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High School Football: Reaction mixed on small schools hosting playoff games

VYPE
Nov 13, 2019

Cisco coach Brent West, left, and Wall coach Houston Guy said small schools hosting first round playoff games is a good thing but it does present challenges, including facilities and travel concerns in the vast expanse of West Texas.

Greg Jaklewicz/Reporter-News

By: Mike Lee, Special to the USA Today Network-Texas

Allowing higher-seeded teams to host first round or bi-district football games in Texas seems like a good idea in most scenarios. Teams seeded Nos. 1 or 2 in their district have hosted bi-district games in Class 6A since 2015 and in 5A since 2018.

The rule was adopted in part because after fourth-place teams were allowed in the playoffs, some forced No. 1 seeds to flip home-and-home for a bi-district game site. If the No. 4 seeds won, a district champion was forced to play at the home stadium of a fourth-place team.

Allowing the higher seeds to host first round games provided a reward for district champions and runners-up. The higher seeds are capitalizing on their home-field advantage. Last season in 6A, higher-seeded home teams won 48 of 64 bi-district games. In 5A, higher-seeded hosts won 51 of 64 first round games.

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Dave Henigan gives sneak peek on Denton Ryan's State Title Bling

Shana Willeford
09 Mar, 2021

Denton Ryan Head Coach Dave Henigan and players celebrate state title

Stan Martin

There are certain perks that come with being the head coach of any sport. Denton Ryan head football coach Dave Henigan got to experience that this week when Jostens representative Justin Ray showed up at his house with Henigan's new bling and a sneak peek at Denton Ryan football's UIL Texas State Championship ring. Henigan shared a video of the ice on Twitter Monday evening:


One perk to being the head coach......early delivery.

Look what showed up at my house today. @JostensJRay
👀👀🔥🔥#ONE pic.twitter.com/TdV0gEsrdY
— Dave Henigan (@DaveHenigan) March 8, 2021
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TAPPS Final Four Preview powered by Academy Sports + Outdoors: Area teams vying for spots in TAPPS State Title Games

Joshua Koch
08 Mar, 2021
Inside the Program: Concordia Lutheran Basketball

It is March and we have reached the Final Four!

For area TAPPS teams they are now just two wins away from hoisting that coveted wooden TAPPS State Championship trophy and claiming the spot as the best in Texas.

So, who is in the TAPPS Final Four? Check out the TAPPS State Semifinals matchups below.

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Finalists Announced for 2021 Guy V. Lewis Award

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08 Mar, 2021

Houston, TX – Today, the Greater Houston Basketball Committee (GHBC) announced the finalists for the 2021 Guy V. Lewis Award. The finalists are the top boy's high school players in Greater Houston. The winner of the award is the Greater Houston Area Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

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