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07-12-2006, 03:05 PM
WO-S:
Katy Cinco Ranch- qualified at Cinco Ranch SQT. This team has been doing well at the Katy ISD mid-week tournaments but this is a very tough pool. In their favor they have a talented quarterback in senior J.J. McDermott plus another nice option in Shane Ross who can play multiple positions. A nice target is Joe Wiesner who plays tight end in the regular season. Defensively Curtis Fuhr and Matt Harris are the go to guys to slow down the other side. Westlake and West Orange Stark are the favorites in this pool but Cinco Ranch is right there with them.
Sherman- The Bearcats only entered one tournament in the 7 on 7 season, but they made the most of it. Most thought their Pool D appearance would be quickly outlived by Arlington Bowie - but after they made it past Bowie in a memorable overtime game, everyone scoffed at making it past a pool C winner which featured teams like Celina, Gilmer, Tyler John Tyler and Marlin. Sherman did that as well to advance. This is a young team with speed and a team that plays very intense defense. Sherman does not play high scoring games. They rely on a methodical attack to make plays. Taylor Dunlap and Matt Rome often alternate QB'ing during the regular season but mostly Dunlap takes the 7 on 7 snaps. The Bearcats will have to continue that defensive lockdown style - and due to their style they will be in most games - and in a game where a possession or a stop can matter, Sherman has proven it can be a force in its first 7 on 7 state appearance.
West Orange Stark- Qualified at West Orange Stark SQT. They dominated their own tournament defeating two seven on seven state tournament bound teams in Port Arthur and Edcouch-Elsa. What this team has is speed, more speed, and even more speed. Texas commit Earl Thomas has been fantastic in the 7 on 7's and shown his great hands that made him an early recruiting target by all the big schools. Jacoby Franks and DePaulrick Garrett are two more targets that can make plays and stretch out the defense. The players rotate to defense also and they have to watch out for that so they do not get too tired. On defense watch for junior Seth Thomas. This is a difficult pool and a good team will go to the Consolation Bracket on Saturday. The good news is that whoever from this pool goes to the consolation bracket will have a chance to go far in it.
Graham:
Pool J -
Baytown Lee- qualified at Houston Texans SQT (Sunday). Last year they won the entire tournament and this year they are dominating 7 on 7 once again. They qualified in the first tournament and now they have gone 11-0 in three tournaments with only two games decided by less than two touchdowns. Interestingly enough both of those games were the third game of the day after they had already clinched winning their pools. They are strong, very strong and will push for back to back titles this season. They have a good quarterback in Jeremy Moses, who has been to three of these now, plus a pair of quality receivers in Jarvis Moore and Rashad Mohammed. On defense they have two college quality defensive backs in Reggie Butler and Thomas Bates.
Bryan-
Graham
Graham qualified early on with a runner up finish at the Granbury SQT, the Steers are led by WR Chance McCoy and QB Cody Stansell. The Steers don't blow you away with size or speed but they have good depth for a 3A team and they are extremely scrappy especially on defense the Steers fly around and are always getting their hands on a pass making things difficult for the opposing offense. Unfortunatley for the Steers they are in a loaded pool with defending champ Baytown Lee and the ultra athletic North Mesquite Stallions.
North Mesquite- It was a tale of two tournaments for North Mesquite - in Wylie, North Mesquite went 0-3 in a very strong pool. At the Rockwall tournament, North Mesquite put it together for a 5-0 run to qualify for the state championship. The Stallions will use two quarterbacks, but one of the best is Junior Blair Johnson. North Mesquite's bread and better is the deep ball in conjunction with an aggressive defense. North Mesquite is not a move the ball down the field methodically team. They like to go over the middle and deep. Aaron Williams is a beast on both sides of the ball and may make some plays for North Mesquite to be increasingly successful.
Wharton:
POOL C
Alvin - qualified at Alvin SQT. This team qualified early at their own tournament. They don't have the strong veteran QB you like going into the seven on seven state championship tournament. The team has played very good as a team, though they lack the star qualities that other teams have. This is not a particularly tough pool but I would slot them behind Wharton and Boswell in the pool pickings.
SA Clark- qualified at Brownwood SQT. Same problem as Alvin, no marquee quarterback, in fact they have no college prospects on the offensive side of the ball. They will have to play top notch ball as a team to have a chance in this pool. Greg Orr and Barry Pillow provide an excellent DB tandem to hold the offenses down.
Saginaw Boswell
Boswell qualified in the first round of DFW qualifying by winning the Granbury SQT in impressive fashion. Boswell is led by QB Taylor Weidman who has a cannon arm and has been prone to mistakes in the past but he seems to have settled down this summer. WR Paul Jacobs is Weidman's favorite target, keep an eye on RB Nate Smith who brings a much needed element of speed to the table for the Pioneers. The Boswell D is led by LB Sam Vest who has good size but is surprisingly agile. Boswell other than Smith doesn't have great speed and they rely on execution and not making mistakes to win games.
Wharton- Qualified at Rosenberg Terry SQT. They have two important qualities in the 7 on 7 games, a good quarterback and a great wide receiver. This is a passing team so they are used to airing it up thus giving them an extra advantage in the tournament. They played well at Rosenberg and knocked off a team with a lot more talent than them.
Bandera/Canton:
Bandera- Qualified at Victoria SQT
Canton- Many thought that Canton after losing its top QB in GJ Kinne and its top WR in Houston Tuminello to Gilmer would be dead in the water. But, of East Texas 3A teams, Canton is the one that qualified out of the Paris tournament. Canton, which played intense football for the right to play Gilmer at the Paris tournament will have to find a way to bring that inspiration to the state tournament, especially with 2 strong 5A teams in their pool. Casey Bell and Travis Termin are now the focuses on the receiving corps without an all-stater to give them single coverage, and they will have to play big to have a chance in their pool. They have gone from a big play offense to a methodical 5-6 play drive on the 7 on 7 field offense. Defense may wilter in College Station heat as the team isn't very deep.
Rockwall was so close to beating Plano East at the Wylie pool, and then they were upset by North Mesquite at their own tournament. This team was determined and had to travel to qualify, but they did make the state tournament, and they are a dangerous team. In losing to Plano East they went undefeated in a strong pool which included Plano. They lost a heartbreaker to North Mesquite. This team can compete with the big boys. They rarely get blown out in 7 on 7 tournaments, and if a good streak of consistency and luck hit, they are a darkhorse simply because of their style. They are not a team that will throw 45 yard passes every single play. They love to throw to the sidelines and take what the defense will get them - which is very similar to their 11 man style. They do not take their style and shove it down their opponents throats. They do have some game breakers - Marcus Mathis, a running back can catch the ball short and take it to the house if he gets a crease. Tony Dabney is a pretty strong receiver as well and has hands like super glue. Braden Smith is a new QB but he makes good reads and doesn't make many mistakes.
Spring Westfield- Qualified at The Woodlands SQT. This is not the power house Westfield teams of the past few years. They have talent but it is not near the level it has been in previous seasons. Cameon Winn is the new quarterback and he has been okay but has not found his stride at this point. He has made several very nice passes and shows signs of getting comfortable back there, if he finds that spot the Mustangs could roll. The strength is the defense where you have players like Luther Eta, Broderick Brown and Marcus Sanders looking to make stops. This pool is one of the weaker ones so Westfield looks good to be in the winners bracket if they play well against Canton and Bandera.
Katy Cinco Ranch- qualified at Cinco Ranch SQT. This team has been doing well at the Katy ISD mid-week tournaments but this is a very tough pool. In their favor they have a talented quarterback in senior J.J. McDermott plus another nice option in Shane Ross who can play multiple positions. A nice target is Joe Wiesner who plays tight end in the regular season. Defensively Curtis Fuhr and Matt Harris are the go to guys to slow down the other side. Westlake and West Orange Stark are the favorites in this pool but Cinco Ranch is right there with them.
Sherman- The Bearcats only entered one tournament in the 7 on 7 season, but they made the most of it. Most thought their Pool D appearance would be quickly outlived by Arlington Bowie - but after they made it past Bowie in a memorable overtime game, everyone scoffed at making it past a pool C winner which featured teams like Celina, Gilmer, Tyler John Tyler and Marlin. Sherman did that as well to advance. This is a young team with speed and a team that plays very intense defense. Sherman does not play high scoring games. They rely on a methodical attack to make plays. Taylor Dunlap and Matt Rome often alternate QB'ing during the regular season but mostly Dunlap takes the 7 on 7 snaps. The Bearcats will have to continue that defensive lockdown style - and due to their style they will be in most games - and in a game where a possession or a stop can matter, Sherman has proven it can be a force in its first 7 on 7 state appearance.
West Orange Stark- Qualified at West Orange Stark SQT. They dominated their own tournament defeating two seven on seven state tournament bound teams in Port Arthur and Edcouch-Elsa. What this team has is speed, more speed, and even more speed. Texas commit Earl Thomas has been fantastic in the 7 on 7's and shown his great hands that made him an early recruiting target by all the big schools. Jacoby Franks and DePaulrick Garrett are two more targets that can make plays and stretch out the defense. The players rotate to defense also and they have to watch out for that so they do not get too tired. On defense watch for junior Seth Thomas. This is a difficult pool and a good team will go to the Consolation Bracket on Saturday. The good news is that whoever from this pool goes to the consolation bracket will have a chance to go far in it.
Graham:
Pool J -
Baytown Lee- qualified at Houston Texans SQT (Sunday). Last year they won the entire tournament and this year they are dominating 7 on 7 once again. They qualified in the first tournament and now they have gone 11-0 in three tournaments with only two games decided by less than two touchdowns. Interestingly enough both of those games were the third game of the day after they had already clinched winning their pools. They are strong, very strong and will push for back to back titles this season. They have a good quarterback in Jeremy Moses, who has been to three of these now, plus a pair of quality receivers in Jarvis Moore and Rashad Mohammed. On defense they have two college quality defensive backs in Reggie Butler and Thomas Bates.
Bryan-
Graham
Graham qualified early on with a runner up finish at the Granbury SQT, the Steers are led by WR Chance McCoy and QB Cody Stansell. The Steers don't blow you away with size or speed but they have good depth for a 3A team and they are extremely scrappy especially on defense the Steers fly around and are always getting their hands on a pass making things difficult for the opposing offense. Unfortunatley for the Steers they are in a loaded pool with defending champ Baytown Lee and the ultra athletic North Mesquite Stallions.
North Mesquite- It was a tale of two tournaments for North Mesquite - in Wylie, North Mesquite went 0-3 in a very strong pool. At the Rockwall tournament, North Mesquite put it together for a 5-0 run to qualify for the state championship. The Stallions will use two quarterbacks, but one of the best is Junior Blair Johnson. North Mesquite's bread and better is the deep ball in conjunction with an aggressive defense. North Mesquite is not a move the ball down the field methodically team. They like to go over the middle and deep. Aaron Williams is a beast on both sides of the ball and may make some plays for North Mesquite to be increasingly successful.
Wharton:
POOL C
Alvin - qualified at Alvin SQT. This team qualified early at their own tournament. They don't have the strong veteran QB you like going into the seven on seven state championship tournament. The team has played very good as a team, though they lack the star qualities that other teams have. This is not a particularly tough pool but I would slot them behind Wharton and Boswell in the pool pickings.
SA Clark- qualified at Brownwood SQT. Same problem as Alvin, no marquee quarterback, in fact they have no college prospects on the offensive side of the ball. They will have to play top notch ball as a team to have a chance in this pool. Greg Orr and Barry Pillow provide an excellent DB tandem to hold the offenses down.
Saginaw Boswell
Boswell qualified in the first round of DFW qualifying by winning the Granbury SQT in impressive fashion. Boswell is led by QB Taylor Weidman who has a cannon arm and has been prone to mistakes in the past but he seems to have settled down this summer. WR Paul Jacobs is Weidman's favorite target, keep an eye on RB Nate Smith who brings a much needed element of speed to the table for the Pioneers. The Boswell D is led by LB Sam Vest who has good size but is surprisingly agile. Boswell other than Smith doesn't have great speed and they rely on execution and not making mistakes to win games.
Wharton- Qualified at Rosenberg Terry SQT. They have two important qualities in the 7 on 7 games, a good quarterback and a great wide receiver. This is a passing team so they are used to airing it up thus giving them an extra advantage in the tournament. They played well at Rosenberg and knocked off a team with a lot more talent than them.
Bandera/Canton:
Bandera- Qualified at Victoria SQT
Canton- Many thought that Canton after losing its top QB in GJ Kinne and its top WR in Houston Tuminello to Gilmer would be dead in the water. But, of East Texas 3A teams, Canton is the one that qualified out of the Paris tournament. Canton, which played intense football for the right to play Gilmer at the Paris tournament will have to find a way to bring that inspiration to the state tournament, especially with 2 strong 5A teams in their pool. Casey Bell and Travis Termin are now the focuses on the receiving corps without an all-stater to give them single coverage, and they will have to play big to have a chance in their pool. They have gone from a big play offense to a methodical 5-6 play drive on the 7 on 7 field offense. Defense may wilter in College Station heat as the team isn't very deep.
Rockwall was so close to beating Plano East at the Wylie pool, and then they were upset by North Mesquite at their own tournament. This team was determined and had to travel to qualify, but they did make the state tournament, and they are a dangerous team. In losing to Plano East they went undefeated in a strong pool which included Plano. They lost a heartbreaker to North Mesquite. This team can compete with the big boys. They rarely get blown out in 7 on 7 tournaments, and if a good streak of consistency and luck hit, they are a darkhorse simply because of their style. They are not a team that will throw 45 yard passes every single play. They love to throw to the sidelines and take what the defense will get them - which is very similar to their 11 man style. They do not take their style and shove it down their opponents throats. They do have some game breakers - Marcus Mathis, a running back can catch the ball short and take it to the house if he gets a crease. Tony Dabney is a pretty strong receiver as well and has hands like super glue. Braden Smith is a new QB but he makes good reads and doesn't make many mistakes.
Spring Westfield- Qualified at The Woodlands SQT. This is not the power house Westfield teams of the past few years. They have talent but it is not near the level it has been in previous seasons. Cameon Winn is the new quarterback and he has been okay but has not found his stride at this point. He has made several very nice passes and shows signs of getting comfortable back there, if he finds that spot the Mustangs could roll. The strength is the defense where you have players like Luther Eta, Broderick Brown and Marcus Sanders looking to make stops. This pool is one of the weaker ones so Westfield looks good to be in the winners bracket if they play well against Canton and Bandera.