DeSoto v. Jenks + Trinity v. Union

[PLaw]

Man, I'm suprised these matchups were not more highly publicized. Trinity hosted this first-time series at Bedford's old Pennington Field. Games of this magnitude should have been at Cowboys Stadium.

Desoto 46
Jenks 27

Trinity 21
Union 18

Next year, it will be Trinity / Jenks and Desoto / Union. And, as long as it doesn't interfere with the SOONERS, then I will darn sure be there.

Boomer

[CowboyMRW]

I'm glad you posted the scores. I was asking some friends in Tulsa all weekend but no one could tell me

[PLaw]

Sounds like Desoto pretty much owned Jenks, but Union game was a thriller.

Here's the link to the article in the DMN:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/high-schools/football-news/headlines/20120909-euless-trinity-holds-off-late-tulsa-union-rally-in-21-18-thriller.ece


BOOMER

[NorthernIowaSooner]

Man, I suprised these matchups were not more highly publicized. Trinity hosted this first-time game at Bedford's old Pennington Field. Games of this magnitude should have been at Cowboys Stadium.

Desoto 46
Jenks 27

Trinity 21
Union 18

Next year, it will be Trinity / Jenks and Desoto / Union. And, as long as it doesn't interfere with the SOONERS, then I will darn sure be there.

Boomer

Union did get to do a walk through practice at Cowboy stadium. Pretty cool for those kids.

[goingoneight]

Because it's necessary to play teams out of state in order to win the state championship, I suppose.

[pb4ou]

Pennington Field is just right down the street where I live. Unfortunately, I didn't go to the game because it was on at the same time as the Sooners.

[Fraggle145]

Someone should think about when the games are scheduled... Probably isnt that great for Union or Jenks to have them the week directly after their game against each other.

[goingoneight]

Or... how about not at all? Seriously... I don't see the point in out-of-state games at all unless you're actually playing for some kind of National Championship.

[StoopTroup]

Screw Jerry World.

Tulsa needs to build Tulsa University and the surrounding Metro Schools a place that holds 60-80,000 fans so they can attract more outdoor sporting events and Championships. If Shreveport can pull off a Bowl Game like they have for years....Tulsa should be able to build a nice outdoor neutral field rather than having to even think about Dallas or Kansas City. Same for OKC.

[prrriiide]

Sounds like Desoto pretty much owned Jenks, but Union game was a thriller.

Here's the link to the article in the DMN:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/high-schools/football-news/headlines/20120909-euless-trinity-holds-off-late-tulsa-union-rally-in-21-18-thriller.ece


BOOMER

Do Dallas Morning New hires naitve engrish speakers?

My gawd, that was a painful read.

[OUTrumpet]

Sorry about your Jenks Trojans. :p

[starclassic tama]

Or... how about not at all? Seriously... I don't see the point in out-of-state games at all unless you're actually playing for some kind of National Championship.
because it's cool to see powerhouse programs against one another? i don't really see much of a downside to these games

[Curly Bill]

I think the out of state games are a bastardization of what high school sports are supposed to be about...but that horse left the barn a long time ago anyway.

[PLaw]

because it's cool to see powerhouse programs against one another? i don't really see much of a downside to these games

I'm right there with you. I saw Miami Northwest play Southlake Carroll at SMU several years ago. Great game, great atmosphere.

Boomer

[OUTrumpet]

I think the out of state games are a bastardization of what high school sports are supposed to be about...but that horse left the barn a long time ago anyway.

I can't tell you how excited the students are to play in a big game against a team that many would never have the opportunity to play against. They are excited to see how they stack up nationally. It's meant to give the students an experience (such as Jenks being able to do their walk-through in an NFL stadium) that they normally wouldn't have. Every out of state game I've been a part of has had a great atmosphere. The kids tend to step up their game a bit against someone they don't know either.

[Curly Bill]

I can't tell you how excited the students are to play in a big game against a team that many would never have the opportunity to play against. They are excited to see how they stack up nationally. It's meant to give the students an experience (such as Jenks being able to do their walk-through in an NFL stadium) that they normally wouldn't have. Every out of state game I've been a part of has had a great atmosphere. The kids tend to step up their game a bit against someone they don't know either.

I'm sure all of that is true, but let's not kid ourselves and pretend we're doing it for the kids. It can be portrayed as such, we're giving them an experience they otherwise wouldn't have had, etc... What we're beginning to see is we're turning our high schools into mini-colleges, and in the athtletic arenas into mini-sports machines. Unless I've missed something somewhere the opportunity to see how they "stack up nationally" is not what the high school sports experience is supposed to be about - that's more a media-driven concept. Oh well, like I said: the horse left the barn a long time ago anyway.

[yankee]

Both Okie high schools losing to Texas high schools...just the way it should be.

[StoopTroup]

I think the out of state games are a bastardization of what high school sports are supposed to be about...but that horse left the barn a long time ago anyway.

I agree but like you said....it is way to late to change it all unless the Oklahoma Teams start winning every year. Then the fexas teams are sure to get tired of it all and the Legislature there will probably pass a law making such events illegal unless they are guaranteed a Recruiting Championship Trophy or a Trophy that says we cheated.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

Screw Jerry World.

Tulsa needs to build Tulsa University and the surrounding Metro Schools a place that holds 60-80,000 fans so they can attract more outdoor sporting events and Championships. If Shreveport can pull off a Bowl Game like they have for years....Tulsa should be able to build a nice outdoor neutral field rather than having to even think about Dallas or Kansas City. Same for OKC.

As much as I'd love to see it filled on a Saturday in Tulsa, who's gonna fill it?

TU would put 10K in it if they were lucky. Jenks/Union, 20K maybe? A big fat maybe? So essentially you'd build a 60-80K stadium for the bowl game you'd HOPE to get that'd be two mid majors from halfway across the country with questionably traveling fanbases.

Hate to be the poop in the punchbowl, but I'd rather see more Skelly renovations/upgrades than a giant empty barn approaching the size of Owen Field.

[Chuck Bao]

I'm very much in favor of the concept. How many times do Oklahoma high schools get coverage in the Dallas Morning News? The message that I'm getting out of it and I hope the students do too is that Oklahoma kids can compete whether in academics or in sports. We can't afford to out-Texas Texas in building multi-million dollar high school sports stadiums and complexes and raising ad valorem taxes sky high so that our kids get the best of the best. In this case, the monster has indeed left the barn. I like the underdog in this story, though. Keep the series and competitive challenge. That's how we get better.

[Ruf/Nek7]

Screw Jerry World.

Tulsa needs to build Tulsa University and the surrounding Metro Schools a place that holds 60-80,000 fans so they can attract more outdoor sporting events and Championships. If Shreveport can pull off a Bowl Game like they have for years....Tulsa should be able to build a nice outdoor neutral field rather than having to even think about Dallas or Kansas City. Same for OKC.

I agree completely and I am from central Texas. As for the games, Desoto looks like a school out of Miami with all their speed. They have to be one of, if not the fastest team in the country.

[Ruf/Nek7]

Hell, you think an OK school playing a TX school is pointless...Copperas Cove (central TX school) is playing a high school from Mexico! Wtf?

[Curly Bill]

Hell, you think an OK school playing a TX school is pointless...Copperas Cove (central TX school) is playing a high school from Mexico! Wtf?

But the question is: Which team will have more messicans on it? ;)

[SoonerinSouthlake]

Man, I'm suprised these matchups were not more highly publicized. Trinity hosted this first-time series at Bedford's old Pennington Field. Games of this magnitude should have been at Cowboys Stadium.

Desoto 46
Jenks 27

Trinity 21
Union 18

Next year, it will be Trinity / Jenks and Desoto / Union. And, as long as it doesn't interfere with the SOONERS, then I will darn sure be there.

Boomer

I went to Trinity. Old Pennington Field is the rickety old wooden stadium that is in Euless (it may have been torn down by now). THe one in Bedford is HEB stadium...and since it was built my Jr Year......we will hardly call it old sir!

[PLaw]

I went to Trinity. Old Pennington Field is the rickety old wooden stadium that is in Euless (it may have been torn down by now). THe one in Bedford is HEB stadium...and since it was built my Jr Year......we will hardly call it old sir!

Interesting, the dude who told me about the game was also a Trinity alum, but he was
probably more my age and referred to the HEB stadium as Pennington. My son played at HEB and I recall it being a very nice HS stadium. I still think it would be cool to see the game at Cowboys.

Boomer

[Curly Bill]

Thing I liked about Pennington is when you coached or played playoff games there they'd give you these cool nameplates on your locker and when you left you could take em with you.

[OUTrumpet]

Thing I liked about Pennington is when you coached or played playoff games there they'd give you these cool nameplates on your locker and when you left you could take em with you.

Most places I've been have done that. I've still got my SMU one from my first year :)

[soonertravis]

Who pays for the travel out of state? The school? Some Booster club? Seems like a giant waste of money for a state that has so many failing schools.

As for the Jenks game, It was close at half, but their starting RB got knocked out of the game and they were already missing their top two WRs. They are down a little talent wise, but will still be competitive in this state.

[OUTrumpet]

Who pays for the travel out of state? The school? Some Booster club? Seems like a giant waste of money for a state that has so many failing schools.

As for the Jenks game, It was close at half, but their starting RB got knocked out of the game and they were already missing their top two WRs. They are down a little talent wise, but will still be competitive in this state.

We got sponsors. That + a little fundraising go a LONG way.

[SoonerinSouthlake]

Interesting, the dude who told me about the game was also a Trinity alum, but he was
probably more my age and referred to the HEB stadium as Pennington. My son played at HEB and I recall it being a very nice HS stadium. I still think it would be cool to see the game at Cowboys.

Boomer


I went to Trinity. Old Pennington Field is the rickety old wooden stadium that is in Euless (it may have been torn down by now). THe one in Bedford is HEB stadium...and since it was built my Jr Year......we will hardly call it old sir!

Seems like since the name Pennington Field had been such a big name for tons of us who attended Trinity or Bell, that HEB Stadium became known to a lot of people as "the New Pennington" when it was built. Heck for all I know they may have officially adopted it.

Or maybe its "Pennington Field" at "H.E.B. Stadium"