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LC-M playoff tilt set; BC-OF to duke it out Saturday Van Wade The Orange Leader One Orange County team knows its playoff destination while two more will be duking it out Saturday to decide which one will be in the playoffs. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears (26-8), who stormed to the District 20-4A crown with a 13-1 record, will take on District 19-4A fourth-place unit Dayton in the Class 4A Region III bidistrict round of the playoffs Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Port Neches-Groves High School. Coach Vicki Castino’s top-notch unit clinched the 20-4A crown last Friday when they swept the Beaumont Ozen Lady Panthers 25-16, 25-19, 25-15. The Lady Bears are familiar with the playoffs but captured their first district crown since 2000. The PN-G Rock-A-Noos were the 20-4A runnerups as they made the postseason along with third-place Ozen and fourth-place Nederland and their playoff dates have yet to be determined. A nice Orange County battle will take place Saturday at 5 p.m. at Vidor High School as the Orangefield Lady Bobcats will take on the Bridge City Lady Cardinals with the third-place playoff spot on the line out of District 21-3A. Orangefield, led by first-year head coach Kristin Holbrooks almost earned the playoff spot Tuesday as they battled 21-3A co-champion Hamshire-Fannett down to the wire before falling 25-23, 25-12, 19-25, 19-25, 15-10. Bridge City, led by coach Becca Mathews, swept Hardin-Jefferson 25-19, 25-19, 25-12 Tuesday to set up the showdown as both squads finished the 21-3A campaign with 5-5 marks. The Lady Cardinals advanced all the way to the Class 3A Region III Tournament last year. Both teams split during the district season. Orangefield won at Bobcat Gym in the first half of district play, winning in five tough games. The Lady Cardinals returned the favor later at Cardinal Gym, taking that one in five grueling games. Also, H-F will play fellow co-champion Silsbee for the 21-3A crown at a site and date yet to be determined.

Dooley, Pirate CC teams nab regional spots Van Wade The Orange Leader WILDWOOD — Both the Deweyville boys and girls qualified for the Class 2A Region III Cross Country Championships by placing well at the District 23-2A District Cross Country Championships Wednesday and Pirate Joe Dooley captured his third straight individual title. The Pirates placed second in the team standings with 55 points. Kountze won the 23-2A title with 36 points while Buna was third with 59. It marks the fifth straight season that the Pirate boys have qualified for regionals. Dooley covered the three-mile course in 17 minutes, 58 seconds to claim the crown. He was followed by teammates Caden Thompson (ninth, 19:48), Brady Williams (13th, 20:13), Hunter Estes (14th, 20:16) and Justin Trevino (18th, 20:30). Also running for the Pirates were Michael Chalambaga and Dan Smart. In the girls competition, the Lady Pirates nabbed third with 78 points. Kountze won the girls title as well with an amazing 17 points while Anahuac was second with 64. Amber Burks led the Lady Pirates, finishing 11th with a time of 14:42 over the two-mile course. She was followed by teammates Autumn Hardin (14th, 15:06), Kryrstan Barlow 915th, 15:08), Olivia Fairchild (16th, 15:14) and Margie Bergeron (22nd, 17:20). Also running for the Lady Pirates was Taylor Caswell. This marks the second straight year that the Lady Pirates have qualified for regionals.

Should be a great game!

Will that give Jasper the tie breaker even if they lose to Center next week? Jasper will beat Center in week 10.

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Yes if they beat Rusk this week they are in.

Carthage is very good, they could easily go along way in the Playoffs.

Offense Jeremy Johnson, Silsbee Passing: 8-11 163 Yards 1 TD Rushing: 9 Carries 149 Yards 3 TD's His Total Offense: 312 Yards 4 TD's. Douglas Prewitt, Kelly 418 Yards passing For Kelly. Defense Justin Isadore, Ozen 20 Tackles, 1 Fumble recovery Chad Stapleton, Dayton 9 Tackles, 5 for Loss, 3 Sacks

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No shortage of talent for Mustangs By Nick Cioci The Baytown Sun Published October 30, 2008 - Updated 33 minutes ago North Shore’s football team is known for its great players and great teams and this year is no different for the Mustangs in that department. Senior quarterback Alex Tillman leads the Mustang offense that is averaging 368 yards and 37 points per game as it comes to town for tonight’s 7 p.m. game against Lee. In a 6-0 start this season, Tillman (5’9â€) has passed for 850 yards and nine touchdowns. “You have to select someone who is capable to manage a team,†North Shore coach David Aymond said. “In a game situation that takes priority. Secondly, they have to have some physical ability and finally they have to be able to emotionally handle the team.†Aymond feels Tillman has all of those characteristics. “He (Tillman) is a competitor as well as hard-nosed and tough,†Aymond said. “He had to wait his turn to get a start but he is very intelligent and throws and runs the football very well. “Also, he wasn’t thrown into the breach when he was so young, so he was able to develop at his own rate and saw how the other quarterbacks were trained.†The leading receiver for the Mustangs is DeAndrew White (6’0â€), who has 19 catches for 497 yards and six touchdowns. “He (White) is only a junior but has some athleticism,†Aymond said. “He can run and jump but to go along with that he has great leaping ability. “At times he needs to run his routes a little sharper but he realizes not every ball thrown will be a good one. He uses his ability to cut or leap and get those balls.†To go along with Tillman and White, running back Deaundre Jones (5’7â€) is another reason North Shore’s offense seems so unstoppable. Jones has 58 carries for 403 yards and two touchdowns for the Mustangs. “Jones has a good burst from a standstill,†Aymond said. ‘He can also accelerate quickly and decrease his speed or cut at full speed if needed. He has great balance and uses his short height to his advantage to gain leverage on tacklers.†Rounding out the biggest threats on offense for the Mustangs is tight end Barrett Matthews (6’2â€). The University of Texas commit has five catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns so far this year for the Mustangs. “He is probably the most intense player we have,†Aymond said. “He is naturally self-motivated and has a lot of pride. “Sometimes he needs to settle down and relax and let a play happen but he is a great competitor and has that hard-nosed football mentality.†The biggest threat for the Mustangs on defense is defensive tackle Thad Randle (6’2â€). “Randle has great hands and that helps him a lot with his technique,†Aymond said. “Along with that, he is strong and has good legs that give him great leverage in fighting pass blockers. “His great hands help him combat what he feels the offensive linemen is doing.†Aymond feels all his players have to show him they can earn playing time and a spot on the team. “All the kids we have are competitors,†he said. “Our slogan here is ‘earning the right to win’ and they all go out there every day and show us that.â€

Harrison adds defensive chore to bolster PN-G By Tom Halliburton The Port Arthur News PORT NECHES -- When the Indians departed their new carpet after an overtime loss last Friday night, Dillon Harrison's emotions vented all over The Reservation. The 17-year-old Groves native stood outside the coaches' office, still dressed in his purple uniform, and quite stressed about a 17-10 heartbreaking loss to Lumberton. Tears flowed from Harrison's eyes late Friday night, not only because Port Neches-Groves lost the game, but also because Darren and Candy's senior two-way lineman had thought his career would end in the playoffs. It had proven to be a most difficult night for Harrison and fellow senior Ryan McLin for a very special reason. Harrison and McLin were attempting to fill injured Aaron Shetley's former spot at defensive right end. If one does not understand the special nature of that duty, one only needs to recall that Lumberton kept running persistently to the left side behind extra-large left tackle Hunter Howden. Lumberton would pitch the ball to tailback Jacob Hanna or Anthony Beard and head behind Howden, even if the left side would be the short side of the field. The Raiders jabbed and jabbed and jabbed to the left, knowing they could gouge out good yards. McLin and Harrison already were on the field as Indians' offensive line starters. They doubled their workload and then some because Lumberton's offense stayed on the field for 35 minutes. "It really tore me up because it was our last chance at the playoffs," Harrison explained. "I've cried after nearly every loss. It's tough to take any loss." As with other close calls this season, the Indians played hard, almost triumphed and missed that trail of victory by maybe a play or two. PN-G's coaches easily could omit one or two plays from games and would think differently about their season. Ozen likely will head toward Harrison on Friday night when the teams will meet in Beaumont's Alex Durley Stadium (West Brook) at 7:30 p.m. Win or lose, the challenge of standing up to Lumberton's pounding in Harrison's direction really tested the character, the strength, the stamina of this 6-2, 240-pounder. "It was tough but you just had to push through it and dig deep," Harrison recalled. "I was told I did a good job by (defensive ends) coach (Terry) Cobb, and I felt I did pretty good for the first time out there. Really I felt we did good on both sides of the ball." An A-B student with a 3.2 grade-point average, Harrison said he planned to go to college and become an electrical engineer. He said he would love to play college football because he loves the sport. Harrison has added about 20 pounds from last year and has improved his offensive line footwork. "I feel that I've made a big improvement," he said. "I've had a good season on offense. It starts with the experience from last year. "I really like getting to pull because it gives a lineman a better chance to hit somebody and light someone up. It feels like you're getting a clean hit on them." While his pass blocking does not come as naturally, Dillon has improved in that area. McLin and Harrison's added duty of playing defensive end against Lumberton drew the praise of defensive coordinator Carl Broussard. When the Indians coaches examined the video, they wondered if that tandem should have occupied the position all year. "Dillon played well," Broussard said. "He batted down a pass. And he didn't get blown down like some did." Indians chief Matt Burnett lamented the dependable performance level which Harrison was going to contribute day after day. "Dillon has been a good leader," Burnett said. "He's very dependable in that you know what he's going to give you everything that he's got in every practice and every game." Indian Inklings: A second PN-G senior announced a verbal pledge on Tuesday to accept a football scholarship at Lamar University. Two-way lineman Ryan McLin is delighted to join QB Harrison Tatum on the Big Red pledge list. "Ryan's a guy going over there with a real bright upside," Indians chief Matt Burnett said. "He's been a good offensive player but we've also found that he can play defense.".... Senior Shea McElduff will start but junior Dre Dunbar will continue to see more playing time this week after delivering a solid performance at right cornerback when his opportunity arrived against Lumberton.... Leading tacklers vs. Lumberton were soph Taylor Thompson (7 and 7), junior Dre Dunbar (6 and 6), senior Ryan McLin (7 and 3), senior Jacob Lynch (6 and 3).... LB Christian Kerr heads the season tackle chart with 43 first contacts and 37 assists followed by senior CB Tyler Gizzi with 40 and 19....

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