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Cavs seek payback vs. North Shore Nextchallenge In L "'P is decorated with photos and For football players who .avis' championship plaques and posters to com- attend Ld,11-:::. .s, it's all quest Is rematch oflast memorate Cavalier legends about winningstatetitles. It's year's state semifinal who used to practice here. allabout ring.s. "Ibaven•tgottenaringyet,n For Card and a stellar By RickCanto the UniversityofTexas pledge Cavalier senior class, this rcanl u@slalfSUlQll,OOlll said after an early morning is their final opportunity to workout this week. earna statechampionship of Quarterback Hodson Card In 2016, the Cavaliers won their own. •e..., (13-1) is surrounded by memories of state behind college-bound will face off with Galena Park · '"" ~• glory days while stars such as quarterback North Shore (13-1) in a Class being interviewed inside the Charlie Brewer; receivers 6A Division I statesemifinal campus indoor practice facility. Cade Green, Cade Brewer and Saturday afternoon at Kelly One wallisfilled withover Garrett Wilson; and defen - Reeves Stadium with a berth sized black-and-red banners sive tackle Sammy Ochoa. At inthe statechampionship game for state football champion the time, Card was honing his ontheline. L, • ~ is quarterback Hudson Card averages 250 passing yards. ships earned from 2007 to skills inrelative obscurity with The cavalier senior will be atTexas next faJL [RONALD CORT£5/~0ll 2011 andin 2016. Thebuilding thefreshman team. SeeCAVS, C2 STAltSMAN) frequently find the end CAYS zone againstthe Mustangs. The trouble is stopping a J,'rom Page C1 North Shore offense that has averaged 62 points in four playoff victories. Last chance for a ring. Last weekNorth Shore "That's been my goal seta school playoff record since I was a little kid," for points in a 76-49 said Card, who returned victory over Humble to the Cavaliers after a Atascocita. seven-week hiatus to Card's return certainly recover from a footinjury helps the Cavaliers. last Saturday and guided Showing very little rust 1• ..., 1 ii to a 48-35 from his absence, he victory over Converse l.lke ,..,,,_s head coach Hank carter has guided his team completed19of2 7 passes Judson at theAlamodome. to a 13-1 record. over the past live years the cavs are for 342 yards and three "Now we have a chance." 69•8. (STEPHEN SPILLMAll/1-0R STATESMAN] touchdowns while rolling Card, his teammates through Judson lastweek. and the coaching staif challengeistheir quarter thing in common. Both "He's thebestquarter know it will not be easy. back (Dematrius Davis), lost season-opening backinthe nation," Eaves Before capturing stntelast who'san excellent passer gamesinAugust andenter said. year, North Shore rolled and fast on his feet. In Saturday's game riding ... .i,-e 11.i ,s also over r, 51-10 some ways (Davis) is a lot 13-game winningstreaks. received aninspired effort in a state semi at NRG like Hudson inthe way he Cavalier senior Kyle from junior running back Stadiumin Houston, and plays." Eaves (85 catches, 1,357 Weston Stephens, who most of the cast ofchar Davis is a dual-threat yards, 15 touchdowns) had a career game with acters have returned. quarter back who has recalls theagony oflosing 222 yards rushing, 84 Maybe the Cavs can passed for 2,177 yards to North Shore last year. receiving yards and tlrree pull off anupset. Perhaps and 25 touchdowns while "Before the season touchdowns against the playing close to home rushing for 948 yards and we all came together as Rockets. will help. It's possible 19 touchdowns. Yet the seniors andbasically told "Last year was a I..?, -::U I will relive best player in scarlet and each other we're going nightmare for me," said the glorious moments whiteis running back Zach to win state this year," Stephens, referring to that produced all those Evans, whohasrushedfor Eaves said. "After we thelossatNRG. "With all championship banners. 1,424 yards and 18 touch lost to North Shore (last the workouts I've put in, I "North Shore is simi downs while fielding December) that was our was thinking about North lar to Judson except their college offers from pow main goal. Wehadagreat Shore on the other side. players are about 10 or erhoa~essuch asAloboma, offseason, and the offense I've waited a whole year 15 percent bigger and GeorgiaandLSU. is executing well." for this, andI can'tbelieve 10 or 15 percent faster," L.1,,.111 'f~dV>J and North Averaging46points, the it's here again. The real Carter said. "The biggest Shore have at least one Cavaliers are a safe bet to test is coming up." ON THE AIR SATURDAY NBA Time TV San Antonio vs. Phoenix 4p.m. FSSW/ NBATV/103.l Brooklyn at Toronto 6:30 p.m. NBATV Detroit at Houston 8p.m. AT&T SportsNet College football Time TV Illinois st at N. 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Golf Presidents Cup noon NBC College wrestling Time TV Oklahoma St at Oklahoma 2p.m. FSSW LOOK AHEAD: TEXAS LONGHORNS saturday rme Location Men's basketball: l p.m. Erwin Center vs. Central Michigan SUnday Time Location Diving: USA Winter Nationals all day Minneapolis, Minn. LOOK AHEAD:TIXAS STATE BOBCATS SUnday rme Location Women·s basketball: atDartmoutti l p.m. Hanover, N.H. Men·s basketball: vs. Bethany COiieges p.m. San Marcos LOOK AHEAD:TIXAS STARS saturday rune Location vs. Tucson 7 p.m. H·E·B Center LOOK AHEAD: AUS11N SPURS saturday Time Location at Windy City 7p.m. Hoffman Estates, Ill HIG H SCHOOL FOOTBALL: G AMES OF THE DAY Taevin Brown, left, and the West defense smother San A'ntonio Brandeis quarterback Jordan Battles in last week's Class 6A Division II Region IV fmaL The Chaps, who give up just 10 points a game, will try to slow down a red-hot Katy Taylor squad in Saturday' s state semiflnal. lRONALDCORTES/FOR STATESMAN) West ~,e (13-1) vs. 14 tackles for a loss) and before catching fire in the tackles. nine sacks) had Katy Taylor (9-5) Sage Luther (85 tackles, playoffs. a career-high seven solo four INTs) allows just 10.1 Edge: west ~ • tackles last week against Class 6A Division II state points a game, and it held Judson as well as a fumble semifinal: 2 p.m. Saturday, previously unbeaten San Lair<' 1""\'1$ (13-1) vs.