Denton RC High School

Guyer's Austin Otto suffered a concussion a couple of weeks ago in practice and apparently is still feeling some lingering effects.

Head coach John Walsh said the staff was plenty cautious with his receiving tight end, holding him out of practice for the entire week last week including Friday's scrimmage against Midlothian.

Otto was set to return to the practice field today, strapped on his helmet and got started with some warm-up drills when he started feeling really woozy. He immediately stopped practicing and went home for the day. Walsh said he'd probably be out another 10 days or so and then will be re-evaluated.

Looks like the Wildcats will have to resort to using "blocking tight end" Cole Underwood full time. The 6-3, 245-pound junior is a monster blocker and apparently is becoming a better receiver as well.

The Associated Press Texas state football polls came out today, and your Ryan Raiders received a total of zero votes. My guess is that's the first time in a long time Ryan hasn't even gotten a vote.

Last year, Ryan got a couple, and Denton got a few. My guess is that whoever voted for Denton was trying to vote for Ryan. That should tell you something about the validity of these polls.

I will say I think this poll nails it with its top three -- Austin Lake Travis, Wichita Falls Rider and Everman. Pilot Point comes in at No. 4 on the Class 2A poll. No other area teams received a single vote.