Five players to watch in 2016 you won't find on our list of Top 100 D-FW...
The playmakers, the game-changers, the names that we'll all be talking about during this high school football season ... it's easy to make some predictions on those. Just scroll down SportsDay's list...
View ArticleTrio of local recruits, including Top-100 area defensive back, commit to Nevada
DeSoto senior defensive back Isaiah Stewart, a SportsDay Top 100 area recruit for the Class of 2017, chose Nevada over five other Division I offers Tuesday.Stewart held offers from Colorado, Fresno...
View ArticleOH MY VON: Two local athletes continue streak of DFW athletes taking it all...
ESPN revealed its 2016 Body Issue roster Tuesday with two athletes with local ties making the cut:Nathan Adrian, Olympics/swimming Jake Arrieta, MLB (Plano East/TCU) Antonio Brown, NFL Emma Coburn,...
View ArticleWhat would a split 6A classification look like in the Dallas area?
Last week at its legislative council, the UIL opted to study a split classification in 6A and 5A, meaning the two classifications would be split in Division I and Division II before district play, and...
View ArticleThese are the chances a high school athlete goes on to play in college, pros
We hear all the time how difficult it is to make the cut to be a collegiate athlete. Only a small percentage of those playing high school sports go on to the next level, but exactly how small is it?The...
View ArticleSI report: Dallas' API on same course as defunct Prime Prep; coach: Don't...
Following in the footsteps of now-defunct Prime Prep, Advanced Prepatory International -a year-old haven for elite basketball recruits backed by UnderArmour- is falling under increased scrutiny for...
View ArticleReport: Ex-Baylor commit, Sachse grad Devin Duvernay picks Texas Longhorns
Tap here if on a mobile device.The recruitment of Devin Duvernay, Round 2, has come to an end.As told to ESPN's Gerry Hamilton, the former Sachse star and nation's No. 36 recruit (by 247Sports'...
View ArticleDuncanville QB Jaylin Nelson, a Top-100 player, announces commitment to Texas...
Texas State football seems to be on bit a roll here lately receiving two commitments from area high school football players.Jaylin Nelson, a dual-threat quarterback from Duncanville, announced on...
View ArticleDenton Ryan's Spencer Sanders, Sachse's Jalen Mayden and other juniors who'll...
A lot is expected of seniors. They've been in the high school football program for three years -- or at least in some football program for three years, because transfers abound -- and they are expected...
View ArticleInstant inspiration: South Garland football team featured in video raising...
What does "man up" mean to you?The phrase might conjure scenes of fights or dares, but the video below, which includes the South Garland football team and coach Josh Ragsdale, challenges viewers to...
View ArticleDistrict 10-6A predictions: With Rockwall out, Garland ISD teams will battle...
Every week I hope to do predictions for a different football district in our area. I'll pick the top four teams (reminder that four teams from each district make the playoffs) in order of how I think...
View ArticleSportsDay All-Area baseball: Player of the Year - Jesuit's Kyle Muller - had...
Player of the year: Jesuit's Kyle MullerJesuit coach Brian Jones noticed a distinct change in Kyle Muller when the last school year began. His attitude was different. He was more driven. He worked...
View ArticleSportsDay All-Area baseball: See who was recognized as the best players and...
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARZach Humphreys, MidlothianNotable: A TCU signee, Humphreys hit .515 on the season with a .894 slugging percentage. He struck out just twice all season while registering 30...
View ArticleFormer Prosper star Torii Hunter Jr., still part of Notre Dame football team,...
Torii Hunter Jr., who played football and baseball at Prosper, has signed with the Los Angeles Angels but will still play football this fall for Notre Dame. Hunter, a senior receiver at Notre Dame who...
View Article2016 D-FW area All-District baseball teams, plus other honors; 6A, 5A,...
District 4-6AMVP: Drew Medford, Paschal, Sr.Offensive MVP: Preston Edison, Weatherford, JrDefensive MVP: Caleb Carter, Arlington, Sr.Newcomer of the year: Michael Baumann, Arlington, Sr.Pitcher of the...
View ArticleChevin Calloway and surprising (to him) ascent of Brian Williams gives Bishop...
ADDISON -- A Bishop Dunne defensive back took the world by storm this spring and it wasn't Chevin Calloway, a 247 Sports composite four-star recruit and No. 8 player in the SportsDay Top 100. Class of...
View ArticleSuper-sized sport: See how much bigger high school football players have...
In 1987, Plano became the first school to win back-to-back football titles in Class 5A. The Wildcats had a strong defense and crafty quarterback Steve Needham, but their offensive line was probably the...
View ArticleD-FW recruiting roundup: Catching up on a month of commitments, including a...
We've hit the summer, which means recruits have more time to make visits and attend camps. With that comes more scholarship offers and more commitments.The past month or so has seen a bevy of...
View ArticlePlano West linebacker Mohamed Sanogo commits to Houston
The #HTownTakeover has finally reached the Dallas area for the 2017 class as Plano West linebacker Mohamed Sanogo pledged his commitment to Houston on Monday. Sanogo is rated as a three-star recruit...
View ArticleSee which local teams qualified for the state 7-on-7 tournament
It's that time of the year again when we get at least a taste of Texas high school football -albeit without the pads.The Texas 7-on-7 state tournament in College Station (although at Veterans Park and...
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