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For the past years, the University Interscholastic League in Austin has held the Region IV-5A Basketball Championships in San Antonio, Texas. Now, March Madness is coming to South Texas! On February 22nd, the Class 5A Region IV-5A Girls basketball tournament will be held at the University of Texas Pan American Field House in Edinburg. The semifinals will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the second game to be played at 8:00 p.m.

The championship game will be held on Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m., with one winner advancing to the state tournament at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Feruary 28th

through March 2nd. The same thing will happen for the Class 5A Region IV-5A Boys Tournament.

All semifinal games will be played on March 1st in Edinburg with the finals on March 2nd at 1:00 p.m.

The winner also advances to the state championship tournament at the Frank Erwin Center on March 7th-9th.

It’s about time the UIL is listening to the fairness of spreading these regional sites throughout the state of Texas. It’s been a long time coming too. Just ask any coach from the Rio Grande Valley. They will all agree.

Joe Filoteo, Edinburg CISD athletic director is the new regional director and enjoys the fanfare of March Madness too. He led the Edinburg Bobcats to three State 5A-Region IV Tournaments in his career and all games were played at the University of Texas-San Antonio.

What kind of impact will the teams from the Rio Grande Valley make in this regional tournament? That depends if any team from South Texas will qualify. You have to qualify first.

On the girls side, teams to watch from Region IV, which includes teams from the San AntonioLaredo areas, will be the State 5A ranked No.25 Weslaco (21-1); No. 8 San Antonio Wagner (143); No. 10 SA Reagan (18-1); No. 14 Cibolo Steele (14-2); No. 17 SA Churchill (18-3); No. 22 SA Johnson (15-4); and No. 23 CC Carroll (14-3). Other teams from South Texas to watch will be Harlingen, Los Fresnos, and Edinburg Vela H.S. On the boys side, Brownsville Porter, Nikki Rowe, Harlingen, Harlingen South, and stateranked teams SA Brandeis, SA Reagan, Converse Judson, and SA Churchill.

Best of luck to all teams!

Class 5A State-Ranked No.25 Weslaco Lady Panthers! Head coach Griselda Fino led her team to the area playoffs in 2012 and returns all starters from last season. The Lady Panthers have won two tournaments this season and lost to state-ranked SA Churchill in the McAllen Border Bash Championships.

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Porter Cowboys Ready for New District (Brownsville, Tx)-The Brownsville Porter Cowboys could be the surprise team headed for the State 5A Region IV Tournament on March 1-2nd at the Univeristy of Texas-Pan American Field House in Edinburg this season. To date, the Cowboys are 19-3 overall and sit in third place behind Harlingen and Harlingen South in District 32-5A. Head coach Luis Garza was elated after knocking off Sharyland (18-7) in their own Diamondback Basketball Classic last month. “This was a great win for our program and we can only hope to get better throughout the season,” said Garza. Last year, the Cowboys lost to Edinburg in the Class 5A Bi-District playoffs 68-60. But that was last year and Garza adds that this team has what it takes to win the dis-

Harlingen South 62-57 and rebounded with it’s first district win over Hanna 60-46. “It’s going to be close and exciting in District 32-5A,” says Garza.

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BOYS DISTRICT STANDINGS

Team 30-5A Sharyland Edinburg North Edinburg HS Donna LJ Juarez-Lincoln Palmview Economedes La JOya HS Edinburg Vela

Overall District

18-7 13-5 11-9 6-11 5-10 10-9 9-9 6-12 4-16

4-0 3-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-4

Team 31-5A McAllen Rowe PSJA North PSJA Memorial PSJA San Benito McAllen Mem Weslaco East McAllen HS Weslaco

17-3 14-6 11-8 13-6 11-7 11-11 5-11 8-9 8-12

4-0 3-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-3 1-2 0-3

Team 32-5A Harlingen South Harlingen Brownsville Porter Los Fresnos Brownsville Hanna Brownsville Veterans Brownsville Lopez Brownsville Pace Brownsville Rivera

17-4 17-4 19-3 11-7 12-8 10-8 10-8 4-15 4-14

3-0 3-0 3-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-3 0-4

Team 32-4A Roma Valley View Mercedes MissionVeterans Edcouch-Elsa Mission High Rio Grande City PSJA Southwest

9-7 11-9 14-3 15-6 10-5 10-7 7-9 8-13

2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2

Team 32-3A Port Isabel Progreso La Feria Rio Hondo Hidalgo

7-5 5-8 5-11 5-8 1-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team 31-3A Kingsville Raymondville Grulla HS Lyford Zapata

12-2 8-5 6-10 7-12 2-12

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team 32-2A Santa Rosa Santa Gertrudis Falfurrias IDEA Frontier Bishop Hebbronville IDEA Quest Kaufer

2-3 3-7 15-2 8-5 3-10 1-5 5-7 1-6

1-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-2

Team 32-1A Monte Alto Santa Maria LaSara Bruni La Villa

3-1 2-1 2-6 0-1 0-4

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team 32-1A DII McMullen County London San Perlita San Isidro CC College Prep

5-3 4-3 4-4 2-3 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Harlingen Cardinals Much Improved

(La Feria, Tx)- At the C.E. Vail Basketball finals in La Feria, Harlingen lost to the 2012 State 3A finalist, Corpus Christi Miller Buccaneers 82-75. Head coach Greg Yates likes challenges and he would love to get back to the State 5A Region IV Tournament to be played at the UTPA Field House on March 1-2, 2013. In 2010, the Cardinals went four rounds in the Class 5A playoffs by defeating Brownsville Rivera (67-57), McAllen Rowe (52-51), Weslaco (64-58), before falling to San Antonio MacArthur 77-61 in the regional semifinals played at the UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas. MacArthur lost to SA Taft in the regional finals. Yates knows that two teams from San Antonio will end up in the UTPA Field House in March and he hopes that two teams from the Rio Grande Valley will be there too. And he hopes that it will be his Cardinals. “Playing for the first time in the Rio Grande Valley, I would love to see our team in the regional tournament,” adds Yates. Players to watch in 201213 are seniors Anthony Scallan, Peter Hernandez, Gilbert Reza, Eric Brandenburg, Briggs Stillman, and Mark Benitez. Brandenburg leads the team with assists of 6.0 per game and he likes to pass the ball to the Valley’s leading scorer, Reza (24.5ppg) and junior point guard, Mark Benitez, Harlingen Cardinals Anthony Scallan Peter Hernandez Gilbert Reza Ernesto Ramirez Eric Brandenburg Mark Rosales Daniel Quebe Stephen Gasca Briggs Stillman Ali Jara CJ Gallegos Juan Cerrillo Matthew Cervantes Mark Benitez

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who nets 15.0 points per game.

The Cardinals have posted two district wins in 32-5A over Los Fresnos (76-52) and Brownsville

Pace 101-53. “This district will be tough and we look forward to working harder as the season winds down,” adds Yates.

Big Red Machine! The Harlingen Cardinals advanced to the State 5A area playoffs in 2012. Pictured are Anthony Scallan (3) and Mark Rosales (10) of the Cardinals. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

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Hawks Looking to Fly into 2013 State Playoffs

Harlingen South Hawks Daniel Perales Angel Gonzales Carlos Del Angel Sean Montemayor Chester Quiteves Kyle Collins Nick Garcia Diego Andrade Nick Valdez Reuben Britten Austin Burns Jacob Pena Josue Gonzalez Brian Dunn Gabe Britten

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5’9 5’9 5’8 5’8 5’7 5’11 6’0 6’0 5’8 6’3 6’0 6’5 6’2 6’3 6’1

Head Coach: Brian Molina 4th Season 69-36 record

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from District 31-5A, which could be the McAllen Memorial Mustangs, where he graduated.

Big Win! The Harlingen South Hawks will be looking to make a trip to the State 5A Region IV Basketball Championships to be held at the UTPA Field House on March 1-2, 2013. The Hawks defeated Porter in District 32-5A and remain tied for first place with Harlingen. Nick Garcia guards Porter’s Martin De Los Santos. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

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(Harlingen, Tx)-Now in his sixth season at Harlingen South High School, head coach Brian Molina finally won his first outright District 31-5A title in 2011. Not only that, he also led his team to the Class 5A Region IV quarterfinals, before losing to Laredo United 71-59.

In 2012-13, the Hawks were realigned to compete in District 325A and according to Molina, he says that this district is filled with talent. “It won’t be easy winning another district title with teams like Harlingen, Porter, Hanna, and Los Fresnos in the same district.

It will be tough,” says Molina.

To date, the Hawks have defeated Sharyland, Hanna, and then lost to Porter at the Diamondback Classic. But with the season still young, the Hawks know that injuries will be the key to their success in 2013, if they expect to contend for a playoff run and represent the Rio Grande Valley in the Class 5A Region IV Tournament to be played in Edinburg this March.

In the state playoffs last year,

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Team 30-5A Edinburg Vela Edinburg Sharyland Edinburg North Palmview HS La Joya Edinburg Economedes Donna Juarez-Lincoln

Overall District

17-4 15-9 15-11 10-11 10-10 4-15 8-13 11-10 3-17

7-0 6-1 5-1 4-2 2-4 2-4 1-5 1-5 0-6

Team 31-5A Weslaco PSJA North Weslaco East McAllen Rowe McAllen McAllen Mem San Benito PSJA Mem PSJA

23-1 15-4 19-5 11-10 9-14 8-10 10-12 8-13 1-8

6-0 5-1 5-1 5-2 3-3 3-4 2-4 1-5 0-7

Team 32-5A Los Fresnos Harlingen South Harlingen Brownsville Rivera Brownsville Pace Brownsville Vets Brownsville Hanna Brownsville Porter Brownsville Lopez

16-3 12-7 14-5 5-6 12-11 7-8 6-11 5-16 0-7

5-0 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-3 2-4 0-5 0-5

Team 32-4A Mission Veterans Mercedes Roma Valley View Rio Grande City Edcouch-Elsa Mission PSJA Southwest

13-9 11-10 9-12 8-12 7-9 4-13 5-13 5-9

4-0 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-4 0-4

Team 32-3A La Feria Rio Hondo Port Isabel Hidalgo Progreso

10-5 14-2 7-8 4-8 0-9

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team 31-3A Raymondville Lyford Zapata Kingsville Grulla HS

7-5 3-3 3-6 2-7 0-5

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team 32-2A Bishop Hebbronville Kaufer Falfurrias Santa Gertrudis IDEA Quest IDEA Frontier Santa Rosa

8-6 7-2 2-6 5-4 3-7 4-4 1-4 0-4

3-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-2 0-3

Team 32-1A Monte Alto Santa Maria LaSara Bruni La Villa

0-0 0-0 7-5 0-8 6-10

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team 32-1A DII McMullen County San Perlita London San Isidro CC College Prep

6-2 4-3 8-4 1-1 0-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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Brownsville Veterans Charging; Could Contend

(Brownsville, Tx)-Head coach Larry Gibson thinks about calling it quits and says that, “it’s been a long time coming” and would like to to know how it would feel being retired, finally, after 30 years of coaching. But for now, he’s just enjoying courtside coaching.

Gibson will be leading the charge at Brownsville Veterans Memorial after moving up from District 32-4A. He led the Chargers to a 2012 Class 4A Bi-District title win over Corpus Christi Ray (53-51) and ended the season with an area finalist appearance loss to San Antonio Burbank (6441). With the new realignments taking place this past February, the Chargers moved into the District 32-5A level.

Twelve seniors will lead this team, including junior Eduardo Hernandez (6’4, 17.0 ppg). “He is our leader and go-to-guy on the court. He has a great attitude and I love coaching him,” says Gibson.

Other seniors to watch are Roger Mata, Adrian Alejandro, Mar-

co Munoz, Andy Alvarado, and Jorge Lerma.

With ten wins this season and District 32-5A already on the go, the Chargers are 2-2 in district play with wins over Browns-

ville Rivera and Lopez H.S. The Chargers will end their season at Brownsville Pace, where Gibson started his career in Brownsville.

“I love basketball,” he laughs.

“These players are great kids.”

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Los Fresnos Ready to Make Playoffs...

(Los Fresnos, Tx)-It’s been a long December month of playing basketball and Los Fresnos head coach Shawn Jones is just happy to see it all end. “This has been interesting and playing district games during tournament play had me thinking about possible injuries,” said Jones.

At the Sharyland Diamondback Basketball Classic, Los Fresnos made a strong statement by defeating Sharyland 66-60 but at the McAllen City of Palms Basketball Classic, the Falcons lost to champions, No.1 ranked Nikki Rowe 60-47.

“This will be a tough year and we just need to play basketball on gameday,” adds Jones. Currently, the Falcons are in fourth place in District 32-5A and return nine seniors from last year’s Class 5A Bi-District appearance. The Falcons lost to Harlingen 63-48.

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(Weslaco, Tx)-Anytime you look at the district standings, you will always find the Weslaco Panthers atop titting in either first place or second. This year, just look down. All the way down.

The Panthers are in last place at 0-3 in District 31-5A and head coach Gabe Valdez is still finding a way to get his Panthers back on track. For the year, the Panthers have won just eight games and lost 12. This is not the same team that Valdez is used to coaching when he advanced to the State 5A area playoffs in 2010 before losing to Laredo United 63-41 in area playoffs. They also went 31-7 that year too.

The following season, Valdez led his team to the State 5A Regional quarterfinals, losing to Harlingen 64-58 in 2011. Last year, the Panthers lost to Harlingen South in the first round after struggling to make the playoffs. In 2009, the Panthers went two rounds deep. “We are not the same team. We are rebuilding with players and our depth is not there like in previous years,” says Valdez.

In 2012-13, the Panthers find themselves moving into in District 315A from District 32-5A and playing teams like McAllen Nikki Rowe, PSJA North, has been challenging. Against the Raiders, the Panthers lost 34-32 and PSJA easily swept past the purple and white 59-52.

The tallest player the Panthers list on their roster is 6’2 as compared to the 6’9” Mexican transfer Francisco Rodriguez, who played in Weslaco in 2006 and led them to the State 5A regional semifinals.

Slow Start. Weslaco Panthers are 0-3 in District 31-5A and senior Tommy Chavez hopes to lead his team to the state playoffs in 2013. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

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BOYS leaders

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As of December 27th

Assists Gonzalez, McA Memorial Mancillas, PSJA Capello, Ed-Elsa Brandenburg, Harlingen Trevino, Nikki Rowe Rosales, PSJA Mem Alonso, Bro Lopez Villarreal, Miss Vets Perales, Harlingen So Perez, Roma

Gms 20 13 11 20 14 14 17 19 17 20

Avg 7.0 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.2

Steals Badillo, PSJA North Gonzales, Harlingen So Reza, Harlingen Herrera, Hanna Rojas, PSJA North Barrientes, Economedes Garcia, Harlingen So Weale, MMA Villarreal, Miss Vets Gonzalez, McA Mem

12 20 20 18 14 12 13 11 19 20

5.1 5.2 4.5 4.4 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2

Rebounds Garza, Hanna Trujuillo, Lopez Cervantes, Harlingen Martinez, Rowe Britten, Harlingen Sou Kavanaugh, Porter Igbinedion, MMA Villarreal, Miss Vets De Los Santos, Porter Hernandez, Bro Veterans

19 17 14 14 20 20 12 16 19 10

14.4 12.0 12.3 9.9 9.4 9.2 8.6 8.4 8.2 7.4

Top Scorers Reza, Harlingen Arzipe, Mission Garza, Hanna Barrientes, Economedes Vasquez, Lopez Garcia, Har South Rosales, PSJA Mem Gonzalez, McA Mem Mancillas, PSJA De Los Santos, Porter

20 16 19 12 17 13 19 20 18 19

24.3 21.6 20.5 19.2 19.0 17.3 17.2 16.9 16.8 16.8

Nikki Rowe Top-Ranked Team In RGV (McAllen, Tx)-The McAllen Nikki Rowe Warriors are in control of their own destiny in 2012-13.

They are the team to beat in District 31-5A and are the top-ranked team in the Rio Grande Valley.

“We have to practice everyday and not let up. As the season grows, we have to grow as coaches too. We have to coach,” says Jose Yerba, Rowe head coach.

To date, the Warriors are 17-3 for the season and 3-0 in district play with wins over McAllen Memorial and Palmview. But the rigorus schedule the Warriors have played in 2012 has been challenging. They have played teams like Brownsville Porter, Harlingen South, CC King, Austin Vandergrift, and Los Fresnos posting all wins against teams favored to make the playoffs from their districts. The 25-4A Vandergrift Vipers advanced to the State 4A area playoffs in 2012 while the Hawks went three rounds deep in Class 5A before losing to Laredo United in the regional quarterfinals.

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Rowe Warriors split a two game series with the Brownsville Porter Cowboys. At the Brownsville ISD Tournament, Rowe lost to Porter 54-44 in the championship game and then defeated Porter on November 23rd right before the Thanksgiving Holidays. Should Porter finish fourth in District 32-5A and Rowe wins out in District 31-5A, both teams will meet

2012-13 BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS in the first round of the State 5A now that the holiday season is playoffs. In district play, the War- over. Rowe guard Eluterio Juarez riors tangled with cross-town has been great on defense along rival, McAllen Memorial. The with Juarez and Chris Gatling. game proved to be no contest as Against Memorial, Rowe went McAllen Rowe senior Rodrigo on a 12-0 run and those are the Trevino led his team on Friday things that Yerba keeps telling his night to a 60-32 at the Rowe gym. team to do.

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The Bears finished last in 2012 and tied for last in 2011. In 2010, the Bears went 3-11 and finished the season 6th place and in 2009, again, the Bears missed the playoffs with a seventh place finish.

The Bears have not made the playoffs since 2008 under previous head coach coaches Robert Flores and Roy Garcia Jr. In 2013, this year could prove to much different and Ramey says, “We need to keep believing.”

Big Bear. The PSJA Bears are much improved in 2012-13 with Osato Iredia, 6’4 senior leading the team. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

TOP 10 GIRLS POLLS Class 5A State Rankings 1. Duncanville 18-0 2. Pflugerville 18-0 3. Plano West 19-1 4. Clear Springs 17-1 5. Mansfield Timberview 15-2 6. Houston Bellaire 16-2 7. Lubbock Coronado 17-1 8. SA Wagner 14-3 9. DeSoto 15-2 10. SA Reagan 18-1 25. Weslaco 21-1

Class 2A State Rankings 1. Merkel 17-0 2. Brock 13-3 3. Poth 11-2 4. Jarrell 15-0 5. Comanche 17-2 6. Cisco 13-3 7. Brady 13-2 8. Jim Ned 11-5 9. Canadian 10-2 10. Frankin 15-0

Class 4A State Rankings 1. Canyon 16-0 2. Vista Ridge 15-1 3. Dallas Lincoln 15-3 4. Beaumont Ozen 12-1 5. Amarillo 13-3 6. Georgetown 13-3 7. McKinney North 15-3 8. SA Brackenridge 18-3 9. Barbers Hill 14-4 10. Wichita Falls Rider 14-2

Class 1A Division I 1.Martins Mill 15-2 2. Kerens 12-2 3. Slocum 14-0 4. Martinsville 17-0 5. Santo 17-2 6. Plains 16-2 7. Mason 14-4 8. LaPoynor 10-4 9. Smyer 13-3 10. Falls City 15-5

Class 3A State Rankings 1. Navasota 17-1 2. Kennedale 12-2 3. Lubbock Cooper 14-1 4. Mexia 17-0 5. Fairfield 16-1 6. Krum 11-3 7. Shallowater 15-0 8. Celina 15-2 9. Argyle 14-3 10. Stephenville 12-5

Class 1A Division II 1. Saltillo 12-3 2. Lipan 14-2 3. Whitharral 16-2 4. Dodd City 14-2 5. Hartley 12-2 6. Strawn 13-5 7. Evant 13-0 8. Garden City 12-3 9. Baird 13-4 10. Frost

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(Pharr, Tx)-New head coach Billy Ramey has these PSJA Bears believing that they are playoff contenders in Class 5A. The Bears are currently in fourth place in District 31-5A with an impressive 13-6 overall record and 2-2 in district play.

With only three seniors on the team and just ten players overall, this Bears team is on the prowl.

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Class 4A State Rankings 1. Arlington Seguin 12-2 2. Austin LBJ 19-0 3. Fort Bend Marshall 13-4 4. Alamo Heights 12-1 5. SA Brennan 19-2 6. Dallas Wilson 8-4 7. Dallas Kimball 3-6 8. West Mesquite 9-3 9. Houston Wheatley 8-2 10. Beaumont Central 10-4

Class 1A Division I 1. Triple A 8-2 2. Mumford 14-0 3. San Augustine 5-1 4. Grapeland 13-2 5. Olney 12-1 6. La Poyner 7. Cayuga 8. Port Aransas 9. Big Sandy 10-3 10. Thorndale 6-1

Class 3A State Rankings 1. Yates 13-1 2. Dallas Madison 12-3 3. Abilene Wylie 13-2 4. SA Houston 5-5 5. Liberty Hill 16-1 6. Hardin-Jefferson 17-1 7. Princeton 10-3 8. Kennedale 13-1 9. Argyle 9-5 10. Stephenville 11-5

Class 1A Division II 1. Roxton 11-0 2. Douglass 13-3 3. Sands 12-0 4. Water Valley 12-0 5. Eula 12-3 6. Turkey Valley 1-1 7. Laneville 10-5 8. Oakwood 4-2 9. Texline 10-3 10. Huckabay 9-4

Class 5A State Rankings 1. DeSoto High School 14-1 2. South Grand Prairie 14-1 3. Rowlett HS 13-0

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5. Duncanville 14-2 6. SA Brandeis 18-1 7. Fort Bend Travis 11-2 8. Lewisville Hebron 14-2 9. Fort Bend Bush 12-3

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Valley View, PSJA Memorial, North Bring Playoff Hopes Alive

(Pharr, Texas)-Basketball is back in this Pharr, San Juan, Alamo, Valley View area. It’s been missing for awhile but with the realignments and new coaches, these areas have become contenders.

In 32-4A, the Valley View Tigers have rebounded from a 3-67 record in the past three years and are now in first place with a 2-0 record. New head coach Arnold Martinez says that his team works hard and practice on their game plans. In 2012, the Tigers have posted wins over Harlingen South, Weslaco, Economedes, and Edinburg. All Class 5A teams. So what’s the secret? “Let’s just play some basketball,” says Martinez. The Tigers will play Rio Grande City on January 4th followed by Edcouch-Elsa on January 7th.

Just east of Valley View are the PSJA Memorial Wolverines who are currently tied for second place in District 31-5A, while PSJA North is also tied with the Wolverines. North (14-6, 3-1) is coming off a big win over Weslaco (34-32) and head coach Jaime Gongora feels that his team will continue to be competitive as the season moves on. “We are young but improving,” adds Gongora. The tallest player listed on the Raiders roster is junior Ruben Muniz at 6’2”. The smallest player is team captain,

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Together, these players have knocked off teams like Brownsville Rivera, Mission Veterans Memorial, Donna, Weslaco East, and Brownsville Pace. Last year, the Raiders finished 6th overall in District 31-5A but longtime head coach Gongora says that the years ahead will be favorable for the Raider program.

“It’s all about building basketball programs and that’s what we have been doing at PSJA North,” adds Gongora. The last time the Raiders made it to the state playoffs was in 2009.

Not since 2010, have the Wolverines made the state playoffs under head coach Gustavo Corrales. Their latest loss in District 31-5A to McAllen Memorial (77-44) still kept the Wolverines at 2-1 in district play. The Wolverines play the Raiders Jan. 5th.

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2011 1A-DI Clyde Eula 1A-DII Paducah 2A Idalou 3A Corpus Christi West Oso 4A Dallas Kimball 5A Lewisville Marcus

2007 1A-DI Thorndale 1A-DII Nazareth 2A Kountze 3A Sour Lake Hard-Jeff 4A Dallas South Oak Cliff 5A Duncanville

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District 30-5A Roundup

Edinburg Vela Lady Sabercats Lead District 30-5A to the court at any given time when called on. They are Ariel Rodriguez, Kassie Ramirez, Navarro, Maranda Washington, and Lyssa Garcia. Juniors Valerie Camacho and Ashleigh Lopez,

and Vanessa Perez make up the rest of the team. Wins over Alice, Veterans Memorial, Edinburg North, and Edinburg could have these Lady SaberCats thinking state playoffs in 2013. They will

play host to Sharyland on January 5th at 2:00 p.m. in what could be the biggest game in their firstever meeting of both schools. The Lady Rattlers are just one game behind in the standings.

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(Edinburg, Tx)-Whatever Lottie Zarate brings to any basketball program, her players seem to buy into it quickly. She has won numerous of district titles in her young career while at Santa Rosa and Brownsville Veterans Memorial. Now, after accepting her third head coaching job, her first in Class 5A, she has brought the same chemistry that has made her successful in years past to firstyear 5A program, 30-5A Edinburg Vela High School.

With players from Edinburg High, Edinburg North and Edinburg Economedes, Edinburg Vela girls basketball coach Lottie Zarate was worried about chemistry when setting a foundation for her first-year program. “Chemistry was one of the worries I had, but the girls got along pretty fast,” says Zarate.

The Lady SaberCats are 17-4 overall and 7-0 in District 30-5A play, ahead of powerhouse Sharyland, Edinburg, and Edinburg North. Her latest victory was a 12-point win over Edinburg High.

The Lady SaberCats’ best player, senior post Emily Azubell, comes not from one of the aforementioned big schools, but Edinburg IDEA Quest, a charter school. Azubell has sparked Vela, averaging 18.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.9 blocks and 3.1 steals.

Other players are sophomore guard Ariel Rodriguez (14.5 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.1 spg), and Larissa Navarro. Two seniors make up this team while five sophomores take

2012-13 Edinburg Vela Lady Sabercats. Pictured are front, Maranda Washington with l-r in back Lyssa M. Garcia, Larissa Navarro, head coach Lottie Zarate, Emily Azubell, and Ariel Rodriguez.

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Steals Sifuentes, PSJA North Sanchez, Harlingen Martinez, Harlingen South Smith, Miss Veterans Cavazos, Harlingen South Vela, PSJA North Martinez, Port Isabel Garcia, McAllen Robles, Harlingen South Garza, Mission

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Rebounds Mercelita, Edinburg Casas, Miss Veterans Azubell, Edinburg Vela Perez, Mission Dominiguez, PSJA North Garcia, McAllen Jacobo, La Joya HS Swink, Port Isabel Bustamante, PSJA Trevino, Weslaco East

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(Weslaco, Texas)-Head coach Griselda Fino would love to make her first trip to the State 5A Region-IV Tournament at home in Edinburg at the UTPA Field House on February 22-23rd. But first, they must continue to play basketball. Against the PSJA North Lady Raiders, they Lady Panthers won 51-28 to improve to 23-1 overall. The No. 25 ranked Lady Panthers were led by senior guard Jaz Garza, who finished the game with 21 points. Lady Panthers coach Griselda Fino was pleased with her performance too. One of the main reasons the Lady Panthers are on fire is with the power play of center Laura Van Tilburg, a 6’2 junior who finished the game with eight blocked shots. She also scored 10 points. Senior forward Denise Vasquez and sophomore guard Angela Villarreal each had a block a piece.

The Lady Panthers have won two tournaments in non-district action and also lost in the finals of the McAllen Border Bash Championships to San Antonio Churchill on December 1st. Other wins against McAllen Nikki Rowe, El Paso Coronado, Edinburg Vela, Sharyland, and Harlingen could prove that these Lady Panthers could be headed for the State 5A Tournament. Should the Lady Panthers win the district title, they will play the fourth place team from 32-5A in the first round.

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2012-13 McAllen Nikki Rowe Lady Warriors. Pictured are front row l-r Dominique Upear, Kathia Esquivel, Ciara Briseno, Maris De Dios Vergil, and Karalina Rodriguez. Back row l-r are Ashley Watson, Mayda Garcia, Elizabeth Casarez, Danielle Perez, Jackie Corte, Jayme Zamora, and Heather Adriano. Headcoach is Raul Vega. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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The Lady Warriors and head coach Raul Vega have played tough teams in their non-district schedule including losses to Los Fresnos, Harlingen South, and Port Lavaca Calhoun. In District 31-5A, the losses continued with Weslaco (44-19) and PSJA North (55-44).

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UIL All-Century Team (Austin, Tx)-The University Interscholastic League, as part of its Centennial Celebration, announced the UIL All-Century Boys Basketball Teams as selected by the fans. Fans cast more than 5,500 votes for their favorite boys basketball players in Texas high school history and what a list Texas High School Basketball has produced throughout the years with many players going to the NBA, winning titles too.

For the past 100 years, UIL athletes have given fans some of the most memorable and exciting moments in sports. The UIL would like to recognize these outstanding performers as it celebrates a century of excellence.

Probably the most noticeable Texas High School Basketball player was San Antonio Cole’s 7’2 center, Shaquille O’Neal. He led the Cole Cougars to a perfect 36-0 record and a State 3A title in 1989. Cole went on to play for LSU and then opted to go to the NBA draft and was picked No.1 by the Oralndo Magic in 1992.

O’Neal won four NBA Titles throughout his 19-year career in the NBA. He retired in 2011. He also won an Olympic Gold medal in 1996.

Another high school basketball player from Texas was Chris Bosh from Dallas Lincoln High School. He led Lincoln to the State 4A title with a perfect 40-0 record and national title in 2002.

He was a first round No. 4 overall pick in the NBA and won a title with Miami in 2012.

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First Team 1. TJ Ford-Guard Sugarland Willowridge 2. Jimmy Smith-Guard Victoria High School 3. Clyde Drexler-Forward Houston Sterling 4. Chris Bosh-Forward Dallas Lincoln HS 5. Shaquille O’Neal-Ctr San Antonio Cole Second Team 1. Spud Webb-Guard Dallas Wilmer Hutchins 2. Mookie Blaylock-G Garland HS 3. LaMarcus Aldridge-F Seagoville HS 4. Larry Johnson-Forward Dallas Skyline 5. Emeka Okafor-Center Houston Bellaire

Chris Bosh of Dallas Lincoln High School led his team to a perfect 40-0 record in 2002 and the 4A UIL State Title. He now plays for the NBA Miami Heat, champions in 2012.

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Third Team 1. Phil Reynolds-Guard Waxahachie 2. AJ Abrams-Guard Austin McNeil HS 3. Rashard Lewis, Forward Alief Elsik HS 4. John Beasley-F Linden-Kildare HS 5. Greg Ostertag-C Duncanville HS

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State 5A Region IV Championships

UTPA Edinburg to Hosts Class

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5A Region IV Tournament (Edinburg, Tx)-If there is anyone from South Texas that dreams of making it to the State 5A Region IV Tournament, that person would have to be head coach David Keith of the Sharyland Rattlers.

The Rattlers won the District 30-5A title in 2012 but failed to make it past the first round, losing to Laredo Nixon 55-42. In 2011, again the Rattlers lost in the first round to Laredo United 56-52. In 2010, the Rattlers were ousted by United 61-33, again in the first round. Hopefully, in 2013 the Rattlers will take it to another

level and win out and make it to the UTPA Field House, site of the Class 5A Region IV Boys and Girls Tournament. The winner advances to the State 5A Championships in Austin, Texas at the Frank Erwin Center in March.

This will be the first-time ever that the Rio Grande Valley will host the prestigious Univeristy Interscholastic League event featuring 32-teams from the San Antonio, Laredo, and Rio Grande Valley. Two brackets list the top four teams from each district and the winner from each bracket meets in the regional finals.

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AP All-State Football Selections

Ten Valley Players Named

2012 All-State Football Selections

to Class 5A Selections

(McAllen, Texas)-The 2012 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 5A all-state high school football team. Players are listed in alphabetical order at each position. Making the second team were Weslaco East DL Aiden Abeldano and Tim Ruiz from McAllen Memorial High School. Name to the State 5A Honorable Mention list from the Rio Grande Valley were QB Javi Obregon from McAllen Nikki Rowe High School; RB Trevor Speights of McAllen Memorial; DL Adrian Zuniga, San Benito; LB Rene Chavez of San Benito; LBs Tommy Chavez and Joe Estevanes of Weslaco High School; and LBs Joey Esquivel and Bradley Klein, of Sharyland. Aiden led the Wildcats to their first Class 5A district title in 31-5A after moving up from Class 4A this season.

Freshmen running back Trevor Speights of McAllen Memorial rushed for 1,776 yards and led his team to the State 5A playoffs, along with second team all-stater, Ruiz. Here’s the complete list of first and second team Class 5A All-State players.

First Team Selections are the following.

Linemen: — TEJAN KOROMA, Allen, Jr. -- Graded at 94 percent, 58 pancakes, 85 knockdowns — CAM MANNING, Southlake Carroll, Sr. -- team averaged more than 500 yds per game — ADRIAN PARKER, Spring Westfield, Jr. -- 142 pancakes, graded out at 82 percent — DEVON PETTY, Waco Midway, Sr. -- Graded 92 percent, 123 pancakes, no sacks allowed — SERGIO PHILLIPS, DeSoto, Sr. -- Graded 96 percent, 94 pancakes, no sacks allowed Receivers/ends: — TERRY DALEHITE, Laredo United, Sr. -- 101-1,526 receiving, 11 TDs — JAKE OLIVER, Dallas Jesuit, Sr. -- State career record in receptions; 93-1,354 receiving, 18 TDs Quarterback: — KENNY HILL, Southlake Carroll, Sr. -- 139-of-209 passing, 2,291 yds, 20 TD; 102-905 yds rushing, 22 TD Running backs: — KADE HARRINGTON, Humble Kingwood, Sr. -- 266-1,994 rushing, 22 TD in 9 games; 22-211 yds receiving, 2 TD — TRE JOHNSON, SA O’Connor, Sr. -- 226-1,924 rushing, 25 TDs; 20-263 receiving, 3 TDs. — DONTRE WILSON, DeSoto, Sr. -- 220-1,458 yds rushing, 30 TDs; 25-509 receiving yds 5 TD; 1 punt return TD, 1 KO return TD Kicker: — BEN GROGAN, Arlington Martin, Sr. -- 39-39 PATs, 9-11 FG (56 long); had 6 in one game Offensive Player of the Year: Kenny Hill, Southlake Carroll. ___ FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE Linemen: — ZACH DAVIES, Lake Travis, Jr. -- 74 Tackles, 24 TFL, 12.5 Sacks — NOLAN ROBINSON, Denton Ryan, Jr. -- 55 tackles, 11 TFL, 2 QB sacks, 8 QB pressures, 1 defensive TD — CESAR SERRANO, SA Southwest, Sr. -- 81 tackles, 28 TFL, 10 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries — VINCENT TAYLOR, SA Madison, Sr. -- 79 tackles, 12 TFL, 2 sacks Linebackers: — SAMMY DOUGLAS, Arlington, Sr. -- 168 tackles, 66 solo, 2 INT, 2 FR, 3 PBU — ZAC WHITLEY, Galena Park North Shore, Sr. -- 121 tackles, 68 solo, 11 TFL, 1 INT, 2 sacks, 11 QB pressures, 2 FF, 4 PBU — TAYLOR YOUNG, DeSoto, Sr. -- 130 Tackles, 3 sacks, 6 PBUs, 4 INTS, 3 caused fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries Defensive backs: — COREY BARTLEY, Longview, Sr. -- 100 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 recovery, 13 PBU, 5 INTs, 6 blocked kicks — ISAIAH BROWN, Katy, Sr. -- 26 unassisted tackles, 4 assisted tackles, 3 TFL, 8 INTs, 153 yds, 3 TDs — EDWARD PARIS, Mansfield Timberview, Jr. -- 7 INTs, 2 INTs for TDs, 37 tackles, 3 FF, 2 FR, 8 PBU — JORDAN STERNS, Cibolo Steele, Sr. -- 5 INTs, 2 returned for TDs; 40 tackles; Committed to Oklahoma State.

Punter: — HUNTER JARMON, Waco Midway, Sr. -- 25 punts, avg. 43, long 74 Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Young, DeSoto. ___ SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE Linemen: — Aiden Abeldano, Weslaco East, Jr.; Chantz Anderson, Abilene, Sr.; Marcus Oliver, Spring Westfield, Jr.; Kent Perkins, Richardson Lake Highlands, Sr.; Travis Romero, Manvel, Sr.; Tim Ruiz, McAllen Memorial, Sr.; Tyler Tezeno, Klein Collins, Sr. Receivers/ends: — Calvin Jones, Richardson Berkner; Ra’Shaad Samples, Dallas Skyline, Sr. Quarterback: — Shane McCarley, Manvel, Sr. Running backs:

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— Demarcus Felton, Spring Dekaney, Jr.; Samaje Perine, Pflugerville Hendrickson, Jr.; Deion Williams, Katy Morton Ranch, Sr. Kicker: — Kevin Marcotte, Lake Travis, Sr. ___ SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE Linemen: — Matt Dimon, Katy, Sr.; Koda Martin, Manvel, Jr.; Solomon Thomas, Coppell, Jr.; Eric Villegas, Midland, Sr. Linebackers: — Jimmie Gilbert, A&M Consolidated, Sr.; Byron Mills, SA Wagner, Sr.; Dominick Thompson, Temple, Jr. Defensive backs: — Hipolito Corporan, Houston Westside, Sr.; Derrick Dixon, Dallas Skyline, Jr.; Tavares Garner, Manvel, Sr.; Joseph Johnson, Midlothian, Sr.; Tyrel Stokes, Killeen Harker Heights, Sr.; Earnest Thomas, Galena Park North Shore, Sr. Punter: — Steven Cantu, SA O’Connor, Sr.

Top photo: Class 5A second team selection, Tim Ruiz of McAllen Memorial and bottom photo is honorable mentioned QB Javi Obregon of Nikki Rowe. (HSSMImages/Special)

UIL FOOTBALL

2012 UIL FOOTBALL ALL STATE SELECTIONS

AP All-State Football Selections

Ten Valley Players Named

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FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Linemen: ANDREW BILLINGS, Waco, Sr. — 132 pancakes REED DARRAGH, Buda Hays, Sr. — 102 pancake blocks, team avg. 38 points & 437 total ypg; allowed no sacks EDUARDO HERMOSILLO, Edcouch-Elsa, Sr. — 96 pancakes, graded 93 percent, 32 key blocks.

TREVOR MELUGIN, Prosper, Sr. — graded 95 percent, 0 sacks allowed, team averaged more than 400 yds per game GUY ROECKER, Lucas Lovejoy, Sr. — Graded 92 percent, 51 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed Receivers/ends: ADDISON BUSTOS, Amarillo Caprock, Sr. — 97-1,717 receiving, 19 TDs; 4 rushing TDs KADARRIUS CANNON, Mount Pleasant, Jr. — 96-1,516 receiving, 25 TDs Quarterback: JAKE HUBENAK, Georgetown, Sr. — 185-282 passing, 3,032 yds, 40 TDs; 64-300 rushing, 5 TDs Running backs: KE’AUN KINNER, Little Elm, Sr. — 314-2,763 rushing, 26 TDs D’MAUJERIC TUCKER, Wolfforth Frenship, Sr. — 219-1,868 rushing, 25 TDs JAMES WHITE, Pearland Dawson, Sr. — 185-1,697 rushing, 22 TDs Kicker: JOSH SPARKMAN, Wolfforth Frenship, Sr. — 13-13 FGs, 42-44 PATs FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE Linemen: TYUS BOWSER, Tyler, Sr. — 42 solo tackles, 5 assists, 15 sacks, 12 QB hurries, 4 caused fumbles DEON BROWN, Angleton, Sr. — 109 tackles, 5 caused fumbles, 7 sacks, 3 recovered fumbles, 19 pressures DAESHON HALL, Lancaster, Sr. — 83 tackles, 24 TFL, 16 sacks, 2 FF, 4 PBU, 3 blocked kicks, 20 QB pressures ROBERT TREVINO, Edcouch-Elsa, Jr. — 130 tackles, 18 sacks, 4 fumbles caused, 2 fumble recoveries Linebackers: BUCKY BARRERA, Edcouch-Elsa, Jr. — 145 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 INTs, 6 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries, 1 blocked punt MALIK JEFFERSON, Mesquite Poteet, Soph. — 92 tackles, 20 tackles for loss , 7 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 4 blocked kicks NICK URETSKY, SA Alamo Heights, Sr. — 162 tackles; 37 solos; 16 TFLs; 3 sacks; 7 QB hurries, 2 FRs; 6 PBUs Defensive backs: CADE DAVIS, Wolfforth Frenship, Sr. — 12 solo, 13 asst., 8 INT, 10 PBU CARLOS DE LARA, EP Del Valle, Sr. — 89 tackles, 8 INTs

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE Linemen: Terrance Franklin, Sherman, Jr.; Cody Hayes, FW Eastern Hills, Sr.; Jacob Hildebrand, Georgetown, Sr.; Austin Hisler, Cedar Park, Sr.; Patrick Morris, Denton Guyer, Sr.; Daniel McCarty, SA Alamo Heights, Sr.; Cory Stitle, Aledo, Jr. Receivers/ends: Garrett Gray, Marble Falls, Jr.; Torii Hunter Jr., Prosper, Sr. Quarterback: Montravious James, Mount Pleasant, Sr. Running backs: Larry Cheeks, Crowley, Sr.; Orly Solis, Roma; Aaron Stevenson, FW Western Hills, Sr. Kicker: Austin Shoemake, Frisco Centennial, Sr. SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE Linemen: Coby Bradford, Hallsville, Sr.; Spencer Cook, Houston Sharpstown, Sr.; Koby Couron, Nederland, Sr.;Deon Hollins, Fort Bend Marshall, Sr. Linebackers: Dylan Douglass, Canyon, Jr.; Erick Flores, Mission, Sr.; Montana Quirante, Vidor, Sr. Defensive backs: Brandon Boone, Georgetown, Sr.; Jacoby Smith, Houston Wheatley, Sr.; Ranthony Texada, Frisco Centennial, Sr.; Tyler Webb, Prosper, Jr.; Shea Wood, Aledo, Sr. Punter: Zach Sinor, Castroville Medina Valley, Jr.

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2012 All State Football Selections

(Edcouch, Tx)-The 2012 AP 4A All-State Football selections were named with four players from Edouch-Elsa makingthe first team. On offense, Eduardo Hermosillo led his team with 96 pancakes and 32 key blocks as the Yellowjackets overcame a series of trials throughout the season, which included the suspension of their head coach Joe Solis. Under interim head coach Joe Garcia, he led the Yellowjackets to the State 4A Area title with a win over Port Lacava Calhoun. Also named to the first defense were Robert Trevino, Bucky Barrera, and Bryan Valle. Trevino had 18 quarterback sacks this season will Valle and Barrera combined for 12 interceptions to lead the Yellowjackets in District 32-4A. The 2012 4A Offensive Player of the Year honors went to Ke’aun Kinner, Little Elm H.S. and Defensive Player of the Year honors named Daeshon Hall of State 4A finalist, Lancaster. Also named to the State 4A second team were Roma sophomore running back Orly Solis and senior LB Erick Flores of Mission H.S. Honorable mentions named RB Matthew Guzman, Mercedes; DL Jesus Esparza, Pharr Valley View; LBs Gumaro Cuellar, Mercedes; Geraldo Perez, Mercedes; Alberto Roque, Mission; Brandon Villa, Edcouch-Elsa; and DBs David Fernandez, Pharr Valley View; Diego Garcia, Edcouch-Elsa; and Sergio Guerrero, Mission.

NICK HARVEY, Lancaster, Jr. — 50 tackles, 2 FF, 6 INT, 15 PBU BRYAN VALLE, Edcouch-Elsa, Jr. — 104 tackles, 2 sacks, 7 INTs, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery Punter: JOSH STEVENS, EP Irvin, Jr. — 29 punts, 46.9 average, long of 87, 9 punts inside the 20

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2012 UIL STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Stamford Wins Title

(Arlington, Tx)-Hagen Hutchinson accounted for four touchdowns, including a 9-yard run that proved to be the game-winner with 32 seconds left, to lift Stamford to a come-from-behind victory against Mart in the Class 1A Division I state championship game at Cowboys Stadium.

Hutchinson, a senior quarterback/defensive back, was selected the game’s offensive and defensive Most Valuable Player. Hutchinson accumulated 132 yards rushing and had two rushing touchdowns. He also was 22 for 30 passing for 248 yards, with two scoring passes to James Washington.

On defense, Hutchinson made 16 tackles, and he sealed the victory with an interception on Mart’s last-ditch effort with 8 seconds left.

The Bulldogs (14-1), who beat Stratford in the quarterfinals, overcame a 21-7 deficit to win the school’s first state title in 53 years. Mart (12-3) was led by sophomore quarterback D’Nerian Thomas’ 224 yards passing and three touchdowns, including two rushing. The Panthers, seeking their school’s sixth state crown, jumped out to a two touchdown lead with 10 minutes left in the second quarter. But they were outscored 28-7 the rest of the way. Hutchinson’s 43-yard run midway through the third quarter and 2-point pass to Dalton Mathis brought the Bulldogs all the back, tying the game at 21-all. Thomas’ third touchdown, a 1-yard run, put the Panthers back up, but then Isaiah Llewellyn answered for Stamford on an 8-yard dash. Bo Wimberly had seven receptions for 133 yards for Stamford.

Class 1A Division I: Stamford’s Hagen Hutchinson (16) tackles Mart quarterback De’Narian Thomas during the 1A Division I football state championship at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Thursday, December 20, 2012. (HSSMImages/Special)

CLASS 1A DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

Munday Gets Rematch Win Over Tenaha (Arlington, Tx)-Dee Paul rushed for 263 yards and three long touchdowns, and Munday bounced back from a loss a year ago to beat Tenaha, 42-14, in a Class 1A Division II high school football state championship re-

match Thursday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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season’s lost to Tenaha in the state title game. Paul had a 57-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and the quarterback scored from 55 and 60 yards during a decisive second-half surge. Munday, which beat Welington last week in the

semifinals, lost to Tenaha, 52-28, in last year’s title game.

L.J. Collier had a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown, and Roddrick Taylor added scoring runs of 19 and 18 yards to help Munday (15-0) win its third state championship.

Chavis Gregory had 116 rushing yards and a touchdown for Tenaha (10-5). Munday racked up 483 total yards, including 287 in the second half. Tenaha was held to 101 yards after halftime.

In the playoffs, Munday defeated Wink (63-34), Hamlin (66-13), Albany (55-13, and Wellington (48-6) to reach the title game without being challenged. The Moguls scored 858 points on offense this season and allowed 165 points scored on defense.

Class 1A Division II: The Munday Moguls hoist the championship trophies as Tenaha watches in the background after the Moguls’ 4214 win during the 1A Division II football state championship game between Munday High School Moguls and the Tenaha High School Tigers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Thursday, December 20, 2012. (HSSMIMages/Special)

THE UIL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

2012 UIL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CLASS 2A DIVISION II HIGHLIGHTS

East Bernard Defeats Mildred for 2A Title

East Bernard’s Garrett Polak (20) tackles Mildred wide receiver Raleigh Seilheimer (2) in the second quarter during the 2A Division II football state championship game between Corsicana Mildred High School Eagles and the East Bernard High School Brahmas at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Thursday, December 20, 2012. (HSSMImages/Special)

CLASS 2A DIVISION I HIGHLIGHTS

Cameron Yoe Knocks Off Daingerfield ARLINGTON — Two years removed from a state championship game loss to Daingerfield, Cam-

eron Yoe made the most of its rematch Friday in front of 12,327 fans at Cowboys Stadium.

After grabbing a 28-0 first-half lead, Cameron Yoe capped its undefeated season with a 38-20

victory in the Class 2A Division I state title game.

“That start was crucial,” Cameron Yoe coach Rick Rhoades said.

“Especially in a game like this, momentum is such a big thing.

To be able to jump out to a lead like that, we were very, very fortunate.”

The tone was set in the first six minutes as Cameron Yoe, which won the turnover battle 5-0 and improved its turnover margin to plus-32 this season, capitalized on two Daingerfield mistakes.

Class 2A Division I Championships! Daingerfield quarterback Keris Alexander (18) feels the pressure from Cameron Yoe defender Randle Lane (56) in the Class 2A Division I football state championship at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Friday, December 21, 2012.

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(Arlington, Tx)-Ty Slanina had four rushing touchdowns and East Bernard capped an undefeated season by beating Corsicana Mildred in the Class 2A Division II championship game at Cowboys Stadium. Slanina scored on runs of 35, 2, 76 and 12 yards and finished with 167 yards on the ground. He also threw for a score.

Cedrick Perkins rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns for East Bernard (15-0).

Mildred (13-2) was held to 126 yards, including 47 in the first half. Mildred quarterback Nic Shimonek was sacked six times.

It was the second state title for East Bernard, which won the 1A title in 1977. Mildred was making the school’s first title game appearance. East Bernard took a 28-0 lead by rushing for 210 yards in the first half. Garrett Polak, Slanina and Perkins all had rushing touchdowns, and Slanina threw a scoring pass to Nathan Hlavinka. Shimonek was 16 of 27 passing for 163 yards and two touchdowns for Mildred

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2012 UIL STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Stephenville Wins 5th Title

(Arlington, Tx)-Stephenville Quarterback Tyler Jones accounted for nine touchdowns — five passing and four rushing — and Stephenville set a record for points in a championship game, beating El Campo, 7035, for the Class 3A Division I title Friday night at Cowboys Stadium.

Jones had 432 yards passing and 124 on the ground, and Brice Gunter had nine catches for 158 yards and three touchdowns as Stephenville broke the previous 11-man scoring record of 69 held by Sulphur Springs (2008) and Aledo (2010).

Stephenville (13-1) won the title in its first season in 3A after winning four titles in 4A in the 1990s, all under Baylor coach Art Briles. El Campo also moved from 4A this year. Quarterback Bryce Brandl led El Campo (14-1) with 149 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the second title game in the school’s 101-year history. El Campo also lost in 1967. Brandl, who also had 131 yards passing, scored on a 44-yard run to pull El Campo within 42-35 late in the third quarter, but Stephenville answered with four more scores. Jones had touchdown runs of 32 and 28 yards and threw a 63-yard scoring pass to Jarrett Stidham.

Stephenville, which averaged 53.3 points in its first four playoff wins, scored more points in the first half than El Campo had allowed in a game all season and didn’t punt. Jones accounted for all 80 yards on the game’s opening drive, capped by a 10-yard pass to Stidham just 1:28 into the game. Stephenville scored on its first four possessions, taking a 28-7 lead on a 21-yard run by Jones early in the second quarter.

El Campo battled back with two touchdowns before the half, getting within 28-21 on Montray Johnson’s 2-yard TD run with 3:47 left in the second quarter. Stephenville’s Witt Westbrook had 70 yards rushing and 71 receiving.

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Navasota beats Glimer (Arlington, Tx)-Austin Collins had 160 total yards and three touchdowns and Navasota used a swarming defense to overwhelm Gilmer 39-3 in the Class 3A Division II championship game Friday at Cowboys Stadium.

Collins had an 82-yard scoring run and touchdown catches of 52 and 4 yards, and Jordan Wells had 10 tackles for a defense that held Gilmer to 162 total yards.

Navasota (16-0) won its first state championship in its second title game appearance. Navasota lost to Southlake Carroll in Class 3A in 1988. The Rattlers were led by head coach Lee Fedora.

Gilmer (13-2) actually led 3-0 on a 29-yard field goal by Pablin Olivares in the first quarter. But Collins scored on the 52-yard completion from Kadarius Baker less than two minutes later to put Navasota in front for good.

Gilmer was seeking its third state title since 2004. The Buckeyes were lead by head coach Jeff Traylor.

Stephenville’s Tyler Jones scrambles for a first down against an El Campo defender in Friday’s 3A Division I title game. (HSSMImages/Special)

Navasota defender Anthony Small (22) celebrates with teammates after the Rattlers’ 39-3 win during the Class 3A Division II football state championship game between the Gilmer High School Buckeyes and the Navasota High School Rattlers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Friday, December 21, 2012. (HSSMImages/Special)

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THE UIL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

2012 UIL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CLASS 4A DIVISION I HIGHLIGHTS

Denton Guyer QB Scores 7 Tds in Win

Denton Guyer’s Ellis Jefferson (19) and Thomas Ferguson (17) embrace after the final whistle in the Wildcats’ 38-27 win during the Class 4A Division I football state championship game between the Denton Guyer High School Wildcats and the Georgetown High School Eagles at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Saturday, December 22, 2012. (HSSMImages/Special)

CLASS 4A DIVISION II HIGHLIGHTS

Cedar Park Wins First 4A Title

(Arlington, Tx)-The Cedar Park Timber Wolves finally won its first State 4A Division II title by knocking off Lancaster 17-7. After two straight playoff seasons losing to Austin Lake Travis, 5-time 4A champs, who moved up to 5A in 2012, the Wolves RB Mikal Olson ran 14 yards for the clinching touchdown late in the fourth quarter and on Friday night at Cowboys Stadium.

Olson’s run completed a 14-play drive that took nearly 8 minutes after Zach Hancock put Cedar Park ahead on a 22-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter. Olson had 51 yards rushing while quarterback Nate Grimm and running back Nathan Harwell had 70 apiece.

Cedar Park (14-2) had 253 rushing yards.

Demarcus Ayers ran 27 yards for a touchdown to cap a 60-yard drive

by Lancaster (14-2) in the first quarter, but Lancaster had just 153 yards the rest of the game. Cedar Park held Lancaster to 37 yards after halftime. With the game tied at 7 late in the third quarter, Lancaster botched a punt snap and gave Cedar Park the ball at the 6-yard line.

Two holding penalties pushed Cedar Park back to the 26 before a 16yard completion to Chad Whitehead helped set up Hancock’s go-ahead kick. It was one of just two completions for Grimm/ Despite the 27yard touchdown, Lancaster’s Ayers finished with 25 yards rushing and was 12 of 23 passing for 126 yards.

Cedar Park pulled even at 7 with 15 seconds left in the first half on a 1-yard plunge by Ethan Fry on fourth down.

Cedar Park senior defensive back Grayson Cotham (26) and his teammates celebrate a 17-7 win over Lancaster during the UIL 4A Div. II state championship football game between Cedar Park and Lancaster on Fri., 21, 2012 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, TX. (HSSMImages/Special)

2012 UIL STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Arlington, Tx)-Quarterback Jerrod Heard rushed for five touchdowns, including three in the third quarter as Denton Guyer rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat Georgetown 48-37 Saturday in the Class 4A Division I championship game.

Heard, a junior who has committed to Texas, accounted for all seven of Guyer’s touchdowns. He rushed for 143 yards and threw for 189, including a 71-yarder to Ellis Jefferson in the fourth quarter. After an 0-2 start, Guyer (14-2) won its last 14 games to take home its first state title.

Georgetown (15-1), which led 30-14 after early in the third, played in its first state title game after not making the playoffs last season. QB Jake Hubenak threw three touchdown passes to Randy Knightner for the Eagles, who saw their 16-game winning streak come to an end.

Heard’s 5-yard scoring run gave the Wildcats the lead for good late in the third. The dual-threat quarterback capped the scoring on a 7-yard run with 5:16 left. Jefferson, an Arizona State commitment, caught seven passes for 176 yards and a pair of TDs. Georgetown scored 23 unanswered points to take a 30-14 lead. Hubenak’s 9-yard pass to Knightner gave them a 30-14 with 8:26 left in the third. Hubenak was 25 of 43 for 316 yards passing and Knightner had 12 catches for 159 yards.

On the next drive, linebacker Connor Allen sacked Hubenak to force a fumble that Guyer’s Demontrie Taylor recovered at the 5. Heard ran over two players on his way to the end zone, giving the Wildcats a 3430 edge with 1:38 left in the third. Heard’s 71-yard strike to Jefferson made it 41-30. Georgetown scored four plays later on Hubenak’s 39yard toss to Knightner, and the Eagles defense then forced a punt.

On fourth-and-1 from their own 33, Eagles running back Tyler Moody was stuffed for no gain. The Wildcats needed three plays to score, capped by Heard’s 7-yard TD that extended the lead to 48-37.

Georgetown committed two turnovers and lost the ball on downs three times in the second half.

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Class 5A Division I

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Allen Breaks Loose in 4th Quarter; Wins Title!

(Arlington, Tx)-Now, it just makes so much sense when the Allen Eagles built its $60 milllion stadium. They promised to win championships and that they did as the Eagles defeated Houston Lamar 35-21 in the Class 5A Division I Championships on Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium.

The Eagles now have two state titles since 2008 under head coach Tom Westerberg.

Eagles Quarterback Kyler Murray rushed for 143 yards and two long touchdowns and RB Marcus Ward scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. Murray had scoring runs of 55 of 68 in the first quarter to stake Allen (15-1) to a 13-point lead. Ward’s 1-yard run late in the third broke a 21-all tie.

Ward sealed Allen’s second state title with a 67-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Lamar (15-1) was looking to become the first team from the Houston school district to win a state championship since 1985 when Yates beat Odessa Permian.

Class 5A Division II

Katy Wins 7th Title

(Arlington, Tx)- Katy running back Adam Taylor rushed for 277 yards and five touchdowns, including a 56-yarder for the goahead score in the fourth quarter, and Katy held off Cedar Hill 35-24 in the Class 5A Division II championship game Saturday.

Katy was trailing 24-21 when Taylor broke free on his long scoring run with 6:46 remaining.

Taylor’s 42-yard TD run with 1:55 left clinched the Tigers’ seventh state championship and their first since consecutive titles in 2007-08.

Katy (16-0) is tied with Abilene, Brownwood and Plano for the third-most championships in Texas history. Celina and Southlake Carroll have eight apiece.

Laquvionte Gonzalez had 117 yards receiving and Damion Hobbs threw two touchdown passes to Brandon Harris for Cedar Hill, which scored twice early in the fourth to take the lead before Katy rallied.

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QB Darrell Colbert threw for two touchdowns as Lamar scored before halftime to get within 21-15 and tied it in the third. Colbert

rolled to his right and found Beau Wells, who stretched out in the end zone to grab an 18-yard TD pass. Alan Melgar missed his sec-

ond extra point of the game, leaving the game tied at 21. Colbert had 207 yards passing and rushed 19 times for 126 yards.

Allen head coach Tom Westerberg celebrates with his players after their 35-21 win during the Class 5A Division I football state championship game between Allen High School Eagles and the Houston Lamar High School Redskins at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Saturday, December 22, 2012. (HSSMImages/Special)

Katy running back Adam Taylor (28) fights for yardage against Cedar Hill defenders Xavier Washington (50) and Jaleil Davis (43) in the Class 5A Division II football state championship game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Saturday, December 22, 2012. (HSSMImages/Special)

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