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1969 Iowa Football
Des Moines Dowling 20
Waterloo East 18
1969 Dowling-Waterloo East Preview
1969 Dowling-East FB
2009 High School Football Playoffs
2009 H.S. Football
(click above for schedule and results)
Round One
Don Bosco Prep 13
Memphis University School 0
DBP defense holds the Owls to 142-yards
Anaheim Servite 41
Austin Lake Travis 36
Servite's Cody Fajardo: 5-TDs (4-passing, 1-rushing)
Tulsa Union 38
West Monroe 23
Union defense: 5-takeaways, 4-sacks
Camden County 28
Dorman 21
CC trailed 21-0 entering the fourth
Tampa Plant 35
South Panola 14
Plant RB James Wilder Jr.: 3-TDs
1971 High School Football Playoffs
1971 Championship
From The Orange Bowl
in Miami, FL
Valdosta 19
Neshaminy 9
Valdosta defense: 6-sacks
Thank you to everybody who contributed and followed the 1971 playoff. This fall, we hope to do a Florida Greats and a 1970 National Tournament.
1971 Neshaminy Redskins
(Thanks to Bruce at Neshaminyfootball.com)
1971 Valdosta Wildcats
(Thanks to Valdostafootball.com)
1971 H.S. Football
(click here to view schedule, results, profiles)
Great Football Teams of the Past...
Three Greats from The Sunshine State
1993 Miami Southridge
(Thank you to Coach Don Soldinger)
1970 Miami Edison-1
1970 Miami Edison-2
(Thank you to Mark Chapman)
1991 Fort Walton Beach
(Thank you to Coach Dan Griffin for the stats)
Coming in the Fall of 2010 (or 2011)...
Florida Football Greats Tournament
Battle of the 2009 NFL Draft's Top QBs
2005 Highland Park (TX)
QB - Matthew Stafford
vs.
2004 Mission Viejo (CA)
QB - Mark Sanchez
2005 Highland Park v. 2004 Mission Viejo
1969 National Championship
from Tulane Stadium
in New Orleans
Saturday, January 17th, 1970
"I knew it all along"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article by Shelly Anderson
from 11-17-2006
Texas defeats
Penn State, 21-14
1969 National Championship
(Click above for preview & box score)
Texas Football Greats II Champions
1991 Odessa Permian Panthers
The Panthers overcome a 27-7 deficit to stun #1 1985 Houston Yates, 34-27 as John Williams scores the game-winner with :25 seconds left
Texas H.S. Greats II
(click above for profiles, schedule, and box scores)
Cherokee Jr. High Football
Friday Afternoons - Cherokee Jr. High Football Tribute
Friday Afternoons - Cherokee Jr. High (photos, scores, standings)
Thanks to Jim Owen for submitting the above story
Check out high school baseball's
1967 South San Antonio Bobcats
39-0
National #1 in '67
3A Texas State Champions
Help!!
Texas High School Baseball has produced some fantastic teams and players.
We would love to do a simulated baseball tournament involving some of the greats.
Check the candidates on our baseball page. If anybody can help with statistics and a roster for the teams not in bold, we would be that much closer to performing a Texas Baseball Greats Tournament
Reversal of Fortune
These simulations take us back to events in sports history where a simple "Reversal of Fortune" changes the course of a team's demise.
Here are three events where we will alter the outcome to see a team advance, instead of suffering their crushing defeat:
1992 U. of Kentucky Basketball vs.
Duke
1998 Kansas State University Football vs.
Texas A & M
1993 U. of Notre Dame Football vs.
Boston College
Here are the details of what transpired and how we changed the outcome:
1998 Kansas State vs. Texas A & M
The Big-12 Championship
from TWA Dome
in Saint Louis, MO
#2 ranked Kansas State, riding a 19-game winning streak, battled 10-2 Texas A & M for the Big-12 crown and a shot at a National Championship on December 5th, 1998.
Previously unbeaten UCLA was defeated earlier in the day by Miami (FL) 49-45, leaving the door wide-open for a KSU-Tennessee title game (if the Vols could get past Mississippi State in the SEC Championship game later that evening).
KSU was in command up 27-12 in the fourth quarter.
Then Texas A & M QB Brandon Stewart, some poor clock management and a Wildcat turnover (QB Michael Bishop fumbled with 2:26 remaining) allowed the Aggies to tie the score at 27 with 1:05 left.
Kansas State almost converted a 57-yard Hail-Mary on the game's final play, but Bishop's completion to Everett Burnett was stopped at the two-yardline, sending the contest into overtime.
The Wildcats led 33-30 in the second extra-session as
A & M faced a 3rd-and-17 from the KSU 32.
Instead of holding the Aggies and forcing a long field goal, Stewart connected with RB Sirr Parker on a slant-pass and the speedster raced 32-yards for the game-winning touchdown.
The loss devastated the 'Cats who ended up in the Alamo Bowl where they fell to Purdue.
Tennessee defeated Mississippi State, then stomped Florida State in the title game to claim the 1998 National Crown.
KSU - Tex A & M Stats
From 12-05-1998
Youtube - KSU vs. A & M
So Kansas State fans... here is your Reversal of Fortune:
Take your pick Wildcats...
1) A converted first down, three running-plays and a punt, or Bishop not fumbling after KSU had stopped A & M on downs with just over three-minutes left in the contest.
2) Burnett getting into the end zone on the Hail Mary for a dramatic victory.
3) The KSU defense stopping the Aggies on third-and-17 in the second overtime.
We'll go with this broadcast:
Third-and-17 from the 32...Stewart short-drop...throws...incomplete, intended for Parker, but knocked away by Joe Bob Clements...now here is Russell Bynum with a 49-yard field goal attempt to try and send this epic contest into a third overtime...the snap...the kick is up...off to the right...NO GOOD!! The Wildcats have won the Big-12 championship in double overtime as they finish the regular season 12-0 and await to find out thier opponent in the Fiesta Bowl!!
1998 National Championship
From The Fiesta Bowl
in Tempe, AZ
Tennessee 35
Kansas State 31
1998 Kansas State vs. 1998 Tennessee FB
1993 Notre Dame vs. Boston College
The undefeated Irish were coming off a 31-24 upset victory over #1 Florida State the week before.
Boston College (7-2) was the only thing that stood in front of the Irish completing their third perfect regular season since 1949.
The Irish rallied from a 38-17 fourth quarter deficit and took a 39-38 lead when QB Kevin McDougal found WR Lake Dawson on a fourth-down, four-yard touchdown pass with 1:09 left in the game.
On Boston College's ensuing series, QB Glen Foley led the Eagles downfield where erratic place-kicker David Gordon drilled a 41-yard field goal as time expired to give BC a dramatic 41-39 victory over the stunned Irish.
1993 Youtube- ND vs. BC
Despite having a 10-1 record and a victory over the Seminoles, 11-1 Florida State was selected over the Irish to play undefeated Nebraska for the National Championship in the Orange Bowl.
Notre Dame went on to defeat Texas A & M 24-21 in the Cotton Bowl, while the Seminoles edged Nebraska 18-16 for the mythical national crown.
For our Reversal of Fortune, 1993 Notre Dame-style, we have selected a play early on in BC's final game-winning drive. Not to pick on the Irish's Pete Bercich, but the Notre Dame linebacker had the undefeated season slip through his hands on what looked like a sure interception.
So Fighting Irish fans...here is a broadcast of your Reversal of Fortune:
(Boston College QB Glen) Foley drops back to pass...he throws over the middle...INTERCEPTED!!...picked-off by Pete Bercich...and the Irish are going to win after a miraculous, fourth quarter comeback...Notre Dame will finish 11-0 and have a shot at the 1993 National Championship.
1993 National Championship
Notre Dame 32
Nebraska 25
1993 Nebraska vs. 1993 Notre Dame FB
(click above for box score)
1992 Kentucky vs. Duke
If you haven't seen Christian Laettner's shot, you are either very young or don't know what a basketball is. Here it is again thanks to youtube (turn away UK fans):
Laettner's Shot
In one of the great game's in sports history, Kentucky battled defending champion Duke well into overtime of their East Regional Final from Philadelphia. UK's Sean Woods banked in a running-shot to give the Wildcats a 103-102 lead with :02.1 seconds left in the first overtime.
After a timeout, Duke's Grant Hill made the pass and Christian Laettner made the shot to send the Blue Devils to the semifinals versus Indiana. Laettner finished the contest hitting 10-of-10 from the floor, and 10-of-10 from the line.
Kentucky coach Rick Pittino was criticized for not putting a defender on Hill and for not sandwiching Laettner with two defenders. Pittino also mentioned that in the timeout, he would like to take back his emphasizing that the 'Cats be cautious "not to commit a foul". He felt that his players became too passive in defending the play.
Duke went on to beat Indiana, then Michigan for the 1992 title.
So Wildcat fans...here is the broadcast for your Reversal of Fortune:
There's the pass to Laettner...put's it up...it's off the rim and Kentucky wins it!! The Wildcats hang-on for a 103-102 victory and advance to Minneapolis where they will take on Indiana in the semifinals!!
1992 Championship
Kentucky 84
Michigan 72
'Cats capture the 1992 title
Semifinal Game # 2
Kentucky 78
Indiana 73
1992 Kentucky (2-games)
(click above for box score and story)
Kentucky vs. Indiana
Regular season game played on 12-7-1991
Semifinal Game # 1
Michigan 76
Cincinnati 72
1992 Kentucky Stats
The Unforgettables
How YOU can help with the simulations:
High School Football
High School Basketball
The Battle of the PA Simulation Champs
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1971 Neshaminy Redskins 14
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(PFN Champs)
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1987 North Hills Indians 6
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(Jimmychitwood Champs)
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1971 Neshaminy vs. 1987 North Hills FB
(Click here for story and box score)
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West Virginia Basketball Tournament
WV Basketball Tournament
(click above for brackets, lineups, results)
1968 Charleston Mountain Lions
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Wisconsin Basketball Greats
(1939-2008)
Wisconsin Basketball Tournament
(click above for brackets, profiles and box scores)
Champions!!!
1967 Milwaukee Lincoln Comets
1967 Milwaukee Lincoln 76
1990 Milwaukee Washington 56
Clarence Sherrod: M.O.P
1972 Madison West Related Stories
The Year of the Injuns
Van Hise vs. Cherokee (1-30-1969)
Van Hise vs. Cherokee II
