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Ponder players sign

Two Ponder football players recently signed letters of intent to play at the college level next season. Offensive lineman Coleman James signed with Corcordia University in Seward, Neb., while running back Brennan Sooter signed with Southwestern University in Georgetown. Pictured on the front row are James, Ponder head football coach Russ Phillips and Sooter. On the back row are Ponder coaches Steve Espolt, Kirk Rodgers, Mark Low and Kevin Pitman and Ponder superintendent Bruce Yeager.

High school football: Falcons see possible QB combo for 2013 season

LAKE DALLAS — Lake Dallas head coach Michael Young entered the spring hoping to find a new quarterback.

Football: Argyle duo plan to continue friendship at Kansas State

Within a span of four days, Sam Sizelove and Connor Wilson decided they’d like to be teammates after they finish playing football at Argyle next fall.

Football: Argyle DB commits to Kansas State

Argyle junior defensive back Connor Wilson orally committed to Kansas State, Eagles head coach Todd Rodgers confirmed on Sunday.

Football: Argyle’s Sizelove commits to KSU

Argyle junior Sam Sizelove orally committed to Kansas State on Saturday, according to ESPN.com’s Damon Sayles.

Football: Headed to Tech

Last Saturday afternoon, when Texas Tech celebrated one of the state’s favorite unofficial holidays with the annual spring intrasquad football scrimmage, Argyle junior wide receiver Ian Sadler decided he wanted to be a part of future festivities.

Football: Argyle’s Sadler commits to Texas Tech

Argyle junior Ian Sadler orally committed to Texas Tech on Saturday, according to multiple reports and his Twitter account.

Football: Five Raiders honored on all-state list

Running back Adam Taylor and defensive lineman Matt Dimon, who led Katy to a Class 5A state championship, top the Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A all-state team announced Friday.

Football: Heard highlights area all-state selections

In the final two games of the season, Guyer quarterback Jerrod Heard showed that he was one of the state’s top players while leading the Wildcats to their first state title — a playoff run capped by a come-from-behind win over Georgetown in the Class 4A Division I final.

Football: Staying and going

When Guyer right tackle Patrick Morris went to TCU for a junior day event last year, it immediately felt like home.

Football: Falcons’ Schantz bound for Rice

CORINTH — On Wednesday morning, Lake Dallas defensive end Graysen Schantz sat at a long, crammed table draped with a green cloth.

Football: Area athletes to sign today

Over the last couple of years, the routine for the first week of February has been well documented. Media members flock to high schools in the morning to watch athletes sign the last page of their national letters of the intent, solidifying their choice of college.

Football: UNT betting transfers can boost program

Football: Have you Heard?

Just recently, the end of the 2012 football season began to set in for Jerrod Heard.

Denton Record-Chronicle 2012 All-Area Football Team PDF

Football: Emery’s Warriors

Everybody knows that football rules in Texas. For the Fitzhugh family, football has provided more than just entertainment and a place to be on Friday nights. Football has supplied joy and support in the midst of difficult circumstances.

Football: Raiders at home on stage

For six of the next 10 days, Ryan senior Corbin Forest will step on a stage — not a metaphorical sports stage but one he painted black.

Football: Those who stay ...

The sign slaps you in the face as you set foot through the front doors of Guyer’s fieldhouse. “Those Who Stay Will Be Champions” — a pretty simple statement for a program to live by, really.

Loud and proud

The Blue Crew leads Guyer High School football fans in one last cheer during a celebration of the team’s Class 4A Division I state championship in the gym Monday. The Wildcats beat Georgetown on Dec. 22 for the school’s first state title.

Video: Loud and proud Guyer fans

Football: Guyer slates title celebration

The 2012 Guyer football team will be honored at 4 p.m. Monday in the school gymnasium with a ceremony celebrating its Class 4A Division I state championship.

The Year of the Wildcat

It was another banner year in sports in the Denton area. Johnny Jones, arguably the most high-profile coach of the most successful sport at North Texas, left for LSU, forcing the Mean Green to replace both its men’s and women’s basketball coaches at the same time.

Football: Escobedo makes all-star team

Sanger linebacker Brice Escobedo hasn’t made up his mind about where he wants to play college football. Until he decides, the senior is just happy to be playing again.

Football: Heard’s MVP nod highlights all-district selections

Guyer’s state championship was cemented by star quarterback Jerrod Heard, and the All-District 5-4A roster reflects the junior’s efforts throughout the season. Heard and the Wildcats were well represented when the all-district team was released.

Football: Guyer claims Class 4A Division I state championship

ARLINGTON — There will be many unforgettable images from Saturday’s Class 4A Division I state championship game. But the transcendent one is a no-brainer.

Guyer vs. George extended box

Football: Defense makes key stops

Football: Halftime deficit ‘odd’ for Wildcats

Photos: Guyer 48, Georgetown 37

Football: Defense makes key stops

ARLINGTON — Guyer senior defensive end Connor Allen was among the Wildcats on the field at Cowboys Stadium soaking in their 48-37 victory over Georgetown in the Class 4A Division I state championship game.

Football: Halftime deficit ‘odd’ for Wildcats

ARLINGTON — The way the first half ended for Guyer and how the third quarter started for Georgetown, it looked as if the Wildcats were going to remain winless in two state championship game appearances.

Football: From friends to foes

Jason Dean was a typical freshman football player at McMurry in 1992, enjoying the freedoms of college life and dreading those early-morning wakeup calls for football practice.

Football: Guyer to face upstart Eagles

Football: Guyer to face upstart Eagles

Aside from being two well-coached, successful teams that will be playing in today’s Class 4A Division I state championship game, there aren’t many similarities between Guyer and Georgetown.

Football: Area players named academic all-state

Thirty-three Denton-area players have been recognized by the Texas High School Coaches Association as members of the academic all-state team.

Football: Mean and nasty

Of Guyer’s 22 starters, there is only one who started two seasons ago when the Wildcats fell 24-21 to Cibolo Steele in the Class 5A Division II state championship game at Arlington’s Cowboys Stadium.

Football: Ryan’s Robinson named to all-state first team

Since 2008, Ryan has landed nine players on the Associated Press’ all-state football team. That streak was extended Thursday morning when the 2012 AP Class 5A all-state team was announced and Ryan junior defensive lineman Nolan Robinson was named to the first team.

Football: Guyer’s Morris named second-team all-state

When Guyer and Georgetown take the field at Arlington’s Cowboys Stadium at noon Saturday, there will be a handful of all-state players on both sidelines.

Football: Two area players named first-team all-state

When The Associated Press Class 3A All-State Team was announced Tuesday, a pair of area defensive backs earned top honors for their play this season. Krum senior Travis White and Argyle junior Connor Wilson were both first-team all-state selections after outstanding seasons for their respective squads.

Football: Wildcats to meet Georgetown in final

After a thrilling victory late Friday night over Tyler John Tyler in the Class 4A Division I semifinals, the Guyer Wildcats had to wait a day to see whom they would face in the state championship game.

Football: Guyer nips Lions in thriller

MIDLOTHIAN — On his television show this week, Tyler John Tyler head coach Ricklan Holmes said Guyer quarterback Jerrod Heard was “the engine that drove the Corvette” for the Wildcats’ offense, but he didn’t stop there.

Football: Game’s end worth the wait

MIDLOTHIAN — With 6:51 left in Friday night’s Class 4A Division I state semifinal, Guyer led Tyler John Tyler by 19 points and the game seemingly had been decided.

Football: Semi-offensive

It doesn’t take a lot of statistical research to figure out that this week’s Class 4A Division I semifinal will pit Guyer against the best offense it’s seen this season.

Football: Wildcats ground Birdville

SOUTHLAKE — Guyer’s defensive coaches likely won’t be happy with the way the Wildcats closed Saturday’s state quarterfinal against a potent Birdville offense.

Football: Jefferson soars after drop

SOUTHLAKE — The first time Guyer receiver Ellis Jefferson was targeted Saturday against Birdville, he did something out of character.

Football: Guyer faces test in trenches

Just as last week’s game against Amarillo proved to Guyer, when the playoffs get down to the last few rounds, teams likely will have to prepare for something they have yet to see.

Football: Big-time Belton

Terence Belton is the latest of a string of big-time middle linebackers to strut the halls of Guyer High School. In Guyer’s five-year run of successful playoff appearances, Belton is in his first year of starting at the position and has followed in the footsteps of some great ones, most notably Blake Terry and Dominic Ramacher, who are both playing at the Football Bowl Subdivision level now.

Football: Out of the storm

MIDLAND — Entering Saturday’s third-round playoff game against Amarillo, Guyer coach John Walsh had a small list of things he wanted to see transpire after the opening kickoff.

Football: Stopped short

MESQUITE — In one night, Argyle’s 11-game winning streak and two-year playoff winning streak over Gilmer disappeared.

Football: Eagles sputter after quick start

MESQUITE — Prior to Argyle’s game against Gilmer on Friday, almost everything had gone smoothly following a season-opening loss to Abilene Wylie.

Football: Guyer faces Sandies’ wing-T

Before a recent trend of high-powered offenses and five-wide passing attacks, conventional thought in football had long been that the team with more time of possession has the upper hand.

Football: Argyle, Gilmer now familiar

ARGYLE — In February, when the University Interscholastic League released its realignment of Texas high schools, Argyle coach Todd Rodgers and Gilmer coach Jeff Traylor laughed at the possibility of facing off in the postseason for the third straight year.

Football: Making no excuses, Stewart plays hard

ARGYLE — There’s been only one time when Argyle junior Hunter Stewart has jumped offsides this season.

Football: Raiders pleased with season

At the beginning of the season, questions loomed over Ryan’s football program about how 2012 was going to play out.

Football: Guyer-Amarillo game time changed

Guyer’s third-round playoff game against Amarillo will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Midland’s Grande Communications Stadium.

Football: Marcus downs Denton with long-range attack

Early in a team’s season, it goes through a chemistry-building process. The Denton Broncos are still early in that process, and they fell to visiting Flower Mound Marcus 52-44 on Saturday.

Football: Raiders ousted

SOUTHLAKE — No matter how far ahead Cedar Hill pulled ahead in Saturday’s Class 5A Division II area playoff game and the clock hopelessly ticked down, Ryan refused to go away and take its playoff chances with it.