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Three county gridders make Academic All-State Van Wade The Orange Leader Three Orange County senior football players were recently selected to the Texas High School Coaches Association’s Academic All-State teams. In Class 4A, Vidor quarterback/punter Roman Franklin was named to the Second Team. In Class 3A, Orangefield seniors Garrett Howells and Clint Worthy were Honorable Mention selections. The criteria to meet such amazing honors includes having an overal grade-point average of 92 or above; be a member of the team in good standing at the time of the nomination; and be of good moral character. The program is in its sixth year and has steadily grown to more than 2,000 applicants. Other Southeast Texas player to make the list in Class 4A were Port Neches-Groves’ Kaleb Walker and Rioberto Garza, who both made the First Team; PN-G’s Brett Doty and Austin Miller, who both made Second Team: and PN-G’s Clint Burnett and Joshua Cortez, who both made Honorable Mention. In Class 3A, Kirbyville’s Michael Adams made the First Team. Jasper’s Xavier Mays nabbed Second Team honors and Hardin-Jefferson’s Jacob Roby and Silsbee’s Reggie Stephens made Honorable Mention. In Class 2A, Anahuac’s Stoney Burk and Kountze’s Neal Batman were First Team picks. East Chambers’ Vance McDonald and Kountze’s Kyle Johnson made the Second Team while East Chambers’ Brian Penny and Carlos Trevino both made Honorable Mention.

Men's Basketball Inks Three During NCAA Early Signing Period The signees include Brandon Moton, who prepped at Beaumont Central HS, Charlie Harper and Skyler Williams. Dec. 14, 2007 BEAUMONT - Lamar University signed three players during the early signing period, including local product Brandon Moton who prepped at Central High School, to national letters-of-intent to continue their education and play men's basketball for the Cardinals, announced Head Coach Steve Roccaforte. In addition to Moton, Charlie Harper of San Antonio Madison High School and Skyler Williams of Chipola College will be joining the Cardinals for the 2008-09 season next fall. A 6-4, 200 pound guard, Moton was a three-time first-team all-district performer at Central, where he was coached by former Lamar player Calvin Rice. He was a Top 50 players in the state of Texas as a senior and was a James Gamble Award nominee and a McDonald's All-America nominee. Moton, who is a sophomore at Angelina College this year, averaged 9.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg and 1.3 apg as a freshman last season. He shot 43 percent from the field, 41 percent from three-point range and 70 percent from the free throw line. He led Angelina with 55 3-pointers made. A 6-4, 185-pound guard, Harper has helped Madison win to straight district championships and advance to the Class 5A semifinals last season. He averaged 8.0 ppg last season and was an honorable mention all-district performer. Madison is ranked among the Top 20 Class 5A teams in the state. Harper, who is a three-year varsity letterwinner, is ranked as the 48th best prospect in the state by Texas Roundball and 72nd by Texas Hoops. He played for the San Antonio AAU team last summer where he averaged 17.5 ppg and 10.0 rpg. He helped lead the team to the 2007 Las Vegas Main Event championship. Williams, a 6-2, 190-pound guard, averaged 4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 1.1 spg as a freshman last season at Chipola College, which was ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA Top 25 poll much of the year and advanced to the NJCAA National Championship game. He shot 43 percent from the field, 38 percent from 3-point range and 65 percent from the free throw line. Williams is redshirting this season which will give him three years of eligibility at Lamar. A native of Dublin, Ga., Williams prepped at East Laurens High School where he was also one of the top quarterbacks in the state. Chipola College, who has had six players sign early to play next year at four-year institutions, is off to a 14-0 start this season and is ranked as the No. 1 team in the country. Lamar Men's Basketball 2008-09 Early Signing Recruiting Class Charlie Harper, G, 6-4, 185, San Antonio, Texas/Madison HS Brandon Moton, G, 6-4, 200, Beaumont, Texas/Angelina College Skyler Williams, G, 6-2, 190, Dublin, GA/Chipola College

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Possible look to 2008 Realignment!! From Smoaky I received the following information from Robert Barrett, and he loved working these numbers. Based on information Smoaky.com and other sources, he's come up with a potential model for the February, 2008 Reclassification. David Smoak ***** Smoaky, The UIL Realignment subject was very important to me before I retired. A friend contacted me with data form your website and data that he had accumulated. He asked me to apply the UIL policy to this data. I thought you might enjoy the reading. By the way a fellow from Hughes Springs and I presented the current 2 to 1 policy the UIL Legislative Council in 1995. At the time we knew the UIL staff liked the plan due to its fairness; however, a couple of the people on the council ran inference against the plan because they enjoyed sitting at the top of their respective classifications. Justly they retired and impartiality prevailed. Please review the attached. ----- I used the unofficial data form more than 250 Texas high schools. I was able to obtain enrollment data on most of the marginal enrollment (bubble) schools. I applied the UIL Reclassification and Realignment Policy and used the UIL’s long standing practice of using significant gaps in enrollment numbers as a dividing point. Examples of these gaps are in AAAA to AAAAA the jump is from 2034 to 2048, in AAA to AAA the jump is from 958 to 984, in AA to AAA the jump is form 419 to 428 and in A to AA are 198 to 201. Of course the gaps in the lower classes are smaller and subject to more deviation. Schools electing to pay up a class will have a slight impact on the final numbers. 2008 UIL Reclassification Model CLASS ENROLLMENT # OF SCHOOLS 08 RATIO 06 RATIO AAAAA 2051+ 247 schools AAAA 959-2050 231 schools 2.13 2.08 AAA 420-958 178 schools 2.28 2.28 AA 199-419 213 schools 2.1 2.12 A 99-198 169 schools 2.0 1.94 Dropping from AA to A 1. Canadian 198 2. Garrison 198 3. Stanton 198 4. Rice 197 5. Junction 196 6. Timpson 195 7. Yorktown 195 8. Big Sandy 194 9. Stamford 193 10. Waskom 192 11. Hawkins 190 12. Crawford 189 13. Riesel 187 14. Blue Ridge 186.5 15. Ganado 186 16. Stinnett West Texas 184 17. Mart 184.5 18. Mason 175 19. Stratford 173 20. Italy 172 21. Itasca 171 Moving up from A to AA 1. Harper 209 2. Groveton 203 Dropping From AAA to AA 1. Sabine 2. White Oak Moving up from AA to AAA 1. Aubrey 2. Navarro 3. Clifton 4. Tatum 5. New Boston 6. Anna Dropping from AAAA to AAA 1. Burnet 2. Paris 3. Fredericksburg 4. Brownwood Moving up from AAA to AAAA 1. Royce City 2. Mabank 3. Medina Valley 4. Frisco Wakeland Dropping from AAAAA to AAAA 1. Longview Moving from AAAA to AAAAA 1. Richmond Foster __________________

Area coaches sound off on Mitchell Report By Dave Rogers Published December 14, 2007 - Updated 54 minutes ago Barbers Hill baseball coach Gil Stalbaum saw a silver lining to Thursday’s release of the Mitchell Report on the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs in major league baseball. “I think it’s going to have an effect on the kids,†he said, “this coupled with the UIL threatening to go ahead and start testing for steroids.†Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell released the results of a 20-month study of the Steroids Era in baseball commissioned by MLB commissioner Bud Selig and the report named more than 80 former and current players. The list included seven MVPs, including newly acquired Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada. Former Astros pitchers Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte were also on the list that included an All-Star at every position. Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young winner, has been the subject of speculation concerning steroid use for years and his attorney was quick to defend the Houston native who prepped for the pros at San Jacinto Junior College and the University of Texas “I am extremely upset that Roger’s name was in this report based on the allegations of a troubled and unreliable witness who only came up with names after being threatened with possible prison time,†he said. Paul Tadlock, baseball coach at Baytown Sterling, said he was surprised to see Pettitte, a native of Deer Park, on the list. “I don’t know Roger, but I coached in the Pasadena school district when Andy Pettitte was playing high school ball,†Tadlock said. “They (the Pettitte family) are awfully good people. I’d have a hard time believing he’s involved with that.†Pettitte and Clemens were among more than a dozen past and present New York Yankee players named. Players were linked to doping in various ways — some were identified as users, some as buyers and some by media reports and other investigations. Much of the information on Clemens came from former Yankees strength and conditioning coach Brian McNamee. The Baytown Sun attempted to contact five area baseball coaches Thursday evening, but failed to reach Lee’s James Hillin and Baytown Christian’s John De Rulle. Not surprisingly, all the coaches contacted, including Crosby’s Marcus Thompson, support the UIL’s plan to randomly test Texas high schoolers for steroids. “I think the state testing is a great deal and the rest of the nation will follow,†Thompson said. “We have more people suspected than anybody. “If we get back to the purity of the sport, you won’t have a bunch of student-athletes thinking this is the only way to follow your dreams.†“Steroids are going to get you in the end,†Tadlock said. “Do them now and pay the price later, I guess. It’s a high price to pay for fleeting glory.†The Sterling coach said, “I’ve never seen a steroid as far as I know.†But he’s had second-hand experience. He said years ago in another school district he worked with a coach who was a bodybuilder. “I asked him one day, ‘Do you use steroids?’ His answer was ‘You cannot look like I look and not take steroids.’ “He ended up getting picked up by the feds,†Tadlock said. Tadlock wanted to make the point that steroids and performance-enhancers aren’t only a baseball problem. “Baseball’s being concentrated on, but how many football players are using them?†he asked. Besides Clemens, Pettitte and Tejada, former Astros mentioned in the report include Ken Caminiti and Gregg Zaun. Former Texas Rangers on the list include Eric Gagne, Jose Canseco, Kevin Brown, Gary Matthews, Jr., and John Rocker. Other notables include Brendan Donnelly, Lenny Dykstra, Ryan Franklin, Glenallen Hill, Todd Hundley, David Justice, Chuck Knoblauch, Paul Lo Duca, Hal Morris, Rafael Palmeiro, Mo Vaughn, Rondell White, Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus, Matt Williams, Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield and Barry Bonds. Tadlock draws a line between legal and illegal supplements. “If we’re talking about performance enhancers like vitamins and nutritional stuff, I’m all for it,†he said. “The old guys like (Mickey) Mantle and (Babe) Ruth did everything they could do to tear their bodies apart while playing.†Much of today’s focus on steroid usage among baseball players follows the last decade’s home run-hitting record book assault of Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Bonds. “I’m obviously against steroids and I think it does taint the records a bit,†Stalbaum said. “It’s a shame,†Tadlock said. “It seems like everything now is questionable about all the things that are done.†“I hate to see it,†Thompson said. “Roger Clemens, Lenny Dykstra and Mo Vaughn were some of my idols when I was playing. It’s a black eye for baseball, but let’s bring it all out in the wash and get it out in the open, so we can move on.†Paramount to the coaches is keeping the high school sport pure. “As far as steroids in high school, I don’t think I have anybody in my program that even looks remotely like they’re on steroids,†Tadlock said. “It’s been an interesting story to follow,†Stalbaum said. “Not for a minute did I not think it was going on. “I haven’t heard much about it on the high school level. But once again, I would never be surprised.â€

[Hidden Content] Apparently at around 11:30pm CST (or so) that same night they will make the "televised" production tape of the game available to watch on the internet. UIL rules mandate waiting one hour after game end before televising taped game. The way they did it last time was pay with PayPal or credit card.

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Updated 12-13-07

Predictions? Also, i need updates from this one Friday Night. See number to text on sticky above.

Ed Wade and the Astros ought to be embarrassed In 2003, Adam Piatt's locker was located next to Tejada's in the Oakland Athletics clubhouse. According to Piatt, Tejada asked specifically if he had any steroids. Piatt believed that Tejada asked him because Piatt was in good shape and generally friendly with him. Piatt had several conversations with Tejada before a transaction occurred. Piatt admitted he had access to steroids and human growth hormone and agreed to obtain them for Tejada. Piatt recalled that he provided Tejada with testosterone or Deca-Durabolin, as well as human growth hormone. Piatt emphasized that he did not know whether Tejada actually used the substances. Piatt's bank provided two checks deposited into Piatt's account that had been written to him from Miguel Tejada. The checks are dated March 21, 2003 and are in the amounts of $3,100 and $3,200 respectively.--George Mitchell's report on baseball and steroids When Ed Wade got the requisite question about Miguel Tejada and steroids, he blew off the guy and moved on. I guess he had no good answer. I guess he knew what was coming. I guess he didn't care. Yes, I know general managers all over baseball made moves this winter without regard to George Mitchell's report on steroids. That said, the Astros look really bad this afternoon. They made a questionable deal for a guy they knew had been linked to steroids. They sent a message that they didn't care whether the guy cheated or not. They sent a message that the rules apply to others, not to them. You can probably guess what will happen next. People like me will huff and puff and then we'll move on, but this week we learned an important lesson about our local baseball team. You're about to tell me I should have known Miguel Tejada was going to be on the list. I didn't. I probably should have, but I didn't. I was told Wednesday morning that Jeff Bagwell was in Mitchell's report. He wasn't. I was told the same thing about Albert Pujols. He wasn't. In one email, Jon Daniels stated that he had "some steroids concerns with Tejada," and cited Tejada's decreased productivity over the second half of the 2005 season.413 In order to provide Tejada with information about these allegations and to give him an opportunity to respond, I asked him to meet with me; he declined. Miguel Tejada is a player fans will like. They'll forget that he's a cheat. They may eventually forget that Clemens and Pettitte are cheats, too. They're stained forever, their accomplishments diminished. They're not going to the Hall of Fame unless they've got great explanations for why their names are in the Mitchell report. I hope it was worth it for Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and the others. I hope they're okay walking through the rest of their lives known as cheats. This isn't complicated. If you felt one way about Barry Bonds, you ought to feel the same way about these guys. They're cheats. They used illegal substances and violated rules. They had choices to make, and they made the wrong choices. No matter how they spin it, you shouldn't lose sight of that fact. They're cheats. Don't tell me the Mitchell report is incomplete. Of course, it's incomplete. It's the best George Mitchell could do with the power he had. Some players escaped. Some will never be known. What does all of this mean in real terms? Not much. If there's a suspension, it'll only be a brief one. Both have pocketed millions, and they're not going to give it back. It's about how they did what they did. It's about letting people know that ethics meant nothing. Hey, others were doing it, so I had to do it. That's not good enough, boys. The report includes the names of four of the top 10 home-run leaders of all time: Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmiero. In 1999, Barry Waters, the director of team travel for the Houston Astros, received a telephone call from an employee of a hotel where the Astros had just stayed, reporting that a package had arrived at the hotel addressed to an alias that was used by Ken Caminiti, who then played for Houston. The hotel forwarded the package to Waters, who opened it and found glass vials containing a white liquid that he believed to be anabolic steroids and pills that he believed to be vitamins. Waters did not deliver the vials to Caminiti, but believing incorrectly that there was no policy requiring him to report the incident, he did not report the matter to anyone else with the Astros or to the Commissioner's Office. Caminiti later admitted that he had used steroids during his playing career in a widely read Sports Illustrated article that was published in June 2002. Posted by Richard at December 13, 2007 10:01 AM