Kicker Cole Hedlund added to Argyle’s prolific 2014 recruiting class when he orally committed to Arkansas on Saturday. Oral commitments are non-binding. The first day a football national letter of intent can be signed is Feb. 5, 2014.
CHILDRESS — Krum outgoing senior Travis White capped his high school playing days with a Defensive MVP award in Saturday’s Greenbelt Bowl at Fair Park Stadium in Childress.
WICHITA FALLS — Among the players headed to small colleges, big universities or no school at all, three local football players took the field at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night for the 76th Oil Bowl.
After years of being stepped on, trampled and rejected, the turf on the field at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex could no longer bear the abuse.
Three area high school football players will have the opportunity to represent the region and showcase their talents this weekend.
Jerrod Heard has established himself as one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country over the course of more than a year, leading Guyer to a state title and earning all-state honors.
David Haynes had a good showing as the quarterback for the Silver team during Thursday night’s Guyer spring game, throwing two touchdown passes to Erik Ramon and leading his team to a 21-17 win in the spring finale.
Quarterback Cy Ward led a 90-yard scoring drive and his defensive teammates rose up to preserve a come-from-behind win for the Purple team in Denton’s spring game Thursday night.
The two Class 4A football programs in Denton have a lot of differences and have had different levels of success over recent years, but today marks a new beginning for both.
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.
LAKE DALLAS — Lake Dallas head coach Michael Young entered the spring hoping to find a new quarterback.
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.
Argyle junior defensive back Connor Wilson orally committed to Kansas State, Eagles head coach Todd Rodgers confirmed on Sunday.
Argyle junior Sam Sizelove orally committed to Kansas State on Saturday, according to ESPN.com’s Damon Sayles.
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.
Argyle junior Ian Sadler orally committed to Texas Tech on Saturday, according to multiple reports and his Twitter account.
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.
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.
When Guyer right tackle Patrick Morris went to TCU for a junior day event last year, it immediately felt like home.
CORINTH — On Wednesday morning, Lake Dallas defensive end Graysen Schantz sat at a long, crammed table draped with a green cloth.
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.
Just recently, the end of the 2012 football season began to set in for Jerrod Heard.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thirty-three Denton-area players have been recognized by the Texas High School Coaches Association as members of the academic all-state team.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SOUTHLAKE — The first time Guyer receiver Ellis Jefferson was targeted Saturday against Birdville, he did something out of character.
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.
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.
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.
