Plano's Josh Benson intercepts a pass intended for Jesuit receiver Patrick O'Neal in the second quarter.
Plano's place in the state playoffs came down to the Wildcats' final regular-season game. And it was Plano's traditionally strong defense which led the way for the Wildcats to get in. Plano shut down Jesuit, 21-12, at Haggar Stadium to clinch the fourth and final playoff berth in District 8-5A. Photos Blog: High schools Fri. results More: Football
Denton Ryan receiver Antonio Anderson (27) eludes Denton Guyer's Jake Smith after a second-quarter pass reception.
Touchdowns on four straight drives, including three on passes from Scotty Young in a span of 5 ½ minutes of the third quarter, propelled Denton Ryan to a 50-29 win Thursday night over Denton Guyer and a share of the District 5-4A title. Blog: High schools Playoff scenarios Thu. results Fri. schedule More: Football
Last Friday, at the District 5-4A cross country meet, Taylor Lively won. He does that a lot. His ultiamte dream is to make it to the state tournament and he won't let cystic fibrosis get in his way.
Carl Harris (center) and Woodrow Wilson face a tough test in Lincoln on Friday.
Matt Wixon, high school football columnist for The Dallas Morning News, chatted with fans about this weekend's games. Read the chat, and find more information and updates on our high schools blog. Thu. games Fri. games More: Football
11/04/2009Breaking ties in playoff races can be a complicated matter Ethical dilemmas are rare in football. It's a zero-sum game, after all. Somebody wins. Somebody loses. And usually there is no gray area between the sidelines and the end zones. But this week Weatherford is finding out that's not necessarily the case, which is why the school's athletic director Philip O'Neil felt compelled to make a declaration about his team's intentions. 11/05/2009G.A. Moore has made believers, contenders out of Aubrey
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G.A. Moore, the winningest coach in Texas high school football history, ended a four-year retirement last spring to coach Aubrey. Today, Aubrey is undefeated and bidding for its first district title.
Coach G.A. Moore stood in front of the crowded cafeteria last spring and promised that he would mold the young men at Aubrey into winners. It was not an empty promise. Going into Friday's District 10-2A game against Pilot Point, Aubrey has won a school-record nine games and is looking to win its first district title. Blog: High schools Aubrey team page Thu. games Fri. games More: Football
Euless Trinity took part in the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series at Cowboys Stadium in September. The next high school games played there will be of the playoff variety.
The one-site Saturday playoff quadrupleheader, once thought to be punted away when Texas Stadium closed, will happen at least once this season at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, writes Matt Wixon. Blog: High schools
11/04/2009Rainer Sabin's notable area games Cross country spotlight: Philip Todd, Highland Park, Jr. Todd took first place at the District 10-4A championship meet, running a 16:40 and leading the Scots to a first-place team finish as well. On Saturday, Highland Park races at the regional meet in Arlington. Volleyball spotlight: Becky Wallander, Bishop Lynch, Sr. Wallander, who is among the area's best in kills with an average of 4.16 a game, helped lead her team to the TAPPS 5A state semifinals.Spotlight on: Denton Guyer vs. Denton Ryan The regular season peaks in the final week for two of the area's best Class 4A teams.In focus: Ja'Terian Douglas, Arlington Lamar, RB Douglas has rushed for 1,636 yards and 24 touchdowns in nine games. Last week, he carved up Mansfield's defense, rushing for 307 yards and seven touchdowns.D-FW pipeline: Sam England, WR, Coast Guard Academy On Saturday, England caught 10 passes for 109 yards, becoming Coast Guard Academy's all-time leading receiver in catches with 157 for his career.11/03/2009AP state football rankings The Associated Press high school poll for the week of Nov. 2, with first place votes in parentheses, records, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and the team's ranking in last week's poll.National prep football poll The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports journalist Jamie DeMoney with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with records through Nov. 1.11/01/2009Colleyville Heritage moves into area 5A poll
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Colleyville Heritage opened the season with a win at Cowboys Stadium over Irving MacArthur.
Colleyville Heritage jumps into the Class 5A area high school football rankings after beating Keller, 24-17. Blog: High Schools
