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Girls Sports 28 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Volleyball: HP wins again by Scott Farrell Comment (0)
HP has advanced to the semifinals of the Silver Division bracket at the Pearland Tournament with a tough 25-18, 14-25, 25-20 win over Fort Bend Travis. The Lady Scots (15-9) will play the winner between Cypress Ranch and Fort Bend Clements in the semfinals. The other two semifinalists are Lake Highlands and New Braunfels.
 
In the championship bracket, Richardson Pearce, ranked No. 2 in the state, knocked off  No. 1 Austin Lake Travis in the quarterfinals. Pearce will face Hebron, which is on the Scots' schedule for a Tuesday match next week, in the semifinals. Flower Mound Marcus, which beat HP in a match last Tuesday, is also in the championship semifinals. 
Football 28 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Football: JV Gold smashes Rockwall by Scott Farrell Comment (0)

The JV Gold Scots scored touchdowns on their first two possessions and ran two kickoff returns back for touchdowns in a 60-7 dismantling of Rockwall in their season opener at Highlander Stadium. Jet Tuma ran for two touchdowns and threw for another in the first half, and 10 different players scored for HP.  

The third quarter provided three highlight plays in Anthony Vallera's 89-yard kickoff return to open the second half, Michael Thomas' 52-yard quarterback keeper in the third quarter, and Hayden Greer's 87-yard kickoff return. Parker Van Dyk, one of eight Scots who ran the ball in the game, scored the Scots' final touchdown on a 33-yard run.

The JV Gold's next game is at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday back at Highlander Stadium against Jesuit. 

Girls Sports 27 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Volleyball: Lady Scots win again by Scott Farrell Comment (0)

I just got word that HP has won again down in Pearland, a 25-18, 25-19 win over Plano in the second round of the Silver Division bracket.

HP (14-9) will face Fort Bend Travis at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Silver quarterfinals. The tournament continues with at least one more match later in the afternoon. 

Girls Sports 27 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Volleyball: HP advances in Pearland by Scott Farrell Comment (1)
The Lady Scots (13-9) beat Midlothian, 30-29, 25-20, to move into the second round of the Silver Division bracket at the Pearland Invitational. HP will play Plano at 2 p.m., with the winner moving on to the quarterfinals. The tournament continues through Saturday.
Football 26 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Football: JV Blue wins opener, 22-6 by Scott Farrell Comment (0)

The JV Blue team made up of varsity reserve players beat Everman tonight, 22-6, in their season-opener at Highlander Stadium. Alex Keeton scored on HP's first play from scrimmage on a 34-yard run. Hardy Davis made it 9-0 with a safety after sacking the Everman quarterback in the end zone.

Charles Hubbard caught a nice 8-yard fade pass from Scott Ellerman for a 15-0 lead, and Keeton added a one-yard plunge in the third quarter to account for the Blue's scoring. Sam Hayward kicked two extra-points for the Scots - the other was blocked.

The JV Blue plays at Jesuit next Thursday at 7 p.m. 

 

Girls Sports 26 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Volleyball: HP 1-2 in Pearland today by Scott Farrell Comment (0)
HP went 1-2 in pool play matches today in the opening rounds of the Pearland Tournament, but played its two losses about as close as they come. 
 
Just two days after losing close to Plano West in five sets, the Lady Scots (12-9) fell in their opener, 25-19, 26-24, to Colleyville Heritage. HP came back to sweep Deer Park, 25-17, 25-11, and end a five-match losing streak. And in the final pool play match, playing for a spot in the Gold Division (championship) bracket, HP fell to The Woodlands, 24-26, 30-29, 25-23. The Woodlands is ranked No. 8 in this week's coaches' state poll.
 
It is worth noting again the competition that HP is playing. Four of the losses during the five-game losing streak that HP endured into this tournament came against teams that either qualified for the Gold Division in Pearland, or are playing matches early Friday to play-into the Gold Division. Plano West is the exception, and they aren't playing in Pearland this weekend.
 
The Lady Scots play again Friday morning at 11 a.m. against the winner between Midlothian and Jersey Village. Both are Class 5A programs. 
 
 
     
Girls Sports 23 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Volleyball: HP stays at No. 7 in state by Scott Farrell Comment (0)
It's not whether you lose or not, it's who you lose to that determines most of the state rankings in volleyball. Or so it appears in the latest Texas Girls Coaches Association state poll. HP stayed at No. 7 in this week's poll after a 4-2 finish at the Byron Nelson Classic. The two losses came to No. 3 Magnolia, which debuts in the poll and claims two of HP's five losses this season, and No. 4 Friendswood. 
 
Austin Lake Travis, which dominated the field at the Nelson Classic, remains the top-ranked team. Richardson Pearce stayed at No. 2 after a strong showing at the Allen Open. Pearce, No. 6 Red Oak (which HP swept to start the season) and HP are the only Region II-4A teams to receive votes this week.
 
The tough competition doesn't stop for the Lady Scots (11-5), who host Flower Mound Marcus and McKinney Boyd at Highlander Fieldhouse in a double-dual starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Marcus is ranked No. 9 in this week's Class 5A state poll.
 
Texas Girls Coaches Association
Class 4A State Poll, Aug. 23, 2010 
1. Austin Lake Travis
2. Richardson Pearce
3. Magnolia
4. Friendswood
5. Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
6. Red Oak
7. HP
8. San Antonio Alamo Heights
9. Houston Stratford
10. Canyon Randall
Also receiving votes: Dripping Springs, Hereford, Richmond Foster, Magnolia West, Dumas.

Girls Sports 21 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Volleyball: HP 6th at Nelson tourn. by Scott Farrell Comment (0)

The Lady Scots dropped their last two matches at the Byron Nelson Classic, settling for sixth place in the 24-team field. HP beat Frisco Liberty in the first round this morning, then fell to Friendswood in the quarterfinals. Friendswood, from the Houston area and ranked No. 5 in this week's state poll, also beat HP in the championship bracket last season.

Magnolia beat HP, 25-16, 25-19, in the fifth-place game, their second win over HP in a week. HP also fell to Magnolia in the championship bracket of last week's Duncanville Tournament of Champions.

The Lady Scots' next action is a dual match against McKinney Boyd and Flower Mound Marcus beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the newly revamped Highlander Fieldhouse. The second match will be at 6:30 p.m. 

Football, Alumni 21 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Alumni: Nice column on Stafford by Scott Farrell Comment (1)
I was running through the Rangers boxscore during a timeout in HP's football scrimmage, and came across this very well-written column on Matthew Stafford. It seems our former Scots quarterback has grown quite a following on Detroit, and the Lions are readily accepting his leadership even though he's only a second-year player.
 
It might have something to do with him coming off the bench with a near-separated shoulder to throw a game-winning touchdown pass last season. That grittiness, which we already knew he had, is giving fans in Motown hope, which has been a rare commodity up there. 
 
It's a great read, so check out the link:
 
Dan Wetzel column on Yahoo! Sports. 
Football 21 Aug 2010
Scott Farrell
Football: Scrimmage update by Scott Farrell Comment (0)
I just got back from the scrimmage, where the Scots played even with Plano West. It was a starting-quarterback debut for Jake Howeth, who was sharp from the outset. The senior hit eight straight passes during the first portion of the controlled scrimmage, and connected on 8 of his first 9.
 
William Morris turned a normal out-pattern into a 46-yard touchdown to put HP into the end zone on their first possession.
 
It's hard to qualify a scrimmage where each team runs only 10 plays, and unsuccessful third-down plays return the ball to a team's 30-yard line to start a new possession. But in terms of readiness and conditioning, the Scots performed well and appeared ready for next week.
 
I'll have a full account of the scrimmage on the home pages soon.

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