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By Mike Craven Texas' 2020 class mcro,;,·[email protected] Numbers In parenthe- Exactly bnlf of t he sis are that player's top 20 prospects on the national (overall), posi• American-Statesman's lion (national) and state 2020 Fabulous 55 are rankings in the 247Sports already committed. It's composite ratings; when the new way in recruit applicable, Fab 55 rank• ing, with juruors able to lngs are used for state talce official visits and prospects. the eru-ly signing period Four stars in December. Decisions Hudson Card, QB, ru-e made sooner. • (62nd, 2nd dual Texas bolds five threat, 17th) pledges after its momen Jaylen Garth, OT, Port tum slowed in April. The Neches-Groves (116th, Longhorns stand a great 10th, 32nd) chance of earning com Jake Majors, C, Prosper mitments from bnlf of (150th, 3rd, 27th) the top prospects remain Logan Parr, G, San Antonio ing in tbestnte, however. Galena Park North Shore's zachary Evans Is the top-ranked player on the 2020 Fabulous O'Connor (170th. 7th, 14th) Here ru-e my predictions: SS. He's considered the best running back prospect from the state since Aledo's Three stars zachary Evans, RB, Galena Johnathan Gray. (MIi(£ CRA\/EN/AMERICAH·STATBMAHJ laden Hullaby, ATH, Dallas Park North Shore Bishop Dunne (806th, 61st, FYI: 5-11, 200; 5 stars; 2020 class rankings an upset if be doesn't 105th) No. t on Fab 55 windup signing with UT. Prediction:Texas Early national rankings for 2020 recruiting classes by Chad Lindberg, OT, Prediction: Texas Evans is the biggest 247Sports: Houston Clear Creek Thompson is a physi prizeinthe2020 class, and I. Clemson (14 players - four five-stars, 10 four-stars) FYI: 6-6, 327; 4 stars; cal safet y whom Texas the Longhorns arein good 2. LSU (14 players, including a five-star WR and CB) No. 7on Fab5S pegged for its target atthe shapewith commitments 3. Alabama (16 players. most among the top 25classes) Prediction: Texas jokerposition inthe 2020 from three offensive line 4. Miami (14 players, including 12 Floridians) Like Broughton, class because ofbis physi men. The key to landing 5. Florida State (12 players; fifth In nation but only third in Lindberg took bis official cality. He played outside Evansmigbtbeswaying ACC) visit to Texas last week linebackerat Duncanville high school teammate The next live: No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 7 Florida, No. 8 Penn end. He seems destined to for much of bis junior Damieon Gi!orge. There State, No. 9 Georgia, No. 10 North Carolina sign with the Longhorns season. He's ranked as is no shortage ofsuitors Where's Texas?: No. 24, right ahead of No. 25 Michigan and joinfellow offensive the No. 3 safety prospect for Evans, and this one is and No. 26 Wisconsin, right behind No. 23 North Carolina linemen Jake Majors, inthe nation. The coach likely to go all the way to state and No. 22 Minnesota Logan Parr and Jaylen ingstaffseessomeofB.J. the early signing period Who's leading the Big 12: I. Oklahoma (13th nallonally), Garth. Lindberg is the Foster in him, and Texas orbeyond as Texas com No. 2 Texas (24th), NO. 3 Oklahoma Stale (27th), No. 4 TCU best tackle prospect in the is in the lead. pet es with Texas A&M, (28th) stateandanother piece to El Smith, RB, Dallas Jesuit LSU and Alabama. Evans help persuade Evans to FYI: 5-11 , 198; 4 stars; isthehighest-ratedpros FYI: 6-1, 180; 4 stars; visittoA&M, and that put follow the herd oflinemen No. 18 on Fab55 pect in the state since No. 4 on Fab 55 the Aggies squarely in to Austin. Prediction: Stanford Tom Herman took over Prediction: Georgia the mix for the high-end Malik Hornsby, QB, Fort Flodda is also a team as coach at UT. The Bulldogs areenjoy wide receiver from Fort Bend Marshall to watch here with the Ja'Qulnden Jackson, ATH, ing success in Texas Bend Count y. This is a FYI: 6-2, 175; 4 st ars; family legacy of bis !)un~anviUt ii! the 2020 cycle, a11d coiri flip at the momel!t, No, 8 011 f;ib55 f;ither, EIP!nitt, .i lege11(1 FYI: 6-2, 219; 4 starsj McGlothern could be with sources onboth sides Prediction: N orth i11 Gainesville. Sta11ford No. 2 on Fab55 another Fab 55 defensive feeling good about their Carolina wants Smith and is in Prediction: Texas back readying fo r a move stancling. This one could change good standing for him. It's still unclear what to Athens. He is a long, Vernon Broughton. OT, tomorrow, but Hornsby He's a versatile talent position Jackson will play rangy cornerback with an Houston Cypress Ridge is seriously co11sidering who is as good catching in college. He says quar enormously high ceiling if FYI: 6-5, 289; 4 stars; becoming the first true the ball as running it. He t erback will remaio bis be puts itall together and No. 6 on Fab55 quarterback prospect had40 catches asa junior spot. A college would be matures on and off the Prediction: T exas Mack Brown signs as the and rushed for nearly 900 smart tolethim arrive on field. There might not be Broughton is fresh off newhead coach at North yards. cam pus in any capacity a more naturally gifted an official visit to Texas, Carolina. Hornsby is an Branard Wright, DT, DaUas and let his natural talents corner in the state. and the Longhorns are electric quarterback with Skyline and body growth deter Troy Omeire. WR, Fort theoverwhelming favor track speed and a winning FYI: 6-3, 300; 4 stars; m ine where he plays. Bend Austin ites lo land thebig-boclied pecligree after leadingbis No. 20on Fab 55 Jackson led Duncanville FYI: 6-3, 217; 4 stars; defensive lineman. He is team to a state titlegame Prediction: LSU to the Class 6A Division No. 50n Fab55 growing into a tackle after as a iunior. He 1s a raw Wrig ht is a wrecking I title game, but he's still Prediction: Texas beginning bis career on passer but possesses a ball in the intedor of the more athlete than quar T his is a two-team the edge. That athleticism strongarm and the will defensive line. He's the terback. He doesn't talk battlebetween Texas and coupled with his massive ingness to improve his bestpure nose tackle in the much about the recruit Texas A&M with rum frame gives him potential throwing motio n and state for the 2020 class. i ng process, but t he blings ofOmeire leaning toplaytwo or three posi footwork. SEC powers are recruit Longhorns are in good toward a commitment to tions onTexas' defellSive Chris Thompson Jr., S, ing him hard because ofhis position. Texas after multiple visits front. Alabama and Texas Duncanville ability to take on double Dwight McGlothern, ca. duri11g spring ball. He A&M are also in the run FYI: 6-2, 195; 4 stars; teams. LSU and Florida Klein oak recently took an unofficial ning, though it'd feel like No. 12 on Fab55 arehis leaders. ~ ,i, cavaliers defensive bad( Lou Larsen (No. 12) attempts to defend a pass at spring football practice on May 7 atr High School. (JOHN GUTIERREZ/FOR STATESMAN] SPRINGING INTO ACTION n··:· i football team wraps up spring workouts with annual intrasquad scrimmage Slaffreports
The football team will complete its month ofspring workouts this Friday with the annual spring game, which is part ofthe school's spring jamboreeat Cavalier Stadium on the = High School campus. The action begins at 5:30 p.m. for the freshmen, while the varsity's spring game begins at approximately 7:45 p.m. See more photos on AlO Cavaliers' annual intrasquad scrimmage
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Giffie l:lllt11u IIDBobls n all likelihood,Texas' baseballseasonwill Iend Saturday. There is aslim possibilityof thepostseason- maybea1091> chance, the bead coach says - but it is likely to come crashing to an embarrassing conclusion with the home6naJe against Oklahoma. Pending acoll)SS.'11 miracle that probablywould include a sweepofOUandother help as well, the Longhorns will become the only teamin the Big 12 not to qualifyfor the conference tournament and will go onsummer vacation in mid-May. 1heseason has been an wurutigated di5'1Ster. Noway aroundit. "Ouronly real hope is to sweep," lhird-year head coach DavidPiercetold me. "Bull told theteamifwecansweep L.'iU, there's always hope.• When did the season turn so wrong? And where does Pierce go from here? Before we dissect, Jc:now this: Pierce is the man for the joband will gel this turned around. Quickly,itsays here. The past three months have been a combination ofrotten luck, horrendous injuries, immature pitching, raw position players, oversized expectations and a rigor- ous schedule that includes a much strongerBig u than anticipated. Aperfect imperfect storm. "We've been waitingfor here'sthe moment and the tumingpoint,"Piercesaid. "It'sreally been frustrating. We're ju.5t not wianiagg;uaes, and it can snowball.• See BOHLS, C4 hitjust25out oftbepark. fourth in the nation. So hitters, no. So much for he's been BiguPitcherof BOHLS Nobody has hit more much for getting ahead of the hope that the lineup the Week three times with than Zach Zubia's five. one'sself. could produce more than nary a winin those weeks. FromPageC1 Oklahoma State bas62 Because thebullpen onemeasly hitter with a He's asophomore and deep flies, butinaband imploded, starting with battingaverageover .272. developedaftera5.55ERA Andbecome a blizz.ard. box. Five other Big12 meltdownsin theseries Only freshman outfielder as a freshman. Kennedy, The result has been a teams have homers in the againstTCU that Texas EricKennedy (.3oo)was who can be a stud, has mediocre25-25 record, 40s. could have sweptwhen consistent. already shown he can hit an ugly6-14league mark Injuries exposed this Cole Quintaru1la andKam "It'sthemostmysti at thislevel. Second base andcomiderable gnash team's lack ofdepth early Fields fell apart. "We fyingseason I've been manLance Ford is very ing of teeth. Mostly onaod made a mess of the made some poor pitches,• around," said Craig Way, capable. Pierce's teeth. And harsh, batting order as well as its Pierce said. "From that Texas' play-by-play The pitching should Wlforgiving and totally defensive prowess. Youog point on, they haven't legend. "lt'sbeeoplugooe matureina year. out-of-whack Twitter pitching wasn'tready. regained confidence." So leak, another springsout. Still highonfreshmen rage, whichisridiculous. Neither were fielders much for momentum. Really weird." such as Ty Madden aod "1ltat'sa bunch of young(fresbmaosbort Seven losses since then Thefault ultimately Coy Cobb andreturnees BS," Longhorns great stop Bryce Reagan) and old have come in the ninth falls on Pierce,who's tried likeQuintanilla - who and television analyst (senior catcher Michael iooiog. everythingfrom inserting mig)Jtbe better suited to KeithMoreland said of McCann, who wasbeaten Because with the himselfasthe third-base start - and Fields. Mason tbefanfallout. "David's downand notequipped season-endinginjuriesto coach toplayingguys at Bryant bas to rediscover therightguy. Ithink the for the workload). Thehit Hamilton and Petrinsky, new positions to recruiting thestrike zone. programisgood, and the ters who were left tried to too much pressure was aformer backupcatcher The chances of abig situationisgood.Itboils do too much and didn't do placed oa power hitter outofa UTclass. He turnaround season next downt0findingthe right enough, Au.muToddWM ZYl1ia, lead0ffhitter mllWS it,acknowledge:; it year CQll)d hinge inlarge personnel." overly aggressive, Zubia DukeEllis, RBI manTodd and embraces it. partondeci5ioosbyplay Absolutely. not aggressive enoug)J. and theversatileM:isen But let's putao end to ers such as Hamilton, Texas needs astarting Texas collapsed for Hibbeler. Zubia was one anyscurrilous, is-he-io Petrioskyandthirdbase pitcherortwo. And more thesereasons: offew threats in the lineup trouble talk. He's notand macRyao Reynolds on left-handers.Andbigger, Because it lost its andgot pitched around shouldn't be and remains whetherto return. No. stronger bitters who can All-America shortstop all year, aodFJlis chased committedtorestoring 2 pitcher Blair Henley bang. and table-setter toa or watched pitches onthe Texastoitsrigbtfulplace and recruit "Texas needs tofind a preseason scooter iojwy outsidepartofthe zone. as a perennial College pbenom Brett Batyare way toget more physi- and its everyday catcher Hlobeler bad a horren World Series contender. more likely togo pro. cal guys," Moreland said. andcleaoup bitter early dous start aod oever really "Expectations are Don't look for any "Speed is wonderful. But to a torn labrom. So much recovered. So muchfor always going tobethere,• staffchanges, and Pierce todaywitb people bitting for being strongup the offense. Piercesaid. "We'reper and bis assistants will be the ball outofthe ballpark middle. David Hamilton Becauseapotential fectlyfine with that. It's hungryto flip this script. andmovingthefencesio missed the entire season, turnaround tbfrd game goiogtoflipbackarouod." "It'san cojgma, no (atDisch-Falk) last year, D.J. Petrinskyall but ll withBaylor was washed I'dcaution aoyooe from doubt," Moreland said. you've got tobit 50 borne games. away as theLoog)Jomsled panjclcing. "Thisteam was so gritty runs as a teamto think Because outrageous 6-oiothefirst iooiog. So The2020 season should earlyand played well. about winningthe national expectations outgrew much for a splitthat could be much stronger. Can't Butifyou don't have championship. You can realistic ones as soon as havebeen somuchmore. be worse, rig)Jt? your everyday shortstop, winalotofgames1-o,but thewalk-off win over LSU BecauseTexas never But Elderbasbeen All catcherandfirst baseman, youcanwin a bell of a lot completed a titaoicthree seems to beableto truly Big u-guality without itcatches up to you.• more10-9." gamesweep. Baseball develop hitters. Pitchers winsto showfor it. His last Texas should catch back TbeLongbomshave America ranked Texas like Bryce Elder, yes; but victory came March 1, but upio2020. k -nr--:• sweeps After pounding out 11 hits in its 8 - 2 series-opening win, managed just a double and a pair of singlesinthe nightcap Friday. However, those proved more than enough as the Cavaliers completed a sweep of San Antonio Brandeis 5-1 in a Class 6A Region IV area round series at Liberty Hill High School. Two ofthose hits came in the top of the second inning. After Trey Triolo and Kyle Boyer coaxed walks from Bronco ace Ty Fontenot, Aiden Babinski followed with a perfect bunt upthe first base line for a hit. Jack Jalufka then drove inTriola and Boyer with a double just inside the third base bag. Tbe two runs were more than enough for senior fire baller Brett Baty. Baty, a Texas signee anda likely first roundmajor league draft pick as a power-hitting third base man, allowed just three hits in 6 ½innings while fanning 11 as he ranhis reco:rd to 4-1. The Cavaliers (31-3) added an insurance run in the sixth without the benefit of a hit as Babinski's sacrifice plated Parker Guerin, who had reached onan error. advancesto the regional quarterfinals for the sixthconsecutive season. The Cavs will take on either San Antonio East Central or San Antonio Johnson. Mark Champ, AA-S correspondent HIGH SCHOOL BASEBAIL L , SOFTBALL RESULTS.SCHEDULE BASEWl C..1:f-411shNrS.Wll!lbclttyl AtM..... Glatl:~LW~I CUSSQ Q.ASSJ,1 HapnS.MIHil,..11 ..,._'l'Slllng c.atnel:IIClgMUKlJ'S) G&Mtt;8i.co1c.1A1ngl GMntl:~4,Hlytl 0..2:btt ...... rs.SM...... 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The Sooners are stillthequeens of softball in theBig 12 asthenational No. 1 seedwith four national titles- threein thelastsix seasons- butfirst-year LonghornscoachMike White is ma.king huge strides and doesn't avoidtalking abouttrying to get tothe Sooners' leveleven though Texashas droppeditslast 18 games to them. "Wecan competewith them. Can we beat themin a series? Not yet," said White, whose 41-14 team talces on Sam Houston State in Friday's regional opener. "The gap (betweenTexas andOU) is in the depth. Theyhave a stable oftop-10 recruits in their programandcoming. See BOHLS, C10 punchouts in 57 innings BOHLS with a 5-0 record. Add ina stacked lineup paced FromPageC1 bycenter fielder Brett Lieferman (.377), short stop Casen Novak (.352), We just have to beat 'em second baseman Carson inone game first, stop Cox (.352) and cleanup the streak andcreate hitter Reed Carlton doubt intheir minds (.300), and Concordia's and belief inours." a dangerous team. 2. Huge fan of John 4. All-American Beilein and hated to wide receiver recruit see the smart, selfless Jake Smith is, well, a Michigan coach, a top 10 catchfor Texas. He told collegecoach,acceptthe Orangebloods1 Anwar jobwith the Cleveland Richardson he was sold on Cavaliers. If Shalca Smart Texas during a weekend doesn't turn bis pro tripto Austinas a junior gram around at Texas for TomHerman's first next year, Beilein and spring game. But what Oklahoma City coach really sold him on Austin? Billy Donovan should The barbecue. "Ifell inth.e be two guys at thetop lovewiththe cuhure, the ofChris Del Conte's football, and the BBQ," list. Heck, maybe Brad Smith said. "Ilovethe Stevens is so tired of BBQ more than anyfood Kyrie Irving, he's ready on this planeL I can't get to return to college. enough ofit, honestly. But Shaka is turning it It wasthe brisket and around, right? RighH jalapeno-cheddarsau- 3. Concordia's24th sagefrom Terry Black's. I ranked baseball team tooka pictureofmy food. won its American I stillstareatitsome SouthwestConference times. Wedon't have any tournament and its last good BBQouthere (in sevengames but may Arizona). I neverhad had just begettingstarted. anygood BBQuntilthen. OnFriday, the34-10 Itwasmind-blowing." Tornados playTexas Nice, Jake. Canyou say Lutheran in a four-team immediate fan favorite. Division III regional in 5. TheNCAA should be Seguin. "We'repretty ashamed for notapprov good," 10th-yearhead inga third full-time coachTo=yBoggs college baseball assistant said. "We'vebeaten coach - tacking on an some ofthe better teams extra softball coach to in thecountry, and we've the proposal lessened gota chance ofgoing itschancesofpass- further." Boggshas good ing- and even more so reason to feel confident. for not increasing the He's got two alpha dog, number ofscholarships juniorpitchers inconfer per programfrom the ence pitcher of the year meager 11.7allotmentper MattWilliams from Hyde school. While football just Park and Calvin Bush, approved a 10thfull-time a St. Michael's product assistantayearagoand and transfer from Texas allows moreanalysts than State. Williamscar- the CIA, baseball contin ries an u - 1 record, and ues to wallowinhopeless Bush, a year offsurgery neglect despiteincreased for a damaged nerve, exposure and revenue for has an eye-pop ing92 theirschools. Texas State How crazy was he? willhonorallathletesin ballparktorightcenter. 25 varsitysports named He'sgoingtobe rich. Looking back at Kirk's crazy prediction from May 16, 2018 to ourAll-Centexteams Manoah's probablyin - that the state of Texas would legalize gambling in 2020. this schoolyear.Those thetop10. He'sgot three We'll grade this particular prediction as not so crazy. It athletes shouldRSVP and pitchesanda change-up hasn't happened yet, but the state is moving toward legal• order theirfree tickets at togowitha goodbreak izing daily fantasy betting. statesman.com/preps. As ing ball. Hehas a great emcees, Cedric Golden ideaofhow topitch." Bohls, Golden podcast andI will askkeynote 8. Scattershooting speakerDrewBreeswhy while wonderingwhat Catch columnists Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden during heshouldbeconsidered everhappenedtoformer their weekly ~an Second Thought" podcast, which pops theequal ofTomBrady SMU basketball star up on Thursdays. This week's guest is Texas softball coach or atleastNo. 2 - and GenePhillips, whoI once Mike White. whether SamEhlinger saw score50 pointson willbean NFLstarting Texas inGregoryGym. quarterbacksomeday. 9. Webida sad farewell coachTyHarrington Garrido's teamdidn't win 7. TexasTech's Josh toHBO's "Veep," which backed the proposal, say asingleBiguseries. The Jung will likely beone of wrappeduponSunday ing, "OUrratioofcoaches good news? Each time, probablytwo first-round nightaftera sensational toplayersisverylow(at theLonghornsrebounded Big u picks inthemajor sevenyears. I hailitas 1 to u). We have 35 play andnot onlywonbig leaguefree-agent ama thebestcomedy series ersandonly twofull-time thefollowing seasonbut teurdraft next month, EVER. It's10ducks assistant coacheswhen reachedtheCollegeWorld joiningWestVirginia worthy. I'dlovetocome college baseball couldn't Series, going u-1inthe pitcher AlexManoah. back as thecensorfor bemore popular." ... If Southwest Conference Thatdoesn'tcountt- thatseries. "Yeah, that's theLonghorns finish last and20-7 overalland1-2 thirdbasemanand fine. That's fine. Sure, intheBigu, itwouldby at Omahain1957 and Longhorns signeeBrett I'mOKwiththat. Lunch mycountbeonlythethird flourishing witha 46-21 Baty, who's almosta lock anyone?" Thankfully, the last-placeconferencefin mark anda third-place to go that highandsign tale ofa hateful, vindic ish inschool historygoing CWSfinish in2014. for between $2-3 million. tive, invective-spewing backto 1899. Texascame 6. Thrilledto be a part "Jung'saguywhohas presidentialaspirate inlastin1956 witha3-u ofthe BestofAll-Centex 30-homerpower. He's is, uh, only fictitious. recordinthe Southern Prepsawards banquet gotthat kindofpop," 10. Crazy prediction: IntercollegiateAthletic onJune10atthe Palmer former Longhornsstar Texas will sweep OU this Associationandlastin Events Center wherethe Keith Morelandtold me. weekto qualifyfor theBig 2013 at 7-17whenAugie American-Statesman "He cangooutofthe u baseballtournament. Cavs move on with sweep of SA Brandeis Baty does heavy Triolo andKyle Boyer coaxed thanenough for senior fire liftingon mound In walks from Bronco ace Ty baller Brett Baty. Baty, a second game Fontenot, Aiden Babinski Texas signee and a likely followed with a perfect bunt first-ound Major League By Mark Champ up the first-base line for a Baseball draft pick as a Americun-Sl3tesman hit. Jack Jalufka the drove power-hitting third base Correspondent in Triola and Boyer with a man, allowed just three hits double just inside the third in 6.2 innings while fanning LIBERTY HILL - After base bag. 11 as he ran his record to 4-1 pounding out u hits in its The bunt has become for theseason. 8-2, series- opening win, a weapon this year for The Cavaliers (31-3) added 1 • 1\ 1 managed just a Babinski, a stellar defensive aninsurance runinthe sixth double and a pair of singles catcher whose plateappear without the benefit ofa base in the nightcap. However, ances depend on matchups. hit as Babinsk:i's sacrifice those proved more than "Bunting has been a big plated Parker Guerin, who enough as the Cavaliers key to my game this year," had reached on anerror. completed a sweep of San he said. "Coach (Mike Brandeis (20-11) which Antonio Brandeis 5-1 in a Rogers) told me before the onlymanaged a single hit in Class 6A Region IV area game that I am going to hit the first five innings off of round series at Liberty Hill you, and I want you to get Baty, pulled withintwointhe High School Friday. the bunt down and advance sixth. Jesse Benevides laced a cavaliers shortstop Parker Guerin (5) slides across the Two of those hits came in therunnerswhenyouhavea one-out single up themiddle plate for the score again.st the Brandeis Broncos during the sixth thetop ofthesecondinning. chance." inning at the Class 6A baseball playoff game on May 10 at Liberty Hill After the Cavaliers' Trey The two runs were more SeeCAVS, A9 High school. (JOHN GVTIERREZ/fOR STATESMAN] leadinthe seventh to-5-1 CAYS as Austin Planke's sacrifice fly plated Jack Lopez. FtomPageA8 The Broncos looked to rally in the seventh. After a pair of walks, Braden and, after advancing to Olson came in to pick up third on a passed ball and his first save of the year wild pitch, scored on a as he induced Benavides sacrifice fly off the bat of into a game-ending fly to Arie Vasquez. The Broncos center. threatened to cut the defi With the win, citafterFontenot tripled to ~ '--'M-lJ advances to the deep right field andOscar regional quarterfinals Cardonez walked, but Baty for the sixth consecutive got himself off thehook by season. TheCavswillta.ke fanning pinch-hitter Cody on either San Antonio East Triplett. Central or San Antonio The Cavs extended the Johnson. i..... TI cavaliers' Kyle Kilgo (16) hops for a lead off second base during the pitch by the Brandeis Broncos during the seventh inning at the Class 6A baseball playoff game on May 10 at Liberty Hill High School. IPHOTOS BY JOHN GtrrlERREZ/Hlll STATESMAN] Lall! Cavaliers pitcher Brett Baty (22) pitches cavaliers' Austin Plante (11) is forced out the ball against the Brandeis Broncos during the third at first base by Brandeis Broncos' oscar Cardenas (23) inning at the Class 6A baseball playoff game on May 10 at during the third inning at the Class 6A baseball playoff Liberty Hill High School. game on May 10 at Liberty HiU High School Wes 11:,1 e's Mangum enjoys packed state track meet LT's Tracey also Wes0ai16thintheClass competes with 6A team standings. state's ellte A year after barely missing a trip to state, By John Harris Mangum soaked in the Amerie.an· Slalesmau feeling of being counted Correspondent among the state's best athletes. Houston Stra.ke Jesuit "It's a dream come senior Matthew Boling, true, especially after last the nation's top high year where I almost made school sprinter, was the it but didn't," Mangum main attraction during said. "I've been wanting Saturday's Class 6A boys this for a long time, soit's long jump championship awesome. Anytime I get at Myers Stadium. to compete, especially at More than two dozen this high ofa level, it's a cameras, cellphones and blessing." video cameras clicked "One, my flexibility," and whirred during each Mangum said of how he ofBoling's attempts. Fans improvedhis hurdle times wearing parkas and rain this spring. "I'mgetting gear dodged raindrops low over the hurdle. And and crammed the sec two, this year I've really tion of bleachers directly focused on running in in front ofthe long jump betweenthe hurdles. Not pit, rising in unison when just gliding over them, Boling peeled off his green but really trying to run as warmupsuit. fast as I can. Itmakes a big Boling didn't dis difference.n appoint, recording a For M angum, personal best of z5 feet, Saturday's long jump 4112 inches onhis second competition was an and final attempt to opportunity towatchand defend his UIL state title. learn from Boling, who Boling passed on his final performed one spot in four attempts as none of front of him. the other eight competi "Everyone was expect tors was able to reach 24 ing him to do what he feet. Boling recorded did,ff Mangum said. "I've what would have been a been hearing about him on personal best of 26-3½ TV and stuff.ff at the Texas Relays, but it Boling brought out the waswind-aided. competitor in Mangum, West_i junior Mason who plays three sports Mangum, who came at Wes . , (football, the closest to Boling basketball, and track and at 23-1P/• on his first field) and recently com attempt, was rewarded mitted to play football at with a second-place finish Arkansas. anda silver medal 11 It pushes you," "It's always good to Mangumsaid. "Especially compete against thebest,• when he bits a jump like Mangum said. "It made thatrightoutofthegate.• me want to do mybest. 11 Mangum said bis per The long jumpwas the formance inthe long jump beginning of a busy day will help him during his for Boling and Mangum. final high school football Boling, whose wind season. aided 9.98 at the Region "For sure," he said. "It ill meet was the fastest gives you confidence that high school 100 meters you can compete with in Americanhistory, also anyone. We want to win won the 100 and and ran astatechampionship next a dramatic anchor leg for year. I thinkwe can do it.• his school'stitle-winning , sophomore 4Xl00 relay team laterin Jacob Tracy took sixth in the evening. Mangum both the Class 6A throw also took fourth in the ing events. He threw 300 hurdleswitha timeof 58 feet, 3 inches in the 37.42 secondsand placed shot put and 171-6 in the fifth inthe 110 hurdles at discus. 14.36. He scored a totalof - Chris Bils contributed 16 points,enoughto place to this report Westlake races to 11-shot lead at state tourney Englemann, Jones head The Westlake senior is have an 11 -stroke advantage to nil year," snid Jones, who shot a 74 and juniorBentley Chap squad's t-over 289 playing in herfourth UILState over Houston Memorial and will pack her clubs and head Cotton a 75 and freshman Ally Golf Championship - all at Southlake Carroll when the to Notre Dame this fall. "We Black a 79 for the Chaps. Uy Rick Cantu Legacy Hills. After carding a two-day tournament con really know how to deal with Englemann's goal on [email protected] 1-under-par 71 on Monday, cludes onTuesday. (a lead)." Tuesdayis to pass Southlake she said the Chaparrals have So, is there pressure to Westlake junior Sadie Carroll junior Michelle Zhou, GEORGETOWN- Madelyn an obvious home-course retain the lead or will the Englemann, who sits in who fired a 4-under 68totake Jones has played at Legacy advantage at state. Chaps feel comfortable head second place among individ a one-strokelead. HillsGolf Clubso many times, Looking to repeat the ing into the final round? ual performers, shot a 69 on "Having a lead like this is she knows every hill and state title they earned last Leading after one round is thepar-72courseonMondny. valleythe course has to offer. year, the Chaparrals will "somethingwe'vegotten used Sophomore Jackie Feldman SeeWESTLAKE, C3 l a . s' Hanna Uu follows through after hitting a shot in the fairway during the first round ofthe Class 6A UIL State Golf Tournament at Legacy Hills GolfClub in Georgetown on Monday. [JAMIE HARMS/FOR STATESMAN) WESTlAK From Page CJ like a double-edged sword," first-year varsity coach Ashley Patterson said."On one edge you're happy to be leading but there's no way we're going to feel com fortable. I've seen teams lose leads double to this in tournaments." rt also helps when the top four Chaparral golfers - Englemann, Jones, Feldman, Cotton - were on the team Wes\l~'s Jackie Feldman launches the golfball from a sand trap that struck state gold last during the first round of the Class 6A UIL State Golf Tournament at year. Legacy Hills Golf Club in Georgetown on Monday. [JAMIE HARMS/fOR "Winning the tournament STATESMAN] wouldmeansomucbto me," Feldman said. "The best part Wes . e. Nicole Vivier (78), other," Feldman said. "If would be doing it with my Abby Zoller (78), Jensen someone has a bad round, bestfriends." Jalufka (79) and Kaylee everybody else istheretopick Patterson was pleased Vesely (86) rounded out the her up." with her team's overall scoring for the Vipers. The only golfer who won't performance, but said the Wes~ issostackedwith return to West!...... next Chaps "left a lot ofstrokes golf talent, the Chaps sent season is Jones, who said out there and they know two teams to state. The team she was "perfectly satisfied" it." With the first day in the of Lauren May (76), Brooke withher 71. Shaving off a few books, sheexpects Wes McDonough (79), Annika strokes is her goal Tuesday but will play even better on Saidlemann (79), Meghan she is more concerned about Tuesday. Meserole (80) and Emily Mu helping the Chaps repeat as Led by Hailey Derrickson, (80) finished with an overall state champs. who shot a 77, Vandegrift score of314, 25 shots behind Playing as an individual, shot an overall team score We~ 'sfirstteam. Hanna Liu of C:::... of 312 to place seventh after "We have good team and had a good round Monday, • the first day, 23 shots behind everybody supports each finishing with a 72. Westlake girls repeat as golf champs By Rick Canlu "This team treated every 141. Englemann claimeda tie rc:1nlu.@~alesm:1n.com day - practice or tourna fo r third after Slaughter won ment - like it was state,• a one-hole playoff. GEORGETOWN - The said Patterson, a first-year Westlake opened the second journeyto repeat as thestate varsity coach. "And they had round with an 11-stroke golf champion was notas easy tb.eabilitytoshowupforstate lead over Southlake Carroll as itlooked. and treat it like it was every and Houston Memorial and Westlake coach Ashley otherday. They were able to steadily expanded it through Patterson admitted her stom control their emotions, their out t he afternoon. "These ach was "full ofknots" during behavior and to control their young ladies never let onthat the two-day Class 6A tour performance to where they they were nervous,• Patterson nament at Legacy Hills Golf could stick to it through the said. Club. It hardly mattered. The end." Among the players who Chaparrals were never chal Playing as an individual, came on strong on Tuesday lenged as they roared to a Arlington Martin's Trinity was freshman .Ally Black, who 20-stroke victory over run King shot a 69 to win lhe shot a 73 after firing an open ner-up Plano West. tournament with a two-day ing-round 79on Monday. Led by Sadie Englemann, scoreof139. "This wus o.wesome," said who finished in a two-way Englemann finished in a Black, referring to her first Westlake's Sadie Eng~mann lines up a putt at the Class 6A UIL State tie for third place, the Chaps three-way tiewith Houston trip to state. "I'm friends Golf Tournament at Legacy HIiis Goll Club In Georgetown. Englemann defended the team title they Memorial's ZoeSlaughter and with all these girls. It means finished with a 3-under-par 141 to claim a share of second place in earned in 2018 on the same Lewisville Hebron's Jennie theIndividual competition as Westlake clained the team title. IJAMIE course. Park, carding a 3-under -par See W£$TLAIK£, Cb HARMS/fOR SlATESMANJ wesCl.ikt High schoors Bentley cotton hits a chip shotonto the green at the women's 6A Ull State Golf Tournament at Legacy Hills Golf Club in Georgetown. !PHOTOS BY JAMIE HARMS FOR AMERICAN•STATESMAH J Wesll ,i · High SChoors Madelyn Jones follows through afterhitting a golfshot from the fairway at the women'S 6A UIL State GolfTournament at Legacy Hills Golf Club In Georgetown. 75 (two-day total of 146) Teammate Nicole Vivier for Wes . ,_ and Jackie shota 73, Abby Zollerand Feldman a 73 (two-day Hailey Derrkkson each From Page CJ totnl of147). shot a 75 and Kaylee Vesely Qualifying as an indi finished withanSo. vidual, r I 1 • senior This marked the final too muchtobepartofthe Hanna Liu concluded her high school tournament team with them....We've prep career witha 74after for Jones, who will resume worked really hard to get shooting a 72onMonday. her career next year at here." Bound for Tulane, she Notre Dame. Englemann Wes~ ,. junior Bentley playedatstatethree times, will head to Stanford and Cotton also improved on the previous year as partof Cotton toBaylorafterthey the firutl day of the tour the Cavaliecs team. graduote. nament. After shootinga "Iwas less nervous this The tournament was 75 onMonday, she sizzled yearbecause I was playing deloyed early Tuesday witha 2-under-par7oon for myself instead ofwor with lightning inthe area. Tuesday. rying about other people After consecutive sec "'Weexpectedtowin, we oa myteam,,, Liu said. ond-place finishes for expectedtocome outwith Led by Jensen Jalufka, W~ in2016and2017, a dub," Cotton said. Vandegrift finished insev the Chaps have claimed the Madelyn Jones shot a enthinthe teamstandings. past two titles. Area girls to meet for 6A gold · - . •5' Dania, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 inthe quarter Westwood's Lu to battle; finals, then gutted out a 6-2, otherCentral Texans also 6-3winoverAllisonSchwartz eye state tennistltles ofLeague City ClearSpringsin the semifinals. By Colby G-Ordon "It's an incredible feeling American•States111311 to be in the championship Conesµondenl match," Dania said. "I've really got togive all the credit COLLEGE STATION- It 's tomyteamrnatesnndcoaches. an all-Gentral Texas final for In the semifinal, it was so hot the Class 6Agirls state tennis and grueling that it was their singles title. support that helped me have junior Megha the energytoget through." Dania and Westwood sopho Lu, also making herfirst trip more Jessica Lu overcame tostate, toppedDania's sister, their opponents and the heat Anushka, in the quarterfinals Thursdayonthefirstdayofthe 6-o, 6-1, thenplayed a mara Uil.statetennistoumamentat thonin thesemifinals against the George P. Mitchell Tennis Abilene High's Ruth Hill, pull Centertoreachtoday'scham ing out a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win pionshipmatch. after more than three hours junior Megha Dania stretches for a return during a 6-2, Inherfirst triptostateasan on thecourt. 6·3 win over Allison Schwartz of League CityClear Springs in a Class individual, Dania beat Klein 6A semmnal Thursday. (JOHN GUTIERREZ/FOR STATESMAN] Oak's Antonella Benavides SeeT£NNIS, C2 TENNIS ii'omPageCI "It was very nerve wracking," Lu said of her semifinal. "I'dget up and then lose my lead, Vandegrift's Gabriella but I knew r had to stay Cusano returns a volley as calm and focused, and if she and Anisha Apte beat I did, then I'd pull myself Austin High's Ainsley and through. It's exciting to Annabel Merritt 6·2, 6-2 getto the final. My origi in the Class 6A semifinals nal goal was just to make Thursday. !JOHN Gl/TIERREZ/ state, and I've surpassed Westwood sophomore Jessica Lu crushesthe ball during FOR STATESMAN] that." a marathon 3-6, 6-3, 6-4semifinal win over Abilene High's Dania and Lu are some Ruth Hill on Thursday. [JOHN GlfTIERREZ/~OR STATESMAN] Bezner 6-21 6-1 before what familiar with each topping the Westlake duo other, having met in a Paschal duo of Emily Bell Cusano and Apte will ofJett Wright and Keegan shortened format at a and Shauna Galvin 6-o, play The Woodlands' McCain 6-4, 6-2. tournament in the regu 6-1 in the quarterfinals, team ofMelissa Vizcardo Thrall's Christian lar season, but their first then beat Austin High's andAveryHillbig. Dubec (Class 2A boys) real match comes on the sister pair of Ainsley and "To win it again as a and Thorndale's Landy biggest stage possible. Annabel Merritt 6-2, senior,this timemebeing Laywell (Class 2A girls) "fessica is a good 6-2. the older player playing are the other two area player," Dania said. "It "I think we were really wit h a younger player, players who advanced to will be a good match." focused and did a pretty wouId be really cool," state title matches. The Vandegrift girls good job of not giving Cusano said. "Ithink we Dubec defeated doubles team of senior free points away," said have a good chance." Seymour's Kade Gabby Cusano and Cusano, who is shooting Westwood's mixed McAdams 2-6, 6-2, sophomore Anisha Apte for her second doubles doubles team of Kiana 6-4 and Wooden's Tom cruised into the Class title after winning as a Graham and Gaurav Nguyen 6-2, 6-o to 6A final, dropping only freshman in 2016. "We Singh also didn't drop reach his final, while five games in their two work really well together a set on the way to the Laywell topped Moody's matches. and were solid today. It Class 6A final, beat Liz Perkins 6-o, 6-oand Cusano and Apte was nothing special, just ing Humble Kingwood's Wmk's fonnah Smith 6-21 defeated the Fort Worth good doubles play." Dalton Locke and Maddie 6-2. Parents petition to opt out of iPad program Eanes elementary clad women in Edwards said her son and students accessed racy racy poses on another student began looking photos on device his school atinappropriate pictures while assigned iPad. in class inearly March. Both By Luz Moreno-Lozano She and other kids took screenshots of the buortn0-l02400@stutesm:u1.coin parents plan Google images to theirdevice. Edwards to present When other classmates saw Nearly 350 Ennes school theirconcerns what they were looking at, the district paients hnve signed to the school board. teacher was alertedand called a petition requesting the dis· The petition has drawn Edwards infor :1conference. trict pince their children in a assurances from the district Edwards said she was classroom that does not use that safety measures aie in bothered by whatshe saw as iPads. pince and usually work, and a lack of cybersecurity and Ennes Elementary School it has sparked debate among concern at the district level. parent Meaghan Edwards is parents in online forums She started the petition to leading the effort niter her and on social media over the allow parents to opt their first grader was able to view merits of technology in the Citing safety and academic concerns, some Eanes school district parents photosoftoplessandscantily classroom. See lPAD, B7 want toetlmlnate(Pads from 1he dasstoom. ISlATESMAH FILE PHOTO) are using itathomeoratschool IPAD Throughconversations about gooddigitalcitizenshipandIii• From Page BJ ters,Scbwart2said,thepractice isabalancingact. children out of the Learning ''We have conversations with and Engagingthrough Access our students about good digital and Personalization pro• citizenship,• Schwartz said, gram. All Eanes students are "because even if the district assigned iPads for school takesaway the devices,theywill work. Elementary students stillbavetoencountertechnol only use them in the class ogy in theirlife." room, but m;ddle and high Students a t C-: school studentscanbringthe schools can bri ng their tablets home. own devices from home. "We are asking for the dis· Cbromebooks are also avail• trict to create one classroom able for each classroomatthree pergradelevel lb.it does not use elementary schools and the an iPad," Edwards said. "Tjust high school, similar toa set of don't think every child needs textbook~, ~dChris Woehl, their own personal (device). executive technology director. It's too much for the district "Wemayhave events where to manage, obviously, and we theremaybesubjective content areseeingthe iPads being used that should have been blocked inappropriately." by a filter" that gets through, Parents are weighing in on Woehl said. "We try to do both sides of the i~sue. Some everythingwe can to prevent have touted the benefits of kids from seeingthat." the iPads to advance student TheRoundRock school dis• knowledge and skills, while trict offers such devices for others have said they have students at Round Rock High opened the door to access to and the Early College High inappropriate websites andhave schools. The devices, a com anegative impact oncommuni bination ofCbrornebooks and cationskills. laptops, are only available to District officials con· students whileoncampus, but firmed theywere informed by somedevices are available fo r Bridgepoint ElementarySchool checkout if needed. staff that a second graderwas Whilethere havebeensome working on her iPad when a i~~-ues reported by Eanes par· pop-up ad appeared showing ents,Leonard said I.he program a topless woman and vulgar hasbeen positive andbeneficial. kmguage. Forexample, he~d, teachers SUperintendentTom Leonard can enlarge fonts on iPads for said the school district has studentswith vision prob!=. firewalls, webfiltersandcyber TheiPadalsobas audio features securityinplace for each ofthe so students can listen to text devices but that sometimes read aloud. inappropriate content canmake Some Eanes parent~ have said it throughthe filters. that the iPad gives their children "Tl's not a situation where the ability to work indepen• informationisjus1 flashingonto dentlyonmathandotherskills student'sscreens thatis inap· without disturbing the class. propriate," Leonard said. "The For middle and high school firewall is protectingthat. We students,it allowsthemtocol also knowtherearethousands laboratewithotherstudentson ofwebsitesthatcomeintoexis· class projects. tenceoften.Thefirewall needs Butnot all parents are con· to analyze those, and it takes vinced iPads advance t heir sometimetodothat." children's education. Some He said tbe cllstr1ct uses woo Stgoed the cllgrtal pettttoo the best cybersecurity sys posted coocems over excessive tems it can find and frequently screen time and nonacademic upgrades when better products use ofiPads. Similar concerns come on the market. "Ithink we emerged at digital learning know in this world that no fire meetings aJOoog parents last wall islOO'l\>failsafe," Leonard fall. said. "Our (system) is pretty Sam Goodner, a member of damgood.• the Eanes task force on digital Many area school districts learning created in thefall, said that incorporate technology the district needs to commuoi - intotheircurriculum implerneot cate better with parents about firewalls and web filters into how technology is used in the their servers to keep students classroom at each grade level. from accessing inappropriate But,besaid, thereisoo"perfect websites and prevent adware, solution• to the iPad debate. but officials said even the best 'Tve spoken to parerrts who prograJOs cannot offer 100% share Meghan's concern, and protection. there is a pretty vocal minor High school students in the ity who would prefer to not Austin school district are each see any technology at all until assigned a Chromebook that is high school,• be Goodner said. used oncampus and at home. "I think technology does give The district manages about teachers and their classrooms 20,000 Chromebooks across tools andcapability to do things its high school CaJOpuses, said thatarenotposSioleoopeoand Kevin Schwartz, technology paper or white board. (The) officer forlearoiogaodsystems. iPads are a very small part of He said the mstrict filters the the tools they use, especially in devices whether the students elementary school.• PUIUC NIOTICE ISO wih be l Doo.offlfflU m•y bo ..,._,nod by loe- tkt o,nncn eltctronf( pu,. webs~· Si::ls.ionW.W-N'l S/1312019 ------ Central Texas districts the future. opposed to major parts Key provisions in lbe ofSenate's version ofbill Senate's version of House 8111 3 dictatehow a majority ily Jullc Chang o!the s9 billion lawmakers [email protected] have sel aside for schools and property tax relief over As state 1awmak:e.rs nego the next two years must be tiate competing versions of spent - primarily on giving this session's marquee school teachers and librarians each nnance bnl, Central Texas a$5,000pny raise. Although school board members are formal estimates have notyet pushing against the Senate's been released, an estimated plan, which theysay would $2.J billion is expected tobe tie the hands of their dis• le.ft over for classrooms, mueb tricts and could le.ave them in worse financial positions in SeeSCHOOL, A4 biringmorete.:ichefs, llt4cosl SCHOOL olf8Bo,ooo. The distsict tS also con· sidering 4 2'ili t3ise for :all teachers and ,taff, which lower than the s6 billion in wou1di.'0Sl ss.9 millionnext the HoU$e's version, which ye¥and Sl million to ~1abilh.e would gh1e lower t:t.ise11 to rising be:iltb insur:tneecosh. more school nuployeeiand "There: are .a lot of hours allow clil,-tticts Oexibility to being poured into both me.iOlr~ doU;u!i M!t .#Sldr for verdons or tbe bilh , a nd other d~issues. I appreciate the time that •ttB3 as pas~ out or rhe members hi:ive spenl on it, House bits every god that butple-.asedon'tJitop. Ple3M. hall been ta.lk@d ;ibou I. f11e learn wb:it di:drlctsaretlntg· Sen:ite•i;ven.ion compromises ts.ibel Marthttl lohnscla.S. WOfts lnill Eagllsb-Sp,a,1bhdul gliu,g with :JDd put that into lh.:it," said lettnlfer Sal.u, the Ll-,uage ~encl.us at !hillyOemenWJSdieol Int mOldh. pradia! thb.sblrtlonatid He:xl Eanes school district board loHI ttie SeNtealld House ~f'MOMofHoUH 8ilJ wo4lld iltcrean $CS:Sion, • 11.oid Trish Bode, pres.iJeut. 1111111--e f0t s.cll P,OfrilolllS. IJl\'I' J/lN~S'l"ttSMNij l.e.andl:'r school bo11rd sec Inaddition to conccrm Ohio State's loss has turned into TCU's gain. Former , quar- terback Matthew Baldwin, who announced he was leav ing the Buckeyes last month, said Tuesday h.e willtransfer toTCU. Baldwin entered theNCAA transfer portal following his redshirt fresbman season. He said Tuesday there were "alotofthings" that led tohis departure from OhioStateand is looking forward to making a fresh start closer to home. "There were certain things I was looking for (when choosing a new college), beginning with academics," Baldwin told the American Statesman. "Academics has always been very important to me. The other things are the coachingstaff, location, andthe football team's win ning level." Baldwin insisted his deci sion to leave Ohio State had nothing to do with Tustin Fields, the highly touted transfer quarterback from Georgia who is competing to be Ohio State's starter. He also said he had a terrific rela tionship with OSU coaches and fans. "I'm not afraid ofcompe tition," said Baldwin, who noted he was former ':: . , quarterback Charlie Brewer's backup for two sea sons before he became the Cavaliers' starter his senior season. Baldwin said he's uncertain whether he will be eligible to play thisfall, adding he has to sign a waiver thatwould have to be approved bytheNCAA. At TCU, Baldwin said he is excited to work with head coach Gary Patterson and offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie. He became familiar with the Homed Frogs during the recruiting process while he was a senioirat · _ ,t TCU's quarterback room includes Alex Delton, a grad uate transfer from Kansas State, and Michael Collins, a part-time starter for the Frogs last season. Former four-star prospects Max Duggan and Justin Rogers also are on the roster. Baldwin said it was hard to leave Ohio State fresh man receiver Garrett Wilson, his former teammate at L.u.~ "Garrett understood I have to do what's best for me, but he needs to stayat Ohio State and be on the biggest stage," he said. "He's a talent like none other." Healing from anACL injury suffered in the 2017 Class 6A state championship game, Baldwin spent last season watching Dwayne Haskins, the record-setting Buckeyes SeeBALDWIN, AQ Ohio State head coach Ryan Day watche5 as BALDWIN quarterback Matthew Baldwin looks to pass From Page AB during the Buckeyes' spring game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus quarterback who was taken on April 13. 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