Patriots aim to rebound as GCM basketball builds for district
Goose Creek Memorial is 2-12 this season after a tough non district and tournament schedule. Coach Duane Fikac says the brutal slate prepared the team for District 22 5A with playoff hopes alive as they host Hargrave at 5 p.m. Friday. Senior Caleb Clabon, new to GCM, believes the Patriots can contend for one of the final playoff spots with size, speed and coaching. Junior Jeremiah Broussard notes the challenge of rebuilding after last year’s senior led squad.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Patriots
Beaumont Central
GCM
Duane Fikac
Memorial
Caleb Clabon
Port Neches-Groves
Clabon
Central
Ozen
Jeremiah Broussard
Broussard
Friday Basketball Schedule for Local Schools
The sports calendar lists Friday games across several teams. Girls and boys teams from GCM, REL, BH, BCA, Crosby, and Kipp compete at various times, including matchups against Deer Park, Hargrave, Beaumont Open, Beaumont Central, Shepherd, Brazosport, Woodlands Christian, Dayton, and Kipp Academy.
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Deer Park
Hargrave
Beaumont Central
Shepherd
Brazosport
BCA
Woodlands Christian
Crosby
Dayton
RSS grad plays well in goal for U TDallas
Kristi Istre played 250 minutes in goal for University of Texas Dallas this year. The junior keeper made nine saves and allowed two goals, appearing in six games with two starts and posting a 2-0 record as UTDallas went 14-8 overall and 6-4 in the ASC. Angelica Contreras logged 63 saves with 22 goals allowed over 12 games, as Dominican finished 2-12 overall and 2-10 in the CACC. Leah Boehl, Hendrix College freshman, averages 2.8 minutes per game over five games with four steals and three assists as Hendrix sits 7-1 and 1-0 in the SoA.
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Texas-Dallas
Angelica Contreras
Goose Creek Memorial
Contreras
Dominican
Leah Boehl
Barbers Hill
Hendrix College
Hendrix
Southern Athletic Association
Crosby players honored on all-state high school football team
Crosby high school earned two players on the Texas APSE all-state team as honorable mentions. Senior offensive lineman Keenan Murphy commits to Houston and junior receiver Mannie Netherly commits to Texas A&M. Crosby finished 11-1, losing to Ridge Point in the state semifinals.
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Crosby
Keenan Murphy
Murphy
Cougars
Mannie Netherly
Texas Associated Press Sports Editors
Crosby Cougar
Houston Cougars
Keenan
Riordan
Ridge Point
Texans' Hoyer out with concussion for Colts game
Houston quarterback Brian Hoyer will miss Sunday's clash with Indianapolis due to a concussion. T J Yates steps in after starting in his previous absence while Brandin Weeden backs him up as Houston and Indianapolis vie for first in the AFC South.
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Houston
Brian Hoyer
Indianapolis
Bill O’brien
Hoyer
Colts
Bengals
New England
Texans
T.J. Yates
Brandor Weeden
Texans Seek 1st Indy Win to Grab AFC South Lead
Houston travels to Indianapolis aiming to snap a 13 game skid there and seize sole possession of first in the AFC South. Veteran Duane Brown anchors a line facing quarterback TJ Yates, starting in place of concussionout Brian Hoyer after two straight losses. both teams sit 6-7, winner gains momentum toward the division title and a playoff berth.
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Houston
Houston Texans
Indianapolis
Duane Brown
T.J. Yates
Texans
Brian Hoyer
Yates
Mayfield named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, a two time walk on turned unanimous POY, headlines the AP All-Big 12 first team. He led the league with 3,389 passing yards and 35 TDs in his first year as starter for the Sooners, who face No 1 Clemson in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Mayfield previously walked on at Texas Tech before transferring.
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Baker Mayfield
Oklahoma
Sooners
Associated Press
Mayfield
Clemson
Texas Tech
BCS
Senior Erin Kelly Leads RSS Girls Basketball Team
Erin Kelly takes over as point guard for Ross S. Sterling as sister Jaimee watched last season. Coach Stephanie Smith notes Erin must stand out on her own while guiding four returners as the Lady Rangers push to find leadership. A young RSS squad opens district with a Channelview loss and hosts Deer Park Friday at 7 p.m.
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Erin Kelly
Ross S. Sterling
RSS
Stephanie Smith
Kelly
Jaimee
Lady Rangers
Smith
Erin
Jaimes Kelly
Channelview
Sterling
Deer Park
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Trent Padgett
Kyle Watters
Kipp Academy
RSS Grad
U T-Dallas
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Isu.com
Kristi Istre
University of Texas-Dallas
Istre
Michele Tatum-Eaglin
Netherly
University of Houston
Texas A&m
Jeff Riordan
Houston Eyes
Indy
Poy
Ross
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