Friday Night Lights – State Championship Week

[Sirhornsalot]

Lake Travis' Dicker, Carthage's Ingram Take Aim at State Titles

CAMERON DICKER, Lake Travis kicker – 4 for 4 on PATS in 28-14 semi-final win.

KEAONTAY INGRAM, RB, Carthage – Rushed for 205 yards on 27 carries and 2 touchdowns in 46-39 win over LaVega.

SEASON COMPLETED



2018 Class

BRENNAN EAGLES, WR, Alief Taylor
CASEY THOMPSON, QB, Newcastle OK
BYRON HOBBS, LB, FW Eastern Hills
AYODELE ADEOYE, LB, IMG Academy
CAMERON RISING, QB, Newbury Park CA
DEMARVION OVERSHOWN, S, Arp 
MALCOM EPPS, TE, Dekaney 
JALEN GREEN, CB, Houston Heights
RHAFITI GHIRMAI, OL, Frisco Wakeland
RONDALE MOORE, WR, Louisville Trinity
ALVONTE WOODARD, WR, Houston Lamar 
D’SHAWN JAMISON, CB, Houston Lamar
REESE MOORE, OT, Seminole
KEONDRE COBURN, DT, Houston Spring Westfield
CADEN STERNS, DB, Cibolo Steele
BJ FOSTER, TB/S, Angleton – Rushed for 44 yards, 1 TD on 19 carries. Caught five passes for 22 yards in loss to Manvel.
JUNIOR ANGILAU, OT, Salt Lake City East

2019 Class


ROSCHON JOHNSON, QB, Port Neches Groves

TEXAS TARGETS

Vernon Jackson, Boling ATH, ran for 235 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries in loss to Newton.
Grant Tisdale, Allen QB finished 7-10 passing for 77 yards and a touchdown
Garrett Wilson Lake Travis WR, caught seven passes for 113 yards and a touchdown. He added one carry for a two-yard score in Lake Travis’ win.
Theo Wease Allen, WR, caught five passes for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Joshua Moore Yoakum WR, had four catches for 62 yards.
Deondrick Glass Katy RB, ran for 214 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries.

State Championship games are set!

The Texas high school football state championships are set and 12 state champions will be crowned over a four-day span this week. The University Interscholastic League state title games kickoff Wednesday with a pair of six-man title games and then the Class 2A Div. I game. The other 2A game and both 3A games will be Thursday, both 4As and the 5A Div. I will be Friday and, the 5A Div. II and both 6A games will be Saturday.
All games will be at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and all 2A through 6A games will be televised live on Fox Sports Southwest, with exception of Wednesday's Mart-Refugio game which will be aired via tape delay Thursday morning. Here are last week's semifinal scores and this week's kickoff times

CLASS 6A DIVISION I
Allen 28, Round Rock Cedar Ridge 7
Lake Travis 28, Katy 14
State Championship Matchup: Allen (15-0) vs. Lake Travis (13-2) Saturday at 3 p.m.
SHA’s pick – Allen over Lake Travis

CLASS 6A DIVISION II
Waco Midway 28, Longview 26
Cy Fair 14, Austin Westlake 6
State Championship Matchup: Waco Midway (15-0) vs. Cy Fair (14-0) Saturday at 7 p.m.
SHA’s pick – Cy Fair over Waco Midway

CLASS 5A DIVISION I
Highland Park 45, Denton Ryan 35
Manvel 35, Angleton 10
State Championship Matchup: Highland Park (14-1) vs. Manvel (14-0) Friday at 7 p.m.
SHA’s pick – Manvel over Highland Park

CLASS 5A DIVISION II
Aledo 28, Mansfield Legacy 21
College Station 49, Austin McCallum 21
State Championship Matchup: Aledo (15-0) vs. College Station (13-2) Saturday at 11 a.m.
SHA’s pick – Aledo over College Station

CLASS 4A DIVISION I
Kennedale 54, Stephenville 28
Carthage 46, Waco LaVega 39
State Championship Matchup: Kennedale (14-1) vs. Carthage (15-0) Friday at 11 a.m.
SHA’s pick – Carthage over Kennedale

CLASS 4A DIVISION II
Texarkana Pleasant Grove 45, Graham 14
West Orange-Stark 30, Wimberley 21
State Championship Matchup: Texarkana Pleasant Grove (15-0) vs. West Orange-Stark (13-0) Friday at 3 p.m.
SHA’s pick – Pleasant Grove over West Orange-Stark

CLASS 3A DIVISION I
Brock 49, Kemp 21
Rockdale 31, Yoakum 21
State Championship Matchup: Brock (13-2) vs. Rockdale (12-3) Thursday at 3 p.m.
SHA’s pick – Rockdale over Brock

CLASS 3A DIVISION II
Gunter 56, Canadian 27
Newton 56, Boling 28
State Championship Matchup: Gunter (15-0) vs. Newton (14-0) Thursday at 7 p.m.
SHA’s pick – Newton over Gunter

CLASS 2A DIVISION I
Mart 33, Stratford 13
Refugio 63, San Augustine 21
State Championship Matchup: Mart (14-1) vs. Refugio (13-1) Wednesday at 7 p.m.
SHA’s pick – Refugio over Mart

CLASS 2A DIVISION II
Muenster 31, Wellington 28
Tenaha 60, Burton 22
State Championship Matchup: Muenster (15-0) vs. Tenaha (15-0) Thursday at 11 a.m.
SHA's pick – Tenaha over Muenster

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

I was surprised Lake Travis handled Katy in the rain. Seems like poor conditions would've favored their ground & pound offense. 

Also shocked that Cy-Fair held Westlake to only 6 points. How many times did the Chaps turn the ball over, anyway?

 

[MikeV73]

I heard the Lake Travis QB was injured?  Also found out he is an Ohio St commit.  That's big time and in our backyard again with Lake Travis QBs.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I heard the Lake Travis QB was injured?  Also found out he is an Ohio St commit.  That's big time and in our backyard again with Lake Travis QBs.

like Garrett Gilbert?

 

[Harrison Wier]

I'm excited to finally get to see Ingram in action. He will have no trouble playing as a freshman next season

 

[Coal Harbour]

I was surprised Lake Travis handled Katy in the rain. Seems like poor conditions would've favored their ground & pound offense. 

Also shocked that Cy-Fair held Westlake to only 6 points. How many times did the Chaps turn the ball over, anyway?

Westlake turned the ball over 3 times (1 int, 2 fumbles)as Cy-Fair continues to be one of the best tackling teams in the Houston area.  The Bobcats won't wow you when they take the field, but ILB's Atkinson and Bobo are very good and have a shutdown CB in Hallett.

Katy had to many exchange issues between center and QB under center and in the shotgun.  Combine that with a dropped pass in the endzone, that spelled doom for the Tigers despite the good day by RB Deondrick Glass.  Lake Travis made plays when they needed to and didn't let the conditions effect them as much.

 

[MikeV73]

like Garrett Gilbert?

Wasn't necessarily a positive or negative commentary on the Lake Travis QBs, just interesting that they produce so many QBs getting scholarships.  I hadn't heard he had committed to buckeyes.  Do you know of any injury to him in that game?  Also, Kate needs to have cartoon captions attached to her posts with detailed info regarding which recruits she is talking about .  Wait, I probably wouldn't even notice those cartoon bubbles with her resting comfortably by the pool. 

 

[MikeV73]

like Garrett Gilbert?

I was thinking more like Todd Reesing

 

[HORNfromETX]

Probably going to go to the games on Saturday! 

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Wasn't necessarily a positive or negative commentary on the Lake Travis QBs, just interesting that they produce so many QBs getting scholarships.  I hadn't heard he had committed to buckeyes.  Do you know of any injury to him in that game?  Also, Kate needs to have cartoon captions attached to her posts with detailed info regarding which recruits she is talking about .  Wait, I probably wouldn't even notice those cartoon bubbles with her resting comfortably by the pool. 

Let me get this straight. . . . You want to include "text" in a Kate gif? Just hand over that man card and don't even look up for 12 hours. lol

Kate, in and of herself, is a message. Its no more and no less than what it is and means. That said, I would gladly toast you with a glass of her bath water. lol

 

[MikeV73]

Let me get this straight. . . . You want to include "text" in a Kate gif? Just hand over that man card and don't even look up for 12 hours. lol

Kate, in and of herself, is a message. Its no more and no less than what it is and means. That said, I would gladly toast you with a glass of her bath water. lol

Can't I dream of more?

 

[CoachEmUp64]

Probably going to go to the games on Saturday! 

I will be there!

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Okay, convo on another thread brought up an interesting subject that I can share about. – the recruits and what it was like covering them this year.

Rondale Moore was difficult to find stuff on. They do things quite differently up there. I was somewhat surprised by the enthusiasm for football in Kentucky, but disappointed in how they do their playoffs. An 0-11 team played Moore's team in the first round.

Keondre Coburn and AYODELE ADEOYE – like any DL or OL, its just tough getting stats on them. Newspapers and websites are already reducing the amount of stats they keep and print. Heck, its hard finding individual stats for games anymore, period. I was surprised IMG didn't offer more info on their players than they do.

Easiest out-of-stater to cover was Cam Rising and it wasn't close. Lots of good press coverage of this star and his high school. He is very well thought of out there. He's in the Thousand Oaks-LA area, so the various LA papers and a few HS dedicated websites keep good tabs on his every move.

A tip of the hat to the Houston Chronicle. If not for them, it would have been much more difficult to keep up with the Houston-area recruits. And there are a lot of them this year. They do a fine job at the HC and you're able to get a feel for the whole area from their coverage.

Of the players left on the Texas board, I would say Vernon Jackson excites me the most. UT has him penciled in for a DE or LB spot. Think about that. He's blowing up as a RB (albeit in a small classification) and doing all kinds of athletically freakish things. And he'll be chasing QBs for us. Makes you want to smile.

Similar thoughts with regard to Reese Moore. Kid is quite athletic, enough so that he often burned DBs and safeties out in the panhandle this year. And he'll land at OT for us. The athleticism reminds me of Connor Williams, who also played TE in high school at Coppell.

 

[Tomhermansboy]

What a shocker? Pg over Wos. Hope I didn't influence your pick? Lololol. Jk. You do a great job with this. I truly wish you well with your book. I'm sure it will be great! Now.... .you do have to confess to all that I started out thanking you for your insight and coverage. I said it. Meant it! Putting my guns down. Lololol. PG 7 Wos 6. There you go. Lololol. 

 

[Tomhermansboy]

Yes.......joking on the pick of 7-6 only!

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Hey, I could be wrong. I often am.

Here's why I picked how I picked on the PG-WOS game.

Looking at recent performances, the WOS offense seems to be sputtering. Barely got by Madisonville 28-26, was held to 14 by Salado, and were held close by Wimberley (30-21). So its not like WOS is just killing people.

I combine that with the fact that PG has not only put points up, but their defense is shutting down some good offenses.

PG also seems to be getting better the deeper they go, beating (in the last three weeks) Celina (33-14), Melissa (55-14) and Graham (45-14). PG has definitely hit their stride at the right time.

I combine that with the fact that PG has faced some formidable competition this season, including Texarkana, Ark, Gilmer, Atlanta, Liberty-Eylau, and Paris – and thats before they hit the playoffs.

If I were asked to call a score, I'd say PG 28, WOS 14

 

[swaha]

CLASS 5A DIVISION I
Highland Park 45, Denton Ryan 35
Manvel 35, Angleton 10
State Championship Matchup: Highland Park (14-1) vs. Manvel (14-0) Friday at 7 p.m.
SHA’s pick – Manvel over Highland Park

I don't know much about Manvel. There is just something about the Jones kid at QB for HP.  I watched him the other night against Denton Ryan and the kid is a player. He made play after play against a team that I thought was more athletic than HP. He just seems to have the "It" factor.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I don't know much about Manvel. There is just something about the Jones kid at QB for HP.  I watched him the other night against Denton Ryan and the kid is a player. He made play after play against a team that I thought was more athletic than HP. He just seems to have the "It" factor.

Agree, he does. He's got that mojo, combined with what is essentially a system offense – you get lots of success.

I think Manvel wins that one, but HP won't go down easily.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Class 2A Div 1 State Championship

Mart 14

Refugio 14

2nd (1:30 remaining)