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Earlier games today: #1 DeSoto (5A) defeated Dallas Kimball #9 Richardson Berkner (5A) defeated Alabama Russell #3 Dallas South Oak Cliff (4A) defeated Dallas Carter #1 Dallas Seagoville (4A) defeated Dallas Lincoln Tonights Semi-Finals DeSoto Eagles vs Richardson Berkner (6:00 PM) Dallas South Oak Cliff vs Dallas Seagoville (7:30 PM) Ellis Davis Fieldhouse (Jesse Owens Sports Complex) Hope to see JJ there!

We'd also welcome some of your BIG "Bad-Ass" friends in the fall. Go Mean Green!

I'd like to see a DB at QB rather than what we had last year. Scott Hall was a DB also.

Juco DT that got away! December 23, 2005 Matt Hall GoPowercat.com The number just keeps growing. Kansas State has hit Northeastern Oklahoma A&M hard to add depth and fill holes on its defense, and the Wildcats now have a total of five commitments from the junior college program that could send as many as 12 defensive players to Division-I programs. The latest to join the fold in Manhattan is defensive tackle Brandon Balkcom. NEO defensive tackle Brandon Balkcom will have three years to play three at K-State. "I've committed to Kansas State, I actually committed to them on Tuesday," Balkcom, a 6-foot-1, 280-pound defensive tackle, said. "I will visit the campus on Jan. 20 with Antwon Moore, Justin Roland and Chris Wade. I'm looking forward to it." Balkcom, like the rest of the NEO prospects, was recruited by K-State offensive line coach and assistant head coach Tim McCarty. "McCarty is a great guy, just a really good person who is very honest with you and doesn't give you any phony stuff," Balkcom said. "He's just a good guy." Balkcom said he will have three years left to play three. He received interest from Oklahoma State, Central Florida, North Texas and New Mexico, but said the prospect of playing with a number of former teammates at K-State was too good to pass up. "I'm just excited to play with all of those guys at one of the most elite conferences in the country," Balkcom said. Balkcom finished with 103 tackles and eight sacks as a redshirt freshman at NEO last year.

http://michigan-football.com/ncaa/f/nthtexas.htm

UT forward Dowell to transfer 10:04 PM CST on Monday, December 19, 2005 By CHIP BROWN / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – Sophomore forward Dion Dowell has elected to transfer, coach Rick Barnes announced Monday. "Dion voiced concerns about his playing time now and in the future within our program, and he feels he'll have a better opportunity to make that happen at another school," Barnes said. "We wish Dion all the best in the future." Dowell (6-6, 205), who has withdrawn from school effective immediately, had played in three games this season and averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per contest. He missed seven games because of an injured right ankle sustained in practice Nov. 18. Dowell returned Saturday and played 14 minutes in a loss to Tennessee. Dowell played in 19 games as a freshman, making seven starts and averaging 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds in an average of 10.4 minutes per game. UT fell to No. 15 from No. 6 after Saturday's loss to Tennessee. The Longhorns (8-2) play at home Thursday against Texas State (1-7).

Sure is! Listed UNT as a favorite early but JJ went in another direction. Younger soph brother is 6-10, 270. Ronnie Jr is having a great season.

Rob Harman TexasHoops.com Staff Seagoville is unbeaten and is TexasHoops.com's top-ranked Class 4A team. Although coach Robert Allen expects his team to do well at the 66th annual Dallas ISD/Coca-Cola Invitational Dec. 28-30, he isn't polishing a place in the school's trophy case for the championship hardware just yet. Seagoville (11-0) isn't the only highly-ranked or undefeated team in the 32-team bracket. South Oak Cliff (10-3), ranked No. 1 in Class 4A by TABC and No. 2 by TexasHoops.com, also is back, as is defending champion DeSoto (11-0), ranked No. 3 in Class 5A by TexasHoops.com and No. 2 by TABC, and Lincoln (10-0), No. 6 in Class 4A by TexasHoops.com and No. 5 by TABC. "I think this probably is going to be one of the best Coca-Cola tournaments, with the undefeated teams coming in and some of the other teams having only lost a game or two," Allen said. "It's going to be real, real, real tough to win it this year." The 32-team boys' tournament begins at 9 a.m. Dec. 28 at Sprague, Loos, Davis and Forester field houses. Davis Field House will host the trophy games on Dec. 30, with the boys championship at 7:30 p.m., preceded by the girls' championship at 6 p.m. The boys' third-place game will be held at 4:30 p.m., with the consolation game at 1:30 p.m. Last year, DeSoto edged Carter, 69-66, in the title game, with South Oak Cliff defeating Seagoville, 61-55, for third place. "We look forward to the Coca-Cola tournament 'cause it's almost like a Final Four for the state tournament," Allen said. "If you look at what happened last year – someone call it to my attention recently – everybody who was in the [Coca-Cola] final four made it to Austin, with the exception of us and we lost to South Oak Cliff, which eventually won state. Everything is pointing towards the same ol' teams being there." Carter, Kimball, Pinkston, Richardson Berkner and Woodrow Wilson join Seagoville, SOC, DeSoto and Lincoln as Dallas-area teams which should make noise this time around. Out-of-area teams include Houston Clear Brook and Clear Lake Christian, Alabama's Benjamin Russell, Maryland's Good Counsel, Cleveland Heritage Christian and Huntsville Heritage Christian. Many top-ranked, highly-recruited players will be in the field, including four of the Top 10 players in TexasHoops.com's 2006 Top 100 Boys rankings: Darrell Arthur of SOC, Donald Sloan and Derrick Roland of Seagoville and Jermaine Beal of DeSoto. Arthur, Beal and Deveric Taylor of DeSoto each made the Coca-Cola all-tournament team December. Seagoville is coming off a 66-65 victory over Arlington Bowie in the championship game of the Arlington Classic Dec. 10. Sloan was selected the tournament MVP. And while Seagoville has never won the Coca-Cola event in seven years under Coach Allen, this could be the year. "We've come close before [and] we have a good chance this time," Allen said." We have a lot of seniors. Three of them have started on varsity ever since they were freshmen, so they have a lot of experience under their belt. And with a good group backing them up, we have some depth that we didn't have in the past." On Dec. 3, Lincoln and DeSoto won a tournament in San Antonio and Houston, respectively while SOC played second in the Holiday Hoops NIT in Fayetteville, Ark, on Dec. 10. *** First-round pairings in the 2005 Dallas ISD/Coca Cola Invitational boys bracket: Wednesday, Dec. 28 At Sprague Field House – Kimball vs. Clear Lake Christian, 9 a.m.; Huntsville Heritage vs. Clear Brook, 10:30 a.m.; Roosevelt vs. Good Counsel (Md.), noon; Adamson vs. DeSoto, 1:30 p.m. At Loos Field House – Pinkston vs. Richardson Berkner, 9 a.m.; W.T. White vs. Irving MacArthur, 10:30 a.m.; Jefferson vs. Alabama Russell, noon; Hillcrest vs. Mansfield Timberview, 1:30 p.m. At Davis Field House – Madison vs. Carter, 9 a.m.; Molina vs. Lancaster, 10:30 a.m.; Bryan Adams vs. Cleveland Heritage, noon; South Oak Cliff vs. Sunset, 1:30 p.m. At Forester Field House – Lincoln vs. North Dallas, 9 a.m.; Skyline vs. Woodrow Wilson, 10:30 a.m.; Seagoville vs. Spruce, noon; Samuell vs. Smith, 1:30 p.m. *** TexasHoops.com's 2006 Top 100 Seniors who will be competing at the DISD Coca-Cola Invitational: 2. Darrell Arthur, South Oak Cliff, 6-9 F/C 5. Donald Sloan, Seagoville, 6-2 G (Texas A&M) 6. Jermaine Beal, DeSoto, 6-3 G (Vanderbilt) 10. Derrick Roland, Seagoville, 6-4 G (Texas A&M) 21. George Odufuwa, Kimball, 6-8 F (Arizona State) 39. Ronnie Morgan, South Oak Cliff, 6-5 F 45. Michael Crabtree, Carter, 6-3 G 61. Deveric Taylor, DeSoto, 6-0 G 71. Melvin Goins, South Oak Cliff, 5-9 G 84. Ugo Chinasa, Richardson Berkner, 6-7 C/F 88. Wandji Aboudukar, Cleveland Heritage Christian, 6-7 C 97. Robert Williams, Kimball, 6-5 G/F 98. Kendrake Johnigan, South Oak Cliff, 6-1 G 100. Desmeon Jones, Pinkston, 6-4 G TexasHoops.com's 2007 Top 75 Boys Seniors who will be competing at DISD Coca-Cola Invitational: 6. Brockeith Pane, Carter, 6-2 G 45. Michael Berry, Seagoville, 6-2 G 50. Justin Johnson, Richardson Berker, 6-2 G 51. Brion Stafford, Cleveland Heritage Christian, 6-8 F/C

Unfortunately not! Devine is the Florida kid that lived briefly with Deon Sanders in Prosper. We could only hope! I was only sharing the clips because I have never seen anything like it.

http://sunshinepreps.net/clips/2007011.wmv

http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/new...id=512556&rfi=6 Another State Contender

http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/new...id=512588&rfi=6

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/sports/cont...1211ndsSFA.html

I just reviewed Wilson's film clips on Rival.com. Positives: Legit 4.6 speed. Very mobile. At times looks like a poor man's Michael Vick. Throws well on the run. Will not get sacked as often as past quarterbacks. Drops back very quickly in the pocket. Will pull the ball down and run down field. Negatives: Didn't see any option runs. (Maybe the offense of Coffeyville) Pulls the ball down too quick without allowing the play to develop down field. Runs with the ball a lot. (Which is probably why he broke his shoulder) Like Michael Vick, I think that he may be injury prone. My brief visual observation: He moves right under center in the spring. Appears to be a clear upgrade over our current quarterbacks. With his mobility and style of play, I think he can help our running game tremendously. I don't see opposing defense keying totally on Jamario. Not a BCS quality QB, but compares favorably to Monroe's QB (Lyles, I think) If he should win the starting position (he should being a Juco recruit) I can see the need for a solid #2 and #3 QB. His size and propensity to run so much, opens himself up for injuries.

http://www.moosemilers.org/RosterPhotos/WoodyWilson.htm Are we sure he runs a 4.6?

Also, if you guys look at some of the clips from Rivals you can see the separation speed that he possess

Waxahachie (sp)

High Flying Eagles Crush WTSU, 88-69 West Texas State Buffaloes Name Pos Ht Wt C Hometown Maurice Cheeks G 6-0 170 So Chicago, Ill. Frank Stingo G 5-10 160 So Fairmount, W. Va Melvin Jones G-F 6-4 185 Jr Memphis, Tenn Milt Henderson G 6-2 175 Jr Bakersfield, Calif Bobby Anderson G 5-10 165 Sr El Paso, TX Brad Schreck F-C 6-6 200 Jr Wichita, Kan. Bruce Taylor F 6-6 205 Jr Cleveland, OH Eugene Smith F 6-5 200 Jr Hobbs, NM Mike McBride G 6-3 180 Fr Wichita, Kan. Reggie Ramey F-C 6-8 212 Sr Philadelphia, PA Larry Cunningham G 6-9 190 Fr Florissant, MO Dallas Smith C 6-10 210 Sr Des Moines, Iowa Head Coach: Ron Ekker North Texas State Univ. Name Pos Ht Wt C Hometown Earl King G 6-1 170 Sr Chicago, Ill Waymond Lister G-F 6-3 170 Fr Dallas, Texas (SOC) Walter Johnson G 6-0 160 Jr Houston, Texas (Waltrip) Carl Jones G 6-1 175 Sr Wichita Falls, Texas Larry Spruiell G 6-2 175 Jr Petrolia, Texas Greg Boyd G 6-3 185 Fr Denton, Texas Danny Kaspar G-F 6-4 180 Jr Corpus Christi, Texas Norvell Miles G-F 6-3 170 Jr Dallas, Texas (SOC) Ken Williams C 6-7 205 So Dallas, Texas (SOC) Paul Tedder F-C 6-9 205 Jr Richardson, Texas Fred Mitchell F 6-7 205 So Amarillo, Texas Melvin Davis C-F 6-8 210 So Greenville, Texas Terry Bailey F-C 6-8 220 Sr Crandall, Texas Head Coach: Bill Blakeley Asst Coach: Jimmy Gales Asst Coach: Billy Tubbs

Without question, the 19 point blow-out of West Texas State to stake claim as the #1 team in Texas! Additionally, ending our best season ever at 22-4, with the realistic expectation of receiving an NCAA Tournament Bid. Mean Green Ruffs Buffs in 88-69 Win With the aid of the most emotional display of basketball spirit perhaps ever witnessed at North Texas, the Mean Green strapped a 19-point loss on the West Texas State Buffaloes Monday night. A near capacity crowd watched the Eagles as they ran their season record to 22-4, the best record ever in the history of the university. Senior guard Carl Jones paced the fast moving Eagles with 22 points. Junior guard Walter (Weasel) Johnson was next with 19. It was Johnson who almost single-handedly worked the Eagles’ impressive stall against West Texas in the closing minutes of the game. He wheeled and dealed in and out of the Buffs defense, and when he successfully drew them out, he would make one of his patented behind-the-back passes, setting up easy buckets. But it was sophomore forward Fred Mitchell who stole the show when with 10 seconds remaining on the Coliseum scoreboard he intercepted a wayward West Texas pass. He quickly threw the ball to sophomore forward Ken Williams, who crammed it into the basket. Although the points were not important at that time, the shot did bring the 8,800 Coliseum fans to their feet and the noise they made must have made the ghosts of the neighboring “Old Pit” raise up and take notice. The 19-point licking was the worst handed to the Buffaloes this season and it may have decided once and for all the “Battle of Texas.” Senior forward Terry Bailey played an exceptionally physical game on the inside, hitting for 17 points and dragging down 11 rebounds, a team high. Bailey’s point total brought his season record to 501, placing him ninth in the NT record book. His career-scoring total now rests at 907 for an 11th place slot. He also has 201 field goals in a single season for sixth place. “It was a rough game,” Coach Blakely said. “The officials weren’t calling it very close but I do think they called a good game.” Senior guard Earl King did not get into the game but Blakely had praise for him also. “King didn’t play tonight but he did a fantastic job all season, on and off the court,” he said. Blakeley said the crowd was extremely helpful, citing the missed free throws of West Texas as a result of the cheering crowd. “It would be great if we could fill it up (Coliseum) all the time,” he said. In the past the first-year coach had said that for each thousand fans, the gained a one-point advantage. Monday night they game him two points per thousand. As a result of the Eagle victory, North Texas now stands a good chance for an NCAA playoff bid. Asked where he wanted to go, Blakeley said, “We’ll go anywhere, even Snook, Tex., if that’s where we have to.” North Texas must await a decision from the NCAA, which will be forthcoming Thursday.

Not impressed with our 05 signing class at all!

I don't care where the games are played but the venue should accommodate everyone willing to pay for a ticket and make the trip. This is Texas! 12,000 is ridicules for a championship game. Heck, I'm sure HP would not have objected to playing back at Fouts this week.

Roster http://www.colonelsports.com/scripts/nsudb...ort=mbasketball

Roster http://www.colonelsports.com/scripts/nsu News http://www.colonelsports.com/basketball_news.html

The difference in my expectation of the basketball program to football is based on the level of play and history of the Sun Belt Conference (in each sport) The Sun Belt is still a start up league for most of its football member schools. (Many just moved up from D1 AA) The Sun Belt’s basketball schools have a richer history and tradition of being more successful, while always being D1. Prior to going to the WAC, New Mexico State was no lightweight in hoops. Western Kentucky is very competitive nationally. Lafayette, Little Rock, New Orleans etc play a much higher-level game than the Belt Football squads. Hence, a higher rank basketball conference. Don't get me wrong; the fat lady will be clearing her voice on JJ soon if we aren't approaching 20 wins. I think he has had some questionable signing in his classes. As others have stated, his overall demeanor to the fans and community is so much better that he may be given a pass. Bottom line, we just want to see annual progress in all programs!

Don't see what Chapman did this year! Starting the last 9 games with an ankle injury kind of tells you what kind of year he had. I'm glad to know that he was injured because I was getting ready to place him on my first team "Must Replace" list this spring. Holman, in my opinion, was our defensive MVP. Don't remember our punter's name but he should have received votes for offensive MVP. Oh well, so much for these all-conference polls. Where did the Darrell finish this year?