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Texas commit Damion Miller will lead his John Tyler Lions against Plano West Saturday at noon at Rose Stadium.
It's Here!
Welcome to Texas High School football’s 2016 season! Lots of excitement is in the air with the season openers looming this weekend.
We won’t have to wait long to see just how good some of these teams are that are ranked so high. The scheduling gods certainly delivered this year, pitting some awesome openers that give us even more reason to be excited.
Some sixteen weeks from now, we’ll be crowning new state champions. But for now, it’s WEEK #1 and everybody is 0-0. Who will emerge in each region of the state? What stars will come out of nowhere and make their names this season? Katy vs Westlake in Week 1? Are you kidding me?
The Texas Longhorns’ relatively small class of committed recruits all have reasonable to great chances of winning their district championships and moving on to the playoffs. We’ll keep up with them here week by week, providing their stats and team results.
Texas commit Lagaryon Carson (88) and his Liberty-Eylau Leopards will take on fellow East Texas Class 4-A heavyweight Gilmer at Tyler's Rose Stadium Friday night.
2017 LONGHORN COMMITS
1. Josh Thompson, (6’0, 185) DB, Nacogdoches, TX – vs Kilgore Bulldogs, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Dragon Stadium (Nac)
2. Montrell Estelle (6’2, 180) DB, Hooks, TX – vs New Boston Lions, Friday, Lions Stadium, NB
3. Kobe Boyce (6’0, 170) DB, Lake Dallas HS (Corinth, TX) – vs Denton Broncos, Friday, 7 p.m. Falcon Stadium (Corinth, TX)
4. Damion Miller (6’2, 170), John Tyler HS (Tyler, TX) – vs Plano West Wolves, Saturday, 12 noon, Rose Stadium (Tyler, TX)
5. Sam Ehlinger (6’1, 207) QB, Westlake HS (Austin, TX) – vs Katy Tigers, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Chaparral Stadium (Austin)
6. Xavier Newman (6’4, 285) OL, DeSoto, TX – vs. Jesuit Prep Rangers, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Eagles Stadium (DS)
7. LaGaryonn Carson (6’5, 260) DE, Liberty-Eylau HS (Texarkana, TX) – vs. Gilmer Buckeyes, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Rose Stadium (Tyler, TX)
NOTABLE GAMES
Tulsa Union @ Southlake Carroll, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Dragon Stadium
Hoover (Alabama) @ #1 Allen , Friday, 7:30 p.m., Eagles Stadium
Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) @ Euless Trinity, Friday, 7:30 p.m. Pennington Field
Las Vegas (Nev) Gorman @ Cedar Hill, Saturday, 8 p.m., Longhorns Stadium
Denton Ryan @ Lancaster, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Tigers Stadium
Franklin @ Navasota, Friday, Rattler Stadium
Kirbyville @ Newton, Friday, Newton
Texarkana Liberty-Eylau vs Gilmer, Thursday, Tyler’s Rose Stadium
Crosby @ Manvel, Friday
Aledo @ Colleyville Heritage, Friday, Colleyville
Highland Park @ Rockwall
Katy @ Austin Westlake, Friday, Chaps Stadium
Lake Travis @ Converse Judson, Friday, Converse
Longview @ Lufkin, Friday, Lufkin
Texas football teams were asked not to schedule IMG Academy; Georgia teams now banned from doing it
By Matt Wixon, Dallas Morning News
There's no doubt that IMG Academy has attracted some extremely talented football players. There's also little doubt about the feelings many high school football coaches and administrators have about the academy in Florida.
Glen West, president of the Texas High School Coaches Association, said earlier this year that IMG could "destroy our profession" because of the way it recruits players from Texas. (It got one recruit from Allen earlier this year, and according to some coaches, had been reaching out to Allen players in previous years).
West asked that Texas high school coaches not schedule games with IMG, which played against Prestonwood Christian in 2014 and DeSoto last year. IMG's schedule this year doesn't include any Texas teams.
The schedule might not include any more Georgia teams after this season.
According to GwinnettPrepSports.com, the Georgia High School Association changed some wording in its rules Monday that prevents schools from scheduling IMG in future seasons. (IMG does have a matchup this season against Georgia powerhouse Grayson that is scheduled to be on ESPN).
The reason for GHSA making the change will sound familiar. From the GwinnettPrepSports story, here's what a member of the GHSA Executive Committee said:
"Now [GHSA schools] can only play schools that are members of their own high school association in their state and they have to be full members with no restrictions, so IMG cannot play teams from Georgia again. ... In Florida,
Back in April, there was an interesting back-and-forth on Twitter that included Texas high school coaches and IMG assistant coach Richard Bartel, a former star quarterback at Grapevine who coached in Texas at Prestonwood Christian, Argyle Liberty Christian and Fort Worth Southwest Christian.
In his comments, Bartel said, "Coaches, when you campaign against IMG, you campaign against your profession."
ASSOCIATED PRESS TEXAS HS POLLS
Class 6A
1. Katy (14)
2. Lake Travis (5)
3. Cedar Hill (3)
4. Allen (2)
5. Austin Westlake
6. DeSoto
7. Cibolo Steele
8. Galena Park North Shore
9. Euless Trinity
10. Converse Judson
Others receiving votes: Richmond George Ranch, Southlake Carroll, The Woodlands, Denton Guyer, Longview, Mansfield, Smithson Valley, Lufkin, Friendswood, Pearland, Rockwall, John Tyler, Hewitt Midway.
Class 5A
1. Aledo (7)
2. Cedar Park (9)
3. Denton Ryan (7)
4. Manvel
5. Temple
6. Frisco Lone Star
7. Highland Park
8. CC Calallen
9. Richmond Foster
10. Lancaster
Others receiving votes, Crosby, Mansfield Lake Ridge, Angleton, Ennis, Lake Dallas, Texarkana Texas High, College Station, Boerne Champion, Marshall, Bryan, Colleyville Heritage, Mesquite Poteet, Frisco Liberty, EP Chapin, Mansfield Summit, Abilene Cooper.
Class 4A
1. Argyle (9)
2. West Orange-Stark (12)
3. Waco LaVega (2)
4. Navasota (1)
5. Carthage
6. Gilmer
7. Celina
8. Abilene Wylie
9. Texarkana Liberty-Eylau
10. Kennedale
Others receiving votes, Cuero, Liberty Hill, China Spring, LaGrange, Bellville, Stafford, Kilgore, Brownwood, Henderson, Terrell, Sweetwater, Silsbee, Sinton.
Class 3A
1. Brock
2. Mineola
3. Cameron Yoe
4. Canadian
5. Waskom
6. Newton
7. Malakoff
8. Franklin
9. Wall
10. East Bernard
Others receiving votes, Sunnyvale, LaMarque, Crockett, Boling, Cisco, Arp, Pottsboro, Teague, Grandview, Blanco, Mathis, White Oak, Rockdale, Idalou, Hallettsville, Odem, Eastland.
Class 2A
1. Refugio (13)
2. Bremond (9)
3. Shiner (1)
4. Iraan
5. Stratford
6. Albany
7. Mason
8. Crawford
9. Mart
10. Tenaha
Others receiving votes, Muenster, Lovelady, Alto, Post, Seagraves, Falls City, Shelbyville, Wellington, Weimar, Hico.
MAXPREPS COMPOSITE NATIONAL POLL
1. St Thomas Aquinas (Ft Lauderdale, Florida)
2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
3. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada)
4. Cedar Hill, TX
5. Grayson (Loganville, Georgia)
6. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
7. St John Bosco (Bellflower, California)
8. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Maryland)
9. Katy, TX
10. Colerain (Cincinnati)
11. Lake Travis (Austin, TX)
12. American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)
13. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh)
14. Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC)
15. Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC)
16. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey)
17. Booker T. Washington (Miami)
18. Roswell, Georgia
19. Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida)
20. Allen, TX
21. McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Alabama)
22. Steele (Cibolo, TX)
23. St Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey)
24. (TIE) Central (Miami)
24. (TIE) Westlake (Austin, TX)
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