2007 Season Statewide Blogs Archive

West Texas BlogBy Al Pickett/KZQQ AM
Although the Big Country – that 80-miles area surrounding Abilene – has had numerous teams in the state title games, the Munday Moguls became just the third Big Country team this decade to bring home at state championship trophy in football when they whipped Bremond 26-6; meanwhile, two Abilene high school graduates had a day of mixed success in other state championship games on Saturday. Euless Trinity coach Steve Lineweaver, an Abilene High graduate, led the Trojans to their second Class 5A Division I title with a 13-10 victory over Converse Judson. However, Randy Allen, a graduate and former coach of Abilene Cooper, failed in his bid to claim a second state championship at Highland Park when the Scots lost a 36-34 heartbreaker to Lake Travis in the Class 4A Division II contest ...Click here to keep reading.DFW BlogBy Doug Anderson
If HP wins, they become the first school in Texas high school football history to reach 700 wins. How about that for joining "The 700 Club"? And look for Celina to become the first team in the state to win 8 state championships. Right now the Bobcats are tied with Plano, Brownwood, and Southlake Carroll with 7 but I have a feeling the Bobcats will not be denied against China Spring ...Click here to keep reading.Houston BlogBy Chris Doelle/LoneStarGridiron.com
Football in the Houston area was full of "ups and downs" this weekend. The highest up had to be the Rosenberg Lamar ConsolidatedMustangs winning the 4A Division I Championship 20-14 over Copperas Cove. Jacquizz Rodgers is the undisputed King of Rosenberg Football as he led the Mustangs to a title by rushing for 240 yrds and scoring all 3 TD's. ...Click here to keep reading.Six-Man BlogBy Granger Huntress/SixmanFootball.com
First to 100 wins, right? This year there will be another great double-header championship day as the two remaining teams in each division face off in San Angelo. The Division II game of Motley County and Woodson will start at 3:00 PM, with the huge rematch between Rule and Richland Springs for the Division I title at 7:30 PM ... Click here to keep reading.South Texas BlogBy Rudy Rivera/Sports Editor, Portland News
If you wanted to see offense the Alamodome was the place to be Friday night, as Beeville and Lake Travis combined for 100 points and 980 yards of offense, but it would be Lake Travis that advanced after their 57-43 win over the Trojans ...Click here to keep reading.Permian Basin BlogBy Terry Alan/MojoLand.net and kylgrafx.com/AirEagle
In the fourth quarter, Abilene's Spens Lackey simply took over the game and carried the ball on seven of eight plays; meanwhile, It seemed the Mojo offense never got in sync until midway through the fourth quarter, when Joseph Knighten broke free on a 28 touchdown pass ...Click here to keep reading.The Valley BlogBy Jerry Martinez
With the ever growing Rio Grande Valley area, the RGV has benefited from multiple 5A districts which allows them to advance further into the playoffs than before. By no fault of their own, the RGV's growth equals more teams in the 3rd round. And that doesn't look to change anytime soon ...Click here to keep reading.