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Back to the Gridiron...
July 27, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
Football players build team chemistry, learn the playbook and climb the depth chart in the spring.
They spend the summer working on conditioning, competing in 7-on-7 Tournaments and attending camps.
When Aug. 9 rolls around for Cy Creek, Cy-Fair, Cy Falls, Cy Ridge, Cy Ranch, Jersey Village and Langham Creek – the offseason ends abruptly, and the teams begin counting the days until their season opener.
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Huntsman, Selders and Shepard named to TD Club preseason team
July 26, 2010
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
Cy Creek running back Jermichael Selders, Cy Ridge safety Nick Shepard and Cy Woods quarterback Colton Huntsman were named to the Touchdown Club of Houston All-Greater Houston preseason team; all three players are seniors, and they’ll be recognized during a banquet on Aug. 11 at the JW Marriott in Houston.
Selders led the district last season in rushing (1,413 and 21 touchdowns) and will try to lift the Cougars to an unprecedented third consecutive district championship this fall.
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Former Cougars relish 7-on-7 coaching experience
July 10, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
COLLEGE STATION – Steven McCaig and Devrick Perkins were football teams during Cy Creek High’s 2008 district championship season.
After they graduated, the Cougars repeated as district champions.
This summer, the 19-year-old former Cougars did their part to help Cy Creek win an unprecedented third consecutive district championship.
They served as coaches for Cy Creek’s 7-on-7 football team, guiding them to their best finish at the state tournament in nine appearances; the Cougars reached the second round of the Championship Bracket (Round of 16) for the first time ever, at the Division I Tournament on Saturday at Texas A&M University in College Station.
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Athlete Spotlight: Cy Creek's Tyler Hudson
July 10, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
When Tyler Hudson arrived at the State 7-on-7 Division I Tournament yesterday in College Station, he couldn’t believe his eyes.
“This was big,” said the Cy Creek High senior wide receiver. “I said ‘Oh my gosh’. It was beyond fun. I learned so much from being with my friends.”
Hudson, 17, helped the Cougars earn their best finish at the state tournament; Cy Creek had never reached the second round of the championship bracket in eight previous appearances.
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Cougars make history at State 7-on-7 Tournament
July 10, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
The Cy Creek 7-on-7 football team made a little bit of history Saturday morning at the Division I State Championships at Texas A&M University in College Station.
“We’d never got this far in Cy Creek history,” said senior running back Jermichael Selders.
The district’s reigning rushing leader caught several passes during the tournament for the Cougars.
“7on-7 gets your team ready for next year. I caught a lot of passes. I was surprised. My hands got better. Even though I’m a running back, I still like catching passes,” said Selders, who is considering Arkansas, Baylor Cal and West Virginia.
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Quarterbacks to watch at state 7-on-7
July 7, 2010
By Sam Khan Jr.
The Houston Chronicle - Chron.com
The state 7-on-7 football tournament begins today in College Station with the Division II (small school) championship and continues Friday and Saturday with the Division I (large school) championship. A glance at some of the top area quarterbacks in the field:
Dexter Foreman
Senior, Manvel
After a breakout sophomore season, his numbers dipped in 2009 (843 yards, 4 TDs), but he’s still an appealing prospect to colleges. The 6-2 Foreman is verbally committed to Colorado.
Colton Huntsman
Senior, Cypress Woods
Among smallest of this group at 5-10 but also was one of most productive last season (2,874 yards, 24 TDs passing, 1,032 yards and 19 TDs rushing).
Chuck Keeton
Senior, Cypress Creek
Dual threat threw for 1,366 yards and 10 TDs and rushed for 1,098 yards and 14 TDs in first season as starter. Verbally committed to Air Force.
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Six local teams prepare for State 7-on-7 pool play
July 6, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
The road to Kyle Field begins for the 64 teams on Friday morning at Texas A&M University in College Station.
The State 7-on-7 Tournament features 16 pools, and by Saturday, the top two teams in each pool will be competing in the winner’s bracket, and the other two -- in the consolation bracket.
The winner’s bracket championship and the consolation bracket championship will both be played at Kyle Field.
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Cy Creek's Keeton verbals to Air Force
June 30, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
Cy Creek High senior quarterback Chuck Keeton verbally committed to the United States Air Force Academy football team on Tuesday night.
“I went to their Junior Day and their camp,” Keeton said. “I really enjoyed their campus, and they have the best education in America.”
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound senior passed for 1,145 yards and eight touchdowns to lead the Cougars to a 9-2 record and a district championship in his first season as a varsity starter.
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Six area teams qualify for State 7-on-7, including defending runner-up, Cy-Fair
June 29, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
Six area teams will compete in the State 7-on-7 Tournament on July 9-10 at Texas A&M University in College Station -- Cy Creek, Cy-Fair, Cy Falls, Cy Woods, Klein and Klein Collins.
Cy-Fair lost to Round Rock Stony Point in the 7-on-7 State Championship Game last summer at Kyle Field; it was the best finish by a Cy-Fair or Klein team in the history of the state tournament, which started in the late 1990’s.
Klein and Klein Collins both competed at the state tournament in 2009.
Cy Woods will be making its state tournament debut. Cy Creek and Cy Falls will return to the tournament after missing it last summer.
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Several local players recognized in Texas Football
June 29, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
The arrival of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine is widely anticipated by gridiron fans throughout the Lone Star State.
And while quarterbacks, Case Keenum (Houston), Jerrod Johnson (Texas A&M) and Andy Dalton (TCU) are the magazine’s cover athletes, there are quite a few football players from Cy-Fair and Klein areas that receive pre-season honors from the magazine.
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Cy Creek graduate hopes to lift Boise State to new heights
June 28, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
On New Year’s Day 2007, the Boise State football team captivated the entire sports world by defeating perennial power, Oklahoma, 43-42, in overtime of the Fiesta Bowl.
It wasn’t just that the Broncos finished 13-0 and pulled off a huge upset, but they did so in dramatic fashion.
There was the Statue of Liberty play that won the game in overtime, followed by BSU running back Ian Johnson proposing to his girlfriend, cheerleader Chrissy Popadics, in the end zone after he scored the winning two-point conversion.
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Cy Creek alums earn UIL All-Century honors
June 24, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
Cy Creek High graduates Sam Adams and Dan Neil won a combined three Super Bowl titles as professional football players.
Adams was a defensive lineman of the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl XXXV team in 2000 and played on the Oakland Raiders’ team that lost in Super Bowl XXVII two years later.
Neil was an offensive lineman on the Denver Broncos’ XXXII and XXXIII Super Bowl teams.
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5A Texas HighSchool Football Ranks Cy-Creek #21
June 24, 2010
5ATexasFootball.com
Program: The Cougars have rebounded from 2007’s 2-8 season with back-to-back playoff seasons and a combined record of 17-4. Cy Creek showed brief flashes in its early years as a program, but went through a barren run from 1995 through 2004 with only two winning seasons. The current senior class has helped get the program on track again.
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Athlete Spotlight: Cy Creek's Darius Harper
June 20, 2010
By Michael Sudlhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
Cy Creek High senior cornerback Darius Harper intercepted two passes in the first half of a Seven-on-Seven football game last Saturday against Kingwood Park.
Harper, 16, picked a good time to come up with those interceptions -- it was the semifinals of the Cy Falls 7-on-7 State Qualifier.
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Cy-Fair ISD Football Schedules released
May 25, 2010
By Michael Sudlhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
Friday, August 27 will mark a new era for high school football in Cy-Fair ISD.
Class 5A-District 17 will have 10 schools, which means that each Cy-Fair ISD team will play one non-district game followed by nine district matchups.
Last season, CFISD teams played three non-district games, but that’s changing due to the addition of first-year varsity programs Cy Lakes and Cy Ranch.
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7-ON-7 FOOTBALL: Locals head to Manvel, Cy Creek
May 21, 2010
By L. Scott Hainline
The Houston Chronicle - Chron.com
Lamar defeated Elkins for the 2009 Manvel 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament title, but with both defending finalists in the same pool this year, there will be no championship-game rematch.
Lamar and Elkins meet up again right off the bat at 9 a.m. Saturday in Manvel, and those school also face Chavez and Pasadena Memorial in pool action later that morning.
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Defending champs refine skills during spring drills
May 13, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
The Cypress Sun - HCNOnline.com
The Cy Creek High football team will return 12 starters this fall from a team that finished 9-2 and won its second consecutive Class 5A-District 15 Championship.
“Expectations are always high,” Cougars coach Greg McCaig said. “We always want to be good. The kids realize that they don’t want to be the class that lets things fall off. When you get that thing going, it starts rolling on itself.”
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Spring Football, Spring drills open with optimism
May 6, 2010
By Todd Hveem
The Houston Chronicle - chron.com
The Cy Creek Cougars have won 15 of their last 16 District 15-5A football games.
Yet, head coach Greg McCaig was surprised when the Cougars were ranked among the top five teams in the state by the early edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine.
“Don't believe all that stuff,“ said McCaig, who has guided the talent-laden Cougars to back-to-back conference championships. “A lot of the guys they are basing that stuff on have graduated.“
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Cy Creek, No. 5 in the state, according to Texas Football preseason rankings
Mar 8, 2010
By Michael Sudhalter
HCNOnline.com - The Cypress Sun
Most people in the Cy-Fair/Klein area know that 2010 will be an exciting football season.
Football fans across Texas now know it, too, as several players were recognized in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine’s winter edition.
It ranked Cy Creek fifth in the state in a “A Very Early Top 5” behind Class 5A, Division II champion Abilene, 5A-I champion Euless Trinity, 5A-II runner-up Katy and 5A-I semifinalist Round Rock Stony Point.
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