COLEMAN YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS
11/29/2007
Coleman was well-represented this year in the Big Country Youth Football League. The three divisions which included Mighty Mights coached by Jeff Hammonds, Junior Pee-Wee coached by Cody Norris, and Pee Wee coached by Lee Wayne West, played tough schedules including teams from Abilene, Wylie, and Sweetwater.

The Mighty Might Bluecats finished their season by playing for the Championship Title in the “Superbowl”. They were defeated in a hard fought game against Sweetwater (which was the team that they had their only other loss to earlier in the season), and finished their season with the second place trophy.

The Junior Pee Wee Bluecats, who were outsized by almost every team they faced, were knocked out in the first round of playoffs. It should be noted, however, that the Abilene Raiders team that defeated them (by one point) went on to win the division championship.

In the Pee Wee division, Coach West’s team advanced all the way to round 3 of the playoffs before being beat out, earning them the 4th place spot in their division.

Congratulations to the boys who all played with so much heart, the coaches who put in so much time and effort, and the parents and fans who gave so much support!

Katts Lose First Game in Dublin
11/29/2007
The Bluekatts lost their first game in the Dublin Dr. Pepper Tournament Thursday morning to the Dublin Lady Lions 54-45. The Katts came out flat and sluggish through the first half with points hard to come by.

The Bluekatt team in the second half played much better and tied the game 25-25 with 3:46 left in the third quarter. It was back and forth the rest of the way with the Katts trailing 46-45 with 2:20 left in the game. Dublin hit a 3 point shot down the stretch which opened the lead with a little over one minute left, a lead the Katts could not overcome.

Since there are three schools in the tournament that still have teams in the football playoffs, the tournament schedule is a little uncertain at this time. The Katts could play Hays Lehman or Glen Rose on Friday morning then play again on Friday night but won't play on Saturday.

Bluecats Score on Big Plays to End Crane's Season
11/26/2007
It was "big plays" by the Bluecats that sent the Crane Golden Cranes to basketball season. Coleman defeated Crane 33-22 Friday night in San Angelo to win the gold Area Championship trophy. Here is how the scoring went:
* TD #1 took place with 5:57 left in the 1st Quarter - Bronson Buzzard scored on an 8 yd. run. Oscar Villeda kicked the point after to give the Bluecats an early 7-0 lead. The impressive thing about the drive was the Bluecats kept the ball for half the first quarter and methodically drove the ball down the field and made a statement early in the game.
* TD #2 was the first "big play" of the night for the Bluecats when Colton Buzzard through a 64 yard scoring pass to Stanley Cole. A two-point conversion attempt failed making the score 13-0.
* TD #3 was an 8 yard run by QB Colton Buzzard with 1:54 left in the first half. A two point conversion failed again making the score 19-0.
* TD #4 was a 37 yard pass from Chisum to Esparza to put Crane on the scoreboard. The PAT was good making the score 19-7.
* TD #5 was a Crane pass from Chisum to Esparza. The PAT pulled Crane within five points, 19-14.
* TD #6 was an amazing 77 yard run (shown above) by Bluecat QB Colton Buzzard with 11:46 left in the game. Oscar Villeda's kick made the score 26-14.
* TD #7 was a 50 yard pass from Colton Buzzard to Dalton DeLeon with 10:20 left in the game. Villeda's extra point made the score 33-14.
* TD #8 belonged to Crane, an fumble recovery returned 86 yards for a touchdown by Carrasco. The two point conversion made the score 33-22, the final.

There were other highlights too. In the first quarter, when Crane attempted a 4th and 7 play, a good tackle by Anthony Morales halted Crane's drive and gave the ball back to Coleman. The end result was Coleman's second TD of the game.
Dallas Patton recovered a Crane fumble in the second half. Stanley Cole intercepted a Lloyd Chisum pass in the 4th quarter which set up a Bluecat score. Cole then intercepted another Crane pass moments later. Bronson Buzzard intercepted a Chisum pass on the goal line and returned the ball to the 35.

Team Stats
First Downs - Coleman 15, Crane 9
Total Yards Offense - Coleman 508, Crane 234
Total Offensive Plays - Coleman 63 averaging 8.1 yards per play, Crane 44 averaging 5.3 yards per play
Total Rushing Yards - Coleman 310, Crane 46
Total Passing Yards - Coleman 198, Crane 188
Fumbles - Coleman 2, Crane 1
Interceptions - Crane 3, Coleman 0
Penalties - Coleman 4 for 30 yards, Crane 6 for 70 yards

Individual Stats
Colton Buzzard - 7 of 13 passing for 198 yards
Colton Buzzard - 9 rushes for 134 yards
Brandon Worsham - 21 carries for 85 yards (#44 shown above with ball)
Bronson Buzzard - 16 carries for 78 yards
Dalton DeLeon - 5 catches for 73 yards

Bluecats Defeat Crane for Area Title
11/24/2007
The Coleman Bluecats set the tempo of the game with a long opening drive which ended in a touchdown, played tenacious defense and scored on big plays to romp over the Crane Golden Cranes 33-22.
The next stop on the Bluecat journey through the playoffs is the Regional Championship game with either Canadian or Childress who play at 2:00pm Saturday in Canyon. We should know where and when the next Bluecat game will be by Saturday evening and will post the information here on the website.

Crane Golden Cranes Year at a Glance
(courtesy Terry's Sports Page)
31-AUG at McCamey Won 27-19
7-SEP vs Greenwood Lost 17-14
14-SEP vs Iraan Won 27-13
21-SEP at Junction Won 47-0
27-SEP vs Midland JV Won 42-14
5-OCT OPEN DATE
12-OCT vs Kermit Won 24-7
19-OCT at Ozona Won 36-14
26-OCT vs Reagan County Won 49-22
2-NOV vs Alpine Won 27-0
9-NOV at Van Horn Won 43-0
Bi-District vs Comfort Won 50-21
AREA vs Coleman

Katts Lose to Eula
11/21/2007
Callahan County hasn't been too friendly to Coleman Bluekatt basketball in recent days.

The Katts lost to Clyde last Saturday morning and lost again Tuesday night to Eula, 45-38.
Eula jumped out to an early lead and pressed the Katts and while Coleman mounted a comeback in the third quarter, it wasn't enough. The Katts are now 2-2. They play next in the Dublin Tournament at the end of next week.

The Bluekatt JV girls were successful in Eula. They defeated the Lady Pirates 35-20.

Coleman Country Club Christmas Party Dec. 15th
Workday December 1st
11/21/2007 (by SuJo McKee)
The Coleman Country Club would like to extend a special invitation to all members and their families for the annual White Elephant Christmas Party. The party will be held Saturday, December 15th at 7 P.M. at the Coleman Country Club’s Clubhouse.

All members are encouraged to bring an unmarked, wrapped gift ($10 maximum) for the Chinese gift game, your beverage of choice and a finger food snack. In addition to the gift game, food and fun, music will also be provided. Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend this year’s Christmas party! Contact SuJo at 625-3690 for any questions.

The Club would also like to encourage all members to attend a workday to be held at the golf course Saturday, December 1st at 8 A.M. Projects that need to be completed include trimming trees, top-dressing greens, plugging greens, cleaning up the lake area, repairing the floor in the ice machine room, and repairing equipment. Please bring tools, saws, rakes, etc to enable the completion of these projects. Participation by all members is needed in order to improve our golf course.

For more information on the Coleman Country Club, please visit the website at www.colemancountryclub.com  or call the pro-shop at 625-2922.

Good Luck Bluecats
11/21/2007
Good luck to all the football players when y'all play Crane. I believe in all of y'all.

Destiny

Coleman - Haskell Pictures On-Line
11/19/2007
Terry Thompson of CenTex Photos was at the Bluecat game against Haskell last Saturday night and took LOTS of wonderful pictures he is glad to share on his site. Enjoy and thanks a million Terry!

Click the link below:

Bluecats Win Bi-District Title
11/18/2007
For the fourth consecutive year, the Coleman Bluecats are Bi-District Champions. Saturday night, the Bluecats and Haskell Indians returned to Cisco where, one year ago, Coleman defeated Haskell in three overtimes. This year, it took only four quarters for the Bluecats to win another gold trophy, 17 to 7. 

When Glen Edington returned a Haskell kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, that seemed to be the spark Coleman needed.

After a scoreless first quarter, Haskell put together a nice 13 play scoring drive which culminated with a 2 yard pass from Weston Rutkowski to Aaron Rodriguez. The point after gave Haskell a 7 to 0 lead but on the ensuing kickoff, Coleman's Glen Edington caught the ball on the 15 and took an angle to the Haskell sideline and turned on the after burners for a retaliatory score only 13 seconds after Haskell scored. Oscar Villeda added the extra point and the game went to half tied 7 to 7.

For that matter, the game remained tied 7 to 7 through the third quarter. It wasn't until the Bluecats unreeled a 12 play drive which ended on a fourth and goal play from the one. In a make it or give the ball back to Haskell scenario, Bluecat #32 Stanley Cole was not going to be denied as he ran off tackle left and launched into the end zone  for the go ahead score with 9:17 left in the game. Villeda's extra point gave the Bluecats a 14 to 7 lead.

What seemed to drive the nail in the coffin for the Indians was the next series when the Bluecat defense stopped Haskell short on fourth down, giving the Bluecats the ball. The next series ended on a 21 yard Oscar Villeda field goal with 3:22 left making the score 17 to 7, the final.

Game Stats
First Downs - Coleman 13, Haskell 5
Rushing - Coleman 41 carries for 176 yards, Haskell 32 carries for 104
Passing - Coleman's Colton Buzzard was 5 of 9 for 41 yards and no interceptions. Haskell's Weston Rutkowski was 6 of 12 for 33 yards and two interceptions. The picks were made by Dalton DeLeon and Anthony Morales.
Punts - Coleman's Jordan Robinson punted 4 times for a 33 yard average. Haskell's Rutkowski punted 6 times for a 38 yard average.
Fumbles - Both teams had one but both retained possession
Penalties - Coleman 2 for 10 yards, Haskell 2 for 10 yards

Individual Stats
Bluecat Rushing - Brandon Worsham 14 for 95 yards, Bronson Buzzard 14 for 37 yards, Colton Buzzard 10 for 42 yards, Glen Edington 3 for 2 yards, Stanley Cole 1 for 1 yard (a TD).
Bluecat Receiving - Bronson Buzzard 2 for 7 yards, Glen Edington 1 for 6 yards and Dalton DeLeon 2 for 28 yards.

Waiting for the Bluecats are the Crane Golden Cranes, the outright champion from District 7-AA in West Texas. Crane is 10-1 with their only loss to Midland Greenwood in week 2. Their district victories were all decisive against Kermit, Ozona, Reagan County, Alpine and Van Horn. Crane beat Comfort 50-21 in Bi-District.

Bluecat Stats vs. Jim Ned
11/12/2007
1st downs - Coleman 20, Jim Ned 12
Total Offensive Yards - Coleman 497, Jim Ned 262
Total Offensive Plays - Coleman 60 averaging 8.3 yards per play, Jim Ned 53, averaging 4.9 yards per play
Total Rushing Yards - Coleman 388, Jim Ned 177
Total Rushing Plays (avg. yds per play) - Coleman 48 - 8.1, Jim Ned 32 - 5.5
Fumbles Lost - Coleman 0, Jim Ned 1
Total Passing Yards - Coleman completed 8 of 12 for 109, Jim Ned completed 7 of 21 for 85
Punting - Coleman 2 for 27 yd avg, Jim Ned 2 for 35 yd. avg.
Penalties - Coleman 10 for 90 yards, Jim Ned 2 for 20 yards

Scoring
Coleman - 2nd Q - 20yds pass from Colton Buzzard to Dalton DeLeon - Oscar Villeda PAT - 7-0
Jim Ned - 2nd Q - 63 yd. run by Jordan Coffman - Frankie Rohr PAT - 7-7
Coleman - 2nd Q - 21 yd. Oscar Villeda Field Goal - 10-7

Coleman - 3rd Q - 16 yd. Colton Buzzard run - Villeda PAT - 17-7
Coleman - 3rd Q - 2yd pass Colton Buzzard to Jamal Agbor - Villeda PAT - 24-7
Coleman - 3rd Q - 3 yd Brandon Worsham run - Villeda PAT - 31-7

Jim Ned - 4th Q - 2 yd. Joseph Mayfield run - 31-13
Coleman - 4th Q - 52 yd. Colton Buzzard run - Villeda PAT - 38-13
Coleman - 4th Q - 8 yd. pass Colton Buzzard to Dalton DeLeon - Villeda PAT - 45-13
Jim Ned - 4th Q - 1 yd. run by Joseph Mayfield - Rohr PAT - 45-20

INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing
Bronson Buzzard - 26 carries for 212 yards
Colton Buzzard - 11 carries for 144 yards
Brandon Worsham - 7 carries for 26 yards
Stanley Cole - 2 carries for 4 yards
Glen Edington - 2 carries for 2 yards

Receiving
Dalton DeLeon - 6 catches for 72 yards
Glen Edington - 1 catch for 35 yards
Jamal Agbor - 1 catch for 2 yards

Passing
Colton Buzzard - 8 of 12 for 109 yards and 1 INT

Katts Defeat Veribest
11/10/2007
The Bluekatt basketball season is underway with games played Saturday morning at the Coleman High School Gym.

In the varsity game, the Katts defeated the Veribest Lady Falcons 46-21.  Scoring for the Katts were Cheyenne Turner 8, Erin Strickland 8, Carissa Zarate 6, Nicole Heath 5, Amanda Gober 5, Sarah Lofton 4, Casie Swening 4, Jessica Morales 4, Rene Salas 2. Rynn Norris and Tabitha Terrell also saw playing time against Veribest. 

The Katt JV played the Abilene High freshmen and lost by only a few points.

The next game for the Katts will be at Winters Tuesday.  The JV will play at 5:00pm and the Varsity at 6:30pm.

We're In - We're Back - How 'Bout Them Bluecats !!
11/9/2007
When it mattered most, the Coleman Bluecats poured it on and beat a good Jim Ned team 45-20 Friday night in Tuscola to claim third place in District 6AA and advance to the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. After a close game at halftime, the Bluecats blew it open in the third quarter and never looked back.  The Bluecats now face Haskell in a rematch of the Bi-District game last year when Coleman beat the Indians in 3 overtimes.

Around 6AA

Early beat Ballinger 27-24 in overtime.
Bangs beat Wall 40-20.

Six-Man Scores
Santa Anna played May close but in the end, the Tigers won 64-52 which knocked Santa Anna out of the playoffs.

The Novice Hornets lost their last game of the year to Lohn by the final of 91-46.

Thursday Night Football Scores - 3 Wins for the Good Guys
11/9/2007

Coleman JV 34, Jim Ned JV 14

Coleman 8th Grade 22, Jim Ned 14

Coleman 7th Grade 28, Jim Ned 0

To anyone who ordered a ‘Cat PAW’ at the Early game!
11/6/2007
You will need to pay before the paws will be made. The person making them does not want to get stuck with leftover material or paws. Please give money to Misty Brooks 809 W. Liveoak St. after 5 or on weekends, or M-F 8-5 at 213 Commercial Ave. If you have any questions, call, home- 625-2077 work- 625-2053 cell 636-8087.  Thank you!

Bearcats Best the Bluecats
11/3/2007The Ballinger Bearcats blocked a point-after attempt in overtime to hang on to beat the Coleman Bluecats 14 to 13 Friday night at Hufford Field.

The game was tied 7 to 7 and with seven seconds left when a 31 yard Bluecat field goal attempt was blocked which sent the game into overtime.

In the overtime period, Ballinger scored first on a 12 yard run by Rodriguez then kicked the point after making the score 14 to 7.

Coleman then scored on a four yard Colton Buzzard touchdown on a 4th down play and only needed to convert the point after but it was blocked again by Ballinger, ending the game.

In the first half, the Bluecats didn't have the same offensive spark we've seen all year long but managed to keep Ballinger from scoring in the first half. The only score in the first 24 minutes was a 15 yard pass from Colton Buzzard to Dalton DeLeon. Oscar Villeda's extra point made the halftime score Coleman 7, Ballinger 0.

The Bearcats didn't waste any time scoring in the second half as Rodriguez ran for a 58 yard touchdown with 10:25 left in the 3rd quarter. The extra point tied the game 7 to 7.

Between 10:25 in the 3rd and 10:57 in the 4th quarter, there was plenty of defense and punting by both sides. Ballinger fumbled a punt return which was recovered by N'difone Agbor that gave the Bluecats a spark. That helped set up a 35 yard field goal by Oscar Villeda which barely missed to the left, keeping the score tied. The Bluecats again put up a good defensive stand to hold the Bearcats in check. The rest of the game is described above.


Early, with a 42-7 victory over San Saba, is still undefeated in district. Ballinger is now 5-1 while Coleman drops to 4-2.

District 6AA Scores from Friday, November 2
11/2/2007

* Ballinger 14, Coleman 13 in OT
* Bangs 38, Grape Creek 12
* Wall 28, Jim Ned 27
* Early 42, San Saba 7

Santa Anna Beats Panther Creek
11/3/2007
The playoff bound Santa Anna Mountaineers held the upper hand Friday night at Panther Creek. The final score was Santa Anna 66 and Panther Creek 18.

3 Panthers Advance to Regional Cross Country Meet
11/1/2007
Cassie Philpot, Benton Warren and John Warren advanced to the Region II Cross Country Meet in Arlington to be held Saturday, November 3rd. Good luck to each of you!

Panther Creek Cross Country District Results

8th grade girls
Stephannie Bledsoe 11th (15:10)
Chelsea Day 34th (18:29)
Hailea Smith 45th (20:10)

JV Girls
Lisa Banfill 2nd (16:09)

Varsity Girls
Cassie Philpot 4th (14:23)
Nancy Meyer 12th (14:46)
Jessica Jamison 35th (16:20)
Shayna Keeney 48th (18:40)

Varsity Boys
Benton Warren 3rd (16:32)
John Warren 8th (17:31)
Aaron Warren 25th (21:12)

Shown Above left to right:  Coach Fitzpatrick, Benton Warren, Cassie Philpot, John Warren

Bluecats Fall to Early
10/26/2007
In a battle between the two heavyweight contenders of district 6AA, the Early Longhorns prevailed Friday night 20-18 on their home turf, handing the Coleman Bluecats their first loss of the season. Coleman is now 7-1 and 4-1 in district.

Coleman scored first with 8:55 in the 1st quarter on a 30 yard field goal by Oscar Villeda.

After both teams traded punts twice, Early scored on a 34 yard field goal by Mitchell Bailey with :34 left in the 1st quarter to tie the game 3 to 3.

Coleman then punted on their next possession, followed by a good defensive stand to stop an Early drive. The next Coleman series ended in a punt but the Bluecats got the ball back when Colton Buzzard intercepted a Nick Lyle pass.

The Bluecats cashed in on the take-away on a 27 yard field goal by Villeda with 2:20 left in the 2nd quarter, Coleman leading 6 to 3.

Then, with :22 left before the half, Early's Collin Rome scored a touchdown on a 10 yard run, followed by the PAT, giving Early a 10 to 6 halftime lead.

In the 3rd quarter, Early wasted no time scoring as Rome ran in from 5 yards out. The PAT was good giving Early a 17 to 6 advantage.

On the next Bluecat possession, the Longhorn's Shane Morris intercepted a Colton Buzzard pass which set up the next Early score, a 25 yard field goal by Bailey with :51 left in the 3rd quarter giving Early a 20 to 6 lead.

On the ensuing kickoff, Early recovered an on-side kick and kept the ball, but later in the drive, Bailey missed a 36 yard field goal.

The Bluecat's biggest drive of the night was filled with edge of your seat plays. Glen Edington (#22 shown above) had a good run to begin the drive, Colton Buzzard connected with Corbin Brooks on a 4th down and 3 pass which led to a 10 yard touchdown pass from Buzzard to Brooks with 11:34 remaining in the game. The PAT was blocked by Early, recovered by Coleman making the score 20-12.

Early punted on their next offensive series, Coleman was intercepted by Rome, Early had to punt again then the play of the game happened for the Bluecats. Quarterback Colton Buzzard broke free on an 80 yard run and scored with 3:37 left in the game.

Down by 2 points, the Bluecats tried a pass from Colton Buzzard to Bronson Buzzard which fell just short, leaving Early ahead 20-18.


Above:  Colton Buzzard headed for a score

With no timeouts, Early got the ball back but their series ended in a punt.

Coleman had one more opportunity with one timeout and about two minutes to work with. As Colton Buzzard scrambled for yardage, an Early player slapped the ball out of his hand, the Longhorns recovered the fumble and ran out the clock to beat the Bluecats 20 to 18. 

The Bluecats return home to face the Ballinger Bearcats next Friday night, their final home game of the year. Come on out and support the Bluecats in their bid for the playoffs.

Photo at Right:  This photo by Gary Strickland shows Corbin Brooks making a catch during the Early game.

Around District 6AA Friday Night:
Ballinger beat Wall 24-20
Jim Ned beat Grape Creek 34-14
Bangs beat San Saba 60-21

Around Coleman County Friday Night:
Santa Anna was open
Novice lost to Paint Rock 66-6
Panther Creek lost to Blanket 70-23

CCC 2007 Club Champion is Tom Burns
Past winners needed!
10/25/2007
The Coleman Country Club hosted their annual Club Championship tournament this weekend. Tom Burns took top honors this year as Club Champion. Mike Stith finished second and Craig Duquette third in the Championship Flight. In the First Flight, Larry Rose finished first, Ron Shahan second and Wes Adams third. Second Flight winners were Fred Stewart first, Joe Lee Rose second and Johnny Todd third.

The Country Club would like to thank all participants who came out and competed this year and hopes that more members will take part in the tournament next year. Attempts to update the plaques for the Club Championships in both the men’s and women’s division are in the works, but help is needed. Club Champions from the past 7 years need to be identified. If you won the Championship or know who the winners were, please contact SuJo McKee at sujoali@verizon.net  or by phone at 625-3690. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

The Country Club would also like to welcome Ron Shahan as a new member.

For more information on the Coleman Country Club, please visit the website at www.colemancountryclub.com  or call the pro-shop at 625-2922.