October 2013

VOLLEYBALL: Postseason schedule (complete)

October 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

POSTSEASON PAIRINGS Class 5A Bi-district round Southwest (16-24) vs. Clark (25-14), 7 p.m., Monday at Durbon Center, South San East Central (21-15) vs. Brandeis (24-16), 6 p.m., Tuesday at Durbon Center, South San Class 4A Bi-district round Brackenridge (14-25) at Alamo Heights (36-8), 7 p.m., Tuesday Corpus Christi [...]

TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: East Central sweeps King to prepare for playoffs (complete)

October 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

Edison ends season with win over Fox Tech in 28-4A TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, East Central, Edison, Fox Tech, Harlandale, McCollum, Memorial, South San, Southwest, Young Women’s Leadership Academy. Photos taken by KJ Toso. For more photos or to purchase photos, please visit: kjtoso.photoreflect.com Nine area teams are [...]

VOLLEYBALL: Jefferson upends Highlands in final 28-4A match

October 30, 2013 // 0 Comments

Owls retain second place in district despite loss PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Seven-area-volleyball-teams-headed-to-playoffs-4954323.php Jefferson’s loud student section, as well as a sizable [...]

WEEKEND VOLLEYBALL REPORT: Harlandale battles to crazy four-way tie for 29-4A lead with one match left

October 29, 2013 // 0 Comments

Jefferson, Brackenridge reserve playoff spots with 28-4A wins PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Roundup-of-volleyball-games-for-South-Side-schools-4933546.php TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East [...]

VOLLEYBALL: Two wins over Corpus teams set Southwest up for postseason

October 29, 2013 // 0 Comments

Softball players help Dragons move up to third in 28-5A PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Roundup-of-volleyball-games-for-South-Side-schools-4933546.php Corpus Christi week suggests, possibly, some time at [...]

FOOTBALL: Kennedy celebrations include Rockets’ third-straight win (complete)

October 28, 2013 // 0 Comments

McCollom comes up just short in 29-4A defensive struggle PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE McCOLLUM-KENNEDY STORY ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Rockets-defeat-the-Cowboys-4933544.php Three weeks ago, Kennedy’s chances to make the playoffs this year were [...]

FOOTBALL: Area playoff picture (thru Nov. 2)

October 28, 2013 // 0 Comments

Football playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): Through Nov. 2 ALREADY QUALIFIED: Brackenridge (6-3, 4-1), Holy Cross (6-3, 5-1), Lanier (3-6, 3-2), Southwest (5-4, 3-1). LIKELY QUALIFIERS: Central Catholic (4-5, 2-2), East Central (4-5, 2-2), [...]

VOLLEYBALL: Area playoff qualifiers (updated Oct. 29)

October 28, 2013 // 0 Comments

Volleyball playoff qualifiers ALREADY QUALIFIED: Brackenridge (14-25, 10-6), East Central (21-15, 8-2), Harlandale (24-11, 10-4), Highlands (20-20, 13-3), Holy Cross (27-10, 6-3), Jefferson (24-10, 12-4), Providence (12-20, 4-8), Sam Houston (20-14, 4-6), Southwest (16-24, [...]

VOLLEYBALL: This week’s results (Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2013)

October 28, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Matches of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Tuesday’s results District 28-5A Corpus Christi Carroll (17-15, 5-5) 3, South San (12-19, 0-10) 2 (17-25, 25-12, 25-13, 19-25, 15-11) East Central (21-15, 8-2) 3, Corpus Christi King (13-19, 2-8) 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-20) Steele (26-15, 10-0) 3, Southwest [...]

FOOTBALL: Week 9 results (complete)

October 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface WEEK 9 SCHEDULE (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) Friday’s games FOOTBALL District 28-5A Steele (8-1, 4-0) 45, Corpus Christi Carroll (3-6, 2-2) 3 East Central (4-5, 2-2) 50, South San (2-7, 0-4) 0 Southwest (5-4, 3-1) 14, Corpus Christi King (3-6, 1-3) 9 District 28-4A Brackenridge (6-3, 4-1) 23, [...]

FOOTBALL: Brack rallies for seventh-straight win over Burbank

October 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

Bulldogs take lead into fourth quarter on Sanchez TD Ramon Richards threw a 17-yard pass to Marco Marble with 5:52 remaining to lead Brackenridge (5-3, 3-1) to a 26-21 win over rival Burbank (3-6, 2-3) Saturday afternoon at the SAISD Sports Complex. Burbank had taken the lead in a back-and-forth District 28-4A game on a [...]

FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Garcia returns to lead Lanier to victory over Edison

October 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

Central Catholic, Holy Cross romp to district wins TEAMS INCLUDED: Central Catholic, Edison, Holy Cross, Lanier. Senior quarterback Nicholas Garcia was back in the Lanier lineup Friday at Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, and that was good news for the Voks (3-5, 3-1). Garcia (14 of 16, 220 yards) fired three first-half [...]

FOOTBALL: Week 8 previews (Friday’s games)

October 25, 2013 // 0 Comments

FRIDAY Brennan (8-0, 4-0) vs. Highlands (3-4, 1-2) at SAISD Sports Complex, 7:30 p.m. Teams don’t seem to spend much time at the crest of the hill in District 28-4A. Invariably, it seems, when a team gets hot, it’s destined to run into Brennan in a week or two. Highlands is the latest team to put its momentum [...]

FOOTBALL: Harlandale inches into first place in 29-4A with close win over Southside

October 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

Trevino leads Cardinals to best performance of the season Harlandale quarterback Brandon Ramon may not have played his best game of the season Thursday at Harlandale Memorial Stadium, but his leadership skills shone – as always – and he had a hand in all of the Indians touchdowns. That was what first-place Harlandale [...]

VOLLEYBALL: Southwest takes outside approach to beat Carroll, move into third place

October 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

Freshmen stepping up for Dragons in 28-5A play Game planning is an essential part of any sport, but sometimes nothing goes as anticipated. Tuesday was one of those nights at Southwest. First, Corpus Christi Carroll’s bus was late, putting the Dragons off their normal pre-match routine. Then, when Carroll came out for [...]

FOOTBALL: Week 8 previews (Thursday’s game)

October 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

THURSDAY Southside (0-7, 0-4) vs. Harlandale (6-1, 3-1) at Harlandale Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. Harlandale got back on track last Friday with a 42-23 win over Memorial. Now the Indians are in a four-way tie for first place in District 29-4A and can put pressure on the other co-leaders with a win. One of the best [...]

TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Harlandale sweeps into second place with win over Medina Valley

October 23, 2013 // 0 Comments

Jefferson bumps Brackenridge out of third place in 28-4A TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Jefferson, Memorial, Providence, Sam Houston, Southside. When Harlandale lost three of four matches in a stretch that began Oct. 3, its chances for a District 29-4A championship seemed to have [...]

WEEKEND VOLLEYBALL REPORT: Edison clinging to slim playoff hopes in 28-4A

October 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

East Central, Highlands qualify for playoffs; nine potential qualifiers remain TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Lanier, Memorial, Providence, Southwest, Young Women’s Leadership Academy. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE [...]

VOLLEYBALL: This week’s results (Oct. 20-26)

October 22, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Matches of Oct. 20-26 Tuesday’s results District 28-5A Southwest (15-23, 4-4) 3, Corpus Christi Carroll (16-14, 4-4) 1 (14-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14) Steele (24-15, 8-0) 3, East Central (19-15, 6-2) 1 (14-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14) Corpus Christi King (13-17, 2-6) 3, South San (12-17, [...]

FOOTBALL: Second-half spurt lifts Highlands to 41-22 win over Jefferson

October 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

Mustangs forge halftime tie, but Owls pulled away to end three-game losing streak PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE HIGHLANDS-JEFFERSON STORY ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Highlands-defeats-Jefferson-4914490.php The second half of games had been a problem for [...]

SATURDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Holy Cross can’t knock Austin Regents out of ranks of unbeaten

October 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

Sam Houston makes solid showing against potent Somerset TEAMS INCLUDED:Holy Cross, Lanier, Sam Houston. Austin Regents receiver McCade Rice’s fourth touchdown kept the Knights (7-0, 4-0) undefeated, enabling them to hold off defending champion Holy Cross (4-3, 3-1) for a 35-28 decision Saturday at Harlandale Memorial [...]

FOOTBALL: Area playoff picture (thru Oct. 26)

October 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

Football playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): Through Oct. 26 ALREADY QUALIFIED: none. LIKELY QUALIFIERS: Brackenridge (5-3, 3-1), Burbank (3-6, 2-3), Central Catholic (4-4, 2-1), Harlandale (7-1, 4-1), Holy Cross (5-3, 4-1), Lanier (3-5, 3-1), [...]

VOLLEYBALL: Area playoff picture (thru Oct. 25)

October 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

Volleyball playoff qualifiers These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order) Through Oct. 26 ALREADY QUALIFIED: Brackenridge (14-24, 10-5), East Central (19-15, 6-2), Harlandale (23-10, 9-3), Highlands (19-19, 12-2), Holy Cross (27-10, 6-3), Jefferson (23-10, 11-4), [...]

FOOTBALL: Week 8 results (complete)

October 20, 2013 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface WEEK 8 SCHEDULE (Oct. 24-26) Thursday’s results FOOTBALL District 29-4A Harlandale (7-1, 4-1) 21, Southside (0-8, 0-5) 14 Friday’s results FOOTBALL District 28-5A Corpus Christi King (3-5, 1-2) 33, South San (2-6, 0-3) 14 Corpus Christi Carroll (3-5, 2-1) 42, Southwest (4-4, [...]

FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Harlandale forges four-way tie for first in 29-4A with win over Memorial

October 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

Southwest shares 29-4A lead after win over East Central TEAMS INCLUDED:Burbank, Central Catholic, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Kennedy, Memorial, Southside, Southwest. Harlandale (6-1, 3-1) scored the first 14 points Friday at Frank Mata Stadium and it nearly ended up needing them in a District 29-4A game against [...]

FOOTBALL: Week 7 previews (Saturday’s games)

October 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

SATURDAY Austin Regents (6-0, 3-0) vs. Holy Cross (4-2, 3-0) at Harlandale Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. The Knights haven’t lost a district game since being assigned to TAPPS TAPPS District 3-II before the 2012 season. Austin Regents will pose the biggest threat to Holy Cross’ 10-game winning streak so far this [...]

FOOTBALL: Week 7 previews (Friday’s games)

October 18, 2013 // 0 Comments

FRIDAY Burbank (3-4, 2-1) vs. Edison (2-4, 0-2) at Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, 7:30 p.m. Burbank is aiming for its first on-field win since 2006 in the series, which dates back to a playoff meeting in 1959. The Bulldogs also are looking to get back on their feet after falling 69-0 to first-place Brennan last Friday. [...]