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Saturday, March 14 Class A-DI No. 7 Roscoe 52, No. 2 Plains 48 - OT R (28-4): Caden Smith 17p/9r, Chris Villanueva 15 P (32-2): Tim Brock 22 MVP: Jared Villanueva (big man Caden Smith robbed) PICK: Roscoe (-4) Class 3A No. 1 Dallas Madison 68, No. 2 Lubbock Estacado 66 - OT M (33-4): Dominque Smith 19 E (34-3): Clarence Williard 17 MVP: Dominque Smith PICK: Madison (-6) Class 2A No. 2 Ponder 51, No. 1 New Waverly 39 P (40-1): Joel Garza 14, Isaiah Boxell 13 NW (32-4): Kyren Watts 13 MVP: Isaiah Boxell PICK: Ponder (-3) Class 4A No. 1 Yates 94, Dallas Kimball 78 Y (34-1): Joseph Young 29, Darius Garner 20 K (31-10): Keenen Owoigbe 29 MVP: Joseph Young PICK: Yates (-9) Class A-DII No. 11 Slocum 45, No. 13 Nazareth 27 S (29-8): Jared Lane 22, Randall Thomason 14 N (24-13): Sage Black 10 MVP: Jared Lane PICK: Nazareth (-2) Class 5A 8:30pm: No. 16 DeSoto (32-8) vs. No. 4 Cedar Hill (35-4) PICK: DeSoto (-2) Friday, March 13 Class 2A No. 2 Ponder 77, Santa Rosa 54 P (39-1): Scott Gregg 26 S: (30-7): Dario Mendoza 17 PICK: Ponder (-15) No. 1 New Waverly 69, No. 15 Shallowater 59 NW (32-3): Joseph Carrington 20, X'Zavious Harrison 18 S (27-6): Jordan Scaff 19 PICK: NW (-2) Class A-DII No. 13 Nazareth 63, No. 6 Leggett 46 L (28-7) N (24-12) PICK: Leggett (-1) No. 11 Slocum 59, No. 16 Lipan 47 S (28-8): Jared Lane 22 L (28-9): Seth Riddle 26 PICK: Lipan (-4) Class 5A No. 16 DeSoto 48, No. 1 Strake Jesuit 44 D (32-8): Derico Dandridge/Alex Wilson 11 SJ (37-1): Tim Frazier 17 PICK: SJ (-3) No. 4 Cedar Hill 61, Converse Wagner 58 CH (35-4) W (32-8) PICK: CH (-6) Thursday, March 12 Class 1A-I 8:30am: No. 2 Plains 41, SA Stacey 38 P (32-1): Jaaron Bell 16, Chris Gonzales 15 S (26-6): David Clark 15 PICK: Plains (-8) No. 7 Roscoe 64, No. 12 Tenaha 50 R (27-4): Jared Villanueva 28, Jacob Villanueava 16 T (29-6): Marlon McClure 24, Jay Moore 11 PICK: Tenaha (-3) Class 3A No. 2 Lubbock Estacado 77, No. 11 Hardin-Jefferson 73 - OT LE (34-2): SOPH Kevin Wagner 27, Clarence Williams 13 FG: 25-69 (.362), 3s: 5-29 (.172), FTs: 22-29, REBs: 46, TO: 19, 2nd chance pts: 24 HJ (37-7): Jarvis Benard 31, Trey Burrell 18, Jacoby Turner 12 FG: 25-48 (.521), 3s: 4-13, FTs: 19-32, REBs: 31, TO: 28 PICK: H-J (-2) No. 1 Dallas Madison 68, No. 5 Stafford 58 M (32-4): Dominque Smith 13, Nick Moore 11 S (30-6): Maurice Wiltz 22, Phillip Pete 18 PICK: Madison (-4) Class 4A No. 1 Yates 76, Mansfield Timberview 51 Y (33-1): Brandon Peters, Darius Garner 12 T (27-11): JJ Williams/Cedric Ivory 11 PICK: Yates (-16) Dallas Kimball 66, Austin LBJ 54 K (31-9) LBJ (28-8) PICK: Kimball (-7) TEAM PREVIEWS Class 5A Reg 1: No. 4 Cedar Hill Longhorns (34-4) District 7-5A champs HC: David Milson Last year: 21-13 (no playoffs) Miles to Austin: 186 Last trip to Drum: 2004 How they got here Bi-district: Plano East (90-56) Area: Coppell (65-40) Regional Qtrs: Irving (59-51) Regional Semis: No. 3 North Crowley (66-45) Regional Final: No. 5 Duncanville (60-59) Ballers: SR 6-6 Shawn Glover (15.7 pts, Utah), JR 6-2 Tanner Milson (3-pt shooter), JR 6-3 Anthony Wilson (7.4 pts), SOPH 6-7 Thomas Gipson (8.5 rebs), JR 6-2 Oliver Wells Glover (TexasHoops) Gipson (TexasHoops) Milson (TexasHoos) Scoop: Taylor Jacobs hit a 17-ft game-winner vs. district-rival Duncanville (who they split with in dist) after being down 16 pts to get here. 'Horns coming to Austin on 9-game win streak. Came here in 2004 losing in the 5A finals to undefeated & USA Today No. 1 Houston Milby, 72-67. Coop's odds: 2-1 (favorite) Reg 2: No. 16 DeSoto Eagles (31-8) District 11-5A co-champs HC: Chris Dyer Last year: 28-7 (lost in Area Rd to Colleyville Heritage) Miles to Austin: 183 Last trip to Drum: 2005 How they got here: Bi-district: Killeen Shoemaker (60-45) Area: Garland (63-48) Regional Qtrs: Mesquite Horn (60-45) Regional Semis: No. 14 Cy Woods (52-42) Regional Final: No. 17 Mesquite (47-42) Ballers: JR 6-8 Keith Davis, JR 6-6 Evan Washington, SR 6-2 Dominque Bennett Scoop: Lost in the finals in 2005 (Kingwood) & blewout CC Ray for the ring in 2003. Split with No. 17 Mesquite during district then beat them in Reg Final. Started the season 3-4 losing to Chavez (56-42), Kingwood (49-42). They defeated Dallas Kimball (59-45) & lost to Dallas Carter (61-57) in a warmup game. Come to Austin with a 5-game winning streak. Coop's odds:6-1 Reg 3: No. 1 Strake Jesuit Crusaders (37-0) District 18-5A champs HC: Wayne Jones Last year: 27-7 (lost in Area Rd to Chavez) Miles to Austin: 165 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: Katy (72-43) Area: Houston Madison (69-57) Regional Qtrs: Alief Taylor (67-39) Regional Semis: FB Elkins (56-46) Regional Final: Chavez (59-58) Ballers: SR 6-5 Joey Brooks (Notre Dame, 8th best in Texas), SR 6-2 Tim Frazier (Penn St, 9th best in Texas), SR 5-10 Steven Rogers Brooks (TexasHoops) Frazier (TexasHoops) Scoop: Former private school has won 37-straight. Joey Brooks (Norte Dame) poured in 29 vs. Chavez. SJ beat West Brook (41), St. Thomas (22), North Shore (18) and Houston Wheatley (4) this season. Coop's odds: 4-1 Reg 4: Converse Wagner Thunderbirds (32-7) District 27-5A runner up HC: Cliff Ellis Last year: 35-4 (lost in Regional Final to SA Madison) Miles to Austin: 68 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: SA O'Connor (68-46) Area: No. 2 SA Madison (65-64) Regional Qtrs: No. 10 SA Stevens (79-74) Regional Semis: McAllen (84-65) Regional Final: SA Southwest (84-54) Ballers: JR 6-2 Jordan Clarkson, JR 6-5 Andre Roberson, SR 6-0 Eddie Ortiz Clarkson (TexasHoops) Scoop: 4th year school (3rd varsity) nearly went to Austin last year but fell to SA Madison (LU's Charlie Harper). They returned just 1 starter from that team but here they are. Loaded with JRs & average 79 pts per 32 mins. Have a 10-game win streaking coming to Drum. Coop's odds: 15-1 *************** Class 4A Reg 1: Mansfield Timberview Wolves (27-10) District 8-4A third place HC: Eric McDade Last year: 27-10 (lost in Bi-district to Midland) Miles to Austin: 181 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: Trimble Tech (48-46) Area: Azle (70-68) Regional Qtrs: No. 18 Mansfield Legacy (50-46) Regional Semis: Andress (49-43) Regional Final: No. 10 Palo Duro (64-62 OT) Ballers: SR 6-5 Dexter Elliott, SR 6-2 Cedric Ivory, JR 5-11 JJ Williams, SR 6-4 Jason Ross Scoop: 5th year school that comes to Austin thanks to Dexter Elliott who hit a layup with 3 secs left vs. Palo Duro. They average nearly 60 pts per game. Lost to No. 18 Legacy twice in district before beating them in the Qtrs. Beat 3A No. 5 Stafford by 5. Girls team just lost in the 4A state finals. Their 5 playoff wins were by a combined 16 pts. 5-game win streak coming to Drum. Coop's odds: 25-1 Reg 2: Dallas Kimball Knights (30-9) District 11-4A third place HC: Royce Johnson Last year: 23-9 (lost in Reg Qtrs to Lincoln) Miles to Austin: 197 Last trip to Drum: 2002 How they got here: Bi-district: Dallas Hillcrest (49-38) Area: Denison (71-49) Regional Qtrs: No. 11 Lincoln (90-73) Regional Semis: Waco Midway (64-58) Regional Final: No. 9 Lancaster (66-54) Ballers: SR 6-3 Davion Green, SR 5-9 Keene Owoigbe, 6-5 David Kates Scoop: Last trip here they lost in the 5A finals to SA Jay in 2002. They own a 9-3 record in Austin. This will be their 7th trip (won it in 90, 96 & 97). Typical Metroplex team that is athletic. Lost to 5A No. 16 DeSoto (59-45), TAPPS No. 2 Arlington Grace Prep (75-57) & fell to 3A No. 6 Argyle (68-64) in a warmup game. Coop's odds: 8-1 Reg 3: No. 2 Yates (32-1) District 21-4A champs HC: Greg Wise Last year: 30-3 (lost in Reg Finals t Wheatley) Miles to Austin: 165 Last trip to Drum: 1983 How they got here: Bi-district: Furr (105-35) Area: Texas City (98-59) Regional Qtrs: No. 6 Wheatley (96-79) Regional Semis: Livingston (95-52) Regional Final: No. 5 Jones (78-57) Ballers: JR 6-2 Brandon "Snap" Peters, JR 5-11 Joseph Young (son of former UH Phi Slamma Jamma Michael Young), JR 5-10 Darius Gardner, 5-11 JR Marshall Lange Peters (TexasHoops) Lange (TexasHoops) Scoop: The scary thing is, they'll all return next season. Lost just 1 game, Alief Elsik (78-76) back on Dec. 20. Defeated PA Memorial (84-51) & downed Bellaire (102-69) in a warmup. Outscored 5 playoff opponents by an average score of 94-56. Have a 22-game win streak coming to Austin & if Yates doesn't win the 4A title, it would be equivalent to Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson. Coop's odds: 1-5 (favorite) Reg 4: Austin LBJ Jaguars (28-7) District 26-4A champs HC: Freddie Roland Last year: 20-12 (lost in Reg Qtrs to Wheatley) Miles to Austin: Within walking distance Last trip to Drum: 2004 How they got here: Bi-district: Hutto (75-45) Area: Kerrville Tivy (73-52) Regional Qtrs: Austin Reagan (73-69) Regional Semis: Austin McCollum (69-42) Regional Final: No. 7 Lake Travis (62-61 OT) Ballers: JR 6-1 Donald Dallas, SR 6-4 Kerry Hyder, SR 5-10 Eric Robinson Dallas (TexasHoops) Scoop: Got here thanks to Tim Dailey who put back a shot @ the buzzer to upset Lake Travis. Have a 13-game win streak heading to Austin. Lost to Chavez & Houston Westbury Christian. Coop's odds: 9-1 *************** Class 3A Reg 1: No. 2 Lubbock Estacado Matadors (33-2) District 1-3A champs HC: Tony Wagner Last year: 27-4 (lost in 4A Reg Qtrs to Canyon Randall) Miles to Austin: 382 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Lamesa (80-36) Regional Qtrs: No. 10 Brownfield (80-61) Regional Semis: No. 4 Burkburnet (68-54) Regional Final: Seminole (70-36) Ballers: SOPH 5-8 Kevin Wagner, SR 6-3 Jamar Johnson, JR 6-8 Tavien Rosemond, SR 5-10 Duran Minjarez Wagner (Avalance Journal) Scoop: Dropped from 4A last year. Outscored 4 playoff opponents 298-187. Hold a 17-game win streak coming here. Split with No. 10 Brownfield during season then beat them in playoffs. Coop's odds: 6-1 Reg 2: No. 1 Dallas Madison Trojans (31-4) District 11-3A champs HC: Damien Mobley Last year: 17-13 (lost in Area Rd to Princeton) Miles to Austin: 197 Last trip to Drum: 2000 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Van Alstyne (74-44) Regional Qtrs: No. 6 Argyle (48-46) Regional Semis: Princeton (73-46) Regional Final: No. 16 Pleasant Grove (58-55) Ballers: JR 5-9 Desmond Flentroy, SR 6-1 Dominque Smith, JR 6-6 Tevin Harris, JR 6-0 Timothy Flentroy, JR 6-3 Nicholas Moore Cousins, Desmond & Timothy (DMN) Scoop: Came to Austin in 2000 & lost to Denton Ryan in the 4A Finals. Madison is 4-2 @ the Drum. Have a 26-game win streak heading into Austin. Split a series with 4A No. 1 Dallas Carter, defeated 4A No. 11 Dallas Lincoln (twice) & defeated Dallas Kimball (4A state semifinalist). Beat 4A FW Dunbar (75-72) in a warmup. Have won the last 24 games. Coop's odds: 2-1 (favorite) Reg 3: No. 11 Hardin-Jefferson (37-6) District 21-3A co-champs HC: Todd Sutherland Last year: 35-1 (lost in Reg Final to Silsbee) Miles to Austin: 245 Last trip to Drum: 2007 How they got here: Bi-district: Liberty (76-52) Area: No. 8 Navasota (60-53) Regional Qtrs: No. 7 Cleveland (73-70 OT) Regional Semis: No. 20 Lufkin Hudson (54-51) Regional Final: Jasper (56-47) Ballers: SR 5-9, Jarvis Benard, SR 6-1 Trey Burrell, JR 5-11 Jacoby Turner Benard (Chevy Prep Ticket) Burrell Scoop: Off the 5A-3A teams in Austin, H-J was the only team to defeat 3 ranked teams in the playoffs. Jarvis Benard & Trey Burrell earned medals when H-J won the 2007 3A title. 5-game win streak coming from Sour Lake. The Hawks are looking for their 3rd title since 1991 (Clarksville) & 2007 (Abilene Wylie). HC Sutherland led the Hawks in 2007 & won a 3A title in 2004 w/ Kountze (Greenwood). Coop's odds: 4-1 Reg 4: No. 5 Stafford Spartans (30-5) District 26-3A champs HC: Eric Jackson Last year: 21-10 (lost in Area Rd to Silsbee) Miles to Austin: 160 Last trip to Drum: 2006 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Somerset (61-56) Regional Qtrs: Bellville (58-52) Regional Semis: Aransas Pass (66-51) Regional Final: No. 3 CC West Oso (61-32) Ballers: JR 6-0 Marcus Wiltz, JR 5-8 Phillip Pete, SR 5-9 Jordan Honore, JR 6-3 Brandon Hamilton Scoop: Were in Austin in 2006 (under Greg Devers) but lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Dallas Roosevelt. Won it in 1992. Loaded with some good JRs, Spartans lost to 4A Mansfield Timberview (4A state semifinals) by 5, beat 2A No. 10 Hitchcock (74-56) & lost to 4A No. 5 Jones (65-56) in a warmup. Coop's odds: 5-1

Straight up: 291-69 (.808) Spread: 221-139 (.613) Class 5A - Aldine Campbell Center No. 1 Strake Jesuit 59, Chavez 58 SJ (37-0): heading to Austin C (25-10): season ends PICK: SJ (-5) Class 4A - Katy Merrill Center No. 1 Yates 78, No. 5 Jones 57 Y (31-1): Austin J (28-7): partay's ova PICK: Yates (-12) Class 3A - Johnson Coliseum (SHSU - Huntsville) No. 11 Hardin-Jefferson 56, Jasper 47 HJ (36-6): Austin J (28-10): season over PICK: H-J (-5) Class 2A: Wagstaff Gym (Tyler JC) No. 1 New Waverly 27, No. 6 Gladewater Sabine 26 NW (31-3): back to Austin GS (36-5): party's over PICK: NW (-2)

I think H-J doesn't want a rematch.

54-53 Chavez

Way too early...I'll start putting up info on Sunday with a full blown look at every classification on Tuesday.

End 3: Hightower 42-41

Half: Chavez 28-25

MVP: Kendrae Carter 6’5’’ Sr. Crosby Offensive Player of the Year: Dewayne Wade 5’10’’ Sr. North Forest Defensive Player of the Year: A.J. Anderson 6’5’’ Jr. Crosby Newcomer of the Year: Adrian Johnson 5’6’’ Soph. Kingwood Park Coach of the Year: Justin Reese Crosby 1st Team All-District Bennie Batiste 6’3’’ Jr. C.E. King Patrick Johnson 6’2’’ Jr. C.E. King Josh Williams 6’0’’ Sr. C.E. King Matt Guillory 5’9’’ Sr. Crosby Elijah Chambers 6’0’’ Sr. Crosby M.J. Mathis 6’3’’ Jr. Crosby Brandon Taylor 6’2’’ Jr. Galena Park Ryan Hagan 6’4’’ Sr. Galena Park Kolby Chandler 6’5’’ Jr. Kingwood Park Shammod Gary 6’3’’ Sr. North Forest 2nd Team All-District Emonte McMillan 6’1’’ Soph C.E. King Andre Mitchell 6’4’’ Jr. Crosby Andy Walker 6’2’’ Jr. Dayton A.J. Dugat 5’10’’ Sr. Dayton Ryan Croy 6’0’’ Jr. Kingwood Park Adrian Johnson 5’6’’ Soph. Kingwood Park Jesse De La Torre 6’0’’ Sr. Galena Park Christopher Rios 6’0’’ Jr. Galena Park Andre Sloan 6’5’’ Soph. North Forest Johnny Pope 6’0’’ Soph. North Forest

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H-J (-3)....Yes, another day at the office (self high-5)

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MVP: Anthony Rivon - SR Anahuac Off MVP: Milton Williams - SR Ktz Def MVP: Roman Walker - JR Ktz Newcomer: Scott Edwards - Soph Buna Co-coaches: Ben West (Ana) & Duane Joubert (Ktz) 1st Team Robert Boykins - SR Ana Colby Caswell - SR Dewey Dalton Estes - SR Dewey Jacoby Carrington - JR EC Adam Davis - Soph EC DJ Hall - Soph Hardin David Johnson - JR - Ktz Cody Andrews - SR - Warren 2nd Team Cody Johnson - Soph Ana Braxton Mayes - Jr Ana Josh Clark - JR Buna Seth Williams - SR Dewey Eric Avila - JR - Dewey Horace McDaniel - Soph - Kountze Domingo Smith - SR - Ktz Leon Scritchfield - JR Warren

1st Qtr was doom

WWE Championship: Triple H vs. Big Show WWE World Title: Edge vs. Jeff Hardy US Title: Shelton Benjamin vs. Chavo vs. MVP Divas title: Maryse vs. Maria Tag Team titles: Carlito & Primo vs. The Brian Kendrick & Ezekiel Plus a few more...No Undertaker

Former professional wrestler Jeff Gaylord, 50, was arrested in late January at his home in Littleton, Colorado for committing two bank robberies. Gaylord worked for many promotions, including the UWF, World Class, the USWA, the GWF, the AWF, Memphis as well as stints in Puerto Rico. Gaylord has previously been convicted of bank robbery back in 2001 and entered a plea of guilty. He was then sentenced to six and a half years in prison. This time, he was caught at a second robbery as a witness was able to get his license plate number. Gaylord would reportedly disguise himself with sunglasses, a hooded sweatshirt, a band-aid over his nose and even a fake beard. For more details, you can check out the following article from The Colorado Tribune.

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SFA has not won the title. • If Texas State, Lamar and Southeastern tie at 7-9: • First, determine position within division, Texas State vs. Lamar: Split head-to-head; Texas State will have 4-6 divisional record vs. 3-7 for Lamar; Texas State gets seeding advantage. • Compare Southeastern and Texas State: Texas State beat Southeastern in head-to-head matchup; Texas State gets seeding advantage. • Compare Lamar and Southeastern: Lamar beat Southeastern in head-to-head matchup; Lamar gets seeding advantage. • Three-way tie-breaker at 7-9: • 7. Texas State • 8. Lamar • Eliminated: Southeastern • Two-way cross-divisional tie: • Two-way tie-breaker at 7-9 (between Texas State and Southeastern): • Two-way cross-divisional tie: • Two-way tie-breaker at 7-9 (between TXST and SLU): • 7. Texas State • 8. SLU • Two-way tie-breaker at 7-9 (between SLU and Lamar): • 8. Lamar • Eliminated: SLU • If Southeastern, Lamar and McNeese tie at 6-10: • First, determine position within division, Southeastern vs. McNeese: Southeastern swept McNeese 2-0; Southeastern gets seeding advantage. • Compare Southeastern and Lamar: Lamar beat Southeastern in head-to-head matchup; Lamar gets seeding advantage. McNeese’s win vs. Lamar doesn’t matter in three-way tie-breaker since McNeese has to be seeded after Southeastern. • Three-way tie-breaker at 6-10: • 8. Lamar • Eliminated: Southeastern • Eliminated: McNeese • Two-way cross-divisional tie: • Two-way tie-breaker at 6-10 (between Lamar and Southeastern): • 8. Lamar • Eliminated: Southeastern East Division Tie-Breaker Scenarios • If SFA and Nicholls tie at 12-4: Split head-to-head; Nicholls has 9-1 divisional record vs. SFA’s 8-2 divisional mark; Nicholls gets seeding advantage. • If Southeastern and McNeese tie at 6-10: Southeastern swept McNeese 2-0; Southeastern gets seeding advantage. Cross-Division Tie-Breaking Scenarios • If SFA, Nicholls and Sam Houston tie at 12-4: • First, determine position within division, SFA vs. Nicholls: Split head-to-head; Nicholls has 9-1 divisional record vs. SFA’s 8-2 divisional mark; Nicholls gets seeding advantage. • Compare Nicholls and Sam Houston: Nicholls beat Sam Houston in head-to-head matchup; Nicholls gets seeding advantage. • Compare SFA and Sam Houston: SFA beat Sam Houston in head-to-head matchup; SFA gets seeding advantage. • Three-way tie-breaker at 12-4: • 1. Nicholls • 2. SFA • 3. Sam Houston • Two-way cross-divisional tie: • Two-way tie-breaker at 12-4: • 1. SFA • 2. Sam Houston

YES BROTHA.......HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Former Lazeek..... Did you notice that no basketball banners/championships are hanging?

Former private school Strake Jesuit should win Region 3. They are undefeated. Im sure the UIL is loving this!!!

No but they have a PG named Jamaal Fenton that is legit. Signed with New Mex but got offers from Marquette, Texas A&M, Baylor, Florida State, Miss State.