Football Roundup

By MARK LUBE
sportseditor@gonzalescannon.com

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Gonzales Cannon

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Comanches, Mustangs get pleasant surprises

Shiner and Nixon-Smiley discovered good things in Saturdays scrimmage action. The Comanches, working against Karnes City, found their offense is ahead of the game compared to this point last year. And the Mustangs, facing San Antonio Cornerstone, found out theyre not halfbad on the defensive side of the ball. Shiner got two touchdowns from its first-team offense and one more from the second-team in a 3-0 win against Karnes City. I feel our offense is way ahead this year as compared to last year, Comanches head coach Steven Cerny said. Our offensive line did great and that is a plus since we have almost every player back from last year. I think both our quarterbacks did an excellent job. Shiners first-team offense scored on its first series in just five or six plays on a 71-yard touchdown pass. Karnes City also recovered two fumbles during the Comanches first-team offense on the field. During the second series later on the scrimmage, the Comanches drove 70 yards in four plays, scoring on a 66-yard run, and then moved the ball through the air. The Shiner second-string also scored on its first series, driving 70 yards in five plays and scoring via a 49yard touchdown run. The Shiner offenses combined for about 395 yards of offense. He said the defense got a little bit of late start. We were not physical the first time out, Cerny said. But starting with the second series, our defense showed its dominance. Karnes City got around 20-30 yards on its firstteams opening series but Shiners defense recovered a fumble. And did so on the next drive. And stopped the Badgers on the third drive. Karnes Citys secondteam offense had a little more luck, driving from their 30 to the Shiner 20 but ended up losing a fumble. But the Shiner defense stopped the first-team KC offense from getting past the 50. In all, the Shiner defense yielded no touchdowns and held Karnes Citys offenses to around 100 yards. Shiner recovered several fumbles and made on interception. Cerny cautioned that Shiner still has lots of work to do. We do not want to get too excited since this is just the first scrimmage against another team, he said. We will get set to face Yoakum (on Friday) and then get ready for the opener against Industrial on Aug. 26. Nixon scored nine times offensively and once on defense against a small Cornerstone squad, but coach Carlton McKinney said he was happiest to see a lot of kids get time on the field. The scrimmage went well, he said. The kids played well. Our goal was

Nailed passer

The Shiner Comanches defense looked sharp against Karnes city Saturday, surrendering less than 100 yards of total offense and keeping Badger quarterbacks on the run. (Photo by Mark Lube) to play with energy and ef- San Antonio Cornerstone nerstone did make some fending TAPPS state chamfort and we did that. threw the ball 85 percent of catches, we tackled well, pion St. Paul. Fullback Joe medina the time early on. he added. We are going to strive scored on the second and There are some things The Mustangs will get for more improvement, fifth plays from scrimmage we need to improve on. a far better guage of their he said. We are looking on long runs, and McKin- There were no blown as- progress in their scrim- forward to that first game ney said his offense is about sigmnents. When Cor- mage this week against de- against Flatonia. where it should be. Our offense was productive and worked well. Our offensive line did a good job, he said. There was no miscues and we finished off our blocks. The backs did a great job. Defensively, the Mustangs returned an interception for a touchdown and allowed only one score in an aerial barrage, that score coming on the final drive of the scrimmage. The defense played well, McKinney said.

GHS cheerleaders attend camp

The Gonzales High School cheerleaders recently attended UCA cheer camp at the University of Texas. (Courtesy photo)

Apache cheerleading squad wins top honors at annual UCA camp

From coaches reports
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The Gonzales High School Cheerleaders recently attended Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) cheer camp at University of Texas- Austin. At the camp, the cheerleaders were taught leadership skills, confidence, motivation and lots of new material for the upcoming sports season. The varsity, junior varsity and freshmen squads competed in the Camp/Home Dance Routine where the varsity squad placed second and the JV/freshmen squad received first place. The varsity squad also competed in a A Shiner running back breaks into the secondary during Saturdays scrimmage fight song evaluation where they received against Karnes City. (Photo by Mark Lube) a superior rating. Varsity also received second place in the Cheer and Extreme routine evaluations and JV/freshman

Scramble winners

WRESTLING: Event will aid Edwards Association

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received first in the Extreme Routine. Several members were also chosen for All-American Cheerleaders including varsity members BreAnn Stafford, Morgan Simper, Katie Staton and Kiley Braune. JV All-American Cheerleaders were Kendall Fougerat and Nicki Schauer and freshman cheerleader Bailey Connell. The GHS Mascot Tasha Smith also received All American. The entire Gonzales cheerleading program which includes the High School and Jr. High Cheerleaders were the winners of the prestigious banana award. This award is given to the squad(s) who promoted spirit, sportsmanship and positive attitudes throughout the entire week of camp. The cheerleaders have been working hard throughout the summer and are looking forward to a great season.

Area Sports Briefs

Apache photos needed
Apache alumni: We are looking for pictures of players who received all district or state honors in football or went to college to play(send both). Doesnt matter what year you graduated. We need the pictures to put in the field house so that our kids can see the Apache history.. You can email them to coachclack@ hotmail.com or call 361-275-1156. . ville, TX 77964. Checks need to be made payable to SonKissed. You can also register online at www.active.com, www.runtex.com or www.centexruns.com. T-Shirts for the race will be guaranteed on race day for those registered by Aug. 1. Late registrants can pick up shirts after race day. SonKissed is a Christian Organization and support group designed to help young ladies between the ages of 15 to 25. SonKissed means Kissed By The Son of God and is for all girls regardless of your religious preference or belief. We offer a range of supportive services to young women that consist of education, vocational, life skills mentoring as well as group bible studies. For more information, log on to www. sonkissed.com or contact Shana Hildebrandt at shildebrandt@sonkissed.org or at 361-772-5454.

match will pair El Resplandor and Lemos Dos against El Latino and the Alamo Kid. Other features include a zero gravity title match between Bolt Brady and Jack Jameson and Kevin Knight versus Draven. Pre-sale tickets are $10 each and are available at the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce at 414 St. Lawrence St.; Corner Stop at 1304 St. Louis; All in One salon at 335 St. George St.; and Ranch House Spirits & Gifts at 202 E. Broadway in Cuero. All tickets at the door will be $15. Perez said TWF usually comes to the Edwards Center twice a year. We have been holding events at the Edwards Center for the last several years, he said. We will have another one in October. Current wrestler John Peterson usually books the wrestler for the TWF events. The wrestlers are usually former high school and college wrestlers; went to a wrestling school; did amateur wrestling and a few even competed in the WWE or TNA, Perez said. Depending on the size of the community

where the event is being held, the number of fans is between 60-95. Perez some events have maxed out at over 100 people. One of the best local towns we have been out is Cuero, he said. We packed the local VFW hall. The events are just like any professional wrestling match you would watch on TV. Except the fans are extremely close to the action. You can hear every groan, moan and hit, Perez said. There is also a Meet and Greet at each event where the fans have the chance to get the wrestlers autographs and get their picture taken with them. The non-profit organization either buys the event from the TWF to keep the proceeds, or get a percentage of the cut. Perez said there are also sponsorship deals. Although TWF will venture out of the region every now and then, including a trip to Arkansas, Perez said he intends to keep it in the local area around Seguin for the most part.

STEPS fun run

The First Annual SonKissed S.T.E.P.S. 5k Run/Walk and Kids Fun Walk will be held Aug. 20 at 7 a.m. at the Hallettsville City Park at the New/Old Pavilion. Sign in will be at 6:30. Registration will be $25 for adults before race day and $30 on race day. The Kids Fun Run will be $10. There will also be a Zumba with LMC Health and Witness Center instructors and a raffle. Registration forms can be picked up and dropped off at LMC Health and Wellness Center, First Baptist Church, Healing House of Prayer and Texas Tire & Accessory LP as well as Schulenburg Family Fitness; Shape Shop (Yoakum); Cuero Wellness & Rejuvenation Center and Citizens HealthPlex in Victoria. . Registration and payment can be mailed to SonKissed P.O. Box 618, Halletts-

Fall baseball/softball

Looking for dedicated baseball and softball coaches and players interested in playing fall ball at the Shiner Starplex. The league will be for players ages 8 to 18. Season will begin in September. Contact Mike McCracken at 361-655-2909 or texassportswriter@yahoo.com if interested or for more information.