High School Football Week 9

[Sirhornsalot]

Since Mike covered all the Texas commits' stats and games yesterday in Burnt Ends, we'll skip that part this week rather than be redundant.

The BIG TICKET in town this week

Westlake (Austin) versus Lake Travis (Austin) is an absolute must-see Texas high school football game.

That is, if you can find a ticket.

The two storied programs both sport flawless 7-0 records and are both ranked in the Top 15 of the MaxPreps Computer Rankings for Class 6A in the state of Texas.

Given that Westlake and Lake Travis are intense rivals, it's the perfect storm for there to be an abundance of excitement ... and a shortage of tickets.

Several people have posted on Craigslist looking to purchase tickets for the game. One person is offering to sell them — at the low, one-time price of $100 for a pair of tickets.

Meanwhile tickets for Saturday's University of Texas home game against Kansas State are fetching, in some instances, $75 for a pair.

Everyone is expecting an incredible atmosphere on Friday evening.

"Games like this are why you coach," Lake Travis head coach Hank Carter told the Austin Statesman. "For the coaches and the kids, it’s fun and stressful all at the same time."

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. For those not fortunate enough to secure a ticket, MaxPreps will provide live play-by-play.

AP TOP 10 FROM LAST WEEK

How they fared

Class 6A
1. Allen (7-0) idle.
2. Katy (7-0) beat Katy Morton Ranch 55-0.
3. Cedar Hill (7-0) beat Grand Prairie 35-7.
4. Euless Trinity (8-0) beat Southlake Carroll 37-35.
5. Cibolo Steele (8-0) beat New Braunfels 47-3.
6. Lake Travis (7-0) beat Austin High 70-0.
7. Converse Judson (7-0) idle.
8. Austin Westlake (7-0) beat Buda Hays 55-3.
9. Dickinson (7-0) beat Clute Brazoswood 42-7.
10. Manvel (6-1) beat Alvin 73-7.

Class 5A
1. Cedar Park (7-0) beat Austin Vandegrift 58-45.
2. Crosby (7-0) beat Dayton 30-20.
3. Richmond George Ranch (7-0) beat Angleton 31-14.
4. Austin Vandegrift (6-1) lost to Cedar Park 58-45.
5. Aledo (6-1) beat Crowley 42-7.
6. Temple (7-1) beat Hutto 54-7.
7. Kerrville Tivy (7-0) beat San Marcos 48-14.
8. Mansfield Lake Ridge (7-0) beat Red Oak 48-24.
9. Mansfield Summit (7-0) beat Arlington Seguin 49-7.
10. Cedar Park Vista Ridge (6-1) beat Dripping Springs 42-21.

Class 4A
1. Navasota (7-0) beat Sealy 31-7.
2. Gilmer (7-0) beat Canton 45-19.
3. Celina (7-0) beat Bridgeport 40-0.
4. Kennedale (7-0) beat Lake Worth 69-0.
5. Argyle (6-1) beat Wilmer-Hutchins 52-8.
6. Sinton (7-0) beat Yoakum 27-21.
7. Sweetwater (7-0) beat Midland Greenwood 32-0.
8. West Orange-Stark (7-1) beat Orangefield 37-3.
9. Geronimo Navarro (7-0) beat Hondo 56-7.
10. Texarkana Liberty-Eylau (6-1) beat Pittsburg 28-0.

Class 3A
1. Mineola (7-0) beat Big Sandy Harmony (Gilmer) 51-13.
2. Brock (7-0) beat Bowie 56-19.
3. Franklin (7-0) beat Trinity 41-21.
4. Cameron Yoe (6-1) beat Troy 51-3.
5. East Chambers (7-0) beat Hardin 42-6.
6. Waskom (7-0) beat Winona 59-21.
7. Wall (7-0) idle.
8. Pottsboro (7-0) beat Callisburg 56-7.
9. Malakoff (7-0) beat Elkhart 33-27.
10. Blanco (7-0) beat Nixon-Smiley 39-0.

Class 2A
1. Canadian (7-0) beat Wellington 38-0.
2. Bremond (8-0) beat Burton 47-6.
3. Mason (8-0) beat Junction 49-7.
4. Shiner (7-0) beat Ganado 28-7.
5. Alto (6-0) 21, Price Carlisle 7, susp. due to player injury.
6. Seagraves (7-1) beat Morton 63-12.
7. Mart (6-1) beat Valley Mills 51-10.
8. Stratford (7-0) beat Panhandle 61-35.
9. Albany (6-1) beat Cross Plains 35-0.
10. Refugio (5-2) beat Schulenburg 62-13.

THIS WEEK'S AP TOP 10

Class 6A

1. Allen (22) (7-0)
2. Katy (1) (7-0)
3. Cedar Hill (1) (7-0)
4. Euless Trinity (1) (8-0)
5. Cibolo Steele (8-0) 
6. Lake Travis (7-0) 
7. Converse Judson (7-0)
8. Austin Westlake (7-0)
9. Dickinson (7-0)
10. Manvel (6-1)

Others receiving votes: 11, Odessa Permian 16. 12, Pearland 14. 13, Klein Collins 10. 14, Spring Westfield 4. 15, The Woodlands 2. 15, Round Rock 2. 17, McAllen Memorial 1. 17, Southlake Carroll 1.

Class 5A
1. Cedar Park (25) (7-0)
2. Crosby (7-0)
3. Richmond George Ranch (7-0)
4. Aledo (6-1)
5. Temple (7-1)
6. Kerrville Tivy (7-0) 
7. Austin Vandegrift (6-1) 
8. Mansfield Lake Ridge (7-0)
9. Mansfield Summit (7-0) 
10. Cedar Park Vista Ridge (6-1)

Others receiving votes: 11, Houston Stratford 7. 12, College Station 6. 13, Edinburg Vela 5. 13, Marshall 5. 15, Frisco Lone Star 3. 16, Lancaster 1.

Class 4A
1. Navasota (22) (7-0)
2. Gilmer (2) (7-0)
3. Celina (7-0) 
4. Kennedale (1) (7-0)
5. Argyle (6-1) 
6. Sinton (7-0) 
7. Sweetwater (7-0) 
8. West Orange-Stark (7-1)
9. Geronimo Navarro (7-0) 
10. Texarkana Liberty-Eylau (6-1) 

Others receiving votes: 11, Waco La Vega 25. 12, Giddings 6. 13, China Spring 2.

Class 3A
1. Mineola (19) (7-0) 
2. Brock (1) (7-0) 
3. Franklin (7-0) 
4. Cameron Yoe (3) (6-1) 
5. East Chambers (7-0)
6. Waskom (7-0) 
7. Wall (7-0) 
8. Pottsboro (2) (7-0)
9. Malakoff (7-0) 
10. Blanco (7-0)

Others receiving votes: 11, Teague 13. 12, Eastland 8. 13, East Bernard 5. 14, Post 4. 15, Kirbyville 2. 16, Cisco 1. 16, New London West Rusk 1.

Class 2A
1. Canadian (22) (7-0)
2. Bremond (2) (8-0)
3. Mason (8-0) 
4. Shiner (7-0) 
5. Alto (6-0) 
6. Seagraves (7-1)
7. Mart (6-1)
8. Stratford (7-0) 
9. Albany (6-1) 
10. Refugio (5-2) 

Others receiving votes: 11, Iraan 25. 12, Crawford 18. 13, Price Carlisle 12. 14, Falls City 6. 15, Lovelady 3. 15, Stamford 3. 17, New Deal 1. 17, Bruni 1.

MAXPREPS TOP 25 SOUTHWEST

1 (TIE). (last week 1) Allen (Texas), 7-0, 73.5

1 (TIE). (5) Trinity (Euless, Texas), 8-0, 73.5

3. (2) Jenks (Okla.), 6-0, 69.9

4. (3) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 9-0, 69.5

5. (4) Chandler (Ariz.), 7-1, 67.6

6. (7) Westlake (Austin, Texas), 7-0, 65.3

7. (6) Klein Collins (Spring, Texas), 7-0, 64.3

8. (10) Union (Tulsa, Okla.), 5-2, 63.9

9. (8) Katy (Texas), 7-0, 63.8

10. (9) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 5-2, 63.6

11. (12) Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.), 6-2, 62.6

12. (11) Westfield (Houston), 6-1, 61.8

13. (16) Steele (Cibolo, Texas), 8-0, 60.8

14. (15) Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 8-0, 59.9

15. (13) Lake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas), 7-0, 59.6

16. (19) Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas), 7-1, 59.5

17. (17) Cedar Park (Texas), 7-0, 59.0

18. (NR) Permian (Odessa, Texas), 7-0, 58.8

19 (TIE). (14) Cedar Hill (Texas), 7-0, 58.3

19 (TIE). (18) The Woodlands (Texas), 6-1, 58.3

21. (24) Ryan (Denton, Texas), 7-0, 58.1

22. (25) Bishop Dunne (Dallas), 7-0, 57.1

23. (NR) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 7-0, 56.1

24. (20) Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 6-2, 55.8

25. (21) Mansfield Summit (Arlington, Texas), 7-0, 55.7

MAXPREPS NATIONAL TOP 25

1. (1 last week) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
 

2. (2) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
 

3. (2) Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
 

4. (4) Allen (Texas)
 

5. (7) Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.)
 

6. (8) Trinity (Euless, Texas)
 

7. (6) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
 

8. (10) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
 

9. (NR) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
 

10. (11) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
 

11. (13) Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)
 

12. (14) Katy (Texas)
 

13. (15) Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)
 

14. (4) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
 

15. (15) Cedar Hill (Texas)
 

16. (18) Jenks (Okla.)
 

17. (19) South Panola (Batesville, Miss.)
 

18. (20) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
 

19. (20) Chandler (Ariz.)
 

20. (23) Gilman (Baltimore)
 

21. (22) Male (Louisville)
 

22. (12) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
 

23. (17) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
 

24 (T). (24) Colerain (Cincinnati)
 

24 (T). (25) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
 

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Stay tuned, I am hearing that many schools are trying to move up their football games a day in anticipation of a storm system that will move through the area and bring potentially severe storms with it.

FYI

 

[UTK66]

Stay tuned, I am hearing that many schools are trying to move up their football games a day in anticipation of a storm system that will move through the area and bring potentially severe storms with it.

FYI

Yep, looks like several here in East Texas are moving to Thursday night to try and beat the rain.

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

 

[HornSports Staff]

We spoke with Reggie Hemphill a few days ago.  Manvel plays tonight as well.

 

[joeywa]

#1 Camas (7-0, 4-0) at Mountain View (6-1, 3-1) Friday 7:30 PM

Mountain View has a stud RB, Preston Jones, who has not had a game with less than 131 yds this season. He has 1,422 yds and 17 TDs this season. They are very one dimensional offensively. Mountain View D has really had trouble stopping the air attack of their opponents this year. That does not bode well for them against the Papermakers.

Camas can secure both the 4A GSHL league title and a #1 seed in the playoffs with a win. Camas is still almost a unanimous choice as the #1 4A team in the state of WA. Watch for Camas to get their big TE Roy involved in the passing game and that should open things up for the running game.

I say Camas wins this game by 24.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Mayde Creek 7

Katy Taylor 7

2nd

Wylie East 21

McKinney 6

2nd

Center 7

Atlanta 7

2nd

Pleasant Grove 7

Gladewater 0

Halftime

Denton Guyer

Byron Nelson

Weather delay

Manvel 34

Sam Rayburn 0

2nd

Dobie 14

Alvin 7

2nd

Clear Brook 14

Clear Falls 14

1st

Pearland 24

Memorial 0

2nd

Cy Woods 23

Cy Fair 0

2nd

Ellison 13

Belton 0

2nd

Spring 7

Klein Forest 6

2nd

#10 Liberty Eylau 21

Quinlan Ford 0

2nd

#1 Mineola 14

Jefferson 0

1st

Grapevine 38

Carter-Riverside 0

FINAL

 

[joeywa]

Austin Update:

He had his 4th and 5th PT appts this week. He is barely two weeks out of surgery. Weight bearing on his repaired knee. Still uses crutches but can make steps without them. He just has to take that part easy, especially at school and out in public places so he isn't knocked down accidentally.

He also was tools today that he can bend the knee to all but 20% of full range. PT was amazed.

Next update will be next Thursday or Friday in the HS football thread.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

WOW

Center 21

Atlanta 7

4th

Gladewater 14

Pleasant Grove 7

4th

Manvel 62

Sam Rayburn 0

4th

Pearland 52

Memorial 2

4th

Dobie 21

Alvin 14

3rd

Ellison 24

Belton 21

3rd

#10 Liberty Eylau 48

Quinlan Ford 0

4th

#1 Mineola 35

Jefferson 0

3rd

Angleton 55

Lamar Cons 14

4th

N Forest 36

Waltrip 0

Halftime

WF Rider 45

FW Brewer 19

4th

Austin 24

Del Valle 7

Halftime

Anderson 21

Lehman 0

Halftime

Kathy Taylor 21

Mayde Creek 17

FINAL

Dallas Adams 8

North Dallas 14

WEATHER DELAY

Lakeview Centennial 7

Garland 7

WEATHER DELAY

GAMES POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER

Denton Ryan vs Keller

Frisco Liberty vs Frisco Centennial

Denton Guyer vs Trophy Club Byron Nelson

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Belton 28

Ellison 27

FINAL

Spring 33

Klein Forest 6

FINAL

WOW

Center 30

Atlanta 7

FINAL

#1 Mineola 42

Jefferson 0

FINAL

#10 Liberty Eylau 48

Ford 7

FINAL

Pearland 59

Memorial 8

FINAL

Manvel 62

Sam Rayburn 0

FINAL

Wylie East 21

McKinney 7

WEATHER DELAY

Hutchins 0

Ranchview 7

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER

 

[The Bry-Man81]

Austin Update:

He had his 4th and 5th PT appts this week. He is barely two weeks out of surgery. Weight bearing on his repaired knee. Still uses crutches but can make steps without them. He just has to take that part easy, especially at school and out in public places so he isn't knocked down accidentally.

He also was tools today that he can bend the knee to all but 20% of full range. PT was amazed.

Next update will be next Thursday or Friday in the HS football thread.

Glad to hear he's doing well Joey!

 

[CoachEmUp64]

High school football games around the Dallas area endured lengthy delays Thursday night because of inclement weather, and a few games were postponed.

The Denton Ryan vs. Keller game and the Trophy Club Byron Nelson vs. Denton Guyer game never started. Both had lightning delays of about 1 1/2 hours from when kickoff was originally scheduled before they were postponed.

Denton Ryan will play Keller at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Keller ISD Athletic Complex. Byron Nelson will play Guyer at 11 a.m. Friday at the Collins Complex in Denton.

The Frisco Liberty vs. Frisco Centennial game at Toyota Stadium also never started and was postponed after a delay of more than an hour. No makeup date or time was announced.

With 2 to 5 inches worth of rain expected to hit North Texas this weekend, some teams are starting earlier Friday in an attempt to play in the best conditions possible. Here are the changes we have so far. We'll update this as we get more information.

Thursday's game between Wylie East and McKinney was stopped in the second quarter and will resume at 1 p.m. Friday.

Thursday's game between Wilmer-Hutchins and Carrollton Ranchview was stopped at halftime and postponed until 2:30 p.m. Friday

Thursday's game between Garland and Lakeview Centennial was stopped in the second quarter and postponed until 2 p.m. Friday

Thursday's game between North Dallas and Bryan Adams was stopped in the second quarter and postponed until 2:30 p.m. Friday

Friday's Mansfield Timberview at Red Oak game is starting at 6 p.m.

Friday's Sherman at Wylie game is starting at 6 p.m. at Wylie ISD Stadium

Friday's Tulsa Holland Hall at Fort Worth All Saints game is starting at 6 p.m.

Friday's Canton at Melissa game will start at 6:30 p.m.

Friday's Bullard Brook Hill at Frisco Legacy Christian game will start at 6:30 p.m.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I played QB for Dennis Alexander at Daingerfield for three years. He had no issues with being physical with players when I knew him, although he certainly was physical at times. He once grabbed me by the face mask when I returned to the sidelines and pulled it up and down as I chewed my ass. I was in no way hurt, physically, although my pride was beat up a bit. One of the smartest football minds I've ever known.

East Texas icon is suspended for striking player

According to Smoaky.com, Troup athletic director and head coach Dennis Alexander has been suspended by the Troup ISD for allegedly making contact with a player during a pre-practice speech in front of the team on Monday.

The report said Alexander has been accused o contacting a player on the back of his head during the speech and the school district told Alexander "we've taken statements and it's in our best interet at this time if you don't coach the team this week."

Alexander denied the allegations to David Smoak on Thursday, while saying the investigation will continue with a possible decision next week.

The legendary East Texas icon is in his 46th season as a head coach. He's been at Troup for 4 years and has an 18-23 record at the school. He has an overall record of 341-188-11. His 341 wins are the most in East Texas coaching history.

Alexander has previous head coaching stints at Hughes Springs, Daingerfield (2 state titles), Henderson and Harelton. He led Daingerfield to three straight state championship games in 1983-84-85, winning the title in '83 and '85.

 

[joeywa]

Glad to hear he's doing well Joey!

Thanks.  Long road ahead, but making strides.

 

[joeywa]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

 

[joeywa]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");
Don't know if SHA is out having a date or what, so I'll try to keep some updates going for a few more minutes until I head out for Camas/Mountain View game

 

[joeywa]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

 

[joeywa]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

 

[joeywa]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

 

[joeywa]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");