Rivals.com's Matt Stepp, the 7-on-7 guru formerly with Scout, today released his rankings for next week's state tournament. Katy led local teams at No. 2, behind defending champion Richmond.
Other locals in the top 10 include Klein at No. 4, Lamar at No. 8 and Elkins at No. 9.
Stepp would probably be the first to admit how subjective these are, but we all eat them up, so there *is* a market.
The other local teams were ranked as follows:
11. Langham Creek
13. Chavez
16. Bellaire
19. Tomball
23. Cy-Fair
28. The Woodlands
31. Pearland
32. Dulles
35. Oak Ridge
40. Klein Forest
43. Spring
48. Fort Bend Bush
49. Klein Collins
52. Seven Lakes
53. Stratford
55. Pearland Dawson
59. Jersey Village
The complete list is here.
Our previews resume Wednesday and continue into next week.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Ratterree, Knoblauch, Von Tungeln named First Team all-State
Memorial shortstop Michael Ratterree, Bellaire first baseman Trace Knoblauch and Kempner outfielder Kyle Von Tungeln were 19 players named to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association First Team all-State released Tuesday.
Ratterree, a Rice signee, belted 12 home runs this year to lead the Mustangs to the District 18-5A championship and a berth in the 5A-Region III quarterfinals, where they lost to Bellaire.
Knoblauch, an Indiana commit, also pitches for the Cardinals. He was named a Preseason All-American by Baseball America.
Von Tungeln, who will play at TCU, finished the year hitting more than .500 with nine home runs and seven doubles.
Area selections to the Second Team were Katy pitcher Keifer Nuncio, Memorial catcher M.P. Cokinos, Katy catcher Andrew Stumph and Cy-Fair first baseman Zach Thomas.
Third Team honorees include Pearland second baseman Josh Gonzales, Oilers shortstop Kevin Miller, Fort Bend Austin shortstop Ryan Dalton and Katy outfielder Jarred Fancher.
The complete teams are listed below.
FIRST TEAM
Pitchers: Tavi Amperan, sr., El Paso Socorro; Zak Hermanns, sr., Coppell; James Ferguson, sr., Austin Westlake; Miguel Pena, sr., La Joya; Luis Pollorena, sr., Laredo United.
Catchers: Justin Beck, sr., Smithson Valley; Josh Elander, sr., Round Rock.
First Base: Trace Knoblauch, sr., Bellaire; Tyler Spurlin, sr., The Woodlands.
Second Base: Anthony Gomez, sr., Laredo United; Jordan Lewis, sr., Dallas White.
Third Base: Jake Feckle, sr., Wylie; Bobby Mares, sr., El Paso Socorro.
Shortstop: Michael Ratterree, sr., Memorial; Derrick Walls, sr., San Antonio Reagan.
Outfielders: Kyle Von Tungeln, sr., Kempner; Cory Falvey, sr., El Paso Socorro; Jake Gonzalez, sr., Brazoswood; Chase McDowell, sr., College Station A&M Consolidated.
SECOND TEAM
Pitchers: Keifer Nuncio, sr., Katy; Aaron Gilbreath, sr., Colley Heritage; Matt Harrell, sr., San Antonio Reagan; Derek Loera, sr., Odessa Hart; Hoby Milner, sr., Fort Worth Paschal; Yanken Jacob, sr., Tyler Lee.
Catchers: M.P. Cokinos, sr., Memorial; Andrew Stumph, sr., Katy; Andrew LaCombe, sr., Southlake Carroll.
First Base: Zach Thomas, sr., Cy-Fair; Andrew Gross, sr., Alvin.
Second Base: Chuck Duarte, sr., Franklin; Tyler Green, jr., Brazoswood.
Third Base: Alvaro Moreno, jr., McAllen; Tucker Oakley, sr., Sharyland.
Shortstop: Agustin Enriquez, sr., Lufkin; Shane Hoelscher, jr., Belton; Brett Pirtle, sr., Tyler Lee.
Outfielders: Tyler Collins, sr., Justin Northwest; Nicholas Lee, sr., San Antonio Madison; Tyler Naquin, sr., Klein Collins; Aaron Williams, sr., Corpus Christi Carroll.
THIRD TEAM
Pitchers: J.P. Clifton, sr., Lufkin; Chase Greening, sr., Lufkin; Colton Lindloff, sr., Brazoswood; Brad Nasis, sr., Smithson Valley; Jamen Parten, sr., Plano; Jameson Taillon, jr., The Woodlands.
Catchers: Mike Bains, sr., Round Rock Stony Point; Jessiray Navarrette, sr., El Paso Socorro.
First Base: Evan Brummett, jr., Round Rock Stony Point; Will Watson, sr., Southlake Carroll.
Second Base: Josh Gonzales, sr., Pearland; Adam Pena, sr., Sharyland; Matt Reyes, so., Midland.
Third Base: Ryan Dalton, sr., Fort Bend Austin; Jose Madrid, sr., Victoria Memorial.
Shortstop: Kevin Miller, sr., Pearland; Chad Kettler, sr., Coppell.
Outfielders: Jarred Fancher, sr., Katy; Vincent Postert, sr., San Antonio Reagan; Toby Teakell, sr., Weatherford; Shaney Wilkinson, sr., Lubbock Coronado.
Ratterree, a Rice signee, belted 12 home runs this year to lead the Mustangs to the District 18-5A championship and a berth in the 5A-Region III quarterfinals, where they lost to Bellaire.
Knoblauch, an Indiana commit, also pitches for the Cardinals. He was named a Preseason All-American by Baseball America.
Von Tungeln, who will play at TCU, finished the year hitting more than .500 with nine home runs and seven doubles.
Area selections to the Second Team were Katy pitcher Keifer Nuncio, Memorial catcher M.P. Cokinos, Katy catcher Andrew Stumph and Cy-Fair first baseman Zach Thomas.
Third Team honorees include Pearland second baseman Josh Gonzales, Oilers shortstop Kevin Miller, Fort Bend Austin shortstop Ryan Dalton and Katy outfielder Jarred Fancher.
The complete teams are listed below.
FIRST TEAM
Pitchers: Tavi Amperan, sr., El Paso Socorro; Zak Hermanns, sr., Coppell; James Ferguson, sr., Austin Westlake; Miguel Pena, sr., La Joya; Luis Pollorena, sr., Laredo United.
Catchers: Justin Beck, sr., Smithson Valley; Josh Elander, sr., Round Rock.
First Base: Trace Knoblauch, sr., Bellaire; Tyler Spurlin, sr., The Woodlands.
Second Base: Anthony Gomez, sr., Laredo United; Jordan Lewis, sr., Dallas White.
Third Base: Jake Feckle, sr., Wylie; Bobby Mares, sr., El Paso Socorro.
Shortstop: Michael Ratterree, sr., Memorial; Derrick Walls, sr., San Antonio Reagan.
Outfielders: Kyle Von Tungeln, sr., Kempner; Cory Falvey, sr., El Paso Socorro; Jake Gonzalez, sr., Brazoswood; Chase McDowell, sr., College Station A&M Consolidated.
SECOND TEAM
Pitchers: Keifer Nuncio, sr., Katy; Aaron Gilbreath, sr., Colley Heritage; Matt Harrell, sr., San Antonio Reagan; Derek Loera, sr., Odessa Hart; Hoby Milner, sr., Fort Worth Paschal; Yanken Jacob, sr., Tyler Lee.
Catchers: M.P. Cokinos, sr., Memorial; Andrew Stumph, sr., Katy; Andrew LaCombe, sr., Southlake Carroll.
First Base: Zach Thomas, sr., Cy-Fair; Andrew Gross, sr., Alvin.
Second Base: Chuck Duarte, sr., Franklin; Tyler Green, jr., Brazoswood.
Third Base: Alvaro Moreno, jr., McAllen; Tucker Oakley, sr., Sharyland.
Shortstop: Agustin Enriquez, sr., Lufkin; Shane Hoelscher, jr., Belton; Brett Pirtle, sr., Tyler Lee.
Outfielders: Tyler Collins, sr., Justin Northwest; Nicholas Lee, sr., San Antonio Madison; Tyler Naquin, sr., Klein Collins; Aaron Williams, sr., Corpus Christi Carroll.
THIRD TEAM
Pitchers: J.P. Clifton, sr., Lufkin; Chase Greening, sr., Lufkin; Colton Lindloff, sr., Brazoswood; Brad Nasis, sr., Smithson Valley; Jamen Parten, sr., Plano; Jameson Taillon, jr., The Woodlands.
Catchers: Mike Bains, sr., Round Rock Stony Point; Jessiray Navarrette, sr., El Paso Socorro.
First Base: Evan Brummett, jr., Round Rock Stony Point; Will Watson, sr., Southlake Carroll.
Second Base: Josh Gonzales, sr., Pearland; Adam Pena, sr., Sharyland; Matt Reyes, so., Midland.
Third Base: Ryan Dalton, sr., Fort Bend Austin; Jose Madrid, sr., Victoria Memorial.
Shortstop: Kevin Miller, sr., Pearland; Chad Kettler, sr., Coppell.
Outfielders: Jarred Fancher, sr., Katy; Vincent Postert, sr., San Antonio Reagan; Toby Teakell, sr., Weatherford; Shaney Wilkinson, sr., Lubbock Coronado.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Bayou Bowl set to kickoff
Greetings from Stallworth Stadium in Baytown, site of the seventh annual Bayou Bowl. The game, pitting all-star teams from Texas and Louisiana, is set to kick off in 3 hours, 19 minutes, promptly at 8 p.m.
There is a ton of area players on the roster, which can be found at www.bayoubowl.org.
It's still disappointing to me how few people really know about this game outside Baytown. It's a big thing here, but people in Houston either don't know about the game or don't care. Anyone who isn't aware is depriving themselves of a fun game. It's not a bunch of second-tier kids with nothing else to do. Players in this game are committed to Texas A&M, Utah, SMU, Louisiana Tech and TCU among other schools.
But as big as Texas is, it's easy to see how the all-star pool is diluted. After all, the Oil Bowl is taking place tonight up in Dallas, and we also have the Blue Chip game - or at least we did until recently. A check of that game's Web site shows no information regarding this year's game.
For those who can't make it out to Baytown, the game will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday on Fox Sports Houston and Fox Sports Southwest. Not sure who is on the call, but my money is on Local 2's Randy McIlvoy. The FSSW crew and a few press box workers were the only people who beat me out here; I couldn't come up with enough things to do to kill time between the end of the lunch banquet at 1:45 and 5:30 or 6.
I am simply thankful Stallworth now has wireless!!
There is a ton of area players on the roster, which can be found at www.bayoubowl.org.
It's still disappointing to me how few people really know about this game outside Baytown. It's a big thing here, but people in Houston either don't know about the game or don't care. Anyone who isn't aware is depriving themselves of a fun game. It's not a bunch of second-tier kids with nothing else to do. Players in this game are committed to Texas A&M, Utah, SMU, Louisiana Tech and TCU among other schools.
But as big as Texas is, it's easy to see how the all-star pool is diluted. After all, the Oil Bowl is taking place tonight up in Dallas, and we also have the Blue Chip game - or at least we did until recently. A check of that game's Web site shows no information regarding this year's game.
For those who can't make it out to Baytown, the game will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday on Fox Sports Houston and Fox Sports Southwest. Not sure who is on the call, but my money is on Local 2's Randy McIlvoy. The FSSW crew and a few press box workers were the only people who beat me out here; I couldn't come up with enough things to do to kill time between the end of the lunch banquet at 1:45 and 5:30 or 6.
I am simply thankful Stallworth now has wireless!!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Katy tops a couple of preseason football rankings
It may be June, but a couple of web publications have put out their preseason rankings for the coming football season. One has ranked the top 25 teams in the state, while one has already came out with the top teams from around the country. And both rankings have a familiar local team ranked at the top of both.
Yep, you guessed it. Katy.
The Tigers are the preseason No. 1 according to 5ATexasFooball.com’s preseason rankings after winning its second straight state title. Round Rock Stony Point comes in second, Cedar Hill is third and Southlake Carroll and Allen round out the top five.
As far as Houston-area teams, North Shore is No. 9, followed by Division I state finalist Hightower. Klein Oak comes in at No. 20, with The Woodlands at No. 22, followed by Cinco Ranch and Pearland.
But back to Katy. The Tigers also ranked high in the MaxPreps.com Xcellent 25 early contenders list, coming in at No. 3. Only St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes came in high on the list. Other Texas teams mentioned are Allen at No. 4 and Cedar Hill at No. 13.
Also of interest, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, Calif., was No. 5 on the list. Why do we care? Because Klein Oak will face the Irish as part of the Herbstreit Varsity Series on Sept. 7 at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
Yep, you guessed it. Katy.
The Tigers are the preseason No. 1 according to 5ATexasFooball.com’s preseason rankings after winning its second straight state title. Round Rock Stony Point comes in second, Cedar Hill is third and Southlake Carroll and Allen round out the top five.
As far as Houston-area teams, North Shore is No. 9, followed by Division I state finalist Hightower. Klein Oak comes in at No. 20, with The Woodlands at No. 22, followed by Cinco Ranch and Pearland.
But back to Katy. The Tigers also ranked high in the MaxPreps.com Xcellent 25 early contenders list, coming in at No. 3. Only St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes came in high on the list. Other Texas teams mentioned are Allen at No. 4 and Cedar Hill at No. 13.
Also of interest, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, Calif., was No. 5 on the list. Why do we care? Because Klein Oak will face the Irish as part of the Herbstreit Varsity Series on Sept. 7 at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
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