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SMC BLOG 20

Today’s stop finds us in Division 1 Region 3 District 12. This is a six team district. The members are:

Abbott
School Colors: Black and Old Gold
Mascot: Panthers

Aquilla
School Colors: Orange and White
Mascot: Cougars

Blum
School Colors: Green and Gold
Mascot: Bobcats

Bynum
School Colors: Maroon and White
Mascot Bulldogs

Kopperl
School Colors: Red Blue White
Mascot: Eagles

Walnut Springs
School Colors: Blue and White
Mascot: Hornets

• April 27, 2006 8:30 PM

SMC BLOG 19

Here is a listing of teams from Division 1 Region 3 District 11. There are 5 teams in this district.

Avalon
School Colors: Orange & White
Mascot: Eagles

Coolidge
School Colors: Black & Gold
Mascot: Yellowjackets

Dallas Gateway
School Colors:
Mascots:

Penelope
School Colors: Red, Blue, White
Mascot: Wolverines

Trinidad
School Colors: Blue & Gold
Mascot: Trojans

Sorry folks. I have no additional information on Dallas Gateway.

• April 25, 2006 6:48 AM

2006 Football Schedules

Things are hopping with in the ranks of the Six-Man coaching world. Many jobs are open and many jobs have only recently been filled. On top of all the changes are the regular day to day activities that coaches have to take care of. It is a busy time. I would like to post 2006 schedules on this blog and I will as they are made available to me.

COACHES, please send your schedule to me if you have yours completed and I will post it on this site. My email is txsixii@yahoo.com Thank you.

This is what I have so far.

GARDEN CITY BEARKATS 2006 SCHEDULE
Scrimmages
8-19 Ira, Grandfalls, Meadow @ Midland Grande Stadium
8-25 Wellman @ GC
Games
9-2 Throckmorton @ Hico
9-8 Grandfalls @ GC
9-15 Midland Trinity @ Midland
9-22 Abilene Christian @ GC
9-29 Lorenzo @ Lorenzo
10-6 Dallas Metropolitan @ GC
10-13 Sands @ Ackerly
10-27 Rankin @ GC
11-3 Grady @ GC
11-10 Fort Davis @ FD

Zephyr Schedule
VARSITY
Aug 17 Rising star Away scrimmage
25-27 May tba scrimmage
Sep 1 Rochelle Here
Sep 8 Lometa Away
Sep 15 Cherokee Home
Sep 22 Santa Anna Home
Sep 29 Blanket Home
Oct 6 Mullin Away
Oct 13 Novice Home
Oct 20 Lohn Away
Oct 27 Open
Nov 3 Blackwell Home
Nov 10 Paint Rock Away

Meadow Bronco Football Schedule 2006
Varsity
Aug. 19 Garden City, Grandfalls-Royalty, Ira (Scrimmage) Midland Grande Communications Stadium 10:00
Aug. 24 Lorenzo (Scrimmage) Here 5:00
Sept. 1 Silverton Here 7:30
Sept. 8 Petersburg There 7:30
Sept. 15 Whitharral There 7:30 Sept. 22 Happy There 7:30
Sept. 29 Valley Here 7:30
Oct. 6 Paducah Here 7:30
Oct. 13 Open
Oct. 20 New Home Here 7:30
Oct. 27 Ropes There 7:30
Nov. 3 Wellman-Union Here 7:30
Nov. 10 Whiteface There 7:30

2006 Samnorwood Eagle Football
Samnorwood High School
Date Opponent Site Time
August 19 Miami, Bible Heritage # Miami 10:00
August 26 Northside, Happy # Samnorwood 10:00
August 31 Paducah Samnorwood 7:30
September 8 Hedley Hedley 7:30
September 15 Patton Springs Afton 7:30
September 22 Follett Follett 7:30
September 29 Crowell Crowell 7:30
October 6 Lefors (HC) Samnorwood 7:30
October 13 McLean* Samnorwood 7:30
October 20 Motley County* Matador 7:30
October 27 Groom* Samnorwood 7:30
November 3 Lazbuddie* Lazbuddie 7:30
# Scrimmage * District 7-1A Sixman Division II HC = Homecoming

Samnorwood Junior High School
Date Opponent Site Time
September 14 Shamrock Samnorwood 6:00
September 21 Follett Samnorwood 6:00
September 28 Groom Samnorwood 6:00
October 5 Lefors Lefors 6:00
October 12 McLean McLean 6:00
October 19 McLean Samnorwood 6:00
October 26 Groom Groom 6:00
November 2 Higgins Samnorwood 6:00
Head Coach/Athletic Director: Jason Porton
Assistant Coach: Andy Glass
Superintendent: Shawn Read

• April 23, 2006 9:25 AM

SMC BLOG 18

We are still in Division 1 but have now moved into Region 3 and are looking at the teams that make up District 9.

Bowie Gold-Burg
School Colors: Kelly & White
Mascot: Bears

Bryson
School Colors: Blue, Gold, White
Mascot: Cowboys

Gordon
School Colors: Black & Gold
Mascot: Longhorns

Newcastle
School Colors: Green & White
Mascot: Bobcats

Strawn
School Colors: Red & Black
Mascot: Greyhounds

• April 22, 2006 1:30 PM

SMC 17

We have completed looking at the 15 teams that make up DIVISION 1 REGION 2 Districts 5, 6, and 7. Here is a recap if you happen to just be joining us.

Happy
Kress
Lorenzo
Petersburg
Silverton
Chillicothe
Crowell
Hedley
Paducah
Turkey Valley
Aspermont
Knox City
Rule
Spur
Throckmorton

Here are the rankings I have promised. Refer to SMC Blog 13 if you want to see the rankings for Region 1.

Remember under the new alignment, two teams from each district will advance to the playoffs giving all four Regions a total of 6 playoff teams. District 8 of Division 1 Region 2 is a BYE. SMC wishes good football to all 15 teams that make up DIVISION 1 REGION 2.

• April 19, 2006 6:16 AM
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SMC BLOG 16

The day’s list is that of Division 1 Region 2 District 7. There are five teams in this district. They are:

Aspermont
School Colors: Black, Crimson, White
Mascot: Hornets

Knox City
School Colors: Red, Blue, White
Mascot: Greyhounds

Rule
School Colors: Blue & White
Mascot: Bobcats

Spur
School Colors: Blue & Gold
Mascot: Bulldogs

Throckmorton
School Colors: Purple, Gold, White
Mascot: Greyhounds

• April 16, 2006 4:10 PM

SMC BLOG 15

Today’s list of schools are in Division 1 Region 2 District 6. This district also consist of 5 teams. They are:

Chillicothe
School Colors: Red & White
Mascot: Eagles

Crowell
School Colors: Black & Gold
Mascot: Wildcats

Hedley
School Colors: Green, Silver, White
Mascot: Owls

Paducah
School Colors: Orange & White
Mascot: Dragons

Turkey Valley
School Colors: Red, Blue, White
Mascot: Patriots

• April 13, 2006 6:39 AM

SMC BLOG 14

Today’s list of schools takes us to a new region. Division 1 Region 2 District 5 teams are:

Happy
School Colors: Black & Gold
Mascot: Cowboys

Kress
School Colors: Gold & Black
Mascot: Kangaroos

Lorenzo
School Colors: Purple & White
Mascot: Hornets

Petersburg
School Colors: Black & Gold
Mascot: Buffaloes

Silverton
School Colors: Red & White
Mascot: Owls

• April 10, 2006 6:29 AM

SMC BLOG 13

OK boys and girls, this is a recap of the 15 teams in DIVISION 1 REGION 1 Districts 1, 3, and 4.

Ackerly Sands
Fort Davis
Garden City
Lenorah Grady
Rankin
Ira
Robert Lee
Roscoe Highland
Water Valley
Westbrook
Meadow
New Home
Ropesville Ropes
Wellman-Union
Whiteface

Everyone please take a deep breath. Drum roll if you will. Here we go…………….

SMC 2006 Pre-Season Rankings TOP 5 for Division 1 Region 1 are:

1. Garden City----------District 1
2. Meadow---------------District 4
3. Highland--------------District 3
4. Fort Davis------------District 1
5. Wellman-Union-----District 4

Remember under the new alignment, two teams from each district will advance to the playoffs giving all four Regions a total of 6 playoff teams. District 2 of Division 1 Region 1 is a BYE. SMC wishes good football to all 15 teams that make up DIVISION 1 REGION 1.

• April 7, 2006 10:59 PM

SMC BLOG 12

Today, we continue looking at the newest re-alignment of six-man schools. This time we go to the teams in Division 1 Region 1 District 4. There are five teams in this district and they are:

Meadow
School Colors: Purple & Gold
Mascot: Broncos

New Home
School Colors: Red & Black
Mascot: Leopards

Ropesville Ropes
School Colors: Green & White
Mascot: Eagles

Wellman-Union
School Colors: Black, Gold, Blue, White
Mascot: Wildcats

Whiteface
School Colors: Blue & Gold
Mascot: Antelopes

• April 7, 2006 12:44 PM

SMC Blog 11

Today we look at Division 1 Region 1 District 3
This is a five team district. They are:

Ira
School Colors: Black & Orange.
Mascot: Bulldogs

Robert Lee
School Colors: Orange & Black.
Mascot: Steers

Roscoe Highland
School Colors: Royal, Red, White.
Mascot: Hornets

Water Valley
School Colors: Black & White.
Mascot: Wildcats

Westbrook
School Colors: Blue & White.
Mascot: Wildcats

• April 4, 2006 12:24 PM

SMC BLOG 10

Hello everyone. I am back from Brownwood where I attended the HEART OF TEXAS COACHING CLINIC. I know everyone has lots of things going on now however on Friday there were 76 friendly folks that found their way to the clinic and there were 90 folks there today. Let me just say this, if you could have gone and didn’t, you most certainly should have. It was really, really good. The speakers were great. The meal that was provided on Friday night was wonderful. I have to stop right there for a moment.

Jerry Burkhart is the Head Coach at Richland Springs and of course it was that school that hosted the event. The rest of the story is that while Coach Burkhart did a truly outstanding job, his staff was responsible for many of the things that made this a great clinic. Folks that doesn’t scratch the surface of who all was involved in this huge undertaking. The coaches’ wives did more than double duty and the Richland Springs Booster Club really stole the show with the many man hours and woman hours that they put in. That fine meal I spoke of earlier was provided, cooked, and serve by the booster club. Son! You are talking about a well oiled machine! My personal thanks goes to Mr. Otto Sonneberg for his kindness and hospitality shown me. It isn’t fair to just single him out but he is the President of the Booster club.

Mitch Lee, HC at Knox City was the event’s first speaker. He spoke about the “J-Bird” offensive set and how moving just one player around in the formation makes the other team’s DC wished he had been a chicken farmer.

Shawn Rogers spoke on the Richland Springs Receivers. He talked about the importance of having heart, and using your head, hands, and legs to run routes and block and of course catching the ball.

Coach Robert Lee of Zephyr spoke on the use of the Spread offense and the type of players needed to make the formation effective. The Spread is what he likes to run but he sometimes doesn’t because of the personnel or lack thereof needed to make it work. A true statement he made was, “you can’t hide players in six-man”.

Coach Hoskins and his assistant Coach Abney spoke on transition from the eleven man game “up to” six-man and the Garden City passing game.

Coach Clawson delivered a very spirited speech on Six-Man Philosophy. A reoccurring point he made to those in attendance was “learn to think for yourself”.

Steve Keenum with Fellowship of Christian Athletes closed out the first day with a video and instructions on how to start up a FCA chapter at your school.

Day two began with a very heartfelt speech delivered by Coach Larry Uland about leading kids to Christ. Wins and Losses have some importance in the grand scheme of things I suppose but that is far overshadowed by the importance of realizing what an opportunity coaches have to be a “influencer” of the young people they come in contact with. He quoted a scripture, Mark 9:42, that I believe has a sobering thought for even the most hard-hearted of those in attendance. Go ahead. If you don’t remember what it says, look it up. A point that he made was, “the kids you work with don’t hear everything you say but they see everything you do”. Just another way of saying actions speak louder that words.

His team at Greenville Christian sets yearly themes and daily goals. Those daily goals are 1. Honor and please God. 2. Improve daily. 3. Win. The way they choose to measure their achievements are through Spiritual growth, stamina, speed, strength, and skills in that order. WOW!

Coach Uland was a tough act to follow but someone had to and that was Charles Tindol of Abilene Christian High School. He spoke on “Getting the Program Started”. He brings his boys together to start preparing for the new season by bringing them to campus for “gut week”. I don’t think that is a particularly fun time for the kids or the coaches but it certainly paid off for ACHS this last season as they won a State Championship.

Long time Coach Vance Jones of Aspermont was up next discussing his love for the “Veer” formation. He believes that formation allows his team to present a true triple option in six-man. Few can argue the success Coach Jones has had.

Coach Dewayne Lee of Strawn spoke about the Greyhound Off-Season. The Strawn teams, both boys and girls work very hard during off-season and their successes prove that it is worth every painful moment.

Brent Tyler of Turkey Valley and his Assistant talked about the defense the Patriots use. It is a 3-2 Defense. They have proven the success of that defense by making it to the State Championship the last two years in a row.

The last speaker was Coach Mike Reed of Rule speaking about the Spread Defense. Now days you had better be able to stop the Spread if you want to win games. Coach Reed had much to say and show about his topic and had many attending coaches asking questions about how they can successfully defend the Spread formation.

Coach Burkhart then brought things to a close thanking those in attendance along with the guest speakers and the sponsors and vendors. More on that later.

I made contact with many coaches attending the clinic. I know I missed some of you and I am truly sorry about that. There were several Christian schools attending some of which are just beginning their football programs.

Texas is a large state and several coaches attending drove long distances to come. Coaches are dedicated people and I thank God for them. Speaking of dedication, we had two coaches in attendance from West Monroe, Louisiana. Currently there are three teams playing there now and they cross over into Arkansas to play 4 squads that play there.

As promised in my last blog, today we will begin a listing of the teams of Division 1 and Division 2. The first group of teams we will list are those from Division 1 Region 1 and District 1.
There are 5 teams in this district. They are:

Ackerly Sands.
School Colors: Brown and White.
Mascot: Mustangs

Fort Davis.
School Colors: Green and Gold.
Mascot: Indians

Garden City.
School Colors: Red, Black, White.
Mascot: Bearkats

Lenorah Grady.
School Colors: Gold, Black, White.
Mascot: Wildcats

Rankin.
School Colors: Maroon & White.
Mascot: Red Devils

• April 1, 2006 9:35 PM
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