the radio:
- McGregor vs. Caddo Mills, 1660-AM (KRZI)
- Mexia vs. Gilmer, KRQX-FM (104.9)
It’s a full slate tonight: And while you might be tempted to say the glamour games are tomorrow — notably Midway, La Vega and China Spring — tonight’s games feature intriguing clashes between McGregor and Caddo Mills, Bosqueville and Burton, just to name a couple.
Our experts were divided on many matchups this week, reflecting the tough playoff roads for our Central Texas teams.
And, as always, there’s no better preview of all of the weekend’s action than Jason Orts’ High School Preview (TM). I have it on good authority that he stayed up late writing it, so you oughta read it.
Welcome to The 5th Quarter for Week 12!
In addition to our high school ticker and constantly updated scoreboard of area finals, those of us who spend Friday nights collecting info in the Trib newsroom will try to highlight the standout performances, big upsets, surprising stats and any other interesting tidbits that cross our desks.
But that’s only half the story. We’re stuck indoors — but you’re out there, at more than 50 football games every week. So we want you to write! Comment on the post with anything from on or off the field that’s weird, unusual, spectacular, hilarious or downright interesting, so that all the Centex high school football fans can get the full scoop on what’s going on.
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Videocast: Playoffs Week 2
Are we gonna see the La Vega-China Spring rematch for all the marbles? How tough is Midway’s road? And what surprised our guys last week? The Trib’s Chad Conine, Jason Orts and News Channel 25’s Vince Erickson break it all down this week.
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PLAYOFFS BLOG: La Vega-Brownsboro & more
Final scores:
- Grandview 49, Hamilton 14
- De Soto 40, Temple 14
4:55 PM: It’s over. La Vega wins, 42-7. The Pirates will face the winner of tonight’s game between Tyler Chapel Hill and Jasper next week.
We’ll come back tonight and post any updates we receive on Bosqueville-Granger or Chilton-Bartlett.
4:25 PM: La Vega QB Danzel Wilson threw his second TD pass of the day, this one a 13-yarder to Stefan Adams. La Vega 42, Brownsboro 7, 9:20 left in the game.
4:14 PM: La Vega running back Tevin Thompson scored on a five-yard run that capped a 96-yard scoring march. The Pirates offensive line has worn down the Bears. La Vega 35, Brownsboro 7, 11 seconds left in the third quarter.
4:02 PM: Final from Temple: Bremond defeated Dawson, 55-8. Tigers quarterback LiDarral Bailey had a huge day, rushing for more than 200 yards.
4 PM: La Vega’s Devon McGowan recovered a fumble on the kickoff after Ward’s touchdown, giving the Pirates the ball at the Brownsboro 26. Jordan Miller capped a four-play scoring drive with a two-yard touchdown run. La Vega is starting to pour it on now, leading 28-7 with 6:08 left in the third quarter.
3:55 PM: La Vega running back Chad Ward gets loose around the right end and goes the distance for a 37-yard touchdown run. La Vega 21, Brownsboro 7, 7:35 left in the third.
3:27 PM: DeSoto is crushing Temple in the fourth quarter, 40-6, according to the scoreboard of The Dallas Morning News.
3:10 PM: La Vega retakes the lead two seconds before the half. Danzel Wilson dove in from the 1 on fourth-and-goal for the touchdown and Chad Ward ran for the 2-point conversion. La Vega 14, Brownsboro 7 at the half.
2:53 PM: Bremond leads Dawson 28-0 at halftime, according to the scoreboard of the Corsicana Daily Sun
2:25 PM: Brownsboro answers with a 54-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Owens to Keith Johnson. The extra point by Ryan Smith gives the Bears a 7-6 lead with 4:22 to go in the first quarter.
2:10 PM: La Vega gets on the score board with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Danzel Wilson to Tim Garner. Kick failed. La Vega 6, Brownsboro 0. 10:00 left in first quarter.
2 PM: Chad Conine will be providing updates today from Mesquite, where La Vega meets Brownsboro in a Class 3A Division I bi-district playoff game.
We’ll also provide any updates we can find on any other local high school playoff games today.
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The 5TH QUARTER: Nov. 14, 2008
SCOREBARD, etc.
This weekend’s scores, schedule
Class 5A Division I
Temple (5-5) vs. De Soto (5-5), 1 p.m. Saturday at Waco ISD Stadium
Class 4A Division I
Midway 35, Forney 12
Lancaster 26, Waco High 7
Class 3A Division I
China Spring 27, Burnet 0
La Vega (8-2) vs. Brownsboro (6-4), 2 p.m. Saturday at Mesquite Memorial
Class 3A Division II
Liberty Hill 27, West 0
Mexia 20, Crockett 18
Lorena 24, Palestine Westwood 14
Class 2A Division I
Troy 35, Godley 14
Arp 20, Teague 0
Class 2A Division II
McGregor 35, Maypearl 0
Hamilton (6-4) vs. Grandview (10-0), 2 p.m. Saturday, Glen Rose
Class 1A Division I
Mart 26, Axtell 22
Class 1A Division II
Normangee 22, Itasca 14
Dawson (6-4) vs. Bremond (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday at Temple
Bosqueville (7-3) vs. Granger (4-6), 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Temple
Chilton (6-4) vs. Bartlett (7-3), 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Mart
TAPPS Division III
Reicher 64, Colleyville Covenant 27
Six-man Division I
Abbott 61, Penelope 14
Milford 52, Trinidad 12
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (7-3), bye
Next weekend
Class 4A Division I
Midway (10-1) vs. Texarkana Texas (9-1), 2 p.m. Saturday at Mesquite Memorial
Class 3A Division I
China Spring (11-0) vs. Burkburnett (9-1), 6 p.m. Saturday at Aledo
Class 3A Division II
Mexia (8-3) vs. Gilmer (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday in Tyler, stadium TBA
Lorena (7-4) vs. Carthage (9-2), 8 p.m. Friday at Mansfield ISD Stadium
Class 2A Division I
Troy (8-3) vs. Winnsboro (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Midlothian
Class 2A Division II
McGregor (9-2) vs. Caddo Mills (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Corsicana
Class 1A Division I
Mart (9-2) vs. Hull-Daisetta (7-2), 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Navasota
TAPPS Division III
Reicher (7-4) vs. Dallas Lutheran (5-6), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Alvarado
Six-man Division I
Abbott (11-0) vs. Lometa (5-4), TBA
Milford (10-1) vs. Calvert (8-0), TBA
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (7-3) vs. Sidney (9-2), TBA
12:22 PM: Mart (9-2) vs. Hull-Daisetta (7-2), 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Navasota
11:59 PM: Pairing updates:
- Troy (8-3) vs. Winnsboro (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Midlothian
- McGregor (9-2) vs. Caddo Mills (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Corsicana
11:31 PM: Mart will play Saturday at Navasota, but they don’t know who yet. Disregard that previous item about Hull-Daisetta; that was speculation.
11:07 PM: Pairing update: Midway (10-1) vs. Texarkana Texas, 2 p.m. Saturday at Mesquite Memorial (tentative)
11:06 PM: Pairing update: Reicher vs. Dallas Lutheran, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Alvarado
10:59 PM: Next week:
Class 5A Division I
Temple (5-5)-De Soto (5-5) winner vs. Dallas Skyline-Rowlett winner, TBA
Class 4A Division I
Midway (10-1) vs. Texarkana Texas, 2 p.m. Saturday at Mesquite Memorial (tentative)
Class 3A Division I
China Spring (11-0) vs. Burkburnett, 6 p.m. Saturday at Aledo
La Vega (8-2)-Brownsboro (6-4) winner vs. Jasper-Chapel Hill winner, TBA
Class 3A Division II
Mexia (8-3) vs. Gilmer, 7:30 p.m. Friday in Tyler, stadium TBA
Lorena (7-4) vs. Carthage (9-2), 8 p.m. Friday at Mansfield ISD Stadium
Class 2A Division I
Troy (8-3) vs. Winnsboro, TBA
Class 2A Division II
McGregor (9-2) vs. Caddo Mills, TBA
Hamilton (6-4)-Grandview (10-0) winner vs. Lone Oak, TBA
Class 1A Division I
Mart (9-2) vs. Hull-Daisetta, TBA
Class 1A Division II
Dawson (6-4)-Bremond (9-1) winner vs. , TBA
Bosqueville (7-3)-Granger (4-6) winner vs. Burton, TBA
Chilton (6-4)-Bartlett (7-3) winner vs. Ganado, TBA
TAPPS Division III
Arlington Pantego-Dallas Lutheran winner at Reicher (7-4), TBA
Six-man Division I
Abbott (11-0) vs. Lometa (5-4), TBA
Milford (10-1) vs. Calvert (8-0), TBA
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (7-3) vs. Sidney (9-2), TBA
10:55 PM: Updated pairings:
Class 5A Division I
Temple (5-5) vs. De Soto (5-5), 1 p.m. Saturday at Waco ISD Stadium
Class 4A Division I
Midway 35, Forney 12
Lancaster 26, Waco High 7
Class 3A Division I
China Spring 27, Burnet 0
La Vega (8-2) vs. Brownsboro (6-4), 2 p.m. Saturday at Mesquite Memorial
Class 3A Division II
Liberty Hill 27, West 0
Mexia 20, Crockett 18
Lorena 24, Palestine Westwood 14
Class 2A Division I
Troy 35, Godley 14
Arp 20, Teague 0
Class 2A Division II
McGregor 35, Maypearl 0
Hamilton (6-4) vs. Grandview (10-0), 2 p.m. Saturday, Glen Rose
Class 1A Division I
Mart 26, Axtell 22
Class 1A Division II
Normangee 22, Itasca 14
Dawson (6-4) vs. Bremond (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday at Temple
Bosqueville (7-3) vs. Granger (4-6), 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Temple
Chilton (6-4) vs. Bartlett (7-3), 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Mart
TAPPS Division III
Reicher 64, Colleyville Covenant 27
Six-man Division I
Abbott 61, Penelope 14 Milford 52, Trinidad 12
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (7-3), bye
10:45 PM: Mexia update: They’ll face Gilmer, which won 54-0 tonight, in Tyler next Friday. Not sure what stadium
10:44 PM: BrazosSports.com has Normangee 22, Itasca 14 as a final.
10:40 PM: Midway will face Texarkana Texas High, which beat Whitehouse, 49-13 tonight.
10:22 PM: Reicher called off the dogs in the second half — it wound up 64-27. Cougars get the winner betwen Arlington Pantego and Dallas Lutheran.
10:14 PM: Midway 35, Forney 12. Final.
10:07 PM: McGregor wins, 35-0 according to our comments. Thanks for the score! The Bulldogs will meet Caddo Mills next week — the Foxes beat Kerens, 37-12, according to the Corsicana Daily Sun Web site.
10:05 PM: Copperas Cove wins, 21-7. Dawgs get Garland Naaman Forest, which knocked off Carrollton Creekview, 20-6, tonight.
9:59 PM: Mexia won, 20-18. Blackcats get the Gilmer-Diboll winner.
Mart, BTW, is probably going to play Hull-Daisetta, though that’s not confirmed.
9:57 PM: Next week’s pairing: China Spring (11-0) vs. Burkburnett, 6 p.m. Saturday at Aledo.
BTW, Mike Hicks had 19 carries for 244 yards tonight. Wow.
9:55 PM: 4th quarter scores:
- Normangee 22, Itasca 14
- Mexia 20, Crockett 18
9:54 PM: Some local finals:
- Mart 26, Axtell 22 (whew!)
- Arp 20, Teague 0
- China Spring 24, Burnet 0
9:51 PM: Not Waco High’s night, as Bronshae’Keon Dugas fumbled at the Lancaster 2 on 2nd-and-goal. The Tigers march 98 yards and score on a Phillip Harvey 32-yard run. A blocked PAT by the Lions makes it 26-7 Lancaster with 7:35 to go in the game.
9:46 PM: Chad Conine reports from the Midway game: Forney gets on the board as Kezie Camp caught a tunnel screen and went 64 yards for a touchdown. Forney missed the extra point. Midway 35, Forney 6, 8:54 left in the third quarter.
9:37 PM: First 6-man action has ended for Central Texas as Milford doesn’t 45, but still knocks off Trinidad, 52-12. Milford (10-1) gets Calvert (8-0) next.
9:32 PM: It wasn’t easy — an 11 play 35-yard drive for Waco High — but Bronshae’Keon Dugas caps it with a 1-yard TD run. Ernesto Guevara’s PAT gets the Lions on the board. They trail 20-7 with about 2 minutes left in the 3rd.
9:31 PM: John Hubert adds five-yard touchdown run to make it 35-0 Midway. 1:19 3rd.
9:29 PM: From stoppable to un- : Mike Hicks goes up the middle on a 34-yard touchdown run. China Spring leads 24-0 now with 1:47 left in the 3rd.
9:18 PM: Upset alerts:
- Axtell 8, Mart 6 at half
- Normangee 16, Itasca 0 at half
Thanks to the good folks at Fairfields’ KNES radio station for keeping us in the loop.
9:16 PM: Midway’s John Hubert goes past 2,000 yards for the season on a vintage Hubert run. The Midway senior plowed into the line for about six yards, but kept churning and broke free from the Forney defense for a 19-yard touchdown. By my count, that puts him at 133 on 19 carries on the night and 2,010 for the season. Midway 28, Forney 0, 8:13 left in the third quarter. — Chad Conine
9:15 PM: Arp leads Teague, 14-0, at the half; Hearne’s trailing West Rusk, 24-8 in the 3rd; and Mexia trails Crockett, 12-6 in the 3rd.
9:05 PM: China Spring now leads 17-0 after a 10-yard Travis Veselka TD catch from Brian Bell.
Mike Hicks went down the left sideline for 59 yards on the Cougars’ first possession of the second half to make it 10-0.
8:58 PM: Reicher’s up 64-6 now. There’s still 4:10 left until halftime. This is why fifth-place teams probably shouldn’t make the playoffs.
8:54 PM: In more volleyball news, Groesbeck was eliminated by Caldwell in the 3A region semis in Bryan, 25-18, 25-14, 21-25, 25-13. Robinson is playing Hamshire-Fannett in other semi right now.
8:38 PM: Midway leads 21-0 at the half. Panthers will face the winner of Whitehouse and Texarkana’s Texas High next week.
And for you Pantherette fans out there, we’re sorry to report that Midway volleyball lost in five games against Richardson Pearce in the regional semifinal.
8:36 PM: Waco High’s been sporadic at moving the ball tonight
8:33 PM: Speaking of Lorena, we have the pairing for next week: Lorena vs. Carthage, 8 p.m. Friday at Mansfield ISD Stadium.
8:30 PM: While we’re at a bit of a halftime lull, we’ll congratulate Abbott, which 45’d Penelope 61-14 last night and advances to play Lometa next week; and Lorena, which hung tough to prove it belongs in the playoffs with a 24-14 win over Palestine Westwood, which was a co-champ in District 20-3A.
I say “proved they belong” because, of course, the Leopards knocked off La Vega in the last week of the season when Willie Williams rested his first string for most of the game. That knocked Robinson out of the likely 3-way tiebreaker, where the Rockets held the advantage over Lorena due partially to their 38-12 win over the Leopards.
We hear some Robinson fans showed up to razz Lorena at the game last night, and the conversation on WacoTrib.com has gotten pretty heated as well (click here).
Personally, I don’t know why Robinson would get mad at Lorena, of all teams. All the Leopards did was go out and win the game they had to in order to make the playoffs. If the Rockets are mad, La Vega seems like the more logical target for that because they didn’t play the way they “should have”.
8:26 PM: Score updates from our ticker: Lib Hill 14, West 0 in the 2nd; Cove tied 7-7 with Mesquite Horn in the 2nd.
8:24 PM: Chad Conine at Midway: Glaesmann takes a snap from the half-yard line and dives into the end zone for Midway’s third touchdown. A 27-yard punt return by Vyonte Guess and a 15-yard run by Hubert set up the score. Midway 21, Forney 0, 2:33 left in the second quarter. Time to check on who Midway will play next in the playoffs because Forney’s not getting back in this one.
8:22 PM: The 22-yard FG is good. Cougars 3-0 at half.
8:17 PM: From 4th and goal from the 5, James French will try a field goal with 0:02 left.
8:15 PM: Oh, man. The Cougars botch a handoff from Brian Bell to Jerome Lloyd, it gets kicked around a little and Bell falls on it. It’s now it’s first and goal from the 27.
8:14 PM: Burnet has 3 trips inside the China Spring red zone but no points; this time, the Cougars have just picked ‘em off. From their own 27, Mike Hicks breaks free for a huge 71-yard run and gets shoved out of bounds right at the goal line. It’ll be 1st and goal from the 2.
8:12 PM: Of course, it’s a lot easier to eschew those safeties for, say, a 38-yard Ross Rasner run. Nick Castillo’s kick makes it 30-0 Reicher. Yes, we’re still in the 1st quarter.
8:09 PM: You hear about teams that like to have a balanced attack with the ability to score both on the ground and passing — but you rarely hear a safety mentioned alongside those. But the Reicher Cougars can do that, too, and it’s now 23-0 with 2:02 left in the 1st.
8:07 PM: Uh-oh. Lancaster’s Skylar Scott slips past the Waco High corners and QB Thedford Rhodes goes over the top for an 86-yard TD strike. Tigers lead the Lions, 20-0.
8:04 PM: John Hubert puts Midway up 14-0. After Holmes completed a pass to Glaesman for a first down to the Forney 44, Hubert finished the drive on the next three plays. Hubert got around the right end for a 39-yard run to the Forney 17, then gained four to the 13 and found a seam for a 13-yard touchdown run. Midway 14, Forney 0. 11:02 second quarter. — via Chad Conine
8:02 PM: China Spring dodges, uh, a field goal as Burnet misses wide right.
8:01 PM: Six-man rules, anyone? Reicher’s Kenneth Cluley scores on an 8-yard run to put the Cougs up 21-0 at 2:35 in the 1st. Is that too early to say “rout”?
7:58 PM: Waco High is digging itself a hole here — Lancaster scores again on a Thedford Rhodes 7-yard run. PAT missed, and it’s 13-0 at 4:02 in the 1st.
7:54 PM: Chad Conine is at Midlothian tonight, and files this report on the Panthers: Midway strikes first. Forney drove into Panther territory but fumbled on a third and nine and James Morris recovered for the Panthers. On the next play, with the wind at his back, Midway quarterback Corey Holmes threw right on the money to Todd Glaesmann running a post pattern for a 57-yard touchdown. Midway 7, Forney 0, 2:33 first quarter.
7:53 PM: China Spring’s still scoreless after a quarter, which I guess is kinda suprising.
7:52 PM: Is a repeat state title in the Cougars’ future? Looks like Reicher thinks so. They’re up 14-0 quickly after a Ross Rasner 33-yard run and a Kenneth Cluley TD run. Nick Castillo always accurate with the leg, and it’s 14-0 with 5:26 left in the 1st.
7:50 PM: Lancaster draws first blood on Waco High: Freeman Kelley hauls in a 14-yard pass from Thedford Rhodes (Victor Chavez kick). Lions trail 7-0 at the 8:47 marl in the 1st.
7:48 PM: I’ve tune in to the China Spring-Burnet radio broadcast and the first words I hear are “mental errors for China Spring”. This one is scoreless near the end of the 1st.
Tonight, Chad Conine is covering Midway; Jason Orts is checking out Waco High; our good friend John Hillman is at China Spring; and Brian Bateman is in town covering Reicher taking on Colleyville Covenant.
Other than that, we’re relying on our network of contact and you. Post anything you hear to this blog entry or call the sports dept. at (254) 757-5710.
No time for preamble.
- Waco High vs. Lancaster: 1660-AM (KRZI) at Lancaster
- China Spring vs. Burnet: 1010-AM (KBW) at Leo B. in Killeen
Welcome to The 5th Quarter for Week 11!
In addition to our high school ticker and constantly updated scoreboard of area finals, those of us who spend Friday nights collecting info in the Trib newsroom will try to highlight the standout performances, big upsets, surprising stats and any other interesting tidbits that cross our desks.
But that’s only half the story. We’re stuck indoors — but you’re out there, at more than 50 football games every week. So we want you to write! Comment on the post with anything from on or off the field that’s weird, unusual, spectacular, hilarious or downright interesting, so that all the Centex high school football fans can get the full scoop on what’s going on.
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LIVE BLOG: Lorena-Westwood, Abbott-Penelope
9:58 PM: One last note: According to the playoff history on texasfootball.com, this is Lorena’s first playoff win since defeating Stinnett West Texas, 22-0, in the 1989 Class 2A state semifinals.
Lorena went on to lose to Groveton, 20-13, in the state championship game.
9:52 PM: It’s all over. Lorena wins, 24-14. Look for Chad Conine’s full report tonight on wacotrib.com or in the morning paper.
And remember to refresh this blog throughout Friday night’s action, as we provide updates on the Midway, Waco High, China Spring and Reicher games, along with any other reports we can find.
9:49 PM: Lorena may have locked up its first playoff win in a long time. Josh Sampson kicked a 26-yard field goal to give Lorena a 24-14 lead with 1:05 left.
9:47 PM: Lorena is driving with 2:18 left in the fourth quarter. The Leopards got the ball at their own 31 with 8:05 left and have run almost six minutes off the clock, Chad Conine reports. If they can score here, it’s pretty much over.
9:23 PM: Lorena is driving to midfield with a 21-14 lead at the start of the fourth quarter. A score here would go a long way to putting the game away for the Leopards.
If Lorena holds on, it will apparently advance to play Carthage, which we’re told is leading Tatum, 62-14, at halftime tonight.
9:19 PM: It’s all over in West. Abbott defeats Penelope, 61-14, in a game stopped on the 45-point mercy rule with 1:24 remaining in the third quarter.
Abbott (11-0) will next play Lometa, the District 16 runner-up that had a bye this week, at a time, date and place to be determined.
Penelope finishes 7-4.
9:15 PM: Lorena has retaken the lead. Lorena QB Tyler Stewart threw a flat pass to Dowdle, who broke a tackle and went 50 yards for a TD. Lorena 21, Westwood 14, with 5:07 left in the third.
8:42 PM: Abbott took control of Penelope in the second quarter and now leads 41-14 at halftime. Brian Price has two touchdown runs, and Hunter Johnson has a TD run and kickoff return for a touchdown.
Abbott beat Penelope 58-13 in nondistrict, and we could be headed for a similar score. The Panthers, ranked No. 2 by sixmanfootball.com, would play No. 1 Calvert in the third round if both teams continue to win.
8:34 PM: Lorena and Westwood are tied at halftime, 14-14. Lorena’s Jon Bennett was carried off the field late in the half and didn’t return in the second quarter. He has been a workhorse for the Leopards all season.
8:29 PM: Lorena’s Chase Snodgrass recovered a fumble in Westwood’s end of the field. But the Leopards missed a 34-yard field goal attempt. Westwood now has it inside its own 30 with less than a minute left in the half. Still 14-14.
8:09 PM: Westwood ties it on a one-yard touchdown run by Morrow. 14-14, 8:11 left in second quarter.
8:03 PM: Dowdle set up Lorena’s second score by running 29 yards on a reverse pass that turned into a reverse scramble. Evan Ward ran two yards for the touchdown. Lorena 14, Westwood 7, 11:44 left in the second quarter.
8 PM: Lorena’s Colby Gordon recovered a fumble on the kickoff. Lorena starts the second quarter with a 2nd and four at the Westwood 31.
7:57 PM: Abbott leads Penelope, 15-8, at the end of the first quarter. Abbott has run only four offensive plays, while Penelope is using up most of the play clock before each snap to maintain ball control.
7:55 PM: Lorena answers with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Stewart to Matt Dowdle. PW 7, Lorena 7, 22 seconds left in the first quarter.
7:51 PM: Palestine Westwood scores in a flash. Lorena took the ball first and drove into Westwood territory before Jon Bennett fumbled after gaining 10 yards on a screen pass. Scott Starr recovered for the Panthers at the Westwood 41 and on the next play, D.J. Morrow ran 59 yards for a touchdown. Westwood 7, Lorena 0, 8:06 left in the first quarter.
We’re starting off the high school football playoffs tonight, with live coverage from Chad Conine at the Lorena-Palestine Westwood game at Waco ISD Stadium and updates from the Abbott-Penelope game in West from John Hillman.
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Videocast: Playoffs Week 1
Wow, what a Week 10! The sports guys recap the crazy action and project the whole postseason — the Trib’s Chad Conine, Jason Orts and News Channel 25’s Vince Erickson break it all down this week.
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Playoff pairings, bi-district week
Our tireless team has nailed down the playoff sites and pairings for all our local schools who made the playoffs this year — 24, by my count — and we’ll update them constantly on WacoTrib.com as we learn anything different.
(If you’d like to see the playoff picture for all local districts area — that includes non-local teams in districts with local teams — gently click here.)
See any errors? Leave a comment on this post or e-mail cconine@wacotrib.com. Thanks!
Class 5A Division II
Temple (5-5) vs. De Soto (5-5), 1 p.m. Saturday at Waco ISD Stadium
Class 4A Division I
Midway (9-1) vs. Forney (9-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Midlothian
Waco High (6-4) at Lancaster (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Class 3A Division I
China Spring (10-0) vs. Burnet, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Killeen
La Vega (8-2) vs. Brownsboro (6-4), 2 p.m. Saturday at Mesquite Memorial
Class 3A Division II
West (5-5) vs. Liberty Hill (10-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Temple
Mexia (7-3) vs. Crockett (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at A&M Consolidated
Lorena (6-4) vs. Palestine Westwood (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Waco ISD Stadium
Class 2A Division I
Troy (7-3) vs. Godley (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fort Worth Brewer
Teague (4-6) vs. Arp (9-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Corsicana
Class 2A Division II
McGregor (8-2) vs. Maypearl (7-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Duncanville
Hamilton (6-4) vs. Grandview (10-0), 2 p.m. Saturday, Glen Rose
Class 1A Division I
Axtell (6-4) vs. Mart (8-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fairfield
Class 1A Division II
Itasca (10-0) vs. Normangee (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ferris
Dawson (6-4) vs. Bremond (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday at Temple
Bosqueville (7-3) vs. Granger (4-6), 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Temple
Chilton (6-4) vs. Bartlett (7-3), 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Mart
TAPPS Division III
Colleyville Covenant (5-5) at Reicher (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Six-man Division I
Abbott (10-0) vs. Penelope (7-3), 7:30 p.m. Thursday at West
Milford (9-1) vs. Trinidad (8-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday in Hubbard
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (7-3), bye
[vs. Zephyr (8-2)-Sidney (8-2) winner next week]
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The 5TH QUARTER: Nov. 7, 2008
SCOREBARD, etc.
12:45 AM: Up-to-date playoff pairings, as we know them:
For next weekend, Nov. 13-15
Class 5A Division I
A&M Consolidated (6-4) vs. TBA, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Waco ISD Stadium
Class 5A Division II
Temple (5-5) vs. TBA
Class 4A Division I
Midway (9-1) vs. Forney (9-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Midlothian
Waco High (6-4) at Lancaster (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Class 3A Division I
China Spring (10-0) vs. Burnet, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Killeen
La Vega (8-2) vs. Brownsboro (6-4), TBA
Class 3A Division II
West (5-5) vs. Liberty Hill (10-0), TBA
Mexia (7-3) vs. Crockett, TBA
Lorena (6-4) vs. Palestine Westwood, TBA
Class 2A Division I
Troy (7-3) vs. Godley (6-4), TBA
Teague (4-6) vs. Arp (9-0), TBA
Class 2A Division II
McGregor (8-2) vs. Maypearl, TBA
Hamilton (6-4) vs. Grandview, TBA
Class 1A Division I
Axtell (6-4) vs. Mart (8-2), 7:30 p.m. at Fairfield
Class 1A Division II
Itasca (10-0) vs. Normangee (6-4), TBA
Dawson (6-4) vs. Bremond (9-1), TBA
Bosqueville (7-3) vs. TBA
Chilton (6-4) VS. TBA
TAPPS Division III
TBA at Reicher (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Six-man Division I
Abbott (10-0) vs. Penelope (7-3), TBA
Milford (9-1) vs. Trinidad (8-2), TBA
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (7-3), bye
11:44 PM: 25-1A tiebreaker: Chilton def. Evant tonight, so Bosqueville, Meridian and Chilton all finish 3-2 for a three-way tie for second.
In the procedure, Bosqueville won the 3-way coin flip and was declared “in”. So it’s the head-to-head matchup between Meridian and Chilton to determine the final spot, which goes to the Pirates, who beat the Yellowjackets 30-15 on Oct. 24.
Goldthwaite is the district champ despite losing to Meridian tonight, and they go D-I.
11:11 PM: Here’s our playoff box in progress:
Class 5A Division I
A&M Consolidated (6-4) vs. TBA, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Waco ISD Stadium
Class 5A Division II
Temple vs. TBD, TBA
Class 4A Division I
Midway (9-1) vs. Forney (9-1), TBA
Waco High (6-4) vs. Lancaster (6-4), TBA
Class 3A Division I
China Spring (10-0) vs. Burnet, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Killeen
La Vega (8-2) vs. Brownsboro (6-4), TBA
Class 3A Division II
West (5-5) vs. Liberty Hill (10-0), TBA
Mexia (7-3) vs. Crockett, TBA
Lorena (6-4) vs. Palestine Westwood, TBA
Cameron, bye
Class 2A Division I
Troy (7-3) vs. Godley (6-4), TBD
Teague vs. Arp, TBD
Class 2A Division II
McGregor (8-2) vs. Maypearl, TBD
Hamilton vs. Grandview, TBD
Class 1A Division I
Axtell (6-4) vs. Mart (8-2), 7:30 p.m. at Fairfield
Class 1A Division II
Itasca (10-0) vs. Normangee (6-4), TBD
Dawson (6-4) vs. Bremond (9-1), TBD
Bosqueville/Chilton/Meridian vs. Bartlett (xxx), TBA
Bosqueville/Chilton/Meridian vs. Granger/Holland (xxx), TBA
TAPPS Division III
TBA at Reicher (6-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday
Six-man Division I
Abbott (10-0) vs. Penelope (7-3), TBA
Milford (9-1) vs. Trinidad (8-2), TBA
Six-man Division II
Walnut Springs (7-3), bye
11:00 PM: Hamilton delivers in their do-or-die game, 34-21 over Hico. The Bulldogs are in and Crawford is out after dropping a 27-13 shocker at Moody tonight.
10:56 PM: Here are a few playoff matchups we’ve got so far:
- China Spring vs. Burnet is 7:30 p.m. Friday at Killeen
- Reicher, which won district, will play at 7:30 next week at home vs. TBA
- Glen Rose vs. Llano, 7:30 p.m. Friday @ Cove
10:46 PM: Just to clarify, La Vega is D-I out of 19-3A. D-II is Mexia (2nd) and Lorena (3rd).
China Spring, Glen Rose and West out of 7-3A.
10:30 PM: Waco High 42-13, final. 16-4A playoffs reps are Midway, Ennis, Waxahachie and Waco High.
10:28 PM: Connallly’s Stanley Barnes scores on a 20-yard pass from Torrance Williams (Nick Botello kick). 1:02 left and the Cadets trail 43-31.
Stay tuned for pairings.
Class 3A Division I
La Vega (8-2) vs. Brownsboro (6-4), TBA
Class 3A Division II
West (5-5) vs. Liberty Hill (10-0)
10:24 PM: Dwight Batts gets in the end zone for Waco High on a 30-yard run. Ernesto Guevara’s kick makes it 42-13 Lions with 1:39 left. Waco High officially ties up a playoff spot.
10:19 PM: Robinson: Boone Weiss ices this one for Robinson on a 1-yard run. Martinez pass fails, but the Rockets lead 43-24 with 1:38 left. Looks like Robinson is headed to the playoffs at 2-3 in district.
10:10 PM: Ruben Martinez gets another TD for Robinson, this one on a 10-yard run. Kick blocked. 37-24 Rockets, 6:29 4th.
10:06 PM: China Spring goes 10-0, by the way. 33-7 win over Gatesville
10:05 PM: Moody upends Crawford, 27-13, we’re hearing. Wow! Hamilton can get into the playoffs with a win over Hico in the Hamilton County Grudgefest (TM).
Jim Barnes notes that Moody ends the season on a 2-game winning streak. Go Bearcats!
10:04 PM: The word on the street is that Lorena beat La Vega, 20-13. If true, the Leopards are in the playoffs — and it doesn’t matter what Robinson does. The Pirates go D-I.
10:01 PM: Connally gets within a TD on Nick Botello’s 30-yard field goal with 9:08 left. Robinson leads 31-24.
9:56 PM: Waxahachie recovers another Midway fumble, the Panthers’ 5th turnover on the night, and Andrew Kindred scores on a 1-yard run to close to within 34-21. Then, the Indians recover an onside kick and are trying to score again from near midfield with 1:36 left in the game.
9:55 PM: Bronshae’Keon Dugas puts Waco High by 2 scores now, making it 28-13 on a 1-yard run. 11:03 left in this one.
9:54 PM: In the Metroplex, Corsicana has finally gone ahead of Cleburne, 28-21. And Ennis is up 50-13 on University.
9:50 PM: McGregor knocks off Troy, 19-0 final. And Waco High is still up 21-13 after a scoreless 3rd quarter.
9:43 PM: Speaking of spirited, how about these Robinson Rockets? It’s looking good as Boone Weiss hauls in a crucial 36-yard TD pass from Ruben Martinez. Kick fails and they lead Connally 31-21. 3:21 3rd. (That’s a lot of 3’s, 2’s and 1’s.)
9:42 PM: It matters not a whit, but Teague and Franklin are having a spirited battle as the Lions go ahead 24-21 in the 4th. Teague’s already wrapped up the Div. I berth and Franklin, undefeated in district so far, will be the top seed in D-II.
9:37 PM: The Corsicana Daily Sun reports that Dawson beat Axtell, 7-0, to earn bragging rights (but nothing else) in 21-1A, as both teams are headed to the playoffs. Axtell had already clinched Div. I representation as Dawson is the 2 seed in D-II behind Itasca.
9:36 PM: McGregor QB Larry Smith connects with Raul Olvera for a 32-yard score. The Bulldogs’ signal caller is doing it all tonight. Run fails, and it’s 19-0 McGregor over Troy with 4:04 remaining.
9:30 PM: Robinson’s Justin Brace goes 72 yards — on a screen pass, no less — from Ruben Martinez for a Rocket TD. The run fails, though, so they’re up 25-21 on Connallywith a bunch of game left: 10:40 in the 3rd.
9:27 PM: Some six-man fun: Walnut Springs wins district 15 in Div. II of 6-man with a 54-8 win over Morgan, who finishes out of the playoffs. Walnut gets a bye in the first round and Leveretts Chapel is 2nd.
District 13 (I) champion Abbott beats Blum 59-14, to finish district play undefeated. The Panthers get the winner of the Penelope-Oakwood game tonight (presumably the Wolverines) in bi-district next week.
9:23 PM: John Hubert, 73 yards for the score. Wow-ee. He’s got 224 yards on the night and his 4th TD of the game. A bad snap and the kick gets blocked. Midway leads 34-14. Chad says that was his 30th carry of the night.
9:19 PM: McGregor QB Larry Smith scores the second touchdown of the game on a 6-yard run. Kick’s no good, so the Bulldogs lead Troy 13-0 with 10:01 to play.
9:17 PM: Uh, we hear that Lorena was leading La Vega 14-10 close to halftime. Remember: if the Leopards win, they’re in, period.
9:10 PM: <redstripe>Hooray, points!</redstripe> McGregor’s Larry Smith breaks off a 60-yard TD run (finally!). Bulldogs lead 7-0 with 4:39 left in the 3rd.
9:06 PM: Waco High halftime report: Waco High scored two touchdowns in 29 seconds early in the second quarter, propelling them to a 21-13 lead over Midlothian at halftime.
With 8:58 left in the first half, Toylon Clark went nine yards for a score that made it 14-6. On the second play of Midlothian’s next drive, Waco High’s Andrew Weaver slapped the ball out of quarterback Bryce Petty’s hand, and the Lions recovered at the Panther 24. On the next play, Waco High quarterback Kollin Kahler found a leaping Denzel Mitchell on a fade pattern down the left sideline for the touchdown and a 21-6 lead.
Petty, who was 21-for-27 passing for 195 yards, led the Panthers on three long drives, but Midlothian didn’t find the end zone until 3:30 left in the first half. That score was a seven-yarder from Petty to Dylan Fowler on fourth-and-goal. Bronshae’Keon Dugas scored the game’s first TD on a one-yard blast to give Waco High a 7-3 lead with 7:50 left in the first quarter.
Midlothian ran 46 plays to only 20 for Waco High in the first half and held a 232-159 advantage in total offense. — Jason Orts
9:05 PM: Chad Conine called in to check on some scores, and despite Midway’s 28-14 lead at the half, he says it’s the most inconsistent 2 quarters of football he’s seen the Panthers play this year. They’ve fumbled twice and thrown an INT. But I guess the numbers in lights are all that matter.
9:03 PM: Jim Barnes is rounding up playoff pairings tonight, and here’s one that’s set in stone in Division I of Class 2A: Troy vs. Godley.
8:56 PM: We appreciate the nice ladies at KNES-FM in Fairfield who call us with some scores every Friday night. They let us know that Normangee is leading Lovelady at the half in the fight for 3rd place in 22-1A. Lovelady is the big school among the 4 possible playoff contenders, so if they lose, Mart goes Div. I. If they win, Mart goes Div. II along with Bremond, who’ll go small-school regardless. (The Tigers face state powerhouse Itasca if they’re the No. 2 seed [if Mart also goes D-II] in the small bracket.)
8:50 PM: Robinson’s not going away: Justin Brace scores on a 1-yard run at the 0:27 mark before the half. Michael Wagner’s kick makes it just 21-19 Connally.
One thing to bear in mind here is that if Robinson doesn’t win and misses the playoffs, that puts La Vega in Division I. Which means that drool-worthy rematch with China Spring would loom in the big school state title game.
8:49 PM: Waco High’s up 8 at the half. 21-13.
8:46 PM: What’s up with scoreless games? I guess Dawson and Axtell are just fighting for playoff seeding at this point, but 0-0 at the half isn’t an encouraging sign for either team.
8:41 PM: We’ve got trickeration: Connally fakes a field goal and D’Andre Simmons hauls in a 21-yard TD pass from Torrance Williams. Cadets lead 21-12 with 3:42 left.
8:37 PM: Midlothian is hanging around: Dylan Fowler scores on a 5-yard pass from Bryce Petty. Vince Frawley’s kick brings the Panthers to within 21-13 behind, 3:30 left in the half.
8:36 PM: Cleburne now up 14-7, according to the Dallas Morning News. The good folks at News Channel 25 tell me that Ennis leads University, 36-6, as well.
8:34 PM: China Spring’s James French kicks an easy 20-yard FG to make it 20-0 Cougars with 2 seconds left in the half. No shenanigans in 7-3A, looks like.
8:30 PM: Robinson’s Ruben Martinez has some wheels, too, as he scores on a 44-yard QB run (conversion pass no good) to make it 14-12 at 7:51 2nd. Torrance Williams’ 3rd interception set up that run.
8:28 PM: 16-4A watch: Cleburne holds the early lead on Corsicana, 7-0, after a quarter. Hat tip to our friends a the Corsicana Daily Sun for their live scoreboard on Friday nights.
8:23 PM: Waco High’s Denzel Mitchell gives the Lions some breathing room with a 24-yard TD grab pass from Kollin Kahler. 21-6 after Ernesto Guevara’s kick. 8:29 2nd. Jason Orts: Waco High takes one play to score after Petty’s fumble gives it possession at the Midlothian 24. Mitchell’s defender was step for step with him on a fade pattern down the left sideline, but never looked back for the ball and Mitchell leapt and made the catch in the end zone.
8:22 PM: Andrew Monrial gets Robinson on the board with a 22-yard pass from QB Ruben Martinez. A high snap, though, stymies the Rockets and they trail 14-6 to Connally. 10:59 2nd.
8:21 PM: A muffed kick by the Indians, and John Hubert takes advantage. 1-yard plunge makes it 28-14 Panthers at the 2:51 mark.
8:20 PM: I’ll hesitate to say this is an ugly game, but McGregor and Troy are in a scoreless tie, already at the half. Both teams love to pound the ball, and the clock runs pretty fast in that situation. Troy has 6 first downs while McGregor has 3.
8:15 PM: Jason Orts reports from Bagby Avenue: Toylon Clark takes a pitch around right end, is stopped at the 3-yard line but fights through that tackle and into the end zone. Lions took advantage of short punt after a three-and-out by Midlothian. 9-yard TD run makes it 14-6 Waco High at the 8:58 mark in the half.
8:14 PM: Don’t get too comfortable, Midway: Waxahachie’s Davion Donalson returned the ensuing kickoff 75 yards. 9:24 2nd.
8:12 PM: Connally’s Wade Smith gives the Cadets a 2-score lead on a 17-yard scoring run at the 0:59 mark in the 1st.
Brian Bateman reports that both teams have a combined 6 penalties for 60 yards with3 interceptions and a fumble … all in a fun-filled first quarter.
8:06 PM: Midway’s offensive line is mauling the Indians up front, according to the radio guys. But the Panthers do have 2 turnovers on the night. Nevertheless, John Hubert scores again (5-yard run) to make it 21-7 Midway.
8:04 PM: Midlothian’s Vince Frawley boots another field goal to narrow it to a 1-point lead for Waco High. 2:20 1st quarter. Jason Orts says it was another long drive for the Panthers at 11 plays, 74 yards. Bryce Petty was a perfect 5-of-5 this time for 48 yards. At least the Lions’ defense is stiffening at the right time, but Petty has nearly 100 yards now. That’s gotta be a bit of a concern for Johnny Tusa’s boys.
7:54 PM: Waxahachie has only given up 17 points per game this season and 20 per in district, but they’ve already allowed 14 in the first quarter to the relentless Midway Panther attack. Todd Glaesmann’s 1-yard run gives the red, white and blue a 14-7 lead with 3:25 left in the 1st.
7:53 PM: China Spring is coming out a little sluggish, but still leads 10-0 after a 1-yard Brian Bell run and a James French FG. The Cougars’ve limited Gatesville to 2 first downs in the first quarter.
7:49 PM: Waco High didn’t put up with that junk for long. Quarterback Kollin Kahler showed his elusive speed (apparently) with a 54-yard run (!) on an option keeper to the Midlothian 1-yard line. Bronshae’Keon Dugas punched it in for 6. Ernesto Guevara’s kick makes it 7-3 Lions. 7:50 1st.
7:47 PM: Midlothian draws first blood on Waco High as Vince Frawley kicks a 27-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. The Panthers ran an efficient 12-play, 70-yard drive that took 3:42 off the clock. QB Bryce Petty was an efficient 5-of-7 for 47 yards. 8:18 1st quarter.
7:46 PM: John Who-bert? Oh yeah, we’ve heard of him. He only went for 303 yards last week vs. The High. He starts off tonight with a 38-yard TD run. Panthers tie things up with Waxahachie with 9:08 left in the 1st.
7:43 PM: Rockets are in trouble so far: Connally’s Stanley Barnes breaks off a 44-yard TD run and Nick Botello’s kick makes it 7-0 Connally. 9:43 1st. Remember, Robinson’s gotta win to force a tie for 3rd place.
7:39 PM: Midway down early as Waxahachie’s Dexter Chandler picks up a fumble and returns it 27 yards for a TD. 11:38 1st.
I’ve gotta admit, I’m a sucker for the weird situations. And there are a few in play tonight that defy all conventional wisdom:
- If Waco High were to lose to Midlothian, they’d drop into a 3-way tie with the Panthers and Corsicana (assuming the Tigers handle Cleburne), all teams at 3-4. The cap in 16-4A is 18 points, so Corsicana is at 0, Waco High is +18 on the Tigers and Midlothian is -18. So even if Waco High does lay an egg, they need to make sure it’s by less than 18. Otherwise it’s a 3-way coin flip.
- The only interesting 7-3A scenario at this point would have Gatesville upsetting China Spring to even have a shot at the postseason, but West needs to lose at Whitney (0-4, 0-9), which isn’t likely. So barring something bizarre, the Trojans are the 3rd team here.
- We thought the big story out of 19-3A this year was the emergence of Lorena, but Robinson wanted a big storyline as well. The Rockets really tested Groesbeck and blew out the aforementioned Leopards, 38-12, last week to enter the playoff discussion at 1-3 in district. With Robinson likely to beat winless Connally this week and Lorena and Groesbeck, both 2-2, likely to lose to La Vega and Mexia (respectively), we could easily have a logjam at 2-3 for the last berth. An upset by either of those 2-2 teams (but not both) would put that team in automatically; otherwise, it’s a 3-way tie for 2nd. And Lorena does have an easy path, too, if Robinson loses (they’d own the head-to-head over Groesbeck).
- Not a huge number of scenarios in 16-2A: McGregor and undefeated Troy face off tonight for the district title. Crawford oughta knock off Moody, but if they don’t, Hamilton needs to beat Hico in the historic cross-county rivalry to get in.
OK, guys. It’s all on the line. In or out. Black or white. One more week or Friday nights free.
Click here for all the detailed playoff scenario info, compiled by our own Jason Orts. If a playoff berth is based on a coin flip, point differential or 3-point shooting competition, Jason’s been all over it all week. He also picks this week’s big games in his preview column every week.
Welcome to The 5th Quarter for Week 10!
In addition to our high school ticker and constantly updated scoreboard of area finals, those of us who spend Friday nights collecting info in the Trib newsroom will try to highlight the standout performances, big upsets, surprising stats and any other interesting tidbits that cross our desks.
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Looking down the playoff road
The last week of the regular season could certainly change things, but the playoff picture is starting to clear up a little.
If the current standings hold up, here’s what the playoff road looks like for some of the best teams in Central Texas:
CLASS 4A
Whether it wins or loses Friday against Waxahachie, No. 8 Midway will be District 16-4A’s top seed in Division I.
The Panthers appear headed for a first-round matchup with Forney (8-1), which is in a three-way tie atop 15-4A with Lancaster and West Mesquite. Forney and Lancaster are the two biggest schools in the district, putting them in Division I, and assuming the teams stay tied in the district, Lancaster would be seeded ahead of Forney thanks to a 17-10 head-to-head win.
That would leave Lancaster (5-4) for Waco High, assuming the Lions wrap up the final 16-4A spot, as expected. Lancaster lost close games to Ennis (40-36) and Waxahachie (15-12), two opponents Waco High knows well.
Lancaster’s only district loss was a 35-32 setback against West Mesquite.
Region II presents a brutal playoff road for Midway and Waco High.
The Panthers face a potential road of Forney, perennial power Texarkana Texas, No. 3 Highland Park, No. 5 Longview and No. 7 Wolfforth Frenship. If Midway scales that mountain, its reward could be No. 1 Lake Travis, the defending state champion, in the state title game.
If Waco High gets by Lancaster, it will likely run into Longview in the second round.
CLASS 3A
It was a great win for West, but the Trojans’ 44-33 victory last Friday over Gatesville has likely robbed Central Texas of the chance at a playoff rematch — one that would have come in the state title game — between No. 2 China Spring and No. 5 La Vega.
Unless Gatesville beats China Spring and West loses to Whitney on Friday, China Spring will be the Division I representative from District 7-3A.
Unless an upset happens, La Vega is headed to the Division II bracket.
There are still slim possibilities for that to change. If Gatesville receives its miracle, it will go Division I, leaving China in Division II.
If Groesbeck upsets Mexia, Lorena shocks La Vega or Robinson loses to Connally, La Vega will go Division I.
China Spring appears to have dodged a huge bullet with Burnet poised to slip into the playoffs in 8-3A. If Burnet had been left out, No. 1 Liberty Hill, the two-time defending state champ, would have been China Spring’s bi-district (first-round) opponent.
If the standings hold, the only other top-10 opponent in China Spring’s region would be No. 9 Abilene Wylie, which handed La Vega its only loss this season. China Spring and Wylie would meet in the regional final.
La Vega will have to work through another tough lineup in Division II Region II, with a possible road of Crockett, No. 6 Gilmer and No. 3 West Orange-Stark through the first three rounds.
CLASS 1A
No. 3 Itasca hasn’t been tested much this year, but it could face a big test in bi-district.
Lovelady and Normangee are playing for the third playoff berth in District 22-1A on Friday. If Normangee wins, Mart goes Division I and Normangee faces Itasca in Division II.
If Lovelady wins, it goes Division I, leaving Mart as the district’s top seed in Division II and leaving defending state runner-up Bremond to meet Itasca in the first round.
So, to simplify, the bi-district matchups between 21- and 22-1A will either look like this:
Division I: Axtell vs. Mart
Division II: Itasca vs. Normangee, Dawson vs. Bremond
Or this:
Division I: Axtell vs. Lovelady
Division II: Itasca vs. Bremond, Dawson vs. Mart
SIX-MAN
Abbott looks like a good bet to win its first two playoff games, but No. 1 Calvert looms as the likely opponent for the Panthers in the quarterfinals.
The last time these two teams were ranked this highly, Calvert defeated Abbott, 52-6, in the 2002 state semifinals.
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Videocast: Week 10
It’s do-or-die time, and the Trib’s Chad Conine, Jason Orts and News Channel 25’s Vince Erickson break down matchups with postseason implications in the season’s final week.
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