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…
uil realignment 2014
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…
St. Anthony Yellow Jackets VS Antonian Apaches
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…
st anthony vs antonian
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…
st anthony vs judson
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…
Week 18 – San Antonio Sports All Star Football game
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…
St. Anthony VS San Marcos Home School
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…
St. Anthony VS St. Mary’s Hall
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…
High School Wrap-Up Part 2
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…
Good BYE 2013 High School Football – PART 1
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…
2013 stat/player of the week
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…
High School Football
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…