KFDM COOP Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 BC, Buna, West Sabine get Top 10 nods Van Wade The Orange Leader The Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association recently released their Top 10 polls in each classification and there are plenty of usual “suspectsâ€, including several Southeast Texas teams. In Class 3A the Bridge City Cardinals, who went 26-7 and a near perfect 13-1 to win District 21-3A last season, nabbed down the No. 6 spot in Class 3A. Cuero was tabbed No. 1 in 3A. In Class 2A, defending District 23-2A champion Buna (22-6) earned the No. 1 spot. The Cougars, who have a slew of starters returning to the diamond, stormed all the way to the 2A State Tournament last season, falling to Corsicana Mildred 7-5 in a nail-biting state semifinal. San Angelo Grape Creek, which also lost in the 2A state semifinals against eventual state champion Salado, is ranked right behind the Cougars. The other Southeast Texas team ranked are the West Sabine Tigers, who checked in at No. 10 in the Class 1A poll. The Tigers (27-6) cruised to the state semifinals last year where they fell to state champion Bosqueville. Bosqueville goes into this season ranked No. 1 as well. Class 4A has the usual powers at the top. Defending state champion Corpus Christi Calallen (40-1) is in the top spot. The other three teams from last year’s 4A State Tournament are in the top five including North Richland Hills Birdville (No. 2), Friendswood (No. 3) and Waxahachie (No. 5). Two other teams from a tough Region III that are there include Lamar Consolidated (No. 4) and Brenham (No. 10). In Class 5A, Coppell captured the top spot. Defending 5A state champion Plano West is ranked No. 7. THSBA Poll Here is the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association 2009 Preseason high school Baseball Poll: CLASS 5A: 1. Coppell 2. Houston Bellaire 3. Flower Mound 4. Southlake Carroll 5. Klein 6. Laredo United 7. Plano West 8. San Antonio Reagan 9. Spring Branch Memorial 10. Katy CLASS 4A: 1. Corpus Christi Calallen 2. North Richland Hills Birdville 3. Friendswood 4. Lamar Consolidated 5. Waxahachie 6. Waco Midway 7. Austin Lake Travis 8. Corpus Christi Moody 9. Highland Park 10. Brenham CLASS 3A: 1. Cuero 2. Taylor 3. Giddings 4. Robstown 5. Pittsburg 6. Bridge City 7. Bullard 8. Pleasant Grove 9. Bellville 10. Andrews CLASS 2A: 1. Buna 2. San Angelo Grape Creek 3. Hallettsville 4. Riviera Kaufer 5. Rogers 6. White Oak 7. Holliday 8. Palmer 9. Grandview 10. Rosebud Lott CLASS 1A: 1. Bosqueville 2. Flatonia 3. Maud 4. Follett 5. Malakoff Cross Roads 6. Archer City 7. Granger 8. Seymour 9. New Deal 10. West Sabine
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