2016 State 7-on-7 Tournament

COLLEGE STATION -- At the end of a scorching Saturday afternoon on the blazing artificial turf, the John Tyler 7-on-7 team walked away short of reaching the championship game. It was more about the journey. Following a perfect run through pool play Friday, John Tyler reeled off three consecutive wins in the single-elimination championship bracket -- a couple of the epic variety...

COLLEGE STATION -- The nice thing about Lufkin's Saturday in College Station is that you can make a case it was a better outcome than last year's run to the Division I Texas State 7-on-7 Championships' consolation title. That's not something that immediately flew over well with the Panthers though. They got bounced by Lewisville Hebron, 35-30, after giving up the go-ahead touchdown with about a mi

COLLEGE STATION -- The Tyler Grace Community Cougars made quite a splash this summer during the 7-on-7 season. First it was a run to the TAPPS state tournament semifinals, followed by a memorable performance Friday at the Texas State 7-on-7 Championships...

COLLEGE STATION -- Konrad Eichelman turned in a second impressive Division II Texas State 7-on-7 Championships performance in as many days, guiding Harmony on a two-play, 45-yard drive for a last-minute score Friday against Midland Greenwood for a round of 16 date with Carthage. Eichelman caught two passes from quarterback Spencer Seahorn and scored to help the Eagles escape the first round by a s

COLLEGE STATION -- It's not hard to fathom a Lufkin-Lancaster game being the state's Game of the Week should the two teams ever run across each other. Friday's meeting between the two sides at the Division I Texas State 7-on-7 Championships garnered a little less attention, but it was an eye-opening experience for Panthers fans. The Pack bombed away at Lancaster's defense and cruised to a 41-26 wi

COLLEGE STATION -- Carthage head football coach Scott Surratt will be the first to declare that state championships in December aren't won during the preceding summer 7-on-7 competition. And he should know. Four state championships since 2008 are proof of that...

COLLEGE STATION -- Just a few weeks removed from high school graduation, Jarod Blissett is getting a jump-start on what he hopes is a long and successful career. As a coach. Blissett, who passed for more than 4,000 yards as a senior in leading Carthage to the Class 4A Division I semifinals last season, has been working the sidelines this summer as the Bulldogs' 7-on-7 coach...

The following are results from pool play at the Division II state 7-on-7 tournament Thursday at Veterans Athletic Park and Complex in College Station.   Pool C Wimberley 30, White Oak 27 Bay City 33, White Oak 21 White Oak 26, Van Horn 20 (White Oak advances to consolation bracket)   Pool E Harmony 39, Fairfield 27 Harmony 50, Odem 44 Mineral Wells 26, Harmony 0 (Harmony advances to championshi

East Texas will have three representatives in the Division I bracket, which consists of schools with an enrollment that correlates with the UIL’s distinction for Class 5A and above. The top two finishers in each pool play advance to Saturday’s championship bracket, while the bottom two will enter the consolation bracket...

The Texas State 7-on-7 Championships begin Thursday from College Station’s Veterans Park and Athletic Complex with Division II pool play. East Texas will have six representatives in the Division II bracket, which consists of schools with an enrollment that correlates with the UIL’s distinction for Class 4A and below...