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It’s All AboutThe GameIn high school, this baseball player was all business. He would walk to the pitching mound with an intense look, only to intimidate his opponents with his fast balls and wicked curve balls. He was a lefty too. Anyone, who has stood in the batter’s box, will tell you that a curve ball coming right at you, at full speed, will knockdown any batter, or put them off balance, with the fear of get-ting hit. For Sharyland pitcher, Jaime Garcia, his balls would land right into the catcher’s mitt for another strikeout. Too many to count too. This is about a 15-year old student who came from Mexico, with hopes of achieving his dreams of getting an education. That he did brilliantly too. He took many courses and accelerated himself by obtaining good grades. On the playing field, he also had one love. Baseball. He believed that one day he would be playing major league baseball as a profession. With sacrifice and dedication, he worked harder ev-ery year in high school. For his dedicated work, he was named to the AP All-State team. Many might assume, that baseball is an easy sport, especially for a pitcher. For Garcia, he was drafted in the 30th round by the Baltimore Orioles in 2004. He chose not to sign. In 2005, the St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in the

2011 World Series Champion! Jaime Garcia, former Shary-land HS pitcher and St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher.(HSSMImages/Special)

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22nd round and it took Gar-cia almost five years to play his first full season in the majors. In 2011, only his second season, helped the Cardinals make it all the way to the World Series. In the series, Jaime’s dream finally, came true. He was pitching in the World Series. He also, helped his team win one too. “This is amazing. I would dream that one day I would be here. But, in my second season,” says Gar-cia. “Dreams do come true.”

All About Jaime Garcia,

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700th Career Victory! Harlingen Lady Cardinal head basketball coach Nora Zamarippa celebrated her win over Edin-burg North with her players last Friday night. The Lady Cardinals are undefeated in District 31-5A.

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Thanks Mom! Harlingen Lady Cardinal head bas-ketball coach Nora Zamarippa

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(Edinburg, Texas)-This 700th win did not come easy for Harlingen bas-ketball head coach Nora Zamarippa but in the end, her eyes were filled with tears and emotions as she looked for her mother, Joyce Williams in the crowd. “This win is for my Mom. She has always been there for me. This win is special,” said Zamarippa. Both mother and daughter embraced with smiles and tears. The Lady Cardinals were up ten points in the fourth quarter but watched it all go away when Edinburg North’s Vicky Pena stole the ball and scored with 3:29 to play to put the Lady Cougars ahead 45-44. But in the end, senior Demmee Rodriguez pointed at her head coach and said “this one’s for you” and converted two free throw attempts with :24

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Zamarippa’s Coaching CareerEdinburg High--Aug. of 1982 thru May of 1989. Her successful seasons were from 1986 thru 1989. In 86-87, went 30-5, won District 31-5A (Undefeated) and Bi-District. In 87-88 went 29-3, District Champs, Bi-District Champs, Area Champs, and lost in the Regional Semi-finals to San Antonio Clark. In 88-89 went 26-6, Runner-up in District, and lost in Bi-District to Weslaco. Harlingen High--Aug. of 1989 thru present. Won District in 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 96-97, 98-99(co-champs), 99-2000, 2002-2003 (Undefeated), 2003-2004.Bi-District Champs--1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-2001, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011.Area Champs--1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2004-2005,2009-2010.Regional Quarter Champs--1998-99, 1999-2000Regional Semi-Finals--1998-99, 1999-2000

Sharing the Victories! 31-5A Harlingen Lady Cardinals basket-ball headcoach Nora Zamarippa shares her smiles with players after her 700th win over Edinburg North last Friday night in Edinburg. The Lady Cardinals won and remain undefeated in district play. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

seconds left to play to put the Lady Cards up 49-46. Zamarippa started her head coaching career 1982 at Edinburg High School where she led her teams to the state playoffs from 1986 through 1989. In 1987, the Lady Bob-cats went undefeated in district and in 1988, they advanced to the regional semifinals against San Antonio Clark. After the 1989 season, Zamarippa went to the Harlingen Lady Cardinals and there, she has won nine district titles, 12 bi-district championships, four area titles, two regional quarter cham-pionship titles, and two regional semifinal appearances. In 2011, Zamarippa watched her 81-year mother struggle, fighting for her life, but quickly mentioned the power of prayer. “My mom taught me a lot about faith while I was growing up. We prayed for her when she needed it the most. Now, she’s here today,” added Zamarippa. Edinburg North head coach Jenny Rae Gaytan-Garcia presented the coaching legend with the game ball. “She deserves it and I have a lot of respect for her. We lost to a great coach,” she added. The Lady Cardinals are now 11-0 for the season and Zamarippa would love to add a district title in 2012. “That would be perfect.”

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GIRLSDISTRICT 32-5A1. LOS FRESNOS*2. WESLACO3. SAN BENITO4. BRO RIVERA5. BRO PACE6. BRO HANNA7. BRO PORTER8. BRO LOPEZ

DISTRICT 31-5A1. HARLINGEN*2. PSJA NORTH3. EDINBURG NORTH4. HARLINGEN SOUTH4. EDINBURG6. PSJA7. ED ECONOMEDES8. PSJA MEMORIAL

DISTRICT 30-5A1. MCALLEN ROWE*2. SHARYLAND3. MCALLEN3. LA JOYA5. MISSION 6. MCALLEN MEMORIAL7. DONNA8. LJ PALMVIEW

DISTRICT 32-4A1. HIDALGO*2. MISSION VETERANS3. ROMA3. WESLACO EAST5. ED-ELSA6. MERCEDES7. VALLEY VIEW HS8. LJ JUAREZ-LINCOLN9. BRO VETERANS10. RIO GRANDE CITY

DISTRICT 32-3A1. LA FERIA*2. ZAPATA3. RIO HONDO4. PORT ISABEL5. RGC GRULLA6. PSJA SOUTHWEST7. PROGRESO

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BOYSDISTRICT 32-5A1. WESLACO1. BRO HANNA1. BRO PORTER4. LOS FRESNOS5. BRO RIVERA6. SAN BENITO7. BRO LOPEZ8. BRO PACE

DISTRICT 31-5A1. HARLINGEN SOUTH2. EDINBURG NORTH3. EDINBURG3. HARLINGEN5. ED ECONOMEDES6. PSJA NORTH7. PSJA MEMORIAL8. PSJA

DISTRICT 30-5A1. SHARYLAND2. MCALLEN ROWE3. LJ PALMVIEW3. MCALLEN MEMORIAL5. MCALLEN6. LA JOYA7. MISSION8. DONNA

DISTRICT 32-4A1. ROMA2. HIDALGO3. BRO VETERANS4. WESLACO EAST5. JUAREZ LINCOLN6. ED-EDCOUCH7. MISSION VETERANS8. RIO GRANDE CITY9. MERCEDES10. VALLEY VIEW

DISTRICT 32-3A1. PORT ISABEL1. RIO HONDO3. LA FERIA3. GRULLA5. ZAPATA6. PROGRESO7. PSJA SOUTHWEST

DISTRICT 31-3A1. WEST OSO2. CC MILLER3. ORANGE GROVE4. LYFORD5. ROBSTOWN6. RAYMONDVILLE

DISTRICT 32-2A1. SANTA ROSA2. PREMONT3. FALFURRIAS4. RIVIERA5. HEBBRONVILLE6. SANTA GERRUDIS ACA7. BROWNSVILLE CP8. EDINBURG CP

DISTRICT 32-1A DIV I1. LA VILLA2. SANTA MARIA3. BENAVIDES4. BEN BOLT5. AGUA DULCE

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0-00-00-00-00-00-00-0

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BOYS TOP PLAYERSBOYS TOP 10 SCORERS-RGV REGION

AARON RAMIREZ, SANTA ROSA 23.4 PG 515 PTSANDREW ESPINOZA, EDINBURG 19.6 PG 510 PTS

JUSTIN GONZALEZ, PSJA 19.0 PG 372 PTSLORENZO GARZA, BRO HANNA 17.2 PG 447 PTS

NICK GARCIA, HARLINGEN SOUTH 16.9 PG 371 PTSJUAN GONZALEZ, MCALLEN MEM 16.9 PG 425 PTS

GILBERT JIMENEZ, LA FERIA 16.0 PG 353 PTSJESSE PISTOKACHE, SHARYLAND 16.0 PG 464 PTS

PETER ARIZPE, MISSION 15.8 PG 381 PTSARI FERNANDEZ, NIKKI ROWE 15.7 PTS 283 PTS

TOP 10 ASSISTS LEADERS-RGV REGIONJUAN GONZALEZ, MCALLEN MEM, 6.2 163 ASSISTSARI FERENANDEZ, NIKKI ROWE 5.9 107 ASSISTS

RODRIGO TREVINO, NIKKI ROWE 5.2 125 ASSISTSHUGO SLAZAR, BRO PORTER, 4.5 105 ASSISTS

MARK VILLEGAS, HARLINGEN SOUTH 4.4 115 ASSISTSJESSE PISTOKACHE, SHARYLAND 4.3 126 ASSISTS

RICKY CANTU, LA VILLA 4.1 102 ASSISTSJOSHUA VILLARREAL, MISSION VETS 3.9 97 ASSISTSJORDAN ROSALES, MCALLEN MEM 3.8, 98 ASSISTS

DANIEL YBARRA, HARLINGEN 3.5 66 ASSISTS

TOP 10 REBOUND LEADERS-RGV REGIONAJ GARZA, LA VILLA 14.4 PG 260 REBOUNDS

LORENZO GARZA, BRO HANNA 12.7 PG 330 REBOUNDSDAKOTA FLORES, PORT ISABEL 9.3 PG 185 REBOUNDS

MARTIN DE LOS SANTOS, PORTER 8.6 PG 198 REBOUNDSJESSE MARQUEZ, SAN ISIDRO 8.5 PG 206 REBOUNDS

MIGUEL RAMIREZ, PORT ISABEL 8.4 PG 167 REBOUNDSJUSTIN GARZA, PROGRESO 8.3 PG 132 REBOUNDS

DAVID NOGUEIRA, HARLINGEN SO 7.8 PG 195 REBOUNDSRUDY CAMPOS, NIKKI ROWE 7.8 PG 179 REBOUNDS

MATTHEW CERVANTES, HARLINGEN 7.7 PG 208 REBOUNDS

TOP 10 STEALS LEADERS-RGV REGIONLEO GUERRA, HIDALGO 5.0 PG 115 STEALS

EDGAR PEREZ, SAN ISIDRO 4.6 PG 115 STEALSJOHNNY SAUCEDA, HAR SOUTH 4.5 PG 90 STEALSANDREW ESPINOZA, HIDALGO 4.1 PG 106 STEALSALAN BARRERA, PORT ISABEL 4.1 PG 81 STEALSMARK VILLEGAS, HAR SOUTH 4.0 PG 104 STEALSMICHAEL TREVINO, SAN ISIDRO 3.9 PG 95 STEALSDANIEL YBARRA, HARLINGEN 3.8 PG 72 STEALSVICTOR AGUILAR, BRO HANNA 3.6 PG 97 STEALSARNOLD SANCHEZ, HIDALGO 3.4 PG 86 STEALS

GIRLS TOP PLAYERSGIRLS TOP 10 SCORERS-RGV REGION

LISA MANCILLAS, PSJA 23.7 PG 688 PTSNELLY FLORES, HIDALGO 21.6 PG 690 PTS

VICKY PENA, EDINBURG NORTH 22.3 PG 690 PTSMAGGIE VASQUEZ, LYFORD 17.4 PG 470 PTS

MICHELINE MERCELITA, EDINBURG 17.3 PG 450 PTSJADE JONES, HIDALGO 17.1 PG 546 PTS

KASSY LOPEZ, MISS VETS 16.4 PG 548 PTSANIKKA GARZA, SAN ISIDRO 16.0 PG 400 PTS

ELVA HINOJOSA, LA JOYA 15.1 PG 424 PTSBRIANA CASAS, MISS VETS 14.0 PG 462 PTS

GIRLS TOP 5 ASSIST LEADERS-RGV REGIONCASSIE ALEMAN, PSJA NORTH 6.9 PG 137 ASSISTS

NELLY FLORES, HIDALGO 6.7 PG 214 ASSISTSELVA HINOJOSA, LA JOYA 6.4 PG 178 ASSISTSKARLA TREVINO, LA JOYA 6.4 PG 156 ASSISTS

ARIEL RODRIGUEZ, EDINBURG 5.2 PG 135 ASSISTSARIEL RODRIGUEZ, EDINBURG 5.2 PG 135 ASSISTS

VICKY PENA, EDINBURG NO 4.9 83 ASSISTSASHLEY CANAS, RIO HONDO 4.5 PG 109 ASSISTS

KIRSTEN SIFUENTES, PSJA NORTH 4.3 PG 98 ASSISTSEILEEN MARTINEZ, EDINBURG 3.8 PG 102 ASSISTS

GIRLS TOP 10 REBOUND LEADERS-RGV REGIONSMICHELINE MERCELITA, EDINBURG 16.1 PG 419 RBS

NELLY FLORES, HIDALGO 15.8 PG 505 RBSKASEY SANCHEZ, SAN BENITO 14.6 PG 308 RBS

LISA MANCILLAS, PSJA 13.5 PG 392 RBSJACKIE ELIZONDO, SAN BENITO 12.7 PG 343 RBSSARAH HARTMAN, SAN BENITO 11.7 PG 353 RBS

BRIANA CASAS, MISS VETS 9.8 PG 158 RBSANDREA HINOJOSA, LA VILLA 9.7 PG 194 RBS

JESSICA GARCIA, ROMA 9.5 PG 229 RBSVICKY PENA, EDINBURG NO 9.2 PG 157 RBS

GIRLS TOP 10 STEALS LEADERS-RGV REGIONVICKI PENA, EDINBURG NORTH 8.4 PG 143 STEALS

KARLA TREVINO, LA JOYA 7.2 PG 187 STEALSARIE GUERRA, MCALLEN HS 6.4 PG 179 STEALS

ITZAYANA SANCHEZ, HARLINGEN 6.1 PG 164 STEALSNELLY FLORES, HIDALGO 5.8 PG 186 STEALS

ELVA HINOJOSA, LA JOYA 5.6 STEALS 158 STEALSDEMMEE RODRIGUEZ, HGN 5.5 PG 148 STEALS

JESSICA GARCIA, ROMA 5.1 PG 123 STEALSASHLEY CANAS, RIO HONDO 4.4 PG 109 STEALS

ARIEL RODRIGUEZ, EDINBURG 4.3 PG 112 STEALS

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Roma Wins 32-4A! Kevin Andrade led the Gladiators past Hidalgo Early College in 2OT overtime. Also pic-tured is Tino Perez of the Pirates. Both have clinched 4A playoff spots. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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HSSM TOP 15 POLLSGIRLS1. HIDALGO 32-22. HARLINGEN 28-43. NIKKI ROWE 22-84. LOS FRESNOS 28-45. PSJA NORTH 24-76. MISSION VETS 24-107. WESLACO 26-88. SHARYLAND 20-129. SAN BENITO 21-1310. MCALLEN 18-1611. ED NORTH 19-12 12. ROMA 19-1213. WES EAST 18-1614. LA FERIA 21-415. LYFORD 22-6

BOYS1. ROMA 21-72. SHARYLAND 19-103. HARLINGEN 23-64. HAR SOUTH 24-65. SANTA ROSA 17-76. NIKKI ROWE 21-67. HIDALGO 21-68. EDINBURG 20-99. MCALLEN MEM 19-1010. WESLACO 18-1111. LJ PALMVIEW 24-612. ED NORTH 17-1213. BRO VETERANS 18-1014. SAN PERLITA 22-415. PORT ISABEL 19-4

Roma Gladiators surge to No.1 Boys Rankings; Hidalgo Early College Clinches 32-4A title(Roma, Texas)-The 32-4A defending champions, Roma Gladiators (21-7) defeated Hidalgo Early College in double-overtime to remain undefeated in district with a perfect 14-0 record, clinching at least a share of the title. This year’s team is on a mission. Players still re-member their teammate Robert Joe Garza II, who died last March during a AAU basketball game at 17-years old. His number 33 is still remembered with silence at every home game. Players have taken turns wearing Garza’s jersey throughout this season and the jersey has become somewhat, mystic. Two banners hang in the gym memorializing Garza while members of the Roma student council wear shirts with his no. 33 printed on each one. Second-year head coach Abelardo Es-cobar wears a pin with Garza’s picture too. Key wins over Hidalgo, Mission Veterans, and Brownsville Veterans keeps the Gladiators on track of winning the district title. Last season, the Gladi-

Sharyland Stays Ahead! Joaquin Pistocache leads team past La Joya Palmview in key 30-5A win. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)


www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.netTHE TOP15RANKINGS ators felt the hardships of not playing with Garza and lost in the

State 4A Area Championships to San Antonio Edison 58-49. At No.2, the Sharyland (20-10, 8-1) are riding an eight-game hot streak with wins over every 30-5A opponent, including their latest 74-73 2OT win over McAllen Nikki Rowe. With four re-maining games left, only McAllen Memorial stands in their way with a 7-3 record in district. Head coach David Keith is pleased with his team’s success and talked about “playing together” from the start of the season. The Rattlers feature the Pistokache broth-ers, senior, Joaquin and freshmen Jesse. Both have combined for 30 points per game. Both players are 6’3” and hopefully, will lead the Rattlers to a district title and past the first round of the State 5A playoffs. In 2011, the Rattlers lost to Laredo United 56-52 in overtime. At No.3 the red-hot Harlingen Cardinals (22-6, 6-3) could win the 31-5A title in 2012 behind head coach Greg Yates. They will need some help along the way. Against Edinburg North (16-11, 7-2), the Redbirds flew past the Cougars without a doubt, win-ning 72-42 last week. The Cardinals have four games remaining, with Edinburg (2/10) and Harlingen South on February 14th.

Flying Cardinals! Harlingen head coach Greg Yates hopes to win a District 31-5A title in 2012. Top left photo is McAllen Memorial’s Jordan Rosales dribbling past McAllen player James Kittleman. The Mustangs won 54-39 in 30-5A play. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)



The Cardinals raced through the state playoffs in Class 5A last season by advancing all the way to the regional semifinals. They posted wins over Weslaco (64-49), Nikki Rowe (52-51), and Brownsville Rivera (67-57) to reached the fourth round. At No.4, the Harlingen South Hawks have been sticking around throughout the season, behind Edinburg North just waiting for an opportunity to move up in the District 31-5A standings. After the Harlingen Cardinals knocked off Edinburg North, the loss put the Hawks in first place. A district title for head coach Brian Molina would be much deserved. But first, the Hawks need to finish out the season with wins over Edinburg North, Edinburg, Economedes, and Harlingen on February 14th. Should the Hawks win out, they definitely de-serve the 31-5A title. In the playoffs, the Hawks lost in 2011 in the first round to Brownsville Hanna 57-49 and again in 2010 to Brownsville Porter (53-49). In 2009, Molina won the State 5A

Looking for state playoff spots? Edinburg North senior guard Sam Cavazos hopes so. The Cougars are currently in second place, one game behind Harlingen South. The Cougars meet the Hawks on February 3rd. (Left) The 32-5A defending champions Weslaco Panthers hopes to make the playoffs with Gabe Cardona. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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Three RGV TASO Officials Chosen to officiate at UIL State Basketball

Tournament in March 2012

(McAllen, Texas)-He took up duties to become the McAllen ISD Interim Athletic Director in 2011 while the search to find a replacement af-ter McAllen ISD AD, Baldemar “Poppy” Rodri-guez’s retired in June 2011. Now, Mario Reyna will take up another opportunity to offici-ate in his first University In-terscholastic League’s State Boys Basketball Tourna-ment on March 8-10th at the Frank Erwin Center at Austin, Texas. “This is exciting for our crew from the Rio Grande Valley,” says Reyna. “For me, it’s a priviledge to be part of the state tourna-ment.” The TASO Rio Grande Valley Chapter will get notice of which boy’s semifinal games they offi-ciate and the possiblity of being selected for the championship game in either Class 1A through 5A will remain at the discretion

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of UIL Officials. Reyna, along with Shawn Spanihel, Arnold Garcia, and atlernate Freddy Martinez all will travel to Aus-tin but for now, “we need to polish on our skills and be more aware of what to expect. These games we do locally and during the state playoffs will help us individually,” adds Reyna. All TASO Officials are selected by the University Interscho- lastic League and and Reyna says that this will be his first state tournament that he will officiate and considers it an hon- or to have been selected i n 2012.

StatePictured are Mario Reyna and Shawn Spanihel, TASO Officials.



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Bi-District title with a win over Brownsville Pace 65-48. Players leading the Hawks are seniors Jaleen Molina, Johnny Sauceda, Josh Gonzales, Marcellus Washington, Lorenzo Monjaras, Mark Villegas, David Noriega, and Ethan Perez. At No.5, the defending 32-2A champions, Santa Rosa Warriors will be looking to return to the State 2A playoffs with senior Aaron Ramirez (6’4”) in the lineup and healthy. The Warriors went four rounds deep in the state playoffs in 2011 with wins over San Antonio Randolph (56-50 OT), Poth (56-45), before losing to Halletsville 71-47 in the regional semifinals. To date, the Warriors, coached by Johnny Cipriano have won their last five games over IDEA Frontier College Prep (76-41), Premont (83-43), Hebbronville (88-22), Falfurrias (50-31), and Riviera-Kaufer (99-43) to remain 5-0 in district play, unchal-lenged. In 2010, the Warriors also lost to Halletsville in the re-

Yuck? Harlingen South head basketball coach Brian Molina will need to beat Edinburg North, Edinburg, Economedes, and Harlingen if the Hawks expect to win the outright 31-5A

title in 2012. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

gional semifinals 63-55. Ramirez led the Warriors as a freshmen to the State 2A Tournament in Austin, Texas with an exciting overtime win against San Antonio Randolph 63-62 in the region-al finals to get to the Frank Erwin Center. At No.6, the 30-5A defending champions, McAllen Nikki Rowe Warriors (8-3) are still scratching their heads after drop-ping a double-ovetime loss to the Sharyland Rattlers two weeks ago. The loss puts the Warrior’s possible district title on the line and head coach Jose Yerba would love to bounce back from that 74-73 loss. Now, after knocking off McAllen 72-60 on January 27th, the Warriors are hoping for a win over McAllen Memorial and La Joya to close out the season and hopefully, Sharyland will drop two games to La Joya Palmview and McAllen Memorial to atleast share the district title. At No.7, the Hidalgo Early College Pirates will finishing in

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www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.netTHE TOP15RANKINGS second place again to front runner, 32-4A champions, Roma. The

only thing that the Pirates and head politician/coach, Gus San-chez can hope for now, are votes in the upcoming city elections for commissioner and a great Class 4A playoff run. With the new realignments, the Pirates are expected to move down in the clas-sifications to 3A. At No. 8, the Edinburg Bobcats find themselves for the first time in four years, just hoping to make the playoffs. After win-ning four consecutive 31-5A District titles under head coach Zeke Cuellar, the Bobcats (7-3) are currently tied in 3rd place with Harlingen (7-3) with Harlingen South (9-1) two games ahead in first place, followed by Edinburg North (8-2). At No.9, the McAllen Memorial Mustangs are back. After dropping close games to La Joya Palmview (49-47), Sharyland (44-35), and McAllen (45-42), head coach Sam Cortez would love to see the Mustangs finish off the season with paybacks. The Mustangs play Sharyland, Nikki Rowe, Donna, and Palmview to close out their season. The Mustangs are led by Juan “Papito” Gonzalez, Jordan Rosales, Gus Martinez, and Michael Hinojosa. At No.10, the La Joya Palmview Lobos would like to break the jinx by making the playoffs for the first time in school history under head coach Andy Saenz. To make the playoffs, the Lo-bos need to win of two games against either Sharyland, Donna, McAllen, or McAllen Memorial. “By the grace of God, making the playoffs will be a great journey,” says Saenz.

Aaron Ramirez hopes to lead the Santa Rosa Warriors to another 32-2A District title and State 2A Regional Tourna-

ment appearance in 2012. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)


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Rita Olivarez of McAllen H.S. struggles for a rebound against defending champions, McAllen Memorial, with player Monica Andrade in a District 30-5A game. The Lady Bulldogs are hoping to

make the playoffs in 2012. The Lady Mustangs have been eliminated.(HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

Lady Bulldogs Fighting for Playoff Spot(McAllen, TX)-As the sea-son winds down, Valley girls basketball teams are scrambling to make the playoffs with one week left to play. In District 30-5A, things have changed. Three teams are alive for the final two spots. After two straight losses to McAllen Nikki Rowe and Mission H.S., the McAllen Lady Bulldogs find themselves in a big mess with only two games left to play on its Dis-trict 30-5A regular season schedule. Rowe and Sharyland have both clinched playoff spots in Class 5A. That leaves two spots in District 30-5A up for grabs. La Joya, Mis-sion, and McAllen are still in contention. Head coach Rene G, Garza would love to see his Lady Eagles sur-prise the field by winning out. Should they win out, the Lady Eagles are in the play-offs. But they will need La Joya to beat McAllen in their season finale to com-plicate things a bit. “It’s going to fun. We lost two straight games and now we need to win them back,”

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said Lady Bulldog head coach Roy Garcia. In District 31-5A, the Har-

lingen Lady Cardinals will win its first district cham-pionship since 2004 and are

the No.19 ranked team in Class 5A. Head coach Nora Zamarippa can now concen-

McAllen Rowe, Harlingen, Los Fresnos, Hidalgo Clinch District Titles


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The high-flying 30-5A Sharyland Lady Rattlers, led by Clarrisa Suarez will be headed to the State 5A playoffs next week. In 32-5A, district champions, Los Fresnos will also make their appearance in the 5A playoffs as the TABC No.25 ranked team. The Lady Falcons are led by Hayley Weaver. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

trate on the state playoffs after winning her 700th victory in her career against Edinburg North two weeks ago. Teams already clinching spots are the Lady Cardinals, PSJA North Lady Raiders, and the North Cougars. On the bubble are Harlingen South and Edinburg. What a difference one year makes. The Lady Hawks, defending champions in District 31-5A and a regional tournament qualifier last year, is tied

in fourth place with Edinburg High at 6-6. Now, one team will be eliminated as both meet this week to decided the final playoff spot. The Lady Bobcats advanced to the State 5A Region IV tournament last year and have struggled in 2012 with new players in the lineup. The Lady Raiders were impressive against the Lady Cougars winning 70-42 by converting 11 3-pointers. PSJA North has made 169 3-pointers this season and is led by senior Cassie Aleman’s 41. Ileen Torres has 40, Kirsten Si-fuentes 36 and Brenda Borrego 32.


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New Realignment for 2012-13. All three La Joya schools, Palmview, Juarez-Lincoln, and La Joya H.S. will complete in District 30-5A. Pictured are La Joya H.S. basketball player Elva Hinojosa guarding Palmview’s Pricella Trevino in basketball action. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

In District 32-5A, the Los Fresnos Lady Falcons have wrapped up the district title with a perfect 14-0 record and are currently ranked 25th in the State 5A. Head coach Kim Edquist is excit-ed with her team’s finish but is surprised. “We did a great job play-ing basketball every week. Playing a tough non-district schedule helped prepare us in district play,” adds Edquist. Finishing in second place are the Weslaco Lady Panthers (27-8), while last season’s defending cham-pions, San Benito have also clinched a playoff spot. Teams still alive for the final 32-5A spot are Brownsville Rivera, Pace, Hanna, and Porter. In District 32-4A, the Hi-dalgo Early College Lady Pirates ran away with the title with a perfect 16-0 re-cord and finished off the season at 32-2. The Lady Pirates are ranked No.17 in the State 4A and will enter the playoffs with hopes of returning to the state tour-nament. The Lady Pirates advanced to the State 4A Region IV tournament last year. They are led by four-year starter Nelly Flores, who averages 21 points per game. Against Mercedes, Flores score 15 points in

2012 TABC 5A Rankings1. Irving MacArthur (28-2)2. Pflugerville (34-0)3. Duncanville (30-1)4. Spring DeKaney (31-1)5. Cy-Falls (29-2)6. Plano West (29-2)7. Southlake Carroll (26-3)8. Harker Heights (30-1)9. Georgetown (24-3)10. Desoto (27-5)12. Lar Alexander (30-1)17. Harlingen (28-4)25. Los Fresnos (28-4)

2012 TABC 4A Rankings1. Beaumont Ozen (26-0)2. Dallas Lincoln (24-0)3. SA Brennan (30-0)4. Mansfield Summit (27-3)5. Canyon (23-3)6. El Paso Chapin (26-0)7. Manvel (28-2)8. Barbers Hill (30-3)9. Vista Ridge (27-2)10. Aledo (25-4)11. Victoria East (32-2)17. Hidalgo (32-2)25. Cedar Ridge (25-7)

2012 TABC 3A Rankings1. Abilene Wylie (26-5)2. Kennedale (23-6)3. Yoakum (28-2)4. Liberty Eylau (20-4)5. Celina (26-3)6. Brownwood (23-7)7. Lubbock Cooper (24-5)8. Shallowater (23-4)9. Liberty Hill (27-4)10. Giddings (27-5)12. Navarro (24-5)17. Navasota (24-6)24. West Oso (21-5))

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Headed to State 5A Playoffs! Edinburg North head coach Jenny Rae Gaytan will be getting her team ready for next week’s playoffs in Class 5A. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

their 73-44 win. The Mission Veterans Memorial Lady Pa-triots have also clinched a playoff spot and will head to next week’s State 4A playoffs. Roma and Weslaco East are both tied for third place and have wrapped up the final two spots in 32-4A. They will be playing for playoff seedings. Weslaco East’s 37-19 win over Roma, left Lady Wildcats coach Chris Kromer high-fiving and fist pumping with his players on the bench. Weslaco East (18-15, 10-5 District 32-4A) needed this win. It was a desperate one too. “It is the biggest win of the season,” Kromer said. The Lady Wildcats held Roma to two points for nearly the entire second half before the Lady Gladiators tacked on six in the final 2:32. Overall, the Lady Wildcats have not allowed more than 20 points against eight teams

this season. Felicia Villanueva led Weslaco East with 12 points while Michelle Marquez chipped in nine points. In District 32-3A, ten years later, the La Feria Lionettes won their first outright 32-3A title as they defeated Rio Hondo 44-25 on Tuesday night. Lionettes head coach An-gel Martinez said was excited about their win and district title. “This feeling is indescribable right now and we ac-complished a goal that we set out for when the season be-gan. I am so proud of the girls and now we get to put a gold trophy in the case.”


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New Realignment for 2012-14. Edcouch-Elsa athletic director Joe Solis meets with Weslaco East athletic coordinator/head football coach Armando Cuellar after learning that the Wildcats have made the jump to 31-5A from 32-4A, released Feb. 2nd at Region One in Edinburg. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

UIL Realignments Surprises Valley Schools

RealignmentsDistrict 32-5A

Brownsville Pace, Lopez, Hanna, Porter, Rivera, Vet-erans Memorial, Harlingen,

Harlingen South, Los FresnosDistrict 31-5A

PSJA, PSJA Memorial, PSJA North, Weslaco East, Weslaco, McAllen, McAllen

Memorial, McAllen Rowe, San Benito

District 30-5ADonna, Sharyland, La Joya, La Joya Palmview, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, Edinburg Vela, Edinburg, Edinburg

Economedes, Edinburg North

District 32-4AValley View, Edcouch-Elsa,

Mercedes, Roma, Rio Grande City, Mission, Mission Veter-

ans, PSJA SouthwestDistrict 32-3A

Hidalgo, La Feria, Port Isabel, Progreso,Rio Hondo,

District 31-3AGrulla, Raymondville, Zapata,

Lyford, KingsvilleDistrict 16-2A Div I

Aransas Pass, Bishop, Fal-furrias, Mathis, Odem, San

Diego, Santa RosaDistrict 16-1A Div I

La Villa, Ben Bolt, Monte Alto, Santa Maria

New Realignments

(Edinburg, Tx)-At the Region I headquarters, Jack Damron, executive director kept a tight lip and hands on the sealed UIL box until 9:00 a.m. “It’s now time to open the box,” said Damron as coaches rushed to the front to receive their much anticipated University Inter-scholastic League new realign-ment packages. “This is very surprising,” said Harlingen CISD athletic direc-tor, Randy Cretors. “I didn’t see this one coming. We are moving again.” This marks the third straight realignment that the Harlingen schools have been moved. Now, they will compete in District 32-5A, along with six Brownsville schools and Los Fresnos. The 32-4A football cham-pions and regional finalist, Weslaco East, moved up to District 31-5A, along with Weslaco and will be matched with all the PSJA and McAllen Schools. San Benito will also be paired with the new district realignment. “We anticipated this all along. Our school has grown and now we have to step it up every Friday night,” says Cuellar. In 32-4A, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln and Weslaco East moved up to the 5A ranks, while Mission dropped to the 4A level and will play in Dis-

trict 32-4A. “I did not expect all the La Joya schools to be paired with all the Edinburg schools. This was very surpris-ing,” said La Joya ISD Athletic Director Victor Garza. Hidalgo Early College dropped from 4A to 3A, and will compete in 32-3A.



32-4A Girls Team Results1, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 146 points; 2, Mission Veterans Memorial, 130; 3, Roma, 78; 4, Weslaco East, 56; 5, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 30; 6, Rio Grande City, 14; 7, Harmony Science

Academy, 3.200 Yard Medley Relay

1, Brownsville Veterans Memorial ‘A’ (Kelli Rodriguez, Adriana Salinas, Yolanda Salazar, Carolina Venturi) 2:14.31; 2, Mission Veterans Memorial ‘A’ (Brianna Cantu, Kivani Sanchez, Risha Guajardo,

Vanessa Moreno), 2:14.43; 3, Roma ‘A’ (Erika Garza, Yanely Ramirez, Olivia Perez, Julia Perez), 2:36.50; 4, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Victoria Saenz, Claire Cardenas, Caitlyn Rodriguez, Maribel Rodriguez), 2:40.25; 5,

Juarez Lincoln ‘A’ (Jessica Gamon, Michele Pequeno, Sabrina Reyna, Marielena Vela), 2:51.10.200 Yard Freestyle

1, Adriana Salinas, Brownsville Veterans, 2:17.87. 2, Daniella Perez, Roma, 2:22.73. 3, Sabrina Reyna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 2:34.75. 4, Brianna Gutierrez, Brianna, Mission Veterans, 2:39.00. 5, Vanessa Moreno,

Mission Veterans, 2:42.54. 6, Alejandra Carrillo, Alejandra, LAHS, 2:45.86. 7, Abbey Palomo, Weslaco East, 2:57.50. 8, Carmen Cabrales, Brownsville Veterans, 3:04.06.

200 Yard IM1, Yolanda Salazar, Brownsville Veterans, 2:50.10. 2, Brianna Cantu, Mission Veterans, 2:51.05. 3, Carolina

Venturi, Brownsville Veterans, 2:52.49. 4, Lyzette Ramirez, Roma, 2:54.42. 5, Yanely Ramirez, Roma, 3:10.52. 6, Daniela Peña, Mission Veterans, 3:33.34.

50 Yard Freestyle1, Kelli Rodriguez, Brownsville Veterans, 28.48. 2, Risah Guajardo, Mission Veterans, 28.91. 3, Christine

Sauceda, Mission Veterans, 30.37. 4, Maribel Rodriguez, Weslaco East, 30.79. 5, Lorena Ballesteros, Brownsville Veterans, 31.60. 6, Victoria Saenz, Weslaco East, 31.68. 7, Julia Perez, Roma, 32.77. 8, Mari-

elena Vela, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 33.95.100 Yard Butterfly

1, Yolanda Salazar, Brownsville Veterans, 1:20.45. 2, Carmen Cabrales, Brownsville Veterans, 1:52.40.100 Yard Freestyle

1, Risah Guajardo, Mission Veterans, 1:05.16. 2, Carolina Venturi, Carolina, Brownsville Veterans, 1:05.65. 3, Kivani Sanchez, Mission Veterans, 1:05.97. 4, Caitlyn Rodriguez, Weslaco East, 1:06.99. 5, Christine Sauceda, Mission Veterans, 1:09.64. 6, Vanessa Moreno, Mission Veterans, 1:10.65. 7, Lorena Villalon,

Brownsville Veterans, 1:10.87. 8, Claire Cardenas, Weslaco East, 1:11.42.500 Yard Freestyle

1, Adriana Salinas, Brownsville Veterans, 6:17.55. 2, Daniella Perez, Roma, 6:28.92. 3, Sabrina Reyna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 7:15.69. 4, Brianna Gutierrez, Mission Veterans, 7:44.72. 5, Beatrise Aquino, Browns-

ville Veterans, 8:24.51. 6, Anyssa Vela, Mission Veterans 8:37.61. 7, Marissa Garcia, Mission Veterans, 8:43.09.

200 Yard Freestyle Relay1, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Caitlyn Rodriguez, Maribel Rodriguez, Victoria Saenz, Claire Cardena), 2:03.58. 2, Brownsville Veterans Memorial ‘A’ (Carolina Venturi, Lorena Ballesteros, Lorena Villalon, Yolanda

Salazar), 2:04.45. 3, Mission Veterans Memorial ‘A’ (Brianna Gutierrez, Daniela Peña, Vanessa Moreno, Christine Sauceda), 2:06.90. 4, Roma ‘A’ (Julia Perez, Lyzette Ramirez, Olivia Perez, Daniella Perez),

2:08.19. 5, Juarez Lincoln ‘A’ (Marielena Vela, Jessica Gamon, Maria Cortez, Sabrina Reyna), 2:20.90. 6, Rio Grande City ‘A’ (Bianca Garza, Victoria Molina, Miranda Delano, Andrea Lopez), 2:48.13.

100 Yard Backstroke1, Kelli Rodriguez, Brownsville Veterans, 1:12.04. 2, Brianna Cantu, Mission Veterans, 1:12.16. 3, Lyzette

Ramirez, Roma, 1:24.73. 4, Olivia Perez, Roma, 1:35.75. 5, Beatrise Aquino, Brownsville Veterans, 1:41.93. 6, Erika Garza, Roma, 1:49.48. 7, Anyssa Vela, Mission Veterans, 1:55.52. 8, Maria Cortez, La

Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:55.57.100 Yard Breaststroke

1, Kivani Sanchez, Mission Veterans, 1:25.48. 2, Yanely Ramirez, Roma, 1:28.75. 3, Lorena Villalon, Brownsville Veterans, 1:35.98. 4, Yocelin Ceballos, Brownsville Veterans, 1:41.87. 5, Daniela Peña, Mis-

sion Veterans, 1:50.91.400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, Mission Veterans Memorial ‘A’ (Christine Sauceda, Kivani Sanchez, Brianna Cantu, Rash Guajardo), 4:29.38. 2, Brownsville Veterans Memorial ‘A’ (Kelli Rodriguez, Lorena Ballesteros, Lorena Villalon, Adri-ana Salinas), 4:32.53. 3, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Claire Cardenas, Maribel Rodriguez, Victoria Saenz, Caitlyn Ro-driguez), 4:42.41. 4, Roma ‘A’ (Lyzette Ramirez, Erika Garza, Yanely Ramirez, Daniella Perez), 4:55.44. 5,

Rio Grande City H.S. ‘A’ (Bianca Garza, Victoria Molina, Andrea Lopez, Miranda Delano), 6:21.40.BOYS Team Results:

1, Roma, 188 points; 2, Mission Veterans Memorial, 116; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 103; 4, Weslaco East, 55; 5, Rio Grande City, 26; 6, Harmony Science Academy, 12; 7, Brownsville Veterans Memo-

rial, 5.200 Yard Medley Relay

1, Mission Veterans Memorial ‘A’ (Roy Hinojosa, Tyler Gomez, Kyle Petit, Jorge Roura), 1:53.86; 2, Roma ‘A’ (Anthony Guerra, Silviano Moreno, Reynaldo Garza, Brandon Stokes), 1:57.00; 3, Juarez Lincoln ‘A’

(Adrian Alanis, David Cerda, Robert Alaniz, Patito Rodriguez), 2:01.87; 4, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Jarred Roan; Adrian Cavazos, Riley R. Rivera, Daniel Guerra), 2:02.99.

200 Yard Freestyle1, Jesus Rodriguez, Roma, 2:01.60. 2, Espinosa, Jr., La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 2:10.42. 3, Daniel Rodriguez,

LAHS, 2:12.51. 4, Efran Chavez, Mission Veterans, 2:24.86. 5, Alexander Sarria, Roma, 2:29.60. 6, Frankie Rodriguez, Frankie, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 2:33.47. 7, John Cuellar, Mission Veterans, 2:38.72. 8, Ramses

Tejedia-Ramirez, Roma, 2:41.19.200 Yard IM

1, Tyler Gomez, Mission Veterans, 2:11.24. 2, Anthony Guerra, Roma, 2:26.22. 3, Silviano Moreno, Roma, 2:31.21. 4, Isidro Garcia, Roma, 2:39.71. 5, David Cerda, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 2:47.68. 6, Riley R.

Rivera, Weslaco East, 2:54.89. 7, Bernardo Garza, Brownsville Veterans, 2:59.23. 8, Ariel Sanchez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:01.72.

50 Yard Freestyle1, Luis Gonzalez, Roma, 22.99. 2, Kyke Petit, Kyle, Mission Veterans, 24.07. 3, Reynaldo Garza, Roma,

25.05. 4, Gerardo Peña, Rio Grande City, 25.25. 5, Brandon Stokes, Roma, 25.43. 6, Daniel Guerra, Weslaco East, 26.97. 7, Patito Rodriguez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 27.04. 8, Romeo Betamcourt, Weslaco

East, 27.39.

1 mtr Diving1, Adrian Alanis, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 311.22. 2, Luis Leon, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln , 245.78. 3, Arturo

Escoto, Roma, 2:44.35. 4, Hector Escoto, Roma, 221.75. 5, Isaiah Munguia, Mission Veterans, 220.45.100 Yard Butterfly

1, Robert Alaniz, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:03.72. 2, Reynaldo Garza, Roma, 1:03.87. 3, Armando Guerra, Roma, 1:04.09. 4, Ted Labonte, Brownsville Veterans, 1:08.79. 5, Samuel Sanchez, Roma, 1:17.07. 6, Ro-

meo Betancourt, Weslaco East, 1:17.83. 7, Bernardo Garza, Mission Veterans, 1:19.60. 8, Joseph Rodriguez, Mission Veterans, 1:21.36

100 Yard Freestyle1, Luis Gonzalez, Roma, 51.29. 2, Kyle Petit, Mission Veterans, 54.19. 3, Jarred Roan, Weslaco East, 54.85.

4, Gerardo Peña, Rio Grande City, 56.31. 5, Robert Alaniz, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:00.19. 6, Brandon Stokes, Roma, 1:00.69. 7, Orel Chapa, Roma, 1:00.87. 8, Efran Chavez, Mission Veterans, 1:02.08.

500 Yard Freestyle1, Roy Hinojosa, Mission Veterans, 5:44.73. 2, Jesus Rodriguez, Roma, 5:46.68. 3, Daniel Rodriguez,

LAHS, 5:51.26. 4, Isidro Garcia, Roma, 6:16.67. 5, Alexander Sarria, Roma, 7:04.23. 6, Jorge Roura, Mis-sion Veterans, 7:07.59. 7, Patito Rodriguez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 7:26.43. 8, Joseph Rodriguez, Mission

Veterans, 7:31.26.200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, Roma ‘A’ (Reynaldo Garza, Jesus Rodriguez, Armando Guerra, Luis Gonzalez) 1:39.82. 2, Mission Vet-erans Memorial ‘A’ (Tyler Gomez, Jorge Roura, Roy Hinojosa, Kyle Petit), 1:44.28. 3, Juarez Lincoln ‘A’

(David Cerda, Espinosa, Jr., Patito Rodriguez, Robert Alaniz) 1:44.88. 4, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Riley R. Rivera, Adrian Cavazos, Daniel Guerra, Jarred Roan), 1:45.08. 5, Rio Grande City H.S. ‘A’ (Gerardo Peña, Hector

Mata, Marcos Lujano, Mario Benavides), 1:50.25.100 Yard Backstroke

1, Anthony Guerra, Roma, 1:05.14. 2, Adrian Alanis, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:12.65. 3, Roy Hinojosa, Mission Veterans, 1:12.70. 4, Jorge Roura, Mission Veterans, 1:16.93. 5, Espinosa Jr., La Joya Juarez-

Lincoln, 1:20.66. 6, Samuel Sanchez, Roma, 1:21.55. 7, Alvin Martinez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:27.55. 8, Ramses Tejedia-Ramirez, Roma, 1:31.02.

100 Yard Breaststroke1, Tyler Gomez, Mission Veterans, 1:03.67. 2, Silviano Moreno, Roma, 1:15.19. 3, Armando Guerra, Roma,

1:15.34. 4, Adrian Cavazos, Weslaco East, 1:18.24. 5, Ariel Sanchez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:26.05. 6, Maximillano Maldonado, Roma, 1:38.23. 7, Michael Suarez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:41.14. 8, Lee

Sanchez, Mission Veterans, 1:42.95.400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, Roma ‘A’ (Jesus Rodriguez, Anthony Guerra, Armando Guerra, Luis Gonzalez), 3:40.91. 2, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Jarred Roan, Adrian Cavazos, Daniel Guerra, Riley R. Rivera), 4:02.30. 3, Juarez Lincoln ‘A’ (Espinosa

Jr., Alvin Martinez, Frankie Rodriguez, Adrian Alanis), 4:13.30. 4, Mission Veterans Memorial ‘A’ (Ber-nardo Garza, Juan Saenz, Rey Quiroga, Efran Chavez), 4:20.31. 5, Rio Grande City H.S. ‘A’ (Gerardo Peña,

Jesus Carmona, Andres Carmona, Julio C. Garza), 4:39.46.

ChampionshipsSwimming

(Roma, Texas)-At the District 32-4A Swim Meet, Brownsville Veterans Memorial girls swim team captured its first district title by winning the 200-yard medley relay and Yolanda Salazar also won the 200 -yard individual medley to give the Lady Chargers its first-ever title. In the boys division, Anthony Guerra won the 100-yard backstroke event to give the Roma Gladiators the 32-4A title. The Lady Chargers earned victories with Adriana Sali-nas also winning the 200- and 500-yard freestyles.

Lady Chargers, Gladiators Win 32-4A Swim Titles

The Class 5A District Swim Meet will be held this weekend. McAllen Memorial’s Aaron Longoria will lead his defending

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Harlingen South’s Elise Fennegan dribbles past a San Benito defender at a recent tournament. (HSSMIMages/Mike De La Cruz)

Leo Alvarez of Sharyland gets high and head kicks past PSJA in a recent game. (HSSMImages/Mike De La Cruz)

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(Brownsville, Texas)-Two teams from the Class 5A Re-gion IV Soccer Championships ended up in the University Interscholastic League’s State 5A Soccer Championships played at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown, Texas. The for-mer 2008 state champions, Brownsville Porter Cowboys defeated Brownsville Lopez 2-0 in the Region IV finals played at the Brownsville Sports Complex and then, San Antonio Johnson Lady Jaguars eliminated McAllen 5-1 in the semifinals and then beat SanAntonio MacArthur 2-0 in the regional finals. Both advanced to the state semifinals in 2011. Both lost. But, this year’s Region IV Tournament-could have a state champion. In 2012, this could be a dawn of a new team emerging as the soccer squad to beat. The 30-5A Sharyland Rattlers captured the 30th annual Brownsville ISD Tournament for the second time in three years by defeating Laredo LBJ 2-1 in Saturday’s final at Brownsville Sports Park. The Rattlers celebrated and hoisted the championship trophy for win-ning the three-day, 27-team event played at the site of the Class 5A Region IV tournament, Brownsville Sports Com-plex. Jesus Olivares, Sharyland’s senior midfielder who was named tournament MVP. It was the third straight year

for Sharyland to play in the BISD Tournament final. The Rattlers won it with a 1-0 victory over Hanna in 2010 but fell victims to Porter in the 2011 BISD final 1-0. At the Hidalgo-Valley View Tournament showcase, Brownsville Rivera captured the championship by defeat-ing crosstown rival Brownsville Pace 2-0 in the final on goals by junior forward Luis Lopez and freshman outside midfielder Isidro Martinez. In more action, last season’s 2011 State 5A semifinalist, Brownsville Porter won the Boerne Champion Hill Coun-try Shootout by going 3-1 in the tournament. The Cowboys defeated San Antonio Clark 4-3 (shootout), San Antonio Lee 6-0 and Boerne Champion 3-0 while losing to Austin St. Stephen’s 2-1. Porter finished in a three-way tie for the tournament championship and took the title on a goal dif-ferential. At the Pat Leal Tournament in McAllen, San Benito reached the final before losing to Edinburg High 2-0, while Brownsville Lopez took third place with a 2-0 victory over Brownsville Veterans. Brownsville Hanna took second in the Corpus Christi Tournament with a 4-1 record, losing 2-1 to Alamo Heights in the final, as Jose Humberto de la Garza, Carlos Acevedo and Felix Becerra each scored three goals. In girls action, the Harlingen South Lady Hawks will be looking to defend their title in 31-5A with Elise Fennegan leading the group of new faces. “It’s definitely a rebuild-ing year for us,” South coach Omar Pedroza said. “We lost seven starters from last year. I told the girls at the beginning of the season that hard work will help us this season.”

Sharyland, Porter Showing Early Signs of Success


www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.netRGV AthletesCOLLEGE

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DAY!SIGNINGThousands of High School Athletes Sign College Athletic Schol-arships throughout the United States Feb.1st

(McAllen, Texas)-It was a special day for the parents of McAllen High School kicker, Jose Arzate. Their son was about to sign a football scholarship to play for West Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas. As Jose Sr., and his wife Diana watched their son sign, the se-nior Class 5A All-State kicker became very emotional when he talked about God and his parents. “God gave me this opportunity to play at the next level. My parents helped me believe that no matter who brings you down, God will always be there to pick you right up,” said Arzate. Like most athletes, every student/athlete has a story of the hardships they have endured as an athlete in high school. Some athletes have dealt with prejudice, some athletes have dealt with who’s who, while others have not had the financial gains that will help them get to the next level for recognition at football camps. “I wanted to attend the Kohl’s Football Kicking Camp in Dallas, Texas this past December. It would have given me national exposure. But, the fee was beyond

my costs,” added Arzate. “I thank Mario Reyna, McAllen ISD Interim Athletic Director for helping me get this scholarship.” Now, Arzate wants to become a nurse and graduate with a degree. He also wants to become the best kicker at West Texas A&M too. “First, it’s God, then my education, and then play football,” says Arzate. In the Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg North’s offensive linemen Rudy Trevino also signed with New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell; Emily Perez, an all-state cross-country runner and long distant track runner, signed with the University of Texas-San Antonio. Also signing were linemen, Zachary Faires of Edinburg HS with Texas Southern University of Houston. Other players waiting to sign are Harlingen’s speedy receiver, Randy Bermea; McAllen Memorial’s QB Matthew Kaufmann; Edinburg’s DB Sal Martinez; and Weslaco HS DE Jose Montiel.

Jose Arzate of McAllen HS signed his national letter of intent to play football with West Texas A&M in Commerce, Texas next Fall. Pictured are his parents, Diana and Jose Sr; his brother Miguel (left) and sister, Virginia. Also pictured are McAllen ISD

school board members, (left) Hilda DeShazo and Debbie Crane Aliseda with McAllen ISD Interim Athletic Director, Mario Reyna. Not pictured are principal Christina Beck and football coach Tony Harris. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

Rudy Trevino of Edinburg North HS signed his national letter of intent to play football with New Mexico Military Institute. Pic-tured are l-r front, Amber, Susie, Rudy Jr, and Rudy Trevino Sr. Back row l-r are ENHS athletic coordinator, Roy Garza; ECISD Athletic Director, Joe Filoteo; Damian Gonzalez, OL Coach; and

Angel Trevino. (HSSMImages/David Amador)


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!!Harlingen QB Kevin LedesmaNamed HSSM’s MVP for 2011Harlingen QB Kevin LedesmaNamed HSSM’s MVP for 2011(Harlingen, Texas)-Ever since Harlingen High School quarterbackKevin Ledesma played in that thrilling, 45-44 double-overtimewin against seven-time state champions, Abilene on September 17, 2011at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It was then, that Ledesma understood that his Cardinals could match up with anyone in the state of Texas. He led the Cardinals to it’s fourth consecutive 31-5A District title, followed by a berth in the State 5A Di-vision I Quarterfinals against San Antonio Madison. Despite their 42-27 loss to the Mavericks at Javelina Stadium on December 2nd, Ledesma still, wanted to play more football. But, time had run out. Game time. He stood in the open field, with tears (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)



flowing. Cardinal head coach Manny Gomez walked on over to embrace Ledesma and told him that “things will be alright.” For two straight seasons, the 5’8” senior led his Cardinals to two district titles with perfect seasons. He finished his senior year with 2, 522 yards passing and 27 touchdowns. He also ran 157 times for 1,075 yards and 20 TDs. Against Abilene, he had his best game ever by completing 28 of 41 passes for 340 yards and four scores. HSSM names Kevin Ledesma All-South Texas MVP. Like Ledesma, McAllen Memorial quarterback Matthew Kaufmann (5’8, 170lbs) led the Mustangs to its first 30-5A Dis-trict title since 2006 and also back-to-back Class 5A Division II Regional appearances. A four-year starter since 2008, Kaufmann will hopefully, attend West Point Academy this fall. The Mus-tang (12-1) quarterback did the improbable in 2011 by leading his team to a perfect season, before falling 35-28 to San Antonio

Reagan in the regional finals at McAllen Memorial Veterans Sta-dium on November 26th. He led the team with 1,280 yards pass-ing and 11 TDs and also ran for 2,107 yards and 30 touchdowns. Against Reagan, Kaufmann rushed 31 times for 201 yards. A fumble in the closing minutes by Kaufmann in the endzone, end-ed any hopes for winning a state championship in 2011. HSSM names Matthew Kaufmann it’s 2011 All-South Texas Offensive Most Valuable Player. On defense, quarterbacks feared this three-year starter. He had 19 quarterback sacks in 2011 and the Weslaco Panthers ranked

number in South Texas as the best defense, allowing 172 points scored in 12 games, with two shutouts. He had 131 tackles, 18 hurries, four blocked kicks, four forced fumbles, and two fum-ble recoveries. He was also named to the Class 5A AP All-State First team selections in 2011. HSSM names Weslaco’s DE Jose Montiel as the All-South Texas Defensive Player of the Year. High School Sports Magazine’s first team offensive linemen are Carlos Cuellar, Weslaco East; Mike Rodriguez, Weslaco HS; Hector Orozco, Brownsville Rivera, Ralph Rubalcaba, Ray-mondville; and Aureliano Silva of Port Isabel. Silva captured first team Class 3A All-State with Cuellar (2nd team Class 4A), and Rodriguez (Class 5A honorable mentioned). Rubalcaba was also a Class 3A honorable mentioned. At running back, Aaron Munguia of Weslaco East leads the pack along with Harlingen’s Brian Blake and Donna HS Edu-

2011 Final Football Standings1. Harlingen 13-12. McAllen Memorial 12-13. Weslaco East 11-24. Weslaco HS 10-25. Edcouch-Elsa 10-26. Brownsville Pace 9-37. San Benito 9-38. Sharyland 9-29. Rio Hondo 8-410. Raymondville 8-5

2011 Final Football Standings1. Harlingen 13-12. McAllen Memorial 12-13. Weslaco East 11-24. Weslaco HS 10-25. Edcouch-Elsa 10-26. Brownsville Pace 9-37. San Benito 9-38. Sharyland 9-29. Rio Hondo 8-410. Raymondville 8-5

ardo Fraire. All three eclipsed the 1,000 rushing mark and led their districts. Munguia finished his career with 2,392 yards and 33 TDs. His best game camne in the second round of the State 4A Division I Area Championships against Victoria East, rush-ing for 312 yards on 43 carries and five touchdowns. Against Cedar Park, Munguia was stopped 29 times for 109 yards to end his high school career as a Wildcat. Most of the time, Blake was kept off the field in the fourth quarter, despite rushing for 1,674 yards with 20 TDs on 246 carries. His best game of the year was against PSJA North, rushing for 227 yards on 19 carries and two

Headed to United States Military Academy at West Point! Matthew Kaufmann of the McAllen Memorial Mustangs led his team to the State 5A Division II Regional finals for the second straight season, against San Antonio Reagan. The Mustangs

also finished their regular season undefeated in District 30-5A, winning the title. He will be looking to play football for the (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)



touchdowns. Blake led his team to the State 5A Division I Quar-terfinals for the first time in his career. If there was one running back that was a true workhorse, earn-ing every yard every Friday night, that player would have to be Eduardo Fraire. He led Donna back to the state playoffs in Class 5A and a last-second loss to Sharyland was the turning point to the Redskins winning a district title in 2011. The Redskins played with three different quarterbacks due to injuries. Here are the list of HSSM’s All-South Texas Selections and coaches.

2011 All South Texas FootballMost Valuable Player

Kevin Ledesma QBHarlingen Cardinals

Led team to State 5A Division I Quarterfinals with 1,075 yards rushing with 20TDs; He also

passed for 2,748 yards and 30 TDs. Team finished 13-1 for the

season.

Offense MVPMatthew Kaufmann QB

McAllen Memorial

Led team to the State 5A Divi-sion II Regional finals and also passed for 1,280 yards with 11 TDs. He rushed for 2,107 yards

and 30 Tds.

Defense MVPJose Montiel, DE

Weslaco H.S.

Led team to back-to-back 32-5A Championships. He was also named to the AP Class 5A All-State First team. Montiel had

19 quarterbacks sacks and four fumble recoveries this season.

First Team OffenseQuarterbackJacob Lerma

2,913 yards passing/43TDsLyford HS

Running BacksEduardo Fraire, Donna HS

1,489 yards/ 11TDsBrian Blake 1,724 yards/27TDs

Harlingen CardinalsAaron Munguia

Weslaco East HS2,392 yards/33 TDs

Tight-endNathan Gomez

Edcouch-Elsa HS

Wide-receiversJose Luis Barcenas1,034 yards/16 TDsBrownsville Porter

Randy Bermea1,028 yards/10TDsHarlingen Cardinals

Art Vasquez1,120 yards/17 TDs

Lyford HS

Offensive LinemenMike Rodriguez 6’4 300lbs

Weslaco High SchoolTim Ruiz 6’2 275lbsMcAllen Memorial

Anthony Barrera 6’1Harlingen High School

Carlos Cuellar 5’11 240lbsWeslaco East High SchoolAurelino Silva 5’11, 235lbs

Port IsabelRudy Trevino 6’4” 280lbs

Edinburg North HS

KickerJose Arzarte, McAllen HSmade 37 of 38 extra points

PunterCharlie Powers, Harlingen HS

Avg 40 yds/4.0 hangtime

First Team DefenseDefensive Linemen

Luis Hernandez DE 6’2 230lbs19 QB Sacks, 88 solo tackles

Edcouch-Elsa HS Ublado Encina 6’3 285lbs

Brownvsille PaceHector Orozco, DL 6’3 290lbs

Brownsville RiveraGarrett Sharp, DL 6’3 225lbs

McAllen MemorialJacob Grimaldo DL 6’4 275lbs

Weslaco High SchoolJesus Zuviri DL 5’11 245lbs

Harlingen HS

LinebackersNathan Prado 5’10

13 sacks, 113 tackles, Harlingen High School

Tyler Marriott 6’184 total tackles, 7 sacks

McAllen MemorialErnesto Tafolla 6’0

3 tds turnovers; 94 tackles; team captain.

Weslaco High SchoolChris Belmares 6’1

81 tackles, three recovered fumbles, one blocked PAT

Weslaco East HS

Defensive BacksHector Villarreal8 interceptions

Grulla High SchoolSal Martinez

120 tackles, 8 INTs, 2TD returnsEdinburg HSKyle Carter

8 INTs, 71 tacklesBrownsville Pace

Daniel Ybarra8 INTs, 51 Tackles

Harlingen High School

All-Purpose/UtilityMatthew Alvarez, Weslaco HS

Returned one punt for TD, 6 Ints, one returned for Td; Returned

kickoffs for more than 350 yards.

Coach of the YearManny Gomez

Harlingen Cardinals

32-5A Coach of the YearTony Villarreal

Weslaco High School

31-5A Coach of the YearManny Gomez

Harlingen Cardinals

30-5A Coach of the YearBill Littleton

McAllen Memorial HS

32-4A Coach of the YearArmando CuellarWeslaco East HS

Lead Wildcats to State 4A Division Regional Finals for

second straight year.

32-3A Coach of the YearRocky JamesRio Hondo HS

31-3A Coach of the YearJoe Gonzalez

Raymondville HSFirst season as head coach,

wins bi-district title.

Eduardo FraireDonna HS RB

Randy BermeaHarlingen WR

Matt Alvarez Weslaco HS All-Purpose

Ubaldo EncinaBrownsville Pace DT



2011 5A AP All-state team selections

Offensive Player of the Year: RB Trey Williams, Spring Dekaney

Defensive Player of the Year: DE Markus Lathan, Longview

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSELinemen:GREG DAVIS, Abilene, Sr. -- Graded 92 pct, 35 knockdowns; offense averaged 497 yds, 46 pts per game; DARIUS JAMES, Killeen Harker Heights, Jr. -- Graded 94 pct., 70 pancakes, 67 knockdowns; HIVA LUTUI, Euless Trinity, Sr. -- 43 pancakes, 114 knockdowns, 0 sacks allowed, 90 per-cent grade; ARMAND NANCE, Spring Dekaney, Sr. -- Top blocker on offense that averaged 242 rush yds per game; CURTIS RISER, DeSoto, Sr. -- Graded 94 pct., no sacks allowed, 82 pancakes; offense aver-aged 451 yds per game

Receivers/ends:JAKE OLIVER, Dallas Jesuit, Jr. -- 96 catches, 1,431 yds, 20 TDsANDREW RODRIGUEZ, Allen, Sr. -- 57 catches, 1,314 yds, 17 TDs

Quarterback:TERRENCE SINGLETON, Port Arthur Memorial, Sr. -- 108-166 passing, 1,922 yds, 18 TDs, 8 INTs; 989 rush yds, 15 TDs

Running backs:B.J. CATALON, Houston Westside, Sr. -- 2,261 rush yds, 34 TDsBRYAN DRISKELL, McKinney Boyd, Jr. -- 2,073 rush yds, 28 TDs; 1 receiving TD; 1 kick return TDTREY WILLIAMS, Spring Dekaney, Sr. -- 2,420 rush yds, 30 TDs; 3 receiving TDsKicker:BEN GROGAN, Arlington Martin, Jr. -- 8-10 FGs, long 52; 25-25 PATs

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSELinemen:LADARIUS CARPENTER, League City Clear Springs, Sr. -- 79 tackles, 54 assists, 15 sacks, 8 QB hurries, 20 TFLDEVONTE FIELDS, Arlington Martin, Sr. -- 55 tackles, 27 TFL, 9 sacks, 2 INTs, 1 returned for TD, 1 forced fumbleDAN KOTTMAN, Denton Guyer, Sr. --

Panther Pride! Jose Montiel (90) was named to the Class 5A first-team defensive and teammate,Miguel Rodriguez captured honorable mentioned honors as an offensive linemen.

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96 tackles; 26 TFL; 9 sacks; 22 QB hur-ries; 3 forced fumblesJOSE MONTIEL, Weslaco, Sr. -- 131 tackles, 76 solo, 19 sacks, 4 kick blocks, 18 hurries, 5 pass breakups, 4 forced fumbles

Linebackers:

BRAD FLORENCE, Round Rock West-wood, Sr. -- 123 tackles, 52 solo, 10 TFL, 5 INTs (1 TD return), 6 pass breakupsPETER JINKENS, Skyline, Sr. -- 90 tack-les, 5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles 3 fumble recoveries (1 TD return), 16 TFLDEMARKUS LATHAN, Longview, Jr. -- 188 tackles, 3 sacks, 6 TFL, 2 pass break-

ups, 2 blocked kicksDefensive backs:XAVIER JOHNSON, Abilene, Jr. -- 77 to-tal tackles, 50 solo, 4 INTs, 7 pass break-ups, 7 forced fumbles, 3 kick blocksSAL MARTINEZ, Edinburg, Sr. -- 120 tackles, 8 INTs (4 TD returns), 4 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles, 2 TD fum-

Class 5A All-State AP Football

(McAllen, Texas)-Both players were explosive on defensive in 2011. Both were big-time play makers. Weslaco H.S. defensive end Jose Montiel and Edinburg H.S. defensive back, Salvador Martinez were named to the first team Class 5A AP All-State team. “Jose did a great job for us. He was a three-year starter and we will miss him,” says head coach Tony Villarreal. Montiel had led the Panthers to back-to-back 32-5A district titles and bi-district championships too. Montiel also led the Panthers to two straight area appearances. He had 19 quarterback sacks in 2011 to go long with his 76 solo tackles. Edinburg’s Martinez was the big-playmaker for the Bobcats. He was the all-purpose player who ran back four touchdowns off four interceptions and led the Bobcats to two straight playoff appearances, which included one bi-district and area titles in 2010. Also named to the AP Class 5A lists were 2nd-team DB Kyle Carter of Brownsville Pace. Honorable mentions went to Weslaco offensive tackle, Miguel Rodriguez and LB Ernesto Tafolla; Harlingen players RB Brian Blake, Anthony Barrera, WR Randy Bermea, DB Daniel Ramirez, LB Nathan Prado; DE Garrett Sharp, LB Bryant Stites, LB Tyler Marriott, and OT Tim Ruiz of McAllen Memorial; Jose Luis Barcenas of Brownsville Porter; Jose Arzate, McAllen HS, kicker. McAllen Memorial won the 30-5A District title under head coach Bill Littleton with a perfect 10-0 record and then went three-deep in the State 5A playoffs, before falling to San Antonio Reagan 35-28 at McAllen Memorial Veterans Stadium in the Class 5A Division II Regional finals. The Cardinals season came to an end in the State 5A Division I Quarter-finals, losing to San Antonio Madison 42-27 at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville.

Weslaco, Edinburg Players Named to First Team on 5A All-State

Sixteen RGV Players Make the Class 5A AP Squadwith McAllen Memorial and Harlingen Dominating


www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.net Class 5A All-State AP Football


5A Honorable Mentioned! Harlingen RB Brian Blake led his team to the State 5A Quarterfinals in 2011. Against Abilene, Blake rushed for 34 times for 204 yards in their

2OT win 45-44.(HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

ble returnsZACK SANCHEZ, Keller Central, Sr. -- 30 tackles, 9 INTs, 2 TD returns, 8 pass breakupsJESSE WASHINGTON, League City Clear Springs, Sr. -- 66 tackles, 35 assists, 5 INTs (2 TD returns), 12 pass breakups, 8 TFLPunter:LEVI JORDAN, Belton, Sr. -- 42.6-yd avg. on 26 punts, long of 76; 10 inside 20

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSELinemen:Colton Hanson, New Braunfels, Sr.; Germaine Ifedi, Houston Westside, Sr.; Daniel Mafileo, Mesquite, Jr.; Jer-emy Miller, Mansfield Timberview, Sr.; Jhermikal Part-ner, Longview, Sr.Receivers/ends:Sabian Holmes, Southlake Carroll, Sr.; RaShaad Samples, Skyline, Jr.Quarterback:Devante Kincade, Skyline, Jr.Running backs:

Tavarreon Dickerson, Arlington, Sr.; Jack Fields, EP Americas, Sr.; Joel Kimpela, Euless Trinity, Sr.Kicker:Travis Tamez, Mesquite Horn, Sr.

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSELinemen:Chris Alexander, Pearland, Sr.; Bryce Cottrell, Plano West, Sr.; Tomme Mark, Lufkin, Sr.; Michael Richardson, DeSoto, Sr.Linebackers:Lance Duran, Austin Westlake, Sr.; Joe Sikes, Flower Mound Marcus, Sr.; Domenic Spencer, Skyline, Sr.Defensive backs:

Edinburg’s DB Salvador Martinez was named to the AP Class 5A first team on defense. He had eight interceptions in

2011. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

Michael Byrd, Laredo United, Sr.; Kyle Carter, Browns-ville Pace, Sr.; James Ingram, Round Rock Westwood; Corey Thompson, Fort Bend Elkins, Sr.Punter:Quinton White, A&M Consolidated, Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSELINEMEN: Anthony Barrera, Harlingen; Austin Da-vis, Mansfield; Michael Gall, Belton; Jacob Gonzales, Austin Anderson; Payton Jackson, Cibolo Steele; Ross Lodge, Round Rock Westwood; Mikey Matthews, Fort Bend Elkins; Kyle Marrs, Northside Brandeis; Roman Mikeska, Temple; Patrick Morris, Denton Guyer; Miguel Rodriguez, Weslaco; Tim Ruiz, McAllen Memorial; Erick Wren, Mesquite Horn; Darrell Zemault, Northside Stevens.

RECEIVERS/ENDS: Jose Luis Barcenas, Brownsville Porter; Randy Bermea, Harlingen; Conner Crane, Den-ton Guyer; Eric Hawkins, Longview; Austin Hays, San Antonio Reagan; Lorenzo Joe, Abilene Cooper; Marcus Johnson, League City Clear Springs; Cayleb Jones, Aus-tin High; Devante Lacy, Grand Prairie; Keevan Lucas, Abilene; Stanley Wesley, Channelview.

QUARTERBACKS: Tommy Armstrong, Cibolo Steele; Averion Hurts, Channelview; Clayton Nicholas, Abilene Cooper; Charles Taylor, Mansfield Timberview; Cody Thomas, Colleyville Heritage; Marshall Williams, Flower Mound.

RUNNING BACKS: Brian Blake, Harlingen; Jerry Bynum, Alief Elsik; Paxton Grayer, Abilene; Dillon Humphries, Houston Langham Creek; Quaylon Jones, Converse Judson; Marquis Warford, San Antonio Madi-son; Jacoby Webster, Midland; Trinton Ynclan, Northside Brandeis.

KICKERS: Jose Arzate, McAllen; Jeff Johnson, Katy; Colin McGuire, Round Rock Westwood; Joseph Pickett, Temple.

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSELINEMEN: Moahengi Latu, Euless Trinity; Eric Maus, Cibolo Steele; Rex Montes, Colleyville Heritage; Jamal Palmer, McKinney Boyd; Donovan Parker, North Mes-quite; Torrodney Prevot, Alief Taylor; Garrison Rails-back, Abilene Cooper; Hassan Ridgeway, Mansfield; Garret Sharp, McAllen Memorial; Daniel Shaul, Klein Oak; Dutton Watson, Midland.

LINEBACKERS: Tyler Lackey, Abilene; Tyler Marri-ott, McAllen Memorial; Damien Neroes, Garland; Ray Pitts, Cypress Fairbanks; Nathan Prado, Harlingen; Philip Sorrells, Amarillo; Bryant Stites, McAllen Me-morial; Ernesto Tafolla, Weslaco; Justin Vallilee, Col-leyville Heritage; Tanner Vestal, Odessa Permian; Luis Villanueva, Laredo Alexander.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: Jaylon Howard, Port Arthur Me-morial; Jarrett Irving, Spring Dekaney; Sean McBryde, Killeen Ellison; Jalen Mills, DeSoto; Ilaiu Moeakiola, Eu-less Trinity; Chase Moody, San Angelo Central; Daniel Ramirez, Harlingen; Dashone Smith, Klein Oak.

PUNTERS: Luis Garcia, Lufkin; Joseph Pickett, Temple; Joshua Stump, Beaumont West Brook.

State Champions 5ADivision I

Southlake Carroll defeats Fort Bend Hightower 36-29 for 8th

state title.

State Championships 5ADivision II

Spring DeKaney (14-2) beats Cibolo Steele (15-1) 34-14

for first title.


www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.netClass 4A All-State AP Football

Here’s the lists of the 2011 4A AP All-state team:

Offensive Player of the Year: Johnathan Gray, Aledo

Defensive Player of the Year: Dane Balazs, Lake Travis

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSELinemen: REGGIE HARRIS, Killeen, Sr. -- Graded 95 pct., no sacks allowed, 40 pan-cakes, 35 knockdowns; LATHAM JOHN-SON, Aledo, Sr. -- Graded 94 pct., 2 pan-cakes per game; offense averaged 533 yds, 58 pts per game; JORDAN MATHEWS, Mansfield Summit, Sr. -- Graded 99 pct., 2 sacks allowed on 226 passes, 61 knock-downs; JOHN MICHAEL MCGEE, Tex-arkana Texas, Sr. -- Army All-Star Game selection; TANNER STONE, Dallas High-land Park, Sr. -- Top lineman on offense that averaged 463 yds per gameReceivers/ends: DYLAN CANTRELL, Whitehouse, Jr. -- 78 catches, 1,277 yds, 19 TDs; TREMUND MOORE, Brenham, Sr. -- 60 catches, 833 yds, 18 TDsQuarterback: DALYN WILLIAMS, Lake Dallas, Sr. -- 3,211 passing yds, 31 TDs, 4 INTs; 68 pct. completion; 537 rush yds, 7 TDsRunning backs: JOHNATHAN GRAY, Aledo, Sr. -- 2,422 rush yds, 47 TDs; 405 receiving yds, 5 TDs; DARRELL HARRIS, Waco, Sr. -- 2,318 rush yds, 21 TDs; 207 receiving yds, 1 TD; CAMERON WASH-INGTON, Corsicana, Sr. -- 1,960 rush yds, 29 TDsKicker: JUAN CARRANCO, Dayton, Jr. -- School-record 21 FGs

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSELinemen: GLYNN CHEEKS, Manvel, Sr. -- 56 tackles, 18 TFL, 15 sacks, 14 hurries, 3 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles; MARIO EDWARDS, Denton Ryan, Sr. -- 56 tackles, 28 TFL; 10 sacks; 3 forced fumbles; 1 safetyLUIS HERNANDEZ, Edcouch-Elsa, Sr. -- 88 solo tackles, 41 assists, 19 sacks, 21 TFL, 3 forced fumbles, 2 TD fumble returns; DEQUAN RAINDLE, Corsicana, Sr. -- 84 tackles, 9 sacks, 8 TFL, 2 forced fumbles, 8 QB hurriesLinebackers: J.D. ALLEN, Canyon Randall, Sr. -- 150 tackles; 2-time district defensive player of year; CORBIN CROW, Lake Travis, Sr. -- 121 tackles, 41 solo, 8 TFL, 5 sacks; NICK MCCRORY, Port Lavaca Cal-houn, Sr. -- 106 tackles, 10 sacks, 15 TFL, 4 defensive TDs, 6 punt/kick blocksDefensive backs: DANE BALAZS, Lake Travis, Sr. - 12 INTs, 56 tackles, 24 solo, 3 sacks; PAUL CASTILLO, CC Calallen, Sr. -- 86 tackles, 47 solo, 10 TFL, 6 INTs, 10 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles; XAVIER HOWARD, Houston Wheatley, Sr. -- 9 INTs (2 TD returns), 33 pass breakups, 32 solo tackles; ADRIAN NORWOOD, Waco, Jr. -- 8 INTs, 4 pass breakups, 56.5 tackles,

42 soloPunter: ANDREW MITCHELL, Northwest Nelson, Sr. -- 45-yd avg. on 35 punts; 8 over 50 yds, long of 68; 12 inside 20

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSELinemen (six listed because of voting tie): T.J. Armstrong, Lake Travis, Sr.; Carlos Cuellar, Weslaco East, Sr.; Roclan Drain, Corsicana, Sr.; Chris Edling, Corsicana, Sr.; Kyler Nico-tre, Port Neches-Groves, Sr.; Taylor Romero, Manvel, Sr.Receivers/ends: Jonathan Aldridge, Whitehouse, Sr.; Corey Coleman, Richardson Pearce, Sr.Quarterback: Hunter Taylor, White-house, Sr.Running backs: Bobby Huey, Wolf-forth Frenship, Sr.; Daje Johnson, Pflugerville Hendrickson, Sr.; Tim Wright, La Marque, Sr.Kicker:Austin Shoemake, Frisco Centennial, Jr.

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE

Linemen: Derriel Collins, Killeen, Sr.; Roland Gonzales, SA McCollum, Sr.; Jesse Hooper, Montgomery, Sr.; Taiwan Johnson, Manvel, Sr.Linebackers (four listed because of voting tie): Keegan Bradley, Austin Travis, Sr.; A.J. Davis, Kilgore, Jr.; Alex De La Torre, Denton Ryan, Sr.; Alex Faoro, FW Arlington Heights, Sr.Defensive backs: Mookie Carlisle, Stephenville, Soph.; Braden Cover-dale, Stephenville, Sr.; Trey Ingram, Canyon Randall, Sr.; Cameron O’Reilly, Richardson Pearce, Sr.Punter: James Potts, Pflugerville Hen-drickson, Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSELINEMEN: Jacob Aguilar, Waxa-hachie; Chase Anderson, Killeen; Derek Baldeschwiler, Burleson; An-drew Billings, Waco; Jake Brearton, CC Calallen; Moises Castaneda, Sherman; Christian Garcia, Wesla-co East; Reese Harred, Sulphur Springs; Joey Hunt, El Campo; Don-ald Jackson, Kilgore; Bryan Manley, Stephenville; Tevin McCray, Denton Ryan; Travis Romero, Manvel; David Roulston, Canyon Randall; Thaelen Villarreal, Port Lavaca Calhoun; Gabe Whitman, Pflugerville Hen-drickson; Jordan Williams, Denton Ryan.RECEIVERS/ENDS: Marcell At-eman, Wylie East; Zach Austin, Lake Travis; Addison Bustos, Ama-rillo Caprock; Cody Clayton, Sul-phur Springs; Kason Fornes, Ker-rville Tivy; Chance Garey, Wichita Falls; Griffin Gilbert, Lake Travis; Brice Gunter, Stephenville; Brandon Moss, EP Chapin; Jayce Nelson, Port Neches-Groves; Deon Price, Aus-tin McCallum; Robbie Rhodes, FW Southwest; Fred Ross, Tyler; Mike Williams, Pearland Dawson.QUARTERBACKS: J.T. Barrett, WF Rider; Collin Bowen, Canyon Randall; Michael Guerrero, Amarillo Caprock; Dean Haveman, Brenham; Andres Herrera, Dayton; Gary Kim-ble, Pearland Dawson; Don King III, Waxahachie; Baker Mayfield, Lake Travis; Jacorey McQueen, Manor; Greg Ward, Tyler.RUNNING BACKS: Jabari Ander-son, Wylie East; Chase Bertrand, Port Neches-Groves; Calvin Burns, Mansfield Summit; Johnathan Gar-

Luis Hernandez, Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets


Carlos CuellarWeslaco East Wildcats


Aaron Munguia of Weslaco East H.S. was the top running back in District 32-4A. He was named to the Class 4A honorable mentioned lists.

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Weslaco East, Ed-Elsa Head List of 4A All-State Selections

District 32-4A Edcouch-Elsa Weslaco East Roma Valley View

Rio Grande City Mission Veterans Mercedes La Joya Juarez-Lincoln Hidalgo Early College

(Weslaco,Tx)-The Wesla-co East Wildcats have made it a habit to go three rounds deep in Class 4A football. Twice, the Wild-

seasons. “We need to find a way of going to the next round,” says Wildcat head coach, Armando Cuellar. Heading the lists of Class

cats have met another solid football program, Cedar Park in the same round and have lost both games in back-to-back

4A AP All-State Football selections are second team picks offensive tackle, Carlos Cuellar of Weslaco East and Edcouch-Elsa’s

Luis Hernandez at defen-sive end. “He deserves the selection. He works hard,” adds head coach Joe Solis of the Yellowjackets.

ner, Victoria East; Ryan Jackson, Angleton; Jakobi Jones, Beaumont Ozen; Arthur Lockett, Houston Yates; Lawrence Mattison, Smithson Valley; Preston Miller, Dallas High-land Park; Aaron Munguia, Weslaco East; Marcus Price, CC Calallen.KICKERS: Jake Brearton, CC Calallen; Dalton Hestand, Denison; Conner Hollabaugh, Amarillo Caprock.

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSELINEMEN: Andrew Allen, Frisco Liberty; Chase Appleby, Frisco Centennial; Jay Arnold, Rockwall-Heath; Domi-

nique Banks, Denton Ryan; Tyus Bowser, Tyler; Corbin Carr, Nederland; Eric Davis, Tyler; Andrew Garza, Ed-couch-Elsa; Jaylen Hill, Aledo; Jude Jefress, Lake Travis; Dylan McDorman, Michael Wiser, CC Calallen.LINEBACKERS: Amir Adkins, Hutto; Chris Belmares, Weslaco East; Nick Bush, Frisco Centennial; Daniel Car-rillo, El Paso; Ian Compton, Dallas Adams; Dayne Davis, Aledo; Colton Estill, Wolfforth Frenship; DEFENSIVE BACKS: Mesquite; Trey Mohair, Denton Ryan; Aaron Potter, Smithson Valley; Ryan Reid.


Austin Lake Travis (16-0) defeats Waco Midway (13-3) 22-7 for 5th straight title.State Championships

4ADivision II

Aledo (14-2) defeats Manvel (15-1) 49-28


www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.net Class 3A All-State AP Football

Offensive MVP : Joseph Sadler, DevineDefensive MVP: Patrick Levels, Dallas

RooseveltFIRST-TEAM OFFENSELinemen: GREG BRANTLEY, Carthage, Sr. -- Graded 94 pct., 64 knockdowns; no sacks allowed in 263 passesTREY KEENAN, Argyle, Sr. -- Graded 92 pct., 66 pancakes, no sacks allowed in 225 passesANDY MCNEW, Robinson, Jr. -- Graded 96 pct, no sacks allowed on 400 passes, 26 pancakesTRENTON MERKEL, Perryton, Sr. -- Grad-ed 98.7 pct, 19 pancakes, no sacks allowedAURELIANO SILVA, Port Isabel, Sr. -- Graded 97 pct., 60 pancakes, no sacks al-lowed, 20 downfield blocks for TDsReceivers/ends:JAROD ADAMS, Seminole, Sr. -- 51 catch-es, 1,070 yds, 16 TDs; 3 return TDsTRENT SCHUETT, Bridgeport, Sr. -- 76 catches, 1,374 yds, 18 TDsQuarterback:KADARIUS BAKER, Navasota, Jr. -- 2,349 passing yds, 33 TDs, 2 INTs; 7 rush TDsRunning backs (four listed because of voting tie):JORDAN BARNES, Van Alstyne, Sr. -- 2,357 rush yds, 28 TDsSHERMAN GILBERT, Coldspring-Oakhurst, Sr. -- 1,943 rush yds, 31 TDs; 2 receiving TDsWAYNE ONDERDONCK, Alvarado, Sr. -- 2,054 rush yds, 19 TDsJOSEPH SADLER, Devine, Sr. -- 2,884 rush yds, 46 TDs; 177 receiving yds, 3 TDsKicker:COLE HEDLUND, Argyle, Soph. -- 13-14 FGs, long of 42; 49-51 PATs

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSELinemen:CHANCE ANDRIES, Coldspring-Oakhurst, Sr. -- 107 tackles, 20 TFL, 4 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 2 TDsJAKE BAUER, Navasota, Jr. -- 55 solo tack-les, 52 assists, 13 sacks, 33 TFL, 2 forced fumbles, 16 hurriesBO BRADY, Henderson, Jr. -- 92 tackles, 16 sacks, 25 TFL, 7 forced fumbles, 1 blocked puntKENDRICK HARRISON, Coldspring-Oakhurst, Sr. -- 122 tackles, 16 TFL, 2 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries (1 TD)Linebacker:DERICK CASTRO, Sinton, Sr. -- 153 tack-les, 99 solo, 18 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 forced fum-blesSTEPHEN REESE, Henderson, Sr. -- 114 tackles, 4 sacks, 24 TFL, 4 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 3 pass breakupsJOHN WOOD, Whitesboro, Sr. -- 129 tack-les, 7 sacks, 11 TFL, 6 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries, 2 kick blocksDefensive backs:BYRON BROOKS, Farmersville, Sr. -- 92 tackles, 8 INTs (2 TD returns), 6 pass break-

upsTREYLON JOHNICAN, West Columbia, Sr. -- 51 tackles, 8 INTs, 5 pass breakups, 2 punt return TDsPATRICK LEVELS, Dallas Roosevelt, Sr. -- 177 tackles, 118 solo, 8 INTs (4 TD returns), 3 punt return TDs, 6 TFLHECTOR VILLARREAL, Rio Grande City Grulla, Sr. -- 135 Tackles, 8 INTs (1 TD return), 6 sacks, 6 forced fumblesPunter:CHUY ALVAREZ, Van, Jr. -- 42-yd avg on 48 punts, long of 61; 4 inside 20SECOND-TEAM OFFENSELinemen:Jake Lavey, Celina, Sr.; Rance Layton, Semi-nole, Sr.; Alex Mayes, Van Alstyne, Sr.; Clint Merka, Argyle, Sr.; Jake Raulerson, Celina,

Orange-Stark, Sr.; Kevin Vaccaro, Brown-wood, Sr.Punters (tie):Jacob Burtch, Seminole, Sr.; Devin Rober-son, Big Spring, Soph.

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSELINEMEN: Jose Avila, Brownwood; Antho-ny Brister, Henderson; D.J. Carlson, Devine; Ricky Clark, Burkburnett; Jason Geyer, Glen Rose; Ralphael Green, SA Houston; Blake Herman, Needville; Malcolm Jack-son, Sweetwater; Cody Jurek, Gonzales; Josh Kuehne, Lampasas; Brandon Holmes, Lubbock Estacado; Connor Mayes, Van Al-styne; Eden Richardson, Fairfield; Enrique Rodriguez, Hondo; Ralph Rubalcaba, Raymondville;Luke Simmons, Bridgeport;

Simmons, Celina; Brock Squier, Sanger; Co-rion Webster, Atlanta.KICKERS: Alejandro Mendoza, Monahans; Jesus Vargas, Celina.HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSELINEMEN: Darius Biggers, Snyder; Joseph Butler, SA Houston; EJ Castaneda, Rio Hondo;Cortez Crosby, Commerce; Damond Dean, Van; Adoniz Delgado, Sanger; Madi-son Firmin, Bowie; Freddy Gonzalez, Rio Hondo; Calvin Lyons, Texarkana Liberty-Eylau; Javonte Magee, SA Houston; Duane Mena, Huffman Hargrave; Larry Miles, Dal-las Roosevelt; Mack Monsen, Brownwood; Sid Moore, Van; Zach Neely, Prosper; Jake Raulerson, Celina; Dalton Sciortino, Rob-inson; Dequone Shaw, Dallas Roosevelt; Patrick Tillis, FW Polytechnic; Cody Welch, Whitesboro; B.A. White, Lubbock Estacado.LINEBACKERS: Kyler Billingsley, Snyder; Jamal Black, Paris; Carston Bossow, Ar-gyle; Santos Carrizales, Rio Hondo; Israel Chavez, Clint; Gabe Conner, Commerce; J.T. Cotton, Lubbock Estacado; James David, Rockdale; J.J. Elias, Somerset; Patrick Gid-dens, Coldspring-Oakhurst;Kiante Harris, Lubbock Estacado; Colten Hill, Gilmer; Ethan Horton, Brownwood; Will Imhoff, Na-vasota; Garrett Kemp, Brownwood; Landon Lock, Gonzales; Josh Sandoval, Snyder; Jackson Scharf, Monahans; Tyler Smith, Dal-hart; Haden Watkins, Prosper.DEFENSIVE BACKS: Tanner Barr, Gilmer; Zack Bilderback, Celina; Davonte Burks, Dalhart;Jon Anthony Casares, Gonzales; Zach Childress, Abilene Wylie; Xavier Creeks, Navasota; Eric Hoog, Hondo; Wil-lis Johnson, West Columbia; Caleb Koe-dyker, Seminole; Jarrion Lawson, Texar-kana Liberty-Eylau; Zack Lopez, Gonzales; LaDarrell McNeil, Wilmer-Hutchins; Jalen Moore, Lubbock Estacado; Ed Pope, Car-thage; Sam Ramirez, Devine; Leo Thomas, SA Houston;Tyler Webb, Prosper.PUNTERS: Anthony Fuqua, Argyle; Logan Goebel, Cuero; Kam Williams, Midland Greenwood.


Alvarado (14-1) lost to Tyler Chapel Hill (15-0)

20-19State Championships 3A

Division IIArgle (14-1) lost to Wim-

berley (15-0) 21-14

PI, Grulla, Rio Hondo, Lyford, La Feria, Raymondville Players Capture AP Honors on 3A Team

(McAllen, Texas)-Port Isabel offensive linemen Aureliano Silva was named to the Class 3A Associated Press All-State Football first team and Grulla High School, only in it’s second year as 32-3A school had its first player ever named to the list. Gator linebacker, Hector Villarreal made the second team after leading Grulla High School to the State 3A football playoffs under head coach Abel Gonzalez. He had 135 tackles and eight interceptions, along with six quarterback sacks. He also added six forced fumbles. Tarpon offensive linemen, Silva allowed no quarterback sacks this season and had 60 pancakes. Honorable mention honors went to Rio Hondo HS players LB Santos Carrizales, DL EJ Castaneda and DL Freddy Gonzalez; OL Ralph Rubalcada, Raymondville; Wr Gil-bert Jimenez, Wr La Feria; Art Vasquez, Lyford; QB Jacob Lerma, Lyford; The Texas High School AP list for Class 3A was released recently. Listed are the 2011 3A AP players selected.

District 32-3A Grulla Port Isabel Progreso La Feria Zapata Rio Hondo

District 31-3A CC Miller CC West Oso RobstownLyford Orange Grove Raymondville

Jr.; Nick Richardson, Gilmer, Sr.Receivers/ends:Solomon McGinty, Navasota, Jr.; Ed Pope, Carthage, Sr.Quarterback:Dane Evans, Sanger, Sr.Running backs:Zach Henshaw, Fischer Canyon Lake, Sr.; Robert Johnson, Lubbock Estacado, Soph.; Karrion Morrisey, Jasper, Sr.Kicker:Matthew McCrane, Brownwood, Jr.SECOND-TEAM DEFENSELinemen:Dustin Clark, Borger, Sr.; Rickey Hatley, At-lanta, Sr.; Jaylyin Minor, Navasota, Jr.; Mar-cus Stroud, Prosper, Sr.Linebackers:Cassius Davison, West Columbia, Sr.; Dalton Santos, Van, Sr.; Coleman Stapp, Decatur, Sr.Defensive backs: Patrick Brown, Henderson, Sr.; Payton Mar-cum, Monahans, Sr.; DaCarlos Renfro, West

Jarrett Stastny, Sanger; Nick Syler, Hender-son; Dalton Vondrad, Kennedale.RECEIVERS/ENDS: Richard Bloomer, Abilene Wylie; Chadd Bossow, Argyle; By-ron Brooks, Farmersville; LaMarcus Brown, Henderson; Latigo Collins, Pampa; Blain Curren, Burkburnett;Torii Hunter Jr., Pros-per; Gilbert Jimenez, La Feria; T.J. Pan-nell, Commerce; Darion Pollard, Gilmer; Cody Skubal, Rockdale; Art Vasquez, Ly-ford; Buck Wilson, Commerce.QUARTERBACKS: Javelle Allen, Prosper; Wil Amick, Boerne; Austin Aune, Argyle; Del Barnes, Henderson; Stacey Dillard, Princeton; Jacob Lerma, Lyford; Colby Mahon, Bridgeport; Luke Turner, Gilmer; Keenon Ward, Snyder.RUNNING BACKS: Ty Brown, Borger; Davonte Burks, Dalhart; Pedro Cano, Mona-hans; Devin Chafin, Burkburnett; Cody Cole-man, Kennedale; Sean Flannel, West Colum-bia; Britton Lindsey, West Orange-Stark; Nolan Savage, Lubbock Cooper; Jamarick

Freddy GonzalezRio Hondo Bobcats(HSSMImages/David Amador)

Aureliano SilvaPort Isabel Tarpons(HSSMImages/David Amador)



(Refugio, Texas)-Sophomore quarterback Travis Quintanilla passed for 372 yards and three touchdowns as Refugio stopped Cisco on fourth-and-short in the final minute to hold on for a 36-35 victory in the Class 2A Division II champion-ship game Friday at Cowboys Stadium in December 2011. Refugio (15-0), which won its first state title since taking the 2A crown in 1970, led 36-19 early in the fourth quarter. Cisco (14-1) pulled within a point with two minutes left when Refugio opted for a safety rather than punting out of the end zone. Refugio’s Jack Gumm recovered a fumble to set up Shilo Whetsel’s 5-yard touchdown run that capped a run of 22 consecutive points and gave Refugio its 36-19 lead with 8:34 remaining. Quintanilla, was 20 of 25. Six completions went to Cory Brown, who had 110 receiving yards and a touchdown. This was the kind of year that the 15-year old experienced in 2011. The 2011 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 2A all-state high school football team, named Quintanilla it’s Offensive Player of the Year.

Class 2A All-State AP Football

Refugio QB, Santa Rosa DE, Get 2A Honors

Tyler Daul, Santa Rosa HS Defensive End was named to the Class 2A AP Honorable Mentioned lists.

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Voting based on regular-season performance.

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSELinemen:— BEAU JENKINS, Corsicana Mildred, Sr. -- Graded 92 pct., no sacks allowed in 194 passes— RYAN JOHNSON, Muleshoe, Jr. -- Graded 94 pct, 91 pancakes, 16 chops, no sacks allowed in 255 passes— MAC LONG, Edna, Sr. -- Graded 98 pct., 41 pancakes, no sacks allowed, offense averaged 403 yds per game— JOHN WESLEY SHIPP, Refugio, Jr. -- Grad-ed 96 pct., no sacks allowed, 47 pancakes— CASE WILBANKS, Idalou, Sr. -- Led of-fense that averaged 382 yds per gameReceivers/ends:— LYNX HAWTHORNE, Refugio, Sr. -- 46 catches, 1,200 yds, 20 TDs— CALEB HULLUM, Eastland, Sr -- 53 catch-es, 1,366 yds, 22 TDs; 122 rush yds, 2 TDsQuarterback (tie):— TRENT BRITTAIN, Eastland, Sr. -- 139-214 passing, 2,714 yds, 38 TDs, 6 INTs; 622 rush yds, 10 TDs— TRAVIS QUINTANILLA, Refugio, Soph. -- 121-174 passing, 2,736 yds, 41 TDs, 3 INTsRunning backs:— TRESTON COLEMAN, Frankston, Sr. -- 2,096 rush yds, 28 TDs; 392 receiving yds, 3 TDs— SHAKEEM JEFFERSON, New Boston, Sr. -- 2,097 rush yds, 28 TDs— CODY WEIR, Rogers, Sr. -- 1,864 rush yds, 27 TDsKicker:— MATT SHADE, Mineola, Sr. -- 6 FGs, long of 50; 48-51 PATs; 21 touchbacksOffensive Player of the Year: Travis Quintanilla, Refugio___FIRST-TEAM DEFENSELinemen:— MATTHEW SALES, Idalou, Sr. -- 113 tack-les, 6 sacks, 12 TFL— LEO SANCHEZ, Melissa, Jr. -- 88 tack-les, 17 TFL, 4 sacks, 20 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles— DONALD TREVINO, Refugio, Sr. -- 116 tackles, 75 solo, 13 TFL, 2 sacks, 7 forced fumbles— BRUCE WOODS, Elysian Fields, Jr. -- 110 tackles, 27 TFL, 16 sacksLinebackers:— DARIUS GARCIA, Melissa, Sr. -- 100 tack-les, 4 INTs (1 TD return), 4 TFL— JAKE HERYFORD, Refugio, Sr. -- 137 tack-les, 87 solo, 9 TFL— TY TOLLESON, Lone Oak, Jr. -- 153 tack-les, 17 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 forced fumblesDefensive backs:— BRADLEY ADKINS, Idalou, Sr. -- 29 tack-les, 7 INTs— MICHAEL ELLIS, Melissa, Sr. -- 43 tack-les, 8 INTs, 4 pass breakups, 4 forced fumbles, 2 TFL— CHANCE GREEN, Gunter, Sr. -- 88 tackles, 8 INTs, 1 punt return TD— MICHAEL ROBERSON, Arp, Jr. -- 79 tack-les, 6 INTs (1 TD return), 10 pass breakupsPunter:

— CLAY O’DELL, Tuscola Jim Ned, Sr. -- 41.7-yd avg on 37 punts; 17 inside 20Defensive Player of the Year: Donald Trevino, Refugio___SECOND-TEAM OFFENSELinemen:— Dustin House, Frankston, Jr.; Noah Pennell, Corsicana Mildred, Jr.; Reed Scroggins, Cisco, Sr.; Josh Smitherman, Cameron Yoe, Jr.; Ryan Todd, Holliday, Sr.Receivers/ends:— TQ Echols, Whitney, Jr.; Saul Elizalde, Mule-shoe, Sr.Quarterback:— Kyle Bludau, Schulenburg, Sr.Running backs:— RaShondrick Linwood, Linden-Kildare, Sr.; Glenn Roberts, East Chambers, Jr.; Shiloh Whetsel, Refugio, Sr.Kicker:— Hernan Sanchez, Hempstead, Sr.

___SECOND-TEAM DEFENSELinemen:— Trey Boyd, Mineola, Sr.; Damon Evans, So-nora, Jr.; Jesse Hanson, Daingerfield, Sr.; Don-ald Hopkins, Lago Vista, Sr.Linebackers:— Dejon Mims, Daingerfield, Sr.; Dreagan Pat-terson, Bushland, Sr.; Logan Shelton, Corsicana Mildred, Sr.Defensive backs:— Draylon Sterling, Corsicana Mildred, Soph.; Austin Twilligear, Holliday, Sr.; Jackson Webb, Melissa, Soph.; Clay Williams, De Kalb, Sr.Punter:— Baylor Mullins, Merkel, Jr.

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

LINEMEN: Duncan Addy, Eastland; Shawn Atwood, Muleshoe; Trevor Davis, Crane; Spen-cer Deal, Ponder; Jacob Echavarria, Coahoma;

Tyrin Evans, Omaha Pewitt; Findley Harris, Gunter; Jared Kaster, Altair Rice; John Law-less, Rogers; Tom Lawless, Rogers; Joe Leeves, Omaha Pewitt; Logan Lewis, Cisco; Bryan McKnight, Arp; Kyle Patlan, Sonora; Ty Rojas, Littlefield; Peyton Rodriquez, Coahoma; Joseph Rosemond, Hempstead; Tyler Williamson, Tus-cola Jim Ned.

RECEIVERS/ENDS: Bradley Adkins, Idalou; Gerren Ballard, Whitewright; Mason Hart, Me-lissa; Word Hudson, Sonora; Jamarcus Johnson, Hearne; Trent Mormon, Hempstead; Dreagan Patterson, Bushland; Darrin Terry, Daingerfield; Oscar Trevino, Alpine.

QUARTERBACKS: Alex Allen, Daingerfield; Beau Avila, Muleshoe; Jared Cate, Boyd; Clay-ton Parks, Sonora; Nic Shimonek, Corsicana Mildred; Tyrone Swoopes, Whitewright; Justin Twine, Hemphill.

RUNNING BACKS: Issac Baca, Muleshoe; Frankie Harris, Merkel; Trey Hodge, Tom Bean; Jacon Hodges, Brady; Matt Hosea, Big Sandy Harmony; Hayden Lewis, Cisco; Aus-tin Matschek, Wall; Devin Parks, Edna; Bryce Schilling, Idalou; Archie Taylor, Hempstead; Colton Valle, Sanford-Fritch; Shaquille Wherry, De Kalb.

KICKERS: Julio Delgado, Eastland; Saul Elizal-de, Muleshoe; Cristian Samaniego, Altair Rice.

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

LINEMEN: Jacob Avery, Cisco; Jacob Beck-with, Bangs; Tyler Daul, Santa Rosa; Spencer Deal, Ponder; Denton Evans, Omaha Pewitt; Thomas Finigmow, Corsicana Mildred; Justin Lawler, Pottsboro; Edgar Luna, Cameron Yoe; Montel McKinley, Clyde; Marc Ortiz, Spear-man; JD Scott, Eastland; Dakota Sparks, Idalou; Ryan Todd, Holliday;

LINEBACKERS: Beau Avila, Muleshoe; Is-sac Baca, Muleshoe; Ty Chambers, Blooming Grove; Jake DelaGarza, Vanderbilt Industrial; Christian Fisher, Spearman; Taylor Fox, Mc-Gregor; Brandon Garza, Sunnyvale; Justin Go-forth, Omaha Pewitt; Phillip Gosnell, Eastland; Jace Hart, Lone Oak; Daniel Herrera, Hemp-stead; Matt Johnson, Litttlefield; Ronnie Jones, Hempstead; Braden Lyssy, Poth; Blaine Miku-lik, Wall; Riley Payne, Idalou; Dac Shaw, Mine-ola; Gunner Tatum, Crane.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: Jake Blenden, Crawford; Imoni Cross, Sonora; Daniel Donoho, Corsicana Mildred; Saul Elizalde, Muleshoe; Phillip Gar-za, Poth; DeKendrick Jeffery, Hearne; Jamarcus Johnson, Hearne; Billy Medford, Luling; Trent Mormon, Hempstead; Baylor Mullins, Merkel; Skyler O’Donald, Clyde; Dallas Payne, Sonora; Justin Rindlisbacher, Spearman; Jace Swan, Spearman; Zane Webster, Tuscola Jim Ned.

State Champions 2A Division IMelissa (13-1) defeated Hempstead (14-

1) 28-15State Championships 2A Division II

Cisco (14-1) lost to Refugio (15-0) 36-35.

Tyler Daul, DE Santa RosaHonorable Mentioned

Class 2A team

District 16-2A Division I: Bishop Falfurrias Odem

San Diego Santa Rosa Taft



BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Tenaha quarterback Reginald Davis and Mason defensive back Chance Stockbridge, who led their teams to state championships, head up the 61st Texas Sports Writers Association Class 1A all-state team. Davis was the offensive player of the year. The 185-pound senior who has pledged to Texas Tech passed for 2,015 yards on 101 of 168 with 26 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also had 172 carries for 1,915 yards with 36 TDs in leading the unbeaten Tigers to the 1A Division II title.Stockbridge was the defensive player of the year. The 138-pound senior had a school-record 13 interceptions, returning three for touchdowns in the leading the unbeaten Punchers to the 1A Division I championship. In the UIL State 1A-Division II Champion-ships game, Quarterback Reginald Davis ran for 242 yards and two touchdowns, passed for 226 yards and three TDs and returned a punt 80 yards for a score as Tenaha beat Munday, 52-28, and won the Class 1A Division II title. Tenaha scored 21 unanswered points to open the second half, including touchdowns off two turnovers, in front of 5,592 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Thurs-day night. Davis, who has committed to Texas Tech, was the game’s Offensive Most Valuable Player. He was 10-of-21 passing and accounted for 314 all-purpose yards for the 14-0 Tigers.

www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.netClass 1A All-State AP Football

Tenaha QB Davis Named Offensive Player of Year

District 16-1A Division I: Ben Bolt La VillaKenedy Charlotte

Center — Victor Barrera, Ben Bolt,

5-8, 225, sr.

State 1A Selections:FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQuarterback — Reginald Davis, Te-naha, 6-1,185, sr.Running backs — David Mora, Ma-son, 5-5, 165, sr.; Garrett Carter, Sun-down, 6-1, 205, sr.; and (tie) Hunter Ammons, Mount Enterprise, 5-10, 175 jr. Josh Labay, Ganado, 5-10, 165, sr.Wide receivers — Jessie Ramos, Stamford, 5-10, 150, sr. and (tie) An-dres Alaniz, Ben Bolt, 6-1, 165, sr. and Dominique Barton, Normangee, 6-1, 175, sr.Tight end — Cody Petree, Albany, 6-2, 210, sr.Guards — Korey Zavala, Mason, 6-3, 250, sr. and Luke Crabtree, Muenster, 6-1, 210, sr.Center — (tie) Kord Bradshaw, Gar-rison, 6-2, 290, sr. and Lucas Veiten-heimer, Windthorst, 6-2, 257, sr.Tackles — Dylan Hofmann, Mason, 6-2, 245, sr. and LaDarren Cooks, Te-naha, 6-3, 305, sr.Place-kicker — Garrett Yancey, Lind-say, 5-9, 140, sr.POY — Davis, Tenaha, 6-1,185, sr.DEFENSELinemen — Blanford Paul, Munday, 6-0, 245, sr.; Michael Green, Big Sandy, 6-1, 270, sr.; C.J. Henderson, Garrison, 5-11, 230, sr.; and (tie) Ste-phen McPeters, Clarksville, 6-6, 210, jr. and John Jentsch, Milano, 6-4, 245, sr.Linebackers — Cade Cihal, Ganado, 6-0, 200, sr.; Terrell Pride, Mart, 5-8, 185, sr.; Nick Navarette, Mason, 5-10, 165, sr.; George Bauman, Big Sandy, 6-0, 190, sr.Secondary — Chance Stockbridge, Mason, 5-9, 138, sr.; Taurus Keppard, Big Sandy, 6-1, 185, jr.; Dustin Cas-tillo, Wellington, 5-11, 170, sr.; Trey Thedford, Ganado, 6-2, 195, sr.Punter — John Jentsch, Milano, 6-4, 245, sr.Kick returner — Dee Paul, Munday, 6-0, 160, jr.POY — Stockbridge, Mason, 5-9, 138, sr.___SECOND TEAMOFFENSE

Quarterback — Hagen Hutchinson, Stamford, 6-2, 180, jr.Running backs — Bradley Walker, Hubbard, 5-8, 160, jr.; Roddrick Tay-lor, Munday, 5-10, 165, jr.; Creed Coalson, Bronte, 5-11, 160, sr.Wide receivers — Reid Horton, D’Hanis, 6-0, 155, sr. and Issac Lew-is, Canadian, 5-7, 165, sr.Tight end — Gary Moore, Clarks-ville, 6-6, 221, jr.Guards — Colby Conner, Springlake-Earth, 6-5, 340, sr. and Scott Lyssy, Falls City, 6-1, 200, sr.Center — Grant James, Ralls, 6-1, 255, sr.Tackles — Blake Atnip, Seymour, 6-8, 320, sr. and (tie) Austin McClin-ton, Hubbard, 6-0, 250, sr. and Orrin Vinson, Albany, 5-10, 215, sr.Place-kicker — Rio Schmidt, Mason, 6-0, 175, jr.DEFENSELinemen — Scott Lyssy, Falls City, 6-1, 200, sr.; Cody Petree, Albany, 6-2, 210, sr.; Dylan Stallcup, Wind-thorst, 6-7, 225, sr.; Trevor Cobb, Clarendon, 5-11, 165, jr.Linebackers — Andy Flusche, Muen-ster, 6-3, 225, jr.; Jordan Johnson, Hubbard, 5-11, 210, soph.; Michael Taylor, Alto, 6-1, 220, jr.; Jose Gon-zalez, Munday, 5-6, 155, sr.Secondary — Xavier Bethany, Bur-ton, 6-1, 190, sr.; Elder Rojas, Spring-lake-Earth, 5-9, 155, jr.; Chad Hodge, Sundown, 5-9, 140, soph.; Jessie Ra-mos, Stamford, 5-10, 150, sr.Punter — Rio Schmidt, Mason,5-10, 180, jr.Kick returner — Darius Darnell, Nor-mangee, 6-1, 160, sr.___THIRD TEAMOFFENSEQuarterback — (tie) H.B. Rosser, Clarksville, 5-10, 180, sr. and Klark Ashmore, Wellington, 5-11, 170, soph.Running backs — Cristian Sandoval, Winters, 6-10, 160, sr.; Crey Dicker-son, Detroit, 5-7, 155, sr.; (tie) Ced-ric Carter, Chilton, 5-11, 200, sr. and Trevor Arthur, Morton, 5-8, 175, sr.Wide receivers — Dustin Castillo, Wellington, 6-0, 170, sr. and Pecos Martin, Olton, 5-7, 150, sr.

Tight end — Russell Carrell, Garri-son, 6-3, 220, sr.Guards — Clay Hudson, Albany, 6-2, 210, sr.; Lee White, Munday, 5-8, 245, sr. and David Young, Mount En-terprise, 6-1, 265, sr.Center — Victor Barrera, Ben Bolt, 5-8, 225, sr.Tackles — Rob Montgomery, Albany, 6-3, 300, jr. and Roy Alaniz, Stam-ford, 5-10, 240, jr.Place-kicker — Jordy Cruz, Wind-thorst, 5-8, 217, sr.DEFENSELinemen — Juan Villanueva, Price Carlisle, 5-10, 235, sr.; Zach Berry, Panhandle, 6-4, 190, jr.; Cody Strmis-ka, Granger, 5-11, 230, sr.; Tyler Gor-man, Ganado, 6-3, 240, sr.Linebackers — DeAaron Roland, Te-naha, 6-1, 215, jr.; Dominique Mess-er, Milano, 6-4, 175, jr.; Colin Reed, Normangee, sr.; Ray Parmer, Tahoka, 5-10, 200, soph.Secondary — Tyler Berardi, Wind-thorst, 5-8, 150, sr.; Hunter Key, Gar-rison, 6-1, 160, jr.; Octavius Griffith, Tenaha, 5-11, 170, sr.; and (tie) Ka-leb Reese, Ralls, 5-10, 175, soph.;


Stamford (13-3) lost to Mason (15-0) 62-40

State Championships 1ADivision II

Munday (13-3) lost to Te-naha (14-0) 52-28

Reginald Davis, QB Tenaha led his team to the State 1A-Division II title in 2011. (HSSMImages/Special)

Leonard Williams, Mart, 5-9, 165, sr.; Jared Poncho, Price Carlisle, 6-2, 165, jr.; and Bubba Greer, McCamey, 6-1, 165, sr.Punter — Dean Fleitman, Lindsay, 6-3, 185, sr.Kick returner — Leonard Williams, Mart, 5-9, 165, sr.



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JAIME GARCIA, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher2011 World Series Baseball Champions

It took the former Sharyland HS pitcher almost six years to debut as a Major League Baseball player who was drafted right our of high school by the Baltimore Orioles in the 30th round. Instead, Garcia choose to re-enter the draft in 2005 and this time, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round. He made his major league debut in 2008 on July 11th but then underwent Tommy John Surgery, ending his season. After spending his 2009 season in the minors, Tony LaRussa made the call to bring him up to the majors. He finished with a 13-8 overall record and was named to the Baseball America’s 2010 All-Rookie Team. In 2011, Jaime pitched in his first-ever World Series and became a World Champion. Jaime Garcia talks with HSSM Sports Director, David A. Amador.

HSSM Photos by Alec Amador

HSSM: What a moment! What a career! Now, you are a MLB World Series Baseball Cham-pion! Has it sunk in yet Jaime?

Jaime: It didn’t think it would happen this soon. This is my third year in the big leagues.This has been a dream since I was a little kid. It’s real excit-ing. At the same time, it’s time to turn the page and get ready for 2012.

HSSM: Your baseball career started right here in the Rio Grande Valley as a junior at Sharyland High School with head coach Bart Bickerton giv-ing you your first start.

Jaime: This is where I call home. This where I live in the offseason. He’s a great coach. He does a great job. Good guy. I am very grateful to him.

HSSM: Do you have any kind words to say for Coach Bick-

erton? It’s okay to express how you really feel. He will not bench you.

Jaime: He’s a great guy and friend. I learned a lot from him.

HSSM: Watching you pitched on the mound in high school, you looked intense and all business. Were you on a mis-sion as senior playing base-ball?

Jaime: That was my mental-ity. I love this game and I was always trying to play my best.

HSSM: You came to the Unit-ed States from Mexico to get educated in high school? Was it worth it? Should both coun-tries work together to help stu-dents like yourself to continue with education at a higher level?

Jaime: Definitely. I will always be grateful. I was a good stu-

dent who wanted to excel in the classroom.

HSSM: How many nights did you spend sleepless, dream-ing of becoming a major league baseball player?

Jaime: Too many.

HSSM: It took almost six years to reach the major league dia-mond and complete a full sea-son as a rookie. You did that in 2010. And then the World Series. How was that experi-ence?

Jaime: My first game was a dream come true. I was ner-vous. In the World Series, I had butterflies in my stomach. Once the game started, I did a pretty good job.

HSSM: Having to sit out in 2009 with surgery to your pitching elbow, did you feel you would make a come back?

Jaime: I never doubted my-self. I knew I would comeback even better. I worked really hard when I rehab.

HSSM: Let’s talk about your involvement with the March of Dimes? Why?

Jaime: It’s exciting to help a good cause. I’m glad to part of this organization.

HSSM: What advice can you give every player from South Texas who loves playing base-ball and would like to go to the next level?

Jaime: Any dreams that you have will come true. You have to work hard and don’t let any-one tell you differently.

HSSM: Again, congratulations and you are a member of the 2011 World Series Champi-ons, St. Louis Cardinals!


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