2010 LSG Preview — Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes
July 23, 2010
Team: Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes
District: 23-5A
Coach: Barry Abercrombie (1st year)
To read about Shane Hallmark leaving for Klein click here.
Last Years Record: 11-1 overall 9-0 Distirct
2009 Games:
at Aldine Eisenhower (6-5) (W 21-0)
vs *Fort Bend Kempner (7-4) (W 29-7)
at *Fort Bend Bush (3-7) (W 41-14)
at *Fort Bend Austin (0-9) (W 30-5)
at *Fort Bend Travis (5-5) (W 28-7)
at *Fort Bend Dulles (4-6) (W 38-12)
at *Fort Bend Elkins (8-3) (W 23-0)
at *Fort Bend Marshall (2-7) (W 31-6)
at *Fort Bend Clements (7-3) (W 35-10)
vs *F.B. Willowridge (5-5) (W 38-13)
Playoffs: Division I Area
vs Galveston Ball (5-6) (W 48-21) Bi-District
vs Bmt. West Brook (9-4) (L 21-26) Area
2010 Schedule
27-Aug vs. Aldine Eisenhower 7:30
3-Sep @ The Woodlands 7:30
10-Sep @ Humble Atascocita 7:30
16-Sep vs. Fort Bend Austin 7:00*
24-Sep @ Fort Bend Travis 7:00*
2-Oct vs. Fort Bend Elkins 7:00*
8-Oct vs. Fort Bend Willowridge 7:00*
15-Oct @ Fort Bend Marshall 7:00*
22-Oct vs. Fort Bend Kempner 7:00*
Returning Lettermen: 16
Returning Starters: Offense: 6 Defense: 1
Key Players:
QB JR Bralon Addison District SOPH of the year
RB John Parrham 482 yards 4 TDs rushing
RB JR Joshua Wilhite
RB SOPH Jaquinn Henderson
WR Ed’Marques Batties
OL Chayse Hightower
OL Ethan Stafford
DL Destrie Kearney
Notes:
The Hurricanes will not be as strong as they normally are in 2010. With a new head coach and only one defensive starter coming back they will need to rely on a lot of unproven talent. The talent they have though should be enough for them to win the district title again and go 8-2 or 9-1 in the regular season. After that maybe a trip to the Area or Regional round of the playoffs. This team will be tested early with a trip to The Woodlands in week #2.
History:
No losing seasons in the 10 year history of the school
4 consecutive 9+ win seasons
16-9 overall record in the playoffs
8-1 all-time vs Fort Bend Elkins
3-2 all-time vs Fort Bend Marshall
9-1 all-time vs Fort Bend Willowridge
all time record: 91-32-0 73.98% 123 games
Playoff Appearances (9) 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2006,2007,2008,2009
Bi-District — 2000, 2002, 2004
Area — 2009
Regionals — 2003, 2006
Quarterfinals — 2001, 2007
Runner Up — 2008
Championship History: (1) 0-1
2008 5A Division I Allen 21, Fort Bend Hightower 14
Last 5 year record: 48-15
Last 10 year record: 93-30
By: Michael Wright & Chris Doelle
Lone Star Gridiron
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Coaching Changes — Fort Bend Willowridge
June 20, 2010
Old Head Coach: Keeath Magee — Leaving for North Crowley after coaching the Eagles for only one season going 5-5.
New Head Coach: James McDonald — Was the offensive coordinator last season. This will be his first head coaching job.
Team News: Last year was the Eagles first playoff appearance in five years. They are on a streak of 5 consecutive non-winning seasons and are 1-9 all-time vs Fort Bend Hightower.
By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
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Coaching Changes — Cedar Creek
May 7, 2010
Cedar Creek has hired Mike Ferrell as their first ever head coach and athletic coordinator. Ferrell comes over from El Paso Socorro where he has been the head coach for the past three seasons.
Ferrell led the Bulldogs to an overall 10-20 record (7-17 in district play). Prior to Socorro, Ferrell was the head coach at Fort Bend Kempner from 2003-2006 and had an overall record of 25-21. His other coaching jobs have been offensive coordinator positions at Fort Bend Hightower and Pecos.
Cedar Creek will open its doors this fall as a Class 4A school with freshmen and sophomores. They will begin playing a varsity schedule in 2012. It becomes the third high school within the Bastrop school district.
By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
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Coaching Changes — Klein
March 14, 2010
Klein has found one of the best coaches in the state to take over for Stan Labay who retired at the end of the 2009-2010 school year after taking the Bearkats to the Class 5A Region II semifinals. Shane Hallmark who coached at Fort Bend Hightower for the last 2 seasons will be their new Head Coach.
Labay leaves Klein ranked #3 in all-time coaching wins at the school. His record at Klein over the last 7 years was 43-34-0. His other head coaching positions have been at Bellville (1991-1994 36-10-0 record), Pasadena Dobie (1995-1998 33-12-0 record) and Willis (1999-2002 24-20-0 record). He has an all-time record of 136-75-0.
Coach Hallmark takes over at Klein after just two seasons at Fort Bend Hightower. What a great two seasons he had though. The Hurricanes advanced to the Class 5A, Division I state championship game in his first season. Last season, they went 10-0 in the regular season for the second consecutive time before getting upset in the Area round. His record over the last 2 seasons was 24-2. Before coming to Hightower as the defensive coordinator in 2005, Hallmark coached in Klein ISD for 10 years.
Klein is in District 13-5A which is once again going to be a very tough fight. Other teams are Klein Collins, Klein Forest, Klein Oak, Spring, Spring DeKaney, Spring Westfield and Tomball.
Space City Classic
March 13, 2009
The 2nd Annual Space City Classic in Houston will be played on March 21 at Berry Stadium. The rosters have been announced and both sides have players who have already signed DI scholarships.
Star players like Phillip Steward (Fort Bend Hightower), Andy McCloud (The Woodlands), Broderick Jackson (Kirbyville), De’Anthony Sims (Houston Westbury), Ivory Wade (Dickinson) and Radermon Scypion (Port Arthur Memorial) will all be showcasing their talents.
Each player on both rosters with the exception of Fort Worth All Saints TE Hutson Prioleau is from the greater Houston area. Both Katy (5A DII champions) and Fort Bend Hightower (5A DI runner up), are well-represented.
For More Information : Call 281-416-0835
ROSTERS:
Red Team
Alveston Alexander N/A RB Houston King
Keitrell Anderson N/A WR Aldine
Tiki Anderson 5-10, 180 ATH Aldine
Jared Beard N/A OT Clear Lake
Jessie Beauchamp 6-0, 205 LB Klien Collins
Tavon Bolden 6-2, 190 S Aldine
Dwayne Buggs N/A CB Lamar
Nick Darling N/A LB Klein Collins
Jessie Dickson 6-2, 225 LB Alief Taylor
Dakota Dill 6-3, 185 WR Spring
Emerson Evans 6-1, 220 DE Alief Taylor
Broderick Jackson 5-11, 203 S Kirbyville
Ashton Jefferson 6-2, 210 RB Alvin
Kelvin King 6-1, 225 LB Alief Taylor
Andrae May N/A CB Galena Park North Shore
Andy McCloud N/A QB/ATH The Woodlands
Stephen McCormack 5-9, 170 WR Seven Lakes
Natreon Moose 6-1, 170 WR Deer Park
Rodney Owens 6-2, 200 QB Alief Taylor
Ed Preston 6-4, 285 OG Dickinson
Hutson Prioleau 6-5, 245 TE All-Saints
Thaddeus Randle 6-1, 255 DT Galena Park North Shore
Thomas Robertson N/A OT Westfield
Charles Simms 6-0, 185 RB Westbury
Hugh Stewart N/A K Strake
Travis Swanson 6-5, 275 OT Kingwood
Broderick Thomas 6-3, 180 ATH Madison
Ladrian Waddle 6-6, 315 OG Columbus
Ivory Wade 6-5, 305 DT Dickinson
Justin White N/A DE Galena Park North Shore
Michael Williams 5-10, 170 CB Aldine
Michael Yoder N/A OG Kingwood
White Team
Emone Bailey 6-2, 308 OG/RT Elsik
Raul Balbuena 5-9, 160 K Katy
Timothy Bryant 6-1, 190 ATH St Pius
Eric Dago 6-4, 220 LB Westside
Cody Davis N/A DT Klein Oak
Keith Davis 5-10, 170 CB Westside
Lucas DeVillers 6-0, 185 QB Cy Woods
Pressely Godson N/A OT Lamar Consolidated
Colby Goodwin N/A TE Cy Fair
Jelani Johnson N/A DE Hightower
Dele Juniad N/A S Hightower
Joe Mitchell 6-4, 225 QB Morton Ranch
Emmanuel Olorunyomi N/A OL/C Elsik
Robert Primes 6-1, 180 WR/KR Furr
Tahare Ray 6-3, 220 S Spring
Jaz Reynolds N/A WR Eisenhower
Chris Roberson N/A FB Katy
Shane Ros 5-11, 185 QB/ATH Katy Cinco Ranch
Logan Rowe 5-10, 190 WR/PR The Woodlands
James Scott 6-3, 226 LB Coldspring
Radermon Scypion 6-4, 235 DE Port Arthur Memorial
Kyle Serres 6-4, 185 WR Northland Christian
Josh Skinner 6-4, 220 DE Silsbee
DeAnthony Sims 6-3, 300 DT Westbury
Phillip Steward N/A LB Hightower
Elvin Tapang 6-1, 240 DT Katy
Cherron Tillman N/A OG Booker T Washington
Cameron Travis 6-3, 240 OL Katy
Woodrow Turner N/A RB/FB Elsik
Michael Venson N/A RB/DB Morton Ranch
Chris Walker 5-8, 195 RB Cy Woods
Patrick West 6-2, 225 CB/MLB Cy Woods
Devin Williams 6-2, 217 DE Katy Cinco Ranch
By: Michael Wright
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23-5A All-District Teams — 2008
January 15, 2009
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23-5A All-District Teams — 2008
Defensive MVP:
Shaun Lewis, Fort Bend Hightower, Jr.
Offensive MVP:
A.J. Highsmith, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
Newcomer:
Jarrell Oliver, Fort Bend Dulles, So.
Michael Mudoh, Fort Bend Bush, So.
Coach: Shane Hallmark, Fort Bend Hightower
FIRST TEAM All-District
Offense
QB Daniel Rockett, Fort Bend Austin, Sr.
QB Dean Brantley, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.
RB London Hamilton, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
RB Josh Bell, Fort Bend Kempner, Jr.
RB Robert Bass, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.
RB Jamal Branch, Fort Bend Travis, Jr.
FB Jermaine Longino, Fort Bend Hightower, Jr.
FB Travis McGrath, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.
WR Darius Johnson, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
WR Kenneth Bibbens, Fort Bend Kempner, Jr.
WR Lydell Williams, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
WR Jake Kacal, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.
WR Nick Harwell, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.
WR Jordan Jolly, Fort Bend Elkins, Jr.
TE Arthur Smith, Fort Bend Dulles, Sr.
TE Nick Hester, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.
OL Ben Hughes, Fort Bend Austin, Sr.
OL Kelvin Jackson, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
OL Arinze Agada, Fort Bend Hightower, Jr.
OL Step. Danielson, Fort Bend Hightower Jr.
OL Titus Adeosun, Fort Bend Bush, Sr.
OL Carter Lees, Fort Bend Kempner, Jr.
OL Matt Cannata, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.
OL Carter Wall, Fort Bend Travis, So.
OL Alex Barrow, Fort Bend Clements, Jr.
OL Jake Matthews, Fort Bend Elkins, Jr.
OL Ralph Oragwu, Fort Bend Marshall, Sr.
DS Garrett Belt, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.
DS Spencer Henry, Fort Bend Austin, Sr.
UT Jarrett Picket, Fort Bend Marshall, Sr.
K Brian Coffman, Fort Bend Clements, Sr.
Defense
DL Quinton Winfrey, Fort Bend Marshall, Sr.
DL Zane Brown, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.
DL Hamp. Hawkins, Fort Bend Willowridge, Jr.
DL Jimmy Morris, Fort Bend Clements, Sr.
DL Uch. Nbwabuike, Fort Bend Hightower, Jr.
DL Josh Wesley, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
DL Paul Williams, Fort Bend Kempner, Sr.
DL Chris Newhouse, Fort Bend Austin, Sr.
LB Delas Lancelin, Fort Bend Willowridge, Jr.
LB Javon Prophet, Fort Bend Marshall, Sr.
LB Earl Smith, Fort Bend Travis, Jr.
LB Thomas Luna, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
LB Phillip Stewart, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
LB Josh Irick, Fort Bend Dulles, Sr.
DB Omar Amin, Fort Bend Clements, Sr.
DB Toney Hurd Fort Bend Marshall, Jr.
DB Jordan Mobley, Fort Bend Marshall, Sr.
DB Denzel Billy, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.
DB Dele Junaid, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
DB Quaylon Ewing, Fort Bend Kempner, Sr.
DB Colton Valencia, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
DB Ben Mezak, Fort Bend Austin, Sr.
P Felip Marin, Fort Bend Kempner, Sr.
P Matt Hernandez, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.
KR Jalen Thompson, Fort Bend Marshall, Jr.
KR Alex Francis, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
SECOND TEAM All-District
Offense
QB: Alex Bynum, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.; Paul Nguyen, Fort Bend Kempner, Jr.
RB: Brelynn McNary, Fort Bend Austin, So.; Denzel Young, Fort Bend Marshall, Jr.
FB: Vedial Johnson, Fort Bend Kempner, So.; Austin Ergenbright, Fort Bend Clements, Sr.
WR: Jarren Middleton, Fort Bend Dulles, Sr.; Luke Mulcahey, Fort Bend Austin, Sr.; Jesse Cummins, Fort Bend Clements, Sr.; Jalen Thompson, Fort Bend Marshall, Jr.
TE: Stephen Gardner, Fort Bend Hightower, Jr.; Blake Cypert, Fort Bend Clements, Sr.
OL: Phillip McKinnon, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.; Madisson Milner, Fort Bend Travis, Jr.; Garrett Belt, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.; Marcus Gray, Fort Bend Bush, Sr.; Jordan Becker, Fort Bend Hightower, Jr.; Tyler Pokluda, Fort Bend Kempner, Sr.
UT: Ben Mezak, Fort Bend Austin, Sr.
K: Shane Kane, Fort Bend Hightower, Jr.
Defense
DL: Lowell Williams, Fort Bend Marshall, Jr.; Jonathan Irving, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.; Austin taylor, Fort Bend Clements, Jr.; Xzander Fleming, Fort Bend Dulles, Jr.; Shariff Gittens, Fort Bend Dulles, Jr.; Edet Udoh, Fort Bend Bush, Sr.
LB: Phillip Bey, Fort Bend Bush, Sr.; James Miller, Fort Bend Austin, Sr.; Keaton Munsterman, Fort Bend Kempner, Jr.; Kerian Anderson, Fort Bend Elkins, Jr.; Ray Oppman, Fort Bend Clements, Jr.
DB: Trevon Modelist, Fort Bend Travis, Sr.; Halston Hayes, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.; Zach McMillian, Fort Bend Dulles, Jr.; Alex Francis, Fort Bend Hightower, Sr.
Looking Back At Class 5A
January 12, 2009
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It is now time to look back and see how those pre-season rankings in August stacked up. Looking at the pre-season Class 5A Top 25, 24 of the 25 teams made the playoffs. The top 25 included both Champions, one semifinalist and three quarterfinalist.
The Allen Eagles won the Division I title after starting out the pre-season as the #5 overall team. In Division II, the Katy Tigers won their 2nd consecutive title. They were the pre-season #7 team and 3rd ranked team in Division II.
Allen had the toughest rode to the Championship beating 3 pre-season Top 25 teams. Smithson Valley (pre-Season #34), Wylie (pre-Season #55), Copperas Cove (pre-Season #51) and Fort Bend Hightower (pre-Season #26) each defeated two pre-season top 25 teams along the way.
Lone Star Gridirons Pre-Season Top 25 with final record and Where they finished:
1. Euless Trinity Trojans (13-1) — Division I QuarterFinals
2. Plano Wildcats (10-2) — Division I Area
3. Galena Park North Shore Mustangs (9-1) — Division I Area
4. Southlake Carroll Dragons (8-3) — Division II Area
5. Allen Eagles (15-1) — Division I Champion
6. Abilene Eagles (10-1) — Division II BiDistrict
7. Katy Tigers (13-3) — Division II Champion
8. Odessa Permian Panthers (12-1) — Division I Regionals
9. Lufkin Panthers (7-5) — Division II Area
10. Spring Westfield Mustangs (5-4) — Division I BiDistrict
11. Beaumont Westbrook Bruins (7-2) — Division II Area
12. Pflugerville Panthers (8-3) — Division II BiDistrict
13. Cypress Ridge Rams (9-3) — Division II Regionals
14. Converse Judson Rockets (8-3) — Division I BiDistrict
15. Dallas Skyline Raiders (12-2) — Division I QuarterFinals
16. Pearland Oilers (12-1) — Division I QuarterFinals
17. San Antonio Warren Warriors (9-3) — Division II Area
18. Houston Aldine Eisenhower Eagles (7-3) — Division I Area
19. Houston Lamar Redskins (8-2) — Division I Area
20. Arlington Bowie Volunteers (11-2) — Division II Regionals
21. San Antonio Southwest Dragons (9-4) — Division II Regionals
22. Lewisville-Hebron Hawks (8-4) — Division II Area
23. Round Rock Stony Point Tigers (13-2) — Division I SemiFinals
24. Garland Naaman Forest Rangers (9-3) — Division II Area
25. Keller Fossil Ridge Panthers (2-8) — Missed Playoffs
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By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
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5A DIVISION I Playoff Results — 2008
January 6, 2009
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5A DIVISION I
Region I
Bi-district
Odessa 54, EP Franklin 24
Arlington High School 21, North Crowley 0
Euless Trinity 24, Lewisville Marcus 10
Plano 42, Duncanville 15
Odessa Permian 62, EP El Dorado 14
Burleson 26, Arlington Martin 21
Coppell 31, Justin Northwest 17
Allen 27, South Grand Prairie 14
Area
Arlington 28, Odessa 27
Euless Trinity 42, Plano 35
Odessa Permian 56, Burleson 21
Allen 56, Coppell 28
Regional
Euless Trinity 48, Arlington 14
Allen 28, Odessa Permian 22
Region II
Bi-district
Dallas Skyline 40, Rowlett 21
DeSoto 40, Temple 14
Klein Forest 13, Conroe 7
Cypress Woods 21, Georgetown 20
Garland 27, Richardson Berkner 3
Tyler Lee 13, A&M Consolidated 3
The Woodlands 24, Spring Westfield 6
Round Rock Stony Point 41, Houston Langham Creek 7
Area
Dallas Skyline 51, DeSoto 26
Cypress Woods 22, Klein Forest 15
Garland 13, Tyler Lee 10
Round Rock Stony Point 21, The Woodlands 7
Regional
Dallas Skyline 35, Cypress Woods 21
Round Rock Stony Point 38, Garland 6
Region III
Bi-district
Katy Cinco Ranch 50, Alief Taylor 14
Aldine Eisenhower 23, Houston Westside 3
Galena Park North Shore 30, Deer Park 10
Fort Bend Hightower 59, League City Clear Creek 17
Katy Taylor 17, Houston Memorial 3
Houston Lamar 19, Humble Kingwood 14
Pearland 39, Baytown Sterling 15
Houston Clear Lake 21, Fort Bend Kempner 7
Area
Katy Cinco Ranch 62, Aldine Eisenhower 21
Fort Bend Hightower 28, Galena Park North Shore 21
Katy Taylor 17, Houston Lamar 13
Pearland 34, Houston Clear Lake 28 OT
Regional
Fort Bend Hightower 24, Katy Cinco Ranch 24
Pearland 35, Katy Taylor 7
Region IV
Bi-district
Austin Westlake 42, SA Roosevelt 21
SA Stevens 14, Converse Judson 12
Laredo United 46, Donna 7
PSJA 24, Brownsville Pace 7
SA Madison 19, Austin Bowie 14
SA Clark 49, Victoria Memorial 0
Mission Sharyland 35, Del Rio 18
Harlingen 63, Weslaco 14
Area
Austin Westlake 42, SA Stevens 7
Harlingen 35, Laredo United 7
San Antonio Clark 28, San Antonio Madison 21
Mission Sharyland 28, PSJA 13
Regional
Austin Westlake 49, Harlingen 23
San Antonio Clark 49, Mission Sharyland 21
State Quarterfinals
Allen 34, Euless Trinity 21
Fort Bend Hightower 38, Pearland 21
Round Rock Stony Point 28, Dallas Skyline 14
San Antonio Clark 24, Austin Westlake 21
State Semifinals
Allen 23, Round Rock Stony Point 21
Fort Bend Hightower 28, SA Clark 7
State Championship
Allen 21, Fort Bend Hightower 14
The Allen Eagles Win The 5A Division I Championship
December 21, 2008
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The Allen Eagles (15-1) come up with a big 2nd half to beat the Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes (13-1) and win the 5A Division I Championship at Reliant Stadium Saturday night 21-14. This was the first championship appearance for either team.
Allen started the game and drove the ball to the Hightower 44 before being pushed back 10 yards on consecutive plays. The Hurricanes first possession will start at their 12 yard line. On the 3rd play of the drive WR Darius Johnson caught a pass, made some great moves and took it down the sideline for what appeared to be a TD but he was ruled out of bounds at the Allen 42. Three plays later, Johnson took a end round for those 42 yards and a TD. The XP is good and Hightower led 7-0 with 7:18 left in the 1st quarter. It was a 5 play, 88 yard drive that took 2:16. Allen is able to pick up 4 first downs on their next drive before DB Alex Francis picks off a pass to the end zone with 2:41 remaining in the 1st quarter. A 22 yard run by Johnson moves to the ball to the 47. Two plays later, the Eagles recover a fumble at their 35. They run for 5 yards on the next play and the 1st quarter ends with the Hurricanes leading the Eagles 7-0.
Stats
Rushing H — 72 A — 1
Passing H — 61 A — 68
Total H — 133 A — 69
1st Downs H — 3 A — 4
Three plays into the 2nd quarter, Allen lines up to go for a 4th and 1 at their 44 but they do a quick kick and it is downed at the Hightower 14. The Hurricanes pick up 4 1st downs on their way to the Allen 1 yard line where they decide to go for it on 4th and goal. The fade pass to Johnson is incomplete and Allen takes over on downs at their 1 yard line. The pass was knocked down on a great play by DB Jeremy Reeves who had single coverage. The Eagles pick up 2 first downs but turn over the ball on a fumble a their 35 with 1:48 remaining. Dele Junaid stripped the ball and a great hit and Tomas Luna recovered for Hightower. The Hurricanes settle for a 37 yard field goal attempt but it was partially blocked and to the left. The Eagles run out the final 30 seconds to end the half with the Hurricanes still leading the Eagles 7-0.
Stats
First Downs H — 9 A — 7
Rushing H 19-121 A — 13-13
Passing H 102 A — 104
Turnovers H 1 A – 2
Hightower: 223 total yards — QB AJ Highmsith 6-10, 102 yards … WR Darius Johnson 5-96 receiving and 1-42 rushing (TD)
Allen 117 total yards — QB Tucker Carter 10-14, 104 yards, INT …. allen has just 13 yards on 13 rushes
Hightower Defense
Shaun Lewis 8 tackles 1.5 sacks 2 TFL
Colton Valencia 3 tackles
Uchenna Nwabuike 3 tackles
Dele Junaid 3 tackles
Allen Defense
Josh Reed 4 tackles
Jason Butler 3 tackles 1 TFL
Cheyenne Urban 3 tackles
LaChris Anyiam 3 tackles
The Hurricanes start with the ball to begin the 3rd quarter. They convert on three 3rd down plays but a holding penalty stops the drive and they attempt a 46 yard field goal which is short and the score remains 7-0 with Hightower in the lead. 6:07 remains in the 3rd quarter. Hightower has a big edge in yardage, out gaining the Eagles 271-117. Allen then drove to the Hightower 2 yard line highlighted by 3 passes to Dakarai Pecikonis. The final pass was to Jeremiah Williams for the TD from 3 yards out. The XP is good and the score is now tied at 7 with 2:59 left in the 3rd quarter.
This was a 9 play 71 yard drive that took up 3:08. The other key play on that drive was when Allen went for it on 4th and 1 at their own 38. The Eagles pick up 2 first downs and have a 2nd and 16 at their 47 when the 3rd quarter ends. The teams are locked at 7 points apiece with just 12 minutes remaining.
Stats
Rushing Hightower — 169 Allen — 10
Rushing Hightower — 131 Allen — 178
Total Hightower — 300 Allen — 188
1st Downs Hightower — 14 Allen — 11
The teams trade punts to open the 3rd and after a 53 yard punt, the Hurricanes have the ball at their 36 with 9:51 left in the game. After a 19 yard completion, the next pass is picked off by Mitch Hartshorne and he takes it 26 yards to the Hightower 37. On the first play after the turnover, there is a blown coverage in the secondary and QB Tucker Carter hits a wide open Marcus Thomas for the TD. The XP is good and the score is now Allen 14 and Hightower 7 with 9:05 left in the game. That was a 1 play 37 yard drive that took 0:07. The Hurricanes lose 15 yards on their next set of downs and punt from their own 3 yard line. The Eagles get a good return and take over at the Hightower 25 yard line with 6:35 remaining. The Eagles run an End around by Jeremy Reeves and he takes it in for the TD but their is a flag down at the 5 yard line and they are called for holding. Four plays later, Carter passes to Justin Robinson and he takes it in for the TD just inside the pylons. The XP is good and the new score is now Allen 21 and Hightower 7 with 5:17 remaining in the game. The drive was 5 plays 25 yards and took 1:18. The kickoff to Hightower is taken by Darius Johson returns it 77 yards to the Allen 11 yard line. On the next play Highsmiths pass is to Bryce Edwards and he fights his way into the end zone for the TD. The XP is good and the new score is Allen 21 Hightower 14 with 5:00 remaining. The drive was 1 play 11 yards that took 0:04. Allen goes 3 and out but a running into the kicker gives them a fourth down and a foot with 3:58 left. They go for it and make the first down on a quick pass. Allen goes another 3 plays and face a 4th an 2 at the Hightower 38. Another pass is complete for a 1st down at the 23 with 2:30 remaining. The Eagles go for it again on 4th down at the Hightower 15 and the reverse is stuffed and the Hurricanes have one more chance from their own 15 with 1:03 remaining. The Hurricanes have it at their 34 with 10 seconds left when Highsmiths pass is completed to receiver who steps out of bounds. The clock shows 0:00 and Allen has won their first state championship with a 21-14 victory over Hightower.
Final Stats
First Downs H — 19 A– 15
Rushes-Yards H – 34-152 A – 28-52
Passing Yrds H — 219 A — 238
Passes H – 16 of 29 A — 21 of 30
Total Yrds H — 371 A — 290
Turnovers H — 2 A — 2
Hurricane Stats
QB Highsmith 16-27 1 INT 1 TD 219 yards 60 yards rushing
WR Darius Johnson 5 catches 96 yards 60 yards rushing
WR Bryce Edwards 5 catches 51 yards 1 TD
Shaun Lewis 16 tackles 1.5 sacks 3 TFL
Dele Junaid 7 tackles 1 TFL
Phillip Steward 5 tackles 1 TFL
Uchenna Nwabuike 5 tackles
Eagle Stats
QB Tucker Carter 21 of 30 1 INT 3 TDs
WR Bradlee Waddell 6 catches for 73 yards
Dakari Peckonis 4 catches 87 yards
Jason Butler 9 tackles 1 TFL
La Chris Anyiam 5 tackles 1 TFL
Jeremy Reeves 5 tackles
Josh Reed 4 tackles
Photos by Diana Porter
State Championship Game Finals
December 20, 2008
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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES – FINAL SCORES
Class 5A Division I State Championship
Allen — 21 FB Hightower — 14
Class 5A Division II State Championship
Katy — 17 Wylie — 3
Class 4A Division I State Championship
Lake Travis — 48 Longview — 23
Class 4A Division II State Championship
Sulphur Springs — 69 Dayton — 49
Class 3A Division II State Championship
Carthage — 49 Celina — 37
Class 2A Division II State Championship
Daingerfield — 26 Cisco — 8
Class 1A Divsion II Championship
Stratford — 24 Cayuga — 13
