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Over the past two seasons, Will Reed passed for more than 5,000 yards, along with 61 touchdowns, while playing at the highest level of Texas high school football. But although Reed's numbers helped Rockwall light up the scoreboard, his number of note right now is zero. Zero Division I scholarship offers. Nothing in Division II, either, for a three-year starter who was an all-district selection as a junior and senior. Reed knows the reason, or at least part of it. At 6-1, he's considered too small for a pro-style quarterback. "I don't see the difference in two inches," he said, "but college coaches know what they want." Reed said what a lot of former high school football players are thinking this week, as the Feb. 3 national signing day approaches. Why does an inch or two of height make such a big difference? How can a couple tenths of a second in the 40-yard dash determine whether a recruit is elite or waiting by the phone? Well, more than a million kids played high school football last year. Recruiters at the power programs can be choosy, and the result is the same thing each year: Players who put up big numbers on the field can get stuffed in the recruiting game. Denton's Xavier Scott, Frisco Idrees Ali and Terrell's Dawonya Tucker were offensive centerpieces last season, each rushing for more than 2,000 yards. But Tucker is 5-7, Ali is 5-9 and Scott is 5-10, and without head-turning speed, attracting scholarships has become a headache. "I was thinking they were going to come in real hard after the year I had," Tucker said. "But it didn't happen." It didn't happen for Arlington linebacker Matthew Anunda, either. The senior had 169 tackles and was named the Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year. But he's 5-9, and although solidly built at 195 pounds, he doesn't fit the "measurables." read more: http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/high-school/high-schools/2016/01/26/notable-high-school-football-players-getting-lot-recruiting-attention

Lincoln alumnus Alzee Williams, a senior guard for the Mean Green, scored 18 points in the win. Jordan Williams, a junior guard who helped Kimball to a 4A state title a few years ago, added 16 points. And junior point guard Chris Jones, who drove the offensive machine that took Garland Lakeview to the 5A title game twice, had six rebounds and seven assists for UNT. Read more: http://highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/01/former-basketball-stars-from-lincoln-kimball-garland-lakeview-and-mesquite-helping-unt-win.html/