High School: Sachse

The Granbury baseball team (12-13, 8-4) had to win Tuesday’s District 7-4A game against Crowley to clinch a spot in the playoffs.

There was no question who Granbury coach Brad Hart would give the starting nod to for the important match, his senior ace Wade McClintock, who lost to Crowley, 2-0, earlier in district play.

McClintock not only led his team a 2-0 win and a playoff berth, but he also picked up his first career no-hitter.

“It was a cool deal, without a doubt, especially with so much on the line,” Hart said. “That was a huge game for us to lock up that playoff spot and stay in the race for the district championship and everything that went along with that. I had no doubt he was our guy even though he faced them the first time. I had no doubt.”

The senior, who is working for a college scholarship, boosted his resume by striking out 15.

Crowley managed only two base runners in the game -- one by a dropped third strike and another by walk.

It wasn’t until the fifth inning that Hart realized his pitcher was on the verge of a no-hitter and joined with the rest of the team in the traditional vow of silence toward McClintock.

McClintock sat down the final three batters in order and was greeted by a group tackle from his teammates.

“To be honest with you, I expected a good performance out of him and he came out and topped it with a no-hitter,” Hart said.

Once the dog pile cleared and McClintock had a few minutes to let his achievement set in, he was as amazed as anyone else on that field, Hart said.

“I think he just smiled a lot.” Hart said. “I don’t think he knew what to say.”

Sachse outfielder turning heads

Earlier this week, ESPN HS featured some of the top outfielders in the Class of 2013, which included one Metroplex star.

Sachse center fielder Eric Williams definitely has the stats to back up the high praise this season.

As his team’s No. 3 hitter, Williams is batting .405 with one home run, two triples and five doubles, which contribute to a .485 on-base percentage and a .587 slugging percentage.

In center, Williams can showcase his powerful arm, which coach Chris Burrow utilized on the mound last season and will again his senior year, throwing around 87 mph with a good breaking ball.

Williams has already verbally committed to Texas Tech as a junior, allowing him to play a stress-free remainder of his high school career as the team’s spark plug.

“He’s very high energy and works hard,” Burrow said. “He takes extra cuts a lot of the time. He does everything I ask him and is one of those guys that tries hard.”

Martin falls, but remains nationally ranked

Arlington Martin took a tough loss to Arlington Heights that dropped the Warriors in the ESPNHS Fab 50 poll this week, but they remain the only area team in the poll at No. 46.

Martin sits atop District 4-5A with a 12-0 district record and a 22-2-1 overall record.

The Warriors have three games remaining this season, including a nondistrict matchup with South Grand Prairie at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Not much was guaranteed to Dallas Jesuit head coach Charles DeLong before the 2012 season.

Two seasons removed from a 5A state title, he faced the dread of losing some of his players to Academy soccer and then, at times, had to put five sophomores on the field.

Looking back, it worked out pretty well for DeLong.

He tallied his 500th career win in district play, separating him as a Dallas coaching legend. Those five sophomores held their own, along with the majority of veteran players returning from last season, to put Jesuit back in the regional tournament this weekend.

Working on Jesuit’s side is decent continuity from the previous two years, but that doesn’t grant DeLong any more confidence in a return to the state tournament with the parity that exists now that Academy players no longer play.

“I’m not downplaying anybody, but I don’t think there is a super-powerhouse team,” DeLong said. “I think every team out there, on any given day, could beat each other.”

Jesuit is the lone area team playing in the 5A Region II tournament at Round Rock’s Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex, paired against The Woodlands in Friday’s semifinal match. The winner of that game will play either Midland Lee or Austin Westlake in the region final.

Two teams represent the area in the Region I tournament -- Plano and Mansfield. Plano’s chance at a berth in the state tournament last season was crushed by Southlake Carroll, who would go on to claim the 5A title.

Mansfield was also knocked out by Carroll in the area round of the playoffs last season and has not advanced past the area round since 2007.

GIRLS

Plano West began its 2010-2011 campaign as the top team nationally out of the DFW area.

That momentum slowed through district play and came to a screeching halt when West saw its season end in bi-district to Coppell.

This year, West enters the regional tournament as one of the most battle-tested teams in the state, surviving playoff matches against nationally ranked Grapevine and Flower Mound.

West’s path to Georgetown in 2012 must go through El Paso Montwood in the regional semifinals. West would then face the winner of Arlington and Flower Mound Marcus.

Marcus is the highest nationally ranked team still alive in the playoffs, sitting at No. 3 in the Week 19 poll, but West isn’t too far behind at No. 6.

The only area team in the Region II tournament is Sachse, who has gradually improved its playoff run every season since 2008-2009 and would continue the trend with a regional semifinal win over Georgetown on Friday.

Desoto, Sachse look to move on to Reg. 2 final

February, 23, 2012
Feb 23
4:03
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CLASS 5A REGION 2 GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

(At Baylor University's Ferrell Special Events Center in Waco)

FRIDAY'S SEMIFINALS

6 p.m.: Sachse vs. The Woodlands

8 p.m.: DeSoto vs. Spring Dekaney

SATURDAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP

6 p.m.: Semifinal winners

HOW THEY GOT HERE

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Sachse (30-7): The District 10-5A champion defeated Dallas Sunset 49-42 in bi-district; Temple 47-38 (2 OT) in area; Harker Heights 53-46 in regional quarterfinals.

The Woodlands (32-2): The District 14-5A champion defeated Klein Forest 58-48 in bi-district; Round Rock 47-35 in area; Pflugerville 51-43 in regional semifinals.

DeSoto (26-4): The District 11-5A champion defeated Killeen Ellison 43-22 in bi-district; Garland 78-51 in area; Mesquite 58-57 in regional quarterfinals.

Dekaney (37-1): The District 13-5A champion defeated Humble Kingwood 73-34 in bi-district; Georgetown 51-28 in area; Atascocita 65-53 in regional quarterfinals.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Sachse: Achel Tac (6-1, Sr. G/F) leads the team in scoring but had just four points in Sachse's area win against Temple. It was only the fifth time this season she finished in single-digit scoring. Candice Followwell (5-9, Sr. G) is scoring 16.6 points per game in the playoffs.

The Woodlands: Anna Strickland (6-1, Sr. F) is on a tear this season, averaging a double-double with 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Kelsey Lang (6-4, Jr. P) is averaging 14.5 points per game.

DeSoto: Jordan Jones (5-6, Sr. G) is averaging a team-high 14.3 points per game. Her counterpart Bryce Owens (5-6, Sr. G) scored the game-winning bucket to beat Mesquite in the regional quarterfinal.

Dekaney: Alexis Durley (5-8, Sr. G) leads the team in scoring, but the Wildcats have five players scoring more than nine points per game. Kayla Nevitt (5-9, So. G) is second on the team with 12.8 points per game.

LAST YEAR

Sachse: Missed the playoffs.

The Woodlands: Lost to Pflugerville 62-47 in the regional quarterfinals.

DeSoto: Lost to Pflugerville 65-63 (OT) in the regional semifinals.

Dekaney: Lost to Pflugerville 65-50 in area round.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas -- The makeup changed very little or not at all in four of the area’s nine Class 5A districts at Thursday's UIL reclassification and realignment.

*The current District 4-5A (five Arlington schools, Fort Worth Paschal, North Crowley and Weatherford) remained intact but, because of district consolidation in West Texas, changed its number to 3-5A.

That’s an agreeable change, said Anthony Criss, football coach at Arlington Sam Houston and former Arlington ISD assistant athletic director.

“It’s great for Arlington because it means we stay in the area for first-round playoff games instead of going to West Texas,’’ Criss said. “We’d still go west once, but not until the second round.''

*The current District 5-5A retained seven of its eight members in the new District 7-5A: Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Grand Prairie, South Grand Prairie, Mansfield and Mansfield Timberview. The only change is Mansfield Legacy drops down to Class 4A and powerhouse DeSoto takes its place.

“A tough district just got tougher,’’ said Grand Prairie coach Gary Bartel.

*In District 9-5A, Dallas Samuell dropped to Class 4A and was replaced by Richardson Pearce, which is moving back up to 5A. The other seven members are unchanged: Dallas Jesuit, Dallas Skyline, Dallas Sunset, Dallas W.T. White, Richardson, Richardson Berkner and Lake Highlands.

“I wasn’t sure Jesuit would stay in,’’ said Skyline coach Reginald Samples. “In fact, we had agreed to play them in a nondistrict game if they weren’t in our district.’’

*The seven Garland ISD schools that made up 10-5A in the last realignment are now without McKinney Boyd as they go forward as District 11-5A with this lineup: Garland, Garland Lakeview, Garland Naaman Forest, North Garland, Rowlett, Sachse and South Garland.
Plano West doesn't have the No. 1 prospect in the nation like it did in 2009 with Jackson Jeffcoat, but the Wolves are sending a defensive end to Texas.

Bryce Cottrell signed a national letter of intent to play for the Longhorns on Wednesday, becoming the second West defender to sign with Texas in three years.

Cottrell helped lead the Wolves to the brink of the playoffs. They finished in a three-way tie for a playoff spot in the brutal District 8-5A, but West finished on the outside looking in after losing the tiebreaker.

The senior was originally committed to Oregon but switched just before signing day.

Plano West's Carlos Wiggins also signed on Wednesday, putting his name in ink for New Mexico.

Other notable area players who signed on Wednesday include Sache's Tyler Holmes (Kansas); West Mesquite defensive back Cranston Jones (New Mexico); McKinney Boyd defensive end Jamal Palmer (Baylor) and punter Camerson Decell (Rice); and Lake Dallas receiver Ferrando Joseph (Louisiana Monroe) and running back Dontonio Jordan (Stanford).
Senior Acheil Tac is playing just her second year of varsity basketball, but it didn't take her long to make an impact at Sachse.

She earned Offensive Player of the Year honors in District 10-5A last season and signed a national letter of intent in November to play for North Texas.

Her encore has been even more impressive. Tac is averaging 15 points and eight rebounds per game in leading Sachse to first place in 10-5A, and this may be the best season in the short history of the Lady Mustangs (20-6, 6-0).

Sachse has a two-game lead on the entire district at the midway point of 10-5A play and looks like a lock to make the playoffs, as its losses are all to elite teams -- DeSoto, Frisco Wakeland and Dallas Lincoln, among others.

Sachse traditionally has been a solid team. It made the playoffs in 2009 and even won a playoff game in 2008, but Tac has the Lady Mustangs poised for a banner year.
MESQUITE, Texas – Sachse quarterback Trent White stood expressionless on the the field of Mesquite Memorial Stadium after the Mustangs' 49-42 Class 5A Division II win over Dallas Jesuit on Friday.

Looking at him, you would never think he'd just led his team to the first playoff win in the school’s nine-year history.

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Trent White
Travis L. Brown/ESPNDallas.comQuarterback Trent White accounted for five of Sachse's seven touchdowns against Dallas Jesuit.
“Nothing excites Trent,” Sachse coach Mark Behrens said. “He’s one of those poised young men and you wouldn’t know it if we were battling to come back or up by 40. He’s just so relaxed.”

And it’s that relaxed nature that helped him create the game-winning play. After being flushed out of the pocket, White hit receiver Brandon Durr on a short dump pass, and Durr took the near-sack 42 yards for the deciding score with 43 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

“I don’t know. I guess it’s a lot of instinct, but our receivers know how to get open whenever they see me get open, and I just try to get them the ball and let them do what they can do,” White said.

Christian Minies officially put the game away on an interception with just seconds left on the clock.

“I wanted to take it to the house, but I thought, ‘Just seal it up and don’t fumble,’” Minies said, with much more enthusiasm than is pass-throwing teammate.

Sachse (8-3) jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead on its first two possessions and carried that momentum to a 35-21 halftime lead.

Jesuit’s defense came on strong in the third, blanking Sachse in the frame.

The Rangers (8-3) tied the score at 35 in the fourth and then again at 42 with three minutes left.

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Class 4A: Div. I | Div. II

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5A Division I: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
5A Division II: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
4A Division I: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
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Sachse keyed in on its run game, utilizing power running back Billy Cole instead of relying on the pass. The change in pace got Jesuit’s defense to bite on the run, opening up several deep post routes throughout the game.

The strategy also chewed up the clock and kept the ball away from Jesuit’s high-powered offense.

“We needed to keep them off the field as much as possible," Behrens said. "You see what they do when they have the ball. And they’ve scored points on everyone, except Skyline. That was a quality football team we beat tonight.”

White accounted for five of his team’s touchdowns, four passing and one rushing, and crossed the 3,000-yard passing mark for the season.

Sachse advances to the area round to face the winner of Saturday's Longview-Temple game.

Behrens said White understands the team's accomplishment and what it means for the community of Sachse. The quarterback just acknowledges it as quickly as he escapes a tackle to make a big play.

“You probably missed it, but he probably gave you a little smile,” Behrens said.

Jesuit, Sachse put passing games on display

November, 9, 2011
11/09/11
8:36
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DALLAS JESUIT (8-2) vs. SACHSE (7-3)
7:30 p.m. Friday at Mesquite Memorial Stadium


What: Class 5A Division II Region 2 bi-district game

When we saw them last: Jesuit, which finished second in District 9-5A, built momentum heading into the playoffs with a 40-12 win over Sunset. Sachse didn’t fair nearly as well in its regular-season finale, losing to District 10-5A champion Garland, 41-19. Sachse finished fourth in District 10-5A.

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STATE BRACKETS
Class 5A: Div. I | Div. II
Class 4A: Div. I | Div. II

REGION BRACKETS
5A Division I: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
5A Division II: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
4A Division I: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
4A Division II: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2

Last in the playoffs: This is Sachse’s first trip to the playoffs in the school’s nine-year history. Rowlett bounced Jesuit in last year’s bi-district playoffs, 35-28, at SMU’s Ford Stadium.

What’s at stake: The winner has the unfortunate draw of facing the winner of Longview (9-1) and Temple (6-4) in the area round. Longview is currently ranked No. 6 in the AP state poll.

Key matchup: The defenses against the pass-happy offenses. Don’t expect this game to go by quickly, as both teams look to the air as their primary means of moving the ball. Sachse quarterback Trent White has thrown for almost 3,000 yards this season, targeting a committee of receivers led by Chris Robb. When Sachse pushes it close to the goal line, Billy Cole handles the ball on the ground, accounting for 15 rushing touchdowns. Jesuit has one of the top receivers in the area in Jake Oliver, who has over 1,400 yards and 20 touchdowns. Quarterback Brian Buell has over 2,000 yards passing despite not starting until the fourth game of the season.

Players to watch: Oliver is fearless going up to get balls and typically comes through in the clutch when Jesuit runs a two-minute offense. Sachse’s offensive success will depend on the performance of White.

Prediction: Dallas Jesuit 49, Sachse 42.
CLASS 5A DIVISION II REGION 2 PREVIEW

Overview: Most of top-tier teams from the area in the 5A Division II bracket come from Region I, so there shouldn’t be many surprises out of Region II. Don’t expect any Metroplex teams to make it much further than the area round in this region.

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STATE BRACKETS
Class 5A: Div. I | Div. II
Class 4A: Div. I | Div. II

REGION BRACKETS
5A Division I: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
5A Division II: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
4A Division I: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2
4A Division II: Reg. 1 | Reg. 2

Two teams from the AP state top 10 are in this region: No. 6 Longview and No. 9 Lufkin. Copperas Cove also received votes in the last AP poll of the regular season.

Favorite: Longview. With a final-game win over DeSoto to take the District 11-5A championship, the Lobos set themselves apart as the front-runner in this region. Longview went 9-1 on the season (5-0 in district), with its only loss coming against a 5A Division I favorite, Allen.

Watch out for: Mesquite Horn. It would be a long shot, but if you are looking for an area team to pull for out of this region, it would have to be the Jaguars (4-6). Horn opens up the playoffs against Copperas Cove, which could be one of the best bi-district matchups in this region. If Horn can withstand this test, it should be fine against the Rowlett-Dallas Lake Highlands winner. Horn went through Copperas Cove and Rowlett last season in route to a quarterfinal loss to Longview. Horn could follow the same path back to the quarterfinals it traveled last year.

Can’t wait to see: Dallas Jesuit vs. Sachse (7:30 p.m. Friday, Mesquite Memorial Stadium). This is the best bi-district matchup with two teams from the area in this region and would rival Horn-Copperas Cove as the region's best game this weekend. Jesuit (8-2) had a quality team throughout the regular season, even after losing its starting quarterback to injury in the third game of the season, and finished second to powerhouse Dallas Skyline in District 9-5A. Sachse (7-3) was a surprise at the beginning of the season, starting 4-0 before taking its first lost to Rowlett. Sachse quarterback Trent White is a beast in the passing game, racking up just under 3,000 yards through the air this season.

We hope to see: Longview-Lufkin. This would a great game if both reach the regional final, with two high-scoring teams.

Talent pool (FBS recruits): Longview: WR Eric Hawkins (Arkansas). Spring Dekaney: RB Trey Williams (Texas A&M), TE Armand Nance (Boise State), DB Jarrett Irving (Houston). Copperas Cove: ATH Orlando Thomas (Texas). Mesquite Horn: DB DeVante Harris (Oklahoma). Lufkin: DT Tomme Mark (offers: Michigan State, Tulsa, Utah, Kansas, SMU, Stephen F. Austin). Spring Westfield: DT Anthony Smith (Texas Tech). Leander: CB Martel Summers (offers: Arizona, New Mexico, Northwestern, Texas State, UTEP). Austin: WR Cayleb Jones (Texas).

In its eight-year history, Sachse has never made the football playoffs.

Sure, the Mustangs have come close a number of times.

Last year they were in good position heading into their last three games but lost all three, making them 0-4 against the four teams that ultimately made the playoffs in District 10-5A.

But Sachse (6-2, 3-2 in 10-5A) has never been closer than it is now. A win over South Garland (3-5, 3-2), the team Sachse is battling with for the last playoff spot, would all but officially clinch the school’s first postseason berth.

South Garland hosts Sachse at H.B. Johnson Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

“We just have to get over that hump,” said Sachse head coach Mark Behrens, who’s coached the team since Sachse opened. “We’re close to getting this thing across the line. We’re excited.”

A different look on offense has led to Sachse's success. The Mustangs threw the ball less than 15 times per game in 2010, but new offensive coordinator Doug Stephens has installed a pass-happy offense that’s turned quarterback Trent White into an unexpected star.

At just 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds, White is being overlooked by recruiters and fans alike, but his stats (2,221 yards, 22 touchdowns, six interceptions) suggest he’s one of the better signal-callers in the area.

His small stature can actually help him elude tacklers in the running game. He has 356 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground.

“He’s kind of quiet, unlike a lot of your quarterbacks,” Behrens said of White. “He leads by example.”

Sachse can ill afford to lose to South Garland because its Week 10 game is against district-leading Garland, making it difficult for the Mustangs to make up any ground should they lose to the Colonels.

Should Sachse get in, it would likely play Dallas Jesuit (6-2, 4-1 in 9-5A) in the first round of the Class 5A Division II playoffs.

Many key matchups remaining in District 10-5A

October, 17, 2011
10/17/11
2:33
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Garland’s win over Rowlett on Friday put the Owls in a strong position to win District 10-5A, but what about the rest of the district?

There’s still a lot to be decided. Sachse, McKinney Boyd and Rowlett are all tied at 3-1 behind Garland (5-2, 4-0), and even South Garland (2-4, 2-2) still has a shot to get in despite a slow start to the season.

As it turns out, many of the key games in the district come at the end of the season, particularly for Sachse, which is trying to make the playoffs for the first time in school history.

Sachse (6-1, 3-1) closes the year at Boyd, at South Garland and at home against Garland, with its one loss of the year coming against Rowlett.

After playing Sachse this Thursday, Boyd (5-2, 3-1) plays at Rowlett and at home against South Garland.

Rowlett (4-3, 3-1) may have the easiest path heading forward. It has games against North Garland and Garland Lakeview Centennial sandwiched around its bout with Boyd.

District 10-5A matches up with 9-5A in the first round of the playoffs. That means someone from the district will get the unenviable position of facing Dallas Skyline (7-0, 4-0 in 9-5A), the No. 2 team in ESPNDallas.com's 5a area rankings, in bi-district.

Boyd is the largest school in the district followed by Garland. Because Garland has already beaten Boyd, the Broncos are more than likely to face Skyline if it gets into the playoffs. If Boyd collapses, the hot potato is passed to Rowlett, the third biggest school.

Rankings: Bye weeks mean changes are limited

September, 18, 2011
9/18/11
9:16
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What we got right: Pretty much the entire Class 5A top 10. Only three ranked teams played, and none of them lost, so nobody dropped out this week. The only movement in 5A was Colleyville Heritage and Plano swapping the Nos. 9 and 10 spots.

What we got wrong: Lancaster is on a roller-coaster ride through the beginning of the season, losing to Corsicana and dropping back out of the 4A poll after climbing to No. 8. The vacancy allows DISD schools to take the bottom two positions in the 4A poll, Dallas Kimball and Dallas South Oak Cliff.

Say hello to: 5A -- None; 4A -- Dallas South Oak Cliff

Say goodbye to: 5A -- None; 4A -- Lancaster

Watch out for: 5A -- Denton Guyer, Hebron and Mansfield; 4A -- Fort Worth Arlington Heights, Lake Dallas and Frisco Liberty

Sachse poised for playoff push behind QB White

September, 12, 2011
9/12/11
7:50
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After Wylie lost to Sachse in Zero Week, everyone wondered, “What’s wrong with Wylie?”

Maybe the question should have been “What’s right with Sachse?”

Sachse (3-0) is the only remaining undefeated team in District 10-5A and could be poised to finally make the playoffs for the first time in school history.

The 30-16 win over Wylie was Sachse’s most impressive performance as its other two wins came against lighter competition, but with many 10-5A teams enduring change (South Garland has a new coach, McKinney Boyd has a new QB), the Mustangs have an opportunity to at least record their first winning season since 2005.

Sachse has leaned on its passing game a little more than it has in recent seasons. Quarterback Trent White has thrown for 818 yards and 10 touchdowns, numbers comparable to two area star quarterbacks: Allen’s Alec Morris and Southlake Carroll’s Kenny Hill.

Receivers Jeff Guckenberg and Chris Robb have 277 and 267 yards, respectively. Each has scored four touchdowns.

Sachse opens 10-5A play at 7 p.m. Thursday against North Garland at Williams Stadium.

Rankings: DeSoto, Mesquite Poteet strut stuff

September, 11, 2011
9/11/11
9:24
PM CT
WEEK 3 FOOTBALL RANKINGS


What we got right: After three weeks of games, questions are beginning to be answered about which teams deserve to be considered the best in the area. Because of that, there was movement all over both polls, but for the most part, the teams remained the same.

What we got wrong: We underestimated the talent at DeSoto, especially on offense. Starting QB Raheem Wilson has answered concerns about his passing ability with big games in the Kirk Herbstreit Classic and against a skilled Cedar Hill team Saturday. Mesquite Poteet has also proven itself after three weeks of solid wins, and the eyeball test proves that the Pirates may have more skill on offense than they did last season.

Say hello to: 5A -- Plano and Colleyville Heritage; 4A -- Dallas Kimball

Say goodbye to: 5A -- Arlington Bowie and Cedar Hill; 4A -- Mansfield Summit

Watch out for: 5A -- Mansfield and Sachse; 4A -- Dallas South Oak Cliff and Trophy Club Byron Nelson

Rankings: Top teams get job done in Week 1

September, 6, 2011
9/06/11
10:26
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WEEK 2 FOOTBALL RANKINGS


What we got right: There really wasn't much to miss on this week. All of our top teams from last week got the job done in Week 1, save Denton Guyer, who lost to Cedar Hill, 24-21, Monday at the Kirk Herbstreit Classic.

What we got wrong: Cedar Hill took Denton Guyer's No. 10 spot in the 5A poll, but it shouldn't be much of a setback for Guyer as the season progresses. If both teams continue to win, they should both have a spot among the area's best. Dallas Kimball dropped out of the 4A poll despite its 2-0 record, merely because the teams in this week's top 10 had higher quality wins in the opening two weeks of the season. Kimball will have the opportunity to jump back in as the season progresses.

Say hello to: 5A -- Arlington Bowie and Cedar Hill; 4A -- Lancaster

Say goodbye to: 5A -- Denton Guyer and Plano; 4A -- Dallas Kimball

Watch out for: 5A -- Colleyville Heritage and Sachse; 4A -- Richardson Pearce and Frisco
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