What up Texas?

[DevilDog]

Texas Athletics wins 2023-24 Division I LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup

The Longhorns are the nation’s top all-sports program for the third time in the last four years.

AUSTIN, Texas — On the strength of two National Championships and three NCAA runner-up finishes, The University of Texas has won the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup for the third time in the last four years, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced Wednesday morning, along with releasing the finalized point totals. During the 2023-24 season, the Longhorns amassed 1,377.00 points to win the Cup while Stanford finished in second place at 1,312.75 points.

[DevilDog]

@Horsefly @Mr. Football

There are some intriguing cross classification games 4A - 6A.  Splitting 5A has given us a lot of top 4A and top 6A playing this class often separated by a couple of weeks.  I will post most of them as the season gets close.  One example . 5A Power C.C. Miller plays 6A Power Desoto in WK#3 and 4A power Cuero the next week.  No doubt SOC has the toughest schedule in Tx.  They play these 6A guys in the 1st 3wks.  N.S.  Dville and Lobos.  5A Abilene plays 4A Stephenville and 6A Permian, S.A. Central and Midland Legacy who has been good the past 4- 5 years.  Just a few.  Carthage vs 6A

[Horsefly]

12 minutes ago, DevilDog said:

@Horsefly @Mr. Football

There are some intriguing cross classification games 4A - 6A.  Splitting 5A has given us a lot of top 4A and top 6A playing this class often separated by a couple of weeks.  I will post most of them as the season gets close.  One example . 5A Power C.C. Miller plays 6A Power Desoto in WK#3 and 4A power Cuero the next week.  No doubt SOC has the toughest schedule in Tx.  They play these 6A guys in the 1st 3wks.  N.S.  Dville and Lobos.  5A Abilene plays 4A Stephenville and 6A Permian, S.A. Central and Midland Legacy who has been good the past 4- 5 years.  Just a few.  Carthage vs 6A

Good matchups.
 

What 6A is Carthage playing?

[DevilDog]

1 hour ago, Horsefly said:

Good matchups.
 

What 6A is Carthage playing?

Meant Cartage is playng a 6A Team for the 1st time.  They have beaten 5A playoff teams over the last 4 years.

[Horsefly]

1 hour ago, DevilDog said:

Meant Cartage is playng a 6A Team for the 1st time.  They have beaten 5A playoff teams over the last 4 years.

Yes, but who are they playing? I can’t remember 

[DevilDog]

5 minutes ago, Horsefly said:

Yes, but who are they playing? I can’t remember 

San Benito

[Horsefly]

55 minutes ago, DevilDog said:

San Benito

That’s it!! Thx 

I remember us talking about it briefly, I’ve got Carthage by 10 but think the game will be tough going into the 4th. 

[DevilDog]

3ADII power #3 Preason rankings.  Newton will cross the border and play 4A Deridder.  Standby for 20 days of updates on all things Newton.  Last year Newton beat tradition 4A power WOS 58 - 54.  WOS last on the road 26 - 20 to 5ADII Champ PNG in OT.  

[Horsefly]

12 minutes ago, DevilDog said:

3ADII power #3 Preason rankings.  Newton will cross the border and play 4A Deridder.  Standby for 20 days of updates on all things Newton.  Last year Newton beat tradition 4A power WOS 58 - 54.  WOS last on the road 26 - 20 to 5ADII Champ PNG in OT.  

Didn’t realize WOS played state champ PNG that closely. 

[DevilDog]

9 minutes ago, Horsefly said:

Didn’t realize WOS played state champ PNG that closely. 

They actually were the better team IMHO.  Good game.  They should have put it away late in the 3rd.  Led 14 - 9 going into 4th.  Defensive battle.  WOS some big plays.  

 

 

 

[Horsefly]

1 minute ago, DevilDog said:

They actually were the better team IMHO.  Good game.  They should have put it away late in the 3rd.  Led 14 - 9 going into 4th.  Defensive battle.  WOS some big plays.  

 

 

 

Thanks, I’m gonna check it out 

that line between 4A and 5A is getting blurrier every year 

[DevilDog]

1 hour ago, Horsefly said:

Thanks, I’m gonna check it out 

that line between 4A and 5A is getting blurrier every year 

Indeed.  If you look at Heritage, Melissa and Argyle 4A powers moving up and being dominate.  I think that separation is razor thin.  Liberty Hill as well.

[Horsefly]

1 hour ago, DevilDog said:

Indeed.  If you look at Heritage, Melissa and Argyle 4A powers moving up and being dominate.  I think that separation is razor thin.  Liberty Hill as well.

Yeah 5A is the states weaker class compared to 4A and 6A 

[RedZone]

15 hours ago, DevilDog said:

3ADII power #3 Preason rankings.  Newton will cross the border and play 4A Deridder.  Standby for 20 days of updates on all things Newton.  Last year Newton beat tradition 4A power WOS 58 - 54.  WOS last on the road 26 - 20 to 5ADII Champ PNG in OT.  

If 2A Many can put 40 on Deridder and 4A North DeSoto can put 70 on Deridder then Texas State Power Newton should be able to..

Of course if Deridder beats Newton devilegg will then say there are 100 teams in Texas 3A better than Newton. His normal bubba bro jive!

We've all seen it.

[Horsefly]

This highly recruited player moved to Katy last spring. Ended up at Desoto. Will be interesting how he’s used seeing as Desoto already has a solid RB group.  

[Frosty4024]

3 hours ago, RedZone said:

If 2A Many can put 40 on Deridder and 4A North DeSoto can put 70 on Deridder then Texas State Power Newton should be able to..

Of course if Deridder beats Newton devilegg will then say there are 100 teams in Texas 3A better than Newton. His normal bubba bro jive!

We've all seen it.

They won't beat Newton.  

[RedZone]

2 hours ago, Frosty4024 said:

They won't beat Newton.  

Probably not. 

I'm just amazed that Louisiana's smaller schools are held to higher standards than smaller Texas schools..... and there's no doubt about that in my mind.

4A Monroe Neville loses 19-13 to 5Al6A Texas power  Longview, TX and Monroe Neville is garbage to the brain dead here.

1A, 2A, 3A and 4A teams in Louisiana play 5A teams every week and no one in Louisiana thinks twice about it.

We can do that because our smaller schools are some of the most talented small schools in the nation.

Yeah, but Carthage, TX is playing some garbage Texas 6A team this year and it's an item. Yawn, keep us posted  🤔😧😂

 

[DevilDog]

Faith Family building a National Powerhouse.  Moved to 5A.  Desoto's former Coach who had arguably the most talented Girls Basketball team in State History has taken over.  The SLC sisters transferred there.

https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/basketball/2024/07/03/faith-family-girls-basketball-reignites-debate-about-charter-schools-uil-transfer-rules/

 

[DevilDog]

Here's the story if you're not a member of DMN.

Faith Family girls basketball reignites debate about charter schools, UIL transfer rules
Area coaches allege the charter school isn’t being held to the same standards as public schools and question whether its transfers should be eligible for varsity play next season.
Faith Family's head girls basketball coach Andrea Robinsonn (left) and Jordan sisters Gianna...
Faith Family's head girls basketball coach Andrea Robinsonn (left) and Jordan sisters Gianna Jordan, Milania Jordan, Natalia Jordan and Nadia Jordan (right).(SportsDay Staff)
By Greg Riddle
When coach Andrea Robinson led DeSoto’s girls basketball team to back-to-back Class 6A state titles in 2021 and 2022, she had arguably the greatest collection of talent in state history.

The 2022 team had seven seniors who were Division I signees and McDonald’s All-American nominees, and they had a record of 128-14 in four years. That team didn’t face scrutiny from Dallas-area coaches or hear accusations it had circumvented University Interscholastic Leagues rules.

That’s because all of those DeSoto stars had played at the UIL public school since they were freshmen.

That’s not the case with the Oak Cliff Faith Family girls basketball team, which has added five elite transfers this offseason after Robinson — a four-time state champion — took over as the head coach in late March. Coaches have begun to vehemently protest about the charter school that quickly formed a super team because of the move-ins, even though the school has open enrollment.

The situation has coaches questioning the inclusion of charter schools in the UIL and the league’s ability to police transfers. It is a debate that has been raging across the state for more than a decade. It started with two now-defunct local charter schools — Deion Sanders’ infamous Prime Prep Academy and the maligned Triple A Academy — and continues now because of the success of a Faith Family boys basketball program that won the Class 4A state title four times in the last six years, including each of the last three seasons.

It’s the latest chapter in an ongoing war of words between UIL public school coaches and charter schools, with the UIL caught in the middle.

“Many get away with transferring for athletic purposes,” said Matt Wester, coach of the Class 6A state champion Plano East boys. “I don’t think the UIL does a great job. They leave too much up to the [district executive committee]. If the DEC decides not to do their job with integrity, the rest of us pay the price. I don’t know if it’s the solution, but I would appreciate it if the UIL would discipline the entire district that does not police their own transfers.

“Charter schools definitely have an unfair advantage. Especially if the rules are not enforced.”

On June 15, The Dallas Morning News reported that four-star Class of 2027 point guard and former Tennessee commit Finley Chastain had left Florida’s Montverde Academy, which won a third consecutive national championship this year, and had enrolled at Faith Family. Six days later, The News reported that sisters Milania, Gianna, Natalia and Nadia Jordan had enrolled at Faith Family after starting and starring on Southlake Carroll’s state-ranked Class 6A team last season, with Milania and Gianna earning all-state honors.

Faith Family went 16-16 last season and lost in the third round of the Class 4A playoffs. But even though the UIL moved the school up to 5A for next season — and even though UIL rules prohibit students from transferring for athletic purposes — area coaches allege the charter school isn’t being held to the same standards as public schools and question whether its transfers should be eligible for varsity play next season.

“They are likely to have a completely different roster of all-star kids. To me, that’s not right,” said Chance Westmoreland, coach of the six-time state champion Argyle girls. “They are affecting teams’ ability to win a championship. For me, 95% of my roster went to junior high here.”

Faith Family has never been found by the UIL to have broken any rules. But the fact that state ratings show there is a wide gap between Southlake Carroll and Faith Family academically raises red flags, coaches said.

“Kids are not supposed to move for athletic purposes, per the UIL,” said South Grand Prairie girls coach Brion Raven, whose team was the 6A state runner-up last season. “Even if they moved into the school zone and they moved for athletic purposes, that’s not allowable. It’s supposed to be for academics only. Now how realistic is that? That’s up for debate.”

Whether there are district executive committee eligibility hearings for any of the Faith Family transfers will depend on if their previous coaches checked on their Previous Athletic Participation Form (PAPF) that they think the student was recruited and/or transferred for athletic purposes.

“If kids are allowed to just go to Faith Family and automatically be eligible and not have to sit out, to me, that’s not right,” said Westmoreland, whose team could potentially face Faith Family in the state semifinals.

Faith Family will be in the newly aligned District 13-5A for basketball with seven Dallas Independent School District schools, and DISD will be in charge of DEC meetings. Some coaches have shown a disdain for DECs in general, alleging that some will not vote against an athlete from another school in a DEC meeting for a favor later when it comes up for them.

Two sides to the story
Wester went 40-0 last season with a Plano East team full of players who had played together since elementary and middle school. Many area coaches agree with him, as 89% of those who responded to a survey from The News said they think charter schools/private schools have an unfair advantage.

But they didn’t offer proof, even as some went as far as to suggest that Faith Family should have to compete in 6A or with private schools. Robinson refutes claims that Faith Family is recruiting or has an advantage.

“People don’t understand that Faith Family has to abide by all of the rules like everybody else,” Robinson said. “They hear the name Faith Family and they just think it’s this free-for-all and you can go get anybody. We have guidelines, we have attendance zones, we have to go by no-pass, no-play. We follow all of the UIL guidelines.”

UIL deputy director Jamey Harrison has heard the debate and briefly mentioned it during a standing committee on athletics meeting June 11. He warned that public schools aren’t beyond reproach.

“Charter schools, magnet schools, this whole concept of what a traditional school is and what nontraditional schools are and the perceived advantages that one might be getting,” Harrison said. “If you do a deeper dive, you might find that there are what most people might consider traditional schools gaining a very similar advantage in particular activities because of the population from which they draw and the manner in which they are constructed.”

Looking at the rules
Public charter schools are tuition-free, open-enrollment public schools. They have different geographic boundaries than traditional public schools. The News reported last year that Faith Family’s boundaries included 16 school districts, including basketball powers in Dallas ISD, DeSoto ISD, Duncanville ISD and Lancaster ISD.

That only pertains to being able to attend Faith Family. That boundary shrinks considerably when it comes to playing sports.

Faith Family athletic director Marcus Canonico did not respond to multiple phone messages seeking comment, but a school official said that to be eligible for varsity athletics at Faith Family, students must live within Dallas ISD. They must also choose to attend the charter school when they first establish residency in the school district where the charter is located, per UIL rules.

“The UIL rules are clear. When you move, you move. People have a right to move wherever they want to move,” Robinson said.

The Jordan sisters’ father, Walsh Jordan, did not respond to multiple phone messages or to a direct message on X seeking comment about why his daughters left Southlake Carroll. When it comes to academics, Carroll and Faith Family are vastly different.

Southlake Carroll received an A and a score of 92 out of 100 in the state’s latest accountability ratings that are available for the 2021-22 school year and measure student achievement and school progress. Faith Family received a “not rated” and a score of 69, which was basically a failing grade.

There is another aspect to consider when looking at why a family might leave Southlake Carroll. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently investigated Carroll ISD for allegations that included racial discrimination, gender and sex discrimination and violating the rights of students with disabilities. Families in Southlake have spoken out against the district’s culture.

Time for a change?
In 1981, the UIL got rid of its controversial rule that every transfer automatically had to sit out for one year. Some coaches think the UIL should go back to that rule, arguing that in many cases the UIL does not have the capacity to police or audit every program in the state and therefore, the individual school district must police itself. Some choose to follow the rules and others choose not to, they said.

Faith Family’s boys roster included NBA champion Jordan Walsh of the Boston Celtics and marquee recruits T.J. Caldwell (now at Ole Miss), Doryan Onwuchekwa (now at Georgia Tech) and JT Toppin (now at Texas Tech) during its dynasty. The program has faced backlash even though Walsh and Onwuchekwa were at Faith Family as freshmen and so were 2019 state championship game MVP Trae Clayton and four-star center Davion Adkins, the state’s No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2026.

Boys coach Brandon Thomas declined an interview request for this story, but he did discuss the topic after his team won the 4A state title in 2023.

“Well, maybe, parents and kids want to be around a winning program,” Thomas said. “What’s wrong with that? I just don’t understand. If my son wants to be a pianist, I’m going to send him to the best music department there is if I can. My staff does an amazing job, and we’re in a talent-rich area — no doubt about it — and what’s wrong with players and families choosing Faith Family?”

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[Horsefly]

3 hours ago, DevilDog said:

Here's the story if you're not a member of DMN.

Faith Family girls basketball reignites debate about charter schools, UIL transfer rules
Area coaches allege the charter school isn’t being held to the same standards as public schools and question whether its transfers should be eligible for varsity play next season.
Faith Family's head girls basketball coach Andrea Robinsonn (left) and Jordan sisters Gianna...
Faith Family's head girls basketball coach Andrea Robinsonn (left) and Jordan sisters Gianna Jordan, Milania Jordan, Natalia Jordan and Nadia Jordan (right).(SportsDay Staff)
By Greg Riddle
When coach Andrea Robinson led DeSoto’s girls basketball team to back-to-back Class 6A state titles in 2021 and 2022, she had arguably the greatest collection of talent in state history.

The 2022 team had seven seniors who were Division I signees and McDonald’s All-American nominees, and they had a record of 128-14 in four years. That team didn’t face scrutiny from Dallas-area coaches or hear accusations it had circumvented University Interscholastic Leagues rules.

That’s because all of those DeSoto stars had played at the UIL public school since they were freshmen.

That’s not the case with the Oak Cliff Faith Family girls basketball team, which has added five elite transfers this offseason after Robinson — a four-time state champion — took over as the head coach in late March. Coaches have begun to vehemently protest about the charter school that quickly formed a super team because of the move-ins, even though the school has open enrollment.

The situation has coaches questioning the inclusion of charter schools in the UIL and the league’s ability to police transfers. It is a debate that has been raging across the state for more than a decade. It started with two now-defunct local charter schools — Deion Sanders’ infamous Prime Prep Academy and the maligned Triple A Academy — and continues now because of the success of a Faith Family boys basketball program that won the Class 4A state title four times in the last six years, including each of the last three seasons.

It’s the latest chapter in an ongoing war of words between UIL public school coaches and charter schools, with the UIL caught in the middle.

Related:Four-time state champion Andrea Robinson is leaving DeSoto to coach at Faith Family
“Many get away with transferring for athletic purposes,” said Matt Wester, coach of the Class 6A state champion Plano East boys. “I don’t think the UIL does a great job. They leave too much up to the [district executive committee]. If the DEC decides not to do their job with integrity, the rest of us pay the price. I don’t know if it’s the solution, but I would appreciate it if the UIL would discipline the entire district that does not police their own transfers.

“Charter schools definitely have an unfair advantage. Especially if the rules are not enforced.”

On June 15, The Dallas Morning News reported that four-star Class of 2027 point guard and former Tennessee commit Finley Chastain had left Florida’s Montverde Academy, which won a third consecutive national championship this year, and had enrolled at Faith Family. Six days later, The News reported that sisters Milania, Gianna, Natalia and Nadia Jordan had enrolled at Faith Family after starting and starring on Southlake Carroll’s state-ranked Class 6A team last season, with Milania and Gianna earning all-state honors.

Related:After starring at Southlake Carroll, the four Jordan sisters enroll at Faith Family

Faith Family went 16-16 last season and lost in the third round of the Class 4A playoffs. But even though the UIL moved the school up to 5A for next season — and even though UIL rules prohibit students from transferring for athletic purposes — area coaches allege the charter school isn’t being held to the same standards as public schools and question whether its transfers should be eligible for varsity play next season.

“They are likely to have a completely different roster of all-star kids. To me, that’s not right,” said Chance Westmoreland, coach of the six-time state champion Argyle girls. “They are affecting teams’ ability to win a championship. For me, 95% of my roster went to junior high here.”

Faith Family has never been found by the UIL to have broken any rules. But the fact that state ratings show there is a wide gap between Southlake Carroll and Faith Family academically raises red flags, coaches said.

“Kids are not supposed to move for athletic purposes, per the UIL,” said South Grand Prairie girls coach Brion Raven, whose team was the 6A state runner-up last season. “Even if they moved into the school zone and they moved for athletic purposes, that’s not allowable. It’s supposed to be for academics only. Now how realistic is that? That’s up for debate.”

Whether there are district executive committee eligibility hearings for any of the Faith Family transfers will depend on if their previous coaches checked on their Previous Athletic Participation Form (PAPF) that they think the student was recruited and/or transferred for athletic purposes.

“If kids are allowed to just go to Faith Family and automatically be eligible and not have to sit out, to me, that’s not right,” said Westmoreland, whose team could potentially face Faith Family in the state semifinals.

Faith Family will be in the newly aligned District 13-5A for basketball with seven Dallas Independent School District schools, and DISD will be in charge of DEC meetings. Some coaches have shown a disdain for DECs in general, alleging that some will not vote against an athlete from another school in a DEC meeting for a favor later when it comes up for them.

Two sides to the story
Wester went 40-0 last season with a Plano East team full of players who had played together since elementary and middle school. Many area coaches agree with him, as 89% of those who responded to a survey from The News said they think charter schools/private schools have an unfair advantage.

But they didn’t offer proof, even as some went as far as to suggest that Faith Family should have to compete in 6A or with private schools. Robinson refutes claims that Faith Family is recruiting or has an advantage.

“People don’t understand that Faith Family has to abide by all of the rules like everybody else,” Robinson said. “They hear the name Faith Family and they just think it’s this free-for-all and you can go get anybody. We have guidelines, we have attendance zones, we have to go by no-pass, no-play. We follow all of the UIL guidelines.”

UIL deputy director Jamey Harrison has heard the debate and briefly mentioned it during a standing committee on athletics meeting June 11. He warned that public schools aren’t beyond reproach.

“Charter schools, magnet schools, this whole concept of what a traditional school is and what nontraditional schools are and the perceived advantages that one might be getting,” Harrison said. “If you do a deeper dive, you might find that there are what most people might consider traditional schools gaining a very similar advantage in particular activities because of the population from which they draw and the manner in which they are constructed.”

Looking at the rules
Public charter schools are tuition-free, open-enrollment public schools. They have different geographic boundaries than traditional public schools. The News reported last year that Faith Family’s boundaries included 16 school districts, including basketball powers in Dallas ISD, DeSoto ISD, Duncanville ISD and Lancaster ISD.

That only pertains to being able to attend Faith Family. That boundary shrinks considerably when it comes to playing sports.

Faith Family athletic director Marcus Canonico did not respond to multiple phone messages seeking comment, but a school official said that to be eligible for varsity athletics at Faith Family, students must live within Dallas ISD. They must also choose to attend the charter school when they first establish residency in the school district where the charter is located, per UIL rules.

“The UIL rules are clear. When you move, you move. People have a right to move wherever they want to move,” Robinson said.

The Jordan sisters’ father, Walsh Jordan, did not respond to multiple phone messages or to a direct message on X seeking comment about why his daughters left Southlake Carroll. When it comes to academics, Carroll and Faith Family are vastly different.

Southlake Carroll received an A and a score of 92 out of 100 in the state’s latest accountability ratings that are available for the 2021-22 school year and measure student achievement and school progress. Faith Family received a “not rated” and a score of 69, which was basically a failing grade.

There is another aspect to consider when looking at why a family might leave Southlake Carroll. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently investigated Carroll ISD for allegations that included racial discrimination, gender and sex discrimination and violating the rights of students with disabilities. Families in Southlake have spoken out against the district’s culture.

Time for a change?
In 1981, the UIL got rid of its controversial rule that every transfer automatically had to sit out for one year. Some coaches think the UIL should go back to that rule, arguing that in many cases the UIL does not have the capacity to police or audit every program in the state and therefore, the individual school district must police itself. Some choose to follow the rules and others choose not to, they said.

Faith Family’s boys roster included NBA champion Jordan Walsh of the Boston Celtics and marquee recruits T.J. Caldwell (now at Ole Miss), Doryan Onwuchekwa (now at Georgia Tech) and JT Toppin (now at Texas Tech) during its dynasty. The program has faced backlash even though Walsh and Onwuchekwa were at Faith Family as freshmen and so were 2019 state championship game MVP Trae Clayton and four-star center Davion Adkins, the state’s No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2026.

Boys coach Brandon Thomas declined an interview request for this story, but he did discuss the topic after his team won the 4A state title in 2023.

“Well, maybe, parents and kids want to be around a winning program,” Thomas said. “What’s wrong with that? I just don’t understand. If my son wants to be a pianist, I’m going to send him to the best music department there is if I can. My staff does an amazing job, and we’re in a talent-rich area — no doubt about it — and what’s wrong with players and families choosing Faith Family?”

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Do away with restricting a transfer for athletic reasons and you won’t have a problem. Families should be free to choose whatever school they want that meets their child’s needs the best. 

[Frosty4024]

@DevilDog @SeaShells21 @Horsefly

Oregon???

[Horsefly]

37 minutes ago, Frosty4024 said:

@DevilDog @SeaShells21 @Horsefly

Oregon???

You talking about Dakorien Moore’s commitment? 

[Frosty4024]

7 hours ago, Horsefly said:

You talking about Dakorien Moore’s commitment? 

Yep.

[Horsefly]

3 hours ago, Frosty4024 said:

Yep.

I’m not shocked, Oregon recently hired Samples son back here in April. I bet he had some influence.

[Champa]

Faith just needs to start a football team. Then Texas will finally have its Mater Dei or IMG.

Word is they chose to opt up to 5A in basketball. I'm sure they probably got a little nudging though. It's not complicated. You treat them like the Jesuit schools in football. You get to blatantly recruit, you play 6A, be it public or private. I'm sorry, I meant to say kids keep showing up to the same school, and surprise, they all just happen to be really tall and good at basketball. An amazing coincidence. FF doesn't recruit 😒