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San Jac was swept by Midland College today in a doubleheader played at TCU.  2-1 in 10 innings and 11-2 in the second game.

Congrats are in order to B.J. Armstrong and Landon Steinhagen, members of the newly crowned national champions Howard College. Howard swept through the NJCAA div. 1 world series and claimed the title with a 7-4 win over Santa Fe college. Howards only loss of the season came at the hands of Temple College at the Region V tournament. This is the third different team in the last five years that has won a national championship from Region V. Howard ends the 2009 season with an astonishing 63-1 record, which is the best mark of any championship team in the history of NJCAA baseball. The Hawks also set a NJCAA record for most consecutive wins with their 57-game winning streak earlier in the year.

Diving catch in overtime secures Farmersville state championship, place in history By Travis Summers (Created: Sunday, December 16, 2007 2:49 AM CST) | Text Size | Print Version | E-mail This Story McKinney Courier-Gazette CORSICANA - All season long, Quincy Roberts has told Austin Brooks that if the Farmersville sophomore quarterback could manage to get a pass off, then Roberts was going to make the catch. Despite that guarantee, Brooks didn’t think there was any way his senior tight end could catch the ball he threw into the corner of the end zone on the Farmers’ second offense play in overtime. But Roberts proved he was a man of his word when he sprinted toward the ball, dove parallel with the ground, and caught the pass, securing a 27-24 overtime victory for the Farmers against Tatum in the Class 2A Division I state championship Saturday. “Quincy was waving his arm running toward the corner of the end zone and when he does that he’s telling me to throw him the football right now,†Brooks said. “As soon as he put his hands on it in mid-air I knew he wasn’t going to drop it. Then I realized that we had just won the state championship.†The catch occurred two plays after Farmersville (13-2) forced Tatum (13-2) into a 30-yard field goal on its overtime possession, and as soon as Roberts had landed with the ball firmly secured in arms, the Farmers began to celebrate their first state championship in school history. “This is the best moment of my life,†Roberts said. “I couldn’t breathe when everybody was jumping on top of me in the end zone. I was crying at the bottom of that pile, trying to soak it all in.†At halftime, the game didn’t appear to be headed for overtime as Farmerville dominated both sides of the football during the first 24 minutes. The Farmers’ offense out-gained Tatum 189 to 73 yards and held a 14-0 lead with five minutes left in the second quarter. But Tatum put a huge dent in the Farmers’ momentum with a 10-play, 80-yard drive at the end of the quarter that ended with a three-yard touchdown run from running back Bryce Beall that cut the Farmersville lead in half. Tatum erased that lead completely on the first drive of the third quarter when Beall carried the ball on six of the Eagles’ next seven plays, including a 17-yard touchdown to make it a 14-14 tie. The Tatum momentum continued to build as Farmersville was forced to go three-and-out on its next possession. But Tatum’s mojo would continue through its next drive as the Eagles were faced with a fourth-and-one situation at the Farmers’ 37-yard line. Tatum handed the ball to its biggest weapon, Beall, but Farmersville sophomore defensive tackle Payton Adams beat his blocker off the line of scrimmage and stuffed Beall in the backfield for a 2-yard loss and a turnover on downs. “I got excited after the play because I knew it was going to do a lot for us, momentum-wise,†Adams said. “I knew it was going to help get our confidence back up. I wasn’t trying to make a big play right there, though. I was trying to go in there and do my best and just try to get a stop.†With Adams’ drive-killing stop providing the fuel, Farmersville motored its way back into the lead on a 10-play, 61-yard drive that ended with Tajh Redwine’s third rushing touchdown of the game. That lead was short-lived, however, because Beall, who finished with 222 rushing yards, helped lead Tatum back into the end zone on the Eagles’ next possession. Tatum tied the game, 21-21, on a 21-yard bootleg keeper from quarterback Cashas Pollard. That score would hold up throughout the rest of regulation and force the overtime period. On the first play in overtime, Beall took a handoff 15 yards to the 10-yard line, but the Farmer defense clamped down and pushed Tatum back three yards on its next three plays to force the 30-yard field goal. That overtime field goal put Farmersville in a hole to start its overtime possession, but that didn’t stop Roberts or the rest of the Farmers from scoring their history-making touchdown only two plays later. “This is the best team that I’ve ever coached,†Wright said. “They proved it tonight. This team will go down in history as the team that beat Tatum, the two-time defending state champion. They’ve made a mark on history that nobody can ever take away from them. “Anytime somebody goes to write a book about Texas high school football, they’ll have to write about the Farmersville Farmers beating Tatum in overtime,†Wright added. “That will be their history.†Farmersville 27, Tatum 24 At Corsicana’s Tiger Stadium Score by Quarters FARM 7 7 0 7 6 27 TATM 0 7 7 7 3 24 Scoring Summary First Quarter FARM n Tajh Redwine 62-yard run (James Wise kick) Second Quarter FARM n Redwine 6-yard run (Wise kick) TATM n Bryce Beall 3-yard run (Jose Trejo kick) Third Quarter TATM n Beall 17-yard run (Trejo kick) Fourth Quarter FARM n Redwine 4-yard run (Wise kick) TATM n Cashas Pollard 21-yard (Trejo kick) First Overtime TATM n Trejo 30-yard field goal FARM n Austin Brooks 23-yard pass to Quincy Roberts Team Statistics FRM TATM First Downs 15 23 Rushes-Yards 38-285 56-299 Passing Yards 56 103 Total Yards 341 402 Passing 3-8-1 6-12-0 Total Punting 3-104 2-64 Penalties-Yards 2-8 2-14 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 Individual Statistics Rushing n FARM: Tajh Redwine 24-196, Chase Wiggins 2-46, Austin Brooks 5-33, Nickevian Taylor 7-10; TATM: Bryce Beall 38-222, Cashas Pollard 7-41, Calvin Stoker 10-30, Clarence Blackmon 1-6. Passing n FARM: Austin Brooks 3-8-1, 56 yards; TATM: Cashas Pollard 6-12-0, 103 yards. Receiving n FARM: Nickevian Taylor 2-33, Quincy Roberts 1-23; TATM: Clarence Blackmon 4-77, D.J. Whiting 2-26.

What a great game. Only one turnover for both teams. Very few penalties. Running backs for both teams had huge games. Farmers defense came up big in overtime and forced Tatum into fourth and long and they kicked a field goal. Big mistake. Great pass play called by Farmersville for the touchdown because Tatum was bringing their safeties the whole second half and Farmersville had only completed two passes all night. First State Championship for the Farmers. Congratulations!!!!!!!!

start of 4th quarter Farmers lead 21-14

14-14 third quarter

I was at this game and the turning point was a LaVega fumble in the second half. LaVega was leading 28-17 and was driving inside the 30. They ran the ball and was stuffed at the line but for some reason the ball carrier tried to pitch the ball back even though he was wrapped up. China Spring recovered and took momentum and LaVega could not stop them. LaVega also failed to field the last kickoff and China Spring recovered and basically ran out the last 2 minutes of the game. Great game and big crowd.

Keys for tomorrows game for Bridge City. Need to get and early lead and keep Needville out of their small ball game plan. Throw strikes and make them earn their runs. We must establish the inside part of the plate and quit letting them just stick their bats out and punch at the ball. Stay aggressive on the base paths. Our infield might be different so it is important they the guys just try to get the sure outs. Good luck tomorrow Cards..................

I talked to a D-1 coach this summer and he told me that he saw a grand total of 3 high school games this year and they were in the town that he lives. The college coaches don't have time during their season to watch high school games because they usually play on the same nights. Summer time is the only time they can get out and actually look at players, and if they can drive 100 miles to a showcase and look at a number of different players then they will choose to do that rather than drive 100 miles to look at one player.

Casey Jackson, Bridge City .395 avg. 9-2B 1-3B 7-HR 39-RBI .815 slg%

Casey Jackson, Bridge City .395 avg. 9-2B 1-3B 7-HR 39-RBI .815 slg%

Hudson KO's Kirbyville in tune-up By GARY STALLARD The Lufkin Daily News Tuesday, May 02, 2006 HUDSON — It almost seems as if the No. 3-ranked Hudson Hornets should schedule every game they play for just five innings, rather than the requisite seven. Having run the table in district play with numerous 10-run mercy killings, the Hornets stepped outside District 21-3A in search of more competition as a tune-up for the upcoming post-season. They got that competition with Kirbyville Monday night — at least for the first five innings. With the game tied at 1-1 heading into the bottom of the fifth, Hudson embarked on a two-out, 10-run explosion to knock off the Wildcats 11-1 in Hudson. After the first two Hornet hitters went down with groundouts to Wildcat third baseman Bradley Adams, the Hudson offense kicked into a familiar high gear, sending 13 hitters to the plate to close out the game. In the inning, the Hornets drew seven walks — including a bases-loaded freebie from Hunter Bernius to end the game — and banged out five hits to keep their 10-run, five-inning schedule intact. The highlights of the final inning included Nick Rhodes' bases-loaded single, combined with an outfield error, that gave Rhodes a pair of RBIs and another run; Aaron Jarvis driving in two more in the inning with a single to left field; Tanner Hines singling twice in the inning, driving in a run and stealing two bases to score another; and Jeremy Murphy picking up the other RBI for Hudson with a single to left. Hines finished with three steals in the game. Peters added another in the fifth. All that two-out offense broke open what had been a real defensive/pitching duel, with Kirbyville starter Dusty Simmons keeping the Hornets in check for his three innings work. Simmons allowed three hits and a run, while his counterpart, Nick Rhodes, matched him inning for inning. Rhodes gave up three hits in the first inning, with Aaron Hazelwood, Cade Reeves and Adams doing the early damage leading to the Wildcats' lone run. Rhodes then settled in, keeping the Wildcats off the board before giving way to Justin Nichols, who entered in the fourth inning and retired all six batters he faced to pick up the win. Hudson (22-6, 14-0) will attempt to schedule another tune-up for this weekend while awaiting the result of the Cleveland/Hardin-Jefferson playoff game scheduled for this weekend. Gary Stallard's e-mail address is [email protected].

BC stats: Meeks 5-IP 4-h 4-r 4-K Coleman 1-4 1-2b Hecker 2-3 1-2b 1-bb Angelle 1-1 3-bb 2-RBI Jackson 3-3 1-HR 1-2b 1-HBP 5-RBI Day 1-3 1-bb 3-RBI Scales 0-3 1-bb 1-RBI Haymon 1-3 Warner 1-2 1-bb Willey 2-3 1-2b 2-RBI Jennings 0-1 Team: 2-errors

BC stats Haymon 5 1/3 IP 4-H 9-K Angelle 1 2/3 IP 2-H 5-K Bolton 2-4 1-2b 1-bb 1-RBI Coleman 2-5 Dishon 2-4 1-2b 2 RBI Angelle 0-3 1-bb Sparks 1-3 1-2b 1-bb 2-RBI Jackson 0-2 2-bb Hecker 1-4 Scales 1-4 Day 2-4 2-RBI Team: 5 errors

BC stats Bolton- 4-BB Coleman- 1b 2 RBI Angelle- 1b 3-BB 5-IP 3-H 13-K's Sparks- 2-3 HR 1-HBP 5-RBI's Jackson- 3-3 3-2b's 1-BB 2-RBI's Hecker- 1b 1-RBI Stringer- 2b Orangefield hits Caples LeFleur Peevey