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Clear Lake 55 – Clear Brook 43
January 20, 2006
Cleqr Lake got back on track in the next to last game of the first round of district play tonight with a win over Clear Brook in the Brook gymnasium. In the first quarter Clear Lake came out slowly and spotted the Clear Brook Wolverines 7 points before they got on the scoreboard when Justin Kurtz hit a free throw to make it 7-1 with 3 ½ minutes gone in the first quarter. At the 2:45 mark, Jimmy Witten, posted up in the free throw circle with his back to the basket, faked left, then right, then spun to his left and drove to the hoop to score Lake’s first field goal to make it 8-3. A basket by Jon Gilmer made it 8-5. Then a basket from quick-spinning Andy Leveque on an inbound pass from Armie Lewis made it 10-7. With 22.9 seconds remaining in the quarter, Jon Gilmer went down with an injured knee under Clear Brook’s basket. This is the same knee on which surgery had been performed last April. Here’s hoping that Jon will be back very soon. With 10 seconds left in the period, a quick trip down the court by Andy and a pass to Armie on the right wing gave Armie one of only two threes Clear Lake would score in the game. At the end of the quarter the Falcons went 4 of 12 from the field and trailed 12-10.
Clear Lake scored one basket in the first three minutes of the second quarter to make it 18-12. A second successive basket by Armie made it 18-14 (4:24 remaining) before two free throws by Jimmy made it 18-16. A jump shot by RJ Turner made it 22-18. Impressive effort by Ross Maha in the second quarter on both ends of the court helped Lake continue to narrow the lead. The second, and final, three point shot in the game for Lake came when Justin hit his only three to bring it to a one point game, 22-21. With 42 seconds remaining in the half, Armie Lewis tied the game for the first time when his first-of-two free throws knotted it at 22. Lake went ahead when he sank the second free throw. Two free throws by Brook closed out the half at 24-23. The foul count was 9 and 8.
At 5:05 in the third quarter Kendrell Thompson tied the game at 28 with a basket and a free throw. At 4:40 left in the period, alert play by Armie spotted Kendrell under the basket for another two points to put Lake ahead 28-30. Lake would not relinquish the lead again. Another basket by Kendrell resulted when he made a quick spin to the hoop, scored and was fouled. The free throw brought it to 28-33. After Clear Brook hit a trey from the corner to bring them to a two point deficit, 31-33, heads up play by Justin allowed a bullet pass in to Kendrell who was fouled going up. His free throw made it 31-34. This made six successive scores in the quarter by Kendrell. The next score came when RJ fired the ball in to Andy under the left side of the basket. With great body control and despite being shoved away from the hoop, Leveque made the bucket to bring the score to 31-36 with 1:36 remaining in the quarter. At the one minute mark remaining Lake went into their stall offense. Andy sensed an opening and drove through a quickly collapsing lane to score (33-38). Brook was called for traveling on their inbound pass and the Falcons regained possession. More superb play by Andy when he passed the ball in to Fulton Brisco for a basket with six seconds remaining. The quarter closed at 33-40, Lake up by 7.
Early in the fourth quarter with Justin, Kendrell, and RJ on the bench, Clear Lake outplayed Clear Brook (an encouraging and positive sign). With 4:30 remaining in the game the score was 37-43 when Fulton hit a free throw. Ross got his second blocked shot with 3:57 remaining after Fulton made a basket from under the left side of the goal (37-45). A steal by Ross and two free throws by Kendrell put Lake up by 10, 37-47. Lake went ahead by their widest margin, 38-51, after baskets by Jimmy and Kendrell. With 42 seconds remaining it went to 40-53 when Ross scored on an assist by Kendrell. Final score was 43-55 when Armie made two free throws.
Despite a slow start to make it a more interesting game, overall a good win for Clear Lake. This game was characterized by balanced scoring; outstanding play off the bench from Andy, Ross, and Fulton; solid rebounding from Jimmy (11 rebounds); good, aggressive team ball; good judgment in shot selection; good ball handling overall with several alert, sharp passes; good free throw shooting (13 of 18).
Previously Alvin beat Clear Lake, then Clear Brook beat Alvin, then tonight Lake beats Brook. Go figure. For results of other district games, go to the DISTRICT STANDINGS PAGE.
Note: the Saturday Houston Chronicle line scores are incorrect for the Alvin - Galveston ball game. The game shown is the girls linescore.
Individual Scoring:
Armie Lewis 13, Kendrell Thompson 13
Jimmy Witten 6 (11 rebounds), Andy Leveque 6, Fulton Brisco 5 (5 rebounds, 1 blocked shot), Justin Kurtz 4, RJ Turner 4, Ross Maha 2 (5 rebounds, 2 blocked shots), Jon Gilmer 2
January 20, 2006
Cleqr Lake got back on track in the next to last game of the first round of district play tonight with a win over Clear Brook in the Brook gymnasium. In the first quarter Clear Lake came out slowly and spotted the Clear Brook Wolverines 7 points before they got on the scoreboard when Justin Kurtz hit a free throw to make it 7-1 with 3 ½ minutes gone in the first quarter. At the 2:45 mark, Jimmy Witten, posted up in the free throw circle with his back to the basket, faked left, then right, then spun to his left and drove to the hoop to score Lake’s first field goal to make it 8-3. A basket by Jon Gilmer made it 8-5. Then a basket from quick-spinning Andy Leveque on an inbound pass from Armie Lewis made it 10-7. With 22.9 seconds remaining in the quarter, Jon Gilmer went down with an injured knee under Clear Brook’s basket. This is the same knee on which surgery had been performed last April. Here’s hoping that Jon will be back very soon. With 10 seconds left in the period, a quick trip down the court by Andy and a pass to Armie on the right wing gave Armie one of only two threes Clear Lake would score in the game. At the end of the quarter the Falcons went 4 of 12 from the field and trailed 12-10.
Clear Lake scored one basket in the first three minutes of the second quarter to make it 18-12. A second successive basket by Armie made it 18-14 (4:24 remaining) before two free throws by Jimmy made it 18-16. A jump shot by RJ Turner made it 22-18. Impressive effort by Ross Maha in the second quarter on both ends of the court helped Lake continue to narrow the lead. The second, and final, three point shot in the game for Lake came when Justin hit his only three to bring it to a one point game, 22-21. With 42 seconds remaining in the half, Armie Lewis tied the game for the first time when his first-of-two free throws knotted it at 22. Lake went ahead when he sank the second free throw. Two free throws by Brook closed out the half at 24-23. The foul count was 9 and 8.
At 5:05 in the third quarter Kendrell Thompson tied the game at 28 with a basket and a free throw. At 4:40 left in the period, alert play by Armie spotted Kendrell under the basket for another two points to put Lake ahead 28-30. Lake would not relinquish the lead again. Another basket by Kendrell resulted when he made a quick spin to the hoop, scored and was fouled. The free throw brought it to 28-33. After Clear Brook hit a trey from the corner to bring them to a two point deficit, 31-33, heads up play by Justin allowed a bullet pass in to Kendrell who was fouled going up. His free throw made it 31-34. This made six successive scores in the quarter by Kendrell. The next score came when RJ fired the ball in to Andy under the left side of the basket. With great body control and despite being shoved away from the hoop, Leveque made the bucket to bring the score to 31-36 with 1:36 remaining in the quarter. At the one minute mark remaining Lake went into their stall offense. Andy sensed an opening and drove through a quickly collapsing lane to score (33-38). Brook was called for traveling on their inbound pass and the Falcons regained possession. More superb play by Andy when he passed the ball in to Fulton Brisco for a basket with six seconds remaining. The quarter closed at 33-40, Lake up by 7.
Early in the fourth quarter with Justin, Kendrell, and RJ on the bench, Clear Lake outplayed Clear Brook (an encouraging and positive sign). With 4:30 remaining in the game the score was 37-43 when Fulton hit a free throw. Ross got his second blocked shot with 3:57 remaining after Fulton made a basket from under the left side of the goal (37-45). A steal by Ross and two free throws by Kendrell put Lake up by 10, 37-47. Lake went ahead by their widest margin, 38-51, after baskets by Jimmy and Kendrell. With 42 seconds remaining it went to 40-53 when Ross scored on an assist by Kendrell. Final score was 43-55 when Armie made two free throws.
Despite a slow start to make it a more interesting game, overall a good win for Clear Lake. This game was characterized by balanced scoring; outstanding play off the bench from Andy, Ross, and Fulton; solid rebounding from Jimmy (11 rebounds); good, aggressive team ball; good judgment in shot selection; good ball handling overall with several alert, sharp passes; good free throw shooting (13 of 18).
Previously Alvin beat Clear Lake, then Clear Brook beat Alvin, then tonight Lake beats Brook. Go figure. For results of other district games, go to the DISTRICT STANDINGS PAGE.
Note: the Saturday Houston Chronicle line scores are incorrect for the Alvin - Galveston ball game. The game shown is the girls linescore.
Individual Scoring:
Armie Lewis 13, Kendrell Thompson 13
Jimmy Witten 6 (11 rebounds), Andy Leveque 6, Fulton Brisco 5 (5 rebounds, 1 blocked shot), Justin Kurtz 4, RJ Turner 4, Ross Maha 2 (5 rebounds, 2 blocked shots), Jon Gilmer 2
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FALCON STATS |
FG made |
FG attempts |
% |
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2's |
18 |
39 |
46% |
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3's |
2 |
9 |
22% |
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free throws |
13 |
18 |
72% |
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SCORE BY QUARTER |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Clear Lake |
10 |
23 |
40 |
55 |
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Clear Brook |
12 |
24 |
33 |
43 |
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LINESCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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Clear Lake |
10 |
13 |
17 |
15 |
55 |
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Clear Brook |
12 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
43 |
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REBOUNDS |
US |
THEM |
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Offensive |
11 |
9 |
|
Defensive |
20 |
17 |
Clear Lake 61 - Fort Bend Bush 49
Posted by Donald Wilkerson at Jan 16, 2006 4:00PM PST
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Clear Lake 61 - Fort Bend Bush 49
January 17, 2005
If it were not high school basketball where almost anything is possible it would be difficult to believe that the same team who lost to Alvin last Friday could beat a much better, much taller Fort Bend Bush team less than a week later in Bush’s gym. The differences were glaring. Alvin deserved to win because they wanted it more than Lake so they won. Bush did not. Alvin’s intensity was inspiring but Bush’s was noticeably absent at times. It was almost as if the Bush team knew they could beat Clear Lake or they felt the non-district contest did not matter as much. Lake had a bad night against Alvin due in part to the defensive pressure from Alvin. Bush's defensive intensity was lacking throughout some of the game and Clear Lake did not let it bother them when it was present.
Another significant reason was the officiating did not take Jimmy Witten out of the Bush game as it had in the Alvin game or stifle the Lake squad’s defensive pressure as it often did against Alvin. Although the officiating in the Bush game would not be described as really good, it was so much better than in the Alvin game. As a result Witten, with twelve critical rebounds, was allowed to make his efforts one of the dominant factors in the game because he was not in foul trouble throughout the contest. Consequently, the longer arms of the taller Bush players failed to dominate the boards as they were expected to. The Bush squad did get 19 offensive rebounds to Lake’s 11 but Lake’s shooting percentage from the field offset (especially from 3 point land). (the officiating was actually a surprise since the officials in the JV game had just stolen the victory from Clear Lake and given it to Bush on a platter with what could only be described as several shamefully embarrassing calls by the juniors refs in the JV game).
Speaking of three point land, Lake shot 50 percent (10 of 20) from beyond the arch as opposed to the 1 of 9 shooting in the Alvin game. Kendrell Thompson went 3 of 4 and Armie Lewis went 3 of 5 from downtown against Bush. Coupled with a 15 point performance by Justin Kurtz, Lake’s accuracy from the field was just too much for the Bush Mustangs to overcome.
In the first quarter after a tie at 6, the Falcons went ahead on a basket by Justin when Jimmy dished off to him under the bucket. Then Armie hit back-to-back threes to make it 9-14, Lake up by 5 with 1:34 remaining in the first quarter. With 56 seconds remaining Justin hit a three from the corner to make it 9-17. Kurtz went 4 of 11 from the field in the first quarter and it began to look as if it would be another long night for him but better shot selection and more accuracy allowed him to go 3 of 6 for the remainder of the game. Kurtz was a dominant force when he was in the game which made the contrast with the Alvin game even more noticeable. The first quarter closed with Lake up by 4, 13-17.
In the second quarter rock solid play by Ross Maha (4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal in the quarter), inspirational play by Andy Leveque (5 points, 2 rebounds in the quarter), and superb defensive play by Fulton Brisco helped to ignite the Falcons as they continued to increase their lead. At the 3:40 mark, RJ Turner hit both his free throws to increase Lake’s lead to 8, 20-28. RJ closed out the quarter by driving down the middle and popping a jumper from the free throw line at the buzzer. Score at the half was 28-35.
Having a good third quarter will be the key to several Falcon victories this season. The squad had a good third quarter and outscored the Mustangs 17 to 10. The Falcons increased their lead to 20 points when Kendrell hit two threes, Armie hit one, and Justin hit two. A basket by Jimmy kept the quarter from being all three point scores. Three unanswered buckets by Bush narrowed the lead. The quarter completed with Lake up by 14, 38-52.
A quick basket by Bush in the opening seconds of the final period made it 40-52. With 5:45 remaining in the game, Lake started to chew up the clock with their stall. Midway through the fourth quarter it was a ten point game 45-55 and Lake continued their stall. With just over 100 seconds remaining it became apparent that Bush could not overcome the Lake lead. Final score was 49-61, a good win for Clear Lake.
Before this loss, Fort Bend Bush is ranked twelth in the greater Houston area, ahead of Milby and Clear Creek. Partly because they stubbed their toe on Alvin, Clear Lake has not moved into the top tier of ranked teams in the Houston region. If Clear Lake is allowed to play the way they played this game and the solid play off the bench continues, no one in the district can beat Clear Lake. However, the Falcons will probably not be allowed to play the way they played this game due to the variabilities and incongruities of the officiating. This means they must play smarter and continue to strive to excel with better ball control and better judgment in shot selection when the shots are not falling for them.
Individual Scoring:
Kendrell Thompson 17 (3 offensive rebounds), Justin Kurtz 15, Armie Lewis 11 (6 rebounds, 5 assists),
Andy Leveque 6, RJ Turner 6, Ross Maha 4, Jimmy Witten 2 (12 rebounds)
14 turnovers, 6 steals, 2 blocked shots
overall shooting from the field: 46.9%
January 17, 2005
If it were not high school basketball where almost anything is possible it would be difficult to believe that the same team who lost to Alvin last Friday could beat a much better, much taller Fort Bend Bush team less than a week later in Bush’s gym. The differences were glaring. Alvin deserved to win because they wanted it more than Lake so they won. Bush did not. Alvin’s intensity was inspiring but Bush’s was noticeably absent at times. It was almost as if the Bush team knew they could beat Clear Lake or they felt the non-district contest did not matter as much. Lake had a bad night against Alvin due in part to the defensive pressure from Alvin. Bush's defensive intensity was lacking throughout some of the game and Clear Lake did not let it bother them when it was present.
Another significant reason was the officiating did not take Jimmy Witten out of the Bush game as it had in the Alvin game or stifle the Lake squad’s defensive pressure as it often did against Alvin. Although the officiating in the Bush game would not be described as really good, it was so much better than in the Alvin game. As a result Witten, with twelve critical rebounds, was allowed to make his efforts one of the dominant factors in the game because he was not in foul trouble throughout the contest. Consequently, the longer arms of the taller Bush players failed to dominate the boards as they were expected to. The Bush squad did get 19 offensive rebounds to Lake’s 11 but Lake’s shooting percentage from the field offset (especially from 3 point land). (the officiating was actually a surprise since the officials in the JV game had just stolen the victory from Clear Lake and given it to Bush on a platter with what could only be described as several shamefully embarrassing calls by the juniors refs in the JV game).
Speaking of three point land, Lake shot 50 percent (10 of 20) from beyond the arch as opposed to the 1 of 9 shooting in the Alvin game. Kendrell Thompson went 3 of 4 and Armie Lewis went 3 of 5 from downtown against Bush. Coupled with a 15 point performance by Justin Kurtz, Lake’s accuracy from the field was just too much for the Bush Mustangs to overcome.
In the first quarter after a tie at 6, the Falcons went ahead on a basket by Justin when Jimmy dished off to him under the bucket. Then Armie hit back-to-back threes to make it 9-14, Lake up by 5 with 1:34 remaining in the first quarter. With 56 seconds remaining Justin hit a three from the corner to make it 9-17. Kurtz went 4 of 11 from the field in the first quarter and it began to look as if it would be another long night for him but better shot selection and more accuracy allowed him to go 3 of 6 for the remainder of the game. Kurtz was a dominant force when he was in the game which made the contrast with the Alvin game even more noticeable. The first quarter closed with Lake up by 4, 13-17.
In the second quarter rock solid play by Ross Maha (4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal in the quarter), inspirational play by Andy Leveque (5 points, 2 rebounds in the quarter), and superb defensive play by Fulton Brisco helped to ignite the Falcons as they continued to increase their lead. At the 3:40 mark, RJ Turner hit both his free throws to increase Lake’s lead to 8, 20-28. RJ closed out the quarter by driving down the middle and popping a jumper from the free throw line at the buzzer. Score at the half was 28-35.
Having a good third quarter will be the key to several Falcon victories this season. The squad had a good third quarter and outscored the Mustangs 17 to 10. The Falcons increased their lead to 20 points when Kendrell hit two threes, Armie hit one, and Justin hit two. A basket by Jimmy kept the quarter from being all three point scores. Three unanswered buckets by Bush narrowed the lead. The quarter completed with Lake up by 14, 38-52.
A quick basket by Bush in the opening seconds of the final period made it 40-52. With 5:45 remaining in the game, Lake started to chew up the clock with their stall. Midway through the fourth quarter it was a ten point game 45-55 and Lake continued their stall. With just over 100 seconds remaining it became apparent that Bush could not overcome the Lake lead. Final score was 49-61, a good win for Clear Lake.
Before this loss, Fort Bend Bush is ranked twelth in the greater Houston area, ahead of Milby and Clear Creek. Partly because they stubbed their toe on Alvin, Clear Lake has not moved into the top tier of ranked teams in the Houston region. If Clear Lake is allowed to play the way they played this game and the solid play off the bench continues, no one in the district can beat Clear Lake. However, the Falcons will probably not be allowed to play the way they played this game due to the variabilities and incongruities of the officiating. This means they must play smarter and continue to strive to excel with better ball control and better judgment in shot selection when the shots are not falling for them.
Individual Scoring:
Kendrell Thompson 17 (3 offensive rebounds), Justin Kurtz 15, Armie Lewis 11 (6 rebounds, 5 assists),
Andy Leveque 6, RJ Turner 6, Ross Maha 4, Jimmy Witten 2 (12 rebounds)
14 turnovers, 6 steals, 2 blocked shots
overall shooting from the field: 46.9%
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FALCON STATS |
FG made |
FG attempts |
% |
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2's |
13 |
29 |
45% |
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3's |
10 |
20 |
50% |
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free throws |
5 |
10 |
50% |
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SCORE BY QUARTER |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Clear Lake |
17 |
35 |
52 |
61 |
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Fort Bend Bush |
13 |
28 |
38 |
49 |
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LINESCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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Clear Lake |
17 |
18 |
17 |
9 |
61 |
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Fort Bend Bush |
13 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
49 |
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REBOUNDS |
US |
THEM |
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Offensive |
11 |
19 |
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Defensive |
19 |
11 |
Where is the best basketball played in the state of Texas?
Posted by Donald Wilkerson at Jan 12, 2006 4:00PM PST
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This is from a posting on another site and is unofficial.
(based on State Championships in the top two classifications since 1968-1969)
State Championships by City
Houston 14
Dallas 13 (1 National Championship)
Port Arthur 7
San Antonio 4
Beaumont 3
Sugarland 3
Bryan 2
Duncanville 2
Ft Worth 2
State Championships by High School
Port Arthur Lincoln 7
Houston Wheatley 5
Dallas Kimball 3
Dallas Lincoln 3
Dallas South Oak Cliff 3
Houston Kashmere 3
Sugarland Willowridge 3
Beaumont Hebert 2
Bryan HS 2
Duncanville HS 2
Ft Worth Dunbar 2
Amarillo HS 1
Beaumont Ozen 1
Clear Lake HS 1
Crowley HS 1
Dallas Hillcrest 1
Dallas Lake Highlands 1
Dallas Madison 1
Dallas Roosevelt 1
Denton Ryan 1
DeSoto HS 1
El Paso Eastwood 1
Houston Cypress-Fairbanks 1
Houston Jones 1
Houston Madison 1
Houston Milby 1
Houston Sam Houston 1
Houston Waltrip 1
Humble Kingwood 1
LaPorte HS 1
Longview HS 1
Lufkin HS 1
Midland HS 1
Pampa HS 1
Plainview HS 1
San Antonio Churchill 1
San Antonio E. Central 1
San Antonio Fox Tech 1
San Antonio Jay 1
Note:
Based on size, the city of Austin ranks last in Texas hoops.
The top Regions in Texas are Houston/Southeast Texas followed closely by the Dallas Region.
The weakest region is the Ft. Worth/West Texas Region.
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Posted by Donald Wilkerson at Jan 10, 2006 4:00PM PST
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Mark is the Junior Varsity Coach and the Varsity Assistant Coach.
Mark was born in El Paso, Texas on April 29, 1956. He is one of three boys. He attended Parkland High School where he played basketball and ran track. Mark then went on to Southwest Texas State where he played basketball. His first degree in 1978 was in Criminal Justice. He returned to SWT and was awarded degrees in Math and Psychology in 1980.
Mark came to the Clear Creek Schools in 1984. He has coached football and basketball and he teaches Math. He was at Seabrook Intemediate 3 years, Baytown Sterling 2 years and has been at Clear Lake High School for 20 years.
