7 On 7 Ends In Controversy

[KFDM COOP]

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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

[piratefan]

That's chicken sh*t

[Jsmity]

:iag

[WOSgrad]

It is definitely crapola the way they used that to advance through, but rules are rules. However, this is something that should have been caught long before 20-0 at halftime in one of the qualifying games.

Memo to teams that are in Pearland's pool during the WO-S SQT, you better have your unies regulation, especially if your whipping their butt.

[Guest Jody]

It is definitely crapola the way they used that to advance through' date=' but rules are rules. However, this is something that should have been caught long before 20-0 at halftime in one of the qualifying games.

Memo to teams that are in Pearland's pool during the WO-S SQT, you better have your unies regulation, especially if your whipping their butt.[/quote']

I agree, if you bend one rule, then what happens when the next one is broken. It does stink for the kids who did not advance!

[JohnnyT60]

It should not have resulted in a forfeit. That is a situation where the play should have been halted until the proper uniforms were worn, and then if they could not get it done in a timely manner, then the game could have been called. There should not have been a forfeit after the fact. Bad Ruling by Dick.

[Guest Living 4 Friday Nights]

Some people can get away with things and some can't. :twisted:

[RadioGuy]

I guess no other team thought it was possible to 'borrow' or 'share' seven jerseys. No one had athletic tape to make numbers 1, 11, 7, 71, 17, 77,

& 0? Sorry way to lose........

[KFDM COOP]

Yes it is!

[LP78]

Thats a bad way to lose, but its no ones fault but their coach's for not being in uniform.