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Week 1 Preview: #10 Decatur vs. #2 Argyle

Stephen Peters
Aug 28, 2020

High school football officially kicked off in Texas on Thursday night, but we get our first taste of Friday Night Lights with a big Metroplex showdown in 4A - pitting No. 10 Decatur against #2 Argyle.

It's been three years since these two foes have faced off with Argyle dominating Decatur 62-21 back when both schools were in 4-4A DI. It's very possible, though, this year's iteration could be just as lopsided despite these teams combining for 25-2 records last year.

Previewing Decatur

The Eagles of Decatur roll into the season opener with a lot of question marks on offense after losing its nine main contributors from a season ago. Decatur racked up more than 6,418 yards on offense on the way to a 12-1 finish and getting into the third round of the playoffs.

According to MaxPreps, more than 95 percent of those yards are replaced due to graduations as the leading returning player is wideout David Juarez, who racked up 25 receptions for 507 yards and six touchdowns.

Landon Howell replaces Roman Fuller at quarterback in 2020 after completing 11 of 19 passes for 88 yards last year in spot duty. Howell is also the team's leading returning rusher from last year with 74 yards. Head coach Mike Fuller will lean on the senior's dual threat ability to guide Decatur's offense in 2020 with hopes of a deeper run in the playoffs.

Previewing Argyle

A season ago, Argyle was a strong contender for a the 4A Division I state crown, especially going into Waco La Vega in Week 2 and walking out with a 14-point win. However, the rematch in the Regional Final went to La Vega and Argyle ended the season at 13-1.

Argyle comes into the 2020 having lost Bo Hogeboom (3,701 passing yards, 56 TDs) to graduation and will turn to senior CJ Rogers to guide the team. Luckily for head coach Todd Rodgers, his Eagles bring back running back Tito Byce, who missed the last six games of the year but still racked up 822 yards (102.8 yards per game) and junior Knox Scoggins and his 661 yards.

Cole Kirkpatrick also returns to help the new signal caller after nabbing 67 catches for 1,688 yards and 28 touchdowns. Kirkpatrick flies under the radar in recruiting, but he certainly altered games for Argyle last year, which included an 11-catch, 290-yard performance in the Regional Semifinals against Brownwood.

Previewing the Game

TexasFootball.com lists Argyle as 12-point favorites, and that seems a bit generous to Decatur. While Decatur has nine returning starters from a year ago, losing such a great amount of its offensive contributions from a year ago is hard to overcome, especially in Week 1. There is a lot of unknown for Howell as the starting QB.

Last year's numbers mirror each other pretty well, as seen below.

But it's hard to overstate the level of skill returning to Argyle against the level for Decatur - a known quantity vs. uncertainty. The team that can control the trenches will most likely walk out as victors. Both teams gave up more than 200 yards on the ground per game last year, but Argyle was able to match that unlike Decatur.

Expect Byce and Kirkpatrick to see a lot of early action in this one to help Rogers settle in and guide Argyle to a win.

Prediction: Argyle 41, Decatur 24
Follow @iamspeters for live updates of this game.

On another prediction note, I'll be running my predictions with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in competition with nine other plugged into the DFW high school football scene.

That can be seen here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/pr...

My picks for Week 1 are bolded below:

Bushland vs Brock

Benbrook vs China Spring

McGregor vs Lake Worth

Springtown vs Glen Rose

Wichita Falls Hirschi vs Midlothian Heritage

Decatur vs Argyle

Waxahachie Life vs Godley

Graham vs Alvarado

Burkburnett vs Aubrey

Peaster vs Venus

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SEMIFINALS PREVIEW: Midlothian Heritage vs. Celina

Shana Willeford
13 Apr, 2021
Midlothian ISD Athletics Twitter Account (@MISD_Athletics)

Midlothian Heritage and Celina are set to face off in the UIL Class 4A State Semifinals early Tuesday evening. Before the teams hit the pitch, let's take a look at what got them to this point.

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Carpenter tabbed to lead Klein Oak Football

Joshua Koch
13 Apr, 2021

HOUSTON - Brandon Carpenter is ready to continue developing the KOlture at Klein Oak High School.

The Klein Oak football offensive coordinator was announced on Tuesday as the next head football coach for the Panthers, replacing Jason Glenn, who moved into administration earlier this spring.

"It's an immeasurable sense of gratitude," Carpenter told VYPE via Twitter. "Oak is a special place, I'm surrounded by incredible student-athletes and very special people. I'm blessed to have come in with Coach Glenn in 2017 & help establish our KOlture, it's incumbent upon me to continue developing that vision for our young people."

I'm proud to announce that the new Head Football Coach, and Campus Athletic Coordinator @KLEINOAKFB @KleinOak, Brandon Carpenter! “Carp" has served as the Off. Coord. for the program the past 4 years. He's a great man, father, husband, and educator! @vypehouston @Matt_Stepp817 pic.twitter.com/DmBmVvePdC
— Thomas Hensley (@thomashensley) April 13, 2021

For the past four seasons, Carpenter has served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Glenn, who took over the program in 2017.

In that span, Klein Oak went 31-15 overall and made the playoffs every single season. The Panthers registered 10 wins in the 2018 and 2019 campaigns, averaging 31.2 points per game in 2018.

But it's not all about the stats and wins for Glenn when you first mention Carpenter.

"He's a great man first and foremost!," Glenn, the new Klein ISD Director of Student Outreach, said. "And that's what the program has been about since we came together to run Oak! He will continue to put the kids first and will win a lot of games!

"He will teach them that football is great but what type of man/lady will you be without sports! He's my brother, my friend and I'm so happy for him, the school and our community! I love my guy! [Klein Oak Principal] Thomas Hensley made a great hire!"

LETS GOOOOOOOO! So happy and proud of my brotha @Coach_BCarp ! He is the NEW Head Coach /AD for @KLEINOAKFB ! @thomashensley great hire! You guys will be AMAZING at making @KleinOak even more special! Gods plan never fails! @blackstacy94 you can fix that walk now! 😂 #OVERJOYED pic.twitter.com/UOB4D60Oqr
— Jason L. Glenn M.Ed (@CoachJGlenn) April 13, 2021


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VYPE San Antonio Softball Rankings: Week of 4/12/21 presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors

Joshua Waclawczyk
Scott Terrell
Vype SATX
13 Apr, 2021

Each week VYPE's own Joshua Waclawczyk and Scott Terrell sit down and take a look at the teams from each area and rank them based on their super-secret formula. Rankings of the top Baseball and Softball programs in the area are then broken up into 5A-6A, 1A-4A, and Private Schools. Will you agree with our rankings? Most assuredly not. After all, these are just our opinions and we are sure there are much smarter people out there that may have better opinions/rankings. So if you have your own thoughts on these rankings let us know on Twitter (@vypesatx) and Instagram (@vypesatx).

This week we got some movement from some teams, but the top stands pat, check out the rankings below!

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