HP vs Rockwall- another Win

Highland Park takes their game to Rockwall and comes home with a win. For a better view of the action., http://video214.com/play/D2C5LtqJp05EynNfipaLqQ/s/dark.
Quite a night of action and the Scots showed real character after a slow start and trailing Rockwall in the first quarter. A few key players went down for the night and others stepped up to meet the challenge.

Pep Rally week 3

The third week of Pep Rallies was full of excitement. With the camo themed event the Scots prepared for their game aganst Sherman.

http://video214.com/play/yaYVVW5yyb1NZ0CS1ZlwQw/s/dark

Pep Rally week1

Ever wonder what goes on at a pep rally? Well here you go, a little something I threw together after the year's first pep rally.
http://video214.com/play/tFVAJGJqy8Ohlkha7GHaow/s/dark

Scotland Yard Classic

The Scots baseball team hosted the Scotland Yard Classic last weekend. The team showed depth in talent and ended the weekend with a 4 and 1 record.

Ice, Ice Baby! and a Little Snow

So Day four of no school, I have to admit I love the lack of obligation to be anywhere for four days. Ice everywhere and then today we woke up to two to four inches of snow everywhere. The fountain in Snider Plaza appeared to be an ice sculpture yesterday and today with a topping of snow it was a sight to see.

Congratulations Coach Oliver!

Highland Park's Varsity Baseball Coach, Fred Oliver was announced as one of three coaches that were selected for the Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame 2011 inductees. If you have ever spent any time around Coach Oliver you would know they don't come any nicer than him. Coach Oliver coached the Scots last year as his first year at HP, in return they won him his 500th game. Think about that for a minute...500 games. His daughter had been organizing a gathering in his honor that he was unaware of and the weekend after the 500th win, players from the team that he coached to his very first win showed up to surprise Coach Oliver at a Scots game. Again stop and think about when the players played for him and the fact that they took the time to come to Dallas to honor him. I apologize to Coach Oliver for being a little slow in my congratulations.

53 Points and a Win

On January 14th I witnessed a high school junior, David Allen of Highland Park put up 53 points to help his team, The Scots beat McKinney Lions 87-79. It took three overtimes and some breaks for Allen to work out some leg cramps but when the time finally ran out and the score wasn't tied finally, David Allen couldn't help but smile as his teammates, opposing coaches and fellow students congratulated him. It was a team effort to get the win and to keep playing despite missing players home with the flu, one player who had just recovered from a stomach bug and flat out exhausted players on both sides of the ball but it was worth it. Allen put up 18 points during overtime but still 53 points is something to stop and take notice of. Congratulations to the Scots for a hard fought victory.