Those of you who have entered the 2010 NCAA "Bracket Madness," we will update the leaderboard after each round of the tournament.
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NCAA Bracket Madness
2nd Round Leaders:
(Out of 220 entries)
1) bigcal86 (C. Goss)-470 points
2) BearDawg77 (P. Smith)-460 points
3) tjwinn13 (T. Winn)-450 points
3) dubrooks1 (D. Brooks)-450 points
3) Westex Gators 1 (M. Reeves)-450 points
49) David Smoak-400 points
Good luck throughout the rest of the tournament.
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East Texas Coaching Carousel
Here's a list of openings among the East Texas High School football programs.
East Texas Coaching Carousel:
All Saints (Mark Ackerman)-Bret Atkins
Barbers Hill (Don Price)-Ronnie Gage
Beckville (Donald Hubbard)-Jason Ballenger
Bullard (Jim Taylor)-Shannon Wilson, D.C., Southlake Carroll
Canton (Lance Angel)-Wes Rhoten, Canton Co-Offensive Coordinator
Celeste (James Fielding)-Demetrius Rector
Elkhart (Tim Lewis)-John Adair, Promoted
Elysian Fields (Jack Parker)-Vacant
Greenville (Jim Phillips)-Vacant
Honey Grove (James Fuller)-Sammy Burnett, OC, Van
Lone Oak (Randy Jackson)-Vacant
Maud (Josh Finney)-Vacant
Mesquite Poteet (Charles Hesse)-Randy Jackson recommended in early-March
Mexia (Lee Wiginton)-Paul Weaver, OC-Keller Fossil Ridge
Midlothian (Robbie Clark)-Lee Wiginton, Head Coach at Mexia
Mount Pleasant (Jimmy Thompson to Ganado)-Mart Graham, Promoted
*Nacogdoches (Bill Harper)-Scotty Ford, Head Coach at Los Fresnos
New Caney (Russell Roberts)-Tim Hensley, D.C., Copperas Cove
New Caney Porter (New)-Reno Moore, Offensive Coordinator, Whitehouse
Overton (Ty Robinson)-Arthur "Bo" Talkington
*Palestine (Booker Bowie)-Lance Angel, Head Coach, Canton
Quinlan Ford (Derek Alford)-Virgil Crow
Spring (Sonny Karas)-Sam Parker, Offensive Coordinator, John Tyler
*Spring Hill (Robert Bero)-Bill Poe, Offensive Coordinator, Southlake Carroll
Teague (Kim Harris)-Josh Finney, Head Coach, Maud
T.K. Gorman (Reggie Wilson)-Ricky Palmer, TKG, Athletic Director
Troup (John Eastman)-Chuck Griffin, OC-Georgetown
Union Hill (John Woodard)-Ryan Pate, Assistant-Gilmer
Van (Brady Pennington)-Applications Deadline Completed
Waskom (Brian Lowe)-Whitney Keeling, Asst. Coach, Pleasant Grove
*Retired
(Updated 3/6 with players from Rains)
Top-Ranked Commitments: (Alphabetical)
David Bush, ATH, John Tyler, 5-11, 165, 4.5 (Committed to T.C.U.)
Josh Cochran, OL, Hallsville, 6-6, 270 (Committed to Texas)
Pat Colbert, OT, Kilgore, 6-5, 250, (Committed to Baylor)
Steve Edmond, LB, Daingerfield, 6-3, 235, 4.7 (Committed to Texas)
Chris Hackett, S, John Tyler, 6-1, 174, 4.6 (Committed to T.C.U.)
Shayvion Hatten, OT, Daingerfield, 6-5, 265, 5.0 (Committed to T.C.U.)
Trey Metoyer, WR, Whitehouse, 6-3, 198, 4.5 (Oklahoma)
Kendall Thompson, LB, Carthage, 6-3, 232 (Committed to Texas)
For the rest of the top-level juniors, click "more.
Here is the list of men and women in the NCAA Tournaments who played at an East Texas high school or Junior College program.
Information: Courtesy HuddleUpTexas.com.
Men's NCAA Tournament:
Marquette:
Joseph Fulce, Junior, Forward, Tyler Jr. College
Jimmy Butler, Junior, Guard, Tyler Jr. College
North Texas:
(3) Jacob Holmen, Fresh., Forward, Whitehouse
(21) Shannon Shorter, Junior, Guard, Paris Jr. College
Texas:
(5) Damion James, Senior, Forward, Nacogdoches
Click "more" for the rest of the list.