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uil realignment 2014

Posted on 02/04/201411/04/2025 by Mark

Every 2 years, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), does a realignment of all the public high schools in the state of Texas.  It is based on the enrollment numbers for each high school.  In the past, we have had classifications of 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, and Six Man.  This year, every classification is moving…

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St. Anthony Yellow Jackets VS Antonian Apaches

Posted on 01/25/201411/16/2025 by Mark

I was at Antonian High School for a TAPPS District 2-5A game between the Antonian Apaches and YOUR St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. The Head Coach at Antonian is Charlie Boggess.  Coach Smisek, the St. Anthony Head Coach, was an assistant under Charlie Boggess when Boggess was the Head Coach at Alamo Heights.  Boggess was with Alamo…

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st anthony vs antonian

Posted on 01/23/201411/16/2025 by Mark

Last night, I was at Antonian High School as your ST. ANTHONY YELLOW JACKETS hosted the Antonian Apaches. The final score of the game was St. Anthony 48 and Antonian 49.  Yep, an absolute nail biter with a buzzer beater by the Apaches.   I will be at the following St. Anthony games: Wednesday, January 29th @ Central…

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st anthony vs judson

Posted on 01/10/201411/16/2025 by Mark

Hey St. Anthony fans please let your friends and family members know about me and my blog. Mdlblog.com is on Facebook and Twitter and I got photo albums for all the games I have attended.  The Judson/St. Anthony photo album can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.571233019636537.1073741833.549116061848233&&uploaded=162 On Wednesday, I was at Judson High School for a High…

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Week 18 – San Antonio Sports All Star Football game

Posted on 01/07/201411/04/2025 by Mark

On Saturday, I was at the Alamodome for the SAN ANTONIO SPORTS ALL STAR FOOTBALL GAME (I will abbreviate this as SASASFG).   I actually arrived early so I could watch the US ARMY ALL AMERICAN BOWL (I will abbreviate this as USAAAB) as a fan.   I have been looking forward to both games…

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St. Anthony VS San Marcos Home School

Posted on 01/06/201411/16/2025 by Mark

On Wednesday, I was at the good ole bee hive of St. Anthony as the Yellow Jackets hosted the San Marcos Home School Panthers.  Yes, folks, the San Marcos Home School Panthers…a home school with not only a basketball team, but also a mascot!!! When I arrived, I shook hands with Alejandro Calderon, Javier Saenz, and head…

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St. Anthony VS St. Mary’s Hall

Posted on 01/05/201411/16/2025 by Mark

So, folks, now that High School football is over, St. Anthony now has my “absolutely undivided attention.”   Well, let me rephrase that as almost over!!!  I will be working the San Antonio High All Star football game at the Alamodome on January 4th and it will be televised on CW35 and prior to that game is the…

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High School Wrap-Up Part 2

Posted on 12/27/201311/04/2025 by Mark

Yesterday, I published PART 1 which was about Judson Football, Games of the Year, and Alamo stadium. Today, I got PART 2 which is about players…that is right folks, players; without the players, there would be no high school football.  At any given moment during a game, a player will do something that you will…

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Good BYE 2013 High School Football – PART 1

Posted on 12/26/201311/04/2025 by Mark

Time for PART 1 OF MY 2013 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WRAP-UP…I enjoyed writing every single HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL article and sharing my thoughts and pictures with you.   “Nobody loves High School Football more than Mark,” Don Harris, News4 San Antonio sportscaster and play-by-play analyst for Thursday Night Lights on CW35.   I am thrilled that I have…

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2013 stat/player of the week

Posted on 12/25/201311/04/2025 by Mark

Week 14Alex Ardoin, RB, Madison - 12 carries for 115 yards and 1 touchdownWeek 13Rayjohn Austin-Ramsey, QB, Judson Rockets - 17 of 19 passing for 282 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception and 9 carries for 97 yards and 1 touchdown. Week 12Cody Ennis, QB, Madison Mavericks - 13 of 22 passing for 204 yards and 2 touchdowns…

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High School Football

Posted on 12/23/201311/04/2025 by Mark

 SchooWell, the 2013 Texas High School football season is almost officially over.  I am still amazed that 233,056 fans attended the state championship games in Arlington at AT&T stadium in a 4 day span for 12 games!!!  And, for the Allen and Pearland game on Saturday afternoon, they broke the High School football record with 54,347 fans!!!  WOW!!!  That…

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Week 16 – State Championship SCORES and a GUEST BLOGGER

Posted on 12/22/201311/04/2025 by Mark

On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, AT&T stadium in Arlington hosted 10 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES and TSRN San Antonio had two teams playing…the Falls City Beavers and the Brennan Bears.  I didn’t work those games since I had no more time off from work, but I did get Craig Esterbrook, the stat man, to write a guest blog…

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Brennan VS Denton Guyer

Posted on 12/22/201311/04/2025 by Mark

After the Bears held Guyer on their first drive to a three and out there was a muff/bad bounce on the punt that went off a Bear and gave the ball back to Guyer at the Brennan 45 in which Guyer scored a touchdown. That drive set the tone for the Guyer game plan…long time…

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week 16 san antonio tsrn teams and radio info

Posted on 12/18/201311/04/2025 by Mark

AT&T stadium in Arlington will host 10 state championship games starting tomorrow and ending on Saturday.   Wow!!!  It will be the “place to be” for high school football fans!!!   And, if it was close to my home, I would love to take in Championship Saturdayin person!!!  The Texas Sports Radio Network in San Antonio has the Falls City Beavers and…

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Week 15 – State Semi-Finals – Houston Lamar Redskins Vs San Antonio O’Connor Panthers

Posted on 12/15/201311/04/2025 by Mark

Yesterday afternoon, I was at Burger stadium in Austin, TX for a 5A Division I state semi-final game between the San Antonio O’Connor Panthers and the Houston Lamar Redskins.  The winner plays for the state championship next week. As soon as I left my house, I was so excited that I got goosebumps; I really…

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Week 15 – “a stat less BLOG”

Posted on 12/15/201311/04/2025 by Mark

Even though this stat man didn’t work any of the Week 15 games, I still wanted to let you know the scores and who each team will be playing next week in Arlington for a state championship.   Yeah, I am a bit disappointed that I wont be there, but hey, I was there in 2010 and 2011 for…

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San Antonio HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL running backs

Posted on 12/11/201311/04/2025 by Mark

The San Antonio Express News recently published THE TOP 10 CAREER RUSHING LEADERS FOR SAN ANTONIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL and the names on it are pretty damn impressive.  So, here is the list: 7,249 – Jerrell Wilkerson, Clark (2001-04)7,099 – Marcus Wright, Reagan (2005-07)7,036 – Joseph Sadler, Devine (2008-11)6,592 – Malcolm Brown, Steele (2007-10)6,309 –…

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The Cinderella Johnson Jaguars

Posted on 12/08/201311/04/2025 by Mark

The Cinderella Johnson Jaguars In my Week 11 – The Playoffs BLOG, I told you there will be a “Cinderella” team that shocks everybody and holy crap, that team just happens to be in San Antonio, TX…the JOHNSON JAGUARS. They beat the Smithson Valley Rangers in Week 11….the rangers were undefeated!! They beat the Brandeis…

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week 14 – Judson vs madison (quarterfinals)

Posted on 12/07/201311/04/2025 by Mark

Last night I was at Heroes stadium for a STATE QUARTERFINAL game between the Judson Rockets and the Madison Mavericks.   Yes, it was very cold outside (it was even colder when I left) but I was spoiled and warm in the press-box.  Despite the coldness, both teams had a lot of fan support and…

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st anthony vs tmi

Posted on 12/06/201311/16/2025 by Mark

On Tuesday, I was at TMI for a High School Basketball game between the TMI Panthers and the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets.This was my first time on the TMI campus and let me tell you that it is an absolutely gorgeous campus and the views of the Texas hill country are magnificent.  I walked around…

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Hi, I am Mark. I started writing in 2011 about high school football, daddy blogging since 2015, and reviewing books since 2023. My writing style is unique, my sense of humor is a little crazy, and I’m not embarrassed to share any of it. You can email me at thedadspeaks@icloud.com.

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