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The Playbook
From Staff Reports
Varsity Scoreboard
Friday's Results
Boys Basketball
Allen defeats Plano Senior, 58-44
John Paul II defeats Bishop Dunne, 55-34
Girls Basketball
Plano Senior defeats Allen, 49-47
Prestonwood Christian Academy defeats Fort Worth Nolan, 51-28
John Paul II defeats Bishop Dunne, 58-28
Plano West defeats Plano East, 76-45
Varsity Schedule
Tuesday's Games
Boys Basketball
Plano East at Allen, 7:30 p.m.
Plano Senior at McKinney 7:30 p.m.
McKinney Boyd at Plano West, 7:30 p.m.
Prestonwood Christian Academy at Bishop Lynch, 8 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Plano East at Allen, 6 p.m.
Plano Senior at McKinney, 6 p.m.
McKinney Boyd at Plano West, 6 p.m.
Ursuline at John Paul II, 6:30 p.m.
Prestonwood Christian Academy at Bishop Lynch, 6:30 p.m.
Verhulst commits to Air Force
Plano East senior Cody Verhulst has committed to play football for Air Force.
The Panthers tight end announced his intention following a three-year stint with East. Skilled as a blocker and receiver, the 6-foot-7, 225-pound Verhulst hauled in 11 catches for 163 yards and three touchdowns in 2012.
Jones ranked No. 1 in North America
Plano native Seth Jones' march to become the first defenseman taken No. 1 in the NHL Entry Draft in seven years took another step Tuesday as he was named the No. 1 skater in North America in the 2013 midterm rankings by NHL Central Scouting.
Jones would be the first American-born player chosen No. 1 since Patrick Kane in 2007.
Jones plays for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League.
Jones is fifth among first-year WHL players with 28 points in 33 games. He also has a plus-29 rating. Jones has piled up the points in the past month as the 6-foot-3, 208-pounder tallied six assists and a goal in helping the United States win gold at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship.
The race for No. 1 is between Jones and Nathan MacKinnon (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League).
Maroney teams with Metroplex
Metroplex Gymnastics and Swim, located in Allen, will host the Metroplex Challenge Jan. 25-27 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
The challenge is one of the largest meets in the nation with more than 3,000 athletes. It also includes a pair of NCAA meets featuring men's teams from Illinois, Ohio State, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Texas as well as women's teams from Oklahoma, Georgia, LSU, Washington and Oregon.
Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney will attend and do a meet and greet at the afterparty.
Plano reps in the competition include Taylor Spears, Lauren Alexander, Stanton Rehkemper (Oklahoma) and Emmanuel Monroy (Iowa).
For more info, go to: metroplexchallenge.com.
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DFW Coaches clinic
High school coaches have a chance to learn from their own.
On Jan. 23-25, Embassy Suites Outdoor World at DFW Airport will be the site of a DFW Coaches Clinic, featuring a litany of high school coaches as speakers.
Sixteen 50-minute lectures will be given by the coaches on hand, with attendees slated to enjoy a Friday night "Chalk Talk" and dinner with one of the state's top offensive or defensive minds.
There will also be a Texas Hold-Em tournament on Friday, an FCA lecture on Saturday, plus a $1,000 cash prize up for grabs after the last lecture on Sunday.
The clinic's registration fee is $70 if mailed in by Jan. 18 and $80 afterwards. To pre-register, visit the clinic website at coachesclinic.net.
THSCEF Leadership Summit
The Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation is teaming with Game Changers for its leadership summit on Feb. 18, 2013.
The event will take place at the AAC.
Tickets are $99 for Texas High School Coaches Association members and $250 for non members. Payment can be sent to: THSCEF, P.O. Drawer 1138, San Marcos, Tx. 78667.
For more info, call: 512-392-3741.
Figueroa returns to cage
For the second straight year, West Plano Crossfit-trained mixed martial artist Edwin Figueroa will be on the UFC's Super Bowl weekend card.
Figueroa returns to action for the first time in a year on Feb. 2 when he meets Francisco Rivera at UFC 156 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
A McKinney native, Figueroa competed just once in 2012 -- a split-decision victory over Alex Caceres at UFC 143 during which Caceres was penalized two points for kicks to the groin. The points proved decisive in the decision, with the win upping Figueroa to 2-1 in the UFC and 9-1 overall.
Figueroa was scheduled to fight in June at UFC on FX 4 against Ken Stone but was forced out due to injury.
Jones, Team USA win gold
The 2013 U.S. National Junior Hockey Team won gold Saturday at the 2013 International Ice Hockey World Junior Championships in Russia.
Among those standing on the podium was Plano native Seth Jones, an alternate captain for the team.
The defenseman, a candidate for the top pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, had the second-most points among defensemen in the tournament with one goal and six assists.
The U.S. National Junior Team won the tournament for the third time (2004, 2010) by defeating Sweden in the finals, 3-1.
"I couldn't be more proud of our players and staff," said Phil Housley, U.S head coach. "This was a total team effort throughout the tournament and it was a very difficult challenge tonight against an excellent Swedish team."
JPII ascends to No. 1 in state
Unbeaten in district, John Paul II girls basketball is now ranked tops in Texas.
The Lady Cardinals clock in at No. 1 among large private schools in the latest Texas Association of Basketball Coaches state rankings. John Paul, 18-9 overall and 4-0 in district, bumped Bishop Lynch from the top spot after upending the Lady Friars in double overtime, 64-62, on Jan. 8.
The Plano East boys moved up three spots to No. 4 in Class 5A.
Buescher to defend title
Planoite James Buescher won the Camping World Trucks Series in 2012.
He will return to defend his title in 2013.
Buescher was expected to race full time in the Nationwide Series in 2013, but instead agreed to return to Turner Motorsports while running in a limited number of Nationwide events.
Buescher will try to become the first driver to win back-to-back truck series titles.
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