How to Handle a Blowout Game
from the Austin American-Statesman
Coach Chad Morris removed his top guns after Lake Travis had built a 35-0 lead over Boerne in the first quarter of last week’s football game. Cord Woerner pulled his starters at halftime of Marble Falls' 51-6 victory over Reagan. This is standard sportsmanship in high school football, a sport played by kids for school pride and love of the game. Motives are different in the NFL and big-time college football because football is their business. The subject came to mind last week after a high school in Hollywood, Fla., defeated county rival Pompano Beach 83-0. The game was such a mismatch, fans from the winning team did not cheer for the last few touchdowns. That game struck the nerve of several Central Texas coaches who have been on both ends of lopsided scores. More

Madison Continues to Roll
from the San Antonio Express News
With his 300th career victory in the record books, Madison coach Jim Streety was happy to have everything back to a normal routine. However, things really didn't change that much. Around Madison, winning is the routine. The Mavericks made that clear with a 42-9 District 26-5A victory over Johnson on Friday night at Heroes Stadium. More

Burns was More than just Coach at Mason
from the San Angelo Standard-Times
You know someone lived a special life when he won 76 percent of his games as a high school football coach in Texas, yet after he died, people talked more about his other assets. Such was the life of Melvin Burns, who died last month at age 70 after spending most of a 36-year coaching and teaching career at Mason. More

Faith, High Energy Give Illness No Room
from The Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
When Barry Horn wrote in February about Cody Novak and the cancer that was running wild in him, some characteristics of the Prestonwood Christian Academy senior and his family easily stood out. For instance, when a biopsy of the malignant tumor that started high on his left leg and had metastasized to his lungs finally was diagnosed by a Harvard pathologist, son and mother enjoyed a typical exchange. More

Football Season is Prime Time for Booster Clubs
from the Beaumont Enterprise
Every athletic program wants to have the best equipment and nicest facilities, but budgets can only cover so much. That's why fans at high school football games will be asked to purchase food at concession stands, participate in raffles and provide donations. Money from those activities commonly go directly to a school's athletic booster club, which then funnels the money to various sports teams on a need-to-have basis. More

Teams Enable Down Syndrome Player to Experience TD
from the Waco Tribune-Herald
Here’s an uplifting story from the Kansas City Star about two high schools cooperating to allow one team’s freshman running back with Down syndrome to find out what it’s like to score a touchdown. More

Nelson a Valuable Weapon for Tigers
from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
A soccer player since he was 4 years old, John Nelson didn’t kick a football until the seventh grade. The Carroll junior remains involved in both sports, only these days he spends more time on the gridiron than on a pitch. A year after establishing himself as one of the area’s top place kickers, Nelson is proving his worth once again as the Tigers prepare for the start of the District 27-5A season. In what is expected to be a close race for the four playoff sports, Carroll coach Terry Morris is delighted to have Nelson on the roster. The rest of the kickoff team might not be, though. More

Wehmeyer Leading Role in Trojans 3-0 Season
from News 8 Austin
When high school football season began in Central Texas, few people expected Anderson High School to be a contender. However, the Trojans are off to a perfect three-and-zero start, thanks in large part to their quarterback. With each snap of the season, the Anderson Trojans have become the surprise team of Central Texas. More