Class 4-A playoff action begins this Friday night for two Rockwall County high school football teams.
The Area’s No. 1 ranked Rockwall-Heath (10-0) takes on Frisco Centennial (6-4) at Wylie’s Pirate Stadium, beginning at 7:30 pm. The Hawks are averaging 39.8 points and 414 yards per game.
Beginning at the same time, Royse City (7-3) will play undefeated Dennison (10-0) at SMU’s Ford Stadium. Dennison was the 12th-ranked Class 4A team in the state last week.
Go Hawks and Bulldogs!
Dallas Morning News Sports reporter Tim McMahon got a good look at Kendial Lawrence last Friday night when the Hawks beat Highland Park in overtime, 38-31.
McMahon saw the outstanding Hawks’ running back score five TDs and rush for 365 yards on 39 carries.
As a result, he says he was so impressed that Lawrence now has a slight lead on Plano’s Rex Burkhead on his list of All-Area Offensive Player of the Year candidates entering the playoffs.
To read what he had to say about Kendial and the powerful Hawks team, click here on his High School Game time Blog.
There’s also a Class 4A playoffs preview video which mentions Highland Park, Royse City and Rockwall-Heath.
For more sports stories, scores and photos, visit the Sports page at www.rockwallrocks.com/sports.html.
Just as I recommended two days ago, undefeated Rockwall-Heath (10-0, 7-0) is now the no. 1-ranked Classs 4-A team in the Area, according to the Dallas Morning News poll just released!
Led by the Area’s leading rusher and scorer, Kendial Lawrence, the Hawks jumped three spots from fourth to first, replacing the team they beat last Friday night, Highland Park (9-1). The Scots dropped to fourth, behind Everman (10-0) and Dallas Carter (10-0).
Rounding out the top 10 are Ennis (9-1), Lincoln (5-4), Waxahachie (7-3), Ft. Worth Dunbar (9-1), Forney (9-1) and Denton Guyer (8-2).
Ranked number 11 is Royse City (7-3), which moved up from no. 12.
Playoff action begins this week. For more sports scores, stories and photos, visit the Sports page at www.rockwallrocks.com.
Circuit City Stores Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection today and announced it plans to close 20 percent of its stores and lay off thousands of workers nationwide.
The store in Rockwall will continue to stay open, however, according to the List of Closing Stores on Circuit City’s website.
Circuit City Stores Inc. announced Nov. 3 that it planned to close 155 of its more than 700 U.S. stores by Dec. 31. The stores are spread throughout 28 states, including many in the DFW area. It is laying off about 17 percent of its domestic work force, which could affect up to 7,300 people.
For more information, click to see the Circuit City news announcement on its website.
