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STORM CENTER: To replay or not to replay?
The National Football League first used instant replay to determine a correct call on Sept. 7, 1986, as the Chicago Bears played the Cleveland Browns.
The following play was reviewed.
Cleveland safety Al Gross recovered possession in the Chicago end zone after a bad snap from Bears’ center Jay Hilgenberg.
The man in the replay booth made the ultimate decision to award the ball to Cleveland.
Instant replay has expanded since then, and the capability is there to use the technology even at the high school level these days.
There was a controversial finish to a high school game on Nov. 25 as Muenster played Munday in the Conference 2A Division II Region II semifinals.
The Moguls Day’veon Dockins was ruled to have scored on a 13-yard TD pass from Trevaul Mitchell on the game’s final play to give Munday a 40-34 victory over Muenster.
It appeared to plenty of different video angles that Dockins never crossed the plane, and despite that, it’s Munday who played Iraan in the regional finals this week.
It gave me the idea to ask around to various high school football coaches a simple question: “Should instant replay be used in the high school playoffs?”
“I think it’s all or none, but you don’t have the human element of the game if you have it,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark said.
It was a hard way for Muenster’s season to end.
But, Stark wondered how much it would cost to rig equipment for instant replay to be used for high school games.
There is a dollar amount fixed to using a video board, and some stadiums are not currently equipped with those services.
Take a look at the site of Bowie’s first-round playoff game versus Merkel.
Panther Stadium in Seymour didn’t have a video board; rather the facility had just a basic scoreboard in operation.
In the second round, Bowie played at historic Mustang Bowl in Sweetwater. Although the stadium was built in the late 1930s, it has been equipped with modern technology. Read more from this column in the Dec. 3 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls has full video capability, and instant replay could have been used in last Friday’s controversial game between Muenster and Munday. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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