High school in 2010 Predictions

Region 6 in 5A will once again be a very competitive region...

In 2009, FM Marcus made it to the final 4, Flower Mound to the final 8, Southlake Carroll to the round of 16 (lost two 1-run games to FM in playoffs) and probably the team with the most individual talent (Coppell) losing a 1 game series in the 1st round...will all reload with talent. BTW, Hebron and Lewisville also have very competitive programs.

Although key players have graduated and moved on to several D1 programs across the country, there's plenty of talent coming up through the pipelines. I won't predict the region results, but imagine the 4 teams that emerge from this district will once again be battle tested and ready for deep playoff runs.

Poteet High School in Mesquite will Be the Beast in the area 4A division.The team is loaded with talent its more like a select team than a High School Team.
All they did was get much better for this spring! They will not miss any senior talent that left from the 09 class they are loaded!

Mckinney? I think they have 2 of the best Baseball player in the country. Just what I have read about these 2 kids I think its that school

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Originally posted by NHMTeam:
Mckinney? I think they have 2 of the best Baseball player in the country. Just what I have read about these 2 kids I think its that school

Rookie is that you? PM me your contact info. I heard you were with the Dodgers and want to schedule some lessons with you.

the accolades are greatly appreciated driller, but lets hold off on engraving the trophy. there is a huge void left with the departure of brett doe. we somehow have to replace his glove, arm, bat, and leadership. chris goode also left for greener pastures during the summer so that leaves a big hole at DH and our #4 pitcher. we will have 4 new position players including three infield spots and centerfield. our strengths will be our pitching staff as well as senior leadership but the cream of the crop in region 2 has to be heath or maybe even whitehouse. a lot of people haven't heard of them but they will be tough in the playoffs. 62 days to go boys!

Arl. Martin always in the mix especially in 2010 with four D1s signees.

I think you might have the wrong person nsrangerfan

Speaking of four D1 committees, Jesuit College Prep has four themselves, and probably more on the way. Look for them to finish at or near the top of 8-5A and to do pretty well in the playoffs.

I agree with (go pirates), lets not start by preseason crowning of teams. Lets see last year it was Coppell and if I remember right they got bounced out in the area round. Remember its played on the diamond.....no matter if your team is stacked its comes down to defense and who scores more!

I agree about the Hawks from Heath. Is there a better HS hitter than Drew Benefield? Is there a deeper staff than Baune, Hernandez, Thompson, and Benefield? And young studs on the farm as well. They are poised for a deep run. It's early, yes, and must be done on the field. But since we're talking about it in December, these guys "on paper" are stacked. Look out 10-4A and Region 2.

on paper i would love to see a poteet vs heath regional final. how many people would show up to see a series that would match blunt vs baune, griffin vs hernandez, and nonemaker vs thompson? thats all on paper though and there a lot of very good teams that will have something to say about that. mc kinney, whitehouse, newman smith, rockwall, sulpher springs, red oak and others are going to be very very good. good luck to everyone and lets pray for a safe and fantastic season.

I tend to agree with the Swami on this one. Several Heath kids probably on college radars with many receiving a full-court press already.

Red Oak will be young, but very talented!! With 4 or 5 Juniors potentially starting this year. Maybe even 2 sophmores.

Predictions for 10-5A?

Since 2a ball normally gets very little love, Ponder and Pilot Point both look to have very good years in district 10-2a!!!

What about that Thompson kid at Heath? Could be a big-time threat in the lineup this year.

In my opinion, I think that the team that I support will win state this year.

That being said, who are the players to watch this year? (No Freshman) I've always found this to be a much more productive conversation than predictions.

Crandall High School has a strong class comming back this season!

Robert Ells- Red Oak
Blake Griffin- Mesquite Poteet

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Originally posted by funneldrill:
Just to name a few from District 6 5A...

Coppell - Toth, Swinton, Abbott.
FM - Bruce, Adams, Jones, Hawes, Layne, Stephens
SLC - O'Conner, Blucher, Avers, Quintinilla, Havens
Hebron - Sawyer, Warren, Payne
LHS - Balch, Murray

Sorry if I misspelled any names. I do not have my scouting reports in front of me from last year. This is just off the top of my head. Sorry if I left anybody off, you can use it for bulletin board material if you wish.

I noticed one school from that district mysteriously has no players to watch

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Originally posted by Big Red:

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Originally posted by funneldrill:
Just to name a few from District 6 5A...

Coppell - Toth, Swinton, Abbott.
FM - Bruce, Adams, Jones, Hawes, Layne, Stephens
SLC - O'Conner, Blucher, Avers, Quintinilla, Havens
Hebron - Sawyer, Warren, Payne
LHS - Balch, Murray

Sorry if I misspelled any names. I do not have my scouting reports in front of me from last year. This is just off the top of my head. Sorry if I left anybody off, you can use it for bulletin board material if you wish.

I noticed one school from that district mysteriously has no players to watch

Its ok Big Red... FD ='s biggest sandbagger of all time...

The "ole ball coach" at Marcus is being modest Big Red. Rumor has it the other schools in 6-5A have pooled their booster club money to award a scholarship to Michael Gill provided that he enrolls in college in January, just so they won't have to face him. And everyone has agreed that they will intentionally walk Brodie Boyd all year long, even with the bases loaded. They don't know what to do with the rest of FD's lineup, though. Lots of prayers for either rain or another flu cancellation seems to be the current consensus.

As for their cross town rivals, no on in the district is planning on getting any hits off either Adams or Bruce, and they are simply looking for ways to rig the scoreboards to at least make the games appear close.

Coppell may have graduated a bunch, so the current plan now is to simply walk Toth to lead off the game, then let him steal second, third and home without a throw just to keep him off the bases, then try to get the other 8 guys out by yelling "Swing Batter" at them on every pitch.

Hope I didn't give away too much of everyone's game plans here.

Players to watch in 9-4A:
McKinney- Lee, Lipka, Zabasky, Smith
North- Ladd, Florence
Sherman- Powell, Welborn, Liss, Carter
Denison- Taylor
Centennial- Kothera, Kilgore, Moore
Frisco- Cordova
Liberty- Durham
Wakeland- McCall, Buehler, Swann, Schwanke

Keep a close eye on Hermelyn at MHS...a sophomore who can swing it, catch it, and throw it...He's the future "Feckley" of that district...

7 5A PTW list:
CH - Faulkner (UoI), Hamrick (soph), Reyna (DBU)
Dville - ?
GP - ?
SGP - Maturino (Northwood), Middleton, Mendoza
Irving - Stovall, Story
Mac - Stanley, Wolever
Nimitz - Faulkner (Kansas St), Martinez

The poor Hermelyn kid has had to overcome so many genetic deficiencies on his dad's side that it is a miracle he can play like he does! Fortunately, he got everything from mom! Good luck to him-one of our favorite kids!

From experience: Senior laden team with a lot of future college players does not always = success.
Lee won't lose a game all year at McKinney = My bold prediction.

Where's the love for 9-5A?

FD What kind of offers? Way to early to get it in writing. Might want to back up the bus just a little.

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Originally posted by farmerdad:
FD What kind of offers? Way to early to get it in writing. Might want to back up the bus just a little.

Kids in 8th grade are getting offers these days.

BR - No offers in writing and only a verbal non binding if they happen to be on campus at a camp etc.

Any new talent we should be watching in upcoming season for 6-5A?

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Originally posted by Big Red:
In my opinion, I think that the team that I support will win state this year.

That being said, who are the players to watch this year? (No Freshman) I've always found this to be a much more productive conversation than predictions.

Big Red,

How did the Freshmen that reportedly played varsity last year do?

• Cole Fiola - Denton - Guyer HS (5-5A)
  
• Caleb Hambrick - Cedar Hill - Cedar Hill HS (7-5A)
  
• Hunter Courson - Garland - Naaman Forest (10-5A)
  
• Colin Sherrod - Garland - Naaman Forest (10-5A)
  
• Brett Byrum - Rowlett - Rowlett HS (10-5A)
  
• Chance Markray - Garland - South Garland HS (10-5A)
  
  
• Anthony Hermalyn - McKinney - McKinney HS (9-4A)
  
• Jovan Hernandez - Rockwall - Heath HS (10-4A)
  
• Jake Thompson - Rockwall - Heath HS (10-4A)
  
• Steven Bean - Rockwall - Rockwall HS (10-4A)
  
• Spencer Edwards - Rockwall - Rockwall HS (10-4A)
  
• Dane Evans - Sanger - Sanger HS (9-3A)
  
• Cody Breest - Fischer - Canyon Lake HS (30-3A)
  
• ?? Blackmore - Wimberley - Wimberley HS (30-3A)
  
• ?? Grey - Wimberley - Wimberley HS (30-3A)
  
• ?? McRoberts - Wimberley - Wimberley HS (30-3A)
  
• Dalton Brown - Ponder - Ponder HS (10-2A)
  
• Jared Pruett - Grapevine - Faith Christian (TAPPS 5A-1)
  

TexasBoy2011 - District 10-2A gets a nod from Houston.

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Sometimes I wonder why I even post on this site.

LISD wonders as well.

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I will let my coaching and my team do my talking for me!

That will be a first.

farmerdad,

You must know a different FD than I do. He trots out very well coached teams that play hard. His kids are entusiastic and they have fun. When my son's team scrimmaged them last year before the regular season, they beat us like a rented mule. And, they made a deep playoff run.

FD brings much interesting perspective from a HS coach. It is a nice change from some of the tryout posts.

So, now, I am wondering why you post on this site.

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So, now, I am wondering why you post on this site.

Because I can, what about you ?

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Originally posted by farmerdad:

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So, now, I am wondering why you post on this site.

Because I can, what about you ?

That's what I thought...you got a bag of nothing. Thanks for playing.

What makes you think there's nothing in that bag?