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12-24-2009, 08:20 AM
Richardson Canyon Creek voted national champion
11:10 PM CST on Monday, December 21, 2009
By MARK DENT / The Dallas Morning News
mdent@dallasnews.com
Richardson Canyon Creek Christian Academy, winner of the TAPPS Division IV state title, was declared a national champion Sunday.
The National Private School Athletic Association voted the Cougars its top football team out of thousands of member schools.
Canyon Creek finished 13-0 and won the state title for the second straight season. The Cougars, who hold practices not on a football field but at a park across from the school, run a triple-option offense led this season by quarterback Cohl Tufford and running back Leland Moorehead. The team accumulated 4,900 rushing yards this fall.
"Last year we relied a lot on talent," coach Larry Thexton said. "This year we just had guys that had been in the system for three years who were better football players. We just had a better team."
11:10 PM CST on Monday, December 21, 2009
By MARK DENT / The Dallas Morning News
mdent@dallasnews.com
Richardson Canyon Creek Christian Academy, winner of the TAPPS Division IV state title, was declared a national champion Sunday.
The National Private School Athletic Association voted the Cougars its top football team out of thousands of member schools.
Canyon Creek finished 13-0 and won the state title for the second straight season. The Cougars, who hold practices not on a football field but at a park across from the school, run a triple-option offense led this season by quarterback Cohl Tufford and running back Leland Moorehead. The team accumulated 4,900 rushing yards this fall.
"Last year we relied a lot on talent," coach Larry Thexton said. "This year we just had guys that had been in the system for three years who were better football players. We just had a better team."