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Offense Ryan Sampere, Nederland Threw for 233 Yards and 3 TD's against Brenham. Ortaviuos Hypolite, WO-S 3 TD's and 115 Yards rushing against Dayton. Honorable Mention Kountze: Jarod Howard, freshman, running back, ran for a touchdown that brought the Lions to within 3 points against Tenaha. After a successful onside kick recovery by Kountze and a field goal to tie the game, Howard scored the winning touchdown from 25 yards out in OT. Jordan Nolan from Hardin 294 total yds 209 passing 85 rushing. Josh White, from Liberty had 223 yards rushing on 23 carries. Hull-Daisetta Sam Elliott QB 13-17 214 yards no INTs Victor spikes, Two TD receptions, Beaumont Central Defense Defense Nick McCown HJ- 2 INTs, 3 assists, 3 TFL, 2 deflections, and 1 good open field tackle. Defense: West Brook D-Line, held Ozen's running game to a minus 8 yds rushing Dusty Tousha (DT) Liberty.. had 9 tackles 2 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries

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Not bad.

The new districts will be released in Feb.

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Dave Campbell and crew go by how many returners each team has coming back.

True.

Predictions?

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For those not 100% on the new UIL plan, what the UIL wants to do beginning next season is begin putting teams with other teams with near or close to the same Enrollment. Schools will know if there D1 or 2 before the season starts.

Looking like their going to go ahead with this in Feb.

UIL FOOTBALL CHANGES LIKELY COMING FOR 2008 Bob Gillis insists he has no inside knowledge. But as the president-elect of the Texas High School Coaches Association the El Campo athletic director and head football coach has a good idea of what's going on in athletics around the state. So when Gillis says, "I think it's coming," you can probably assume the University Interscholastic League is getting ready to introduce a new playoff system for high school football in Texas. Word of what the UIL is considering leaked out last spring but it was at the coaches association's recent coaching school in Fort Worth that the UIL seemed to be applying what could best be described as a full-court press for the playoff proposal. Charles Breithaupt, the UIL's athletic director, brought up the proposal without prompting at the UIL's annual coaching school press conference and the UIL hosted a presentation for the coaches, displaying possible districts based on the UIL's previous realignment and reclassification. Breithaupt said similar playoff proposals have been studied in the past and the format is already in place for six-man teams. The current proposal began to take shape after the UIL's reclassification and realignment was released for the 2006-07 school years. Wylie, which is one of the smallest Class 5A schools in the state, complained about being placed in a district with Allen and the Plano schools, who are among the largest schools in the state. Breithaupt said the UIL began looking for ways to reduce the disparity in enrollment without adding too much travel. The current proposal, which has caused quite of bit of confusion among coaches and fans, was the result. The UIL's proposal, which is only for football, would reshape the current district alignments. Schools would be aligned by their enrollment. The schools with the largest enrollment would be divided into 16 Division I districts in each classification. The schools with the smallest enrollment would be divided into 16 Division II districts. Unlike the present playoff format, which classifies teams as Division I or Division II after the playoff representatives are determined, teams would know before the season whether they would compete in Division I or Division II. Four schools from each Class 5A district currently advance to the playoffs so the first- and fourth-place finishers and second- and third-place finishers would still meet in the bi-district round of their respective divisions. The same district alignment would be followed for schools in Class 4A and smaller classifications but since three schools in these classifications advance to the postseason, the district champion would earn a first-round bye as it currently does in sports other than football, and the second- and third-place teams would meet in the bi-district round of their respective divisions. Coaches seem to be split on the idea of a first-round bye for the district champion. Those in favor say it puts meaning back into a district championship and gives a team an extra week to heal injuries. Those opposed are worried about what a week off would do to a team's momentum. The proposal is certain to create different districts for football and other sports. For instance, El Campo and Bay City currently compete in District 24-4A against the Rosenberg-Richmond schools and Katy Seven Lakes. Under the proposal, Gillis said El Campo and Bay City would likely be in a Division II football district. The Rosenberg-Richmond schools and Seven Lakes would likely be Division I schools. The playoff proposal's affect on travel remains a concern even though Breithaupt said during his press conference, "It's not a bad as you think it is." Coaches polled on the playoff proposal at coaching school were evenly split and Gillis believes the more coaches learn about the format the better they will like it. "We talk about squeezing that gap and this seems to be the fairest way to do it," said Gillis, who was front and center for the UIL's coaching school presentation. "Just looking at the concept, it's the most equitable I've seen." The Legislative Council of the UIL is expected to vote on the playoff proposal when it meets in October. If the proposal wins the council's approval, it would be implemented for the 2008 season. The biggest reaction - positive and negative - will come when the district alignments are released by the UIL in late January or early February. "With every coach it's going to come down to how does it affect your school," Gillis said. "It's all about who you play and who you don't."

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Lady Cards Volleyball Falls to SDSU 3-1 Lamar Sports Information September 3, 2007 - 9:45PM BEAUMONT - After rallying to take game one of their match against South Dakota State, the Lamar University volleyball team could not hold off the Jackrabbits for the remainder of the night, falling 3-1 at McDonald Gym. Trailing 26-20 in the opening game, the Lady Cards rallied behind the strong serving of Genevieve Gladle and Andrea Hamilton to take the game 30-28. After game one however the Lady Cards could not find the rhythm they had at the end of the first frame, while the Jackrabbits continued to build momentum. South Dakota State took game two 30-26 then stormed to a 30-21 win in game four and took game four 30-24 to close out the match. The Lady Cardinals were led by Molli Abel who had 12 kills with a .400 hitting percentage, while setter Adrianne Meengs passed out 43 assists. Defensively Lamar was led by Hamilton's 19 digs, while Gladle picked up 12 digs. The Jackrabbits were led by Mackenzie Angner's 17 kills and 12 digs while Emily Rooney and Amy Anderson each added 11 kills. Setter Melia Iwamoto also had a solid match, passing out 49 assists and collecting 12 digs. The SDSU defense was led by Samantha Pearson who has 14 digs. As a team the Lady Cardinals hit just .156 for the match, while South Dakota State hit .275. The Lady Cards will be back in action this weekend when they head to Fort Worth, Texas for the TCU tournament. Lamar will take on Georgia Southern, TCU, New Orleans and Denver at the tournament.

Several Liberty people are picking Liberty. HF played a great game and the new HC is doing a great job. Should be a great game.

Offense And Defensive Players of the week will be announced late Tuesday.

I think it's time for him to hang it up.

Twins recall PN-G-ex Lew Ford from minors for final month Associated Press September 3, 2007 - 5:11PM MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins recalled outfielder Lew Ford from Triple-A Rochester after Monday's game. In 49 games with the Twins before he was sent down, Ford hit .232 with six doubles, three home runs and 14 RBIs in 112 at-bats. The team intended to bring him up when rosters could be expanded on Saturday, but he fouled a ball off his foot and sat out the last few days. Ford was a regular in 2004 and 2005, but his production has dropped off significantly since then. While with the Red Wings, Ford hit .262 in 122 at-bats with two home runs and 17 RBIs.