Tag: High School Football

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…