State Championship Games

[CenTexDave]

Because they are all at Jerry World, courtesy of - IMHO Jones conning the UIL to showcase his palace and charging some outrageous rate and also concession and sky high parking fees which he pockets - they start today:
Thurs, 10 AM: 2A-II, Albany and Bremond
Thurs, 1PM: 2A-1, Canadian and Mason
Thurs, 5PM, 3A-II, Waskom and Newton
Thurs, 8PM, 3A-1, Mineola and Cameron Yoe
Friday, 12PM, 4A-II, Gilmer and West Orange Stark
Friday, 4PM, 4A-1, Argyle and Navasota
Friday, 8PM, 5A-1, Ennis and Cedar Park
Sat, 12PM, 5A-II, Aledo and Temple
Sat, 4PM, 6A-II, Katy and Cedar Hill
Sat, 8PM, 6A-1, Allen and Houston Cypress Ranch

have to admit I never heard of some of them. :))

[birdfriend]

You can watch them on Fox Sports Southwest (Time Warner channel 318).

[CenTexDave]

Bremond came from 2 TD's down in the 4th quarter and won the first game.
Canadian is all over Mason in the 4th quarter of the second game, 27-7.

[gnatsum]

Heard of many of the teams. I too have questioned why a single location for all of the games, particularly for teams that are close to each other, but not Jerry World!

Thurs, 10 AM: 2A-II, Albany and Bremond--Albany is up near Mineral Wells, and Bremond is sort of between Waco and Bryan. I'd go with the field at Tarleton State University in Stephenville.

Thurs, 1PM: 2A-1, Canadian and Mason--Canadian is in the Texas Panhandle, and Mason is west of Llano. Game SHOULD HAVE been in Abilene!

Thurs, 5PM, 3A-II, Waskom and Newton--Waskom is west of Shreveport, and Newton's north of Beaumont...and they want them to play in Arlington?!? Why not do the game in Nacogdoches?!?

Thurs, 8PM, 3A-1, Mineola and Cameron Yoe-- Mineola is east of Dallas, and Cameron's a half-hour south of Temple. Hmmm. McLane Stadium in Waco?

Friday, 12PM, 4A-II, Gilmer and West Orange Stark--Gillmer's north of Longview in east Texas, and West Orange is north of Beaumont. I would've done a double-header with the Waskom/Newton game!!

Friday, 4PM, 4A-1, Argyle and Navasota--Argyle is a wide spot northeast of Fort Worth, and Navasota is a stone's throw from College Station. Waco or Austin as a neutral site?

Friday, 8PM, 5A-1, Ennis and Cedar Park--Ennis is southeast of Dallas off I-45. Cedar Park is north Austin. I call McLane Field.

Sat, 12PM, 5A-II, Aledo and Temple--Aledo is west of Fort Worth. Game should've been either at McLane Stadium or at TCU's in FW--which is a toss-up in distance for Temple, compared to Jerry's place.

Sat, 4PM, 6A-II, Katy and Cedar Hill--Cedar Hill is south of Dallas; Katy is west of Houston. Game should've been at either Kyle Field in College Station or in Austin's Royal-Memorial (UT home).

Sat, 8PM, 6A-1, Allen and Houston Cypress Ranch--Allen is northeast of Dallas, and Cy-Ranch is northwest of Houston. Either McLane or Kyle Field. Could've done it at Reliant in Houston, but that's probably Cy's home field...:))

[CenTexDave]

Gilmer is about halfway from Dallas headed towards Texarkana. West Orange Stark is next to Houston. Have it at College Station.
Used to be the coaches would decide where it would be. In 2006 the 4 coaches in the semis got together and agreed to the Alamo Dome in San Antonio. Nice work, Jack Welch. Cove ends up playing Alamo Heights - campus is 10 minutes from the Alamo Dome. :))

[CenTexDave]

Waskom beats Newton for the 3A-II State Championship.

Cameron Yoe up next!!!!!! Going for, if I remember right, 3 in a row!!!!!!!!

[CenTexDave]

Last update I received had Yoe up, 14-0, 2nd quarter.

[birdfriend]

21-0 at end of 1st quarter

[CenTexDave]

Yoe three-peats, 70-40. Like a six man score. :))

[CenTexDave]

Gilmer trailed 28-7 at the half but came out fired up for the second half and defeated West Orange Stark for the 4A-II title.

[gnatsum]

Gee...I also forgot Waco has another field (other than those owned by Waco ISD)--Baylor's former home field at Floyd Casey Stadium.

[CenTexDave]

I think they have pulled a lot out of that stadium, to include the grass.
For most of these high school championship games a decent sized high school stadium is plenty. Waco ISD stadium would be good for 4A and below, so would Round Rock and I'm sure many others around the state.

[gnatsum]

Vaguely recall Killeen's Leo Buckley Stadium was once used as a 3A playoff site years ago, or was it 2A or 4A?
Ellison's first run in the playoffs was a game at Texas Stadium in '83, if I remember correctly. Opponent was some east Texas school? Took a few years to get past Texas Stadium (first round at a different venue a few years later!)

[CenTexDave]

Cove played at Leo Buckley in the playoffs, but think it was an area round game. And we played at Texas Stadium in 1997 - first time Cove made the playoffs since 1960!!!!! We played Irving Nimitz in the regional semis and I remember everyone was worried it was so close to Irving that they would have a huge crowd there. Cove shut down the city - must have had 10,000 fans there and we blew Nimitz out. The following week though we played Midland Lee with Cedric Benson at Angelo State Stadium and lost, but our RB, Vontez Duff, had a great game and outgained Benson by a ton. Even Lee's coach, who had Benson already committed to UT, said Duff was the best HS RB he had ever seen. Made All-American that year. Was injured for half his senior year, but was still heavily recruited and ended up at Notre Dame where they made him a defensive back. Idiots!! But he made the All-American team as a kick returner.

[CenTexDave]

Navasota defeats Argyle for the 4A, Div 1 state title.

[CenTexDave]

Ennis beat Cedar Park, 38-35, for the 5A-1 state title.

[CenTexDave]

Temple and Aledo kick off at noon at Jerry's World.
This should be a great one - Aledo has won 5 or 6 in a row or something like that. They've been a state power ever since 2006 when Cove played them in the semis. At the time, the Aledo Bearcat's coach - a Killeen high grad (forget his name) stated when he played for the Roos it was unacceptable to lose to Copperas Cove. Cove then commenced to stomp their butts. And for good measure did it again the following year in the semis. But since then they have rolled to state championships.

[Grammar Rules]

I know it's televised, but I don't know if Direct will carry it. Anyone?

[Grammar Rules]

Found it. FOX Southwest.

[CenTexDave]

DirecTV channel 676

[Grammar Rules]

Thanks, Dave. I was watching the lead-up at Johnson Bros. Ford, but they apparently have TWC. When I got home, I couldn't find it. Got it now.::)

[Grammar Rules]

7-0

Go CATS!

[CenTexDave]

Wow, that didn't take long. 7-0 Temple!! :)

[Grammar Rules]

5210

Tied up now. Got my reunion sign for luck.

[Grammar Rules]

Woo hoo! THS scores again!

[CenTexDave]

This has the makings of a shootout.

[Grammar Rules]

Oh crap. Interception. Aledo leads.

[CenTexDave]

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!

[cnjbond]

Temple started out doing pretty good but unfortunately Aledo is out muscling them on both sides of the ball.

[CenTexDave]

Now 28-14. Temple needs to get it together.

[Grammar Rules]

:doh Halftime can't come soon enough.

[gnatsum]

Temple and Aledo kick off at noon at Jerry's World.
At the time, the Aledo Bearcat's coach - a Killeen high grad (forget his name) stated when he played for the Roos it was unacceptable to lose to Copperas Cove. Cove then commenced to stomp their butts. And for good measure did it again the following year in the semis. But since then they have rolled to state championships.


There was a time when Cove was the laughing stock in 14-5A football (early '80s). They had a two-season long losing streak going (was it THREE seasons? I forget)...until they finally won a game--against Killeen! One would've thought they had won a state championship, what with the emotions on and off the field. They didn't win any other games that season, but they did have the one, and it was against the Roos.

[Grammar Rules]

31-35. Very gutsy THS play.

[Grammar Rules]

38-42 now. Temple may not win, but they're playing quite a game.

[Grammar Rules]

50 seconds left, and they score. 49-45 Aledo. Exhausted! But a great game.

[CenTexDave]

Aledo is incredible. Since 2006 have been a powerhouse. They don't rebuild, they reload.
A great season for Temple though. Really wanted them to win it.

[CenTexDave]

Katy is up over Cedar Hill, 13-2, in the 3rd. Revenge game for Katy - last year Cedar Hill beat them in the finals.

[Grammar Rules]

20-17 now. These teams are powerhouses.

[CenTexDave]

Katy is always there. Cedar Hill has been recently.

Pssstttt.........NFL on NFL Network. RGIII and the Skins about to beat the Eagles. :)

[Grammar Rules]

I'd watch some o dat if I could find it. Where is DirecTV hiding it? My NFLHD has the Chargers and 49ers.

[CenTexDave]

NFL Network is channel 212 on DirecTV. The Skins just beat the Eagles, 27-24.

[CenTexDave]

Cedar Hill beat Katy, 23-20, for 6A-II championship.
One to go - Allen and Houston Cy Ranch.

[CenTexDave]

Looks like Allen will win another state championship. They are up 30-16 in the 4th.

[Night Owl]

Allen 47-16, 2:13 remaining.

[Night Owl]

Final 47-16, Allen with a 3peat.