2012 Coaching Change: Laredo Cigarroa Toros

Old Head Coach: Frank De Hoyos — Retiring after leading the Toros for the past 3 years to a 5-25 record.

New Head Coach: Jesse Esparza — Was the co-defensive coordinator at Laredo United.

Team News: The Toros have had 6 consecutive non-winning seasons going 19-42. They will be dropping down to District 31-4A from 29-5A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Alice, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, Corpus Christi Miller, Corpus Christi Moody, Corpus Christi Ray, Laredo Martin and Laredo Nixon.

Coaching changes for 2012.

by Michael Wright Lone Star Gridiron www.lonestargridiron.com

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

All-TIME RECORDS

All-Time Receiving Yards In a Game

Eight players made it on to the all-time list for most receivng yards in a game.

#1 Robbie Rhodes, Fort Worth Southwest (4A) vs. Fort Worth Arlington Heights (394)

#12 Chas Taylor, Flower Mound (5A) vs. Dallas Jesuit (312)

#25 Cayleb Jones, Austin High (5A) vs. Round Rock Westwood (283)

#T26 Josh Reynolds, San Antonio Jay (5A) vs. San Antonio Clark (282)

#33 Jake Oliver, Dallas Jesuit (5A) vs. Coppell (276)

#34 Caleb Hullum, Eastland (2A) vs. Littlefield (275)

#T37 Chance Garey, Wichita Falls (4A) vs. Denton (270)

#T48 David McHugh, Ingleside vs. Robstown (263)

2012 Coaching Change: Tyler John Tyler Lions

Old Head Coach: Dereck Rush — Leaving for 5A Conroe Oak Ridge. He led the Lions for the past 5 years to a 42-23 record.

New Head Coach: Ricklan Holmes — Was an assistant with the Lions since 2007. He is a Lion graduate and played college ball at Oklahoma State and pro ball with the New England Patriots.

Team News: The Lions have had 3 consecutive 11+ win seasons. They will be moving to District 16-4A from 14-4A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Corsicana, Jacksonville, Lindale, Nacogdoches and Whitehouse.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Waco Lions

Old Head Coach: Danny Ramsey — Leaving for 4A Tomball. He led the Lions for the past 3 years to a 14-19 record. Before that he was the offensive coordinator at Cypress Creek.

New Head Coach: Marty Herbst — Has been the Lions defensive coordinator since 2006 and on the staff since 1992.

Team News: The Lions have had 23 winning seasons out of last 27 years. They will be staying in District 8-4A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Burleson, Burleson Centennial, Cleburne, Crowley, Everman, Joshua and Waco University.

Coaching changes for 2012

by Michael Wright Lone Star Gridiron www.lonestargridiron.com

WATER WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS

Pool A
1. Lexington
2. Little River Academy
3. Florence
4. Navasota

Pool B
1. Rockdale
2. College Station
3. Cameron Yoe
4. Trinity

Pool A Times
9:30 AM
11:30 AM
1:30 PM

Pool B Times
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
2:30 PM

Pool A Schedule
North South
1 vs. 2 3 vs. 4
3 vs. 1 4 vs. 2
1 vs. 4 2 vs. 3

Pool B Schedule
North South
1 vs. 2 3 vs. 4
3 vs. 1 4 vs. 2
1 vs. 4 2 vs. 3

After pool play the first place team in pool A will play the second place team in pool B at 3:30, and the first place team in pool B will play the second place team in pool A at 3:30. The two winners will play in the championship game at 4:30, and the two losers will play for third place at 4:30. The two teams in the championship game both qualify for the state tournament in July.
If the teams choose not to play the championship game 1st place will be decided by a coin toss.

Tie Breaker Scenario
1. Head to Head
2. Total Points Scored
3. Total Points Allowed
4. Coin Flip

Tournament Director: Chad Garrett

Altair,Texas
May 19, 2012

Teams:

Pool A (Stadium Field)
Double R > Rice Consolidated
Pton Gunslingers > Pleasanton
Cobras> Vanderbilt Industrial
Bandera> Bandera

Pool B (Track Field)
EB Express > East Bernard
Texas Sharks > Palacios
Ctown Nation> Columbus
Cowboys > Edna

Games: 9:00, 10:00, 11:00

Semifinals: 12:30

Finals: 1:30

Pool B (Practice Field)
Liberty
West Orange-Stark
Huffman-Hargrave
Jasper

Pool Play : 9:00, 10:00, 11:00

Semifinals: 12 pm – Game Field
Semifinal 1 1st Pool B vs. 2nd Pool A North
Semifinal 2 1st Pool A vs. 2nd Pool B South

Finals: 1 pm – Game Field
Championship Game – North Winner Semi 1 vs. Winner Semi 2
Consolation Game – South Loser Semi 1 vs. Loser Semi 2

Pool A
La Porte
Montgomery
Pasadena Dobie
Fort Bend Ridge Point

Pool B
Fort Bend Clements
A&M Consolidated
San Antonio Alamo Heights
The Woodlands

Pool C
Klein
La Marque (Cannot advance past pool play (3A))
Aldine MacArthur
Magnolia West

Pool D
Cypress Creek
Clear Creek
Magnolia
Pearland

Semi-Finals: 1:00 P.M. (Bubble)
Pool A Winner vs. Pool B Winner
Pool C Winner vs. Pool D Winner

Finals/Consolation:
2:00 P.M. (Bubble)

Pool A
Houston Lamar
Tomball
Katy Cinco Ranch
Alief Elsik

Pool B
Manvel
Katy Taylor
Klein Collins
Fort Bend Dulles

Pool C
Port Arthur Memorial
Channelview
Willis
Dickinson

Pool D
Friendswood
Pearland Dawson
Alief Taylor
Houston Bellaire

Semi-Finals: 1:00 P.M. (Bubble)
Pool A Winner vs. Pool B Winner
Pool C Winner vs. Pool D Winner

Finals/Consolation:
2:00 P.M. (Bubble)

Moving into Class 5A means all new opponents for the team and schools with much larger enrollments. Coach Hank Carter said the team is very excited and the change gives the team an obstacle to overcome and win state again this year.

“Our playoff road will be new; we’re going into Region 2 and getting out of Region 4,” Carter said. “I think it will be a great challenge for our program.”

The team has begun their spring training and will be playing a spring game soon. Coach Carter said the team is currently practicing against themselves.

“Right now it’s just us figuring out which kids can step up and play a position next year,” Carter said.

On June 11, 2012, the team began six weeks of summer training. Coach Carter says training is not mandatory but it is strongly encouraged because it will help the team stay in shape for football season. The training is 2 hours a day for 3 days a week. It consists of one hour of weight training and one hour of running and conditioning.

The team has quite a few returning players this season, including their quarterback, Baker Mayfield. Mayfield says he is very excited to get “back in the grind” and win state again.

“State last year, it was more of a sense of relief because it was our goal during the year,” Baker said. “Drive 5 was the motto so it was just a relief we got to our goal and achieved it.”

Also returning is Connor Shannon, the team’s defensive end. Shannon said he believes the team can win a sixth consecutive title.

“I think it is a realistic goal because we’ve got a good team so far,” Shannon said. “During the spring I’ve seen our defense and offense and we’ve been looking really good.”

Coach Carter says he believes the biggest challenge to overcome this year will be the depth issues.

“If we have kids get hurt when you are playing schools bigger than you, that can be an issue,” said Carter.

The team is not content to tiptoe into the world of Class 5A football by scheduling weak teams. Lake Travis High School’s first game will be on August 31, 2012 against the Converse Judson Rockets.

by Kellie McKnight Lone Star Gridiron

In their second year, Native Re-Vision is hoping to make the Native All-Star Game even bigger, and applications are now being accepted for eligible high school graduate football players looking to compete.

The application deadline is set for June 15, 2012. To be eligible, an athlete has to be a high school graduate by the end of june. Applications are to help determine whether the applicant is eligible to play on the Red Team or Blue Team.

For more information, visit the Native All-Star website here.

The application link is here.

The state goal for Native Re-vision is to “support and guide American Indian student athletes to identify unique talents, set goals and achieve their dreams.” Along with the All-Star game, their national events include a Native 5K Track Meet & Run, the Striking Eagle Leadership camp, an Educational & Health Expo, golf fund raising events and a coaches clinic. They focus on getting, and keeping, Native youth active, promoting mental and physical health.

Here are the SQT’s set for week 1 (May 19th & 20th)

Division I
May 19, 2012
Houston Texans SQT

May 20, 2012
Sam Brown SQT

Division II
May 19, 2012
Anahuac SQT
Arlington Bowie SQT
Diboll SQT
Double R SQT
Lexington SQT
Lorena SQT
Snyder SQT

For a complete list of all the 7on7 State Qualifying Tournaments —-> CLICK HERE

2012 Coaching Change: Deweyville Pirates

Old Head Coach: Russell McDaniel — Leaving after leading the Pirates for the past 4 years to a 15-23 record.

New Head Coach: Chris Babin – Was the offensive coordinator and assistant at 4A Lumberton for the past 7 years. His only other head coaching position was one season at 4A Houston Scarborough where he led the Spartans to a 2-8 season.

Team News: The Pirates have not made the playoffs since 2006. They will be moving to District 12-2A Division II from 10-2A Division II with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Anderson-Shiro, Corrigan-Camden, Groveton, Hemphill and New Waverly.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

All-TIME RECORDS

All-Time Highest Attendance At A Game

Two games made it on the all-time list last year. Two Championship games at that. Aledo and Manvel made it to #6 with 43,369 while Southlake Carroll and Fort Bend Hightower drew 42,896.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

All-TIME RECORDS

All-Time Rushing Yards In a Career

Four players made it on to the all-time list for most rushing yards in a career.

#2 Aledo’s Jonathan Gray (10,922)
#10 Spring Dekaney’s Trey Williams (8,044)
#15 Mason’s David Mora (7,630)
#25 Devines’s Joseph Sadler (7,038)

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

The role a mother plays in a young athlete’s achievement and success are almost too big for description.  From you we find expert advice, insights, information and that perfect fan rooting for our success.  You are master of the over-scheduled lives we lead.  You are the chauffeur, the voice of encouragement,  the chef, the head cheerleader, the shoulder when things go bad… you make it all possible.

Don’t get me wrong, I know that, depending on an athletes family makeup, others can sometimes play each of those roles, but this day isn’t about them.  Mother’s Day is about honoring the amazing things that these women bring to our lives.

Texas high school football often focuses on the male-bonding of the kid playing for the kid next to him and laying it on the line for a coach they sometimes hate and often love.  Texas high school football first and foremost though, is about family… and family is about Mom.

I know from my days of playing WR & CB for the Vanderbilt Industrial Cobras, the stories I often tell when reliving the glory days with the guys are *) that freezing game we played against Palacios when it stung each time I touched the ball, *) my first game against Weimar where I caught my first pass in a real game, *) winning the district over our arch-rival, the Ganado Indians or *) the time we faced off against Van Vleck and we were sure we were going to get beat up when hanging out a little too long after the game.  But if you ask me about my proudest moment in Texas high school football, it would have to be the first time Mom came to watch one of my games.  Sure, she spent the whole time covering her eyes when I was tackled, wondering out loud, “why all those boys don’t just get off him and let my baby up.”  But, she was there and I loved it.

I hope everyone, especially student athletes, take the opportunity this weekend to thank Mom for all she has done.

Happy Mother’s Day

by Chris Doelle

2012 Coaching Change: Agua Dulce Longhorns

Old Head Coach: Albert Byrom — Leaving after leading the Longhorns for the past 2 seasons to a 2-17 record.

New Head Coach: Robert Beard — Was the offensive coordinator/assistant at Ben Bolt for the past 7 seasons. He has also been an assistant at Eagle Pass and Mabank.

Team News: The Longhorns have now had 6 consecutive losing seasons going 12-44. They will be staying in District 16-1A Division II with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Benavides, Bruni, Charlotte and La Pryor.

Coaching changes for 2012.

by Michael Wright

2012 Coaching Change: Tomball Cougars

Old Head Coach: Tommy Kaiser — Retiring after leading the Cougars for the past 5 years to an overall 17-35 record.

New Head Coach: Danny Ramsey — Was at 4A Waco where he led the Lions for the past 3 years to a 14-19 record. Before that he was the offensive coordinator at Cypress Creek.

Team News: The Cougars have had only 1 winning season (10-3 in 2010) in the last 8 seasons. They will be moving to District 22-4A from District 13-5A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Fort Bend Marshall, Fort Bend Ridge Point, Fort Bend Willowridge, Houston Northbrook, Houston Spring Woods, Houston Stratford and Tomball Memorial.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

All-TIME RECORDS

All-Time Consecutive Playoff Victories By A Team

Austin Lake Travis broke the all-time record in 2011 for most consecutive playoff victories and are still going. They along with Carthage (20) and Daingerfield (20) were added to the list last year.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

All-TIME RECORDS

Most Points Scored By A Team In A Season Including The Playoffs

Refugio broke the all-time record in 2011 for most points scored in a season including the playoffs. They were the only team added to the list last year.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

All-TIME RECORDS

Most Receptions In A Career

8 players made it on the all-time list in 2011

#5. 239 receptions Caleb Jones Austin High (5A) 2009-2011
#14. 215 receptions Jake Oliver, Dallas Jesuit (5A) 2009-present
#T29. 172 receptions David McHugh, Ingleside, (3A) 2008-2011
#T29. 172 receptions DeVonte Lacy, Grand Prairie (5A) 2010-2011
#34. 170 receptions Griffin Gilbert, Austin Lake Travis (4A), 2009-2011
#T68. 147 receptions Andres Alaniz, Ben Bolt, (1A) 2009-2011
#T79. 145 receptions Michael Mann, Aledo, (4A) 2010-2011
#T79. 144 receptions Jonathan Aldridge, Whitehouse, (4A) 2010-2011

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Cypress Woods Wildcats

Old Head Coach: David Jones — Leaving for 4A Kerrville Tivy. He led the Wildcats over the last 4 years to an overall 38-13 record. He has been the only head coach in the Wildcats 4 year history.

New Head Coach: Trent Faith — Has been the defensive coordinator and assistant at Cypress Creek for the past 10 years.

Team News: The Wildcats have had 8+ wins in each of its first 4 varsity seasons. They will be staying in District 17-5A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Cypress Creek, Cypress Fairbanks, Cypress Falls, Cypress Lakes, Cypress Ranch, Cypress Ridge, Cypress Springs, Jersey Village and Langham Creek.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Winters Blizzards

Old Head Coach: Steven Hermesmeyer — Left for 2A Comanche. He led the Blizzards to a 25-21 record over the past 4 years. That was his first head coaching position.

New Head Coach: Adam Bright — Was the defensive coordinator at Amarillo Caprock. He has also been an assistant at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Team News: The Blizzards have gone 17-8 over the past 2 seasons. They will be moving to District 4-1A Division I from 13-1A Division I with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Anson, Forsan, Haskell and Stamford.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Louise Hornets

Old Head Coach: Brent Tritschler – Leaving to be the assistant athletic director and an assistant coach at 2A Boling. He led the Hornets to a 1-9 record in his only season. Before taking over as head coach he was the Hornets offensive coordinator. He has also been an assistant at Altair Rice Consolidated.

New Head Coach: Danny Villanueva — Was an assistant with the Hornets. He has also been an assistant at Bay City, Van Horn and Corpus Christi West Oso.

Team News: The Hornets have had only 1 winning season (2007) in last 11 years. They will be moving to District 14-1A Division II from 15-1A Division I with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Falls City, Pettus, Runge and Woodsboro.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Warren Warriors

Old Head Coach: Kevin Barbay — Leaving to be Assistant at Lamar University. He led the Warriors for the past 2 years to an overall 0-20 record. Kevin is the nephew of the late Newton coach Curtis Barbay and a cousin to Anahuac coach Darrell Barbay and Coldspring-Oakhurst coach Bryan Barbay.

New Head Coach: John Woodard — Was the defensive coordinator at 1A Ganado for the past 2 years. Before that he was the head coach at Gilmer Union Hill where he led the Bulldogs to a 4-16 record over 2 season. He has also been an assistant at Mount Pleasant.

Team News: The Warriors are on a 23 game losing streak. They will remain in District 10-2A Division I with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Anahuac, East Chambers, Newton, Woodville, Kirbyville, Hardin and Kountze.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Cedar Park Timberwolves

Old Head Coach: Chris Ross — Leaving to be the Athletic Director for Leander ISD. He led the Timberwolves for the past 7 years to an overall 57-25 record.

New Head Coach: Joe Willis — Was an assistant coach and defensive coordinator for the Timberwolves for the past 5 years. His only other head coaching position was at 1A Iraan from 2004-2006 going 22-12.

Team News: The Timberwolves are on a 6 year winning streak going 52-20. They will remain in District 25-4A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Austin Vandegrift, Cedar Park Vista Ridge, Dripping Springs, Leander, Leander Rouse and Marble Falls.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

Texas – Oklahoma 2012 Oil Bowl Rosters

 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALL-STARS

Martin Alvarez, 6-0, 195 RB, S, Keller (Southwestern Oklahoma State)
Derek Baldeschwiler, 6-4, 290 RT, Burleson (Cisco Junior College)
Jordan Barnes, 5-10, 175 RB, LB, Van Alstyne (Oklahoma Baptist)
Kolten Booher, 5-10, 180 QB-R-RB, S-LB, Henrietta (Texas A&M)
Trent Brittain, 6-2, 175 QB, Eastland (University of Incarnate Word)
Barrett Cain, 6-2, 185 QB-R, Burleson (McMurry University)
Jared Cate, 6-4, 190 QB, Boyd (West Texas A&M)
William (Billy) Chappell, 5-10, 170 WR, S-CB, Springtown (Undecided)
Dustin Clark, 6-1, 205 RB-R, DE-LB, Borger (North Texas State)
Tyler Coats, 6-0, 187 RB-QB-R, LB, Electra (Hardin Simmons)
Blaine Curren, 6-4, 187 WR, Burkburnett (Midwestern State)
James J. De La Rosa, 6-0, 275 DT, Forth Worth Brewer (Sam Houston State)
Adam DeLeon, 5-10, 235 DE, MHS (Cisco Junior College)
Madison Firmin, 6-2, 228 HB-TE, DE-LB, Bowie (Harding University)
Chance Garey, 5-10, 170 WR, SS, Wichita Falls (Wayland Baptist)
Jordan Gill, 6-1, 180 QB-WR, DB-LB, Whitesboro (Undecided)
Blake Glenn, 5-10, 205 FB, LB, Rowlett ( Mary Hardin Baylor)
Steven Hicks, 5-5, 190 RB, Mesquite Poteet (Sam Houston State)
Seth Hiddink, 6-4, 215 K, Wylie (Texas A&M)
Kendall Jackson, 6-2, 192 QB, Arlington Sam Houston  (Midwestern State)
Rance Layton, 6-6, 255 OT, DL, Seminole (Angelo State)
Robert Lewis, 6-0, 175 CB, Waco Midway (Navarro Junior College)
Kaleb Littleton, 6-2, 270 OG-OT-C, NT-DE, Iowa Park (Evangel University)
McCall Maddox, 5-11, WR, S, Jacksboro (Texas Christian)
Seth McBride, 6-1, 265 C-G, NG, Carrollton Hebron (Harding University)
Devante Richardson, 6-2, 275 DT, Arlington Juan Seguin (UTEP)
Ti Russell, 6-4, 180 WR, LB, Lubbock Estacado (Midwestern State)
Brandon Sheppard, 5-8, 165 SR, CB, Wichita Falls Hirschi (Wayland Baptist)
Eddie Speight, 5-9, 210 FB, LB, Wichita Falls Rider (Bacone College)
Philip Sorrells, 5-11, 215 FB, LB, Amarillo (West Texas A&M)
Ryan Todd, 6-2, 280 OT, DT, Holliday (Vernon College)
Jake Trotter, 6-1, 280 C-G, Allen (McMurray University)
Rashid Turner, 6-2, 180 WR, S, Rowlett (Midwestern State)
Anthony Wagner, 180 WR-RB, CB S, Rider Wichita Falls (Cisco College)
Shane Weeks, 6-4, 280 OL, Sachse (Sam Houston State)
Michael Williams, 5-9, 180 RB, Dallas Life School (Undecided)

 Coaches:
Jim Garfield (Wichita Falls), Head Coach
Jason Tucker (Burleson), Defensive Coordinator
Wayne Hutchinson (Stamford), Offensive Coordinator

Assistants:
Gary McElroy (Burleson)
Bill Mercer (Wichita Falls)

OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALL-STARS

Jeremy Applegate, 6-1, 220 FB, LB, Wagoner (Northeastern)
Patrick Bartlett, 5-7, 170 QB, LB, Fairfax Woodland (Central Oklahoma)
Blake Belcher, 6-5, 280 LT, DE, Guthrie (Tulsa University)
Austin C. Bowling, 6-4, 180 WR, Moore Westmoore (University of Oklahoma)
Kurt Byers, 6-1, 215 TE, DT-DE, Tulsa Bishop Kelley (TCU)
Christian Considine, 5-10, 170 QB, S, Pryor (West Point)
Joshua Crouch, 6-2, 225 DE, Edmond Santa Fe (Undecided)
Casey Curtis, 5-9, 185 RB, OKC Putnam (Northeastern)
Luke Davis, 5-10, 185 RB, S, Guthrie (Wheaton College)
Ronnie Davis, 6-1, 178 QB, LB, Midwest City ( Northeastern Oklahoma)
Patrick Diaz, 6-2, 240 DE, Lawton (East Central)
Kyle Factor, 5-11, 250 FB, NG, OKC Westmoore (Missouri Southern)
James Flanders, 5-11, 180 RB, CB-S, Midwest City (Tulsa University)
Mitchell Foote, 6-3, 182 WR-QB, FS-CB, Enid (Emporia State)
Dylan Foxworth, 6-2, 265 G-C, DE, Claremore (Tulsa University)
Braylon Freeman, 6-1, 280 DT, Lawton MacArthur (Northeastern)
Matthew Hermann, 6-2, 210 TE-WR-FB, Tulsa Union (Pittsburg State)
Zeke Lewis, 5-10, 198 LB-WR, LB-SS, Midwest City (South Dakota University)
Matt Linscott, 6-2, 200 WR, S, Tulsa Jenks (Tulsa University)
Nolan Blake Moore, 6-3, 220 OT-OG, DE-OLB-NT, McAlester (Oklahoma State)
Cole Parsons, 6-4, 255 OT, DE-DT, Edmond North (Undecided)
Brynden Pitzer, 6-1, 205 LB, Edmond North (Undecided)
Montana Poorboy, 6-3, 290 RG, DT, Catoosa (Central Oklahoma)
Cory Rahmings, 6-3, T-G-TE, DE-NG-T, Broken Bow (Tulsa University)
Ricky Reeves, 5-11, 182 RB, CB-S, Midwest City (South Dakoto University)
Elie Rushing, 6-2, 230 FB-TE-WR-HB, LB, OKC Putnam (Oklahoma Baptist)
Geoffrey K. Schelb, 6-4, 300 T, L, Seminole (Oklahoma Baptist)
Daniel Schwarz, 6-4, 195 K, P, Lawton MacArthur (Tulsa University)
Jas’Sen Stoner, 5-11, 205 HB, LB, OKC Douglass (Central Oklahoma)
Caleb Webb, 6-1, 280 OG-OT, DT-NG, Clinton (Southwestern Oklahoma)
Brent Wilson, 6-0, 180 QB, Ponca City (Emporia State University)

Coaches:
Harlon House (Seminole), Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator
Rob Fry (Ponca City),  Co-Offensive Coordinator
J. R. Winton (Pryor), Co-Defensive Coordinator

Assistants:
Kenny Young (Edmond Santa Fe) Co-Defensive Coordinator
Jeff Wardlaw (Okeene)
Eddie Barnwell (Kansas)
Blake Johnson (Seminole)

Schedule of Events

 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT CHANGE)

AFTER THE GAME, PLAYERS ARE DISMISSED

2012 Coaching Change: Gladewater Sabine Cardinals

Old Head Coach: Jerry Baker — Retiring after leading the Cardinals for the past 4 years to an overall 7-33 record. He has also been an assistant at Lewisville, Longview Spring Hill and Daingerfield.

New Head Coach: Mark Comfort — Was an assistant at Longview, Longview Pine Tree and Longview Spring Hill.

Team News: The Cardinals have not made the playoffs in since 1985. They will remain in District 9-2A Division I with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Big Sandy Harmony, Jefferson, Tatum, Troup and White Oak.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Gladewater Union Grove Lions

Old Head Coach: Marty Moore — Leaving after leading the Lions to an overall 37-63 record over the past 10 years. He has been an assistant at Livingston and Tyler Chapel Hill.

New Head Coach: Roger Adams — Was at 2A New Diana for the past 4 years going 17-23. His only other head coaching position was at 4A Hallsville from 1998-2004 going 45-31. He has also been an assistant at Hallsville and Kilgore.

Team News: The Lions have not made the playoffs since 1968. They will be moving to District 10-2A Division II from 9-2A Division II with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Arp, Frankston, Garrison, Hawkins, West Rusk and Winona.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Bloomington Bobcats

Old Head Coach: Randy Perez — Resigned after leading the Bobcats for the past 2 years to an overall 1-19 record. He has also been a head coach at Corpus Christi Ray (2 years 10-12) and Austin Lanier (2 years 6-14). His all-time coaching record is 17-45. He has also worked as an assistant coach at Justin Northwest, Gonzales and Temple.

New Head Coach: Layne Elkins — Was an assistant at Cuero for the past 3 seasons. He is a Bloomington grad.

Team News: The Bobcats now have had 13 consecutive losing seasons and are on a 51 game district losing streak. They will remain in District 15-2A Division II with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Cotulla, Dilley, Karnes City, Natalia, Nixon-Smiley, Poth and Stockdale

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

Yes, it will soon be that time of year – the time when we break down the top programs in the state.

Want your team previewed? Have some kids that the state (and college recruiters) need to know about? This is your chance. As always, thank you coaches for the difference you make in these young men’s lives!

Each year, we pick the 100-200 programs that hardcore gridiron fans should be aware of and want to hear about.  To ensure that we don’t miss your team, we have created a quick and simple form you can fill out online.

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TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

All-TIME RECORDS

Most Extra Points Kicked In A Season

4 players made it on the all-time list in 2011

Refugio’s Adolfo Cordero (94 XP’s)

Munday’s Dewaayne Castorena (87 XP’s)

Aledo’s Chance Nevarez (83 XP’s)

Corsicana Mildred’s Devin O’ Sullivan (83 XP’s)

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

“Mighty” Mike Wright and Chris Doelle mention some of the games that didn’t make the cut for the Top 25 Games of the Year for 2011.  It’s hard to believe that games this great weren’t good enough to make the cut, but that happens when you’re talking about “the greatest sport from the greatest state” – Texas high school football!!

Including:

• Some games that DID NOT make the 2011 Games of the Year
• Southlake Carroll over Ft. Bend Hightower in the 5A Division I Championship Game
• Aldine Eisenhower 42, Ft. Bend Hightower 41
• Midland Greenwood comes back to beat Andrews 62-61
•  Lucas Lovejoy takes out Frisco 64-62 despite a great running game by Carlos Harris’ 446 yds & 7TDs
• Daingerfield knocks off New Boston in OT 54-48
• LaPorte  knocks off Katy 9-7
• Shoutouts from Rodney Blackshear who played at Houston Reagan  & Riley Dodge who played his football at Southlake Carroll.
• We talk about our newest intern – Kellie McKnight
• We invite YOU to call the voicemail line if you played Texas highschool football and give a shoutout to tell everyone where you played and how much you love this sport!
• We drop some info about the free team websites we have available at http://www.lonestarhighschool.com
• Teams mentioned – Southlake Carroll, Fort Bend Hightower, The Woodlands, Midland Greenwood, Andrews,LaPorte, Katy, Daingerfield, New Boston, Lucas Lovejoy, Frisco, Houston Reagan, Mason, Ganado,

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Chris Doelle

2012 Coaching Change: Sweetwater Mustangs

Old Head Coach: Craig Slaughter — Leaving for 3A Llano. He led the Mustangs for the past 3 years to an overall 9-21 record. He was also head coach at 2A Clyde from 2006-2008 where he led the Bulldogs to a 23-12 record. Before that he was the head coach at Hearne from 2002-2005 going 24-19. He has also been an assistant at Ballinger, Menard and Eastland. He has an overall coaching record of 56-52.

New Head Coach: Shane Mobley — was the defensive coordinator at 5A Seguin. He is coming back home after being the Mustangs defensive coordinator in the mid 2000′s.

Team News: The Mustangs are on a 3 year losing streak going 9-21. They will be moving to District 4-3A from 5-3A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Abilene Wylie, Big Spring, Midland Greenwood, Monahans and Snyder.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

Texas High School Football

2012 Coaching Change: Caldwell Hornets

Old Head Coach: Chance Locklear — Leaving to be an assistant coach at the new 3A College Station High. He led the Hornets for only one season going 1-9. Before that he was an assistant with the Hornets. He has also been an assistant at Hearne.

New Head Coach: Kenny Gilchrist — From 2A Whitney where he led the Wildcats for the past 3 years to an overall 11-19 record. He has also been an assistant at Duncanville, Austin Lake Travis, Cameron Yoe and Hempstead.

Team News: Their 1-9 record in 2011 ended a 4 year winning streak. They will be moving to District 18-3A from 23-3A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be College Station, Madisonville, Navasota, Rockdale and Taylor.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
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2012 Coaching Change: North Forney Falcons

Old Head Coach: James Brown — Leaving for 5A Mansfield Timberview. He led the Falcons to a 10-2 in his only season their. It was the Falcons 2nd ever season. Before heading up the Falcons, he was the head coach at Fort Bend Kempner where led the Cougars from 2007-2010 to a 22-20 record. He was also a head coach at 4A Brazosport (2-8 in 2006) after being an assistant at Alvin and El Paso Andress.

New Head Coach: Lance Gary — From 3A Gainesville where he led the Leopards for the past 2 years to an overall record of 9-13. This will be his 2nd head coaching job. Before taking over as head coach for the Leopards, he was their defensive coordinator for 2 seasons. Before that he was an assistant at Brownsboro and Jacksonville.

Team News: The Falcons had an 8 game improvement in the win column from 2010 (2-9) to 2011 (10-2). They will be moving to District 10-4A from 13-3A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Carrollton Creekview, Carrollton Smith, Dallas Highland Park, Forney, Mesquite Poteet, Terrell and West Mesquite.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

NFL Teams selecting the most #txhsfb players

• 4 players – Tennessee Titans
• 3 players – Miami Dolphins
• 3 players – Washington Redskins

Colleges delivering #txhsfb to pro draft

• 4 players – Baylor
• 4 players – Texas A&M
• 3 players – Texas
• 3 players – Southern Methodist
• 3 players – Oklahoma

Positions draft from #txhsfb players

• 8 players – Defensive Backs
• 4 players – Quarterbacks
• 4 players – Linebackers
• 3 players – Running backs

As expected no individual high school landed more than one player in the pros this season, but the Eagles selection of Nick Foles in the third round leaves Austin Westlake with two quarterbacks in the NFL next season.

The complete breakdown of Texas high school football players selected in this year’s draft:

Purser has led Borger High School to the past three district championships in district 1-3A, which is located in the Texas Panhandle. He has been successful in building a total athletic powerhouse, something he prides himself on as an athletic director.

“The overall athletic program should set a goal of success in every sport,” Purser said. “Winning breeds success in other areas such as academics and community, so it is important to have goals in mind. And that goal is we want to be successful in everything we do.”

As a football coach, Purser has a background on the offensive side of the ball. He was an offensive coordinator at Midland Lee High School in 2005 before receiving the head-coaching job at Floydada in 2006. He moved to Borger in 2009 and has been there until he accepted the job in Taylor.

Purser has also coached offensive line, receivers and defensive line in his 13-year coaching career.

“As a football coach, I want my teams to standout for the intensity we play with,” Purser said. “Our kids play as hard or harder than anyone on the schedule and all the local opposing coaches will tell you that. In the last few years, we have had the experience of coaching a few players that play college football, but for the most part, we coach hardworking kids that are tough and will play hard for 48 minutes of football.”

Offensively, Purser will bring a new-look to the Taylor football team. After running the Slot-T under Cobia for the past two years, Purser plans on running a combination of a Multiple-I and the Pistol formation.

“The offense will begin as a Multiple-I formation in seventh grade. We will run the power, the sweep, the counter and the iso,” Purser said. “After that, as we mature, it will adapt into a Pistol offense by the time the kids get to high school.”

The Pistol formation looks like a Shotgun Formation with the quarterback taking the snap four yards behind the center with a running back behind the quarterback. This allows the quarterback to get separation from the offensive line, be able to read defenses with more ease and still have a power running game that a traditional Shotgun formation does not allow.

“I’ve done some things in the Spread, but I really like the Pistol formation because of all the flexibility it allows our offense,” Purser said. “The blocking schemes stay the same from the Multiple-I base we run, but it allows our quarterback to spread out the field and use different formations to make the defense prepare for more things.”

Purser also says he will never have a starting 11 on offense. It all depends on the package of plays being called in a given set.

“We play a lot of kids in different personnel packages so each player is put in the best situation to succeed,” Purser said. “Playing a lot of kids allows more guys to get in the mix and keeps the kids interested in playing hard, but it also makes it tougher for defenses to prepare for us.”

Defensively, Purser is a believer in a four-man front. He has ran mostly a 4-3 in the past with four lineman, three linebackers and four secondary players, but has been using a 4-2-5 in recent years, which replaces a linebacker with a safety to get more speed on the field.

“My defensive philosophy is about not making mistakes and focusing on the fundamentals,” Purser said. “We want to teach the defense how to be successful, but we want them to not have to think as much as just react.

“We want them to know the schemes and keep things simple because that frees them up to play hard and smart. We want to be solid up front, so we like using four-down lineman, but the extra secondary player allows us to adjust to any type of offense we see.”

Purser will be at the All-Sports Banquet on Sunday to meet the players and the community before getting to work with the team and coaching staff Monday morning.

“We have a lot of catching up to do and that process will start immediately when I arrive to the job,” Purser said. “At Borger, we have been doing football two or three times a week for the last month, so I feel like we’re behind at Taylor.

“I was able to see the athletes on Friday and watch them go through some drills and it looks like the remaining staff has really done a great job keeping all the players in shape and focused, but I need to get to know the guys and get my scheme and philosophy in before the summer starts.”

As a coach at Borger, Purser has gone 20-14 overall, but 11-1 in district games over three years. Borger was 2-3 under Purser in the playoffs, getting beat by state runner-up, Graham High School, in 2009 and state-ranked Brownwood in 2010.

By Mike Craven
for Lone Star Gridiron
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The other record set with the 2012 NFL Draft was that never before in the league’s history has the #1 (Andrew Luck – Houston Stratford) and #2 (Robert Griffin III – Copperas Cove) players chosen been from the same state.  Not only were both from Texas, both were quarterbacks.

And speaking of unique quarterback stats, with the selection of Nick Foles (Austin Westlake) by the Philadelphia Eagles, that school – Austin Westlake will have two NFL quarterbacks.   Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) also played for the Chaparrals, leading them to the 1996 5A Division II State Championship over Abilene Cooper 55-15.

Complete list —-> Texas high school football in 2012 NFL Draft – by the numbers

Chris Doelle

2012 Coaching Change: Longview Spring Hill Panthers

Old Head Coach: Bill Poe — Leaves to be assistant at 4A Marble Falls. He led the Panthers to a 6-14 record over 2 seasons.

New Head Coach: Bobby Chadwick — From 2A Ore City where he led the Rebels over the past 4 years to an overall 20-21 record.

Team News: The Panthers are on a 4 year losing streak going 12-27. They will be staying in District 16-3A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Bullard, Gilmer, Gladewater, Henderson, Kilgore and Tyler Chapel Hill.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Jasper Bulldogs

Old Head Coach: Garrett Morgan — Resigned after leading the Bulldogs for 1 season going 6-5. Before taking over last year, he Was the defensive coordinator at Carthage for four seasons. He has also been an assistant at Texas High.

New Head Coach: Darrell Barbay — From 2A Anahuac where he led the Panthers for 5 years to a 33-21 record. Before taking over at Anahuac, he was the head coach at Hull-Daisetta from 2000-2006 going 41-32. Coach Barbay is the son of 300-game winner Curtis Barbay and his brother is Bryan Barbay who is at Coldspring-Oakhurst.

Team News: The Bulldogs have gone 29-35 record over last 6 seasons. They will be moving to District 20-3A from 18-3A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Carthage, Center, Diboll and Huntington.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Taylor Ducks

Old Head Coach: Rick Cobia — Leaving for 5A Cypress Springs. He led the Ducks to a record of 25-47 over the past 7 seasons. His only other head coaching position was with 3A Caldwell where he went 33-31 from 1999-2004. He has also been an assistant at Katy and Cypress Falls.

New Head Coach: Rusty Purser — From 3A Borger where he led the Bulldogs for 3 years to a 20-14 record. (read Mike Craven’s article)

Team News: The Ducks are on a 6 year losing streak going 19-42. They will be moving to District 18-3A from 25-3A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Caldwell, Madisonville, Navasota and Rockdale.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Fort Worth Arlington Heights Yellow Jackets

Old Head Coach: Ged Kates — Leaving for 5A Richland. He led the Yellow Jackets to a 19-4 record over the last 2 seasons. His other coaching jobs have been an assistant with Richland in 2000, assistant with Euless Trinity from 2001-2003, offensive coordinator at Grand Prairie from 2004-2007 and offensive coordinator for the Yellow Jackets from 2008-2009. His brother Matt, is the head coach at 3A La Grange.

New Head Coach: Todd Whitten — Was the offensive coordinator at Lamar University. Before that he was a head coach at Sam Houston State University going 25-28 and at Tarleton State University going 40-18. He has also been an assistant at Texas Tech, New Mexico State, Texas-El Paso and Wyoming University.

Team News: The Yellow Jackets have had winning seasons 10 of last 11 years. They will be moving to District 7-4A from 6-4A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Aledo, Fort Worth South Hills, Fort Worth Southwest, Fort Worth Trimble Tech, Fort Worth Western Hills, Fort Worth Wyatt and Granbury.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com

2012 Coaching Change: Burleson Elks

Old Head Coach: Jason Tucker — Leaving to be the defensive coordinator at Saginaw Chisolm Trail. He led the Elks to a 11-10 record over the last 2 seasons. This was his first head coaching position. Before taking over he was an assistant for 3 years with the Elks. He was also an assistant coach at Southlake Carroll.

New Head Coach: Gary McElroy — Was the Elks offensive coordinator. Only other head coaching position was at 2A Nocona going 21-20. He has been an assistant at Keller and Aledo.

Team News: The most wins in a season for the Elks over the last 10 years is 8 (2002 and 2006). They will be moving to District 8-4A from 7-4A with the last UIL re-alignment. The other schools in the district will be Burleson Centennial, Cleburne, Crowley, Everman, Joshua, Waco and Waco University.

Coaching changes for 2012.

By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron.com