Posts by Chuck Cox
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Montgomery Shines For Cardinal
Ty Montgomery had a big game for Stanford in last night's Fiesta Bowl. (Staff photo: Chris McGathey)
Former St. Mark’s wide receiver Ty Montgomery stepped into the national spotlight last night during the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.
Montgomery, now a true freshman for Stanford, scored the first touchdown of the game when he hauled in a 53-yard pass from Andrew Luck, who will likely be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft in April, in the first quarter. Montgomery led the Cardinal in receiving for the game with seven catches for 120 yards. He added two kickoff returns for 98 yards.
Montgomery also had another interesting moment during Oklahoma State’s 41-38 overtime win. After fielding a kickoff in the end zone and starting to bring it out for a return, Montgomery was stopped by teammate Jeremy Stewart, who tackled him before he could get out of the end zone.
Montgomery started just four games this season, but he was the team’s top kickoff returner and set the tone for possibly stepping into the starting lineup next year.
By Chuck Cox Jan. 3, 2012 | 2:44 pm | 1 Comment | Comments RSS -
The Covenant School Still Alive in Playoffs
Covenant sophomore Clark Martin runs the ball during last week's game.
Coming off a 60-12 playoff win over Jesus Chapel School, the Covenant School will take on Kerrville Our Lady of the Hills in a TAPPS six-man state semifinal at 7 p.m. Saturday at Zephyr ISD Stadium.
The Knights are 11-1 on the season. Their only loss was to Throckmorton.
By Chuck Cox Nov. 23, 2011 | 2:13 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Hillcrest Alum Earns All-Conference Nod
Former Hillcrest football and lacrosse standout Rob Look, a senior linebacker at Washington and Lee, recently earned a spot on the first team of the All-Old Dominion Conference team.
Look earned the conference’s sportsmanship award last season. He was a second-team all-conference pick as a sophomore.
The 2008 Hillcrest graduate completed his senior campaign tied for second in the conference with 95 total tackles. He was Conference Defensive Player of the Week twice this year. A starter in all 10 games, Look added eight tackles for loss (-27 yards), two sacks (-15 yards), and one interception. He completed his career with 254 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions.
By Chuck Cox Nov. 22, 2011 | 2:08 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Buell Earns Player of the Week Honor
Jesuit quarterback Brian Buell delivers a pass against W.T. White. (Staff photo: Chris McGathey)
Jesuit quarterback Brian Buell had a pretty amazing night last Friday against Richardson.
Buell, who took over the starting job after Jack Brezette was knocked out for the season on Sept. 9, broke the state record for touchdown passes in a game with eight. He finished 23-of-32 for 427 yards in a 62-30 win.
But his record didn’t make it through the night, as Fort Worth Southwest quarterback Wesley Harris was busy throwing nine touchdowns in his team’s 66-21 win over Fort Worth Arlington Heights. What are the odds?
Anyway, Buell was named the Class 5A Built Ford Tough Class 5A Player of the Week for his performance.
By Chuck Cox Oct. 19, 2011 | 4:27 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Rangers Get Patriotic For 9/11 Anniversary
Jesuit's Tanner Coffin keeps a close eye on Coppell wide receiver Jason Lister at the line of scrimmage. (Staff photo: Chris McGathey).
The Jesuit football team decided to sport its camouflage pants for last Friday’s game against Coppell. The game was played two days before the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
“We got them for Veterans Day, as well,” Jesuit head coach Brandon Hickman said of his team’s pants. “We decided this would be a great weekend to break them out with 9/11.”
It was a tough night for the Rangers, though. Jesuit not only lost to Coppell, 35-28, in a game that came down to the wire, but the Rangers also lost starting quarterback Jack Brezette after he suffered a broken leg on the final play of the game.
Brian Buell will start at quarterback for the Rangers when they open District 9-5A play against W.T. White one week from Friday.
By Chuck Cox Sep. 13, 2011 | 11:54 am | No Comments | Comments RSS -
‘Manster’ to Invade Sam’s Club
Legendary former Dallas Cowboy and NFL Hall of Famer Randy White will be on hand from 3-5 p.m. tomorrow at the new Sam’s Club location Timber Creek Crossing at 6185 Retail Road (corner of Skillman and Northwest Highway).
As part of the wholesale club’s Member Appreciation event, White will meet with fans and sign free autographs.
“We encourage fans to join us for a fun and exciting day,” said Sam’s Club location manager Travis Lewis. “This event is our way of thanking the community for their patronage of our club. We are excited and look forward to seeing all the smiling faces of Dallas and surrounding communities, as we welcome NFL Hall of Famer Randy White to our new location.”
By Chuck Cox Sep. 7, 2011 | 1:16 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Didn’t See That One Coming
In light of all of our coverage of the trial involving the Episcopal School of Dallas, managing editor Dan Koller put out the call for some positive story ideas about ESD. We got three responses asking us to do a story on crew coach Matthew Naifeh, who just helped coach the United States Junior National Team in Great Britain.
I set up an interview with Naifeh, 24, for Monday. He called and said he had to postpone it until Tuesday because of a personal issue. Then, yesterday afternoon, I got a message from him saying he had to cancel the interview again because he had resigned as ESD’s coach earlier in the day because of “reasons of conflict with the athletic department heads.”
Wow. On top of that, Naifeh is an ESD graduate.
UPDATE: I didn’t see that one coming, part two.
I just got off the phone with Naifeh. Everything has been resolved, and he is still the crew coach at ESD.
By Chuck Cox Aug. 31, 2011 | 8:00 am | 14 Comments | Comments RSS -
Football Time in Texas
The Hillcrest Panthers opened practice in scorching temperatures. (Staff photo by Chris McGathey)
Several area schools that did not hold spring football practice, including Hillcrest, opened workouts for the approaching season today.
For schools that did hold spring practice, such as Jesuit, drills will start one week from today.
Hillcrest is coming off a big season in which it finished 8-3 and won District 12-4. Head coach Andy Todd and the Panthers open up the regular season Aug. 25 at Burleson Centennial.
By Chuck Cox Aug. 1, 2011 | 3:02 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Bell Earns Class 5A All-State Nod
Former Jesuit outfielder Josh Bell was named a first-team outfielder on the Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A All-State Baseball team, which was released over the weekend.
Bell, a switch-hitter, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of last month’s Major League Baseball amateur draft, but he is electing to play college baseball at the University of Texas.
Bell hit .538 with 13 home runs and 54 RBI this past season for the Rangers. He helped Jesuit finish with a 34-9 record.
By Chuck Cox Jul. 12, 2011 | 2:47 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Former Ursuline Star Playing in World Cup
Former Ursuline soccer standout Alina Garciamendez is playing for Mexico in the Women’s World Cup in Germany.
Mexico is in Group B. Garciamendez, who plays for Stanford, started in the team’s opener, a 1-1 draw against England. Mexico will take on Japan at 9 a.m. Friday.
Garciamendez is not the only soccer player in her family. Her younger brother, Kristian, helped Jesuit win a Class 5A state title in 2010, while her older brother, Erik, plays for Georgetown.
By Chuck Cox Jun. 30, 2011 | 7:30 am | No Comments | Comments RSS
