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… Read More FOOTBALL: Brack rallies for seventh-straight win over Burbank
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 vanished. They resurfaced Tuesday when the Indians (23-10,… Read More TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Harlandale sweeps into second place with win over Medina Valley
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, 0-8) 1 (25-14, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23)… Read More VOLLEYBALL: This week’s results (Oct. 20-26)
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), Southwest (4-4, 2-1). POSSIBLE QUALIFIERS: East Central… Read More FOOTBALL: Area playoff picture (thru Oct. 26)
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), Providence (12-20, 4-8), Sam Houston (20-12, 4-4), Southwest (16-23, 5-4).
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, 2-1) 35 Steele (7-1, 3-0) 38,… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 8 results (complete)
McCollum upsets Harlandale for fourth win in five matches TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, East Central, Fox Tech, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, McCollum, Memorial, Providence, South San, Southwest. Highlands (18-19, 11-2) won its third-consecutive match and ended a three-match winning streak for Brackenridge (12-23, 8-4) Tuesday at Highlands. The Owls won the first two games… Read More MIDWEEK VOLLEYBALL REPORT: Highlands closes in on playoff berth with hard-earned win over Brack
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Matches of Oct. 13-19 Monday’s results TAPPS District 2-5A Incarnate Word (21-9, 9-1) 3, Austin St. Michael’s (15-8, ???) 0 (29-27, 25-18, 25-7) Tuesday’s results District 28-5A East Central (18-14, 5-1) 3, Corpus Christi Carroll (15-13, 3-3) 0 (28-26, 25-19, 25-15) Southwest (14-22, 3-3) 3, South San (12-15, 0-6) 1… Read More VOLLEYBALL: This week’s results (complete)
East Central, Harlandale maintain second-place ties HERE IS A LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Volleyball-roundup-for-Southside-Teams-4895234.php TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, East Central, Fox Tech, Harlandale, Holy Cross, Kennedy, Lanier, Young Women’s Leadership Academy. Holy Cross (24-11, 4-4) lost the first two games Saturday to Texas Military Institute 25-19 and 25-14, but… Read More WEEKEND VOLLEYBALL REPORT: Holy Cross battles back to beat TMI in fifth game
Football playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): NOTE: Teams must have at least one district win to be considered a possible qualifier. Through Oct. 19 ALREADY QUALIFIED: none. LIKELY QUALIFIERS: Brackenridge (4-3, 2-1), East Central (3-4, 1-1), Harlandale (6-1, 3-1), Holy Cross… Read More FOOTBALL: Area playoff picture
East Central snaps three-game losing streak in district opener TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, Central Catholic, East Central, Harlandale, Holy Cross, Kennedy, McCollum, Memorial, Southside. Anyone who thought Kennedy’s playoff hopes in District 29-4A were shrinking needs to re-evaluate. The Rockets (4-2, 1-2) may have dropped their first two district games, but they came back fighting… Read More FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Rockets knock Harlandale out of first place with 31-21 upset
FRIDAY Austin St. Michael’s (2-2, 0-0) at Central Catholic (2-3, 0-0), 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic has had a week to regroup from a 31-24 loss to South San and to prepare for their distant rivals from Austin St. Michael’s. The Buttons led South San 17-10 early in the third quarter Sept. 27, but the Bobcats… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 6 previews (Friday’s games)
Volleyball playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order) Through Oct. 19 ALREADY QUALIFIED: East Central (19-14, 6-1), Highlands (19-19, 12-2). LIKELY QUALIFIERS: Brackenridge (13-23, 9-4), Harlandale (21-10, 7-3), Jefferson (21-10, 9-4), Sam Houston (20-11, 4-3), Southwest (14-23, 3-4). POSSIBLE QUALIFIERS: Edison (11-24, 7-6),… Read More VOLLEYBALL: Area playoff picture
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Matches of Oct. 6-12 Tuesday’s results VOLLEYBALL District 28-5A Steele (20-15, 4-0) 3, Corpus Christi Carroll (14-12, 2-2) 0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-16) Southwest (13-21, 2-2) 3, Corpus Christi King (12-14, 1-3) 2 (21-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-18, 15-4) East Central (16-14, 3-1) 3, South San (12-13, 0-4) 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-19)… Read More VOLLEYBALL: This week’s schedule/results (Oct. 6-12)
McCollum wins second match of week as Harlandale falls in 29-4A TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Edison, Fox Tech, Harlandale, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial, Sam Houston, Young Women’s Leadership Academy. HERE’S A LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Volleyball-roundup-4876819.php Brackenridge (11-22, 7-3) eked out the first game and finished strong to win… Read More WEEKEND VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Brackenridge tough when needed in three-game win over Edison
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of Oct. 10-12 Thursday’s game FOOTBALL District 28-4A Lanier (2-4, 2-0) 20, Jefferson (0-7, 0-3) 14 Friday’s games FOOTBALL District 28-5A East Central (3-3, 1-0) 31, Corpus Christi Carroll (1-5, 0-1) 28 Steele (5-1, 1-0) 49, Corpus Christi King (2-4, 0-1) 20 Southwest (3-3, 1-0) 36, South San… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 6 results (complete)
Knights remain undefeated in TAPPS 3-II with nearly 500 yards of offense TEAMS INCLUDED:Brackenridge, Holy Cross. Holy Cross (3-2, 2-0) took charge of a TAPPS District 3-II game Saturday afternoon with a late first-half touchdown from junior Greg Scott and pulled away to a 34-20 win over Texas Military Institute. Scott broke away for a… Read More SATURDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Holy Cross breaks away for 34-20 win over TMI
FRIDAY Burbank (2-3, 1-0) vs. Jefferson (0-5, 0-1) at Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, 7:30 p.m. The key to this game may be what happens when Burbank’s offense goes against Jefferson’s defense. Those are the two biggest variables for both teams. The Bulldogs offense made positive strides last week in a 43-21 upset of Highlands, although… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 5 previews (complete)
Harlandale, Highlands, Sam Houston keep winning streaks intact TEAMS INCLUDED:Brackenridge, Burbank, East Central, Fox Tech, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Sam Houston, South San, Southside, Southwest. Host Southwest fought back from the brink of a sweep against East Central (15-13, 2-0) to gain the upper hand, but the Dragons (12-20, 1-1) couldn’t… Read More TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: East Central comes back to defeat Southwest and set up 28-5A showdown
Matches of Sept. 30-Oct. 5 Tuesday’s results VOLLEYBALL District 28-5A East Central (15-13, 2-0) 3, Southwest (12-20, 1-1) 2 (27-25, 26-28, 25-27, 16-25, 15-12) Corpus Christi Carroll (13-11, 1-1) 3, Corpus Christi King (11-13, 0-2) 1 (game scores unavailable) Steele (18-15, 2-0) 3, South San (12-11, 0-2) 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-19) District 28-4A Brackenridge (10-22, 6-3) 3, Fox Tech (9-27,… Read More VOLLEYBALL: This week’s results (Sept. 29-Oct. 5)
Games of Oct. 3-5 Thursday’s results FOOTBALL District 29-4A McCollum (3-2, 1-1) 36, Memorial (3-2, 1-1) 35 Friday’s results FOOTBALL District 28-4A Burbank (3-3, 2-0) 40, Jefferson (0-6, 0-2) 33 Lanier (1-4, 1-0) 21, Highlands (2-4, 0-2) 8 District 29-4A Harlandale (5-0, 2-0) 28, Floresville (3-2, 1-1) 17 Medina Valley (3-2, 1-1) 34, Kennedy (3-2, 0-2) 26… Read More FOOTBALL: WEEK 5 RESULTS (though Oct. 5)
Undefeated Harlandale registers important 29-4A win at Medina Valley TEAMS INCLUDED:Brackenridge, Central Catholic, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, McCollum, Sam Houston, South San, Southwest. South San (2-3) scored with just 26 seconds remaining to snare a 31-24 non-district victory over Central Catholic (2-3) Friday at South San Stadium. The Bobcats recorded the… Read More WEEKEND FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Late TD carries South San past Central Catholic to second-straight win
FRIDAY Brackenridge (2-2, 0-0) vs. Jefferson (0-4, 0-0) at SAISD Sports Complex, 7:30 p.m. Will Brackenridge be able to get the equalizer in a series that dates back to 1932? That’s the question that hangs over this District 28-4A opening-week game. Jefferson currently holds the edge 24-23-2 in the series and also has a sort… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 4 previews (Friday and Saturday games, Sept. 27 & 28)
Games of Sept. 26-28 Thursday’s games FOOTBALL District 28-4A Burbank (2-3, 1-0) 43, Highlands (2-3, 0-1) 21 Friday’s games FOOTBALL District 28-4A Brackenridge (3-2, 1-0) 55, Jefferson (0-5, 0-1) 11 District 29-4A Harlandale (4-0, 1-0) 33, Medina Valley (2-2, 0-1) 14 Uvalde (2-2, 1-0) 25, Kennedy (3-1, 0-1) 6 Floresville (3-1, 1-0) 42, McCollum (2-2,… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 4 results (through Sept. 28)
THURSDAY Highlands (2-2, 0-0) vs. Burbank (1-3, 0-0) at SAISD Sports Complex, 7 p.m. Burbank hasn’t won since 1978 in this sporadic series and the Bulldogs won’t be favored this time, but they may be able to keep the District 28-4A game close if they can keep the Owls’ ground game under wraps, as Central… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 4 previews (Sept. 26-28)
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface WEEK 9 SCHEDULE (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) Friday’s games FOOTBALL District 28-5A Corpus Christi Carroll (3-5, 2-1) vs. Steele (7-1, 3-0) at Robert Lehnhoff Stadium, Schertz, 7:30 p.m. East Central (3-5, 1-2) at South San (2-6, 0-3), 7:30 p.m. Southwest (4-4, 2-1) vs. Corpus Christi King (3-5, 1-2) at… Read More FOOTBALL: 2013 Master schedule updated (weeks 9-10)
Flores’ serving, team’s blocking help Eagles compensate for Osife’s absence Very few volleyball matches unfold without a decent-sized run developing at some point. Usually, there are at least a handful of flurries like that. Just as it when it seemed Tuesday’s Brackenridge-Burbank would be the exception to the rule of thumb, the visitors launched… Read More VOLLEYBALL: Brackenridge finally breaks away from Burbank in Game 4 for third-straight win (complete)
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