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Texas A&M commit Demond Demas denied his appeal to UIL; Will not play senior season
Demond Demas won't play his senior season.
It is not because of a season-ending injury but rather due to his appeal for his transfer to Tomball being denied by the UIL State Executive Committee on Tuesday.
"Whatever happened, it happened," Demas said following the ruling. "I'm not going to cry about it. I'm not going to be upset. It's just life. Life's going to throw you adversity. Life's going to throw you curveballs. You going to knock it out of the park or what? That's how I see it. I'm just going to knock it out of the park from here on out.
"I swung. I missed. Not going to strikeout though."
The 6-0 vote by the State Executive Committee upheld the previous ruling by the District 20-5A Executive Committee, which ruled that he had indeed moved to Tomball for athletic purposes, which is against the rules of the UIL.
As of August 6, the SEC had heard three appeals, two were denied and one had been withdrawn. In the 2018-2019 year, 51 appeals were made to the SEC, 36 were declined, 11 were granted and three were withdrawn. In 2018-2019, 70.59 percent of District Executive Committee decisions were upheld by the SEC.
Moments after the ruling, Demas, who's only option to play his senior season was to return to North Forest High School, tweeted that he would not be returning to his original high school. Instead, he will be staying at Tomball.
I just wanna thank all the people that have my back and believe in me I'm NOT going back to North Forest I'm staying at Tomball High School for the better environment and better academics I know GOD has better plans for me 💯❤️ #GigEm 👍🏾
— HollyWood Demas (@DemondDemas1) August 20, 2019
Demas spent the last three seasons playing at North Forest before transferring to Tomball in 2019.
"It's a really sad day," Houston ISD Athletic Director Andre Walker told VYPE in an exclusive interview. "Nobody wins. Not good for the school or for the kids. When you have adults with their own motives getting involved in this process, this is what you get."
Demas - who is verbally committed to Texas A&M - is the No. 2 recruit in Texas per 24/7 Sports. In the country, Demas is the No.14 overall recruit for the 2020 class.
"It was stressful for my family, not for me," Demas said. "I'm all smiles. I'm alright with it. I mean I did what I had to do in my three years. Got my scholarships, got the grades, got my SAT score. Now it's just smooth sailing my senior year. I would love to play football my senior year but I guess it just wasn't in God's plan. I'm not going to question God and why he did it."
So, what's next for Demas?
"Just keep training with Footwork King, keep trying to keep myself together, keep myself molded as the receiver that I am and just make myself even better than what I used to be," Demas said.
BREAKING VIDEO: Tomball WR @DemondDemas1 talks to the media after being DENIED his appeal to the SEC. He will not play football his senior year. #txhsfb @abc13sports @KPRC2RandyMc @DTGoteraKHOU @MarkBermanFox26 @ToddFreed57 @usatodayhss @MaxPreps @abc13houston @HISDAthletics pic.twitter.com/ClB5xmukCl
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) August 20, 2019
VYPE will continue to update this story as it develops.
Argyle Beats Sweeny Again; Earns 2nd Straight State Title
Argyle baseball knows how to play Sweeny, so it produced back-to-back successful UIL 4A state championship game performances. The Eagles beat the Bulldogs 5-0 in the 2018 title game, and followed that with Thursday's 6-3 win at The University of Texas at Austin's UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
"That game was defined by our team," said Argyle head coach Ricky Griffin. "[The players have] been here enough, they've been in enough situations like that, and there was no panic. They just knew they were going to win. I'm very proud of them."
Argyle started on the right foot because it took the lead in the top of the first. Dillon Carter recorded a one-out single to start the Eagles' surge, advanced to third on Chad Ricker's two-out single, and scored on Hayden Clearman's RBI single. Austin King also walked to load the bases, but Sweeny pitcher Cade Homniok forced Alex Gonzales' inning-ending foul out.
Sweeny also found a way to get runners on base in the early innings, but couldn't drive them home for a game-tying or go-ahead score. The bottom of the first inning saw a Joe Effenberger leadoff double and a Quinton Martin walk. The second frame featured Blake Benavides and Braden Norris walks, as well as a Cord Filipp single. Wes Folse also had a one-out hit in the third, but couldn't extend a double into a triple.
Argyle answered Sweeny's missed opportunities by expanding its lead in the fourth. Austin King reached base on a fielding error to start the inning, and was replaced by pinch runner Jake Sullivan on the bases. VYPE Player of the Game Cade Merka then used a RBI double to drive in the latter and scored on Bo Hogeboom's RBI single. Mason Green acted as a pinch runner for the latter and scored on Brenden Dixon's RBI single.
"I just prepared for this, pretty much the entire season," Merka said of his performance. "And I just gotta give everything to my teammates."
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The game's scoring continued in the fifth. Argyle loaded the bases, and Preston King's hit by pitch allowed Sullivan to score. Sweeny then followed with a trio of runs in the bottom half of the inning. Effenberger's RBI triple drove in Filipp and Collin Coker to get the Bulldogs on the board, and Homniok's RBI groundout allowed Effenberger to come home for another run.
But, Argyle wrapped up the win in the top of the seventh. Austin King started the inning with a leadoff double, and pinch runner Riley Hartman advanced to third base and home on wild pitches.