Football playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): Complete QUALIFIERS: Brackenridge (7-3, 5-1), Burbank (3-6, 2-3), Central Catholic (4-6, 2-3), East Central (5-5, 3-2), Harlandale (8-2, 5-2), Holy Cross (7-3, 6-1), Lanier (3-6, 3-2), Southwest (5-5, 3-2).
Southside comeback vs. McCollum results in first 2013 win TEAMS INCLUDED:Brackenridge, Central Catholic, Holy Cross, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Southside, Southwest. Nathaniel Scott and Jon Cruz provided the big plays Southwest (5-4, 4-1) needed to counter three Corpus Christi King field goals in 14-9 playoff-clinching win Friday in Corpus Christi. The pair combined for more… Read More FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Brack, Southwest book playoff reservations
FRIDAY Central Catholic (4-4, 2-1) at Antonian (7-1, 3-0), 7:30 p.m. This could be an opportunity for a signature win for Central Catholic, if the Buttons are equal to the task. Obviously, signature wins are not supposed to come easily, and TAPPS District 2-I leader Antonian will be a handful – especially on its cozy… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 9 previews (Friday’s games)
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), Harlandale (7-2, 4-2). POSSIBLE QUALIFIERS: Burbank (3-6,… Read More FOOTBALL: Area playoff picture (thru Nov. 2)
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, Lanier… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 9 results (complete)
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 touchdown passes, providing the… Read More FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Garcia returns to lead Lanier to victory over Edison
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… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 8 previews (Friday’s games)
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)
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)
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 Memorial (3-4, 1-3). The Minutemen launched a strong… Read More FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Harlandale forges four-way tie for first in 29-4A with win over Memorial
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… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 7 previews (Friday’s games)
NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of Oct. 17-19 Friday’s results FOOTBALL District 28-5A Corpus Christi Carroll (2-5, 1-1) 38, Corpus Christi King (2-5, 0-2) 17 Southwest (4-3, 2-0) 41, East Central (3-4, 1-1) 21 Steele (6-1, 2-0) 49, South San (2-5, 0-2) 7 District 28-4A Edison (3-4, 1-2) 14, Burbank (3-5, 2-2) 6… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 7 results (complete)
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)
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)
East Central, Sam Houston, Southwest win district openers TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, Central Catholic, East Central, Edison, Fox Tech, Harlandale, Highlands, Jefferson, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial, Providence, Sam Houston, South San, Southside, Southwest, Young Women’s Leadership Academy. HERE’S A LINK TO THE WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP ON THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/southside/news/article/Volleyball-roundup-for-week-of-Sept-23-29-4857316.php Harlandale (19-7, 5-0) rose to the top… Read More WEEKEND VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Harlandale withstands Medina Valley challenge to hold first in 29-4A
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)
Brackenridge overcomes scoreless first half to win in overtime Highlands (2-2) romped to an 18-point lead by the early stages of the second quarter, but the rain seemed to slow down the Owls. For the second-consecutive year, Central Catholic’s defense shut them out after halftime. That was the jump start the Buttons (2-2) needed to… Read More FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Buttons shock Highlands with two second-half touchdowns (Sept. 20, 2013)
Games of Sept. 26-28 Thursday’s games FOOTBALL District 28-4A Highlands (2-2, 0-0) vs. Burbank (1-3, 0-0) at SAISD Sports Complex, 7 p.m. Friday’s games FOOTBALL District 28-4A Brackenridge (2-2, 0-0) vs. Jefferson (0-4, 0-0) at SAISD Sports Complex, 7:30 p.m. District 29-4A Harlandale (3-0, 0-0) at Medina Valley (2-1, 0-0), 7 p.m. Kennedy (3-0, 0-0)… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 4 schedule (Sept. 26-28)
Thursday’s results Non-district Lee (3-1) 42, Jefferson (0-4) 16 South San (1-3) 20, Burbank (1-3) 7 Friday’s results Non-district Kennedy (3-0) 25, Pearsall (0-4) 7 Edison (2-2) 40, Sam Houston (1-3) 12 Brackenridge (2-2) 20, Del Rio (1-3) 14 (OT) Brennan (4-0) 48, Southwest (2-2) 0. Central Catholic (2-2) 28, Highlands (2-2) 25 Judson (3-1)… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 3 results (complete)
FRIDAY Brennan (3-0) at Southwest (2-1), 7:30 p.m. Southwest utilized 12 ballcarriers in a 31-7 win over Lee last Friday. That could be helpful as the Dragons’ offense will need to be diverse to challenge Brennan, No. 3 in the TexasHSFootball.com statewide Class 4A poll. Maybe not quite that diverse, but as East Central discovered… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 3 previews (Friday’s games)
THURSDAY Jefferson (0-3) vs. Lee (2-1) at Heroes Stadium, 7 p.m. The road is getting longer for Jefferson in the pursuit of its first 2013 victory. The Mustangs now must face an angry Lee team, still smarting from its 31-7 loss to Southwest last Friday. When the series began in the early 1960s, these were… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 3 previews
WEEK 3 SCHEDULE (Sept. 19-21) Thursday’s games FOOTBALL Non-district Jefferson (0-3) vs. Lee (2-1) at Heroes Stadium, 7 p.m. South San (0-3) vs. Burbank (1-2) at SAISD Sports Complex, 7 p.m. Friday’s games FOOTBALL Non-district Brennan (3-0) at Southwest (2-1), 7:30 p.m. Del Rio (1-2) vs. Brackenridge (1-2) at Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, 7:30 p.m.… Read More FOOTBALL: Week 3 schedule (Sept. 19-21)
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