The first football game at the RENOVATED Alamo stadium took place last Thursday. Since I was working another game, I wanted to get a guest blogger to write about it. Yeah, I was disappointed as I have photographed the renovations from start to finish. They have been published on websites, a book, and on television…
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Week 1 – Reagan Rattlers VS O’Connor Panthers
Last night, I was at Farris stadium as the O’Connor Panthers hosted the Reagan Rattlers. Since, today is Sunday and I want to spend some time with my wife, I am going to keep this BLOG short and simple!!! Reagan ran 66 plays for 406 yards AND O’Connor ran 54 plays for 261 yards. Just…
Week 1 – Judson Rockets VS Pflugerville Hendrickson Hawks
Last night, I was at Pflugerville Hendrickson stadium as the Hendrickson Hawks hosted the Converse Judson Rockets. When I first saw the Judson schedule, I was excited about this game…mainly, because I have never been to Pflugerville (it’s also a fun word to say)!! Hendrickson stadium is not fancy by any means (I guess…
Week 1 – Clark Cougars VS Churchill Chargers
Last night, I was at Comalander stadium for the Gucci Bowl between my Clark Cougars (class of 1995, yes…I am old) and the Churchill Chargers. It is called the Gucci Bowl because both schools were and still are located in affluent areas of San Antonio. Now, there are so many other affluent schools that we…
What to Expect From ME AND MY BLOG during the High School Football Season
During the games, I am going to use Twitter (@mdlblog) and Facebook (mdlblog) for updates. Basically, I am telling you to FOLLOW AND LIKE ME!!! You can do it. I will have stats, pics, and stories for every HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL game I work this season on mdlblog.com. I am planning to…
Converse Judson FOOTBALL 2014
This BLOG was originally published in May but since the football season is 7 days away, I wanted to republish it (yes, I did update it a little bit). On Thursday’s throughout the High School Football season, I am the stat man for Thursday Night Lights. On Friday’s and Saturday’s, I am the stat man…
thursday night lights schedule
This BLOG was originally published in May but since the football season is 9 days away, I wanted to republish it (yes, I did update it a little bit). OMG, it’s only the start of May and the Thursday Night Lights (TNL) TV schedule for HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES has been released!!! Here are the…
Flipping a SWITCH — How I manage 3 jobs!!
NOTE: This BLOG was previously published on mdlblog.com on December 14, 2012 and was also featured as a guest post on my mother-in-law’s blog, SJdriscoll.com. I am updating it to make it current. Just like many Americans, I have more than one job…actually, I got 3 jobs!! I have a full-time job and 2…
How I got started as a RADIO statistician for High School Football
I was the Manager of the Clark high school basketball team from 1991-1995. I filmed all the varsity games and kept score and operated the scoreboard at the freshmen and junior varsity games. It was an amazing experience and the coaches were wonderful. I still keep in touch with both coaches; Danny Murphy is a…
How I got started as TV statistician for High School Football GAMES
I read a press release in 2009 in the San Antonio Express News that KMYS was going to be broadcasting Thursday night high school football games on television. I was excited and wanted to be a part of it. I didn’t know anybody at the station or know anyone who knew someone at the…
i was on a podcast
Dude, this particular BLOG was gonna be the one that gets me recognized everywhere. I was seriously going to write this like a Rolling Stone interview: As I walked into the West Side Chamber of Commerce, I was greeted by Gabe Farias. The presence of Gabe intimidated me. I don’t know if it was the…
the ruckus podcast
At the same time as I publish this particular BLOG, I will be recording a podcast called The Ruckus Sports and Talk with Gabe Farias and Shane Meling. Yeah, I can multi-task (actually, folks, my BLOGGING platform allows me to schedule BLOGS and by using a Social Media app called Hootsuite, I can schedule a…
this is why i write about high school football
My wife told me that it took me about 5 hours to write, edit, and publish my most recent High School Football BLOG post!!! I was like really? Gosh, I gotta streamline that to less than an hour when the season starts!! How the heck am I supposed to do that? This BLOG took about…
thsca all star football game
On Tuesday night, I was at The Alamodome for the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game. Yeah, football in July (indoors and with air conditioning) and was absolutely awesome. Plus, it was a great tune-up for me in preparation for my 6th season as a statistician for CW35 and 18th season as a…
judson rockets basketball
Tonight at 8:30 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX, the mighty Judson Rockets basketball team will play for the 5A state championship against Galena Park North Shore!!! WOW!! I was fortunate that I got the see Rockets play the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets in January at Converse. The Rockets held on for…
The Judson Rockets are SEEKING A NEW COACH!!!
Mark Smith, the head football coach at Judson High School, is leaving to become the head football coach at Madison High School. Mark spent 2 years at Judson…last year, the Rockets lost to Madison in the state quarterfinals. Coincidence or not? The Judson head coaching position will be the most coveted job in the country….
St. Anthony Basketball
To like a Tweet or to Retweet a Tweet or even to send a Tweet, that is the question I ask myself daily. Because whatever I choose, it reflects what I believe in and it is sent to my followers (although some may or may not care about it). I also don’t want to overwhelm my…
St. Anthony Yellow Jacket BASKETBALL Wrap-Up
OK, I gotta be honest folks, but I was having a major case of “WRITERS BLOCK” for this first paragraph. Man, I kept writing something and deleting it. Nothing was looking good for me. So, I apologize for this measly first paragraph, but don’t worry, it will get better…I promise (ooh, a Jack Bauer reference…
St. Anthony VS Central Catholic
On Wednesday I was at the Alamo Convocation Center gymnasium as the ST ANTHONY YELLOW JACKETS HOSTED THE CENTRAL CATHOLIC BUTTONS. Coming into the game, the Yellow Jackets were 19 and 10 and 3 and 2 in TAPPS District 2-5A and the Buttons were undefeated in TAPPS District 2-5A and had a 20 game winning…
busy high school football week
Man, it has been a BUSY week for High School Football games (and there aren’t even any games being played!!) and my Twitter feed. Monday was the 2014 UIL Realignment. My BLOG article I wrote was also posted on Lone Star Gridiron’s website. Yes, I am a published writer!!! National Signing Day was…