RangerRedFan
09-06-2004, 07:03 PM
This story is hot off the wire of the Associated Press. While it is nice to be ranked as the #1 3A team in the state, it has been a curse for the top team each week so far. Although I am from Perryton, I am not so sure we deserve the #1 ranking. We are a pretty good football team, but time will tell if we are the best in the state.
Here;s the story:
Posted on Mon, Sep. 06, 2004
Perryton takes top 3A spot
KRISTIE RIEKEN
Associated Press
For a town three times closer to Liberal, Kan., than Amarillo, Texas, Perryton is happy to be recognized in a statewide poll. To be No. 1 is even more exciting.
The Rangers gained Class 3A's top spot in this week's Texas Associated Press High School poll following a 38-7 win over Guymon, Okla. Perryton replaces Jasper, which lost to Class 4A Port Neches-Groves on Friday.
"To be this far north and be recognized is great," coach Gary Newcomb said Monday. "The distance that we are from everything makes it hard to be noticed statewide."
It's the team's highest ranking in the history of the AP Poll.
This town of just under 9,000 in the uppermost part of the Texas Panhandle is known as 'The Wheatheart of the Nation.' Situated near the Oklahoma border and just 47 miles from Liberal, Kan., it is 400 miles from Dallas, 650 miles from Houston and 915 miles from Brownsville.
The win over Guymon was Newcomb's 100th as a head coach.
"It was nice," the 35-year coaching veteran said. "I was tickled but the kids get the credit."
Perryton opened the season with a 26-10 win over 4A Pampa. This week they needed a 29-point third quarter to ensure the victory.
Receiver Brendan Baker ran 55 yards for a touchdown and added a second score on a 50-yard touchdown pass on a reverse from receiver Jeremy Campbell. The play was impressive, but what makes it more so is the fact that Campbell was born without a right leg from the knee down and plays with a prosthetic one.
Campbell, who played quarterback last season, moved to receiver to make room for senior QB Beau Merrell. Newcomb says Campbell is a great athlete and that he'll move back to QB for his senior season in 2005. He's also a track standout and a varsity basketball player who has been asked to join the United States Paralympic team.
Here;s the story:
Posted on Mon, Sep. 06, 2004
Perryton takes top 3A spot
KRISTIE RIEKEN
Associated Press
For a town three times closer to Liberal, Kan., than Amarillo, Texas, Perryton is happy to be recognized in a statewide poll. To be No. 1 is even more exciting.
The Rangers gained Class 3A's top spot in this week's Texas Associated Press High School poll following a 38-7 win over Guymon, Okla. Perryton replaces Jasper, which lost to Class 4A Port Neches-Groves on Friday.
"To be this far north and be recognized is great," coach Gary Newcomb said Monday. "The distance that we are from everything makes it hard to be noticed statewide."
It's the team's highest ranking in the history of the AP Poll.
This town of just under 9,000 in the uppermost part of the Texas Panhandle is known as 'The Wheatheart of the Nation.' Situated near the Oklahoma border and just 47 miles from Liberal, Kan., it is 400 miles from Dallas, 650 miles from Houston and 915 miles from Brownsville.
The win over Guymon was Newcomb's 100th as a head coach.
"It was nice," the 35-year coaching veteran said. "I was tickled but the kids get the credit."
Perryton opened the season with a 26-10 win over 4A Pampa. This week they needed a 29-point third quarter to ensure the victory.
Receiver Brendan Baker ran 55 yards for a touchdown and added a second score on a 50-yard touchdown pass on a reverse from receiver Jeremy Campbell. The play was impressive, but what makes it more so is the fact that Campbell was born without a right leg from the knee down and plays with a prosthetic one.
Campbell, who played quarterback last season, moved to receiver to make room for senior QB Beau Merrell. Newcomb says Campbell is a great athlete and that he'll move back to QB for his senior season in 2005. He's also a track standout and a varsity basketball player who has been asked to join the United States Paralympic team.