No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. High School Hometown 1 Todd Gurley RB 6-1 195 Tarboro, N.C. 2 Daje Johnson WR 5-11 190 Hendrickson Pflugerville 3 Ray Buchanan Jr. DB 5-10 176 Peachtree Rdg Suwanee, Ga. 4 Colby Cooke K-P...
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4:49 PM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
Fifty of the country's top high school football players arrived in Austin today to prepare for the third International Bowl. The U.S. Under-19 National Team, which includes players from 19 states, will play the IFAF World Team on Wednesday at...
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4:21 PM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
The status of the Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic is in doubt. The Chicago-based organizers, Intersport, have been unable to secure a title sponsor, putting the event in jeopardy - said Drew Russell, Intersport's associate vice president for events. Held...
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4:01 PM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
Too anxious to wait until Thursday morning to find out who might be your new UIL district rivals? SportsDayHS staff writers Mark Dent and Corbett Smith have completed a mock UIL realignment for Dallas-area 5A and 4A districts. We'll publish...
2:26 PM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
The DFW Coaches Clinic today includes lectures by local coaches such as Arlington Martin's Bob Wager, Hebron's Brian Brazil and Southlake Carroll's Hal Wasson. There's also an exhibit hall loaded with high school products. It's quite a selection. Vendors are...
2:25 PM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
I saw a lot of football coaches today while hanging out at the DFW Coaches Clinic in Grapevine. I also saw one person who hopes to be a football coach: Riley Dodge. The former Southlake Carroll quarterback, who has one...
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12:33 PM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
Melissa running back and linebacker Kristov George has orally committed to Air Force. The 6-1, 190-pound George was the offensive MVP in the Class 2A Division I final, helping Melissa to its first state title with a 28-15 win over...
11:25 AM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
With realignment coming on February 2, the SportsDayHS staff will examine a few of the hot topics beforehand. Today: The economy and classification changes This will be the second round of realignment since the global financial crisis since 2008. The...
10:47 AM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
The West Mesquite girls basketball team has won 11 straight heading into tonight's matchup with Waxahachie, but that's nothing new. West Mesquite, which is 23-7 overall and 12-0 in District 15-4A this season, has been dominating district opponents for years....
10:36 AM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
I wrote a story about Ennis to preview the basketball season. Ennis was coming off its best season in history, featured a D1 signee in Jordan Mason, along with two other seniors who were lower D1 or D2 recruits, and,...
10:02 AM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
Earlier this month, Prosper's Javelle Allen committed to Arizona. He received other good news this week. Allen was recently selected to compete in the International Bowl, playing for the U.S. Team against top international players. The game will be held...
In November, Joan and Mark wrote about Patrick Witt, the former Wylie quarterback who'd made waves nationally by canceling his interview with the Rhodes Trust -- the group that awards Rhodes Scholarships -- to play in the Yale/Harvard game. The...
BRYAN, Texas (AP) -- Devine running back Joseph Sadler who set the state record for points scored in a season heads up the 61st Annual Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 3A All-State Football Team. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior...
9:29 AM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
Garrett Adcock, a top offensive lineman and student at Dallas Christian, has committed to New Mexico. He said he had offers from Navy, Air Force, Princeton, Harvard, Bucknell and Central Arkansas among others, along with preferred walk-on status at Cal,...
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5:50 AM on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012 | Permalink
With realignment coming on February 2, the SportsDayHS staff will examine a few of the hot topics beforehand. Today: DeSoto ISD. Perhaps the most intriguing switch at the Class 5A level could involved DeSoto. With Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath almost certainly...
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7:02 PM on Thu., Jan. 26, 2012 | Permalink
West Mesquite at Waxahachie, 7 p.m. - This matchup of Nos. 1 and 2 in District 15-4A will have a playoff feel. West Mesquite (23-7, 12-0) is on a serious roll with an 11-game winning streak since a six-point loss...
4:47 PM on Thu., Jan. 26, 2012 | Permalink
Justin Northwest vs. Keller: The logjam that is District 7-5A probably won't be any less murky for another couple weeks. But this is an important game for Northwest and Keller, both 5-3 in the district. Northwest won by three the...
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3:14 PM on Thu., Jan. 26, 2012 | Permalink
Plano West linebacker/defensive end Bryce Cottrell, who has orally committed to Oregon, has been offered a scholarship by Texas, according to the Austin American Statesman. The report quoted a Plano West source saying his family was considering the offer. The...
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10:42 AM on Thu., Jan. 26, 2012 | Permalink
Patrick Levels, Roosevelt's do-everything cornerback and kick returner, has orally committed to Baylor. Roosevelt recruiting coordinator Broderick Sublet confirmed the choice via e-mail on Thursday. Baylor coach Art Briles was on the Roosevelt campus today to pick up the commitment,...
10:16 AM on Thu., Jan. 26, 2012 | Permalink
I wrote about realignment today, and one of the items was about how it appears DeSoto will be back in an all Dallas-area district for the first time since the 2008 realignment. With Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath projected to move up...
9:58 AM on Thu., Jan. 26, 2012 | Permalink
The 7-on-7 state tournament has always been on Texas A&M's campus, but a new NCAA rule that bars the competition from college campuses will change that. However, there's a chance the event will again be in College Station this summer,...






