I was channel surfing at home one day and discovered that the 2008-09 Football City Championship Game in which our Union Grove Grizzlies destroyed the Smith Leopards is being shown on Channel 200 of Time Warned Cable.
Channel 200 is Central Texas on Demand. When you turn on the channel it needs to load up first and then the channel will give you options. One of the options is High School Football. Select this options and it will show you the different school districts of the area. Select Killeen ISD and one of the game will be UGMS vs Smith, select this and it will play. The quality is very good, and it shows the whole game.
I watched it yesterday and it was great. GOOD JOB KISD AND TIME WARNER CABLE.
It is always great to see your see your former players.
Friday, while shopping at the HEB at Harker Heights, I saw Marvin Jackson. Marvin was our running back during the 2006-07 school year. He is probably the best running back I have ever coached. Not only could he make people miss, he was also willing to lower his shoulder and pound any defender foolish enough to try to tackle him. Besides being a great football player, he was also an exceptional track and field runner, that ran the 400 metes in 57 seconds in 7th grade. He was also part of the 7th Grade KISD Track and Field Championship Team for 2006-07.
Marvin will be a Sophomore at Harker Heights High School this coming school year (2009-2010) and more than likely will be playing Varsity Football.
Coach Morales and Wife Rosie at Floyd Casey Stadium
UT vs Baylor-11/14/09
Coach Morales, Coach Balsinger and Matt Balsinger at Floyd Casey Stadium for the Football Game
Dos MAS
Coach Morales and Coach Balsinger
Hook 'Em Horns
Coach Morales and Rosie Morales at the Baylor vs UT Game
Coach Morales with Roy Miller
Roy Miller DT #99-University of Texas was an 8th Grade Science student of mine at Smith Middle School 2000-01. Roy was drafted this year to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But, what makes me the proudest about Roy is the fact that he earned his degree while at UT graduating a semester early. GO BIG ROY!!!
Bruce Cox with Roy Miller
Bruce Cox is somebody that I consider a mentor when it comes to athletics. The years we spent together at Smith were a great learning experience for me and he introduced to many of the nuances of football. Here Bruce is talking with Roy Miller during UT Spring Practice.
UGMS 7th Grade Boys Track and Field Records
Union Grove Middle School 7th Grade Track Records
Event Record Athlete Date Shot Put 40'11.75" Tyrone Newson 5/03/08 Districts (LBS)
Long Jump 17'10" Tony Thomas 4/25/09 Districts (LBS)
Triple Jump 36'5" Tony Thomas 4/25/09 Districts (LBS)
Pole Vault 8'0" Ethan Roden 4/22/08 Districts (LBS) Caleb Dean 4/25/09 Districts (LBS) Micah Vickers 4/07/09 TriMeet (SHS)
High Jump 5'0" Jordan Bell 5/05/06 Districts (LBS) Greg Haynes 3/24/07 City Meet (EHS) Cameron Mayo 4/14/07 Districts (EHS) Drew Smelser 4/16/08 Triangular Meet(EHS)
2400m Run 8:39.95 JT Gilmore 4/21/07 Districts (LBS)
400m Relay 48.97 Marvin Jackson Thomas Cherry Gregory Haynes Cameron Mayo 3/24/07 City Track Meet (EHS)
100m Dash 11.88 Jonas Lanier 5/05/06 Districts (LBS)