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TEXAS ALL-STARS

2 Charles Davis, 5-10, 170 DB, North Crowley (Tulsa)
4 Kelvin Thompson, 6-0, 185, RB, Mineral Wells (West Texas A&M)
6 Kinzey Joiner, 5-8, 169 S, Plano, (Mary Hardin-Baylor)
8 Nick Stephens, 6-4, 210 QB, Flower Mound (Tennessee)
10 Tim Crosby 5-11, 170 DB Garland (SMU)
12 Jeff Panfil, 6-5, 210 QB, North Crowley (Purdue)
14 Tyler Luttrell, 6-2 190 WR, Weatherford (TCU)
16 Blake Baublits, 5-10, 155 K, McKinney North (Oklahoma)
18 Miles Maddox, 5-10, 165 DB, Jacksboro (Vanderbilt)
20 Larry Carter, 5-5, 155 RB, Fossil Ridge (East Central Oklahoma)
22 Dewaylon Williams, 5-9, 205 LB, Cooper (Southern Arkansas)
30 Dimitri Nance, 5-10, 205 RB, Euless Trinity (Arizona State)
32 Travis Boren. 6-1, 215 LB, Grapevine (undecided)
34 Terrence Henderson, 6-0, 200 LB Garland (SW Oklahoma)
36 Zach Kesler, 5-11, 180, LB, Aledo (TCU)
38 Matt Hurst 5-11 190 DB, Whitney (undecided)
40 Ryan Southworth, 5-10, 231 LB, Paris (Air Force)
42 Anthony Sowe, 6-2 200 DE, Denton (SMU)
44 Jeff Latham, 5-8 165 LB, Wichita Falls High (Midwestern State)
50 Bryce Buford, 5-8, 225 C, Southlake Carroll (Tarrant County JC)
52 J.T. Schaffer, 6-2, 210 DE, Sanger (undecided)
54 Garnet Jackson, 6-3 200 DE, WF Rider (Angelo State)
56 Jeremy Beal, 6-3, 245 DE, Creekview (Oklahoma)
64 Brandon Slay, 6-2, 270 C, Georgetown (Tarleton State)
66 Mike Prince, 6-4 300 G, Southlake Carroll (Missouri)
70 Jason Fox, 6-7, 270, OT, North Crowley (Miami)
72 Nick Foster, 6-3, 340 G, Allen (North Texas)
74 Buddy Brumit, 6-4 302 G, Garland (Texas Tech)
76 Tyler Duggins, 6-7, 295 OL, Iowa Park (Texas Tech)
78 Colby Mayberry, 5-10, 240 DT Rowlett (Texas Tech)
80 Benjamin Randle, 6-6, 195 WR, Plano West (Baylor)
82 Wes Mangan, 6-3, 221 WR, Brenham (McNeese State)
84 Perrish Cox, 6-0, 180 CB, Waco University (Oklahoma State)
86 Will Thompson 5-10, 170 WR S, Katy (Blinn JC)
88 Justin Fenty, 5-8, 170 WR, Denton Ryan (Baylor)
92 Ryan Leonard, 6-1, 270 DT, Hebron (Navy)
94 Henry Niutei, 6-3, 280 DT, Euless Trinity (TCU)
96 Nolan Eubanks, 6-4, 315 OL DL, Chico (Midwestern State)

OKLAHOMA ALL-STARS
3 Michael Barnett 5-11 185 WR, East Central (Nebraska)
5 Matt Edmonds, 5-7, 170 QB, Mustang (Southern Nazarene)
7 Marshall Fraley 5-10 195 RB-DB Bixby (undecided)
9 Tanner Roberson 6-3 180 QB-DB Washington (Northeastern State)
11 Randy Palmer 6-0 180 QB-DB, East Central (Iowa State)
15 Travis Burkhalter 6-2 185 QB-DB, Eufaula (Wyoming)
17 Michael Cashon 6-0 185 WR-DB Sapulpa (Northeastern State)
19 Jesse Eidenshink, 6-0 215 CB Newcastle (East Central Oklahoma)
21 Ivan Venegas 6-0 175 RB-SS Purcell (East Central Oklahoma)
23 Jacob Branstetter 5-11, 165 K-P Lawton MacArthur (Air Force)
25 Prince McKinney 5-10 180 DB Broken Arrow (Iowa State)
31 Johnny Seals 6-1 195 RB-LB Tishomingo (Southern Okla. State)
33 Marquis Booker, 6-0 230 RB-LB Ardmore (Missouri)
35 Bryan McCann 5-11 180 WR-DB, Putnam City (SMU)
37 Leotist Gordon, 5-10 175 WR, Putnam City (Cisco JC)
39 Mike Bryan 6-1 215 QB-LB Coweta (Tulsa)
41 Patrick Finn 6-0 195 LB, Westmoore (Central Oklahoma)
43 Cardell Clemons 5-10 185 RB, Glenpool (Pittsburg State)
45 Terrence Hill 6-1 210 LB, Lawton Eisenhower (Central Oklahoma)
51 John Patton, 6-2 215 DE, Marlow (Oklahoma)
55 Evan Baker 5-10 215 C-SS, Catoosa (Haskell)
57 Myron McKinney 6-4 321 OG-NG Putnam City North (Oklahoma State)
59 Paul Adams, 6-2 250 OT-DL Clinton (Panhandle State)
61 Wilson Garrison, 6-2 260 OL-DT, Hinton (NE Oklahoma A&M)
63 Cody Ellett, 6-1 250 C-DL, Broken Arrow (Central Oklahoma)
65 Nate Fernandez 5-11 260 OG-DL Lawton MacArthur (Oklahoma)
67 Donald Mayo 6-2 250 C Bixby (Friends U.)
71 T.C. Bread, 6-2 231 OL-DL Norman (NE Oklahoma A&M)
73 Seth Sheehy 6-3 285 OT-DL Purcell (East Central Oklahoma)
75 Jared Garrett 6-1, 285, OL-DL Lexington (undecided)
77 Brett Knight, 6-0 300 OL-DL, Davis (Oklahoma City U)
79 Trey Edwards 6-4 247 OL-DT Wagoner (Northeastern State)
81 Justin Boone 6-0 175 DB WR Comanche (undecided)
83 Jared Smith, 6-3 195 WR Duncan (Oklahoma State)
87 Brent Brown 6-2 195 WR-DE, Hilldale (Northern Colorado)
89 Colby Lasley, 6-3 220 DE, Mustang (NE Oklahoma A&M)
95 Jake Borgsmiller, 6-4 190 WR, Tulsa Union (NE Okla. A&M)
99 Dusty Bratzler, 6-2 215 TE-LB Bixby (Missouri Southern)

pre-game story:

With four Division I quarterbacks and a heap of talented receivers, Texas and Oklahoma are primed for an aerial explosion tonight during the Oil Bowl all-star game at Memorial Stadium.

But if Texas wants to bounce back from its worst defeat in the event’s 69-year history, then it may be a tailback who makes the difference when the game kicks off at 7:30 p.m.

Nobody in Texas rushed for more yards (3,173) or scored more touchdowns (41) in 2005 than Dimitri Nance, who led Euless Trinity to the Class 5A state championship.

Nance, headed to Arizona State, was named Dave Campbell’s Player of the Year in Class 5A, and was a first-team all-state selection.

"The kid is special. He can make cuts and make moves, and his feet are always underneath him," Texas coach Shawn Pratt of McKinney North said. "And he’s intelligent. He has picked up the spread with no problem."

Nance is only one of Texas’ weapons in its spread offense. North Crowley’s Jeff Panfil (Purdue) and Flower Mound’s Nick Stephens (Tennessee) will rotate at quarterback. Those two combined for 4,700 passing yards and 43 touchdowns last season.

Mineral Wells’ Kelvin Thompson will spell Nance at running back, and Texas has five wide receivers — Denton Ryan’s Justin Fenty (Baylor), Katy’s Will Thompson (Blinn JC), Fossil Ridge’s Larry Carter (East Central), Plano West’s Benjamin Randle (Baylor) and Weatherford’s Tyler Luttrell (TCU) — who can make plays.

"Right now their offense makes me nervous some," Oklahoma coach Pat McGrew of Bixby said. "They have good quarterbacks and good wide receivers. Hopefully they won’t be able to score, but it’s going to be tough."

Oklahoma will counter with its motion offense, which incorporates the spread and some Wing-T. McGrew said his team’s biggest strength is its skill players, and the numbers don’t lie.

Glenpool’s Cardell Clemons (Pittsburg State) posted stats comparable to Nance, rushing for 3,034 yards and 40 touchdowns. He will spend time in the backfield with a 2,000-yard rusher in Bixby’s Marshall Fraley.

Oklahoma will rotate three quarterbacks — Tulsa East Central’s Randy Palmer (Missouri), Eufaula’s Travis Buckhalter (Wyoming) and Mustang’s Matt Edmonds (Southern Nazarene).

Palmer, whose team won the Class 5A state title, will have a familiar target in teammate Michael Barnett (Nebraska), who had 23 touchdown receptions last season. Edmonds led the state of Oklahoma with 3,721 passing yards and 41 touchdowns, while running for 574 yards and 12 scores.

"Matt Edmonds is one of my favorite players in Oklahoma," McGrew said of the 5-7, 170-pound quarterback. "He proves everybody wrong all the time. He can play, for his size."

Both teams have plenty of talent on defense.

Oklahoma’s cast of linebackers, led by Tulsa signee Mike Bryan and Westmoore’s Patrick Finn, have practiced well, and Oklahoma State signee Myron McKinney (6-4, 321) will see some time on both lines.

Texas has three menaces on the defensive line in Creekview’s Jeremy Beal (Oklahoma), Euless Trinity’s Henry Niutei (TCU) and Denton’s Anthony Sowe (SMU).

Although Texas has a distinct edge in Division I recruits, Pratt said that doesn’t mean a thing once the teams hit the field.
"We’re sadly mistaken if we think that has anything to do with (the outcome)," he warned. "Colleges take kids based on what they think they can do five years down the road, not what they’re doing right now.

"A kid can be a great high school football player and be going to a Division II school. Another kid could be a pretty good high school player, but he’s going to a big Division I school because they think in four years from now he’s going to be this."

Both coaches also praised their players’ behavior this week. Past Oil Bowls have been tension-riddled between the two sides, causing emotions to boil over once the game began.

"It’s amazing to me that there’s ever any problems between Oklahoma and Texas," McGrew said. "We want to win, but you go out and have a good time. We’ve been proud of how the kids have been behaving."

Texas leads the series 42-17, but Oklahoma ripped apart its Southern neighbors, 38-7, last year.

It is great to see three future Mustangs in this game!

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Texas blanks Oklahoma 17-0 in Oil Bowl
By Zach Duncan/Times Record News
June 17, 2006

Carrolton Creekview’s Blake Beals was recognized as the defensive most valuable player of Saturday night’s Oil Bowl all-star football game.

The Oklahoma signee wreaked havoc against the state he will soon call home, making seven tackles, one-and-a-half sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

But the truth is, any one of three Texas defenders could have received the honor during Texas’ 17-0 whipping in front of an all-time low of 4,800 fans at Memorial Stadium.

Try Garland’s Tim Crosby, who picked off two passes. Or Plano’s Kinzey Joiner, whose 18-yard fumble return gave the home team a two-touchdown advantage.

In a game marred by nine personal fouls and 216 yards’ worth of penalties, Texas’ defense, headed by the ringleader Beals, was worth the price of admission.

"Defense feeds off of emotion, and that’s what we did," said Beals, referring to the game’s venomous late hits and scuffles. "We kicked their (tail). Did they have over 100 yards? I don’t even think so."

It was Texas’ 13th shutout against Oklahoma in the game’s 69-year history, with the last one coming 10 years ago. Texas leads the series 43-17.

Oklahoma’s offense was restricted to 89 yards. The team completed only three passes and was held to 1.8 yards per rush.
The defensive unit recovered two of the five fumbles it forced, generated five sacks and had three different Oklahoma quarterbacks scrambling for their lives.

"That defense was impressive — they were fun to watch," Texas coach Shawn Pratt said. "We knew our front seven would be pretty hard to block."

Euless Trinity’s Dimitri Nance earned offensive MVP honors, rushing for 108 yards on 19 carries and adding another 22 yards on two receptions.

His 130 yards were 60 percent of Texas’ total offense (216 yards) and more than Oklahoma’s entire team. But the Lone Star State didn’t need any offense, not with the way its defense was playing.

With the score tied at 0-0, Crosby (SMU) intercepted Randy Palmer’s first pass of the second half at Oklahoma’s 34-yard line for his second pick-off.

Seven plays later, Flower Mound quarterback Nick Stephens (Tennessee) hooked up with Denton Ryan’s Justin Fenty for a 12-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter.

"When your defense plays like this, your offense just has to be smart and take care of the football," Pratt said. "We took advantage of those opportunities."

Texas didn’t even depend on its offense to score the game’s second touchdown four minutes later.

Oklahoma quarterback Tanner Robertson coughed up the football deep it its territory, and Joiner (Mary-Hardin Baylor) scooped up the loose ball, sprinting 18 yards for the touchdown and a 14-0 lead.

McKinney North kicker Blake Baublits added a 35-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter, ending an eight-minute Texas drive.

"If you’re going to have turnovers, you’re going to probably lose the ballgame," Oklahoma coach Pat McGrew said. "Turnovers were the key to the game."

Coweta’s Mike Bryan (Tulsa) led Oklahoma with eight tackles, and Putnam City’s Leotist Gordon made a highlight-reel interception in a fine defensive effort overshadowed by Texas’ performance.

It looked like possibly only one score would lead to a victory after a scoreless first half.

Texas drove 80 yards on its opening possession, with Nance gaining 66 yards on the ground. The drive stalled at Oklahoma’s 10-yard line, and three unsportsmanlike penalties backed Texas up 45 yards.

Both teams struggled to move the ball, each failing to convert a 4-and-1 in the opposition’s territory. The teams totaled twice as many personal fouls (five) than completions (two) in the first two quarters.

Staff sports writer Zach Duncan can be reached weekdays after 4 p.m. by calling 720-3470 or 1-800-627-1646. Or e-mail him at duncanz(at)timesrecordnews.com.


Copyright 2006, Times Record News. All Rights Reserved.

Nice story. Blake Beals? How about Jeremy Beal?

Anyway, it's obvious the real star of the game was our own Tim Crosby. Nice work, Tim!

Interesting that the roster there lists Crosby and McCann as the same height (5-11). I saw them both at the Red/Blue game, and it looked like Crosby was taller.

Great to hear that we are getting some stellar defensive help in Tim Crosby. This is a kid that I sort of wrote off as an add-in but from that result, sounds like Bennet might have found one.

Interesting that NO kids going to UT were on either roster. Also interesting that Kelvin Thompson ended up going to West Texas since he had an interest in us.

Ponymon wrote:Interesting that NO kids going to UT were on either roster. Also interesting that Kelvin Thompson ended up going to West Texas since he had an interest in us.

Nor any going to Texas A&M.

Excuse my ignorance, but where were the UT, A&M. OU players (just a few) at this game?...were they told not to play to avoid injuries...thanks in advance for insight...

The Oil Bowl is no longer considered a "major" all star game therefore most of the "name" players pass on it.

50's PONY wrote:The Oil Bowl is no longer considered a "major" all star game therefore most of the "name" players pass on it.

No one gets paid to play in the Oil Bowl. Another reason the U.T. and aTm players 'take a pass' on it.

I believe you are only allowed to play in one ALL Star game and I think there are now 4. The Oil Bowl, the THSCA All Star Game, The Texas-California All Star Game and now a Texas Louisiana All-Star Game.

Stallion wrote:I believe you are only allowed to play in one ALL Star game and I think there are now 4. The Oil Bowl, the THSCA All Star Game, The Texas-California All Star Game and now a Texas Louisiana All-Star Game.

The Texas/Louisiana All-Star Game is called the Bayou Bowl and it is played in Baytown, TX. It was televised yesterday on Fox Sports Southwest.

So which All-Star game is the best then?

THSCA All Star Game.

Stallion's right, the THSCA game has always had more prestige than the other games and a kid can only play in one all-star game.

I was lucky enough to play in the 1978 Oil Bowl and it was a blast.