I haven't actually gotten a hold of Cox yet but I did speak with Guyer athletic director John Walsh, who said Cox resigned "due to family reasons".

Guyer's season finale is tonight against Lake Dallas and Cox won't be on the sidelines. Assistant Kristin Wilhelmson will take over as the interim head coach and junior varsity coach Cory Maxwell will move up to become the varsity assistant, this just a week shy of the playoffs starting which Guyer will be a 3-seed in and play perennial power Aledo in the first round.

Stewart told me the other night he was waiting to see if Oklahoma State would offer, and they eventually probably would have, but Stewart's top choice has been A&M for quite some time and he received an offer over the weekend.

His cousin, Lionel Smith, will be a junior safety at A&M next season, and had a lot to do with Stewart's decision to break the recent Guyer-OSU pipeline.

Look for more on Stewart's decision in Friday's DRC.

The service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at The First United Methodist Church in Denton.

Keep Scofield and his family in your thoughts.

Here's my boy Gerry Hamilton's account of the day on ESPN.com's recruiting page. Check it out.

Scofield leaves behind three young kids and a wife who he had hoped to spend quality time with after retiring last month. In my time dealing with Scofield he was always a class act and what from those who were closest to him have said, that was no "act".

I've had many people e-mail wondering about funeral arrangements, and while nothing is set as of now, we will let you guys know somehow when the details are worked out.

In the meantime, keep Scofield and his family in your thoughts.

1:57 4Q: Wilhite just pulled down a rebound, made a nice pass to Darrough, who put in an easy bucket. But at this point, it won't matter.

4:25 4Q: This one appears to be over, barring a miracle for Ryan. Two things are killing the Lady Raiders right now -- poor free throw shooting and absolutely horrible effort on the glass. That's going to be where Canyon wins this game, well that and the 15-4 first quarter.

8:00 4Q: Ryan is going to need a huge fourth quarter to pull away here and play tomorrow. 13-point holes with 8 minutes left aren't easy to overcome against a No. 2 team in the state. Wilhite had eight points in the third and no fouls, but the rest of her team only scored five.

9.8 3Q: Ryan made a nice little run, cutting the deficit to six a couple of times, but Canyon is making too many big shots, including a huge 3-pointer just now by Nicole Hampton, who's Canyon's top scorer.

7:01 4Q: Well, Ryan has scored the first four points of the second half off a nice feed to Domineak Darrough in the post and a Wilhite floater after a turnover.

0:00 2Q: Well, it's halftime, and for Ryan, 10-point deficit could be a lot worse. Wilhite has three fouls already and just four points. She picked up her second with 7:11 left in the half and sat out for four minutes before coming back in and immediately picking up a ticky-tack, questionable call with 1:46 left in the half to give her three. I'll never count a De'Amber Wilhite team out, and 10 points is manageable, but this Canyon team is very solid and Wilhite won't be able to be her usual aggressive self with three fouls on the ledger. Someone else is going to have to step up. So far, Teana Ogden (2) and Keisha Blanson (3) have all the points that Wilhite doesn't.

8:00 2Q: So far, not so good. So far, Wilhite has two points and is being doubled every time she gets the ball. So far, no one else has been able to hurt Canyon to make up for it. Wilhite is 1-for-4 from the field. Canyon is a darn good team.

2:30 1Q: Monesha Allen just called a timeout for Ryan, who's trailing 10-4 now after a slow offensive start for Ryan. De'Amber Wilhite just found the scoring column for the first time after missing her first two shots.

A matchup with No. 1 Mansfield Timberview in the region final awaits the winner of this game. We're about 15 minutes from tip-off, which will be about 20 minutes late. Hurry up! You can still make it!

Timberview won the first Metroplex vs. Panhandle showdown, beating Amarillo Palo Duro, 54-40, and Ryan will need a gargantuan effort to continue that trend. Check back often.

I was hoping to grab a burrito at one of my favorite joints, Julio's, prior to the game, only to discover it closed at 2 p.m. Ugh.

I'm sitting here catching the end of the Mansfield Timberview-Amarillo Palo Duro game. Timberview, the No. 1 team in the state, appears to have this game in hand against the Lady Dons (yes, that's their mascot. Sweet.)

Timberview has four of five starters who are going on to play Division I ball, including a 6-4 post, who my 7-year-old nephew just dubbed "The Avatar". The Lady Wolves are coached by Candi Harvey, who was formerly the head of coach of the Utah and San Antonio WNBA franchises.

Ryan is awaiting the deep crevasses of Stephens Arena, which is an exact carbon copy of Texas Tech's United Spirit Arena, just on a smaller scale. The Lady Raiders will face the state's No. 2 team, Canyon, who I've learned is unofficially known as the Big Purple Machine.

Ryan knocked off No. 12 Fort Worth Dunbar to get here, and seems to be playing its best ball at the right time. But it will take a very sound effort to beat a fundamentally solid Canyon bunch that doesn't make mistakes.

Keep checking back here periodically for score updates. I'll try to update during timeouts. I'll start a new post for the live game blog.

Boys
Ryan vs. Mansfield Legacy, 6:30 p.m. Friday at Byron Nelson in Trophy Club
Argyle vs. Crandall, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dallas Conrad.
Ponder vs. Whitewright, 7 p.m. Thursday at McKinney North.

Bean, a 6-5, 220-pound speed rusher went to the Pokes' junior day on Sunday and left impressed, spurning offers from: Arkansas, Houston, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. More offers would have come in the near future considering Bean's frame and his 4.6-ish speed in the 40-yard dash.

He finished the 2009 season with 60 tackles and seven sacks, 23 QB hurries and two blocked kicks.

Look for more on Bean's commitment in Wednesday's edition of the DRC.

Girls
Tuesday
Ryan vs. Fort Worth Dunbar at Colleyville Heritage, 7 p.m.
Krum vs. Peaster at Fort Worth Nolan Catholic, 6 p.m.
Aubrey vs. Brock at Fort Worth Nolan Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

Girls area round
Ryan vs. Everman, at Saginaw, Friday, 7 p.m.
Argyle vs. Kennedale at Richland High School, Friday, 7 p.m.
Krum vs. Honey Grove at McKinney Boyd, Friday, 7 p.m.
Sanger vs. Crandall at Coppell, Friday, 7 p.m.
Aubrey vs. Gunter at McKinney High School, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Liberty Christian vs. Austin Hyde Park at Fort Worth Nolan, Friday, 7 p.m.

We will update these games when we hear more.

So, the first round of reschedules are in for Saturday afternoon, keep checking back for more updates as we get them.

The Colony girls vs. Ryan, 2 p.m. at Lake Dallas
The Colony boys at Guyer, 4 p.m.
Wichita Falls at Ryan boys, 1 p.m. (10-year reunion reception at noon)
Denton boys at Wichita Falls, 1:30 p.m.
Prosper at Argyle, 2:30 p.m. (Game of the Weekend)

First, the Ryan girls stunned the packed house by beating The Colony behind De'Amber Wilhite's 32 points (Wow, she is good) to force a tie atop the District 5-4A standings.
Then, two hours later, the Ryan boys were dancing on The Colony's home floor after winning 48-46 behind the 3-headed monster of Trey Mohair, Bud Sasser and Adam Choplick to move the Raiders into a tie for first place with the Cougars.

Both wins were impressive.
Ryan boys head coach Bryce Overstreet told me after the game it was one of the best nights of basketball he has ever been a part of.

WATCHING the boys play in District 5-4A play this season has made me realize two things - 1) The Colony and Ryan are good, solid playoff teams. 2) The rest of the district is pretty weak.

Ryan and The Colony are hands down more talented and more prepared to play on any given night.
This is in no way trying to add sugar in the Ryan Kool-Aid or poison to the Guyer/Denton Kool Aid.
This is just a simple fact: This is probably the only sport where Ryan fans can flat our tell Guyer and Denton fans, "We are better than you," and smile big and not expect an argument.

BUT STILL the final two playoff spots in District 5-4A will make for an interesting race.
Denton and Little Elm (both 6-5) are tied for the third and fourth spots while a surging Guyer team is one game behind at 5-6.
Three games remain on the slate. Here is what is on tap for these three schools.
Denton: @Little Elm, @ Wichita Falls, Ryan at home.
Little Elm: Denton at home, Lake Dallas at home, @ The Colony.
Guyer:@ Ryan, The Colony at home, @ Wichita Falls Rider.

IT IS a long shot for any of these playoff contenders to beat Ryan or The Colony.
So with that being said I think the winner of the Denton-Little Elm game will make the playoffs.
That's an easy prediction.

Most likely the Wildcats will finish this stretch 1-2, even though Guyer coach Nathan Moses thinks his team is the scariest team in the district right now.
Guyer is playing hot but TC and Ryan are flat our better and scarier.

Guyer's best scenario and most realistic scenario to reach the playoffs is the Wildcats need Little Elm to beat Denton and Denton to lose to Wichita Falls and Ryan.
Then Guyer needs to beat Rider on the road the last night of the season. THAT game is must-win.
If that happens, the two teams will be tied for the fourth spot and will play a one-game playoff for a postseason seat.

Scenario two: If Denton beats Little Elm, which it did last month (Little Elm's Clifton Murphy did not play) and the Broncos then beat Wichita Falls, Guyer will hope that Little Elm loses to Lake Dallas (which will not happen) and The Colony.

I think Denton and Little Elm will get those two spots.
Guyer will be haunted by its loss to Denton two weeks ago.

But you never know. It should be interesting. What do you all think?

Yep, Ryan QB Scotty Young was named to the second-team offense, and Guyer DT Taylor Bible was named to the second-team defense.

Both players will sign with their respective colleges in the morning and these are just one more piece of icing on a huge piece of cake full of accolades. Congrats to both for their fine careers.