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Our Top 10 Texas HSFB Teams 2022

Written by Tucker Stephenson on . Posted in HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

Chaps completed their 3-pete, but will start off the year without Todd Dodge in 2022. Photo Stan Martin

1. Austin Westlake (6A)

2. Galena Park North Shore (6A)

3. Duncanville (6A)

4. Southlake Carroll (6A)

5. Katy (6A)

6. Allen (6A)

7. Denton Guyer (6A)

8. Lake Travis (6A) 

9. South Oak Cliff (5A)

10. College Station (5A)

By Tucker Stephenson


The summer has only just begun, but the eyes of Texas high school football fans are already glancing ahead to the dog days — and more importantly, two-a-days — of August. In a state packed with heavyweight programs that are loaded with NCAA Division I talent and top-tier coaching alike, it’s always tough to try and predict what will happen, but here’s a look at Texas Sports Monthly’s preseason top 10 list for the upcoming 2022 high school football season.


— The three-time defending state champion Westlake Chaparrals come in at No. 1 despite losing QB Cade Klubnik and legendary coach Todd Dodge. Even with those holes to fill, the Chaps look like a full-fledged football factory at this point. Junior Paxton Land will look to fill in at signal caller, and he’ll have reliable targets in senior WRs Jaden Greathouse and Keaton Kubecka. On defense, 6-foot-6 DE Colton Vasek is a nightmare for opposing offensive linemen.

Northshore will look to make it back to Jerry-world in 2022 and I’m sure Nemesis Duncanville will be waiting. Photo: Stan Martin


— At No. 2 is reigning UIL Class 6A Division I state champion Galena Park North Shore, which is bringing back a ton of talent. Sophomore QB Kaleb Bailey returns after an outstanding freshman season, and top wide receiver David Amador is also due back. The Mustangs will look to revamp the defensive side of the ball, but North Shore has plenty of athleticism.


— Duncanville is at No. 3 after losing a tight 17-10 battle to North Shore in last season’s 6A-DI title game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Panthers need to replace RB Malachi Medlock, who graduated, but Duncanville’s defense will likely be stout again thanks to players like LB Vernon Grant.


— Southlake Carroll clocks in at No. 4 after suffering a 26-point loss to Duncanville in last year’s playoffs. The Dragons welcome back senior QB Kaden Anderson after he threw for 3,036 yards and 34 TDs a year ago. Running back Owen Allen is also set to return after he ran for 2,145 yards and 32 scores in 2021.


— No. 5 Katy will bring back senior Caleb Koger at QB, as well as the rushing tandem of senior RBs Seth Davis and Dallas Glass, who combined for over 3,600 yards and 48 TDs on the ground last year. 


— At No. 6 is the school that boasts the largest enrollment in the Lone Star State, the Allen Eagles. Quarterback Mike Hawkins, who racked up nearly 3,500 yards of offense and 29 total TDs, is set to come back for his junior year. 

Allen did not survive South Lake in 2021 but will definitely be back in full force as the states largest school. Photo: Pat Carrigan


— No. 7 Denton Guyer fell to Westlake 40-21 in the 2021 6A-DII state championship game and is reloading in 2022 behind senior QB Jackson Arnold and a solid defense.


— Austin’s other hometown powerhouse, Lake Travis, begins at No. 8 and is hoping that senior QB Bo Edmundson makes the leap to ignite the Cavaliers’ offense. Lake Travis will look to rebuild its receiving corps, although there are plenty of options.

Lake Travis were the 2021 Quarter finals Champs & QB Bo Edmundson (Michigan State commit) will look to finish his Cavs career strong
his Senior. Year. Photo Credit Jenna Friedrich


— No. 9 South Oak Cliff, the defending Class 5A Division II state champion, is absolutely loaded coming into 2022 and has the potential to pass several 6A schools in the rankings once games begin. The Bears come into the preseason with 20 players on their roster that have received at least one NCAA Division I scholarship offer. 


— College Station comes in at No. 10 despite falling 27-24 to Katy Paetow in overtime of last season’s Class 5A Division I state title contest. The reason for the Cougars’ elevated ranking is simple — senior RB Marquise Collins, who rushed for 2,826 yards and 39 TDs as a junior.

Lake Travis to Replace Two Draft Picks Look to Make Another Round Rock Run

Written by Greg Sherman on . Posted in High School Baseball.

AUSTIN – In the 2019 6A semifinals against Southlake Carroll, Lake Travis was able to do what few teams did in the knockout rounds: force Southlake Carroll to work hard to win.  Future MLB draft pick Brett Baty kept the Cavaliers in the match until the 6th inning when his pitch count went over.  Once that happened and he had to leave, the Dragons scored 4 runs late to beat the Cavs and went on to win their 2nd straight 6A title.  With Baty (New York Mets), and Jimmy Lewis (Dodgers) now in the minors, the Cavs will look to their pitching depth to make another run to Round Rock.

Mike Rogers begins his 7th year as manager at Lake Travis and his 39th season overall with a good chance to hit 750 wins in his career and will have 7 starters returning from that 2019 squad.

“You cant replace a Brett Baty or a Jimmy Lewis but the kids are accustomed to pressure,” said Lewis.  Their returnees include shortstop Parker Guerin, and pitchers Storm Hierholzer, Kal Edmunson and Alec Grossman.  Those 3 along with 4 others are already committed to play college ball with many at the D1 level.  The first order of business will be to defend their 25-6A title against tough competition headed up by friendly rival Austin Westlake who almost upset 2-time defending finalist San Antonio Reagan in round 3.

“J.T. (Blair) is an outstanding coach and has done a good job building the program,” said Rogers.  “They made a big jump last year and with J.T. at the helm, it will be a dog fight for the district championship this year.”

Region 4 is filled with top teams such as LT, Reagan, San Antonio Johnson, and Laredo Alexander.  They combined for 4 finals appearances and 7 semifinals.  Though none won the golden trapezoid.

“Region 4 has lots of top teams and are as good as anyone with outstanding pitching staffs,” said Lewis who has 722 career wins.

But all roads go through Southlake Carroll.  The Dragons have won the last 2 titles and if not for a balk call in the 2017 semifinal loss against Deer Park, they might be going for a 4-peat.

“Southlake Carroll is very talented.  Winning it back to back is super impressive and I think they are the favorites.  When you face that situation you have to rely on pitching.  It is unusual at the high school level to have 9 batters you have to game plan for.  They have power and they have pitching and they stress your pitching.”

While the season wont start until late February, Lake Travis and Reagan will scrimmage February 15th at Wolff Stadium in San Antonio.  The UIL baseball semis and finals are scheduled for June 10-13 in Round Rock and Austin.

Greg Sherman is a freelance writer for Texas Sports Monthly.  Check out his Youtube channel youtube.com/user/buckeyesooner82

Lake Travis fall to Southlake Carroll

Written by Tucker Stephenson on . Posted in High School Baseball.

ROUND ROCK — Lake Travis had made it through the bulk of the playoffs mostly unaffected by an injury that had previously sidelined ace pitcher Jimmy Lewis.

Then they ran into the Southlake Carroll Dragons.

The Cavaliers’ Brett Baty, who had filled in for Lewis brilliantly along the way, kept Lake Travis right with the Dragons every step of the way, as he left the game in the top of the sixth with the score tied at 2-2.

However, Carroll — the eventual Class 6A state champion — struck for four runs in the top of the seventh against reliever Storm Hierholzer to seize a 6-2 victory and eliminate the Cavaliers in the semifinal round at Dell Diamond.

Lake Travis (37-5) tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first when Braden Olson drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in Jack Lopez from first. From there, Baty and his counterpart — Dragons starter Cutter Sippel — began to settle into a groove.

The Cavs managed to take their first lead in the bottom of the fourth when Lopez lined an RBI single to center field to plate Dawson French. Unfortunately, Carroll used a late outburst to once again vault ahead of Lake Travis, and reliever Luke Gornell tossed 3 1/3 innings of shutout baseball to preserve the Dragons’ place in the state finals.

A day later, Carroll (33-11) bludgeoned Fort Bend Ridge Point 17-0 in five innings to claim the 6A crown.

Still, it was an unforgettable season for the Cavaliers, who won the outright District 25-5A title before rattling off consecutive playoff series wins against Smithson Valley, San Antonio Brandeis, San Antonio Johnson, Laredo United South and Laredo Alexander. 

With the exception of the Johnson series, all of those resulted in a two-game sweep for Lake Travis. Against the pesky Jaguars, the Cavaliers had to battle back from a 2-0 loss in the opener of a regional quarterfinal best-of-three matchup. 

Head coach Mike Rogers’ team did just that, as it defeated Johnson 12-6 in Game 2 before closing things out with a narrow 1-0 win on May 18. In that contest, Baty tossed a complete game two-hitter and struck out 13 batters.

It was only the beginning of a truly special spring for Baty, who was later selected by the New York Mets with the 12th pick overall in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft. The power-hitting third baseman will now have to choose between the University of Texas or a multi-million dollar signing bonus and a trip to the minors.

Good news came for Lewis on that same night, as he became the 78th overall choice of the draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lewis, an LSU commit, will have his own decision to make in the near future.

Coincidentally, a former Cavalier — 2017 graduate Jared Triolo — heard his name called just six picks before Lewis when he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates at spot 72.

While a few big names are set to move on to bigger and better things, Lake Travis will have plenty of talent due back for the 2020 campaign, including Lopez, Hierholzer, Olson, Kal Edmunson, Trey Triolo, Parker Guerin and Jack Jalufka.