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Prayers from Tarkington.

Pat Fischer is a great Coach and Leader. Worked for him at Shepherd as a position coach and then as OC. He let his coaches coach. He did not interfere with them. He gave the information of what needed to be and then it got done. He is a great manager of the game. I have the most respect for him for his leadership during the 1993 season. Suspended 4 two-way starters for conduct detrimental to the team. Cost us some games and kept us from going to the playoffs; but he stayed true to his ethics and values. Pat, if you are on here, give me a call.

I believe the board met last night. Any word on the process of the new AD?

If it is Bryan, he has been an assistant coach there before.

Should all be passed and the privates join the uil, they should most definitely follow UIL rules. Then, when a kid transfers from a Public to Private, the PAPF form must be filled out(even for 8th graders). IF the school in which the student left from believes the move is for athletic reasons, mark it as so with your justification. The District Executive Committee can deny varsity eligibility and vote to revisit the same PAPF form for the next school year and start the cycle over. This could put a squeeze on the "recruiting" process.

Tarkington is the District 22AAA Champ and will have a Bye. Splendora and Liberty look to be the next two but it is not settled yet.

Congratulations to the Longhorn Baseball Team, Coach Wiggins, Coach Chapa and Coach McCarther. Great Job and keep up the hard work.

Big Win for the Longhorns. That now makes THS 7-1 in District with a 2 game lead. Shepherd and Splendora still remain on the schedule. The Horns control their own destiny. Great Job Boys!

I wish you the very best Gorilla. The 5a ranks are getting a very good coach. You have done a great job on our staff and all you have done to help our athletes. Take care and keep in touch. You can still come on here and make predictions.

I hear Ivan may be coaching now. Any news to that?

The team that is returning the most is Coldspring. It will be interesting to see how all plays out there in the weeks to come. Anything can happen. (injuries, move-ins, move-outs, hurricanes, turnovers, the list can go on). It all comes down to the chain of events that take place every Friday night and plays being made. There is good talent in this district. More so than anyone around wants to give it. To a different topic, the District looks to be receiving another school in this district. Kingwood Park may be added to compete in this district in possibly all areas except football, due to the two year contract obligations schools currently have for the home and home. Could make things even more exciting in 2007 - 2008.

Boise State had an athlete (Ellis) from Cleveland that started for them at NG / DT. He was a very good Fullback in the wishbone they ran.

Did the results get sent to texastrack.com? Heard a rumor someone got hit with a discus, is that true?

Brooks will be a Senior next year at Tarkington. He will be a 4 year starter at QB. He has 3900+ yards passing. Look for some good things to come.

Tarkington 56 Liberty 47

Tarkington 48 Shepherd 33

Joe Hester is coaching at Cleveland.

Normally you would say Cleveland would out-athlete Tarkington. It did not happen tonight. 72--58 Longhorns win. These young men for the Longhorns are playing with HEART, DETERMINATION AND TEAMWORK, the 3 components to any successful TEAM. Congratulations to Coach Enloe and the Longhorns. This District is now Officially a Battle to the end. Second round will get real interesting.

Tarkington 55 Liberty 50

Tarkington has the toughest back to back facing Coldspring, however at Tarkington. Cleveland will play Shepherd Splendora will play Liberty

The offense Splendora ran was not learned over a few weeks. It is the same slot T offense they have run for years and was always successful with. In the past few years it has been tweeked to do other things. Congrats to HC Nelson and OC Butler to going back to what they do best that fits their kids. When this offense is clicking, it is tough to defense. 8 hole reverse is a b----h to defend.

Congrats to the Wildcats. You represented the district well. Everyone bashed this district and I am glad you showed up and played your butts off. Great Season Splendora.

Cleveland did not want to play the game. I was standing there with them at 10:00 pm when they said they would not start after 10:00. Saturday was the next available playing date. Times where discussed to play the game on Saturday. Cleveland said they would not be there.

I remember when Hempstead use to be in this District and they were Ofer and they had the District Offensive MVP in their QB--Glover.

Winner of Coldspring / Splendora will go first and second. Winner of Liberty / Shepherd will be 3rd. No tied breakers needed.