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Barbers Hill The Eagle volleyball team knocked off one rival in Huffman on Tuesday and will face another on Friday when they travel to Crosby for a much anticipated District 21-4A showdown. Barbers Hill took care of business against the Lady Falcons taking a 25-9, 25-13, 25-12 win. Keely Rivera led the Eagles with eight kills on the night. “They know what’s coming,†BH head coach John Leonard said. “We will talk about it tomorrow and put the game plan in on Thursday. It’s the type of game that everyone wants to play. The kids know what is at stake. They will be ready to go when 4:30 p.m. Friday gets here.†In the win over Huffman, the Eagles got outstanding games from setters Megan Burnett and Meghan McCoy. Burnett had 14 assists and McCoy had 12 in the win. “They did a great job of distributing the ball. It seemed they were getting the ball to the right hitter at the right time.â€

No, but unlike some from BH, I support our coaches. I got this info off the Barbers Hill Sports Report web site. They even have some other stats on that site.

BH Offense 2006 4 game Totals Rushing Carries Yards TD Todd Patton 53 291 2 Blake Patton 52 268 4 Derek Wingate 3 11 Jeremy Whitcomb 4 5 Jamey Griggs 2 1 Chris Bradshaw 3 5 Andrew Little 2 -1 Michael Davis 3 6 Rushing Totals 122 586 6 Passing Comp Att Yards TDS INT Blake Patton 51 78 702 6 1 Chris Bradshaw 0 1 Passing Totals 51 79 702 6 1 Receiving Rec Yards TDS Mason Fisher 18 297 3 Todd Patton 10 200 Jared Smith 10 59 1 Michael Davis 9 76 2 Nick Coggin 3 41 Jamey Griggs 1 29 Receiving Totals 51 702 6

Football Houston Chronicle: Class 4A 1. Lamar Consolidated 5-0 2. LaMarque 4-1 3. Brenham 4-1 4. Texas City 3-1 5. El Campo 4-0 6. Waller 4-1 7. Yates 3-1 8. Friendswood 4-1 9. Galena Park 4-0 10Barbers Hill 4-0

Polls and Rankings Volleyball: Houston Chronicle 4A/Others 1. Dickinson 20-8 2. Friendswood 25-6 3. Brenham 22-5 4. Huntsville 17-10 5. Montgomery 21-5 6. Santa Fe 19-9 7. St. Agnes 22-8 8. Barbers Hill 23-7 9. Bellville 17-9 10. Crosby 16-5

I'll take the Eagles in a nail-biter.

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Crosby romps past Smiley For the fourth game in a row, Crosby fell behind early in the game, but that was all that went wrong. The Cougars rolled to an easy win in their District 21-4A opener scoring 54 unanswered points in a 54-3 win. With the win Crosby improved to 2-2 on the year. “After the last two games that we have played this win picked us up,†CHS head coach Kevin Flanigan said referring to close losses to Port Neches-Grove and Dickinson. “The defense played good and we needed that confidence going into our upcoming games in district.†The Cougars wasted little time answering Smiley’s score as Caleb Randolph returned the ensuing kickoff 84-yards for a touchdown. The extra point failed to leave the score at 6-3 but it did not matter as Crosby added 20 points in the second quarter. Toris Doze got the route started with a 10-yard run. A touchdown pass from Durran Starks to Austin Blanscet added another score and a 15-yard touchdown run by Chance Casey took the lead to 26-3 going into the half. Randolph scored his second touchdown of the game, when Starks connected with him on a 59-yard pass. The Crosby defense was responsible for the next two touchdowns scoring on fumble recoveries. Trey Buck returned the first fumble from 34-yards out and Keddy Enabulele scored the next from 14-yards out. Overall, the Cougars recovered six fumbles and only allowed 133 yards on the night. Casey wrapped up the scoring on an 8-yard run in the fourth quarter. Casey led Crosby with 52 yards rushing on 10 attempts. Toris Doze added 38 yards on eight carries. Starks was 12-15 for 161 yards for two scores and no interceptions. Randolph caught two passes for 62 yards and Jessie Moore had three receptions for 47 yards.

Turnovers the difference in RSS loss This time it wasn’t a miraculous comeback or a last-minute goal line stand that sent the Sterling Rangers to defeat. No, this time it was that ancient bugaboo that’s been haunting football coaches since the game was invented — turnovers. Two Ranger fumbles proved to be the key plays, as RSS dropped a hard-fought 17-7 decision to Humble in the District 21-5A opener for both teams Friday night at Stallworth Stadium. One of the miscues turned into seven points immediately for the Wildcats, when linebacker Cordell Riggins scooped up a Justin Armstead fumble and raced 26 yards for a 7-0 Humble lead with 4:26 left in the first quarter. Then early in the fourth quarter with Sterling trailing 17-7, Riggins fell on another Armstead fumble at the 5-yard line, stopping a 12-play march when it appeared RSS was poised to cut the deficit to 17-14. Armstead had rushed for a first down on the play, but dropped the ball when he was blindsided. Sterling also lost an interception in the third quarter, when Jason Tanner’s shovel pass bounced off Manasah Davis and was snared by Humble’s Justin Weinand at midfield. The interception led to the Wildcats’ final points, a 39-yard field goal by Brady Faggard. “You have to be able to protect the ball at all times,†Sterling coach Herb Minyard said. “The way the game was going, it played into our hands. But when we had the opportunity to make it a one possession game, we didn’t protect the football.†On Armstead’s first fumble that was returned for a score, it appeared that he might have already been down when the ball came out. “Only the video will tell,†Minyard said. “We don’t have instant replay so we just have to live with whatever they call.†Sterling (1-3, 0-1) outgained Humble (4-0, 1-0), as the Rangers racked up 281 yards on the night. The Wildcats managed just 162 yards, with all of that coming on the ground. Humble quarterback Kenneth Bowman was 0 for 4 the first half, and didn’t attempt a pass in the second half. It was a good night through the air for Sterling senior signal-caller Jason Tanner. Tanner was 18 of 27 for 225 yards, with one interception. He spread the ball around, with four receivers catching passes. Terrell Zeno led the way with seven catches for 112 yards, while Davis had eight catches for 60 yards. “Our receivers did a great job, they’re all stepping up,†Minyard said. “All of our receivers are very unselfish and will do whatever it takes to help us win.†After Riggins’ fumble return put Humble ahead 7-0, the Rangers went on their best march of the night, going 69 yards in nine plays to knot the score at 7-7. Tanner completed three passes for 52 yards to Davis on the drive, including a 16-yard gain on a screen pass on third-and-8. That play set up Sterling’s only touchdown, a 3-yard run up the gut by Stephen Guillory, who finished with 24 yards on eight carries. Humble took the lead for good with 30 seconds left in the first half, as the Wildcats drove 79 yards in 2:18. The drive, which was aided by a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty on the Rangers, was capped off when Reggie Brown burst 32 yards up the middle on a trap play on third-and-5. Brown, the district’s third-leading rusher coming in, led all rushers with 94 yards on 17 carries. “I’m proud of my team tonight, we played 48 minutes of football,†Minyard said. “It’s district now, so everybody is playing for keeps. There’s seven district games and you’ve got to win four to get into the playoffs and that’s still our goal.†Sterling will take on crosstown rival Lee next week, while Humble will host Channelview, REL defeated Kingwood Friday night, while Channelview dropped to Port Arthur Memorial.

Dayton by 20.

Nice job BH.

I've got my fingers crossed.

duh, let me think.

I would be willing to bet someone that BH will lose players. They always seem to.

Outdoor writer Bink Grimes played football, basketball and baseball at Barbers Hill. He was drafted out of high school by the Yankees. [Hidden Content]

Coach: Continuing season would be unsafe OSCODA, Mich. (AP) - Oscoda Area High School's football team hasn't won a game, or even scored a point, in four games this season. Now the school district has decided to cancel the remaining games. Despite pleas from players and parents, the board in the small northern Michigan district recently upheld the school's earlier decision to end the season, saying players risked injury in trying to take on much stronger opponents. "When you go to a game on Friday night and see a team physically dominated, those are the indisputable facts," said coach Kyle Tobin. "Seniors, I feel for you. There's nothing I can say other than I'm sorry," said board member Neal Sweet. "But you're not quitters. You went out there and did your best." Tobin said the team was not physically competitive, had too few players and faced a tough schedule in the North East Michigan Conference, The Bay City Times reported. Senior quarterback Mike Gondek pleaded with the school board to reconsider the school's Sept. 19 decision to cancel the remaining games. "All I ever wanted to do was play football," Gondek said. "My teammates never felt so unsafe that we didn't want to be out there." Tobin, who is in his first year as head coach at the 530-student school, defended his decision to recommend calling off the season. "I have 28 years of coaching experience in high school and college, and I know the difference between a team playing bad and a team that's unsafe," he said. The scores in Oscoda's games this season were 46-0 against Flint Hamady on Aug. 25, 30-0 against Whittemore-Prescott on Aug. 31, 44-0 against West Branch Ogemaw Heights on Sept. 8 and 44-0 against Tawas on Sept. 15. Oscoda forfeited its game Friday against Pinconning and had four more games left on its schedule. Tobin coached the Whittemore-Prescott football team to three state finals and one championship before leaving three years ago. He said Oscoda High could barely meet the minimum number of players needed to field a team. He said one reason was that it did not have a junior varsity football team last year. It also lost several players to injuries. Coaches put several sophomore players on the junior varsity team so they could compete and train without so great a risk of injury. Some in the audience of about 100 people Monday spoke in Tobin's support. "When you have a coach who comes and says 'unsafe,' it's not about the band, the boosters or the cheerleaders. It's about some kid getting paralyzed," said Terry Ekdahl, whose has a son on the junior varsity team.

Congrats--doesn't hurt that the coaches at Silsbee have a few connections at UH.

Monday, September 25 Humble CC Results The Barbers Hill Cross Country teams ran in Humble on Saturday, Sept.23rd against some very strong competition. Varsity girls placed 4th finishing behind three 5A schools. Varsity boys placed 2nd behind Friendswood. JV placed 7th in their race. Individual results: Varsity Girls: Samantha Rhodes finished 1st with a very impressive time of 12:20! Shannon Mudd 18th Catherine Rueter 27th Jewell Watson 34th Stephanie Brown 37th Sarah Elam 45th Heather Dean 55th Varsity Boys: Jess Williams 15th Austin Malek 18th Aaron Malek 19th Tim Ramsey 21st Tanner Doggett 34th Austin Cain 35th Roberto Rojas 71st JV Boys: Jordon Daniels 21st Sean Evans 27th Cory Lamb 39th Ronaldo Alegria 47th Nathan Pruitt 48th Jarrett Cobb 60th Colby Anderson 118th JV Girls: Chelsea Parnell 24th Shayanne Yarter 33rd Emily Lorenger 55th Jillian Anderson 115th

Tuesday, September 26 Team Tennis Shuts Out Smiley Barbers Hill Team Tennis is now in the drivers seat of District 21-4A Team Tennis. The Eagles defeated Smiley 19-0. Crosby Cougars helped the Eagles cause with a 12-7 win over the previously unbeaten Galena Park Yellow Jackets. Barbers Hill is now 4-0 in District play and the only remaining unbeaten team. The Eagles have a Bye Oct. 2 and will finish district play with CE King on Oct. 9 and Galena Park Oct. 16. current district standings: 1. Barbers Hill 4-0 t2. Crosby 3-1 t2. New Caney 2-1 t2. Galena Park 2-1 t4. CE King 0-3 t4. Smiley 0-3 t4. Forest Brook 0-3

Varsity VB game is at 4:30. Crowds should be gone by Kickoff. Volleyball looking good and improving.

I'll go with Diboll by 13.

A week ago I could care less who won this game. Now I'm pulling for Jasper. Kirbyville--you guys taking lessons from Jody?

I hear that Galena Park is the team to beat in that district.

Sluggish starts have Crosby at 1-2 By Michael Pineda Baytown Sun Published September 22, 2006 A record of 1-2 was not the start the Crosby coaching staff envisioned in the weeks leading into the 2006 football season. But losses to Port Neches-Groves and Dickinson have the Cougars sitting below .500 heading into District 21-4A action. Despite the slow start, CHS head coach Kevin Flanigan is confident that the Cougars will meet the expectations they have placed on themselves. In the loss to PNG, they nearly overcame a 21-0 second-half deficit falling 21-14. In the loss to Dickinson the Cougars led until the final play of the game. A few plays here, a couple of calls there and Crosby could very well be 3-0 on the year. But slow starts and inconsistency on the defensive end have earned the Cougars a grade of C in the first weeks of the season. “I think we are a B and I say that because I think we are doing some good things,†Flanigan said. “We just need to put it together. I think we are getting there and I think it is going to happen. “Attitudes are great and we are having great practices. This group is special as far as their ability to bounce back. I think they know they can be a good team. It’s not a physical thing, it is a mental thing.†One area in which the Cougars have seen progress leading into district is in the running game. After struggling on the ground in the first two games, Crosby broke out against Dickinson with 219 yards. Sophomore Chance Casey had 125 yards and Toris Doze added 84 on only 10 carries. “The zone offense is a slow process,†Flanigan said. “It’s an offensive line deal but the running backs have to learn they only get one cut and then they have to head north and south. They have to understand that four yards is a good play and they will pop one eventually.†According to Flanigan the most pleasant surprise so far has been the development of the offensive line and their attention to detail. While the Cougars struggled in the running game in the first two games of the season, they did enjoy some success in the air. First-year quarterback Durran Starks has had his bumps along the road — particularly in the PNG game where he committed four turnovers. The junior did rebound to nearly lead Crosby to a comeback victory. “He is a young junior,†Flanigan said. “Things are happening a lot faster than they did at the JV level. But he has gotten better in every game.†Defensive was expected to be the strong point of the team early in the season with nine returning starters from last year. Instead mental mistakes have hurt the unit. In the opener, Atascocita, in the first game in the school’s history, showed the ability to move the ball up and down the field. Against Dickinson, the Cougars gave up 35 points. That being said the defense did stand out against PNG as the Indians’ points came as a result of turnovers. “I think we played really good against PNG,†Flanigan said. “Against Dickinson they didn’t carry over the things from practice. I think they are going to get better. They get out of their comfort zone against different offenses. I’m not really worried about those guys. I still believe this is going to be the best defense that Crosby has had in a while.†Brendon Smith, Andrew Webber and Kedy Enabulele have stood out early in the season for the Cougars according to Flanigan. In each of the three games this season, Crosby has fallen behind to start the game. Coming out of the gate quicker and reaching their potential on defense will push the Cougars above the average level in no time at all.

I remember he pitched against Keith Foulke (Redsox great) in the first round of the playoffs. 1-0 or 2-1 OF win.