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No. 1 Euless Trinity holds off Colleyville Heritage

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:24 CDT

By ANGEL VERDEJO

BEDFORD — Despite Euless Trinity’s top state and national rankings, it was Colleyville Heritage that came out with its offense firing.

But the Trojans answered on offense and held on defense, including intercepting the Panthers’ last pass in the final seconds to seal a 35-28 win Friday before an overflow crowd at Pennington Field.

Down 14-6 in the second quarter, the Trojans (6-0, 3-0 District 5-5A) scored 29 straight points — 22 coming in the second quarter to turn the deficit into a 35-14 lead. Tevin Williams, who ran for a game-high 78 yards, scored twice in the quarter, and Denarius McGhee threw the first of two touchdowns to Tyree Tucker.

The Panthers scored twice in the final six minutes of the game, but didn’t recover an onside kick with 2:59 remaining. Trinity punted after picking up one first down, giving Colleyville Heritage 37 seconds to drive 80 yards.

Steven Hill completed three consecutive passes, getting Heritage to midfield with 18 seconds left. The senior missed on his last four, however, including a Hail Mary that Dustin Emery intercepted.

Hill completed 41 of 58 passes for 409 yards.

Colleyville Heritage (5-1, 2-1) had just one play not go for positive yards on its opening drive, with Hill scoring from a yard out.

Trinity answered, with McGhee finding Alex Jones for a 47-yard TD pass. The Panthers replied with an 80-yard drive.

Coppell stuns Southlake Carroll in double OT

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:13 CDT

By STEFAN STEVENSON

COPPELL — Coppell’s Jordan Tollett caught a 3-yard pass from Konner Joplin in the second overtime to give the Cowboys a 57-53 upset of Southlake Carroll on Friday at Cowboy Stadium.

It was Carroll’s first regular-season loss to a Texas team since it fell to Saginaw Boswell in November 2001. The last time Coppell defeated Carroll was also in 2001.

The Dragons (4-1), playing their District 6-5A opener, trailed at the half for the first time since the state championship game in December 2006, but they came out fast in the third quarter, quickly taking a 36-22 lead in the first three minutes on a Ryan Walker 34-yard touchdown catch and a 30-yard fumble return by Brayden Burnett.

Coppell (5-1, 1-0) scored twice — on an Evans Okotcha 4-yard run and Joplin’s 10-yard pass to Cam McDaniel — to tie the game 36-36 heading into the fourth quarter.

Carroll drove 80 yards in 15 plays for a 43-36 lead when quarterback Kyle Padron hit Josh Rake in the end zone with 10:53 remaining in regulation. After the teams traded punts, Coppell drove 63 yards and scored with 2:52 remaining to tie it 43-43.

Carroll drove to the 30-yard line with 3 seconds remaining in regulation, but a high snap spoiled Cade Foster’s field-goal attempt.

Padron, who completed 31 of 47 passes, threw for 386 yards and five touchdowns, both career highs. Ryan Walker gained 167 yards, including 144 in the second half, on 11 catches. Rake had nine catches for 93 yards and three touchdowns, including a 2-yard score in the first overtime period to tie it 50-50.

Tuesday Volleyball schedules

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:43 CDT

DISTRICT 3-5A

Abilene at North Crowley…6:30 p.m.

Burleson at Weatherford…6:30 p.m.

Richland vs. Haltom

at Thomas Coliseum…6:30 p.m.

DISTRICT 4-5A

Arlington at Sam Houston…6:30 p.m.

Lamar at Summit…6:30 p.m.

Mansfield at Arlington Bowie…6:30 p.m.

DISTRICT 5-5A

Grapevine at Colleyville Heritage…6:30 p.m.

Keller at Fossil Ridge…6:30 p.m.

L.D. Bell at Trinity…6:30 p.m.

Northwest at Keller Central…6:30 p.m.

DISTRICT 6-5A

Coppell at Carroll…6 p.m.

Hebron at Flower Mound…7 p.m.

Lewisville at Marcus…7 p.m.

DISTRICT 6-4A

Saginaw at Springtown…5:30 p.m.

Area Volleyball Standings

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:31 CDT

through Friday, October 10

	District		Overall
District 3-5A	W	L	W	L
Abilene	7	1	27	6
Burleson	7	1	28	8
Weatherford	5	3	21	13
Haltom	4	3	25	11
North Crowley	2	5	11	18
Richland	1	7	10	22
Paschal	1	7	6	26

	District		Overall
District 4-5A	W	L	W	L
Martin	7	1	23	12
Mansfield	6	2	23	8
Lamar	6	2	24	12
Arlington	5	3	25	14
Summit	2	5	14	19
Sam Houston	1	7	3	25
Arl. Bowie	0	7	5	24

	District		Overall
District 5-5A	W	L	W	L
Colleyville Heritage	8	1	29	8
Keller	7	2	22	15
Northwest	7	2	18	13
Keller Central	6	3	29	10
Trinity	4	5	26	11
L.D. Bell	3	6	14	19
Grapevine	1	8	13	21
Fossil Ridge	0	9	12	22

	District		Overall
District 6-5A	W	L	W	L
Coppell	4	1	28	7
Carroll	3	2	29	7
Marcus	3	2	26	11
Flower Mound	3	2	12	18
Hebron	2	3	18	17
Lewisville	0	5	14	20

	District		Overall
District 6-4A	W	L	W	L
Aledo	9	0	29	6
Birdville	7	2	25	8
Springtown	6	3	20	15
Saginaw	5	4	17	13
Boswell	5	4	16	18
Azle	3	6	12	19
Mineral Wells	1	8	10	20
Brewer	0	9	5	21

	District		Overall
District 7-4A	W	L	W	L
Arlington Heights	12	1	23	6
Dunbar	12	1	22	11
Western Hills	11	2	15	7
Wyatt	8	5	12	12
Trimble Tech	7	6	11	9
North Side	6	7	15	16
Southwest	5	8	12	15
Eastern Hills	3	10	6	18
Polytechnic	1	12	2	18
South Hills	0	13	0	22

	District		Overall
District 8-4A	W	L	W	L
Mansfield Legacy	9	0	19	14
Arl. Seguin	6	3	22	14
Timberview	6	3	18	12
Stephenville	6	3	17	16
Granbury	5	4	21	16
Joshua	3	6	14	18
Crowley	1	8	16	17
Everman	0	9	8	21

Saturday Cross Country, Team Tennis, Volleyball results

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:45 CDT

CROSS COUNTRY

TAPPS 1-4A CHAMPIONSHIP

(at Southwest Christian)

BOYS

Team standings — 1, Southwest Christian, 51; 2, Argyle Liberty, 53; 3, Fort Worth Christian, 57; 4, Grace Prep, 59.

Individual standings — 1, Chase McPherson, Grace Prep, 18:13; 2, Mitchell Travis, Southwest Christian, 18:29; 3, Nathan Parish, Fort Worth Christian, 18:57; 4, Ty Whittington, Fort Worth Christian, 19:08; 5, Logan Ruhde, Grace Prep, 19:18; 6, Peter Hammer, Argyle Liberty, 19:23; 7, Paul Hammer, Argyle Liberty, 19:25; 8, Caleb White, Grace Prep, 19:27; 9, Zach Jordan, Argyle Liberty, 19:37; 10, Matthew Michner, Southwest Christian, 19:50; 11, Matt Powell, Southwest Christian, 19:57; 12, Adam Stefkovich, Fort Worth Christian, 19:59; 13, Paul Ayala, Southwest Christian, 20:10; 14, Andy See, Argyle Liberty, 20:12; 15, Joel Peterson, Southwest Christian, 20:17; 16, Brennan Rodriguez, Southwest Christian, 20:22; 17, Aaron Milam, Argyle Liberty, 20:30; 18, Austin Cotton, Fort Worth Christian, 20:36; 19, Luke Smith, Argyle Liberty, 20:52; 20, Riley Davis, Fort Worth Christian, 20:55.

GIRLS

Team standings — 1, Argyle Liberty, 29; 2, Southwest Christian, 33; 3, Grace Prep, 63.

Individual standings — 1, Katie Barry, Argyle Liberty, 11:57; 2, Lauren Gray, Southwest Christian, 13:19; 3, Emily Miller, Southwest Christian, 13:24; 4, Holly Babbidge, Argyle Liberty, 13:52; 5,Sydney Brynn, Argyle Liberty, 14:05; 6, Alyx Ruhde, Grace Prep, 14:08; 7, Anna Lockhart, Southwest Christian, 14:37; 8, Erin Fry, Southwest Christian, 14:42; 9, Megan Barry, Argyle Liberty, 14:56; 10, Rachel Albert, Argyle Liberty, 15:11; 11, Deborah Blinn, Grace Prep, 15:17; 12, Kaylan Fagley, Grace Prep, 15:28; 13, Amelie Hodges, Southwest Christian, 15:36; 14, Lauren Ward, Southwest Christian, 15:38; 15, Allison Bradford, Grace Prep, 15:50; 16, Hannah Collins, Argyle Liberty, 15:57; 17, Liz Fulp, Argyle Liberty, 16:26; 18, Sarah Turner, Southwest Christian, 16:42; 19, Haley Logan, Fort Worth Christian, 17:29; 20, Kinsey Starks, Fort Worth Christian, 17:37.

TAPPS 3A-UNDER NORTH REGIONAL

(at Getzendaner Memorial Park, Waxahachie)

BOYS

Individual standings — 1, Ian King, Dallas Shelton, 18:10; 2, Stewart Slack, Waxahachie Prep, 18:35; 3, Nick Hoyt, Shelton, 18:55; 4, Jeff Baker, Shelton, 19:03; 5, David Nealy, Waxahachie Prep, 19:05; 6, Madison McClure, Bethesda Christian, 19:14; 7, Igor Lane, Waxahachie Prep, 19:44; 8, Ryan McDonald, Shelton, 20:14; 9, Brian Bakos, Shelton, 20:24; 10, Jordan Ortiz, Bethesda Christian, 20:30.

Others — 13, Zachary Winger, Bethesda Christian, 20:51; 14, Adam Mullenix, Watauga Harvest, 20:58; 15, Austin Gonzalez, Harvest, 21:09; 17, Bill Whitfill, Bethesda Christian, 21:39; 19, Collin Wieder, Harvest, 22:00; 20, AJ Knickerbocker, Arlington North Star, 22:36; 24, Andrew Fedor, Bethesda Christian, 24:11; 29, Dayton Hunn, North Star, 25:03; 30, Kyle Axtell, North Star, 25:36; 32, Robert Ganaan, North Star, 30:07.

GIRLS

Individual standings — 1, April McCreary, Bethesda Christian, 14:14; 2, Meagan Carley, Bethesda Christian, 14:21; 3, Halie Pirozzo, Waxahachie Prep, 14:28; 4, Kalico Moffett, Waxahachie Prep, 14:38; 5, Casey Johnson, Shelton, 14:51; 6, Gabby Greif, Shelton, 14:55; 7, Katelyn Minix, Waxahachie Prep, 15:08; 8, Codie Frady, Watauga Harvest, 15:18; 9, Megan Timmerman, Waxahachie Prep, 15:22; 10, Laura Oliver, Waxahachie Prep, 15:31.

Others — 14, Taylor Smith, Bethesda Christian, 16:19; 17, Brianna Linton, Bethesda Christian, 17:36; 23, Kristy Bessler, North Star, 22:11.

TEAM TENNIS

NONDISTRICT

Carroll 14…Wichita Falls 5

Area, State Football Scores

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:55 CDT

CLASS 5A

A&M Consolidated 39, Belton 22

Abilene 63, Weatherford 12

Aldine Eisenhower 49, Humble 7

Aldine Nimitz 15, Humble Atascocita 10

Alief Hastings 9, Houston Stratford 0

Alief Taylor 20, Houston Spring Woods 0

Allen 42, McKinney Boyd 0

Amarillo 30, Lubbock Monterey 19

Amarillo Tascosa 40, Lubbock 11

Arlington 44, Arlington Sam Houston 21

Arlington Bowie 51, Mansfield 0

Arl.Lamar 28, Mansfield Summit 25

Austin Bowie 37, Austin 21

Austin Westlake 49, Bastrop 36

Baytown Sterling 21, Baytown Lee 20

Beaumont W. Brook 61, Channelview 20

Brownsv.Pace 27, Brownsv. Rivera 25

Brownsville Porter 32, San Benito 25

CC Carroll 41, SA South San 7

Northwest hands L.D. Bell first loss this season

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:54 CDT

By CARLOS MENDEZ

The lead was only a field goal with a minute-and-a-half left, and Justin Northwest had a decision.

Kick a field goal and try to go up six, but risk a block? Or go for it and possibly put the game in the defense’s hands?

The Texans put the game in the defense’s hands, a good choice.

Their fourth-down play failed, but the Texans stopped a last-ditch drive with Dak McElhannon’s interception return for a touchdown to wrap up a 31-21 victory Friday night at Northwest ISD Stadium and hand Hurst L.D. Bell its first loss of the season.

Brysen Curb threw two touchdown passes and ran for a touchdown, and the Texans (4-2, 2-1) held Bell (5-1, 2-1) to its lowest point total of the season, tightening the District 5-5A title race.

Tyler Collins rushed for 137 yards on 20 carries, and Chris Bain and Kevin Meek caught touchdown passes for Northwest, which scored 21 points in the second half.

The Texans rode their defense to the victory, trusting it after a fourth-and-6 pass to the end zone failed from the 17-yard line with 1:31 left.

With the help of a penalty, Bell moved to its 36 with 58 seconds left. A fourth-and-4 play decided the game.

Linebacker Lee Taylor, who had two sacks and two tackles for loss, applied pressure, getting Bell quarterback Lehi Tonga around the ankles. Tonga tried to escape, but as he was falling to the ground, he threw wildly toward the sideline, where McElhannon made the interception in stride and ran it back with seven seconds left.

Arlington QB guides win over Sam Houston

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:51 CDT

By WILLIAM WILKERSON

ARLINGTON — Matt Joeckel should probably buy his offensive linemen lunch next week.

Arlington’s junior quarterback had more than enough time to distribute the ball to his receivers Friday against Arlington Sam Houston, and he threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns in the first half. Joeckel, who also rushed for one touchdown, finished with four touchdown passes and 368 yards on 25 of 38 attempts in a 44-20 victory against Arlington Sam Houston.

"I think I was having like 10 seconds back there," said Joeckel, whose younger brother Luke starts at right tackle. "Sometimes [Sam Houston] would call the right coverage, but I had enough time to freelance and throw touchdowns."

Joeckel connected with childhood friend Kurtis Green for a 52-yard touchdown on the Colts’ first play from scrimmage. His other first-half touchdowns went to Cory Broadnax (15 yards), Miles Onyegbule (7 yards) and Dixon Kent (14 yards).

"That’s what got it started," Joeckel said of his touchdown to Green. "That set the whole tempo of the game."

Green, who caught 11 passes, had 133 of his 158 yards receiving in the first half. Kent finished with seven catches for 90 yards.

Arlington is 5-2 overall and 3-0 in District 4-5A after its fifth win in a row. Sam Houston dropped to 3-4 and 0-3.

The Texans had their chances. Sam Houston fumbled the ball in Arlington territory on its second possession, missed a 22-yard field goal on its third trip and fumbled at midfield midway through the second quarter. Receiver Kameel Jackson returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown to cut Arlington’s lead to 14-7 near the end of the first quarter.

Friday Volleyball, Team Tennis results

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:21 CDT

VOLLEYBALL

Friday’s results

DISTRICT 3-5A

Abilene d. Weatherford 25-8, 25-14, 25-18

Burleson d. Richland 25-15, 25-21, 25-20

Haltom d. Paschal 25-12, 28-26, 25-12

DISTRICT 4-5A

Lamar d. Sam Houston 25-12, 25-13, 25-23

Mansfield d. Summit 25-18, 25-22, 25-20

Martin d. Arlington 27-25, 25-13, 24-26, 25-23

DISTRICT 5-5A

Colleyville Heritage d. Trinity 25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 25-19

Keller d. Grapevine 25-14, 25-21, 25-18

Keller Central d. Fossil Ridge 25-15, 25-17, 25-10

Northwest d. L.D. Bell 24-26, 16-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-9

DISTRICT 6-5A

Carroll d. Lewisville 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19

F. Mound d. Coppell 26-24, 20-25, 25-17, 25-17

Marcus d. Hebron 25-15, 25-20, 25-20

DISTRICT 7-5A

Fossil Ridge holds off rally to beat Central 24-19

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:40 CDT

By ERIC LILES

KELLER — Keller Fossil Ridge scored 24 unanswered points and withstood Keller Central’s fourth-quarter rally as the Panthers posted their first win of the season, 24-19.

Central (2-4, 0-3 District 5-5A) marched down the field on the game’s opening drive, covering 80 yards in 11 plays. Dustin Stenta’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Mason Melton gave the Chargers the early lead.

Fossil Ridge (1-5, 1-2) quickly answered on the following series. Jordan Shea’s 6-yard touchdown run capped a 69-yard drive.

The Panthers’ defense clamped down for the remainder of the half. Central picked up only two more first downs before halftime, while Fossil Ridge moved in front.

Adaruis Lynch scored on a 1-yard run early in the second and Shea connected with Mark Munson on a 19-yard touchdown pass with 30 seconds left before the half.

Christopher Boswell’s 22-yard field goal put the Panthers up 24-7 in the third quarter.

The Chargers offense came to life in the fourth quarter as Stenta found Ryan Wysocki on a 28-yard touchdown pass with 11:01 to play. A missed extra point left Central trailing by 11.

A 17-yard punt on Fossil Ridge’s next series set up Central on the Panthers’ 41-yard line. Stenta found Israel Valentin for a touchdown pass on the next play. Stenta was thrown for a loss on the 2-point conversion attempt.

The Panthers took possession with 6:23 remaining and ran out the clock on 13 consecutive running plays.