John Tyler's Alvin Arps (left) is dragged to the ground by Lake Highlands' Jeremy Bracken.
Older fans remember the Tyler John Tyler-Plano East 1994 postseason classic. The new generation will have Tyler John Tyler vs. Lake Highlands to talk about. In a matchup that lived up to "game of the year" expectations, John Tyler defeated Lake Highlands, 53-46, in an emotional Class 5A Division II Region II area round playoff at Wildcat-Ram Stadium on Friday night. Photos: Playoffs - Week 2 Blog: High schools Friday's results Playoff pairings More: Football
Carrollton Newman Smith defeated Carter on Friday night at Irving Schools Stadium.
Week 2 of the playoffs is here. We've got writers blogging from Cedar Hill-Flower Mound Marcus, Arlington Bowie-El Paso Montwood, Arlington Bowie-Odessa Permian and Coppell-Plano East. Stay with us for our live chat later in the afternoon. Blog: High schools Friday's results Playoff pairings More: Football
DeSoto receiver Darius Terrell, who is committed to Texas, will be part of a game that is loaded with NCAA Bowl Subdivision-caliber players.
Richardson Berkner's Jim Ledford won't be coaching this week as his Rams were bounced from the playoffs last week. But Ledford's got the next best thing, writes Brandon George. Ledford will watch 11-0 Skyline face 9-2 DeSoto at SMU's Ford Stadium on Saturday in a game that might feature more NCAA Bowl Subdivision-caliber players than any other in the state. Blog: High schools Video: Skyline-DeSoto preview Playoff pairings More: Football
Euless Trinity running back has cover skills On Saturday, fans at Cowboys Stadium watched Euless Trinity's JaVaunte Watie run for 52 yards and a touchdown in a win over Flower Mound. But most of those fans didn't know that after Watie ran past the Jaguars into the end zone, he could've repaired an eagle's wing or diagnosed an elephant's injured leg.Richardson Pearce builds a big winner in volleyball The volleyball locker room at Richardson Pearce looks like a party broke out. It's been this way since the playoffs started, like everyone expected the Mustangs to go far. Rainer Sabin's notable area playoff games 11/17/2009High school football playoff pairings 11/16/2009UIL state volleyball pairings 11/18/2009In focus: Javia Hall, Skyline QB On a team with a stiff defense and an offense powered by its running game, Hall can be overlooked. But that is when the Skyline quarterback is most dangerous and most likely to hurt another team's secondary. Hall has thrown for 2,071 yards and 27 touchdowns while completing 68 percent of his passes for undefeated Skyline.Spotlight on: Southlake Carroll vs. Allen This clash of the titans should have been reserved for a date later in the playoffs. But it wasn't. As a result, one of these 10-1 teams will see its season end this week. Allen and Carroll have distinguished themselves as two of the best football programs in the state this decade, winning five state titles between them.D-FW pipeline: Columbus State's Blake Zamudio In his college debut, a 91-76 victory against West Florida on Monday, Zamudio scored 18 points. He shot 6-for-9 from the field, was 2-for-5 from 3-point range and had four assists and three steals.11/16/2009Early showdowns in high school football playoffs offer big tests
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Marcus Murphy and DeSoto will run into and unbeaten Skyline squad Saturday in the second round of the playoffs.
Skyline, DeSoto, Allen and Southlake Carroll are four of the best Class 5A football teams in the state. But two of them will see their seasons end Saturday as the second week of the playoffs features some heavyweight matchups, writes Matt Wixon. Blog: High Schools Pairings: Football Photos: First round More: Football
Jake Sizelove, Argyle: He disrupted the offense by continually making plays behind the line of scrimmage against Paris.
11/15/2009SportsDay offensive football player of the week: Jarman Johnson Jarman Johnson set game and season school rushing records in a Class 2A Division I Region II bi-district win Friday.11/16/2009Richardson Pearce volleyball plays Brenham at state Richardson Pearce (44-5) will face Brenham (40-6) in the Class 4A UIL state volleyball semifinals at 7 p.m. Thursday in San Marcos.11/15/2009Coppell 33, Keller 13 Cam McDaniel rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns to lead Coppell to a win over Keller in a 5A Division I bi-district game at Cowboys Stadium.
