Middle-school coaches quiet architects of varsity success
San Antonio Express-News
In a small, cluttered office in a back corner of the Kitty Hawk Middle School gym, sandwiched between the tornadic bustle of two locker rooms, one of the primary architects of Converse Judson's storied football machine toils in anonymity. At 78, Tom Walker owns four state-championship rings as part of a resume taller than a first-down marker. But when the Rockets lift off with renewed title hopes each weekend, the Iowa native looks on from a quiet distance.More

Throw a wrinkle into your zone read option
Hudl
One wrinkle football coaches have used this season involves the spread offense staple, the zone read. There are many known wrinkles and varieties to the zone read. Teams often run a bubble screen or option back to the side the read is located, in order to hold the defense from overpursuing. More

NEW! Pressbox services for boys and girls basketball
Pressbox Services
Pressbox has brand new team management tools for basketball coaches! They've made it easier than ever for basketball coaches to use Pressbox Services — the OFFICIAL STATS SOURCE FOR TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. Follow this link to see a few of the benefits Pressbox provides.More

Some teams hope two-week break doesn't hurt
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
For the lower classifications in the UIL playoffs, those from Class 3A down, the reward for winning the district championship is a well-deserved first-round bye. But for a couple of West Texas district champions, the break will be even longer. Seminole in District 4-3A and Sundown in District 3-1A, Division I, will have two full weeks off before playing again. More

New Braunfels to play for fifth straight tennis title
Austin American-Statesman
Same trip, different city. This week, New Braunfels will make its seventh straight trip to the state team tennis tournament. The Unicorns will head to College Station for a tournament that had been held at The World of Tennis at Lakeway since 1998. New Braunfels has made it to the state tournament in every year since 2005. The Unicorns won titles in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.More

Manor makes epic comeback over Hendrickson
Austin American-Statesman
One team's epic collapse was another team's finest hour. That sums up Manor's incredible 52-49 victory over Hendrickson in a District 16-4A game at Hawk Stadium. In a comeback that defines Manor's up-and-down season, the Mustangs scored on a 43-yard flea-flicker on the game's final play.More

Big play pushes Permian past Odessa
Odessa American
Wide receiver Van Powell took a screen pass from quarterback Kacey Ryan on the right side of the line of scrimmage, broke through the first line of Odessa High tacklers, and then outran the rest of the Bronchos defenders for an 85-yard touchdown with 1:27 remaining to play to lift Odessa Permian to a 36-29 victory at Ratliff Stadium.More

Duncanville QB Deandre Grimes posts stellar stats
The Dallas Morning News (blog)
Duncanville quarterback Deandre Grimes had a pretty stunning game against Mansfield Legacy last week. In the 64-50 victory, Grimes completed 10 of 12 passes for 155 yards and 5 TDs with no interceptions. That's a QB rating of 158.3. And that doesn't even factor in that Grimes, a senior, gained 151 yards on just five runs.More

FW Wyatt running back a proven leader
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
When it's time for Fort Worth Wyatt to get fired up, the Chaparrals turn to one player, senior running back Donnie Rodgers. Last week, in a rivalry game against Fort Worth Dunbar with playoff positioning on the line, Rodgers knew exactly what to say, and do, to give his team an edge. More