Hutto Falls in Consolation Bracl{Et Final Bonds Formed in 7-On-7 May Help As Hippos Get Ready for Friday Nights
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Hutto falls in consolation bracl{et final Bonds formed in 7-on-7 may help as Hippos get ready for Friday nights. By Mike Craven [email protected] COLLEGE STATION - Hullo fell one win shon oflhe consolation bracket championship Saturday in the 7-on-7 srace cournamem at Veterans Park and Ath· leLlc complex. The Hippos went 1-2 in pool play Friday and lhus did not quali fy for the Division I championship brackeL The dlsappoimmenl became fuel. "The first day was a disappointment, but we look at 7-on-7 as a way to compete and get bet ter fo r the fall. As long as we keep competing and improving, this event was a success," Hullo quar terback Chase Crillin said. "Passing is our bread and butter, and these events lel us work on our liming and chemistry.· Hutto began lhe run toward lhe chan1pionship game with a 51-14 win over El Paso Franklin. The Hippos then beat St. Pius X and Southlake carroll 10 reach a semifinal showdown wilh Temple. The semifinal game was full or star power al quarter• back. Griffin is committed to UCLA, and Temple quarterback Jared Wiley Is a TeXas pledge who Is seL10 move 10 tight end in college. Hutto advanced with a 40·33 victory. Huttocontinued on C2 Hutto quarterback Chas,e Griffin, a UCLA pledge, says 7-on-7 football allows the sklll position players •to build a real bond, on both sides of the ball." CONTRtBUTEDBYSlEPHEN SALi.MAN 2017 bracket championship 34-29. fonnance by Georgetown. ·seven-on-seven helps Class 4A or smaller learn to ·1 honestly do think that Hutto The focus now shifts toward The Eagles advanced fur· build relationships with qualify for the Division II success translates from continued from Cl the fall. Griffin, whospem the thcr in the championship the receivers, learning tlm• 1oumamcnt, lost in tbe first 7-on-7 10 real football. u·s offseason improving while bracket than any other Aus· ing and figuring out what round of the championship not a guarantee, but being "Between summer work· also trying 10 find the per tin-area team. works,· Georgetown quar· bracket of its tournament togetller helps win football OUIS and 7-on-7, the sldU posi fect college, welcomes the .......u~..: 1rJ\ .3 andwest,U4,i.! terbackJack.~n Sloson said. F1iday morning. games,· Sioson said. "The tion players~tobwld a real pads and Friday nighl lights. lost in the firSI round Sarur "I'm proud of this team. We The opinions surroWlding team with the closest bond bond, on both sides of the "l'lllalwayse.xcitedtoplay day morning after finishing came a long way and saw 7-on-7 differ. It's dearly DOI wins most football games. ball," Griffin said. • II helps foolOOIJ. 1don·1l01-elhesport pool play with 2·1 records. someyoungguysreallystcp real football, as no offcnsl\'t' We've spent a lot of time us think as one once the sea of recruiting. I don't love Georgetown also finished up." orde fensive linemen partic· together this summer, and son starts. Growth is in gel· the sport of 7-on-7. I love pool play with a 2· I record, Bowie and Vista Ridge ipate. It's organized recess. that's going 10 help us. ll's Ling belier, and we're going footba ll," he said. "The fa ll but the Eagles managed 10 were eliminated in the first But that doesn·t mean value definitely helped me as a to be more competitive and is when we get to do what beat Clear Brook by eigh t round of the consolation is absent. Real bonds are quarterback." consis1en1in 2018. • we love.• points in the Orsi round bracket after both teams fin· forged and mature on play Lubbock coronado beslcd Therunbyl llllloshouldn'l before falfingw Friendswood ished with 1-2 records in pool grounds, and that is true for ContactMikeCravenat Hutto in the consolation overshadow a strong per- 35-28 in the second round. play Friday. Burnet, the only teams at 7-on-7 tournaments. Top high school athletes of 2017-18 American-Statesman game. Wilson rumed in various honors area·s best. hlghllgh1-reel plays while scor ing a team-high 21 points a game. The all-state guard played in 20 Ameflcan-Statesman staff of38 games and helped the cavs posl a 30-8 record on the hard THETOPl0 coun and advance 10 a Class 6A regional final. t. Garrett Wilson. Jr., Lake 2. Joj o Weeks. Sr.. Wimber • Travis: Wilson. a firsHeam mem Icy: A stellar baseb.111 player once Lake Travis punter ber ofboth the &atesman 's All pledged to Texas State, Weeks klckerCameron Central 11:>.xas baskeLball and foot· emerged as one of the top quar Dicker practices ball teams, delivered highlights terbacks in Oass 4A and will now field goals during the re&.lfdlesS of his sports season. A play football at the University of Lake Travts cavallers' foodlall pledge for Ohio State, the Texas-San Antonio as a quarter football spring &foot., 180-p0und !t'Celver hauled back. During the football season, practice at Lake in 98 receptions fo r 1,m yards Weeks threw for 4,411 yards and Travis High School and :;JE; touchdowns while helping 52 touchdowns to help the Tex- on May 11, 2017. JOHN Lake Travis reach Its third con CUTIERQEZ./FOR AMBNCAH S<'CUli\'e Class GA championship Bat continued on AIO S1 AfESMAN Lake Travis Cavaliers guard GarrettW Iison shoots the ball over Steele Knights guard Kwabena Davis during the boys basketball 6A quarterfinal playoff game at Canyon Lake High School on Feb. 27. JOHNCUTIERREZ/FOQAMERICAN-STAl ESMN< in thespringatthe UTLstate w<ivestoorball team. Adefen an-region accolades in bas up to bis billing by winning mlfof his kicks readting the Best track and field meet in the sive end, he was named the ketball and qualified for the gold at both the prestigious end zone for a touchback - conUnued from A8 3,200-and 1,600-ml'ler races. District 19-SA defensive linl' regional round in both golf Texas Relays and the UIL haseamedblmascholarshlp 4 . Dakota Luther. Sr.• man of the year last fall after and rrack. Class 4A state meet. He won from 'Texas. Dicker might be ans reach the Class 4A, Divi Westlake: for Luther, it totaling 75 tackles. But ear 7. DanieUe Serna.Jr. AllS gold at state with ease, dock an even better soccer player; sion II state semifinals. In wasn't enough that last year lier this year, be became the tln Hlgh:'lbe latest Ina long Ing In at 13.87 seconds. That be earned all-swe honors for baseban, the third baseman she broke a stale record as a fi rst Cedar Park boy lo win line of Austin High athletes was wel l ahead of runner the second consecutive sea· baned .420 with three hom jwiior. Al the 2018 UTLswim· a state title in wrestling after from the Serna family, Dani up Cameron Macon of Dal son as a defender for the Dis ers and 26 RBIs fo r a pow ming and diving champion picking up a pair ofpinfalls elle helped the Maroons' girls las Carter, who finished in trict 25·6A champion Lake e1'housc dub that went 24-4 ships, LUther sbanered her and two lopsided decisions ath lellc department enjoy 14.22. And carrer·s Sfl<.'ed n-avls boys soccer squad. a nd reached the regional awnstatemarkwhilewinni111 in the 220-pound division one of the best seasons in and athleticism also paid 10. Marissa Escamilla. quanerfinals. the Class 6A girls IOO-yard at the Class SA state meet. school history. After earning off during football season, Sr .. Burnet: A two-time 3. Buster Robercs. Sr. butterfly In 52.16 seconds. A 6. Cade Sloever.Sr. Wlm• first-team all-district honors when he caught passes for member of the top so•s top Luling: One of the top run• senior who has signed wilh berley: An a1hle1e for all for the District 25-SA cham• 1,087 yards and 14 touch 10, the versatile Escamilla ners in lhe state regardless of Georgia, Luther also earned seasons, Stoever was at the pion girls basketball team, downs as a receiver. had scholarship offers in the season, Roberts helped a third straight medal in the center ofanother successful the Colorado State softball 9. Cameron Dicker. Sr.. three sports - basketball, Luling malmaln Its well 200 freestyle, adding a sil season by Wlmberlcy's boys pledge received a first-team Lake Tr-.ivls: For a third con volleyball, and track and earned reputation as one ver to the golds she won in athletic departmenl. During All-Central Toxasselection in secutive school year, Dicker field. The 5-9 all-stare hoop or the top distance-running the event in 2016 and 2017. football season, he earned softball after hitting .490with excelled in two sports. Dur ster signed a basketball schol i towns in Texas. He led the 5. Levi BelL Sr.. Cedar both the Olstri<:L13-4A, OM· four homers, 22 RBIS and 31 Ing the football season, the arship with Tarleton State. ' F.agleslotheircighlhstraighl Park: Before thestartofrhe slon II MVP award as well as runs while compiling a 0.48 senior connected on 12 of and she earned all-distri.ct state cross-<:ountiy champi 2018 state wrestling meet, all-state honors after catch ERA with 127 strikeouts. 16 lield goals with a long of accolades in volleyball and onship in the fall while finish Bell might have been best lng77 passes for t,350 yards 8.