Published: August 28, 2008 03:55 pm            

Area football capsules

ARLINGTON SEGUIN AT

BURLESON



7:30 p.m. Friday

at Elks Stadium

RECORDS: Arlington Seguin of District 8-4A is 0-0; Burleson of District 3-5A is 0-0.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Arlington Seguin — OT Scott Hernandez; LB/RB Michael Martin; ATH Darian Hogg; RB Robert Owoyele. Burleson —LB Eric Miller; OL Justin Mossburg; RB James Owen; DT Russel Purpura.

KEY STATISTICS: Arlington Seguin returns seven offensive starters and LB Martin and Griffin to the defense. Burleson returns only three starters but has RB Owen, WR Gregg Vesta, WR Paul Klimas and RB Theo Hollars to lead the new assault for the Elks.

COACHES: Arlington Seguin — Carlos Lynn; Burleson — Mel Maxfield.



GODLEY AT

HILLSBORO



7:30 p.m. Friday

at Eagle Stadium

RECORDS: Godley of District 15-2A is 0-0; Hillsboro of District 7-3A is 0-0.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Godley — LB Blake Steed; DB Rowdy Allen; WR Casey Singleton; DE Nathan Kent; DE Nathan Kent. Hillsboro — LB Rigo Reyes; RB Wayman Goodley; WR DaVincent Brooks; QB Quinton Davis.

KEY STATISTIC: Godley returns the district’s top newcomer in ’07, TB Landry Martinez and all-district WR Ty Young. Hillsboro returns QB Quinton Davis, RB Wayman Goodley and all-district WR Darius Fennel. The defense returns LB Rigo Reyes and FS Darius Fennel.

COACHES: Godley — Ronnie Stephens; Hillsboro — Keith Wolf.

DIRECTIONS: Go northwest on East Allen Avenue toward Farm to Market Road 917. Turn left on FM 917. Turn left onto East Godley Avenue/FM 917. Turn right on FM 917. Turn left onto Texas171/FM 2331. Follow Texas 171 south for 40.2 miles. Turn left onto West Elm Street/Texas 171/Texas 22.



WACO MIDWAY AT

ALVARADO



7:30 p.m. Friday

at Charles Head Stadium

RECORDS: Waco Midway of District 16-4A is 0-0; Alvarado of District 12-3A is 0-0.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Waco Midway — RB John Hubert; TE Trey Graham; OT Ty Horn; C Zach Northern. Alvarado — OL R.J. King; QB Thomas Head; LB Jaron Beam; WR Tristian Fuentes.

KEY STATISTICS: Midway returns QB Corey Holmes and RB Hubert to pad the Panther offense in 2008. Alvarado returns five starters on defense and QB Head to balance the Indian attack.

COACHES: Midway — Kent Bachtel. Alvarado — Jeff Dixon.



GRANDVIEW AT

FORT WORTH

CASTLEBERRY



7:30 p.m. Friday

at W.O. Barnes

Memorial Stadium

RECORDS: Fort Worth Castleberry of District 11-3A is 0-0. Grandview of District 15-2A is 0-0.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Fort Worth Castleberry — WR Toby Lepard; OLB Zach Pirie; RG Ryan McComas; DE Jose Cardona. Grandview — LB/RB Jerod Cochran; QB Reid Golson; OL E.J. Perrin; DE Cody Allen.

KEY STATISTICS: Cast-leberry returns 20 starters back from last year’s team. Grandview returns QB Golson to the offense and RB Cochran in the Zebra backfield.

COACHES: Fort Worth Castleberry — Nick Junior. Grandview — Aubrey Sims.

DIRECTIONS: Head east on East Criner Street/Farm to Market Road 4/FM 916 toward North 1st Street, go 0.7mi. Turn left to merge onto I 35W N, go 34.5 mi. Take exit 51A to merge onto I 30 west toward Abilene, go 1.0 mi. Take exit 13B for Texas 199/Henderson Street, go 0.5 mi. Turn right at Henderson Street/Texas 199, go 1.0 mi. Slight left at White Settlement Road. Turn right at Churchill Rd 0.1mi. Arrive at 215 Churchill Road.



JOSHUA AT

AZLE



7:30 p.m. Friday

at Hornet Stadium

RECORDS: Joshua of District 8-4A is 0-0; Azle of District 6-4A is 0-0.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Joshua — DT Michael Biggs; LB Ben Howard; DB/QB Jesse Williamson; DB Josh Sigmon. Azle — DE Andrew Fricke; FB Phillip McDaniel; DL Elton Skipper; RB Jordan Beall.

KEY STATISTIC: Joshua returns RB John Savage, QB Jesse Williamson, WR Jordan Allen and all-district TE Riley Waits return to pace the Owl’s offense. Azle returns RB C.J. Davila, FB Phillip McDaniel, RB Jordan Beall, OL Jon McGehee and WR Ryan Haskell on offense.

COACHES: Joshua — Phil Shaffer; Azle — Eddie Paul.

DIRECTIONS: Go east on Farm-to-Market Road 917 to Texas 174. Go left on Texas 174 and go 7.4 miles I-35 W N. Go 12.6 miles and merge onto I-30 west via Exit 51A toward Abilene. Take the TX-199/Henderson Street exit 13b. Keep right on the fork to get on TX-199 W. Head west 15.7 miles. Take ramp toward Main Street/Stewart Street/TX-344-LOOP. Take slight left onto Southeast Parkway Street/Southwest Parkway. Turn left onto TX-344 Loop North. Take slight right onto east Main Street/TX-344 LOOP. Turn right onto Locust Street.



RIO VISTA AT

TOLAR



7:30 p.m. Friday

at Rattler Stadium

RECORDS: Rio Vista of District 15-2A is 0-0; Tolar of District 15-1A is 0-0.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Tolar — TB Austin Hattox; OL Patrick Gilbreath; OL Dustin Webb; LB Chris Johnson. Rio Vista — OL Nathan Clinkscales; DB Josh Homesley; OT Jeffrey Beard; QB Chaz Clinkscales.

KEY STATISTICS: The Eagles of Rio Vista return with a bigger offensive line and more overall team speed from last year. Tolar returns Hattox at TB and Randall Stewart at RB to pace the Rattler’s offense.

COACHES: Tolar — Mike Franklin; Rio Vista — Robert Dagley.

DIRECTIONS: Head west on east Depot Street toward south Nichols Street, go 0.2 mi. Turn left at Texas 174, go 15.9 mi. Turn right at Farm to Market Road 56, go 16.3 mi. Turn right to stay on FM 56, go 3.2 mi. Turn right at Texas 144, go 0.8 mi. Turn left at Barnard Street/FM 56, go 0.1 mi. Turn right at FM 56, go 10.0 mi. Turn left at FM 51/FM-56/Paluxy Highway, go 0.7 mi. Slight right at FM 56/Hill City Highway, go 5.3 mi. Turn left at East Eighth Street go 0.2 mi. Turn right at south Oak Lane. Turn right at east Seventh Street. East Seventh Street turns left and becomes south Mesquite Street. Arrive at 280 South Mesquite Street.

        

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