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Husband to Eva, Father of Penelope. Mild-mannered reporter, I cover sports for the Caller-Times/USA Today Network. UTEP Alum. 915 #ElPasoStrong @CallerSports

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Quinton Martinez
5 years
Patrick Mahomes flexing on the video board. Maybe the loudest cheer of the night. #WreckEm #4To1 @PatrickMahomes @CallerSports #FinalFour
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Zion Williamson just said that Texas Tech has the best defense of any team that Duke played this year. He remembered the Red Raiders took nine or 10 charges against the Blue Devils. #4To1 @CallerSports #FinalFour
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Cowboys fans that never appreciated Tony Romo when he had no pieces around him are getting a new appreciation for what he was able to do for much of his career.
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Another “I was there” moment from Houston Strake Jesuit’s Matthew Boling. Watch him run down DeSoto to win the Class 6A boys 1,600 meter relay at #UILState @CallerSports
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pitcher Aaron Hernandez has been drafted 93rd overall in the 3rd round by the Los Angeles Angels. @moodybaseball @CallerSports @IslandersBSB
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Found this gem from Chris Beard's postgame presser talking about an 11-6 Texas Tech lead late in the first half: "That media timeout Coach (Mark) Adams was like we need to make an adjustment and I was like, Coach, they've scored 6 points." Those Red Raiders and that defense.
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Oh my! Wow!!!! Daylan Pena with a Grand Slam and Veterans Memorial leads Ray 5-2 in the 7th inning of Game 3 after trailing all day. @daylan_pena13 @123VetsBaseball @CallerSports @5ATxHSBaseball @CCISD
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Check out the perseverance of Veterans Memorial’s Patrick Garza, who stumbles down the stretch and still finishes 13th in the Region IV-5A boys race and qualifies for #UILState meet. @VMHSEagles @CCISD @CallerSports
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I've had to write about way too many teenagers that lost their lives too soon. It never gets easier. Just an unspeakable tragedy for Calallen. Hug your loved ones especially tight tonight.
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Anthony Meacham of Woodsboro has just set a Class 2A @uiltexas state meet record with a clearance of 17-0 in the boys pole vault. @CallerSports @TTFCA @WoodsboroEagles
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Calallen Wildcats are the 2023 Class softball 4A State Champions! Calallen beats Liberty 9-7 to capture their first state title. @CallerSports @Calallen_SBall
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Miller's Andrew Body is one of 26 quarterbacks to eclipse 10,000 career passing yards in #txhsfb history. @CallerSports
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Calallen players walking 80 yards arm in arm to honor Gabe Cooley. @CalallenCats #txhsfb @CallerSports
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STATE CHAMP: Ben Bolt's Mikel Escobar three-peats in the 2A boys 800. #UILState @CallerSports
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I have no words ... El Paso is an amazing city full of wonderful people and above all it is our home. There is no place in the world like it. My heart hurts and I am devastated that something like this could happen. Sending all of my love to the 915. #ElPasoStrong
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Twice as Nice! Calallen repeats as Class 4A state softball champions Calallen 2, Liberty 1 Final @CallerSports #UILState @Calallen_SBall
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Miller's Andrew Body had 52 carries for 301 yards rushing and six touchdowns. It broke my stat spreadsheet, which is designed for 40 carries. This from one of the top five passers in #txhsfb history. @CallerSports
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Needing a first down, Landry Gilpin goes 31 yards for a dagger. @CallerSports #txhsfb
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FLOUR BLUFF IS ABOUT TO HEAD TO THE STATE SEMIS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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Gov. Abbott announced that Little League, sports camps, summer camps and pro sports can reopen May 31. Seems like a precursor to UIL allowing summer practices/strength and conditioning. @CallerSports
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2 years
The UIL Legislative Council has rejected the proposal to prohibit freshmen from competing in varsity competition. OK, everyone can breathe again. #UIL @CallerSports
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7 years
Calallen comeback hopes take a huge hit as McCallum stops Wildcats on downs at the 14. #txhsfb @CallerSports
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4 years
Another example ... if you limit yourself to watching Class 5A or 6A football you’re missing out. Texas high school football is spectacular at all levels. #txhsfb @CallerSports
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The drought is over. For the first time since 2010, the Coastal Bend wins a state championship in baseball. Sinton caps a dominant season with a 9-0 blanking of Argyle to win its first state title since 2002. The Pirates are kings of Class 4A. @SHS_PirateBball @CallerSports
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The drought is over. For the first time since Thursday, the Coastal Bend wins a state championship in baseball. London rallies from a big early deficit to beat Brock 16-13 in the #UILState title game. The Pirates are kings of Class 3A. @_LondonBaseball @CallerSports
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Veterans Memorial’s Jose Acuña signed to play baseball at Texas Tech. @VMHSEagles @CallerSports @cmsilvajr
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Here is how Boerne Champion answered the Calallen score. 96 yards! @championhsfb @CallerSports @CalallenCats #txhsfb
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Calallen Wildcats 2023 Class 4A State Champions @CallerSports @Calallen_SBall
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But Vets’ Brock Barton hits his third triple of the first half and throws up the 🤫 to the Ray student section. @VMHSBasketball @CallerSports
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Veterans Memorial is the first @CCISD school to advance to the third round since 2003. #txhsfb @CallerSports
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Quinton Martinez
8 years
Just noticed that the @king_mustangs ' run-through has Chris Gregoire's initials, just like their helmets. @CallerSports #stxhsfb
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4 years
With Veterans Memorial facing Flour Bluff on Saturday in the state quarterfinals, it means a Corpus Christi school not named Calallen will advance to the state semifinals for the first time since 1963. @CallerSports #txhsfb
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Lizette Del Angel completes a one-hitter with this strikeout to send Calallen to the 5A state championship game with a 5-1 win over The Colony. #UILState @CallerSports @calallenisd
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Quinton Martinez
5 months
BREAKING NEWS HUGE schedule News confirmed by Miller’s Justen Evans. Corpus Christi Miller will face state powerhouse DeSoto in nondistrict play in Week 3. The game is tentatively set to be played in San Marcos. @dctf @txhsfball @STFUnltd @CallerSports #txhsfb @Matt_Stepp817
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Here is Zach Treviño after his 3rd place finish in Class 3A boys triple jump. He beat the fourth-place finisher by one fourth of an inch. @CallerSports @ZacHTrevv #UILState
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UIL STATE CHAMPION: After four years of qualifying for the state meet, and a silver as a freshman, Gregory-Portland’s Riley Floerke has won the Class 5A girls pole vault. @CallerSports @gphswildcats #UILState
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This is what it looked like from my perch. Veterans Memorial is heading to the fourth round! @VMEFBBooster @CallerSports #txhsfb
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Veterans Memorial DL Nic Guerrero on what it took to slow the PSJA North run game and how the experience in tight games this year helped the Eagles defense. @CallerSports #txhsfb
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Sinton head coach Michael Troutman on how receptive the football team has been to a new coaching staff. @SintonFootball @CallerSports #txhsfb
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The UIL Legislative Council will study: A proposal to make all playoff series in baseball a best-of-three unless both coaches agree to 1-game in Class 5A and 6A. @CallerSports #UIL @THSBCA @5ATxHSBaseball @6ATxHSBaseball
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Steve Lutz cuts the last piece of the net at the Legacy Center in Lake Charles. @CallerSports @Islanders_MBB
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3 years
Here is the Kyler Meschi game winner for Flour Bluff. @FBswarmfootball #txhsfb @CallerSports
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4 years
Also the first win for @CoachRod91 at Carroll. @CallerSports #txhsfb
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6 years
In its third season Veterans Memorial is headed to the UIL State baseball tournament. @CallerSports @Vets_BB_Booster
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6 years
The Veterans Memorial baseball team receiving bronze medals. @Vets_BB_Booster @CCISD @CallerSports
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Watching the whole Weslaco comeback is nothing short of incredible. Wow.
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#ICYMI here is the entire comeback by the Weslaco softball team after trailing 9-3 entering the 7th. Weslaco rallies and walks off with a 6A state title. You have to watch it again to believe it. Congrats @whssoftball00 . You are all RGV sports legends.
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Veterans Memorial vs. Flour Bluff for the Region IV-5A D-I championship in the state quarterfinals. 🔥🔥🔥 #txhsfb @CallerSports
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5 years
I’ll let the twitter video do the talking. @CallerSports #txhsfb @MillerBucNation
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6 years
Ray’s Andrew Ficenec, who had 2 INTs, talking about riding momentum into the playoffs after a 42-7 win over Brownsville Pace. @wbrayfootball @wbrayhs @ccisd @CallerSports #txhsfb
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2 years
Kingsville senior Nate Garcia, who will leave the Brahmas as the program’s all-time leading scorer, on what it took for the team to piece together the run to the regional tournament. @AthleticsHm @CallerSports @hoopinsider
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3 years
For obvious reasons we focus a lot on the winning team, but Veterans Memorial only allowed two touchdowns total in four playoff games. 20 total points in its playoffs run. Dang that is impressive. @CallerSports #txhsfb @STFUnltd @Riosportslive
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El Campo pulls even on this 9yd TD run from Rueben Owens. @CallerSports #txhsfb @dctf
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3 years
BREAKING: Veterans Memorial head football coach/athletic coordinator Cody Simper has been named the new head coach at Cy Woods. He leaves after 11 years in the Coastal Bend with Ray and Vets and an 80-38 career record. @CallerSports
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Quinton Martinez
4 years
Gov. Abbott just announced all Texas schools will remain closed for the rest of the year. It's likely only a matter of time before we get the announcement no one wants to hear from the UIL and TAPPS. @CallerSports
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Quinton Martinez
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Miller's Andrew Body is one of 12 players in #txhsfb history to surpass 11,000 career passing yards. He is also in the Top 25 in career passing touchdowns. @MillerBucNation @CallerSports #txhsfb
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District 15-5A Division I playoff seeds 1. Veterans Memorial 2. Flour Bluff 3. Ray 4. Victoria East @CallerSports #txhsfb
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Celebration as Ray wins its first playoff game since 2012. @wbrayfootball #txhsfb @CallerSports @CCISD
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Quinton Martinez
5 years
UIL STATE QUALIFIER: Wow. With 200 meters to go T-M was at least 30 meters behind 2nd and Jordyn Torre kicks down the stretch and Cherokees finish 2nd in 5A girls 1,600 relay. @RunTulosoMidway @CallerSports
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Unofficially, I have Andrew Body finishing with 13,151 career passing yards, which would place him 3rd all-time on the UIL Texas high school football career passing yardage list. @CallerSports #txhsfb
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Moody and Tivy players and coaches praying at the mound as umpire is attended to. @CallerSports
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Sinton’s Jaquae Stewart said he was somewhat surprised Wimberley pitched to him leading 7-5 after he already had hit 2 HR, but understood it . His third HR tied the game at 7-7. @CallerSports @SHS_PirateBball
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Second Corpus Christi product has been drafted today. Carroll grad Michael Berglund (Cisco JC) has been selected in the eighth round (Pick 240) by the Tampa Bay Rays. He is committed to Arizona State after playing at Texas Tech as a freshman. @Tiger_Nation0 @CCISD #MLBDraft
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Dustin Saenz and Nick Loftin talked about the position they have as role models for youth baseball and softball players in Corpus Christi. @CallerSports
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HISTORY. Texas A&M Corpus-Christi women win their first @SouthlandSports championship in basketball. @CallerSports @Islanders_WBB
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Unfortunate incident near the end of Progreso’s 4-2 win against La Vernia in Region IV-4A boys soccer semifinals. @ByIvanPalacios reported three reds on each side and they finished 8 on 8. Here’s a snippet of the video taken from Corpus Christi ISD’s livestream. @CallerSports
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Veterans Memorial starter JoJo Villarreal after earning the complete game shutout win over Moody. He talks about getting out of the bases loaded no-out jam in the 6th. @Vets_BB_Booster @123VetsBaseball @JosephVillarr14 @CallerSports
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I LOVE that Texas high school sports are frequently streamed now. I hate that print reporters are now told, more often than not, that there is no longer room in the press box for us. I understand there is very little sympathy for media, but it doesn't make it stink any less.
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4 years
To all the high school athletes that follow me or this reaches, drop your season highlights in the replies or tag me and I'll RT you. It will be great for everyone missing sports right now to watch, enjoy and share.
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Vets’ JT Zepeda smashes a GW RBI single over the third base bag. @Vets_BB_Booster @CallerSports
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Hebbronville’s Eric Rodriguez finishes 2nd in 3A boys 800. Falfurrias’ Gavin Martinez finishes 4th. @CallerSports
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Ray senior Joey Calero talking about how much the Texans return TDs meant to the win. Calero had an 89 yard KOR for a score. #txhsfb @CallerSports @wbrayhs @joeycalero4
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I admit I love #txhsfb , but after nearly four years in Corpus Christi, it feels pretty awesome to drive around and see the HS diamonds illuminated again. Nothing like HS baseball in South Texas.
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Quinton Martinez
4 years
UPDATE: The UIL has confirmed to me reports that it is planning to allow limited strength and conditioning and marching band activities as of June 8th, with specific details to come. @CallerSports
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Chris Jans cuts down the net, the second New Mexico State coach to hold the net at Orleans Arena today. @NMStateMBB @CrucesSunNews #WACVegas
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UIL STATE QUALIFIERS: Flour Bluff’s Isaiah Reyes and Carroll’s Dominique Vaughn go 1-2 in the 5A boys 100. Both advance to Austin. @bluff_sports @C3TigerThrowers @CallerSports
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Gregory-Portland head coach Brent Davis talking about picking up career win 200 back in South Texas where his career began and reflecting on his first career win. @CallerSports @GPWildcatsFB #txhsfb
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This is what it looked like as I entered Buc stadium. @CallerSports #txhsfb @MillerBucNation @VMEFBBooster
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The final out as Santa Gertrudis Academy tops No 1-ranked Grandview 6-3 in the Class 3A state semifinals. The Lions will play Coahoma or Rains at 1 p.m. Thursday. @CallerSports #UILstate @callerdotcom
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It’s high school football season in Texas. Out at Buc Stadium for midnight practice to open fall for the Miller Bucs. @CallerSports #txhsfb @MillerBucNation @CCISD @ccisdathletics_
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7 years
All those who broadcasted the fight on Periscope ...
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Steve Lutz gets the Islanders to the Big Dance in Year 1 with 12 transfers on the roster. @CallerSports @Islanders_MBB
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At this exact moment 6 years ago, I became a father. It’s the best job ever. I love you Penelope.
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The big moment as Flour Bluff’s Johnny Dickson signs with the Hokies. He’ll play football for Virginia Tech. @CallerSports @FBswarmfootball
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Alice’s Alejandro Vasquez competing in the Class 4A boys long jump. Vasquez sits in 6th going into final jumps. @AliceAthletics1 @CallerSports #UILState
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BREAKING: Whataburger Field will serve as a secondary training facility for the Houston Astros for the 2020 MLB Season. Corpus Christi will host the team's taxi squad. @CallerSports
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Alice coach Kyle Atwood working with returning starting QB Isaiah Aguilar. @CallerSports @AliceCoyotes1 #txhsfb
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Blake Mitchell and Jose Treviño getting loose. @CallerSports
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi pitcher Aaron Hernandez, a @moodybaseball grad, watches the #MLBdraft with his family. He is expected to be drafted today. @IslandersBSB @CallerSports
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Wow. Carroll, which had the fifth-best time coming into Region IV-5A boys 1,600 relay finals holds on for second as Christian Gonzales is passed and then overtakes a runner from Dripping Springs on the home stretch. Tigers going to #UILState . @C3TigerThrowers @CCISD @CallerSports
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UIL STATE QUALIFIER: Carroll’s Dominique Vaughn wins the 5A boys 200. @CallerSports @C3TigerThrowers
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Calallen’s Wyatt Mathisen with his first MLB hit tonight for the Diamondbacks. @CalallenBBall @CallerSports #txhafb
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Bally Sports Arizona
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🚨 Wyatt Mathisen's first career hit! 🚨
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Miller with a 19yd TD Pass to lineman Anthony Allen who was an eligible receiver on the play. #BigBoyTouchdown @CallerSports #txhsfb
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Here is Flour Bluff’s Johnny Dickson’s TD pass to Maurice Alcorn for 21 yards on 4&short. @CallerSports @FBswarmfootball #txhsfb
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Beeville sophomore Allie Estrada sets a new PR and earns the silver medal in the process in the Class 4A girls triple jump. (With an appearance from @mikeforman21 ). @a_trojans @bisd_athletics @CallerSports #UILState
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Miller’s Brian Luis talking about what changed in the third quarter for the Bucs in their bidistrict win against Flour Bluff. @brianluis_3 @MillerBucNation @CallerSports @CCISD
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Gregory-Portland’s Riley Floerke after winning the Class 5A girls pole vault with a clearance of 13-0. @gphswildcats @floerke_riley @CallerSports #UILState
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Phil Danaher congratulating Steve Campbell after his first career win as head coach of Calallen. ⁦ @CallerSports ⁩ ⁦ @CalallenCats @dctf #txhsfb
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First day of fall practice in Sinton. @CallerSports #txhsfb
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With the victory Gregory-Portland head coach Brent Davis earns his 200th career win. @CallerSports @GPWildcatsFB #txhsfb @dctf
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Here is @SintonPirates standout Andrew McGowan talking about the comeback win. #stxhsfb @CallerSports
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