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Bryan baseball team opens district with win
Published Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:01 AM

By DAVID CAMPBELL
david.campbell@theeagle.com
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Bryan's Casey Skalaban catches a throw as the Vikings try to keep Killeen Shoemaker's Matt Reed on second base during the first inning Wednesday.

Unafraid of taking chances in their District 12-5A opener, the Bryan Vikings had no interest in hanging around first base Wednesday at the Viking Athletic Complex.

"Before the game, I talked about taking the extra base," Bryan head coach David Powers said. "We wanted to leave the plate thinking double and leave first base thinking about getting to third because it was wet [in the outfield]."

Point taken. The Vikings used the hit-and-run, five stolen bases and aggressive base running thoughout the game to race to a 12-2 victory in five innings over Killeen Shoemaker.

"You can say that all you want, but if they don't listen, you're out of luck," Powers said. "We said let your athleticism work and it will win for you, and it did."

The Vikings scored four times time in the bottom of the fourth to take a 10-run lead and bring the run rule into play.

Aron Longoria, who has played sparingly because of a shoulder injury that will eventually need surgery, stroked a two-run, pinch-hit double on the first pitch he faced in the fourth, and Krey Bratsen followed with a triple to right.

Bratsen was 3 for 3 with a walk and four runs, including Bryan's last run on a sacrifice fly by Matt Byer, the second sac fly of the game for the Vikings' shortstop.

Bryan (10-6-1, 1-0) will play at A&M Consolidated on Friday in the first half of the Crosstown Showdown.

Bratsen's first hit on the clear, sunny Wednesday afternoon sparked a four-run first inning. It was a pop-up in the infield that Shoemaker (4-7, 0-1) misplayed into a hit, letting it drop untouched. By the time the ball was picked up, the Vikings' senior centerfielder was at second base. Bratsen had half of Bryan's six extra-base hits and also stole two bases.

"They lost that one," Powers said. "That was just the high sky. I said, 'That's falling,' and Krey just had a hustle play. There's no substitute for hustle."

Cody Arevalo allowed three hits in his four inning on the mound. He gave way to Aaron Eike, who closed out the game with a one-hit fifth.

"Arevalo has pitched like that all year, working out of jam after jam," Powers said. "We let one slip away that could have been a win in the tournament Saturday. We had College Park down 5-2 and pulled him because we wanted to have his arm fresh today."

The Grey Wolves might have had a chance to extend the game in the fifth inning, but left fielder Jeremy Zdunkewicz, who grounded out in his only plate apperance, made a pair of stellar defensive plays to shut down Shoemaker's offense. Zdunkewicz raced in to take a hit away from Matt Read to start the inning. Then he made a quick pickup of A.J. Gongora's single to left and started a relay to Casey Skalaban at second base to throw out Gongora, who was 3 for 4 but couldn't stretch his last single into what would have been the Grey Wolves' only extra-base hit.

Reed and Gongora led off the game for Shoemaker with singles and Reed scored when a pickoff attempt at first skipped away.

Bryan stole four bases in their four-run first and left the bases loaded. Jacob Sutherland made sure that didn't happen in the fifth, ripping a three-run double to right center to build an 8-2 lead.

Bryan 12, Killeen Shomaker 2

Shoemaker100 10 -- 2 5 1

Bryan413 4x -- 12 12 2

John Gueits and Colton Banks. Cody Arevalo, Aaron Eike (5) and Jacob Huckabay, Cody Junek (5). W -- Arevalo. L -- Gueits.



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High School Football Schedules

A&M Consolidated High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Klein Oak Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Cypress Woods Away 7 pm
Sept. 9 Austin Westlake Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Temple Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 29 Killeen Ellison Away 7 pm
Oct. 7 Bryan Kyle Field 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Killeen Shoemaker Home 730 pm
Oct. 21 Copperas Cove Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Harker Heights Home 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Belton Away 7:30 pm

Bryan High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Sept. 3 Clear Springs Away 7 pm
Sept. 9 Round Rock McNeil Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 15 Woodlands College Park Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Killeen Ellison Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Killeen Shoemaker Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 A&M Consolidated Kyle Field 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Copperas Cove Home 730 pm
Oct. 21 Harker Heights Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Belton Home 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Temple Away 7:30 pm

Rudder High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Taylor Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Leander Rouse Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Navasota Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Houston C.E. King Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 24 Hutto Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Bastrop Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Manor Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Pflugerville Hendrickson Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Pflugerville Connally Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Elgin Home 7:30 pm

Brenham High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Huntsville Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 1 Lamar Consolidated Away 7 pm
Sept. 9 Houston Lamar Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Magnolia West Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Waller Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 8 Spring Woods Away 6 pm
Oct. 14 Montgomery Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Houston Northbrook Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Magnolia Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Houston Stratford Home 7 pm

Madisonville High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Navasota Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Coldspring-Oakhurst Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Caldwell Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Crockett Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Rockdale Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Palestine Westwood Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Groesbeck Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Mexia Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Palestine Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Fairfield Home 7:30 pm

Caldwell High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Bellville Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Austin Crockett Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Madisonville Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Waco Connally Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Brookshire-Royal Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Smithville Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Giddings Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Navasota Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 La Grange Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Rockdale Home 7:30 pm

Rockdale High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 27 Abilene Wylie Home 6 pm
Sept. 2 Salado Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Cameron Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Liberty Hill Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Navasota Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Smithville Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 La Grange Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Giddings Home 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Caldwell Away 7:30 pm

Cameron High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Waco Connally Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 La Vega Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Rockdale Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Navasota Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Hearne Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Marlin Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 McGregor Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Academy Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Florence Home 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Troy Away 7:30 pm

Hearne High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Franklin Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 New Waverly Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Corrigan-Camden Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Cameron Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Troy Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Marlin Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 McGregor Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Academy Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Florence Home 7:30 pm

Centerville High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Grapeland Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Teague Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Elkhart Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Trinity Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Scurry-Rosser Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Buffalo Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Leon Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Axtell Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Blooming Grove Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Italy Home 7:30 pm

Leon High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Elkhart Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Bremond Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 New Waverly Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Hillsboro Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Lovelady Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Axtell Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Centerville Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Italy Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Buffalo Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Blooming Grove Home 7:30 pm

Franklin High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Hearne Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Tomball Memorial Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Whitney Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 New Waverly Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Rogers Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Jarrell Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Rosebud-Lott Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Lexington Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Thorndale Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Bruceville-Eddy Home 7:30 pm

Lexington High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Smithville Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Blanco Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Academy Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Geronimo Navarro Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Jarrell Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Rosebud-Lott Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Franklin Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Thorndale Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Bruceville-Eddy Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Rogers Home 7:30 pm

Iola High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 St. Joseph Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Hull-Daisetta Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Milano Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Hubbard Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Snook Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Moody Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Thrall Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Somerville Home 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Normangee Away 7:30 pm

Normangee High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Trinity Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Elkhart Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Bremond Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Snook Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Bartlett Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 New Waverly Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Moody Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Thrall Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Somerville Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Iola Home 7:30 pm

Somerville High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Cedar Park Summit Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Burton Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Snook Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Vanderbilt Inudstrial Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Granger Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Austin St. Dominic Savio Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Thrall Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Iola Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Normangee Home 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Moody Away 7:30 pm

Bremond High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Buffalo Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Leon Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Normangee Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Thorndale Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Axtell Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Frost Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Hubbard Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Chilton Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Wortham Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Dawson Home 7:30 pm

Milano High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Waco Texas Christian Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Central Texas Christian Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Iola Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 15 Giddings State School Away 7:00 pm
Sept. 23 Chilton Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Burton Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Holland Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Bartlett Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Snook Home 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Granger Away 7:30 pm

Snook High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 John Paul Catholic Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Brazos Christian Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Somerville Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Normangee Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Iola Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Holland Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Granger Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Burton Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Milano Away 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Bartlett Away 7:30 pm

Calvert High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 27 Strawn Away 10:00 am
Sept. 2 Aquila Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 TBA TBA 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Penelope Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Greenville Christian Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Tomball Rosehill Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 7 Waco Live Oak Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Star Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Oglesby Home 7:30 pm
Nov. 4 Buckholts Away 7:30 pm

St. Joseph High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Iola Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Katy Faith West Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Katy Pope John XIII Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Brazos Christian Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 24 Shiner St. Paul Away 7:00 pm
Oct. 8 Hallettsville Sacred Heart Away 2:00 pm
Oct. 14 Bay Area Christian Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 20 Giddings State School Home 7:00 pm
Oct. 28 Austin Regents Away 7:00 pm
Nov. 4 Texas School for the Deaf Home 7:00 pm

Brazos Christian High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 26 Cypress Christian Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Snook Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Texas School for the Deaf Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 St. Joseph Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 The Woodlands Christian Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 30 Katy Faith West Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 8 Shiner St. Paul Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Austin St. Dominic Savio Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 San Antonio St. Gerard Home 7:00 pm
Nov. 4 Hallettsville Sacred Heart Home 7:30 pm

Allen Academy

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 27 Waco Live Oak Away 7:00 pm
Sept. 2 San Marcos Home School Home 7:00 pm
Sept. 9 Harmony Science Home 7:00 pm
Sept. 16 BVCHEA Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 Marble Falls Faith Home 8:00 pm
Sept. 30 Temple Holy Trinity Away 7:00 pm
Oct. 7 Tomball Christian Home 7:00 pm
Oct. 14 Bastrop Tribe Consolidated Home 7:00 pm
Oct. 22 Waco Methodist Home Home 5:00 pm
Oct. 29 Bell County ECHO Home 7:30 pm

Brenham Christian High School

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 25 Waco Parkview Away 7:00 pm
Sept. 2 Tomball Rosehill Home 7:00 pm
Sept. 10 Dallas The Covenant Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Orange Community Home 7:00 pm
Sept. 23 Houston Texas Christian Home 7:00 pm
Oct. 1 Houston Emery-Weiner Home 6:00 pm
Oct. 14 Dickinson Pine Drive Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 Throckmorton Away 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Alvin Living Stones Home 7:00 pm
Nov. 4 Bellville Faith Home 7:30 pm

BVCHEA

Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 25 Bellville Faith Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 2 Austin NYOS Away 7:30 pm
Sept. 9 Temple Centex Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 16 Allen Academy Home 7:30 pm
Sept. 23 San Antonio Sunnybrook Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 1 San Antonio FEAST Away 1:00 pm
Oct. 7 Central Texas ECHO Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 14 Williamson County Away 7:00 pm
Oct. 21 Waco Live Oak Home 7:30 pm
Oct. 28 Waco Methodist Home Away 7:30 pm

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