When it comes to college football recruiting, most players go with their guts after making a variety of visits, both official and unofficial.
Plano West junior running back Auston Anderson went with a more practical method.
"I set up an Excel spreadsheet with different categories that were important to me," he said. "Then, I assigned points from my experience or research and analyzed the data. I wanted to find the least biased way to make this decision." Read full story at Star Local News
Details have just been released on the Plano West Football Golf Tournament. An annual tradition for the past 15 years, the Plano West Quarterback Club has used its golf tournament to both raise money to support the Wolfpack Football team, but also to support key local charities. This year, the BLUE NATION announced that the Children’s Medical Center Foundation charity will be the beneficiary of some of the proceeds of this event.
The tournament will be held on Monday, June 10th at the Tribute Golf Course in The Colony, Texas. Registration and lunch will begin at 12:30 PM, with a 1:30 PM shotgun start. An auction and awards dinner will follow in the clubhouse.
You can get all the details about the tournament on the Plano West Football website at: www.planowestfootball.org on line. Look for the tab labeled QB CLUB at the top, and then the tab for 2013 GOLF TOURNEY. An information package is available for download there, or under the FORMS tab on the home page. Registration and sponsorships can also be purchased on this site via PayPal.
For more information or questions, please contact Chris Casten at (949) 632-9970, or via e-mail at chris.casten@pepsico.com as well.
Coming off their best season EVER, it is time to support your Wolf pack as they kick off their 2013 campaign: “HEADING TO THE TOP!” Go WOLFPACK!
Not since the days of Rex Burkhead has a Plano ISD school been on a state-wide stage like Plano West. Such lofty expectations are fine with coach Mike Hughes.
"If you're not confident, you're not going to win a state championship," Hughes said. Read full story
The Quarterback Club unveiled new shirts, hats, logos, and other exciting items to the Wolf pack faithful as the players are just completing a great winter conditioning program. The Wolves are coming off their best season EVER, having played in four playoff games last fall, and being Regional Champs for 5A DII. Spring football opens next Monday, April 22nd.
In addition, the Quarterback Club released details on their 15th Annual Golf Tournament. The club will sponsor the event benefitting both Plano West football and the Children’s Medical Center Foundation. Kyra Barnett, Development Manager for the Children’s Medical Foundation, was on hand to address the crowd, and helped inspire the team to always compete, never give up, and continue to help others. Complete details and registration for the tournament on June 10th are posted on the website at www.planowestfootball.org under the QB CLUB tab at the top of the site.
The Wolves will have a total of four Spring scrimmages at Clark Stadium over four weeks, with the first being Friday (4/26) at 7:00 PM. The second scrimmage at Clark Stadium will be on Friday (5/3) at 5:00 PM, and the Wolf pack Spring Picnic will be held that evening after this scrimmage (about 7:30 PM) at the Plano West indoor practice facility on the campus. The third scrimmage will be on Friday (5/10) at 5:00 PM, and the final one will be held on Thursday (5/17) at 7:00 PM.
Go WOLFPACK!
Congratulations to five of our Wolfpack on their signing of national letters of intent to play football at the college level. Pictured (seated L to R) are Mason Gentry (Southern Methodist University), Parker Murry (Sam Houston State University), Jake Wodka (University of Sioux Falls), Stephan Randall (Navarro College) and Nick Green (Navarro College) with Mike Hughes, head coach of Plano West. Good luck to our former Wolves! (Photo courtesy of Alex Lee – HD Productions)
Plano West football has added two more to its college football list as senior defensive end Nick Green and senior offensive lineman Stephan Randall verbally committed to Navarro Junior College over the weekend.
These are the third and fourth recent senior commitments for the Wolves after Mason Gentry (SMU) and Parker Murry (Sam Houston State). Read full story at Star Local News
Congratulations go out to five members of the Wolf pack on their selection for the 10th Annual All-County U.I.L. Football Team:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Soso Jamabo
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE: Soso Jamabo, Auston Anderson
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE: Parker Murry
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE: Jake Wodka, Collin Eberle
The residual effects of the best season in Plano West football history continue.
This time by way of verbal commitments.
The latest to join the group were senior offensive lineman senior Parker Murry (Sam Houston State) and junior linebacker Lance Cottrell (SMU). Read full story at Star Local News
Prior to 2012, Plano West football had one playoff win.
When said season ended Dec. 8 with a 42-35 loss to Austin Westlake, the Wolves had tripled their previous number of playoff victories, advanced further than any Plano ISD team since Plano Senior in 2007 and were two triumphs away from playing for the Class 5A Division II State Championship Saturday at Cowboys Stadium. Read full story at Star Local News
I've been covering Plano West football since I started here in 2006.
And every year before the start of the season West football head coach Mike Hughes would say, "We want our program to make a name for itself" or "we think this program is on the verge of something big."
That breakthrough finally came in 2012. Read full story at Star Local News
Plano West’s school-record state playoff run was fueled by winning offensive shootouts. And West’s season ended in one as Austin Westlake outlasted West, 42-35, on Saturday at Waco ISD Stadium.
Westlake (10-4) advances to play Cedar Hill (10-4) at 2 p.m. next Saturday in the Class 5A Division II state semifinals.
West (9-5) kept challenging until a fourth and final interception by Westlake with 20 seconds left ended all hope. Read full story at Dallas News
Austin Westlake (10-4) hadn't given up more than 14 points in a game since Sept. 21.
Plano West (9-5) surpassed that mark by the second quarter.
The Wolves would eventually reach 35 points Saturday afternoon at Waco ISD Stadium, but it wasn't enough as the Westlake defense came up big when it needed to most, grabbing a fourth interception in the waining seconds to secure a 42-35 victory in the Region II Finals. Read full story at Star Local News
Plano West scored the winning touchdown with 1:12 remaining and survived a game-tying field goal attempt as time expired in a 55-52 victory over Lufkin in a Class 5A Division II regional semifinal at Waco ISD Stadium. West (9-4) advances to play Austin Westlake (9-4) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Waco ISD.
West drove 75 yards to score the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run by sophomore running back Sotonye Jamabo. Lufkin coach Todd Quick said it was a “tough decision” to have defenders let Jamabo into the end zone “but odds are they’re going to score and run out the clock.”
Plano West's latest playoff victory wasn't easy.
Making program history never is.
In its first appearance in the regional semifinals, West (9-4) scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:12 remaining and then sweated out a potentially game-tying field goal at the buzzer to defeat Lufkin (9-4) Saturday afternoon from Waco ISD Stadium and move into the regional finals.
Plano West High School running back Sotonye Jamabo (1) puts an exclamation point on the victory over South Garland High School by scoring the final touchdown in the last two minutes to make the final score 37-27 at Eagle Stadium in Allen on Friday night, November 23, 2012.
Plano West running back Sotonye Jamabo’s walk through the hallways on Mondays has gotten a lot longer. Read full story at Dallas News
Last Friday was not a school day, but Plano West football head coach Mike Hughes wanted to keep his team together prior to just the second area playoff game in program history.
"When you get out of school, you get out of routine," he said. "It can be hard to keep the guys focused, so we at least wanted to keep them all together so they could keep some focus even if we weren't practicing."Read full story at Star Local News
With less than three minutes remaining, facing a fourth down from the 28-yard line of South Garland (7-5) and the game on the line, Plano West (8-4) turned to sophomore running back Soso Jamabo.
It was remarkably similar to what Jamabo faced a week prior against Lake Highlands. Read full story at Star Local News
Sotonya Jamabo scores touchdowns in bunches for Plano West, but the best of the bunch Friday was his 28-yarder on fourth down to seal a 37-27 win over South Garland.
Jamabo, a sophomore running back, turned in his second five-touchdown performance of the playoffs in a Class 5A Division II area round game at Allen’s Eagle Stadium. Read full story at Dallas News
Amidst the excitement of the Plano West football team's first playoff victory in eight years, there was one comment from Wolves head coach Mike Hughes that drew more cheers than any other during the post game.
"Looks like we're spending Thanksgiving together," he said to a thunderous response. Read full story at Star Local News
McKinney Boyd senior running back Bryan Driskell and Plano West quarterback Travis Korry have been named Co-MVPs of District 10-5A football in a vote of coaches. Allen defensive lineman Byron Bonds was named Defensive Player of the Year. Plano West super soph Soso Jamabo was named Offensive Newcomer of the Year. Read full story at Vype
The Plano West football team was locked out of its locker room immediately after Friday night's game.
The Wolves (7-4) didn't seem to care as they were too busy celebrating a 42-35 bi-district victory over Lake Highlands (8-3) that represented the team's first playoff win since 2004 and just the second in program history. Read full story at Star Local News
The legs of quarterback Travis Korry and sophomore running back Sotonya Jamabo helped Plano West survive a second-half rally by Lake Highlands for a 42-35 playoff win.
Korry ran for 177 yards while Jamabo had 175 yards and five touchdowns to hold off Lake Highlands, ranked No. 12 in the 5A area poll, in a 5A Division II bi-district game at Cowboy Stadium. Read full article
Playoff football usually brings a slate of new opponents.
For Plano West, which is making its first postseason appearance since 2009, the bi-district round will bring a familiar foe as the team draws Lake Highlands at 7:30 p.m. Friday from Coppell.
The Wolves and Wildcats played Sept .7 with Lake Highlands pulling out the 34-19 Week 2 victory. Read full story at Star Local News
Entering Friday night’s games, all six teams in District 10-5A still had a chance to make the playoffs. The possible combinations of winners, losers and tiebreaker scenarios could leave your head hurting.
But McKinney Boyd and Plano West avoided all of that by putting a hurting on their opponents. Read full article
Plano West and Plano East entered Friday's regular season finale with a myriad of playoff possibilities and tiebreakers in front of them.
The Wolves (6-4, 3-2), who fell one point short in such a scenario last year and missed the postseason, no doubt wanted to avoid any potential tiebreakers and focused on the easiest road to the playoffs: win and you're in. Read full story at Star Local News
The Plano West football team's offense moves fast by design.
And while time wasn't on the Wolves' side late in the fourth quarter, the unit didn't miss a beat in commandeering a game-winning drive to upend Plano Senior, 37-35, Friday at Clark Stadium.ALLEN -- Plano West scored a touchdown with no time left Friday night versus Allen as sophomore quarterback Zach Norris tossed a 2-yard pass to senior Connor Doyle.
Unfortunately for the Wolves (3-4, 0-2) that touchdown came after 23 straight points by the Eagles (6-1, 2-0) had long since put the game out of reach. Even with West's touchdown and ensuing 2-point conversion it was Allen that was victorious, 47-25. Read full story at Star Local News
Before the football season began and even heading into 10-5A play, many observers viewed Plano West (3-3, 0-1) as potentially being the biggest threat to Allen's (5-1, 1-0) six-year district title run.
A 55-28 loss last week to McKinney Boyd changed many of those opinions.
But that one result isn't enough to make Allen look past West when the Wolves roll into Eagle Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Read full story at Star Local News
1. Allen
Allen has won its district six years in a row.
Look for this to be No. 7.
They key for the Eagles thus far has been dominance on the line of scrimmage. Paced by Northwestern-commit Brad North on the offensive front and Baylor-commit Byron Bonds in the defensive trenches, Allen's ability to cycle in several players on both lines has been the key to a punishing running attack and constant pressure on the quarterback. Read full story at Star Local News
At this point last year, the Plano West football team was heading into its second district contest, a matchup against Plano East that resulted in the first four-overtime game in Wolves' history.
This Friday was decidedly less stressful.
That's because a shift to a six-team district meant a bye for West (3-2) this week with 10-5A play beginning Friday. Read full story at Star Local News
This week is just the midway point of the 2012 season. But it’s never too early to try to figure out the UIL’s wacky Division I-Division II format. Certain games will have significant playoff implications for teams that aren’t playing, determining which brackets teams will eventually reside in at playoff time.
So, with a good bit of divination, here's a snapshot of six games that could affect the playoff paths of area teams in 5A and 4A. In parentheses, I've placed where each team ranks in enrollment in its district. Read full article
Plano West dominated Flower Mound both offensively and defensively in a decisive 47-7 win on Sept. 28 at Kimbrough Stadium in Plano. Plano West exploded with 553 yards of offense, but limited Flower Mound to only 196 yards.
Led by Auston Anderson and his 146 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries, Plano West easily controlled the game from start to finish. Anderson started the scoring spree on the first Plano West offensive possession with a three yard touchdown plunge after a seven play drive that was set up by Travis Korry, with a 36 yard pass to Zac Gideo. Korry blew the game open with an electrifying 80-yard touchdown run on the next possession as Plano West jumped to an early 14-0 lead. Read full story at Neighbors Go
MURPHY -- Flower Mound (2-3) played with fire for two quarters of the team's game Friday night at Kimbrough Stadium against Plano West (3-2).
In the third, the Jaguars got burned.
The Wolves scored 27 points in the third while the Jaguars countered with 23 yards as West increased its lead from 20-7 to 47-7, which would also be the final in both team's non-district finale. Read full story at Star Local News
Mesquite (4-0) got a strong second-half performance from running back Junior Sessions to defeat Plano West (2-2), 49-35, Friday night at Clark Stadium.
Sessions, a senior running back, had runs of 42 and 61 yards after halftime, with the latter sealing the victory with 1:36 left. He finished the game with 16 carries for 140 yards and two scores.
"They have a really tough run defense with big physical people in there, but [Sessions] kept banging in there and late in the game he made some big runs," said Robbie Robinson, Mesquite head coach. "Junior is a good back and he had a really good effort tonight." Read full story at Star Local News
Considering they play the same position, Plano West junior running back Auston Anderson and sophomore running back Sotonya Jamabo could have a competitive relationship.
Instead the two have a give-and-take dynamic more suited for a comedy show than a competition as the only point of contention comes from who has more nicknames.
Jamabo, known across the West system as So-So, takes the early lead. Read full story at Star Local News
The Plano West football team entered its locker room at Clark Stadium Friday night to the echoing tones of "Jump Around" by House of Pain as several players nodded their heads or even jumped in accordance with the song.
The Wolves had reason to be excited.
One week after losing to Lake Highlands, Plano West (2-1) regrouped with a 31-21 victory over South Garland (1-2). Read full story at Star Local News
Plano West senior defensive back Davis Roeschke is not the tallest player.
How tall is Roeschke? It takes a moment to ascertain that information.
"I'd say probably 5-foot-9 1/2 ... maybe 5-foot-10, 5-foot-9 ... let's say 5-foot-9 1/2," Roeschke said.
But Roeschke's lack of prototypical DB size has led to a major advantage. Read full story at Star Local News
DALLAS -- When is a touchdown not a touchdown?
Plano West (1-1) learned the answer to that question Friday night at Wildcat-Ram Stadium against Lake Highlands (1-1) as an apparent touchdown by senior wide receiver Zac Gideo with 7:14 remaining in the fourth quarter was ruled a fumble into the end zone with the Wildcats recovering to preserve a 28-19 lead in an eventual 34-19 victory. Read full story at Star Local News
The newest issue of VYPE has hit the stands, and the Wolf pack is well-represented. The inside cover features QB Travis Korry has one of three Plano West GAME CHANGERS. District predications are included as well, and show the Wolves having a strong season. Come out and support your Wolf pack! See full article
Plano West 35, Flower Mound Marcus 25
PLANO — Zero Week typically brings out the flaws in young football players who have yet to experience the rigors of a varsity game.
Not so much for Plano West sophomore running back Sotonya Jamabo, who played in his first varsity game Friday night.
Jamabo carried the ball seven times for 153 yards and scored a touchdown, including a 24-yard run late in the fourth that set up the game-sealing touchdown in a 35-25 Plano West win over Flower Mound Marcus.
“The feeling was unreal,” Jamabo said. “To go out there with your brothers and go win a football game against a team you lost to last year — it’s just a great feeling.”
Both teams started hot, scoring three touchdowns in under three minutes.
Plano West tacked on the first score on a 70-yard catch and run by Connor Doyle.
Marcus responded with a 3-yard run by Wyatt Verret, but Marcus failed to make the extra point.
West struck twice more in the quarter on a 75-yard dash from Jamabo and then a 51-yard score by quarterback Travis Korry.
West finished the first quarter with 267 total yards of offense.
Both teams traded blows in the third. Marcus managed to narrow the margin to three, but Auston Anderson’s late 2-yard touchdown run sealed the victory.
Korry was 13-for-18 for 169 yards and a passing touchdown and finished second on the team in rushing yards with 96 and a touchdown.
Hours before the game, it was announced that Marcus quarterback Cole Erwin would miss the season with an ACL injury.
Sophomore Cade Erwin filled in for his brother, going 21-for-36 for 207 yards passing and two rushing touchdowns.
Times may be a changing for Plano West football.
After multiple seasons of being picked toward the bottom of the district, many sources have tabbed the 2012 Wolves as not only a playoff contender, but the most likely challenger to end Allen's six-year run of district titles.
"We feel good about the guys we have on this team," said Mike Hughes, West head coach. "Then you take the fact we have all of Shepton (High School) feeding in and will have all of Jasper (High School) feeding in as of next year and we think this program is on the verge of something big." Read full story at Star Local News
In the waning days of the summer, most high school kids are still asleep at 7 a.m.
Plano West football players, however, are making their way out to the field for fall practices, which began Monday.
"What kid doesn't love summer," said Jake Wodka, West senior linebacker. "I had a great summer and plenty of fun, but now I'm ready to put the pads on."
The Wolves couldn't put their pads on until Friday, but started practice Monday. Read full story at Star Local News
SportsDayHS has published coaches’ predications for their respective districts. Coaches from each district were polled and asked for their predictions for this season’s district race. Some coaches opted not to participate.
Here are the results for the District 10-5A poll:
The main goal for the Plano West 7-on-7 team all summer was to win a game on Day 2 of the Division I FOX Sports Southwest 7-on-7 State Championship Tournament.
The Wolves achieved that goal Saturday in College Station.
But that one win, which propped the team up to 15-0 in state qualifying tournaments and the state tournament itself, was all the Wolves got as they were eliminated by LaPorte in the Round of 16.
"Our goal was to win on Saturday because we had never done that before," said Kelly Mercer, West offensive coordinator. "But I thought that was a low goal for this team and the boys did too because they thought they could win the whole thing." Read full story at Plano Star Courier
In the 2011 season, running back Carlos Wiggins rushed for over 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns to help lead the Plano West, Plano, Texas, to a 6-4 record in the highly competitive Texas 8-5A district. Helping pave the way for his highly successfully season, and scholarship from New Mexico, was offensive lineman Parker Murry.
Murry himself landed first team all-North Texas and all-district honors for his blocking abilities, additionally he holds offers from Colgate and ULM, while interest is also coming from Harvard and SMU.
"I know that for me to be a standout at the next level, I need to continue to work on my blocking technique; something I do every day with my coaches now," he said. "I'm an intense player, I love to watch film and watch the game in its entirety to see what everyone on the field is doing, so I know how to act and react to different plays. I feel that this has made me a smart guy on the field and someone that knows the whole line."
All of his film watching will also come in handy this season when he steps across the line of scrimmage to play defensive tackle as well.
"This season I will get the chance to play both ways," the 6'2", 275 Murry said. "I think it's something I'm looking forward to, and I like the challenge, but I like run blocking a whole lot more."
Murry will get to showcase his talents, that landed him a Rivals 2-star ranking, more this summer in front of college coaches, while working to refine his athleticism while taking part in camps at Kansas, New Mexico, Rice, SMU, Texas Tech, and ULM.
"I feel that I'm more athletic than more offensive linemen," he said about what college coaches' comment on the most. "I really like the recruiting experience, and hope to decide by the end of the summer."
The finish to the Redhawk 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament at Liberty served as a suspenseful, exciting and unconventional way to determine a winner.
The finish came via a game of rock, paper, scissors.
After 16 teams competed for four hours, Plano West won the tournament, beating Hebron in a best-of-3 rock, paper, scissors series.
The reason the tournament ended in such fashion was because the top two finishers qualify for state; what team actually wins does not matter going forward. Read full story at Plano Star Courier
Over the past month of spring football workouts, Plano West has crafted a vision around its offseason itinerary.
Thursday's fourth and final spring scrimmage typified that outlook.
"We've been getting better with every practice and every rep," said Mike Hughes, West head coach. "We're ready to play. This has been a great spring; we got better as a team and we're ready to line up in play in this new district we're in." Read full story at Plano Star Courier
This weekend, members of the Plano West Wolves football team assisted with the Seven Loaves Food Pantry Derby Day at St. Andrew United Methodist Church. The event was organized by the St. Andrew UMC Mom to Mom group and Run On to help raise money for the pantry, which is a critical component to help fight hunger here is Collin County. It also included both a 5K and Family 1K Fun runs.
The players greeted children as they came into the event, and assisted when possible with the games on the midway. The event also featured pony rides, two bounce houses, food booths, an old fashioned cake walk, and a huge petting zoo. Rev. Janet Collinsworth was instrumental in getting the players to help out. “My son was a former player at Plano West, and I know how the younger kids love to see the high school players out working in the community!” Rev. Collinsworth shared.
“When we tell community members that there are over 100,000 people in Collin County, half of which are children, who are food insecure, meaning they do not know if they will have enough to eat, it is very hard for them to believe,” added Rev. Janet Collinsworth. “In 2011, The Seven Loaves CommUnity Center provided over 17,000 weeks of healthy food to pantry clients as well as special holiday food, back to school supplies and clothes and winter coats for kids.”
Planned as an annual event, she would like to get even more players involved next year. “With the great turn out and even more community participation, we can take a HUGE step in assisting those in our Plano community who need our help!” said Rev. Collinsworth. She also shared a special thanks to Coach Mike Hughes and his staff for their support!
Pictured players from left: Travis Korry, Chandler Morris, Andrew Mellon, and Cody Arledge. In front: Rev. Janet Collinsworth, Executive Director Seven Loaves CommUnity
Details have just been released on the Plano West Football Golf Tournament. An annual tradition for the past 14 years, the Plano West Quarterback Club has used its golf tournament to both raise money to support the Wolfpack Football team, but also to support key local charities. This year, the BLUE NATION announced that the Lance Armstrong LIVESTRONG charity will be the beneficiary of some of the proceeds of this event.
The tournament will be held on Monday, June 11th at the Tribute Golf Course in The Colony, Texas. Registration and lunch will begin at 12:30 PM, with a 1:30 PM shotgun start. An auction and awards dinner will follow in the clubhouse.
You can get all the details about the tournament on the Plano West Football website at: www.planowestfootball.org on line. Look for the tab labeled QB CLUB at the top, and then the tab for ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT. An information package is available for download there, or under the FORMS tab on the home page. Registration and sponsorships can also be purchased on this site via PayPal.
For more information or questions, please contact Kelly Roeschke at (972) 979-6368, or via e-mail at Kelly.roeschke@hovservices.com as well.
Support your Wolfpack as they kick off their 2012 campaign: “HEADING TO THE TOP!” Go WOLFPACK!
The BLUE NATION got a rousing sendoff to their Spring football season last night, with the unveiling of their new slogan for the 2012 campaign: “HEADING TO THE TOP!” Head Coach Mike Hughes addressed over 300 players, parents, and supporters at the spring Plano West Quarterback Club kickoff meeting held at Plano West.
New shirts, hats, logos, and other exciting items were premiered to the Wolfpack faithful as the players are just completing a great winter conditioning program. Spring football opens next Monday, April 23rd.
In addition, the Quarterback Club released details on their 14th Annual Golf Tournament. The club will sponsor the event benefitting both Plano West football and the Lance Armstrong LIVESTRONG charity. Linda Armstrong Kelly, the mother of Lance, was on hand to address the crowd, and helped inspire the team to always compete, never give up, help others, and LIVESTRONG! Complete details about the event are posted on the website at www.planowestfootball.org under the QB CLUB tab at the top of the site.
The Wolves will have a total of four scrimmages at Clark Stadium over four weeks, with the first being next Friday (4/27) at 7:00 PM. The second scrimmage at Clark Stadium will be on Friday (5/4) at 5:00 PM. In addition, the Wolfpack Spring Picnic will be held (5/4) after this scrimmage (about 7:30 PM) at the Plano West indoor facility on the campus. The third scrimmage will be on Friday (5/11) at 5:00 PM, and the final one will be held on Thursday (5/17) at 7:00 PM.
Go WOLFPACK!
. The JV schedule will be posted when complete. . 
February 1, 2012
