Today's SportsWACO - Consider the Belton Tigers' first playoff victory in nine years a learning experience.
They allowed 17 points in 26 seconds because of confusion on special teams and an aggressive interception. Then a second-quarter fumble cost them seven points and a potential game-tying third-quarter touchdown pass was picked off at the 6-yard line.
AUSTIN - Frankly, there's little doubt about what kind of game this will be.
Rogers wants to line up and punish opponents with its physical, run-heavy attack.
BELTON - Four years ago, Bryson Tucker's favorite color was red, and the high school quarterback still was in the process of deciding where he would go to play college football.
So when a letter emblazoned with the cardinal-hued logo of the Central Dutch arrived at Tucker's house in Caldwell, it seemed like a pretty good fit.
BELTON - Marco Coppola was voted Defensive Lineman of the Year and LiDarral Bailey was named Freshman of the Year, highlighting Mary Hardin-Baylor's selections to the All-American Southwest Conference Team.
The seventh-ranked Crusaders (9-1) had 18 players receive all-conference honors - voted on the league's coaches and released Thursday - including eight first-team selections.
BELTON - A myriad of injuries while growing up never allowed Will Emrick to enjoy football as much as he wanted.
When his health finally steadied as a high school junior, Emrick developed a brotherhood with his teammates and never loved the sport more.
BARTLETT - Will Hightower isn't afraid to admit that he was intimidated.
Playing varsity football as a freshman is tough enough. But doing it in the trenches, having to hurl yourself at significantly larger opponents play after play would make most 14- or 15-year-olds weak in the knees.
CONROE - The Rockdale Tigers are eager to get back on the football field.
When Rockdale (8-2) plays the Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans (9-2) at 7:30 p.m. today in a Class 3A Division II area-round playoff game at Moorhead Stadium, it will be only the second game the Tigers have played in a month.
DRIPPING SPRINGS - The playoff round is the same. So are the head coaches, many of the players and the schemes.
Only the site has changed when Killeen (9-2) battles San Antonio Alamo Heights (8-3) at 7:30 tonight in a Class 4A Division I area-round playoff game.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - The Temple College Lady Leopards' attempt for the NJCAA Division I volleyball title ended sooner than they had hoped, but they lasted longer than their opponent was expecting.
The No. 14-seeded Lady Leopards fell to host and No. 3 seed Iowa Western 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-8 in an opening-round match Thursday at Mid-America Center.
NEW YORK - Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another National League Cy Young Award.
Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers. It's all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.
FLOWER MOUND - Belton corrected some its defensive woes and rolled past Keller Central 49-32 on Thursday at the Flower Mound Tournament.
The Lady Tigers (3-3) jumped out to an 11-3 lead after the first quarter and 24-12 at halftime.
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Total Avg.
Grace Weaver, Belton 345 3.9
Cayleigh Drake, Rogers 448 3.8
Kaitlin Muniz, Temple 128 3.3
Jenna Sebek, Salado 265 3.1
Bianca Patterson, H. Heights 115 3
Maeson Mondrik, Cam. Yoe 224 2.8
Loryn Goodwin, Temple 108 2.8
Brittny Schwertner, Jarrell 190 2.7
Jenae Rhoades, Cameron Yoe 189 2.5
Taylor Robinson, Academy 246 2.4
Phyllicia Cross, Copp. Cove 241 2.4
Ebonie Davis, Kill. Shoemaker NA 2.3
Brittany Tate, Moody 121 2.3
Hadley Joiner, Salado 203 2.3
Sarah Bishop, Lampasas 209 2.2
Kelly Kearns, Copperas Cove 213 2.1
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