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Argyle’s Wilson joins Sizelove, commits to Kansas State

 

Argyle junior defensive back Connor Wilson wrapped his college search when he orally committed to Kansas State. Wilson was an AP first-team selection last fall. (Al Key/Denton Record-Chronicle)

A day after Argyle junior linebacker Sam Sizelove orally committed to Kansas State, teammate and junior defensive back Connor Wilson quickly followed suit.

Argyle head coach Todd Rodgers confirmed on Sunday that Wilson has orally committed to become a member of the Wildcats’ 2014 signing class.

Of course, oral commitments are non-binding. The first day a member of the class of 2014 can sign with a school is Feb. 5, 2014.

It’s Argyle’s third Football Bowl Subdivision commitment this spring. Junior Ian Sadler committed to Texas Tech last week.

We had figured for at least a week that Wilson and Sizelove were planning on committing to K-State. Wilson, 6-2, moved to Argyle from Coppell last year and he put up big numbers in the Eagles’ secondary.

He had 126 tackles, eight interceptions, five pass break-ups, one forced fumble and four fumble recoveries. He was huge for the Argyle secondary last year and missed the team’s playoff loss against Gilmer because of a hip-related injury.

He was also an Associated Press first-team all-state selection, further solidifying his status as one of Class 3A’s best defensive backs.

Sizelove was another highly sought-after recruit. Sizelove compiled a team-high 140 tackles and had three forced fumbles last season.

He’s a very impressive linebacker and held offers from places like Baylor, Iowa State, and North Texas, his dad’s alma mater.

His power can be seen below, when he wiped out former Celina senior and current Texas center Jake Raulerson last season on a punt return (the sideline reaction toward the end of the video is outstanding).

Argyle’s Ian Sadler commits to Texas Tech

Argyle's Ian Sadler (5) orally committed to Texas Tech today. The junior wide receiver was a big threat for the Eagles all season. (Mike Mezuel II/For the Denton Record-Chronicle)

National Signing Day isn’t coming up anytime soon, but Argyle wide reciever/punter/running back/insert position here Ian Sadler already knows where he’s going to sign next February.

According to multiple reports, Sadler committed to Texas Tech today at their spring game. Sadler, if you don’t remember, was a very strong candidate to win the DRC all-area MVP award. 

If you need a refresher on his stats, here’s what they were after last season.

51 carries for 404 yards, 15 TDs, 1 fumble lost; 50 catches for 1,050 yards and 12 TDs; 3-for-5 for 100 yards and 1 TD passing; 9 kickoff returns, 35.6 yards per return, 2 TDs; 15 punt returns, 31.1 yards per return, 4 TDs; 40.4 yards per punt with eight inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

That’s right. He’s also not a bad punter. And you know you’ve done something right when you have one of the top current Texas Country artists give you an unsolicited shout-out.

Not too shabby, Sadler. We’ll have more about this later on in the week. But until then, watch below.


 

Baseball Polls: Argyle at No.5 in Class 3A

In the Texas HS Baseball Coaches Association poll that was released today, the Argyle Eagles landed a spot in the middle of the Class 3A Rankings.

The Eagles are slotted No. 5 in 3A in the latest poll. Lake Dallas received some votes for the Class 4A poll but couldn’t crack the Top 10.

Flower Mound Marcus, the team that rolled through Ryan on Tuesday night, is ranked No.3 in Class 5A. Marcus (15-1) had Ryan overmatched on Tuesday night. Right-handed pitcher Conner Dotson pitched a no-hitter against Ryan. The Raiders were luckily to get a bat on the ball against Dotson, who will probably inflict the same anguish on the rest of District 5-5A that he did against Ryan.

Unfortunately for the Raiders, they will still have to face Marcus two more times this season.

Looking at the rankings, there weren’t any other local teams in the Top 10 in their respective classes. If you want to peek at them yourself, here’s where the state polls can be found. Just click on the small “polls” link on the left side.

 

The Fantastic 4: No. 2 Argyle vs. Abilene Wylie

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Argyle's Alyssa Bruton, seen here spiking a ball past an Abilene Wylie player, was one of the players in one of the year's most thrilling games. Wylie defeated Argyle in a five-set thriller. (Stan Olszewski/The Dallas Morning News)

In the middle of the Class 3A state volleyball semifinals against Abilene Wylie, Argyle setter  Blair O’Brien looked into the bleachers housing the vocal Lady Eagles fan base.

Argyle trailed Wylie two sets to none and was on the brink of being eliminated by the unofficial favorites to win the state championship, and O’Brien looked into the stands as the Argyle fans began the “I believe that we will win” chant. You know, this chant.

(side note: now that it seems like every high school is mimicking this, the chant is slowly becoming less cool and more annoying. Anyways, back to the topic).

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Weekend recap: Last Team Standing

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Guyer wide receiver Ellis Jefferson escapes a tackle from an Aledo defender last week at Northwest I.S.D. Stadium. The Arizona State pledge has stepped up his game in a big way this postseason, thanks in large part to the fact he's actually starting to get the ball now that games are closer and more hotly contested. (MIKE MEZEUL II/SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR )

After losing to Argyle for the last two years, the Gilmer Buckeyes finally figured out how to stop Argyle from kicking Gilmer out of the playoffs like a guest that had overstayed their welcome.

And out in Midland, Guyer kept its grand hopes of winning a state title alive after beating the  Amarillo Sandies (Solid nickname) at Grande Communications Stadium. Here’s the recap by Adam Boedeker and I.

Class 4A Division I regional semifinal

Guyer 38, Amarillo 30

Adam Boedeker: I’ll tell you what, I was thoroughly impressed with both of these teams. It was a clean game with minimal penalties and only one turnover. That turnover, in fact, was a pretty key that I totally forgot to mention in my game story. Amarillo fumbled on the game’s first offensive snap and Domenic Pickering recovered giving Guyer a short field to take an easy 7-0 lead right off the bat. At that point, it seemed the expected rout was on. Boy, was I and a lot of other people wrong. Amarillo came to play, and did everything they had to do to give themselves a chance, except finish drives.

The Sandies came away with three field goals after dominating Guyer in time of possession (which was their goal). They out-gained Guyer and had more first downs. But Guyer came up big when it counted and got huge games from D.J. Breedlove, Jerrod Heard and Ellis Jefferson. On the defensive end, Guyer was gassed at times and struggled at times, but Terence Belton was a man out there.

Ben Baby: If you’re going to beat a team as strong as Guyer, you’re going to need to score a few touchdowns in order to hang with one of 4A’s best teams.

Stalling out inside the red zone isn’t going to help matters. At all.

Let’s see: Amarillo had three drives ending inside the Guyer 15-yard line and came away with short field goals on all three trips. That won’t cut it.

Amarillo only had one turnover, only punted the ball once and had more total yards than Guyer. But the Wildcats, behind QB Jerrod Heard’s 155 rushing yards, strolled to the victory.

We’ll see how good both Guyer and Birdville are when they play next week. Winner plays Tyler John Tyler in the state semifinals.

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Argyle vs. Gilmer, Part III

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Argyle will look to continue the streak Austin Aune (2) started two years ago and top Gilmer for the third straight year. (David Minton/Denton Record-Chronicle)

It’s almost that time of year again. You know, the time of year when we start figuring who’s holiday gifts we’re going to return, who is going to have to put up with “those” in-laws and what resolutions we plan on breaking in 2013.

Oh, and it’s also time for Argyle and Gilmer to play some postseason football. This year, that might be one of the best presents anybody could ask for.

The two teams meet for the third straight year, and this year has the chance to produce the best game of the three meetings. And the hype has been around for more than a week, producing a heated 22-page forum thread (click at your own peril).

So, I feel it’s only fitting to recap the first two meetings for any newcomers to what’s becoming one of the state’s best 3A rivalries.

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AP state football polls: Argyle enters top 10, Guyer holds steady

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After opening the season with a loss against Abilene Wylie, Argyle jumps back up into the Associated Press Class 3A state rankings, taking the No.10 spot this week. The Eagles are coming off a  42-6 win romp against Dallas Wilmer-Hutchins.

Guyer holds steady at No.14, meaning the voters weren’t impressed with Guyer’s blowout of Azle. Go figure.

In other interesting news, Coppell, Ryan’s District 5-5A opponent, shocked Allen last week and is ranked fifth by the AP in Class 5A. Frisco Centennial, the only team to beat Lake Dallas this season, entered the Class 4A polls at No.10 this week.

And yes, somebody is still voting Wichita Falls Rider as the best team in 4A. I still don’t see it, but then again, what do I know?

Here is The Associated Press high school poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and the team’s ranking in last week’s poll:

Class 5A
School Total Points Prv
1. Katy (17) (4-0) 231 1
2. DeSoto (6) (5-0) 210 3
3. Cibolo Steele (5-0) 178 4
4. Abilene (5-0) 143 5
5. Coppell (5-0) 135 9
6. Galena Park North Shore (1) (5-0) 125 6
7. Southlake Carroll (3-1) 94 7
8. Allen (4-1) 80 2
9. Lake Travis (4-1) 58 8
10. Dallas Skyline (3-1) 31 10

Others receiving votes: 11, Smithson Valley 12. 12, Hewitt Midway 11. 13, Mesquite 8. 14, Euless Trinity 3. 15, Arlington Bowie 1.

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