Friday Night Lights – Special Edition #1

[Sirhornsalot]

'What Carter Lost' documentary to debut this week

An ESPN 30-for-30 documentary, “What Carter Lost,†detailing the 1988 season of the Dallas Carter Cowboys will debut at the Texas Theatre on Aug. 16 and then air on ESPN on Aug. 24. at 8:30 pm CDT.

The 1988 Carter High team is well-known for beating the the Odessa Permian team immortalized in Friday Night Lights in the state semifinals en route to a state championship. After the state championship, six football players were later convicted as some of the 15 Carter teenagers who participated in a string of 21 robberies. Some of the players were sent to prison. Their title was later stripped after a long legal battle eventually ended with a determination that one of Carter's star players, Gary Edwards, had violated Texas' no-pass, no-play law.

You can see a trailer for the documentary here:  http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=20208934

Powerhouse Cal school dropping JV program
In Texas, football seems as popular as ever and high school programs still have huge participation. DeSoto, for example, has about 450 players in its football program for grades 9-12.

So this news, from California, will be shocking to some around here:
A powerhouse program has dropped its junior-varsity program because of a lack of participation. The program is Long Beach Poly, a program that has been successful for a long time. It's actually No. 10 in this year's MaxPreps national preseason rankings.

According to the story in the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Poly had 130 freshmen come out for the team six years ago, but this year, fewer than 40 tried out. It could be the trickle-up effect of how participation in tackle football by boys ages 6 to 12 has fallen by nearly 20 percent since 2009. It actually rose a smidge in 2015, however, by 1.23 percent, according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. (Some youth football organizations in Texas have reported slight drops in participation in recent years).

According to the Press-Telegram story, an increasing number of teams across California are struggling to fill their rosters as football participation was down about 3 percent in 2016-17.

From the story: It's not surprising to see more teams shifting to one lower-level program, but it's certainly surprising to see it happen at Poly, a school that's won 19 CIF Southern Section championships and sent more than 60 players to the NFL, the most of any high school in the nation.

TEXAS COMMITS

Texas commit Rondale Moore

Rondale Moore

1. BJ FOSTER, S, Angleton vs Galveston Ball Tornadoes, Friday, Sept 1, 7 pm, Courville Stadium (Galveston)

2. BRENNAN EAGLES, WR, Alief Taylor  vs George Bush Broncos, Thursday, Aug. 31, Crump Stadium (Alief)

3. CADEN STERNS, S, #5 Cibolo Steele  vs Madison Mavericks, Friday, Sept 1, 7:30 p.m. Lehnoff Stadium (Schertz)

4. JALEN GREEN, CB, Houston Heights  vs Travis Tigers, Thursday, Aug. 31, 7 pm, Delmar Stadium (Houston)

5. AL’VONTE WOODARD, WR, Houston Lamar  vs Spring Westfield Mustangs, Friday, Sept 1, 7 pm, George Stadium (Spring)

6. DEMARVION OVERSHOWN, S, Arp  vs Tatum Eagles, Friday, Sept 1, 7:30 pm, Tiger Stadium (Arp)

7. AYODELE ADEOYE, LB, IMG Academy vs Chandler, AZ,  Saturday, Aug 26, 7 pm, Chandler High

8. CAMERON RISING, QB, Newbury Park CA  vs Oxnard Pacifica Tritons, Friday, Aug. 25, 7 pm (Newbury Park HS)

9. KEAONTAY INGRAM, RB, Carthage  vs Gladewater Bears, Friday, Sept. 1, 7:30 pm, Bulldog Stadium (Carthage)

10. RONDALE MOORE, WR, Louisville Trinity KY  vs Carmel, Indiana, Friday, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., (Trinity HS)

11. CASEY THOMPSON, QB, Moore Southmoore OK,   vs Deer Creek, Thursday, Aug. 31, 7 pm, (Southmoore HS)

12. BYRON HOBBS, LB, FW Eastern Hills  vs Dallas Pinkston, Saturday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Handley Field (Ft Worth)

13. REESE MOORE, OT, Seminole  vs Lubbock High Westerners, Friday, Sept. 1, 7:30 pm, Lowrey Field (Lubbock)

14. DOMINICK WOOD-ANDERSON, TE, AZ Western College  vs Eastern Arizona, Saturday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m. (Eastern AZ)

15. CAMERON DICKER, K, Austin Lake Travis  vs Converse Judson Rockets, Friday, Sept. 1, 7:30 pm, Rutledge Stadium (Converse)

16. KEONDRE COBURN, DT, Houston Spring Westfield vs Alief Taylor, Friday, Sept. 1, 7 pm, Westfield

17. MALCOM EPPS, TE, Spring Dekaney vs. Galena Park Northshore, Thursday, Aug. 25, 7 pm, GP Northshore

MAXPREPS NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif)

2. St John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif)

3. TIE
   Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
   IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla)

5. Centennial (Corona, Calif)

6. Allen, TX

7. Chandler, AZ

8. DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)

9. St Thomas Aquinas (Ft Lauderdale, Fla)

10. De La Salle (Concord, Calif)

11. Grayson (Loganville, Ga)

12. DeSoto, TX

13. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ)

14. TIE
      East (Salt Lake City)
      Lake Travis (Austin)

16. Carol City (Miami)

17. St Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ)

18. St Xavier (Cincinnati)

19. St Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia)

20. TIE
      Hoover, Ala
      Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill)

22 TIE
     Brentwood Academy (Tenn)
     St Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, NJ)

24. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif)

25. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla)

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES, South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC), Ben Davis (Indianapolis), Warren Central (Indianapolis) Katy, TX, St Ignatius (Cleveland)

 

[shotime73]

Arp vs Tatum should be a pretty good matchup

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Arp vs Tatum should be a pretty good matchup

Yes indeed. That Carthage-Gladewater game should be exciting, too, I bet.

 

[shotime73]

I will be at the one in Gladewater

 

[shotime73]

Sorry lol Carthage

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Give us a short report on Keontay Ingram, if you will. You'll be watching a future Horn.

I remember watching Earl Campbell at John Tyler back in the day. Then Billy Simms at Hooks and David Overstreet at Big Sandy. I'm glad I got to see them play. I could see how special they were even at the HS level.

I have a good story on Simms. Watched him during a playoff game once. He was something else. They all were. I saw people "act" like they were trying to tackle Earl Campbell. lol Lets just say high school football players don't act so well. lol

 

[shotime73]

Give us a short report on Keontay Ingram, if you will. You'll be watching a future Horn.

I remember watching Earl Campbell at John Tyler back in the day. Then Billy Simms at Hooks and David Overstreet at Big Sandy. I'm glad I got to see them play. I could see how special they were even at the HS level.

I have a good story on Simms. Watched him during a playoff game once. He was something else. They all were. I saw people "act" like they were trying to tackle Earl Campbell. lol Lets just say high school football players don't act so well. lol

No worries I will

 

[DBut82]

One of my best friends is a Gladewater alum.  I may actually make it out to that game.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

2017 GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff Begins Friday, August 25

• Seven-Game Slate on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU
• Kickoff Features 29 Players in ESPN 300
• 10 States Represented, including Six 2016 State Champions

The 2017 GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff will conclude Summer of Next, taking place on August 25-27. The seven-game slate will feature 29 players ranked in ESPN 300, including two in the top 10—No. 1 Xavier Thomas (IMG Academy, Fla.) and No. 3 Trevor Lawrence (Cartersville). The annual event, in its eighth year, will have 10 states represented, and 22 players who have already committed to top college football programs, with Clemson, Miami (Fla.) and Ohio State leading the pack with three each. Games will be played on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

For the first time ever, a same-site doubleheader on Saturday, August 26, will include four of the top quarterbacks in the class of 2018. The first matchup will showcase Saraland High School (Ala.) led by No. 76 Jack West, playing against Heard County High School (Ga.), with No. 22 QB Emory Jones (Ohio State commit). The second game will feature Bartram Trail High School (Fla.) and No. 37 ATH Joey Gatewood (Auburn commit) against the host school, Cartersville High School (Ga.), led by No. 3 QB Trevor Lawrence (Clemson commit).

The 2017 GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff preludes the GEICO ESPN 2017 High School Football Showcase.

2017 ESPN GEICO High School Football Kickoff Schedule
Notes: All times are ET. Player rankings from ESPN 300 (Seniors in the Class of 2018)

Team rankings per USA Today Super 25 poll

Friday, August 25

St. John Bosco (Calif.) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)

7 p.m. on ESPNU from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Powerhouse matchup between California and Florida state champions from 2016; these two teams ended last season nationally ranked No. 5 and No. 6, respectively
John Bosco features the No. 61 ranked player Jaiden Woodbey, a safety who is committed to Ohio State

Thomas Aquinas is coming off of a win over Bingham (Utah) at the end of last season at the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series. They have a loaded defensive backfield with two players who are the sons of former NFL players: No. 33 Asante Samuel Jr., and No. 44 Al Blades Jr.

DeMatha (Md.) vs. Bishop Gorman (Nev.)

9 p.m. on ESPN from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev.

Another “East vs. West†cross-country matchup between DeMatha, who went 12-0 in 2016, and Bishop Gorman, who is currently on a 54-game winning streak with back-to-back seasons ranked No. 1 nationally

DeMatha finished last season ranked No. 4 nationally, and are led on the defensive line by the No. 148 Austin Fontaine, a Maryland commit
Bishop Gorman boasts a talented roster, with No. 20 LB Palaie Gaoteote, No. 30 TE Brevin Jordan and No. 51 QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who will be in his first year as a starter at Bishop Gorman

Saturday, August 26

Tulsa Union (Okla.) vs. Broken Arrow (Okla.)

Noon on ESPN from Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Okla.

The last time these two teams met was in the state quarterfinals, with Union winning 40-24 on their way to the Oklahoma 6A-I state championship
Union will look to repeat as state champ, led by No. 185 WR C.J. Moore who is committed to Oklahoma St.

Broken Arrow returns a young and hungry team from last year, with all but three starters returning

Saraland (Ala.) vs. Heard County (Ga.)
3:30 p.m. on ESPNU from Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Ga.

In the first game of a double-header, Saraland travels to Georgia from Alabama and will be led by No. 76 QB Jack West, a Stanford commit
Heard County features the No. 22 QB Emory Jones, who is committed to Ohio State

Bartram Trail (Fla.) vs. Cartersville (Ga.)

7:30 p.m. on ESPN2 from Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Ga.

Bartram Trail takes on the back-to-back Georgia 4A state champ, Cartersville

Among the key players for Bartram Trail is No. 37 QB/ATH Joey Gatewood, who is committed to Auburn
Cartersville is on a 30-game winning streak with two-straight state championships and are led by the No. 3 QB Trevor Lawrence, who is a Clemson commit

IMG Academy (Fla.) vs. Chandler (Ariz.)

10:30 p.m. on ESPNU from Chandler High School in Chandler, Ariz.

In the night-cap, IMG Academy from Florida travels to Arizona to take on the defending 6A state champion, Chandler
IMG Academy boasts 11 players ranked in the ESPN 300, including No. 1 overall Xavier Thomas
Chandler is coming off a win over Valdosta (Ga.) at the end of last season in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series

Sunday, August 27

Wayne (Ohio) vs. Pine-Richland (Pa.)
1:30 p.m. on ESPN from Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pa.

Wayne will look to continue their program’s success after an 11-1 season from last year, and features two ESPN 300 ranked players: No. 149 Alex Reigelsperger, committed to Kentucky, and No. 195 L’Christian Smith

Pine-Richland is led by No. 116 QB Phil Jurkovec, who is committed to Notre Dame

ESPN 300 Participants

Rank Pos. Athlete High School College Commitment*

No. 1 DE Xavier Thomas IMG Academy Clemson
No. 3 QB Trevor Lawrence Cartersville Clemson
No. 12 DT Taron Vincent IMG Academy Ohio St
No. 20 ILB Palaie Gaoteote Bishop Gorman USC
No. 22 QB Emory Jones Heard County Ohio State
No. 30 TE Brevin Jordan Bishop Gorman Miami (Fla.)
No. 33 CB Asante Samuel Jr. St. Thomas Aquinas Florida State
No. 37 ATH Joey Gatewood Bartram Trail Auburn
No. 44 CB Al Blades Jr. St. Thomas Aquinas Miami (Fla.)
No. 51 QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson Bishop Gorman UCLA
No. 61 S Jaiden Woodbey St. John Bosco Ohio State
No. 76 QB Jack West Saraland Stanford
No. 77 CB Houston Griffith IMG Academy
No. 83 DE Stephon Wynn IMG Academy
No. 96 RB T.J. Pledger IMG Academy Oklahoma
No. 107 QB Artur Sitkowski IMG Academy Miami (Fla.)
No. 116 QB Phil Jurkovec Pine-Richland Notre Dame
No. 118 WR Brian Hightower IMG Academy Miami (Fla.)
No. 121 OC Curtis Dunlap Jr. IMG Academy
No. 148 DT Austin Fontaine DeMatha Maryland
No. 149 DE Alex Reigelsperger Wayne High School Kentucky
No. 160 WR Elijah Moore St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 173 CB Trenell Troutman St. Thomas Aquinas Louisville
No. 174 OLB Nikolas Bonitto St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 185 WR C.J. Moore Tulsa Union Oklahoma State
No. 188 ATH Brendan Radley-Hiles IMG Academy Nebraska
No. 195 WR L’Christian Smith Wayne High School
No. 200 OLB Mike Jones Jr. IMG Academy Clemson
No. 239 OT Reuben Unije IMG Academy

http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2017/06/2017-geico-espn-high-school-football-kickoff-begins-friday-august-25/

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Some notable games coming up in two weeks for opening weekend in Texas.

#8 Southlake Carroll vs Broken Arrow, Okla

Euless Trinity vs Tulsa Union, Okla

San Angelo Central vs Abilene

Austin Vandegrift vs Odessa Permian

#10 Cedar Hill vs #1 Allen

John Tyler vs Plano West

Highland Park vs Rockwall

Longview vs Lufkin

Dekaney vs GP North Shore

Lamar vs Westfield

Katy vs Austin Westlake

Weslaco vs George Ranch

#3 Lake Travis vs Converse Judson

Vista Ridge vs Corpus Christi Flour Bluff

#6 Lancaster vs #4 Denton Ryan

Boerne Champion vs Prosper

Cedar Park vs Waco Midway

#7 Gilmer vs Liberty-Eylau

Mineola vs #8 Van

Navasota vs Franklin

#2 Newton vs Kirbyville

 

[83Dee]

'What Carter Lost' documentary to debut this week

An ESPN 30-for-30 documentary, “What Carter Lost,†detailing the 1988 season of the Dallas Carter Cowboys will debut at the Texas Theatre on Aug. 16 and then air on ESPN on Aug. 24. at 8:30 pm CDT.

The 1988 Carter High team is well-known for beating the the Odessa Permian team immortalized in Friday Night Lights in the state semifinals en route to a state championship. After the state championship, six football players were later convicted as some of the 15 Carter teenagers who participated in a string of 21 robberies. Some of the players were sent to prison. Their title was later stripped after a long legal battle eventually ended with a determination that one of Carter's star players, Gary Edwards, had violated Texas' no-pass, no-play law.

You can see a trailer for the documentary here:  http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=20208934

I was at this game.... didn't resemble the movie much... as you stated, wasn't the championship game, Carter won and it was in Austin, not the Astrodome.  

I went to watch Jessie Armstead as he was the #1 player in the state and down to Texas or Miami..... Texas seemed to be the bridesmaid in alot of recruiting battles during those years. 

Thanks for the memories!  If any of mine above are wrong, cut me some slack.... it was almost 30 years ago!

 

[Sirhornsalot]

A $72 Million High School Stadium is About to Open in Texas

If you thought Texas high school football stadiums couldn’t get any more lavish or costly, just wait. Katy Independent School District (ISD), located just west of Houston, has a new $72 million sports facility that has broken the record set by McKinney ISD last year.

Officially named “Legacy Stadium,†the new facility supplants McKinney ISD’s $70 million 12,000 seat facility (which is still under construction) as Texas’s most expensive high school sports venue. This dubious honor was previously held by Eagle Stadium in Allen, Texas, which seats 18,000 and cost $60 million. The new stadium will host eight Houston area high school football teams when it opens.

The Katy ISD school board voted to approve “Legacy Stadium†as the name for the new $72 million facility. School officials agreed to name the field inside the stadium after longtime Katy High School coach Mike Johnston. Johnston coached at KHS for over 20 years and led the team to three state championships.

The name announcement came after the school district signed a 10-year sponsorship contract with Academy Sports & Outdoors, which will recoup just over two million dollars for the school district.

According to the Houston Chronicle, the sporting goods giant supplied Katy’s naming committee with a large binder full of possible names such as “Tradition Stadium†and “Katy Prairie Land Stadiumâ€.

Last year McKinney ISD made national headlines when word got out of plans to build a $70 million stadium. The project even caught the attention of the folks at Comedy Central’s Adult Swim, which reportedly referred to Texans as “asshats†for approving such a sum.

Katy ISD originally approved the plan in 2014.

“I don’t want to belabor the 2014 bond and where we are in the cost,†Superintendent Lance Hindt told the Chronicle. “I believe when the stadium opens, that all of that will be a distant memory because the community will rally around … the stadium. Legacy Stadium was something that was needed for our students and district.†Hindt wasn’t at Katy ISD three years ago when the costs were approved.

http://www.wideopencountry.com/record-breaking-expensive-texas-high-school-stadium-to-be-named/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=partner&utm_term=authtx&utm_campaign=authtx

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Rondale Moore begins his season this evening. I'll try to get updates or results as soon as I can. FYI

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Texas commit Rondale Moore and his defending Kentucky class 6A champions are out to a solid lead in the 3rd. I have no stats but know Moore muffed a punt and was downed at his own 1 yd line. Trinity popped out of the jam on the next play though.

Louisville, KY Trinity 17

Carmel, Indiana 0

3rd Qtr

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Moore breaks 69 yd touchdown run.

Trinity 24

Carmel 0

2:17 left in the 3rd

 

[Slimer]

My hometown plays Arp in week 3 so I should get to see Overshown. We are a classification smaller than Arp ( 2a ) but we are pretty salty. Should be a good one.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Pick 6

Trinity 31

Carmel 0

4th

 

[Sirhornsalot]

My hometown plays Arp in week 3 so I should get to see Overshown. We are a classification smaller than Arp ( 2a ) but we are pretty salty. Should be a good one.

Alto usually has a pretty good team

Give us a breakdown on Overshown, will ya?

 

[Slimer]

Alto usually has a pretty good team

Give us a breakdown on Overshown, will ya?

Will do. I was actually debating and wether to go to that game or see Carthage @ Whitehouse and see Ingram.
BTW SHA, have you seen Altos non-district schedule? Winona ( 4 rounds in 3a last year ), Big Sandy ( 3 rounds in 2a ) Arp, Garrison ( always solid ), and 4a Rusk.