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06-14-2013, 06:56 AM
Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013 12:15 am
By JOHN DeLAPP
BAYTOWN — Seven Galveston County players are going to get the chance to buckle up for one last game of high school football.
The Greater Houston Football Coaches Association will unveil its inaugural summer bowl game 7 p.m. today at Falcon Stadium, 25437 Willy Lane, in Huffman, and the 11th edition of the Bayou Bowl will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Stallworth Stadium, 2509 East Archer Road, in Baytown.
The Bayou Bowl will be televised on KTRK Channel 13, while the GHFCA Bowl will air on KUBE Channel 57.
The Bayou Bowl pits all-stars from the greater Houston area against a group from Louisiana.
Two Galveston County players are scheduled to see action in that game. Matthew Cody of Clear Springs, who has committed to play for Mary Hardin-Baylor, will line up at linebacker, while La Marque’s Lawrence Montegut, who is headed for the University of Texas-El Paso, will do some damage at defensive end.
The workouts for the game have been broiling.
“It’s hot, but it’s for something I love to do,” Montegut said. “I’ll take this heat any day to do something I love to do.”
The defensive end is also looking to make one last splash.
“I’m ready to come out and give it my all before I go off to college,” he said.
Cody is more than a little surprised he was tabbed for the all-star game.
“I never thought I’d be out here with these guys. They are all 6-foot and then there’s little old me just chilling out here.”
Cody stands 5 foot, 91⁄4 inches.
“But in playing shoes, I’m about 5-10,” he said.
The linebacker said the game will be a physical one.
“It’s building up for Saturday and it’s going to be a war out here,” Cody said. “It’s going to be exciting.”
Still, he predicts a Texas victory.
“I think we’re going to have an easy win,” he grinned. “It’s going to be a good warm-up for college. I figure we’ll go out there and dominate and win by 60 or 70.”
The GHFCA Bowl is limited to players from smaller schools and private institutions, and La Marque has a quintet of players — offensive lineman Xavier Chinn, defensive linemen Jeffrey Sowell and Michael Parker, wide receiver Daniel Lee and strong safety Isaiah Leigh — scheduled to play.
La Marque head coach Mike Jackson is past president of the GHFCA and he pushed for the game to be established.
“When you become president, everybody has a pet project that they want to bring along,” he said. “I felt that we needed to get the smaller schools, the 3A, 2A, 1A and privates involved.”
The reason was simple, not enough players from the lower classifications got to play in an all-star game.
“La Marque would usually get a player into the Bayou Bowl, but a lot of the smaller schools didn’t and this gives them another opportunity to showcase their abilities,” Jackson said.
Having the game televised is a big deal, too.
“A lot of these guys have never played on TV before and now they have the chance to end their high school careers by playing on TV,” Jackson said. “It’s big for them.”
All-star football games
WHAT: Greater Houston Football Coaches Association Bowl
WHEN: 7 p.m. today
WHERE: Falcon Stadium, 25437 Willy Lane, in Huffman
TV: KUBE Channel 57
WHAT: Bayou Bowl
WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Stallworth Stadium, 2509 East Archer Road, in Baytown
TV: KTRK Channel 13
Contact Sports Editor John DeLapp at 409-683-5242 or john.delapp@galvnews.com.
By JOHN DeLAPP
BAYTOWN — Seven Galveston County players are going to get the chance to buckle up for one last game of high school football.
The Greater Houston Football Coaches Association will unveil its inaugural summer bowl game 7 p.m. today at Falcon Stadium, 25437 Willy Lane, in Huffman, and the 11th edition of the Bayou Bowl will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Stallworth Stadium, 2509 East Archer Road, in Baytown.
The Bayou Bowl will be televised on KTRK Channel 13, while the GHFCA Bowl will air on KUBE Channel 57.
The Bayou Bowl pits all-stars from the greater Houston area against a group from Louisiana.
Two Galveston County players are scheduled to see action in that game. Matthew Cody of Clear Springs, who has committed to play for Mary Hardin-Baylor, will line up at linebacker, while La Marque’s Lawrence Montegut, who is headed for the University of Texas-El Paso, will do some damage at defensive end.
The workouts for the game have been broiling.
“It’s hot, but it’s for something I love to do,” Montegut said. “I’ll take this heat any day to do something I love to do.”
The defensive end is also looking to make one last splash.
“I’m ready to come out and give it my all before I go off to college,” he said.
Cody is more than a little surprised he was tabbed for the all-star game.
“I never thought I’d be out here with these guys. They are all 6-foot and then there’s little old me just chilling out here.”
Cody stands 5 foot, 91⁄4 inches.
“But in playing shoes, I’m about 5-10,” he said.
The linebacker said the game will be a physical one.
“It’s building up for Saturday and it’s going to be a war out here,” Cody said. “It’s going to be exciting.”
Still, he predicts a Texas victory.
“I think we’re going to have an easy win,” he grinned. “It’s going to be a good warm-up for college. I figure we’ll go out there and dominate and win by 60 or 70.”
The GHFCA Bowl is limited to players from smaller schools and private institutions, and La Marque has a quintet of players — offensive lineman Xavier Chinn, defensive linemen Jeffrey Sowell and Michael Parker, wide receiver Daniel Lee and strong safety Isaiah Leigh — scheduled to play.
La Marque head coach Mike Jackson is past president of the GHFCA and he pushed for the game to be established.
“When you become president, everybody has a pet project that they want to bring along,” he said. “I felt that we needed to get the smaller schools, the 3A, 2A, 1A and privates involved.”
The reason was simple, not enough players from the lower classifications got to play in an all-star game.
“La Marque would usually get a player into the Bayou Bowl, but a lot of the smaller schools didn’t and this gives them another opportunity to showcase their abilities,” Jackson said.
Having the game televised is a big deal, too.
“A lot of these guys have never played on TV before and now they have the chance to end their high school careers by playing on TV,” Jackson said. “It’s big for them.”
All-star football games
WHAT: Greater Houston Football Coaches Association Bowl
WHEN: 7 p.m. today
WHERE: Falcon Stadium, 25437 Willy Lane, in Huffman
TV: KUBE Channel 57
WHAT: Bayou Bowl
WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Stallworth Stadium, 2509 East Archer Road, in Baytown
TV: KTRK Channel 13
Contact Sports Editor John DeLapp at 409-683-5242 or john.delapp@galvnews.com.