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Final HS game at Texas Stadium!

Lake Travis vs. Longview!!

So it will be Longview/Lake Travis!!

Last-minute thriller sends Broncs to state by Alex Byington Correspondent Published December 14, 2008 - Updated 15 minutes ago By Alex Byington Kerrville Times Sports Editor GEORGETOWN — After being held to no catches last week, A.J. Dugat made probably the biggest play of his career on defense Saturday afternoon. With 52 seconds remaining and Kerrville Tivy driving for the winning score, Dayton’s Dugat stole the ball from Antler senior receiver Matt Ayala and returned it 50 yards. That set up the winning 24-yard field goal by Cody Green as time expired and the Broncos celebrated a 31-28 win over Tivy at Eagle Birkelbach Stadium, one that puts them into next week’s Class 4A Division II state championship game. “I just had to take that ball. I just had to get coach (Jerry) Stewart them rings, that’s the last thing I gotta do before I go to Houston,†Dugat said. “... He got the ball, but it was my ball too, so I took it.†Green’s field goal was Dayton’s first of the season and the first of his Bronco career, which will come to a close next Saturday at the San Antonio Alamodome as Dayton (13-1) plays in its first-ever state championship game against Sulphur Springs (13-2). “We work (the field goal) all the time at practice, and we always say ‘There’s one second left for a state championship, let’s see if we can make it,’ and this game we had four seconds left,†Green said of his field goal. But it was Dugat’s steal that had everyone talking after the game, one in which Tivy (12-3) kept up with the Broncos in every facet before stumbling on their final drive. “We just had to pull together and get a stop,†Dugat said. “We were here last year and we knew how it felt to get it taken away from us.†Dayton fell to Lake Travis in last year’s 4A Division I state semifinal, but this year, Dugat made sure that didn’t happen twice. “He can just play. He’s a football player,†said longtime Dayton coach Jerry Stewart. “He and Cody (Green) and all our kids, I’m just so proud of them.†The victory almost didn’t happen, though, as Green hit receiver Damien Berotte on a seven-yard pass with 1:50 remaining as the Broncos tied the game at 28-28. But working in their two-minute drill, the Antlers had more than enough time to travel the length of the field for the winning score. Of course, that was before Dugat decided Dayton wasn’t losing twice in the semifinals. The game was a back-and-forth battle of playmakers as Dugat made the biggest play of the game when his team needed him most. “He went into beast mode,†Green said. “We call him the ‘Beast’ and that’s what he did.†Dugat capped the Broncos’ first possession of the game with a six-yard scoring run, but Green’s first PAT try was blocked. Tivy came right back to go ahead 7-6 late in the first quarter on a 15-yard pass from Colton Palmer to Logan Vick. High shotgun snaps helped to foil Dayton’s next two drives and a bizarre misplay late in the first half put the Antlers up 14-6. Punting from the Bronco end zone into a stiff wind, Brian McBride’s kick blew and bounced backward, giving Tivy the ball at the Dayton 1-yard line. Palmer scored on second down. Dayton answered with an eight-play, 88-yard drive capped by Green’s 29-yard TD pass to Payton Ploch. A shoestring catch by Berotte on a two-point conversion play knotted things up at 14-14 and it stayed that way at halftime, after Tivy’s Connor Overby missed a 46-yard field goal at the end of the second period. Dayton struck first in the second half as senior tailback Cameron LaCour returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to take a 21-14 lead. Tivy responded through, driving 69 yards on 12 plays as Palmer, a senior quarterback, hit a wide open Johnny Manziel in the back of the end zone for a seven-yard touchdown to tie the game once again. After two back-and-forth drives, Dugat coughed up a fumble after running 31 yards as the Antlers were able to take the 28-21 lead at the end of the third quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Palmer. For the most part, the Tivy defense was holding Green and company in check, limiting the Nebraska recruit to only 138 yards and two touchdowns passing on 10-of-17 passing and only 58 yards rushing on 22 carries, while Dugat added 175 yards of total offense rushing and receiving. But in the final two minutes, Green and Dugat took over.

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Indians outlast Orangefield to win Bobcat Classic Van Wade The Orange Leader ORANGEFIELD — The Orangefield Bobcats had another stout game on the defensive end. However, the Bobcats couldn’t quite find their offensive prowess Saturday in the championship game of their own Bobcat Classic. Port Neches-Groves outscored the Bobcats 27-20 after intermission and forced the Bobcats into sixth fourth-quarter turnovers as the Indians went on to win the title tilt 44-42. With the game knotted up at 42-42 with 0:34 left, tournament Most Valuable Player Travis Weathersbee, who finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, powered his way up inside for what eventually turned out to be the game-winner. PN-G’s Brennan Doty, an All-Tournament selection, could’ve iced the game for the Indians but missed the front end of a one-in-one at the foul line with 11 ticks, giving the Bobcats a chance to tie it or win it. The Bobcats melted the clock down with nice execution and Bobcat standout junior Zach Hayes, an All-Tournament pick, put up a nice shot just inside the free-throw line as time expired. The ball did everything around the rim except go in and the Indians walked away with the two-point win. Hayes had another outstanding game, leading the Bobcats (8-3) with 13 points and nine rebounds. “Our kids played hard, can’t fault their effort,†said Bobcat coach Rea Wrinkle. “We had another good game on defense but we didn’t execute well on the offensive end at times.†All-Tournament pick Jamey Chatagnier scored all 11 of his points in the second half to power the Indian uprising. Christian Kerr added eight points and six rebounds for the Indians (7-5) while Spencer DeRon had seven rebounds. “PN-G was a good test for us,†said Wrinkle. “They have a big team and we’re going to see some big teams in our district. We’ve seen two good teams in LC-M and PN-G this week and that’s going to help us a lot down the line.†Tyler Angelle had eight points for the Bobcats while All-Tourney pick Stefan Addison contributed five points and five boards. PN-G outrebounded the Bobcats 25-23. Both teams finished with 13 turnovers. Orangefield went 5-of-9 from the free-throw line while PN-G was 6-of-12. In the third-place encounter, every Little Cypress-Mauriceville player scored and at least got one rebounds as the Bears (4-7) cruised past the Richard Milburn Academy Wildcats 74-38. The Bears jumped out to a 17-6 run in the first period and controlled the action the rest of the way. Christian Harley led the Bear attack with 13 points. Post Jake Tsuchiya had 11 points and five rebounds. Fellow post Frank Fuller pumped in 10 points while Hunter Gonzales added nine points and Preston Armstrong eight. Charles Francis led the Wildcats with a double-double, posting 20 points and yanking down 13 rebounds while Marcell Davis added nine points and seven rebounds. The Bears, who only committed 14 turnovers, forced Milburn into 23. Milburn finished with a 35-28 rebounding margin. LC-M went just 13-of-29 from the free-throw line while Milburn was just 8-of-18. The Bridge City Cardinals (11-3) took home the consolation trophy, routing Buna 59-41. The Cardinals broke away from a 9-8 lead in the first quarter with a 25-11 spurt in the second. Nate McAnelly paced the Cardinal arsenal with 14 points. Justin Pittman tallied 12 points while Mason Ellis had nine and Justin Reynolds eight. Scott Edwards led Buna with 16 points while Josh Clark chimed in with 12.

WO-S 44 Kingwood park 43

Going to be a great game!

6,182 Attendance

Celina vs. Carthage 8pm Friday Texas Stadium

10:17 left in 4th qtr Carthage 40 - Giddings 14

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Celina vs Carthage/Giddings

Final

Carthage 28 - Giddings 14 at the half

Colmesneil 62 Latexo 57

Post em

Class 3-A, Division I State Championship: Prosper 17 Waco La Vega 10 (Prosper wins Class 3-A, Division I Championship)

Carthage 21 Giddings 7 2nd Q

Silsbee 73 FW Chrisitan 53

Carthage 7 Giddings 7 1st qtr

To many penalities