Coaching Changes — Palestine
March 2, 2010
Palestine has hired Lance Angel to become their next athletic director and head football coach. Angel will replace Booker Bowie who retired after the 2009 season.
Bowie was going to retire after the 2006 school year but decided to work as an administrator at Palestine. After sitting out the 2007 football season which was the first time he was not coaching in over 30 years, Bowie became the interim athletic director when Glen Tunstall was reassigned in November 2007. He was given the official title of athletic director in January 2008. Before 2006, he was the defensive coordinator since 2002.
Lance Angel has spent eight years as a head football coach and athletic director has 17 years of overall coaching experience. Angel started his coaching career as an assistant at Wink, Elgin and Aledo. As the offensive coordinator at Aledo, his team went to the state championship in 1998.
His first head coaching experience came at 2A Cooper in 2002. He coached their for 4 years and then tok over the head coaching job at 3A Canton. He has been at Canton for the last 4 seasons. He had a 29-18 record at Cooper and was 26-19 at Canton. His career record is career total 55-37.
Coach Angel is taking over a team that made the playoffs for the first time in three years. Prior to last year the Wildcats had made the playoffs five straight years. The will be competing in District 20-3A which includes his dads old team Fairfield. Other teams in the district are Groesbeck, Madisonville, Mexia and Palestine Westwood.
Lances dad is Randy Angel was a 100+ game winner at Fairfield.
By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
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Coaching Changes — Quinlan Ford
February 20, 2010
Virgil Crow has been named as the new athletic director and head football coach for the Quinlan Ford Panthers. Crow will replace Derek Alford who led Quinlan Ford to a 16-35 record over the last 5 seasons.
Coach Crow has been a coordinator or assistant coach at Celina, Sulphur Springs and Cumby. He was the head coach at Scurry-Rosser from 2002-2006 where he had a 26-26 record.
It will be tough for Crow to turn around the Panthers 6 consecutive non-winning seasons. They will be part of district 14-3A which includes Canton, Van and Wills Point. Quinlan Ford has only had 10 winning seasons in its 53 year histoy.
ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES AT QUINLAN FORD
YEARS W L T PCT
Billy Butler………1998-2004….34-39-0 .466
Jerry Trussell…..1978-1982….17-32-2 .353
Derek Alford…….2005-2009….16-35-0 .314
Pittman Keen……1991-1994….14-25-2 .366
Conley Bland…….1995-1997….12-20-0 .375
Tommy Mankins…1986-1987….11-9-0 .550
Phil Blue………… 1988-1990….8-21-0 .276
Bob Aldridge……..1972-1973….7-13-0 .350
Terry Morris………1984-1985….6-12-2 .350
Gerald Rosebure….1970………3-7-0 .300
Thomas Jones…….1983………1-9-0 .100
Thurman Adams…..1976-1977….1-18-1 .075
Steve Jones………1974-1975….1-19-0 .050
Bruce Snover……..1969………0-10-0 .000
By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
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2010 Nike Football Combine Includes 2 Texas Locations
February 18, 2010
Here is the 2010 Nike Football Combine schedule. This years list includes 17 events across the U.S. and in Hawaii. Nike Football Combines are free and open to Class of 2011 high school football players, as well as to top underclassmen.
Registered athletes participating in the 2010 Nike Football Combine will:
* Receive free access and testing at either turf/indoor or grass/outdoor events – varying dates apply
* Evaluation processed by registration number
* Be measured by height and weight, and photographed
* Receive a proper, supervised dynamic warm-up
* Be tested in: the 40-yard dash (twice, fastest time kept), vertical jump (highest jump kept), the 20-yard shuttle (twice, fastest time kept) and the power ball throw (twice, farthest throw kept)
* Receive a SPARQ Rating – based on a calculation of their testing scores
* Attend an interactive Nike SPARQ seminar which will cover off-season training, the recruiting process and a short series of SPARQ drills. In select markets, participate in a free instructional Nike SPARQ Mini-Camps to work with SPARQ Trainers to improve upon their times and stats from the Nike Combine Receive exposure across ESPN platforms and with college football programs across the country
* Eligible for selection consideration for the Nike Football Training Camps, the top national football camp tour (selection is based on over all performance – participation is free)
Receive a free Nike Pro workout shirt (but must bring appropriate workout gear: shorts, sweats, football cleats and training shoes)
DATE CITY LOCATION SURFACE TIME
Sat., Jan 30 Honolulu Aloha Stadium Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Feb 6 Miami Traz Powell Stadium Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Feb 13 Mobile, Ala. Lipscomb Park Stadium Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sun, Feb 14 Houston Woodforest Stadium Turf/indoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Feb 20 Pittsburgh UPMC Sports Performance Complex Turf/indoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Feb 27 Orlando, Fla. ESPN Wide World of Sports Grass/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Mar 6 Massillon, Ohio Paul L. David Athletic Training Center Turf/indoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Mar 13 Charlotte, N.C. Mallard Creek High School Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sun., Mar 14 Atlanta Hallford Stadium Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sun., Mar 21 Chicago MAX McCook Expo Center Turf/indoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Mar 27 Miami Traz Powell Stadium Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Apr 3 Baltimore Old Mill High School Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Apr 10 Dallas/Ft. Worth Pennington Field Astroturf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Apr 24 Los Angeles Long Beach Veteran’s Stadium Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., May 15 Oakland, Calif. Laney College Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Sat., Jun 5 Portland, Ore. Tigard High School Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Wed., Jun 16 Salt Lake City ALA Academy Turf/outdoors 9 a.m. -2 p.m.
Coaching Changes — Graham
February 14, 2010
Graham Head Coach Brad McCoy has resigned from his position. He will be taking a position at The Flippen Group which is a company that focuses on developing talent and organizational skills in terms of sports, business and education.
McCoy has coached the Steers for five seasons where he posted a 39-22 record. His teams went to the playoffs 3 time. He led them to the Class 3A Division II finals last season. Before coming to Graham, he was the coach at Jim Ned (53-19 over 6 years).
Coach McCoys sons all play football. Colt is a former University of Texas quarterback who is headed to the NFL. Case was the Graham quarterback for the last four seasons and just enrolled at UT. Chance played at Abilene Christian and has also just enrolled at UT.
McCoy wants to follow the playing careers of his sons closely and that would be very difficult trying to run a team.
By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
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Texas Was Well Represented In the Super Bowl
February 10, 2010
Texas was once again the leader in the # of participants in the Super Bowl that was played last Sunday by the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.
Sixteen (16) players called Texas home during their high school careers. This includes two Garland Naaman Forest and two Southlake Carroll greats. The list is highlighted by Super Bowl MVP Saints quarterback Drew Brees who led Austin Westlake to a state championship in 1996 and was named the Texas Class 5A MVP.
Here is a list of the players and their high school
Indianapolis Colts
Joseph Addai, Houston Sharpstown
Melvin Bullitt, Garland Naaman Forest
Cody Glenn, Rusk
Charlie Johnson, Sherman
Jacob Lacey, Garland Naaman Forest
Justin Snow, Abilene
Matt Stover, Richardson Lake Highlands
Michael Toudouze, San Antonio East Central
Tony Ugoh, Spring Westfield
New Orleans Saints
Remi Ayodele, South Grand Prairie
Drew Brees, Austin Westlake
Chase Daniel, Southlake Carroll
Garrett Hartley, Southlake Carroll
Nick Leckey, Grapevine
Thomas Morstead, Pearland
David Thomas, Wolfforth Frenship
Tyler Arndt leads Texas State Bobcat’s Recruiting Class
February 3, 2010
San Marcos, Texas- Texas State head football coach Brad Wright announced that two transfers and 11 high school players have signed to play with the Bobcats.
One transfer is Jarrad Stewart, a former standout safety from Pearland who spent last season at the University of Utah.
“We had Jarrad Stewart come in between semesters so we only had 12 scholarships to offer,” Wright said. “We talked to a lot of people who told us that he went to class, and worked hard. He just needed to be closer to his family. He is enrolled here and leading us through drills now.”
One of those 12 scholarships went to Thaddeus Watkins, a junior college offensive lineman from Diablo Valley College in California.
“Thaddeus is one of those guys whose best football is ahead of him,” Wright said. “He is 6’ 4” and up to 260 pounds. He looks like he weighs 180. He is going to fill out to 285-290 easily. He has quick feet and athletic. That is the type of player who you want to play at the tackle position.
The high school players include one of the nation’s Top 32 high school quarterbacks, a running back, three wide receivers, two tight ends, along with one defensive lineman, two linebackers and a defensive back.
The quarterback on the list is Tyler Arndt, who ESPN has listed as one of the top 32 quarterbacks in the nation and who threw for over 7,100 yards and 75 touchdowns during his high school career. Arndt also led Cuero High School to a 36-5 record during his career, including a 13-1 mark in 2009.
“Tyler is one of those guys who we feel very fortunate in getting when you see the list of schools that offered him,” said Wright. “We really feel he can come in here and be a difference maker right away if he can handle the mental part of it. He has all of the physical tools to be great quarterback. He is as big of a recruit that we have had around here.
“He has the complete package. He is 6’ 4”, weighs 205 pounds and completed 63 percent of his passes during his career. He took his team to the State semifinals three years in a row. Then you look at him reading a zone and pulling the ball down and out-running folks. He can do it all.”
The Bobcats signed three wide receivers in Michael Gilmore of La Marque, Deche Milburn of Clear Springs in League City and Marquis Walker from Austin Lanier., while, and Walker rushed for 986 yards. Milburn caught 81 passes for 1,378 yards and 16 touchdowns. Gilmore was named the District 24-4A Special Teams MVP.
“Deche is a bigger and stronger version of Cameron Luke, who was a pretty good receiver for us,” Wright said. “He is a physical receiver that when the ball is in the air, he just goes up and gets it. He is one of the best blocking wide receivers I have seen at any level. Cal was calling him during the week so we feel fortunate to get him as well.
“Michael Gilmore is the prototypical body type of an inside receiver,” Wright said. “What he can do is make you miss. He is an excellent punt and kickoff returner. Marquis is a guy who can stretch the field as a 10.5 guy.”
The running back is Terrence Franks of Angleton High School. Franks ran for 688 yards as a senior.
“Terrence Franks ran a time of 10.39 seconds in the 100 meters during AAU track last year,” Wright said. “We actually had Angleton’s highlights for the season and he was back-up to a player who signed with Missouri. When we were watching the highlight tape, all of a sudden, we asked ‘who was that’ when he was making a run into the line, jumped out to the left, and ended up running down the sideline for a touchdown. He might be a diamond in the rough for this class.”
The two tight ends are Trent Guiberteau of Taylor High School in Katy and David Lewis from King High School in Kingsville. Guiberteau was listed among the Top 25 recruits in the Greater Houston area and Lewis caught 22 passes for 320 yards as a senior. He also played quarterback and threw for 543 yards and rushed for 645 yards as well.
“We are looking to be more versatile and not so one-dimensional at the tight end position,” Wright said. “We want to have someone who can block, but also get out and run routes on passing plays. Both Trent and David are very athletic players who we feel will help us become more versatile.”
DeShun Williams is an All-State defensive lineman who helped lead Carthage High School to two consecutive State championships.
“We signed a bunch of defensive linemen last year, so we had targeted nose guards,” Wright said. “DeShun was the Player-of-the-Year in East Texas. For a defensive lineman to get that award, he has to be a special player. ”
The two linebackers are Drew Hamilton of Lake Dallas High School in Hickory Creek and Byron Hudson from DeSoto High School. Hamilton has been selected to play in the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star game in San Antonio, while Hudson averaged nearly 11 tackles per game while playing for former Bobcat record-setting running back Claude Mathis.
“The way Drew Hamilton runs and hits, he is what you want in a linebacker,” Wright said. “Byron was a quarterback and running back before moving to linebacker at DeSoto. He can definitely runs to the football and makes contact when he gets there.
The defensive back is Craig Mager, who played on both sides of the football at Luling. As a running back, he gained 814 yards and scored six touchdowns. He also caught 46 passes for 841 yards and 10 TDs.
“We are excited to sign him in that he is from right down the road in Luling,” Wright said. “He will start out as a cornerback because he is a physical player who can run. That is what we look for in a cornerback.”
Overall, Wright was very pleased with this year’s recruiting class even though he and his staff had just 12 scholarships to offer.
“We feel like we did good job in signing some players who have good character and can make us more athletic as a team,” Wright concluded. “When you have 25 scholarships, you can miss on one or two guys, but when you are offering only 12, you better get it right. I think our coaches did a good job in getting the right guys.”
020310 - UIL Realignment Review
February 3, 2010
“The Bandit” Chris Doelle and “Mighty” Mike Wright sit down to discuss the results of the biennial realignment and analyze what impact it will have on the next few seasons.
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Re-Alignment Notes
February 1, 2010
Notes on the 2010-2012 realignements.
New enrollment #’s
5A 2065 & up
4A 990 to 2064
3A 430 to 989
2A 200 to 429
1A 199 & below
2008 enrollment #’s
5A – 2085 and above
4A – 980-2084
3A – 430-979
2A – 200-429
1A – 199 and below
Not much difference. The 5A level dropped 20 students which was the 1st time since 1990 that the # went down. 4A’s minimum went down 10 students. Class 2A and 1A numbers stayed the same.
Changes : 1A and 2A will be split into Division I and Division II prior to the season
After the announcement, schools can appeal the UIL’s decision until Feb. 11. Some schools will request to move up in classification and others will appeal to change districts because of travel concerns. The appeals hearings are heard Feb. 18.
Notables dropping from 2A to 1A : Garrison
Notable 1A Schools Staying In 1A: Canadian, New Deal, Albany, Cayuga
Notables Moving up from 1A to 2A: Junction
Notables dropping from 3A to 2A: Tatum, Cameron Yoe
Notable 2A Schools Staying In 2A: Harleton, Groveton, Schulenburg, Three Rivers, San Augustine, Crawford, Godley
Notables Moving up from 2A to 3A: Salado, Kirbyville
Notable 3A Schools Staying In 3A: Farmersville, Yoakum, Burnet, Abilene Wylie, Lucas Lovejoy
Notables dropping from 4A to 3A: Big Spring
Notable 4A Schools Staying In 4A: Fort Worth Dunbar, Stephenville, Kilgore, La Marque, El Campo
Notables dropping from 5A to 4A: Wylie, Tyler John Tyler, Smithson Valley, Rockwall, Baytown Lee, Houston Stratford
Notables Moving up from 4A to 5A: Abilene Cooper, Denton Guyer, Longview, Del Valle, San Marcos, Cibolo Steele
Notable 5A Schools Staying In 5A: Fort Bend Dulles
UIL Re-Alignment CLASS 3A
February 1, 2010
District 1
Borger
Dalhart
Pampa
Perryton
District 2
Brownfield
Lamesa
Levelland
Lubbock Cooper
Lubbock Estacado
Shallowater
District 3
Anthony
Clint
Clint Mountain View
Fabens
Pecos
District 4
Andrews
Fort Stockton
Midland Greenwood
Monahans
Seminole
District 5
Abilene Wylie
Big Spring
Brownwood
Snyder
Sweetwater
District 6
Bowie
Burkburnett
Graham
Iowa Park
Vernon
Wichita Falls Hirschi
District 7
Bridgeport
Decatur
Ft Worth Castleberry
Lake Worth
Mineral Wells
District 8
Alvarado
Glen Rose
Hillsboro
Kennedale
Venus
West
District 9
Argyle
Aubrey
Gainesville
Pilot Point
Sanger
Whitesboro
District 10
Anna
Bonham
Celina
Commerce
Van Alstyne
District 11
Farmersville
Frisco Lone Star
Lucas Lovejoy
Nevada Community
Princeton
Prosper
District 12
Carrollton Ranchview
Dallas Madison
Dallas Roosevelt
Dallas Smith
Ft Worth Polytechnic
FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis
District 13
Crandall
Ferris
Kaufman
Kemp
Mabank
North Forney
District 14
Canton
Emory Rains
Lindale
Quinlan Ford
Van
Wills Point
District 15
Atlanta
Mount Vernon
Paris
Paris North Lamar
Texarkana Liberty-Eylau
Texarkana Pleasant Grove
District 16
Carthage
Gilmer
Gladewater
Henderson
Longview Spring Hill
Pittsburg
District 17
Athens
Brownsboro
Bullard
Rusk
Tyler Chapel Hill
District 18
Center
Diboll
Huntington
Jasper
Kirbyville
District 19
China Spring
Gatesville
Lorena
Robinson
Waco Connally
Waco La Vega
District 20
Fairfield
Groesbeck
Madisonville
Mexia
Palestine
Palestine Westwood
District 21
Bridge City
Hamshire-Fannett
Orangefield
Silsbee
Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson
West Orange-Stark
District 22
Cleveland
Cleveland Tarkington
Coldspring-Oakhurst
Huffman Hargrave
Liberty
Shepherd
Splendora
District 23
Caldwell
Giddings
La Grange
Navasota
Rockdale
Smithville
District 24
Bellville
Brookshire Royal
Columbus
Sealy
Stafford
District 25
Burnet
Lampasas
Liberty Hill
Llano
Salado
Taylor
District 26
Bandera
Boerne
Fischer Canyon Lake
Fredericksburg
Geronimo Navarro
Wimberley
District 27
Carrizo Springs
Crystal City
Devine
Hondo
Lytle
Pearsall
Somerset
District 28
Cuero
Gonzales
La Vernia
Pleasanton
Poteet
San Antonio Houston
Yoakum
District 29
Needville
Palacios
Sweeny
West Columbia
Columbia
Wharton
District 30
Aransas Pass
Goliad
Ingleside
Mathis
Rockport-Fulton
Sinton
District 31
Corpus Christi West
Oso
Lyford
Orange Grove
Raymondville
Robstown
District 32
La Feria
Port Isabel
Progreso
Rio Grande City HS #2
Rio Hondo
Zapata
Texans Named To The 2010 Parade All-America High School Football Team
January 31, 2010
Nine (9) Texans were named to the 2010 Parade All-America High School Football Team. This is Parade Magazines 47th annual All-America High School Football Team. They chose 58 players from 24 states to make the team.
TEXAS PLAYERS
Position, Name, School, College
QB Scotty Young, Denton Ryan, Texas Tech
RB Traylon Shead, Cayuga, Texas
WR Darius White, Fort Worth Dunbar, Texas
WR Darius Terrell, Desoto, Texas
OL Jake Matthews, Fort Bend Elkins, Texas A&M
OL Shep Klinke, Katy, Texas A&M
DL Jackson Jeffcoat, Plano West, Texas
DL Taylor Bible, Denton Guyer, Texas
LB Corey Nelson, Dallas Skyline, Texas A&M
