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Football: SS.com's playoff projections
Written by Scott Farrell    Monday, 01 November 2010 21:33   
HP has known for two weeks that it would be playing in the Division II bracket of the state playoffs. As the Region II-4A bracket comes into fuller view with one week left in the regular season, it appears that HP will be in a completely manageable bracket as the state's fifth-ranked team. 

Frisco Centennial, which is likely to be HP's bi-district opponent although other possibilities exist, will be a test in the first round but is a beatable foe. Centennial is certainly a stronger opponent than what the winner will see in the second round in Seagoville or Hillcrest. Two wins would put HP in the regional semifinals against whoever survives the stronger side of the sub-bracket among Whitehouse, Mesquite Poteet or Hutto. 

A win there and it's on to the regional final, where one of the favorites - Frisco Liberty, Sulphur Springs or Bastrop - would likely be waiting. Again, beatable foes against which HP would be favored.

Should HP make the state semifinals, all bets are off as they would likely face another state-ranked opponent in Aledo, Denton Ryan, Everman or Waco Midway. 
 
That's a long way off, but it's worth taking a look at what December might bring based on the bracket HP faces in November. There's still one week to play in the regular season, but based on predicted results from this weekend's games, here are ScotSports.com's playoff projections for  Region II-4A:

REGION II-4A PLAYOFFS
DIVISION I BRACKET
(district number and seeding in parenthesis, records are projected based on predictions from this weekend's games)
(9 top) Frisco Wakeland (8-2) vs. (10 2nd) Rockwall (6-4)
(11 top) Kimball (8-2) vs. (12 2nd) W. Wilson (8-2)
(13 top) Sherman (9-1) vs. (14 2nd) Marshall (6-4)
(15 top) West Mesquite (9-1) vs. (16 2nd) Pflugerville Hendrickson (5-5)

(9 2nd) Carrollton N. Smith (5-5) vs. (10 top) Wylie (7-3)
(11 2nd) Carter (5-5) vs. (12 top) Conrad (7-3)
(13 2nd) Tex. Texas (6-4) vs. (14 top) Tyler J. Tyler (9-1)
(15 2nd) Lancaster (8-2) vs. (16 top) Pflugerville Connally (9-1)

DIVISION II BRACKET
(district number and seeding in parenthesis, records are projected based on predictions from this weekend's games)
(9 top) Frisco Liberty (10-0) vs. (10 2nd) Richardson Pearce (5-5)
(11 top) South Oak Cliff (9-1) vs. (12 2nd) Lincoln (4-6)
(13 top) Sulphur Springs (8-2) vs. (14 2nd) Jacksonville (7-3)
(15 top) Corsicana (7-3) vs. (16 2nd) Bastrop (7-3)

(9 2nd) Frisco Centennial (6-4) vs. (10 top) Highland Park (10-0)
(11 2nd) Seagoville (7-3) vs. (12 top) Hillcrest (7-2)
(13 2nd) Royse City (3-7) vs. (14 top) Whitehouse (8-2)
(15 2nd) Mes. Poteet (7-3) vs. (16 top) Hutto (9-1)

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Football: Region II-4A playoff outlook
Written by Scott Farrell    Monday, 01 November 2010 08:12   
It's getting to be playoff time at Highland Park. The trees around the Park Cities will soon be decorated with yellow ribbons, and fans are beginning to discuss alternate plans for Thanksgiving weekend with the expectation of the Scots still playing.
HP is one of 26 teams within Region II-4A that have clinched playoff spots heading into the regular season's final week. The Scots know they will play in the Class 4A Division II bracket, along with five other teams - South Oak Cliff, Corsicana, Seagoville, Hillcrest and Mesquite Poteet - that know their placement within the bracket at this point.
Here is the complete makeup of the regional playoff outlook for all eight districts, listing who has clinched and who is still in contention heading into the final week. Only three bi-district pairings are set: Sherman plays Marshall, and Texarkana Texas faces Tyler John Tyler in two Division I matchups, and in Division II, Seagoville plays Hillcrest.

District 9-4A
Summary: Frisco Liberty, Frisco Wakeland and Frisco Centennial have clinched. Three others are in contention for the final playoff spot. 
Big Game(s): Carrollton Creekview plays Carrollton Smith to see who has the upper hand on the final playoff spot. Smith is in with a win, but a loss makes it wait for tiebreakers to unfold via other results. Creekview can get into the playoffs with a win but needs help. A Liberty win over Frisco would then have tiebreakers decide who advances among Smith, Frisco and Creekview. 
Frisco can clinch without any tiebreakers with a win over Liberty plus a Creekview win over Smith.
Who Goes Where in Playoffs:
Liberty (9-0, 6-0) will be the top seed in Division I only if Frisco also qualfies. Otherwise, it is the top seed in Division II. 
Wakeland (7-2, 5-1) has clinched a spot in the Division I bracket. It will be the second seed only if Frisco also qualifies. Otherwise, Wakeland is the top seed. 
Centennial (5-4, 4-2) has clinched a spot in the Division II bracket. It will be the top seed if Frisco also qualifies. Otherwise, it will be the second seed. 
If Smith (4-5, 3-3) qualifies, it will be the second seed in Division I.
If Creekview (3-6, 2-4) qualifies, it will be the second seed in Division I. 
If Frisco (4-5, 3-3) qualifies, it will be the second seed in Division II.

District 10-4A
Summary: HP has clinched the top seed in Division II. Nothing else is settled, or simple, as five teams remain in contention for three spots. Rockwall and Wylie can clinch with wins. 
Big Game: Hard to choose, but we'll go with Rockwall at Richardson Pearce. Rockwall clinches a spot in Division I with a win, or with a loss if McKinney loses to HP. Pearce is not assured of clinching a playoff spot with a win, but most likely with earn a spot based on favorable tiebreakers. Pearce can back into a spot if it loses, but only if McKinney North and McKinney also lose. 
Who Goes Where in Playoffs:
HP (9-0, 6-0) is the top seed in the Division II bracket.
Rockwall (5-4, 4-2) will be in the Division I bracket if it qualifies. It is the top seed if it wins.
Wylie (6-3, 4-2) will be in the Division I bracket if if qualifies. It is the top seed only if it wins and Rockwall loses; or if it qualfiies and Rockwall doesn't. Otherwise, it is the second seed. 
If Pearce (4-5, 3-3) qualifies, it will be in the Division I bracket only if any two of Rockwall, Wylie or McKinney don't qualify. Otherwise, it will be the second seed in Division II.
If McKinney North (5-4, 3-3) qualifies, it will be the second seed in Division II.
If McKinney (4-5, 3-3) qualifies, it could be in three different postseason seeds. It will be in the Division I bracket only if either Rockwall or Wylie don't qualify - as the top seed if Rockwall qualifies and Wylie doesn't, or as the second seed if Wylie qualifies and Rockwall doesn't. Otherwise, McKinney will be the second seed in Division II.

District 11-4A
Summary: Everything's settled here except the playoff seeding for Kimball and Carter, who have clinched playoff spots along with South Oak Cliff and Seagoville. This week's games will determine bracket seeding.
Big Game: North Dallas (5-4, 3-3) vs. South Oak Cliff (8-1, 5-1). SOC can clinch a share of the 11-4A championship with a win, or with a win and a Kimball loss. 
Who Goes Where in Playoffs:
Kimball (7-2, 5-1) will be the top seed in Division I if it wins. If it loses, and Carter wins, Kimball moves to the second seed.
South Oak Cliff (8-1, 5-1) is the top seed in Division II.
Seagoville (6-3, 4-2) is the second seed in Division II.
Carter (4-5, 4-2) will be the top seed in Division I only if it wins and Kimball loses. Otherwise, it is the second seed in Division II.

District 12-4A
Summary: Hillcrest has clinched a share of the district title. Conrad has clinched a playoff spot. Three teams contend for two playoff spots.
Big Game: Bryan Adams vs. Woodrow Wilson. Wilson clinches a playoff spot with a win, or with a Lincoln loss. Bryan Adams must win to stay alive and hope for tiebreaker help with its 32-point loss to Lincoln. If it qualifies, Adams would have a 3-7 record heading into the postseason.
Who Goes Where in Playoffs:
Hillcrest (6-2, 5-0) is the top seed in the Division II playoffs. 
Conrad (7-3, 5-1) will be the top seed in the Division I bracket only if Lincoln and Bryan Adams both qualify. Otherwise, it will be the second seed in Division II.
If Woodrow Wilson (7-2, 3-2) qualifies, it will play in the Division I bracket. It will be the top seed only if Bryan Adams also qualifies. Otherwise, it will be the second seed.
If Lincoln (3-6, 2-3) qualifies, it will be the second seed in Division II.
If Bryan Adams (2-7, 2-3) qualifies, it will be the top seed in Division I. Bryan Adams can only qualify if it wins and Lincoln loses.

District 13-4A
Summary: Everything's settled except the Division II seeding. See below. 
Big Game: Sulphur Springs at Royse City. It will seem like playoff atmosphere at Royse City on Friday. Both teams have clinched playoff spots, but the winner here is the top seed in Division II and gets a more favorable first-round matchup. 
Who Goes Where in Playoffs:
Sherman (8-1, 5-0) is the top seed in Division I and will play Sherman in the bi-district round.
Sulphur Springs (7-2, 4-1) will be the top seed in Division II if it wins, and the second seed if it loses.
Texarkana Texas (6-4, 4-2) is the second seed in Division I.
Royse City (3-6, 3-2) will be the top seed in Division II if it wins, and the second seed if it loses.

District 14-4A
Summary: Everything's settled except the Division II seeding. Whitehouse and Jacksonville are tied for second at 5-1. Whitehouse will be the top seed if it wins, or if both teams lose. Tyler John Tyler remains one of the top teams in the state heading into the postseason.
Big Game: Tyler John Tyler at Jacksonville. Both teams have clinched, but this game still has playoff implications. Jacksonville, if it has anything left after last week's 12-overtime win, must win again in order to gain the top seed in Division II. A loss drops it to the second seed. 
Who Goes Where in Playoffs:
Tyler John Tyler (8-1, 6-0) is the top seed in the Division I bracket.
Whitehouse (7-2, 5-1) is in the Division II bracket. It is the top seed with a win, or a Jacksonville loss, or with a loss plus a Jacksonville loss.
Jacksonville (7-2, 5-1) is in the Division II bracket. It is the top seed with a win and a Whitehouse loss. Otherwise, it is the second seed.
Marshall (5-4, 3-3) is the second seed in Division I and will play Sherman in the bi-district round.

District 15-4A
Summary: All four playoff spots have been clinched, and only the Division I seeding remains to be determined. West Mesquite and Lancaster will play in the Division I bracket. Corsicana is the top seed in Division II. Mesquite Poteet is the second seed in Division II.
Big Game: Waxahachie at Mesquite Poteet. Poteet will want to enter the playoffs on a three-game winning streak, and has had an extra week to prepare for this game. Waxahachie is out of the playoffs for the first time in 22 years, and wants to end its season on a good note. 
Who Goes Where in the Playoffs:
West Mesquite (8-1, 6-1) is in the Division I bracket. It will be the top seed with a win, or a Lancaster loss, or with a loss and a Lancaster loss. Otherwise, it is the second seed.
Corsicana (7-3, 6-2) is the top seed in Division II.
Mesquite Poteet (7-2, 5-2) is the second seed in Division II.
Lancaster (7-2, 5-2) will be in the Division I bracket. It will be the top seed only if it wins and West Mesquite loses. Otherwise, it will be the second seed. 

District 16-4A
Summary: The four playoff teams have been determined. The only thing yet to be determined is the Division II playoff seeding. Pflugerville Connally is the top seed in Division I, and Pflugerville Hendrickson is the second seed.
Big Game: Bastrop at Hutto. This winner of this game claims a share of the district title, or all of it if Connally also loses, as well as the top seed in Division II in order to face Mesquite Poteet in the bi-district round. The loser is the second seed and will face Corsicana in the first round.
Who Goes Where in the Playoffs:
Hutto (8-1, 4-1) is in the Division II bracket, and will be the top seed with a win. A loss makes it the second seed. 
Bastrop (7-2, 4-1) is in the Division II bracket, and will be the top seed with a win. A loss makes it the second seed.
Pflugerville Connally (8-1, 4-1) is the top seed in Division I.
Pflugerville Hendrickson (5-5, 3-3) is the second seed in Division I.

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Football: HP-Heath game notes
Written by Scott Farrell    Saturday, 30 October 2010 23:54   
Get the yellow ribbons ready. It's playoff time. HP earned the District 10-4A championship outright on Friday with its 49-21 win over Rockwall-Heath. It is the Scots' second consecutive district title, the eighth of the last nine seasons, and 11th out of the last 13 seasons.

The Scots' Class of 2011 kept one of the program's historic records intact Friday with their 49-21 win over Rockwall-Heath. They became the 12th consecutive senior class to go through a season undefeated at Highlander Stadium. HP's home win streak is now at 62, a string that dates back to the 1998 season.  

Here are other notes from HP's win:
* The Scots' district win streak is now at 13 spanning back to the 2009 season. HP's last district loss was at Rockwall-Heath, in overtime, in the final game of the 2008 regular season.  

* The win over Heath was HP's 16th in a row in the regular season, tying for the sixth-longest in school history. The Scots also won16 in a row spanning the 1992-94 seasons. HP can close the season with 17 in a row next week, which will set up a chase to match the 20-game regular-season win streak from the 1923-24 seasons.

* The 16-game unbeaten streak ties for the seventh-longest in school history.
 
* HP has already posted the 10th-highest point total in the program's regular-season history. HP vaulted over three teams with its 49 points last week, giving it 386 points through nine games, one point away from ninth place and the 1924 team's 387 points. A 24-point game against McKinney on Friday would move the 2010 Scots into a tie for seventh all-time for the regular season. Also within reach could be the 2002 (sixth, 425 points) and 2003 (fifth, 434) teams. Last year's Scots were the highest-scoring team in the regular season with 487 points.

* Dalton Stogner had the second-best receiving night of his career with 196 yards on seven catches, including touchdowns of 22, 43 and 60 yards. The junior just missed his career high of 205 yards set earlier this year at Wylie East, a game in which he also scored four touchdowns. He also had a 187-yard night against Rockwall earlier this season with three touchdowns.

* Jake Howeth's 20 rushing attempts for 166 yards were career-high numbers in both categories. The 166 yards rank as the ninth-highest total of the past seven seasons and the most in any game this season. It was the fifth game with more than 100 rushing yards in Howeth's career, and the seventh time this season that an HP player has rushed for more than 100 yards.

* HP's seven penalties tied a season-high. The Scots had not had seven penalties called against them since the season-opener against Everman.
 
* The Scots have one of their top offensive lines in recent years up front on offense. The numbers prove it. The Scots have had season-high numbers running the ball the past two weeks. HP ran for 274 yards (7.61 yards per carry) last week against McKinney North, its best total of the year, and ran for 254 yards (7.26 ypc) against Rockwall-Heath. Both totals are among the top 12 marks from the past seven seasons at HP.

* Lost within the big rushing numbers was the fact that Jake Howeth and Brady Burgin combined to throw for 357 yards and three touchdowns. Together Howeth and Burgin had an average gain of 25.5 yards on their 14 completions. That is the second-highest average-per-catch of the past seven seasons and the second time this season (20.67 at Wylie East) that HP has averaged more than 20 yards per reception.

* More on the offensive line: The Scots' 611 yards of total offense threatened the school record for average yards per play. HP averaged 10.91 yards per play, only the seventh time in the past seven seasons that HP has topped 10 yards per play in a game. The 611 yards fell just four yards short of its season high (615 at Sherman) and ranks as the seventh-highest total of the past seven seasons.

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Football: HP lights up Sr. Night, 49-21
Written by Scott Farrell    Saturday, 30 October 2010 00:25   

HP broke open a close game with two touchdowns in the final 22 seconds of the first half and sealed its claim to the District 10-4A title with a 49-21 win. The win earns the Scots another undefeated home season and a 62nd consecutive victory at Highlander Stadium, a school record that dates back to the 1998 season.

The Scots (9-0, 6-0) will be the top seed from 10-4A in the Division II playoff bracket. Their opponent could be one of four 9-4A teams. 

Dalton Stogner highlighted a six-play scoring drive with four catches during the drive for 75 yards, including a 22-yard scoring catch with 22 seconds left in the half to give HP a 21-7 lead. Rockwall-Heath (4-5, 1-5) got a big play to get to midfield before the half ended, but with one second left HP safety Blake Poston intercepted a pass and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown and a 28-7 lead.

Stogner finished with 196 receiving yards and three touchdowns, part of HP's 635 total yards. HP sealed it on the first drive of the second half when quarterback Jake Howeth ran 30 yards for a score to finish a short four-play drive. Howeth had 182 rushing yards, and Brady Burgin was 9-of-11 passing for 217 yards and two touchdowns.

Due to traveling late Friday night, ScotSports.com will have more game coverage later on Saturday. 

 

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Football: Dist. 10-4A standings 10/29
Written by Scott Farrell    Saturday, 30 October 2010 00:06   
HP clinched sole share of the District 10-4A title Friday, while Wylie and Rockwall took steps closer to solidifying playoff spots in district action. Rockwall and Wylie can clinch playoff spots with wins next Friday, but a loss would drop them into a pack of three teams tied at 3-3 with one game to play. HP is the only team to have clinched a spot in the postseason, and five teams still remain in contention for the final three spots. HP will be the top seed in the Division II playoff bracket.
 
Here are the updated standings through Friday's results, along with the enrollment figures used to determine a team's playoff bracket. The two teams with the highest enrollments among the four playoff qualifiers play in the Division I bracket. The other two will be in Division II.
 
DISTRICT 10-4A FOOTBALL STANDINGS
TeamDist.PFPAOver.PFPAHmAw
Highland Park (6)6-02601219-0

386

2056-03-0
Rockwall (2)4-21991995-42922983-22-2
Wylie (1)4-21951086-32841704-02-3
Rich. Pearce (4)3-3198209

4-5

2953112-22-3
McKinney North (8)3-31321545-42092063-12-3
McKinney (3)3-31801684-52652563-21-3
Rockwall-Heath (5)

 1-5

1832104-52892813-21-3
Wylie East (7)0-61102972-72302862-30-4

Fri., Nov. 5 Schedule
HP at McKinney, 7:30 p.m.
McKinney North at Wylie, 7:30 p.m.
Rockwall at Rich. Pearce, 7:30 p.m.
Wylie East at Rockwall-Heath, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 28-29 Results
at HP 49, Rockwall-Heath 21
at McKinney 49, Wylie East 27
at Wylie 42, Rich. Pearce 12
at Rockwall 16, McKinney North 14

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Football: HP-North game notes
Written by Scott Farrell    Saturday, 23 October 2010 23:50   
MCKINNEY -- Give HP's offensive line credit for the big numbers the Scots put up Friday. It was their work up front that set Preston Miller loose on the first play to set the tone, and throughout the contest big holes opened up for HP's ground game regardless of who ran the ball. 
 
It's been a season-long effort for the guys up front. Jake Howeth and Miller have combined to top the 100-yard rushing mark six times this season. That's impressive considering a Scots back posted a 100-yard rushing night only 10 times in the past three seasons combined (2007-2009). Against McKinney North, Howeth (125 yards) and Miller (110) each topped the 100-yard mark, which marks the first time HP had two backs top the century 
mark since Alex Carroll and Ryan Fanning did it against Bishop Lynch in 2006.
 
Other notes from Friday's 49-0 win: 
* This was the first regular-season meeting between HP and McKinney North. The Scots now lead the all-time series 3-0. The other wins came in the 2005 (59-13) and 2006 (35-31) seasons. 

* This was McKinney North's first loss at home this season.

* HP's regular-season win streak is at 15 stemming back to the 2009 season. That ranks as the seventh-longest such streak in school history, and is one win from tying a mark from 1992-94 for sixth-longest all-time. The streak of 15 in a row is also the eighth-longest unbeaten streak in school history.
 
* Brady Burgin tied the season high for completion percentage with his 14-of-16 night. His 87.50-percent completion ratio matched Jake Howeth's identical mark against Monterrey Tech earlier this season. 
 
* Burgin's 67-yard touchdown pass to Colin Stringer was the second-longest pass play of the season.

* Preston Miller's 70-yard touchdown run to open the game was the second-longest scoring run of the past seven seasons. Bryan Dickenson raced 80 yards for a score against Frisco Liberty in 2008. Jake Howeth's 52-yard scoring run ranks eighth within the past seven seasons.

* HP had three fumbles in the game, recovering two of them. It's the first time that the Scots had three fumbles in a game since they dropped four fumbles against Kimball in the 2008 playoffs. a span of 22 games.

* The Scots' 274 rushing yards are a season high, and is the fifth-highest total of the past seven seasons. 

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