On a local note, Coach Azure Love-Davis is the daughter of former John Tyler High School Boys Basketball Coach Carl Love.

David Smoak

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Death Of WISD Coach Shocks Students, Staff
KWTX-TV, Reporter: Micah T. Williams

WACO (April 13, 2010)-Waco High Girls Head Basketball Coach Azure Love-Davis died late Monday night.

Love-Davis passed away just before 11 p.m. Monday at a local hospital, WISD spokesman Dale Caffey said Tuesday in a news release.

School officials shared the news with faculty, staff and students of the Waco High campus on Tuesday morning; extra counselors and local clergy were also summoned to the campus to help those grieving the tragic loss.

While details surrounding the coach’s death were not immediately available, school officials said Love-Davis had an ongoing health issue and checked herself into the hospital on Monday.

Funeral arrangements Tuesday morning were pending.

Former Longview High School and Pine Tree High School football coach Clint Humphreys passed away on Thursday at the age of 69.

Humphreys was 21-9-1 as head coach at Longview from 1971-1973, and remained athletic director until the late-80's.

Click "more" for the rest of this story.

Syracuse forward Wes Johnson of Corsicana has decided to enter the NBA Draft after averaging a team-leading 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while starting in all 35 games during the 2009-2010 season.

Johnson Turns Pro

Scott Surratt's Carthage Bulldogs beat Celina for the Class 3-A Division II State Championship in December, 2008.

Click "more" for the game summary and box score of that final game.

Special thanks to good friend John "Buck" Cargal for all of this information.

David Smoak

The historic Texas Stadium is about to be imploded on Sunday morning.

So much history, so many memories, and in my opinion, it's ironic that two of the best memories of all-time involved East Texas teams that won a state championship.

It wasn't Roger Staubach, Drew Pearson, or the Triplets who were involved in the single greatest and most memorable play, but Rod Dunn of John Tyler High School and his incredible 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to beat Plano East 48-44. As you know, John Tyler would go on to win the Class 5-A State Championship.

Here are highlights of the last 2:46 from that amazing, ESPY-winning game:

John Tyler 48 Plano East 44

David Smoak