February 2010
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FSSW: A look back at the sights, sounds of national signing day Area wrestlers trying for undefeated seasons Boys basketball: Marcus-Duncanville matchup a dandy Girls basketball: Can MacArthur beat Summit this time? McKinney Boyd leads area girls soccer rankings this week Jesuit leads area boys soccer rankings for week of Feb. 22 The next UIL sport: Ski jumping? Scotty Young welcomes the end of recruiting season Irving MacArthur ranked eighth in USA Today poll Like football, Rowlett boys basketball pulls a big upset Rockwall-Heath's Cameron Wilson to walk on at Oklahoma Tuesday is proof: No guarantees in boys basketball playoffs Denton Guyer defensive end Jimmy Bean commits to Oklahoma State Quick takes from Tuesday's girls basketball action: Power shift in District 9-4A? Photo Slideshow: Check out Tuesday's area basketball playoff action Categories
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February 25, 2010
Our friends at Fox Sports Southwest aired some clips on their High School Spotlight show this week from Dallas-area athletes' signing day ceremonies. Check out footage of the day showing players like Southlake Carroll's Jackson Richards, F-W Dunbar's Darius White and Skyline's Corey Nelson. Click here to the see video....
Last year, Lake Highlands' Isaac Grieder finished the season 53-1 and won the UIL state title at 160 pounds. Now a senior, Grieder is back to defend his title and could finish the season with an unblemished record. He'll begin working his way through the bracket Friday with a record of 55-0. Here are the other area wrestlers who will finish the season undefeated if they win state titles Saturday at the Delco Center in... February 24, 2010
There are some good area-round matchups in the boys 5A bracket, and one of the best could be Duncanville (22-12) taking on Flower Mound Marcus (33-2). Duncanville isn't the team it was in recent years, with the likes of Shawn Williams and Roger Franklin, but the Panthers still have talent. They also have one very big guy in 6-11 Baylor commit Perry Jones, who was recently named a McDonald's All-American. He'll be even bigger against...
Friday night, the Mansfield Summit and Irving MacArthur girls meet again for a spot in the 5A Region I championship. Last year Summit beat MacArthur, 63-59, on its way to the 5A championship. Summit had to beat a pair of powers at the state tournament -- defending champion Houston Cy-Fair in the semis and Houston Nimitz, with 6-8 center Brittney Griner, in the championship. But Summit won those games by 10 and 11 points, and...
Here are the updated area girls soccer rankings for this week: Team/Record/Previous week 1. McKinney Boyd 18-0-2 1 2. Ursuline Academy 20-0 2 3. Coppell 15-3-1 3 4. Hebron 13-1-1 4 5. Highland Park 13-1-2 5 6. Plano West 9-2-4 6 7. Fort Worth Nolan 21-5-1 7 8. Arlington Martin 13-2-3 8 9. Southlake Carroll 9-5-2 9 10. Flower Mound Marcus 7-4-5 10...
Here are the updated boys soccer rankings for this week: Team/Record/ Previous Week 1. Jesuit (12-0-0) 1 2. FM Marcus (14-1-1) 2 3. Southlake Carroll (14-2-3) 5 4. Plano (13-3-0) 3 5. Arlington Sam Houston (14-0-3) 6 6. Keller Central (11-2-3) 4 7. Mansfield (10-1-2) 7 8. Mansfield Legacy (14-2-1) 9 9. Keller (10-4-3) NR 10. McKinney Boyd (8-3-4) 10 Dropped out: Flower Mound (8-4-5)...
Yes, I'm kidding. We would need snow, of course. And a really big insurance policy for the potential ABC Wide World of Sports "Agony of Defeat." But here's a story of a teenager whose daredevil nature has earned him more than acclaim on Youtube: 17-year-old Peter Frenette is at the Olympics....
Denton Ryan's Scotty Young is back in his comfort zone. Now that the drama of recruiting and signing day is three weeks old, the low-key Young isn't doing daily interviews or thinking about where he's going to college. Instead, he's back to a more normal routine as he's practicing with the Raiders' baseball team. You can read more here about Young's decision to play football at Texas Tech over playing baseball elsewhere. Below is also...
Before Odyssey Sims scored 40 points and helped Irving MacArthur defeat rival Duncanville 68-57 in the Class 5A Region I quarterfinal, the Cardinals were ranked eighth in USA Today's national high school poll. Irving MacArthur has only lost once in 37 games and is a favorite to win the state title. Here are the rankings....
Note to teams facing Rowlett: Be afraid of Rowlett as an underdog. No matter what the sport. As Damon Sayles pointed out earlier, there were a lot of near upsets in the first round of the boys basketball playoffs. One that did happen was Rowlett, the fourth-place finisher in District 10-5A, knocking off 9-5A champion Richardson Berkner. Rowlett's Parker Lutz scored 18 and Greg Ardister had 16 to help Rowlett pull the upset. And, as...
Cameron Wilson never got the scholarship offer he desired. But he does have the opportunity to play for one of the best football schools in the country. Rivals reported that Wilson decided to walk on at Oklahoma after visiting the campus and coaches two weeks ago. Wilson, a 6-3, 200 pound wide receiver, had 42 receptions for 616 yards last fall. He was named to All District 10-4A first team....
The boys basketball circle nearly renamed Tuesday night's bi-district playoff round to "Upset Tuesday." Did you all notice the multiple games that were near-upsets? Garland Lakeview led by 22 early but had to hold off Lake Highlands, 84-82. Woodrow Wilson trailed South Oak Cliff by 20 in the second half before coming back and winning, 58-52, in overtime. Lincoln led a 15-point lead slide but dodged playoff elimination (thanks to a missed 3-pointer at the...
Denton Guyer junior defensive end Jimmy Bean orally committed to Oklahoma State on Tuesday morning, where he will join Guyer junior QB J.W. Walsh for the 2011 season, assuming both stick to their commitment and sign on the dotted line next February. Click here for the full story from the Denton Record-Chronicle....
So on to the Regional Semifinals, almost. A few teams still need to play before everything is set. But for now, let's look back just one more time. -Power shift in District 9-4A?- On Monday, McKinney North defeated Frisco 52-49 for its first victory against the Raccoons. On Tuesday, Frisco Wakeland defeated Rockwall 55-51. Both of these victories could be considered upsets, although not major ones, and they both solidified Wakeland and McKinney North as...
Tuesday night was full of state basketball playoff games. All season we've been shooting photos of area games, and last night was no exception. Click here to see an updated basketball slideshow. Also, visit the school pages for Skyline, Mesquite Horn, Plano West, Irving, Denton and Birdville for more photos.... |
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