KFDM COOP

I've heard nothing but good things about him myself.

Congrats to all the Players.

I did to? :scratch

He put in alot of time and did a great job.

:damnfunny

8) Way to go!

:shock: If i held a club even ETBU would take off running.

Thanks Matt for letting us post this.

Was on FSN Sunday night at 10:30 PM. What an arm on the Texas High QB Ryan Mallett. I had seen his throw once before but he can throw one 80 Yards.

The Jersey's had a heck of a team though.

Oh i will.

Heard that. Coach Martel is supposed to call me this week and give me the latest on his situation.

Yea, EC and Anahuac will be huge.

:shock: He's a good one.

That game will be Oct. 20th.

Way to go!!

By Matt Diggs You will read that Southlake Carroll actually won their own tournament! How can this be? The rules hold that teams are not allowed to advance out of their own pool! The story goes back a little further than this - rumblings at the Weatherford tournament and the Wylie tournament clued Little Matt and myself to the fact that Southlake was going to hold a controversial tournament. Until we had pools, we decided to keep hushed up about it - and talk to the coaches directly and find out what was going on. Although we do not deem ourselves horribly ethical journalists with degrees in sports journalism 101, we do know the bounds of common sense, and did not want to go public with this information, especially without any type of confirmation from coaches. Friday night came, eight phone calls were left unreturned to the Carroll coaching staff to get pool information. Another prominent website was also unable to find out Southlake pool information. This was very curious, as usually pools are not hard information to obtain. Something fishy was going on in Southlake, but we decided to sit on the information. It turns out that Southlake was being hushed about the situation as they were about to run a SQT that ran perpendicular to the rules set out by the 7 on 7 officials. I would only imagine if Little Matt and I knew from referees that Southlake was considering running some weird tournament, that some of the directors knew about it as well. Although this is unconfirmed, I can only imagine that the SQT directors would not have been happy about this - and were not happy after the way the tournament unfolded. Southlake decided on its own volition to have eight teams out of 16 advance to quarterfinal play, regardless of the actual rules. I suppose, as some message board Carroll experts put it, to give the Dragons continued reps against good competition for their fall dominance - because 7 on 7 means nothing. I would like to take this moment to congratulate Colleyville Heritage coaches for having the integrity not to continue on into the qualifying rounds, allowing Azle a chance to advance. It wouldn't matter as Azle lost to Southlake Carroll in the first round of this unorthodox style, so basically Carroll, a team that qualified, knocked out Azle, a team that was given the chance to qualify by a gracious act of Heritage, from having the chance to qualify. Stay with me here if this might be confusing. A team that has already advanced to the state tournament is now preventing another team from qualifying in the big dance. So in the semifinals, we have Carroll, Grapevine, Stephenville and Lamar - 3 teams that have not qualified, no representative from pool D, and two representatives from pool A - one of which that has qualified. It makes you wonder why to even have pool play at this point. Must have been for the precious Dragons to have extra reps and practice for the fall season. Lamar and Carroll win, so Carroll knocks off a SECOND team that won its pool and has not qualified for its own personal glorification I suppose, and Arlington Lamar wins the first berth. I suppose to at least follow the rule that says two teams must qualify, a third place game was created with Grapevine and Stephenville. Stephenville lost to a non-qualifier in Lamar, and Grapevine lost to a state qualifier in Carroll. In the finals, Southlake Carroll wins their own tournament, defeating Arlington Lamar on what Little Matt politely noted as a "controversial play" - what Little Matt didn't want to say, and that I received an email or two about, is that the Dragons scored on the last play of the game, as the horn whistled, but about 2-3 seconds after the 20 minutes had expired for the game. Several "unofficial" time keepers had noted that the time had expired, but the Dragons wanted to get one more play off, the Dragons were the time keepers, and well, the Dragons win the tournament. Regardless of a 40:03 clock, we can only be glad that this was a meaningless championship game - I can only imagine what would have happened if Carroll decided to make up more rules and require teams to beat them for the right to make the tournament on 3 instead of 2 occasions. So Grapevine and Stephenville play the third place game, and Grapevine loses to Stephenville, apparently tired from playing SIX games to qualify instead of the requisite 4 games - and having their 5th game (which is normally a meaningless championship game) be against Southlake Carroll to qualify! Since the 7 on 7 board of directors strongly believes in their rules, judging by the actions taken in Alvin to disqualify a team that had played four full games and won four full games before being informed that their jersies violated code, and assuming since I knew that Southlake Carroll was having an illegal format - that certainly some of the other coaches knew as well that they were violating policy, I call for a disqualification of Carroll from the tournament and a revocation of their SQT for the next year. Anything less than this will be a sign that the 7 on 7 board of directors won't follow by their own rules. Carroll forced its arch rival Grapevine to play SIX games for the opportunity to qualify - whereas every other tournament in the state requires only four. Carroll created a situation that was advantageous to them - they got to play in six different games without any pressure to qualify - meanwhile teams that don't start the season on third base are fighting and clawing just to get into the tournament. I would propose that Grapevine receive Southlake's disqualified spot, since it was Southlake's illegal pool format that adversely impacted the Mustangs, forcing them beyond their comfort zone to have an opportunity to even qualify. I am personally embarrassed as someone that covers 7 on 7 fairly religiously that Carroll would so openly and egregiously disregard the rules of the 7 on 7 tournament. The Dragons have been as much of 7 on 7 as any team, winning the first ever 7 on 7 tournament in 1998. Their mere presence in College Station brings the level up. Wylie's victory over them last year had a celebration attached to it like a state championship (Gobbla2001 Note: Wow, never celebrated like that after practice ha). For the 7 on 7 directors at Southlake to cheapen the tournament for whatever gain they feel they may have achieved was disrespectful and lacked integrity. I would call on Southlake Carroll to voluntarily take themselves out of the 7 on 7 state tournament, but if they decide not to do this, I hope the state board takes the appropriate action - for Grapevine, for Sugar Land Dulles, which lost the chance to play in College Station, and for the 7 on 7 community in general, that demands that the rules be followed.

Hey how about 2 a days!! August 1st, even closer!!! :gui

2 Months 19 Days 9 Hours until Kickoff!!

From what i've heard they've had a great Offseason. I think they may be able to surprise some people.

www.texasprepxtra.com n a rare Friday 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament, Alvin defeated Pearland 13-6 in the fianl. Both teams will advance to the State Tournament by virtue of making it to the Final. However, this past Friday's Alvin SQT will probably be remembered more for a controversial ruling than for the achievement of the underdog host team winning the tourney. Pearland and Dulles faced off in one semifinal while Alvin and Texas City faced off in the other. Dulles was up 20-0 at the half and had established itself as the clear favorite to knock off Pearland. This is when things got interesting. A referee approached tournament organizer Mike Bass of Alvin and stated that the Pearland coaches had made him aware of the fact that 4 of the Dulles players did not have numbers on their jerseys. The rulebook specifies that all jerseys must have numbers. Halftime was extended as the Alvin coaches and the referees tried to figure out what to do. Dulles had played all day with these same uniforms without a complaint and had gone most of the first half of this game without receiving a complaint as well. Coach Bass decided to let the games continue and to call Coach Dick Olin of Baytown Lee, the local 7-on-7 head. Dulles held on to its 20-0 lead through most of the second half. Howeever, two late Pearland scores (including one TD as time expired) left the fianl score at Dulles 20- Pearland 14. The Vikings players were preparing for the championship game while the Oilers players started packing their things up. However, this is when the official proclamation from Caoch Olin was given. Coach Bass called the coahces over and congratulated the Dulles coahces on the victory, but said he had bad news for them. The ruling was that Dulles was to have to forfeit the game. This put the Oilers in the final with an automatic berth in the State Tournament and left the Vikings on the outside looking in. The Dulles players were noticably upset but handled themselves well. It's a shame that this had to take away from a well played game. Dulles, led by QB Cotton Turner, had gone 2-1 in its pool with the lone loss coming to Elkins. They advanced to the semifinals on a points tiebreaker, though. Pearland was in the same situation. They went 2-1 in their pool with their lone loss coming to Aldine. They also were able to advance on a tiebreaker decided by points. Dulles came out in the semifinal with a clear goal that nobody was going to stand in their way of qualifying for State. They set the tone early as Turner hit WR Chad Froechtenicht on 2 TD passes and WR Darrell Stenim on the other in the first half. Pearland, while rotating QB's Sam Proctor and Reid Wendell, tried to make it a game but couldn't muster much offense in the first half. The Vikings defense, led by LB Brandon Herron and DB's Troy Woolfolk and Ugo Okpara, was able to shut down Pearland's two main offensive weapons in RB Fozzy Whittaker and WR Roosevelt Weeks. The second half was more of a defensive affair. Pearland went with Reid Wendell at QB for their final few drives while lining up Sam Proctor at receiver. This ended up being a good strategy for the Oilers as the tall Proctor was able to haul in a few receptions, including one of the TD's. However, it was too little, too late for the Oilers. The other semifinal was a classic of its own. Texas City had advanced to the semifinals courtesy of a 3-0 record in their pool while Alvin had gone 2-1 with its lone loss coming to Baytown Lee, who had already qualified for the State Tournament. Texas City led 18-6 at the half and seemed poised to pull out an easy victory. However, Alvin's defense tightened up and forced several second half interceptions while shutting the Stingarees out in the half. The Yellowjackets scored 2 TD's of thier own and the score stood tied at 18 as the final horn sounded. The game was headed for overtime. Texas City got the ball first. After two incomplete passes, the Stings had a 3rd and 15 opportunity. The pass was intercepted by an Alvin defender. Alvin now had its shot with a TD guaranteeing them victory. On second down, QB Greg Watkins threw a 4 yard pass to Ryan Nolen to seal the victory and the berth in the State Tournament. The championship game was another defensive battle. The Yellowjeckets led Pealrand 13-0 at halftime. Alvin's defense was spearheaded by DB's Michael Whiteman, Johnathan Robertson, and Vincent Wydermeyer. Also, Alvin LB Johnathan Price had 4 interceptions on the day, including a crucial one late in the Final. Pearland came back with one second half score but was once again unable to overcome an early deficit. Alvin won its own tournament 13-6 over Pearland. Pool A: This pool was not resolved until the final play of the last game. Texas City DB Kris Johnston intercepted a pass from Brazosport QB James Brown to seal a win in a game between two previously unbeaten teams. Brazosport surprised alot of folks with their play. James Brown was Alvin's starting QB last year, but his dad is the new head coach for the Exporters. QB Brandon Robinson, WR Whitney Prevost, and LB Stephen Guyton looked very impressive for Texas City. Texas Ctiy- 19 Hightower- 18 Brazosport- 19 Clear Brook- 7 Texas City- 39 Clear Brook- 25 Brazosport- 18 Hightower- 13 Texas City- 22 Brazosport- 19 Hightower- 38 Clear Brook- 19 Pool B: Baytown Lee went 3-0 in this pool but was unable to advance because they had already qulaified for State. The Ganders did have a close call against upstart New Caney, though. La Porte was playing without QB Boogie Anagnostou, but they managed to defeat New Caney. New Caney, led by QB Phillip Wells, managed to turn some heads despite going 0-3. They lost two games by a single point. Alvin won the pool with solid showings against New Caney and La Porte. Alvin- 33 New Caney- 14 Baytown Lee- 33 La Porte- 6 Baytown Lee- 31 Alvin- 7 La Porte- 14 New Caney- 13 Alvin- 26 La Porte- 6 Baytown Lee- 21 New Caney- 20 Pool C: This was probably the most stacked pool of the tournament. Bay City, despite winning their pool at the Madison SQT two weeks ago and being a traditional 7-on-7 power, went 0-3 on the day. The other three teams traded wins and losses with each other to all go 2-1. Friendswood, led by QB Pete Sanborn, was 2-0 going into its the final game against Pearland needing only a win to advance. The Oilers, however, had other plans. The Oilers had confidence as their coaches were figuring out how much they needed to win by to advance out of the pool. Aldine looked dominant against Pearland, but fell to Friendswood. Pearland ended up defeating Friendswood handily to advance on points out of this one. Pearland- 32 Bay City- 20 Friendswood- 26 Aldine- 17 Aldine- 26 Pearland- 12 Friendswood- 27 Bay City- 26 Pearland- 41 Friendswood- 13 Aldine- 26 Bay City- 20 Pool D: This was another very balanced pool. Against Clear Creek, Dulles looked like it was going to breeze through everyone. However, Elkins had something to say about that. In the Knights' first SQT of the summer, they methodically marched the ball down the field on offense and held their own on defense to hold off Dulles in the second game. Sophomore WR Broderick Thomas of Elkins looked very good on the day. After two games though, it was Klein that had the 2-0 record. They needed only to defeat Dulles to advance. The Vikings had other intentions, however, and held on to win. This, once again, left three teams sporting 2-1 records and allowed Dulles to advance by virtue of a tiebreaker decided on points. Klein- 31 Elkins- 15 Dulles- 47 Clear Creek- 19 Elkins- 32 Dulles- 28 Klein- 32 Clear Creek- 31 Elkins- 32 Clear Creek- 19 Dulles- 35 Klein- 26

Landry picked as freshman All-American LAKE CHARLES, La. - McNeese State shortstop Shon Landry was named to the 2006 Louisville Slugger freshman All-American baseball team as selected by Collegiate Baseball. Landry, from Orange, helped the Cowboys to a regular season Southland Conference Championship. He hit .291 on the season and led the SLC with 24 stolen bases.

Let's hear your thoughts on the All Southeast Texas Baseball team?

Their new Coach is a good one!