State 7 on 7 pools released!!!

[Gasilla]

The pools are out:

2006 College Station State Tournament Pairings Pool Play

Pool A 1. Hays Consolidated 2. Langham Creek 3. Wolforth Frenship 4. Wylie

Pool B 1. Beaumont Ozen 2. Cypress Springs 3. Lake Travis 4. Plano East

Pool C 1. Alvin 2. Saginaw Boswell 3. San Antonio Clark 4. Wharton

Pool D 1. Midlothian 2. Pearland 3. Stephenville 4. Tyler Lee

Pool E 1. Alamo Height 2. John Tyler 3. Katy Taylor 4. Weatherford

Pool F 1. Cy-Falls 2. EL Paso Hanks 3. Hebron 4. Victoria Memorial

Pool G 1. Arlington Lamar 2. Bellaire 3. Permian 4. Round Rock Westwood

Pool H 1. Georgetown 2. Houston Lamar 3. Plano 4. Port Arthur Memorial

Pool I 1. Abilene 2. burnet 3. Colleyville Heritage 4. Cy Creek

Pool J 1. Baytown Lee 2. Bryan 3. Graham 4. North Mesquite

Pool K 1. Brownwood 2. Edcouch-Elsa 3. Elisk 4. Southlake Carroll

Pool L 1. Cinco Ranch 2. Sherman 3. West Orange Stark 4. Austin Westlake

Pool M 1. Bandera 2. Canton 3. Rockwall 4. Spring Westfield

Pool N 1. Arlington Bowie 2. Copperas Cove 3. Katy 4. McAllen Rowe

Pool O 1. Cy-Fair 2. Haltom 3. San Benito 4. West Mesquite

Pool P 1. Brenham 2. Grapevine 3. Lufkin 4. Stratford

FAVORITES

Alvin: Of all the favorites, Alvin could be the

dark horse. Though picked 6th in district, Alvin

beat district-favorite Pearland in an SQT finals.

Austin Westlake: If QB Nick Foles gets hot,

Westlake could be the team to beat.

Baytown Lee: Two-time champs have another

solid QB in Jeremy Moses, the QB for the 7-on-

7 state champs.

Brenham: Might boast most skill of any qualifier:

Qb Jarrett Lee (LSU pledge), WR/DB

Brandon Collins (UT pledge), CB Shawn

Sullivan (Nebraska pledge).

Copperas Cove: Tons of talent returns for the

Dawgs, including Tech pledge in WR Rashad

Hawk.

Cypress Falls: Falls has one of top receiving

duos in state, not just at 7-on-7, as well as LB

Derek Stephens (A&M pledge) leading the

defense.

Hebron: Brian AuBuchon, one of the catalysts

for the state title run, returns as a seasoned veteran.

Houston Stratford: Not much has been said

about Andrew Luck, but the Stratford QB, at 6-4,

could emerge from this weekend as one to

watch after passing for 1,500 yards in ‘05.

Katy: Though the Tigers needed until July to

qualify, they have plenty of talent to make a run

at the finals.

Lufkin: Think the Pack will want to prove

they’re worthy of their No. 1 ranking in the 2006

DCTF?

Southlake Carroll: Talent never a question

mark for Dragons; having Riley Dodge at QB is

like having a coach on the field.

Tyler John Tyler: Beating crosstown nemesis

Tyler Lee propelled JT, not former champion

Lee, into the favorites category.

Weatherford: Roos are loaded with receivers;

watch out if QB Briley Worthington can get them

the ball consistently.

Wolfforth Frenship: Only a junior, QB Seth

Doege, a Crane transfer, could really bust out

onto the scene with a strong state showing.

Katy Cinco Ranch: Another former champion

with a strong shot at doubling its number of

titles.

CONTENDERS

Abilene: QB Spens Lackey is showing Eagles

can move on past Potts era.

Alamo Heights: An easy-to-remember name,

QB Giovanne Vizza could lead AH far.

Arlington Lamar: Mainstay at state tournament.

Bandera: Look for QB Brandon Hicks to shine.

Bellaire: QB Max Flinn is solid, but surrounding

parts will need to play at his level.

Beaumont Ozen: Best defensive backfield in

competition will be tested.

Brownwood: In this slot more from experience

with passing offenses and less with personnel.

Cypress Fairbaks: Cy-Fair lost 17 starters from

last year’s surprise 10-3 run.

Edcouch-Elsa: Team qualified in El Paso, so

trip to College Station won’t be a factor.

Grapevine: ‘98 runner-ups know a thing or two

about the passing game.

Haltom: Team is making quick transition to a

new coach and system.

Houston Lamar: QB Woods returns to lead

team that went unbeaten in ‘05 regular season.

Katy Taylor: First team to qualify in 2006.

North Mesquite: Might have to rely on defense.

Odessa Permian: Can Mojo recapture magic?

Pearland: The Sam Proctor-Foswhitt Whitaker

connection should strike often.

Plano East: Looks for East to use Chris Slater

in multiple positions.

Saginaw Boswell: QB Taylor Weidman will get

his chance to earn equal footing with some of

the state’s better known passers.

San Benito: New arriver on state scene could

provide fits early on.

Stephenville: Qualifying is good way to begin

life after Jevan Snead.

Tyler Lee: Took the Rebs a while just to qualify.

Victoria Memorial: Vipers love to throw the ball

around.

West Mesquite: Held opponents to a sub-20

point average during its 5-0 tournament run.

West Orange-Stark: This 3A squad usually has

the talent of larger schools.

Wharton: Smallest school (under 700 enrollment)

to make state.

Wylie: Georgia transfer Patrick Witt could be

the tourney’s X-factor.

UNDERDOGS

Alief Elsik: Late qualifier might be happy just to

be here.

Arlington Bowie: Newly hired Coach Perry

already bringing returns to the Vols.

Austin Lake Travis: Post-Todd Reese era off to

good start just by qualifying for state.

Buda Hays: Hays always has talent, but graduation

stripped Rebels of much of it.

Burnet: Rebounding from last year’s 4-6 mark

starts in the summer.

Bryan: The Vikings waited a long time to qualify

- and got drubbed by West Mesquite in the final.

Canton: Longshots to even make it, it’s all

gravy at this point.

Colleyville Heritage: QB Casey Russell has talent,

but will take some time to reach level of his

predecessor.

Cypress Creek: QB Bryan Smith will use state

to transition from his ‘05 DB position.

Cypress Springs: Making it to this point should

help Springs recover from 1-9 mark last year.

El Paso Hanks: Omar Hanks, an undervalued

QB, will strut his stuff on the state scene.

Georgetown: Team still learning new system.

Graham: 3A squad is led by WR Chance

McCoy, younger brother of Colt.

Langham Creek: Langham Creek still trying to

break in successor to Ross Jenkins.

McAllen Rowe: Rowe just needs to make most

of first qualification in two years.

Midlothian: Surprise qualifier looking to continue

string of upsets.

Plano: Had a nice resurgence last season, but

that was in a run-based offense.

Port Arthur Memorial: Once team picks up

Coach Thompson’s approach, Titans will be a

major state player.

Rockwall: Only thing up in the air for Rockwall

is the QB position.

Round Rock: Dragons have two receiving

threats in Alex Russian and James Kirkendoll.

Sherman: Run-oriented QB Taylor Dunlap will

need adapt to 7-on-7 passing style.

Spring Westfield: Not quite as much talent

returns compared to 2005.

San Antonio Clark: QB Justin Vaneck returns

from 1,500-yard campaign.

[KFDM COOP]

You ready Coach Gas? 8)

[KFDM COOP]

Good luck to all 3 of our local teams.

[Gasilla]

You ready Coach Gas? 8)

ABSOLUTELY!!!

Texasfootball.com says that some are considering us a "lightweight"... that's funny...

[Guest Jody]

Good luck to all 3 of our local teams.

WOS drew a tough field. How about that Lufkin field...man!

[KFDM COOP]

The Lufkin Pool is probably the toughest.