First of all, Ryan is going to have a decisive edge on the mound in Game 2 with Curtis Petersen going against who will likely be Kyle Estill. Estill is a good ball player, but Petersen is a different animal. That alone, I believe, will keep Ryan’s season going until Saturday.

After that, it’s anyone’s guess. These two teams are very evenly matched, despite what Thursday’s score indicates. Fossil Ridge got five hits with the top five batters in its lineup each getting one. Ryan got six hits with the top six batters in its lineup each getting one.

After my second trip out there today, I have some news to report: The offense has come alive.

It starts with the Wildcats' new man under center, J.W. Walsh. The head coach's son isn't the runner Jake Witt was, but Guyer's passing attack will be more lethal this season with Walsh behind center.

Offensive Player of the Year- Micah Foutch FR. (Denton Ryan)

Defensive Player of the Year- Whitney Haynes SR.. (Denton Ryan)

Pitcher of the Year- Brysten Luster SR. (Denton Ryan)

Catcher of the Year- Caitlin Wester SR. (W.F. Rider)

Newcomer of the Year- Amy Menge SR. (Denton High)

I was glad to see Kylee Crosek get MVP honors as a sophomore. Her numbers were ridiculous this season and what was really amazing about her year was that she never hit a slump -- like not even for a single game. I think she went 0-for once and even in that game she managed to reach base and score. That doesn't even account for her pitching numbers, which ranked near the top in the DFW area in Class 4A. I'd say Dooley's selection was a bit of a surprise, but the freshman put up some dazzling numbers from the leadoff spot.

While Ryan's Brysten Luster struggled toward the end of the year and into the playoffs, she did win a ton of big games in district this year, which definitely made her deserving of pitcher of the year.

As was first reported on this blog, Clark just had a little cartilage damage and he might not even need surgery. If he does, I reckon it'll just be a little scoping to clean things up, which shouldn't force him to miss any time.

He is, for sure, out for the spring, but I get the feeling that's just for precautionary reasons. If it were September and this happened, I think he'd be playing.

The Navarro commit is Fossil Ridge's top pitcher, and has wins in best-of-three series wins over Wichita Falls Rider and Arlington Heights. He has two home runs and a triple in the post season. He pitched Game 1 against Rider and Game 2 against Heights, so we'll have to wait and see if Fossil wants to pit him against Curtis Petersen or not.

The thing that sticks out to me about the Panthers is that they have pitching depth that can rival the Raiders. I think Ryan still gets a slight edge, but Fossil has good options in No. 2 Kyle Estill, who also has two wins in the Panthers' two sweeps. He outlasted TCU signee Walker Kelly in Game 1 against Heights in extra innings.

Fossil Ridge had a team earned-run average of 1.92, so you know Ryan's going to be tested at the plate. If the Raiders can get some base runners, I think they'll win.

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There were a number of opportunities for the Yellow Jackets to steal Game 3 from Ryan. Don't get me wrong, I think the Raiders are the better team, but Cleburne stepped up and it was ultimately Ryan's pitching depth that won it the series.

Which brings me to my next point. Bret Warnack certainly doesn't need my help, but if it were me, I'd start Young if the Raiders go to a Game 3 against Keller Fossil Ridge. With all due respect to Michael Braswell, Young was simply electric. His heat is too much for lower-order batters.

Ryan Salter, Will Nelson and Zach Voight have a chance to send the Raiders to the regional quarterfinals.

Richardson is about to accomplish a feat that even Detroit Lions receiver Roy Williams wasn't able to pull off for Odessa Permian after she won the 200-meters a few minutes ago. She's now won the 200 and the high jump, finished second in the 100 and the long jump and got third in the discus.

With her amazing performance, she has Rochelle sitting atop the team standings in 1A girls with just the 4x400 relay to go. All of the teams in striking distance of Richardson don't have mile relay teams. Pretty amazing feat, right there.

Ryan is tied with Cleburne, 2-2, heading into the seventh inning of Game 3. We're basically in an overtime situation where the next play, or the next mistake, can win the game. Cleburne has had issues with errors all year. We'll see if Ryan can catch a break and move on to face Keller Fossil Ridge.

Scotty Young is taking the mound for the top of the inning. The top of Cleburne's batting order is heading to the plate.

Today, Scotty Young took a piece of Braddock's mind by giving him a fast ball to the head. Braddock got the last laugh though as Bif Jones, running for Braddock, scored on a single by first baseman Shane Ingram to tie the game at 2-2.

Young came in and looked dominant while getting two quick outs to end the top of the fourth. Skoog made a dazzling throw to home plate after a pop fly to get Colby Boliver at home plate to end the top of the fourth.

Young is on the mound now in the fifth. Ryan leads 2-1.

Young doesn't see a lot of game time in district play, but there is a lot of buzz surrounding the sophomore. He has, as Joey Florence put it, a cannon for an arm. He will likely be Ryan's starting quarterback next year.

Let's see how he does.

Ryan has taken a 2-1 lead off another base-running bonanza, and with some help from the Yellow Jackets. Tom Robertson, running for Juan Gloria, scored after Will Nelson reached on an error by Cleburne's third baseman.

We are now in the fourth inning. Braswell is still on the mound.