June 12, 2009
Trey Jonson and Cody Morrison were named to the Region XIV All Region team. Trey Johnson was also selected as an Honorable Mention All American outfielder. Michael Dixon became the third member of the 2009 Bucs to sign with Mississippi State University as well.
May 1, 2009
April 25, 2009
The nostalgia of Blinn College baseball of the 1920s and 30s brought back good memories and made new ones this weekend. On Saturday in a "Turn Back the Clock" benefit game, the Bucs knocked back Galveston College 10-1 behind the pitching of Zach Hardoin. Hardoin threw six innings with six strikeouts and one earned run. Trey Johnson and Mario Eramo each hit two-run homeruns in the opening inning to spark the Buc offense. The second game saw more offense than the first as both teams combine for 19 hits. as the Bucs came away with a 10-5 victory. The five homers in the doubleheader gave the team a season total of 103. Blinn will host the Region XIV Baseball Tournament May 9-13 at Leroy Dryer Field.
April 23, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team defeated Galveston 10-5 in Alvin behind seven strong innings from starting pitcher Trenton Irwin and a three-run home run from Chris Hernandez. Galveston rallied to score four runs in the ninth inning, but the Buccaneers’ lead held. Second baseman Michael Guerra drove in three runs and third baseman David Tittle doubled twice and drove in two. Blinn and Galveston will meet again at Leroy Dreyer Field on Saturday in the final conference game. The doubleheader at 1 p.m. is also a “Turn Back the Clock” event with the Bucs wearing replica uniforms from the 1920s and 30s. Proceeds go to Hospice Brazos Valley.
Blinn will host the Region XIV tournament starting May 9.
April 19, 2009
Blinn College swept a doubleheader from Wharton County Junior College on Sunday 10-4 and 15-2 with eight home runs. The sweep extend the Buccaneers’ winning streak to eight games. Zach Hardoin and Michael Dixon led from the mound improving Blinn’s record to 35-13, 19-8 in Region XIV. The Bucs are in second place in the region with one conference series remaining. Blinn hosts Richland College on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and opens a series against Galveston on Wednesday game. The doubleheader on Saturday against Galveston will also be a “Turn Back the Clock” event with players wearing replica uniforms from the 1920s and 30s. First pitch is at 1 p.m.
April 16, 2009
April 16, 2009
In a game that celebrated Blinn College baseball history, the 2009 team did not disappoint. The team wore replica uniforms from the 1920s and 1930s in a "Turn Back the Clock Night." The nostalgic Bucs faced Wharton Junior College in a Region XIV matchup and the new old-timey uniforms proved lucky. The Bucs routed Wharton 12-2 in a run rule-shortened game. Sophomore Trenton Irwin pitched all seven innings. Mario Eramo, David Tittle, Chris Hernandez, and Trey Johnson hit homeruns giving the Bucs 87 homeruns on the season. Blinn improves to 33-13 overall and 17-8 in Region XIV play and will face Wharton again on Saturday in a road game. The second "Turn Back the Clock" event is a doubleheader on April 25. Again, fans will be treated to 50-cent hotdogs and drinks as well as Big Band, Jazz and Swing music. Proceeds benefit Hospice Brazos Valley.
April 13, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team won two games against Concordia University in Round Rock. The Bucs won the first game 14-3 behind the pitching of Trey Johnson. The Bucs completed the sweep with an 11-1 win. Brit Robertshaw was the winning pitcher in the second game. The Bucs host Wharton County Junior College Wednesday for "Turn Back the Clock Night" with the team sporting replica uniforms from the 1920s and 1930s and proceeds going to Brazos Valley Hospice.
April 9, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Alvin Community College with two wins at Leroy Dreyer Field. In today's doubleheader, the Buc's dropped Alvin 7-5 in game one and 9-3 in game two. Zach Hardoin was the winning pitcher the first game going seven innings and allowing just four hits and striking out seven. Michael Guerra, Jonathan Ogden and Trey Johnson added home runs in the opening game. In the second game, Michael Dixon throwing six innings allowing only one walk. Caldwell product Colton Eubanks pitched three scoreless innings in relief. Cody Morrison hit two home runs and Chris Hernandez added one of his own. The Bucs improve to 30-13 overall and 16-8 in Region XIV play.
April 8, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team defeated Region XIV foe Alvin Community College. The Bucs won 9-3 behind the pitching of Trenton Irwin. The Bucs return home on Thursday for a doubleheader against Alvin at 1 p.m.
April 4, 2009
In a Region XIV doubleheader against San Jacinto College, the Blinn Buccaneer baseball team fell 7-8 and 10-11. The Bucs return home on Thursday to face Alvin Community College in a doubleheader.
April 1, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team fell to San Jacinto College 5-6. The Bucs fell behind early until Trey Johnson hit a three-run homerun to put the Bucs up 4-1. San Jac regained the lead in specthost face San Jac again on Saturday in a doubleheader at Leroy Dreyer Field. Blinn will be the visitor for the games due to the loss of San Jac's field to the hurricane last year.
March 29, 2009
The Blinn baseball team used a combination of hits and walks to wallop Laredo Community College 22-0 in seven innings. The Bucs scored on 12 hits and 14 walks. Freshman catcher Santiago Ruiz went 3 for 4 with seven runs batted in, including a grand slam in the fifth inning. Pitcher Michael Dixon threw five shutout innings.
March 28, 2009
In the start of the second round of the Region XIV South play, the Blinn College baseball team split a doubleheader with Laredo College. In the first game, the Bucs fell 3-1. The second game was another pitchers’ duel as sophomore Zach Hardoin pitched the Bucs to a 2-1 win. Blinn finishes the series tomorrow with the final game at noon.
March 26, 2009
Jonathon Ogden, a sophomore from Cy-Fair High School has just made a verbal commitment to attend Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS next year on an athletic scholarship to play baseball. The official signing date for all NCAA Division 1 baseball programs is April 6th-9th. Jonathon Ogden plays short stop for the Blinn Buc baseball team. He is the second member of the 2008-2009 Blinn Buc baseball team to sign with the Mississippi State University baseball program. Trey Johnson, a sophomore has also signed with Mississippi State University to play baseball.
March 16, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team swept Region XIV foe Wharton County Junior College in a doubleheader at Leroy Dryer Field. The Bucs' pitching was helped by the offense in both games. In the first game, the Bucs won 6-2 on the pitching of Kendal Korbel, who threw a complete game including six strikeouts. In the field, the rarest of plays occured in the forth inning when the Buccaneers turned a 5-4-3-2 triple play to end a rally from the Pioneers. The Buc offense led the way with homeruns by Jonathan Ogden, Christian Woolridge, and Trey Johnson. In game two, the Bucs pulled away to win 15-3 in seven innings. Pitcher Zach Hardoin registered the win. After giving up three runs on three hits in the first inning, sHardoin ettled down and ended up with three hits with no runs in the remaining five innings. The Buc offense added another five homeruns in the second game. Blinn College improves to 20-8 overall and 9-3 in Region XIV play and will return to action at home on Wednesday at 6 p.m. against Galveston College.
March 11, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team dropped a Region XIV game at Wharton County Junior College. The Bucs fell 3-6. Their record moves to 19-7 overall and 7-3 in conference. The Bucs will play Wharton again on Saturday in a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Leroy Dreyer Field.
March 9, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team swept Concordia University in a doubleheader. The Bucs won game one 14-1 with Trey Johnson pitching for the win. The offense was led by homeruns from Jonathan Ogden, Michael Guerra, Mario Eramo (2 homers) and a grand slam homerun by Santiago Ruiz. In game two, the Bucs rolled 8-1 with Broc Haymon getting the win. Will McCaleb kept the long ball going hitting two homeruns in the game. The Bucs (19-6) return to action on Wednesday at Wharton County Junior College.
March 6, 2009
March 4, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team defeated Alvin Community College 10-0 in seven innings at Leroy Dryer Field Wednesday night. The game is the fourth consecutive home game for the Bucs and in those games sophomore outfielder Cody Morrison has been on a tear. In his 16 at bats, he is hitting .500 with four doubles and four homeruns totaling fourteen runs batted in. Tonight, Morrison went three for four with two homeruns and four runs batted in. Christian Woolridge and Zach Leonhardt also added homeruns for the Bucs. The defensive leader was sophomore pitcher Trenton Irwin who threw a complete game. The Bucs (15-5, 6-1 in Region XIV) travel to Alvin on Saturday for a doubleheader.
February 28, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team split a doubleheader with Region XIV foe San Jacinto College. In game one, the Bucs defeated San Jac 4-1 behind Cody Morrison who went one for two with a triple and two RBIs. Kendall Korbel was the winning pitcher in his first start of the year. Trenton Irwin got the save. In the second game, the Bucs fell 1-3 in a pitchers’ duel. The Bucs took two of three games from San Jacinto and improved to 14-5 overall and 5-1 in Region XIV play. The Bucs return to action Wednesday to face Alvin at 6 p.m.
February 25, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team's bats came alive versus Region XIV rival San Jacinto College in a 17-9 win that featured two grand slam homeruns along with three single run homeruns. The star of the night was sophomore transfer Cody Morrison. Morrison went three for five with two grand slam homeruns accounting for eight runs batted in. Trey Johnson added two solo homeruns and Jonathan Ogden hit a homerun. Brian Smith was the winning pitcher. The Bucs will face San Jacinto College again on Saturday at Leroy Dreyer Field. First pitch is at 1 p.m.
February 22, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team completed the sweep of Laredo College with a 12-6 win. The Bucs swept a doubleheader yesterday versus Laredo. The Bucs scored sxi runs each in the seventh and eigth innings. The Bucs improve to 3-0 in Region XIV play, and 11-4 overall. The Bucs return home Wednesday to face the Gators of San Jacinto College.
February 21, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team started its Region XIV conference season Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of Laredo College. The Bucs defeated the Palominos 6-2 in the first game and 11-2 in the second. Zach Hardoin and Trenton Irwin were the winning pitchers. The Bucs improve to 2-0 in Region XIV play, and 10-4 overall. They play one game tomorrow versus Laredo to finish the series at noon in Laredo. The Bucs return home Wednesday to face the Gators of San Jacinto College.
February 18, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team dropped a two-game series to Temple College. In the first game, the Bucs fell 4-5. In game two, the Bucs fell 5-15. Blinn moves to 11-4 overall and will play their first Region XIV series at Laredo College Friday and Saturday.
February 15, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team fell in the closing game of the Leroy Dryer/ Don Wilhelm Classic. The Bucs dropped a 4-10 decision to Angelina College. The Bucs end the weekend 3-1 and are 8-2 overall. They return to action Tuesday versus Temple.
February 14, 2009
In the second day of the Blinn College Baseball Leroy Dryer/ Don Wilhelm Classic the Bucs defeated preseason #1 and defending national champion Grayson College 10-9. The Bucs were tied 9-9 heading into the final inning as Phillip Butler hit a line drive single into left field with the bases loaded to win the game. Jonathan Delgado was the winning pitcher and Mario Eramo led the offense going two for three with a three-run homerun. The Bucs (9-1) play their last game of the tournament tomorrow at 4 p.m. versus Angelina College.
February 14, 2009
In the first day of the Blinn College Baseball Leroy Dryer/ Don Wilhelm Classic the Bucs scored a 5-1 win over Seminole State College. Trey Johnson and Cody Morrison smacked back-to-back homeruns as Zach Hardoin threw for a complete game. In the nightcap, the Bucs defeated Texarkana College 8-4. Trenton Irwin was the winning pitcher. Zach Leonhardt led the Bucs offense going two for two with three RBIs. The Bucs (8-1) play tomorrow at 8 p.m. versus the top-ranked and defending national champions Grayson College.
February 7, 2009
The Blinn College Bucs suffered their first loss of the season and then rebounded to run rule Northeast Texas Community College. In the first game, the Bucs fell 10-16. In the second game, the bats heated up as the Bucs defeated NETCC 15-4 in five innings. Jonathan Delgado was the winning pitcher as sophomore first baseman Zach Leonhardt went three for four with a homerun and five RBI's. The Bucs stay at home and play Tuesday at 3 p.m. against Panola College.
February 6, 2009
The 2009 Blinn College baseball team made its home debut at Leroy Dryer Field. The Bucs defeated Northeast Texas Community College 9-5 in gusty conditions. Trenton Irwin was the winning pitcher and Broc Haymond earned the save. The Bucs offense was led by Michael Guerra and Mario Eramo, both had multi-run homeruns on the night. The Bucs return to the field tomorrow for a doubleheader versus Northeast Texas Community College beginning at noon.
February 4, 2009
The Blinn College baseball team continued its winning ways and improved to 4-0 on the season by defeating McLennan Community College in a doubleheader. In the first game, the Bucs won 6-5 in extra innings, after scoring three runs in top of seventh to go to extra innings. In the second game, the Buccaneers won 4-0 in six innings. The game was shortened due to darkness. The Blinn baseball team plays its first home game on Friday at 6 p.m. versus Northeast Texas Community College.
January 31, 2009
In the season opener, the Blinn College baseball team defeated Angelina College in a doubleheader in Lufkin. The Bucs won 8-7 in nine innings in game one and 7-4 in the second game. The Bucs combined for five homeruns in the games.
Nov. 17, 2008
Four Blinn College baseball players signed national letters of intent with Division I programs. Buccaneer pitcher/outfielder Trey Johnson of Tyler (Robert E. Lee) signed with Mississippi State University. Mario Eramo, a catcher from Houston (Langham Creek), signed with Penn State University. Pitcher/infielder Trenton Irwin of New Braunfels (Canyon) intends to play for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Kendall Korbal, a sophomore right handed pitcher from Langham Creek High School will sign with TCU. And Zach Hardoin, from Spring (Klein Collins), plans to pitch for the University of Missouri.
Blinn College pitcher/outfielder Trey Johnson of Tyler (Robert E. Lee) signed a letter of intent with Mississippi State University. Johnson started 48 games for the Buccaneers finishing the year hitting .361 with 12 doubles, nine home runs, and 29 RBIs. He was also 6-5 on the mound with 50.2 innings pitched. Johnson was among four Blinn players to sign with Division I programs.
Nov. 17, 2008
Blinn College catcher Mario Eramo of Houston (Langham Creek) signed a letter of intent with Penn State University. Eramo started 49 games for the Buccaneers finishing the year hitting .316 with 12 doubles, five home runs, and 38 RBIs. He was among four Blinn players to sign with Division I programs.
Nov. 17, 2008
Blinn College pitcher/infielder Trenton Irwin of New Braunfels (Canyon) signed a letter of intent with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Irwin was 6-2 on the mound with a team leading 3.25 ERA in 52.2 innings pitched. He started 31 games for the Buccaneers finishing the year hitting .247 with six doubles, one home run, and 9 RBIs. Irwin was among four Blinn players to sign with Division I programs.
Nov. 17, 2008
Blinn College pitcher Zach Hardoin of Spring (Klein Collins) signed a letter of intent with the University of Missouri. Hardoin recorded 43 strikeouts in 47 innings pitched and finished the year 0-2 with a 5.74 ERA. He was among four Blinn players to sign with Division I programs.
The Blinn College Baseball team hosted its 2nd annual Home Run Derby on October 18th. The fundraiser was a tremendous success this year. All of the players and their families were invited out on homecoming for a night of fun provided by the Blinn Baseball Club. The evening kicked off with a welcome from Coach McIntyre and a meal catered by Big Daddy’s Barbecue followed by the Home Run Derby event. There was a wonderful turn out of over 200 parents and family members who were treated by this year’s derby Runner-Up Chase Brown (Arlington Martin H.S.) and Champion Cody Morrison (Spring H.S.) launching home runs into the night sky.
“This is the biggest fund raiser of the year for our program and we can’t thank everyone involved enough. Our kids do a wonderful job all fall, not only on the practice field and in the classroom, but in everything that we ask them to do for this program. We can’t say enough about what a first class group of gentlemen we have here at Blinn.” – Coach Harvey McIntyre
September 5 , 2008
Four Blinn College baseball players were nominated to play in the Texas-New Mexico Junior College All-Star game Sept. 26-27 at Baylor University. They are among 26 players selected from eight colleges in Region XIV South.
The Blinn players are all sophomores: Catcher/outfielder Mario Eramo and third baseman Zak Leonhardt, both from Langham Creek High (Houston), Zach Hardoin, a left-handed pitcher from Klein Collins High (Spring), and Trey Johnson, a centerfielder and left-handed pitcher from Tyler Lee High who has verbally committed to Mississippi State University, Trenton Irwin, right handed pitcher/infielder, committed to Texas A&M Corpus Christi University
July 29, 2008
The Blinn College baseball team received academic honors from the NJCAA. The baseball team’s 3.11 GPA earned it a spot as one of the NJCAA Spring Academic Teams-of-the-Year. To qualify, a team must have an average of at least a 3.0 grade point average. Outfielder Layton Hiller also earned individual honors as a Distinguished Academic All-American with a 3.91 GPA.
Joining Hiller as Distinguished Academic All-Americans were volleyball players Chelsea Reber, 3.86 GPA, and Sydney Milburn, 3.8 GPA, and basketball guard Jasmine Smith, 3.66 GPA.
May 12, 2008
In their third game of the Region XIV Baseball Tournament the Blinn College Baseball team dropped a 5-7 decision to Angelina College. The Bucs finish the seaon with a 27-29 overall record in Coach Harvey McIntyre's first season as Head Coach.
May 10, 2008
In a game that was delayed close to three hours due to weather, the Blinn College Baseball team fell to Navarro College by a score of 9-0. The Bucs will face Texarkana College tomorrow at 1 p.m.
May 11, 2008
In less than twelve hours after their opening game loss, the Bucs won a 15-12 decision over Texarkana College in the second round of the Region XIV Tournament. Blinn will play tomorrow at 10 a.m. versus the loser of San Jacinto and Angelina College contest.
April 16, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team won it's eighth straight Region XIV game with a 15-5 win over Galveston College. Trey Johnson led the Bucs by pitching for the win as well as adding two of the eight home runs hit by the Bucs. The Bucs play at Galveston on Saturday games begining at 1pm.
April 12, 2008
Dating back to March 29th the Blinn Buccaneers Baseball team won the second game of a double header against San Jacinto College to move their Region XIV record to 4-14. Since that date the Bucs have swept two straight series including this weekend's series against Wharton County Junior College. In the first game against Wharton the Bucs won a 5-4 decision with James Brandhorst pitching the win. In game two the Bucs won 5-2 behind Trenton Irwin's pitching. The Bucs, on a current seven game Region XIV win streak, is currently 10-14 and in the fourth playoff spot for the Region XIV Baseball Tournament. The Bucs return to the field on Monday in non-conference action at Concordia University.
April 9, 2008
After sweeping Laredo College in a three game series last weekend, the Blinn Baseball Team continued its win streak with a 7-5 win at Wharton County Junior College. The Bucs return home Saturday for a double header against Wharton, the first games start at 1pm.
April 6 , 2008
In the final game of a three game series with Laredo College the Blinn College Baseball team completed the sweep with a 10-1 win. Paul Demny was the winning pitcher. The sweep ties the Bucs with Laredo for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Region XIV Baseball Tournament. The Bucs return to action on Wednesday at Wharton before hosting Wharton on Saturday.
April 5 , 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team took two games from Laredo Community College in a match up of Region XIV foes. In the first game Trenton Irwin pitched all seven innings in a 5-2 win. In the second game the Bucs came from down two runs to defeat Laredo 9-8 in the bottom of the 9th inning. The Bucs play the third and final game of the series tomorrow at 11am at Leroy Dreyer Field.
March 29, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball Team split a double header from San Jacinto College. In game one the Bucs fell 6-17 with Trey Johnson the pitcher of record. In game two the Bucs won 11-8 with Brian Smith pitching the win and Taylor Janak getting the save. The Bucs host Laredo College on Saturday and Sunday.
March 25, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team defeated South Suburban College 15-4 in 7 innings on Tuesday. Brandon Finken was the winning pitcher and Zach Leonhardt and Mario Eramo both hit home runs on the day. The Bucs play at San Jacinto College tomorrow before returning home on Saturday in a double header versus San Jacinto.
March 20, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team dropped both games of the double header against Alvin Community College by the scores of 4-11 and 4-14. The Bucs return to action on Tuesday 4pm at Leroy Dreyer Field.
March 19, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team dropped a 1-9 game to Alvin Community College at Leroy Dreyer Field. The Bucs return to action March 20th with a double header begining at 1pm against Alvin.
March 15, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team won two games today at Leroy Dreyer Field against Region XIV foe Galveston College. In game one the Bucs defeated the Whitecaps 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning on four straight singles.
Trey Johnson pitched the Bucs to the win. In the second game the Bucs dropped Galveston 6-1, Trenton Irwin pitched for the win while Mario Eramo added a homerun. The Bucs return to action Wednesday at Alvin followed by a home doubleheader at home on Thursday versus Alvin.
March 12, 2008
Galveston hands Blinn another defeat. Full Story
March 8, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team dropped two games to Wharton County Junior College, 0-8 and 0-4. The Bucs return to action on Wednesday at Galveston.
March 5, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball Team defeated Wharton County Junior College by the score of 13-12 Wednesday at Leroy Dreyer Field. Brandon Finken was the winning pitcher and Bradley Madison got the save. Layton Hiller lead the offense with 3 hits including a grand slam and 5 RBI's. The Bucs play again Saturday at Wharton with games begining at 1pm. - STORY
March 1, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team dropped three games on the road against Laredo College by the scores of 3-0, 5-3 and 11-9. The Bucs return to action Wednesday at home against Wharton. - STORY
Feb. 27, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneers Baseball Team split its games today at Leroy Dreyer Field against McLennan College. In the first game the Bucs won 6-3 with Brandon Finken getting the victory on the mound. Mario Eramo homered for the Bucs. In the second game McLennan dropped the Bucs 3-2. Paul Demny was the pitcher of record. The Bucs travel to Laredo for games on Saturday and Sunday.
Feb. 25, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball Team got back to its winning ways defeating Concordia University in Austin. The Bucs (9-10) won both games of the doubleheader by the scores of 10-5 and 10-6. The Bucs return back to Brenham on Wednesday versus McLennan Community College, games starting at 3 pm.
Feb. 23, 2008
The Blinn College Baseball team fell to Region IV foe San Jacinto College in a doubleheader in Houston. The Bucs fell 6-4 in the first game and 6-2 in the second game. The Buccaneers (7-10, 0-3) return to the field on Monday at Concordia University.
Feb. 20, 2008
Bucs drop conference opener
The Blinn College Baseball team fell in its conference opener to San Jacinto College 11-3 at Leroy Dreyer Field. The Bucs fall to 7-8 overall and 0-1 in Region XIV play. The two teams play the second half of the series at San Jacinto on Saturday with the doubleheader begining at 1:00pm. - STORY
Feb. 17, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneer baseball team (7-7) dropped both of its games in the rain shortened Leroy Dreyer Classic. In the first game the Bucs fell 5-4 to Grayson College with all for its runs coming from homeruns, a 3-run homerun from Zach Leonhardt and a solo homerun by Layton Hiller. Paul Demny was the pitcher of record. In the second game the Bucs fell to Texarkana, 5-0. Brian Smith was the losing pitcher. The Bucs return to Leroy Dreyer Field on Wednesday against Conference foe San Jacinto College at 7pm.
Feb. 15, 2008
In a doubleheader against Seminole State University (Okla.), the Buccaneer baseball team split with an opening game loss followed by a second game 12-3 rout. In the first game after going down 7-0 in the 4th inning the Bucs' bats came alive with a 5-run inning of its own but fell short in the end 7-5. James Brandhorst took the loss.
In the second game, Trey Johnson was the winning pitcher. Zach Leonhardt went 2 for 4 with two, two-run homeruns and 4 RBI's. Sophomore Layton Hiller went 3 for 3 with a homerun and 3 RBI's. The Bucs return to action with the Leroy Dreyer Classic begining at 1:00pm versus Grayson. The tournament schedule was changed because of the incoming weather.
Feb. 7, 2008
Two Brenham High School standouts are among the nine players who have already signed to play baseball at Blinn College in 2008-2009, head baseball coach Harvey McIntyre has announced.
"Because we have such a large class returning next year to play, we were able to bear down and be especially selective with the few kids who we needed to bring in for next season," McIntyre said. "Our focus was on players who could make an immediate impact in the middle of our lineup."
The signees are:
Isaac Nutti, switch-hitting infielder from Brenham,
P.D. McIntyre, left-handed
hitting catcher from Brenham,
Will McCaleb, third baseman from Bellaire,
Michael Guerra, shortstop from Alvin,
Chase Brown,
center fielder from Arlington Martin,
Chris Hernandez, outfielder
and
pitcher from George Bush High School
in Sugar Land,
Jonathan Delgado,
right-handed pitcher from College Park High School
in The Woodlands,
Covey Morrow, left-handed pitcher from Yoakum, and
Colton
Eubanks, right-handed pitcher from Caldwell.
“We are extremely excited about the athletes we were able to sign so far this year,” McIntyre said. “It is very rare to sign every player that you were actively pursuing and we know how fortunate we were in our recruiting this fall.
"We cannot wait to have these young men on campus next fall, and we have great expectations for them all.”
April 13, 2009
The NJCAA selected Blinn College guard Kahlil McDonald a Third Team All-American. The 6’4” freshman from Brooklyn, NY, also made the All-Region XIV First Team. McDonald led the region in scoring with 21.4 points per game during the regular season. He scored 48 points in Blinn’s two games at the regional tournament. The Buccaneers finished with a 23-9 record.
March 5, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team defeated Lee College 63-57 in the first round of the Region XIV Basketball Tournament hosted by UT Tyler. With the win the Bucs (23-8) will face the #3 seed in Tyler Junior College.
Stats are below:
Lee vs Blinn 03/05/09 8:00 PM at Tyler, TX (Herrington Patriot Center) BLINN 63, LEE 57 LEE (13-18) Josh Micheaux 4-8 5-10 13; A.J. Hunt 4-11 3-6 12; Greg Batieste 5-9 1-2 11; C.J. Busby 2-7 0-0 6; Ryan Reed 2-6 1-1 5; Josh Upchurch 1-7 2-3 4; Freddie Haynes 2-6 0-0 4; Arsenio Francis 1-2 0-0 2; Nick James 0-4 0-0 0; Jacob McDonald 0-1 0-0 0; Jeremey Hinserling 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-63 12-22 57. BLINN (23-8)
Kahlil McDonald 10-16 2-4 23; Tyquan Brown 3-9 4-7 10; Chris Hagan 4-10 2-2 10; Tyquan Stroman 3-7 0-0 6; Deuce Nichols 2-5 1-4 5; Kevin Hayden 1-6 2-2 5; Wilbur O'Neal 2-3 0-0 4; Miles Beatty 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 11-19 63. Lee........................... 22 35 - 57 Blinn......................... 25 38 - 63
3-point goals--Lee 3-16 (C.J. Busby 2-7; A.J. Hunt 1-3; Ryan Reed 0-1; Freddie Haynes 0-1; Nick James 0-4), Blinn 2-13 (Kahlil McDonald 1-4; Kevin Hayden 1-4; Chris Hagan 0-2; Tyquan Stroman 0-1; Deuce Nichols 0-2). Fouled out--Lee-None, Blinn-Wilbur O'Neal. Rebounds--Lee 50 (Freddie Haynes 8), Blinn 44 (Tyquan Brown 14). Assists--Lee 3 (Ryan Reed 2), Blinn 6 (Chris Hagan 3). Total fouls--Lee 18, Blinn 19. Technical fouls--Lee-None, Blinn-None. A-300
February 28, 2009
In what has become one of the best seasons in school history the Blinn College Men's Basketball team defeated San Jacinto College 98-66. With the win the Bucs are currently 22-8 overall and 12-7 in Region XIV play. With the upcoming Region XIV Tournament the Bucs are a likely a top 6 seed. The tournament begins Thrusday, March 5th.
February 22, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team defeated Lee College 93-77 in Baytown, TX. It isn't an ordinary win, the defeat of Lee College marks the fifth straight win for the Bucs, all of the games have been against fellow Region XIV foes. Blinn improves to 11-6 in Region XIV play and 21-7 overall.
February 19, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team is making a little history of it's own. The Bucs have won four consecutive Region XIV game and six of the last seven. Tonight the Blinn improves to 20-7 overall and 10-6 in Region XIV play, with a 90-81 win over Lamar State- Port Arthur. The Bucs were led by Kahlil McDonald with 22 points. They return to action Saturday at Lee College.
February 14, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team has a little streak going. The Bucs defeat Jacksonville College 88-85 to win its third straight Region XIV game. Blinn improves to 19-7 overall and 9-6 in Region XIV play.
February 11, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team defeated Trinity Valley Community College 66-63 in Athens, TX. Blinn improves to 18-7 overall and 8-6 in Region XIV play. Blinn is currently third in the South Zone of Region XIV.
February 7, 2009
The Blinn Colege Men's Basketball team defeated Angelina College 98-71 in a battle of Region XIV foes. Blinn improves to 17-7 overall and 7-6 in Region XIV play. Blinn is currently third in the South Zone of Region XIV.
February 4, 2009
Before a packed house the Blinn College Men's Basketball team fell to Tyler Junior College 70-78. The Bucs were lead by Kahlil McDonald with 17 points. The Blinn Men fall to16-7 overall and 6-6 in Region XIV play. They return to action as part of a doubleheader with the Blinn Women on Saturday versus Angelina College, games begining at 2pm.
January 31, 2009
The Blinn Men's Basketball team won its second consecutive Region XIV Conference game with a 85-80 win at Bossier Parish College. The Bucs improve to 16-6 overall and 6-5 in Region XIV play. The Bucs return home as a part of a Women and Men's doubleheader versus Tyler Junior College on Wednesday, February 4.
January 28, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team rebounded from two consecutive losses by dropping Kilgore College 73-64 in a match up of Region XIV teams. The Bucs improve to 15-6 overall and 5-5 in Region XIV play. The Buc's return home next Wednesday, February 4th to face Tyler Junior College.
January 24, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team dropped a Region XIV contest to Navarro College 52-66. The Bucs were led by Kahill McDonald who scored 13 points in the loss. The Bucs return to action on Wednesday when they face Kilgore College at home.
January 21, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team dropped a heartbreaker on the road to Panola College. The Blinn Men, 14-5 overall and 4-4 in Region XIV play, lost on a last second three pointer at the buzzer. They return to action on Saturday at home versus Navarro College.
January 10, 2009
The Blinn College Women and Men's Basketball teams both fall to Region XIV foe Lon Morris College. The Men dropped a 68-73 battle and the Women a 60-72 struggle. Both teams return home to face San Jacinto College on Wednesday.
January 7, 2009
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team defeated Lee College 83-71 in a Region XIV matchup. The Bucs were led by Kahlil McDonald with 21 points. The Bucs improve to 12-3 overall and 2-2 in Region XIV play. They return home on Wednesday versus San Jacinto College.
December 10, 2008
The Blinn Men's Basketball team defeated Coastal Bend Community College Tuesday night by the score of 97-73. It marks the eleventh win of the season and the last game for the team until after the new year. The Bucs go into the break 11-2 overall.
December 6, 2008
The Blinn College Men's Basketball team defeated fellow Region XIV Conference team Lamar State- Post Arthur 99-83 in Port Arthur, TX. The Bucs win their first Region XIV game of the season and improve to 10-2 on the season.
December 5, 2008
The Blinn Men's Basketball team returned to the win column with a 86 to 74 win over Cy Fair College. The Bucs improve to 9-2 on the season. The team returns home December 9 versus Coastal Bend College.
December 4, 2008
December 1, 2008
The Blinn Men's Basketball team won it's eighth game of the season after a 121-100 defeat of Kingwood College. The Bucs are 8-1 overall on the season and is currently ranked #25 in the latest NJCAA Poll.
November 17, 2008
The Blinn College Men's basketball team remains undefeated on the season with a 110-75 win over Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX. The Bucs (6-0) return to action Thursday, November 20th with a home game against the Houston Gladiators.
November 5, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneers put away a scrappy Coastal Bend team Thursday night with a 101-93 victory.
November 6, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneer basketball team remained unbeaten through its first three games of the season with a lopsided 130-42 victory over Victoria College.
November 12, 2008
The Blinn Men's Basketball team continued their undefeated streak to 5-0 with a 116-69 win over Cy Fair College at Blinn Tuesday night.
Coming into the night the#8 Tyler Junior College Apaches were 22-1 and undefeated in Region XIV play. The Blinn Bucs upset TJC by a score of 94-76 leading by 10 points most of the second half. The Bucs move 16-10 overall and 9-9 in Region XIV play. The men are on the road Saturday at Lee College.
March 1, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Baseketball team fell in it's regular season finale versus San Jacinto College. The Lady Bucs fell 53-57 at San Jacinto. The Lady Bucs move to 14-16 overall and 8-10 in Region XIV play. The Lady Bucs are likley to be a six seed in the Region XIV tournament begining Friday, March 6.
February 27, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneer women’s basketball team and dance team will donate $200 to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund as a result of Blinn’s participation in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Pink Zone at this week’s final home game.
The Pink Zone game was sponsored by Blue Bell Creameries and Arby’s with t-shirts going to fans who donated. Former Lady Buc Jessica Martinek represented Blue Bell and Bill Barnes represented Arby’s in a three-point shooting contest at halftime of Wednesday’s game. Martinek won 9-5. Each was awarded a plaque for their company’s participation in the charity event.
The Pink Zone, formally known as “Think Pink,” was formed in 2007 and has unified more than 1,200 teams and organizations this year, reaching more than 830,000 fans and raising nearly one million dollars for breast cancer awareness and research.
For more information on the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, go to www.wbca.org/kayyowwbcacancerfund.asp. Yow was the North Carolina State head women’s basketball coach who died last month from breast cancer. The V Foundation was founded by North Carolina State head men’s basketball coach Jim Valvano shortly before his death from cancer in 1993.
February 25, 2009
The Blinn College teams fell to Lon Morris College. The Blinn Women's Basketball team fell in overtime 75-76. The Lady Bucs move to 14-15 overall and 8-9 in Region XIV play. The Blinn College Men's Basketball team also fell to league leading Lon Morris College 79-88. The Bucs had their five game winning streak snapped and move to 11-7 in Region XIV play and 21-8 overall.
February 19, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team fell to Kilgore College on the road 55-74. The Bucs fall to 14-14 overall and 8-8 in Region XIV play.
February 14, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team fell to Jacksonville College 57-59. The Bucs fall to 14-13 overall and 8-7 in Region XIV play.
February 11, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team defeated #14 ranked and Region XIV leading Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. The Bucs defeated the Cardinals 62-57. A&M Consolidated product Sarah Daley led the Bucs with 24 points.
February 7, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team fell to Angelina College 57-60. The Bucs fall to 13-12 overall and 7-6 in Region XIV play.
February 4, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team defeated Tyler Junior College 70-48 in Region XIV action. The Bucs improve to 13-11 overall and 7-5 in Region XIV play. Brateicka Mock, a Navasota High School product led the Bucs in scoring with 27 points.
January 31, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball fell to 17th ranked Trinity Valley Community College 68-75. The Bucs move to 12-11 overall and 6-5 in Region XIV play. Brateicka Mock led the Bucs in scoring with 22 points. The Bucs return home as a part of Women's and Men's doubleheader versus Tyler Junior College on Wednesday, February 4th.
January 28, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team defeated Tyler Junior College in 86-77. With the win the Bucs improve to 11-10 overall and 5-4 in Region XIV play. The Bucs return to action on Wednesday to face Kilgore College.
January 24, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team defeated Tyler Junior College in 86-77. With the win the Bucs improve to 11-10 overall and 5-4 in Region XIV play. The Bucs return to action on Wednesday to face Kilgore College.
January 21, 2009
The Blinn College women's basketball team defeated the Panola College Fillies 67-64 in Carthage, Texas. The Bucs were led by Sarah Daily with 17 points and Rekevia Brown with 14. The Bucs improve to 10-10 overall and 4-4 in Region XIV play.
January 10, 2009
The Blinn College Women and Men's Basketball teams both fall to Region XIV foe Lon Morris College. The Men dropped a 68-73 battle and the Women a 60-72 struggle. Both teams return home to face San Jacinto College on Wednesday.
January 7, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team defeated McLennan College 57-51, to improve its record to 8-8 overall. The Lady Bucs return home on Wednesday, January 14 to face San Jacinto College.
January 2, 2009
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team, in its first game since the Christmas Break fell to Midland College 64-85. The game to part of the McLennan College Classic in Waco, TX. Midland College is currently ranked 4th in nation in the latest NJCAA Poll.
December 11, 2008
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team defeated Hill College 68-64 in non-conference action. The Bucs were led by Brateicka Mock and Terrah Austin both with 14 points. The Bucs return to action at home on Janurary 14 versus San Jacinto College.
December 6, 2008
In what has become a season of close games the Blinn College Women's Basketball team dropped a conference match up to Paris Junior College 70-71. The Bucs last game also went down to the wire with a 47-46 win versus Jacksonville College.
December 4, 2008
In the opening game the Blinn College Women’s team defeated Jacksonville College 47-46 with at last second layup as time expired. LaKendra Clemons a freshman from Bryan High School went coast to coast scoring the game winning shot propelling Blinn to the win.
December 1, 2008
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team returned home Tuesday night to face Region XIV foe Panola College. The Bucs went down to the wire in a 83-81 victory. Terrah Austin and Bre'teka Mock each scored19 points.
November 20, 2008
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team defeated Temple College 72-64.They improve their record to 3-4 on the season.
November 18, 2008
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team fell at Hill College 60-65. The loss moves the Bucs to 2-4 on the season.
November 12, 2008
In Snyder, Texas the Blinn College Women's Basketball team defeated Western Texas College 75-60. The win moves the Buccaneers to 2-3 overall on the season.
November 8, 2008
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team fell to Fort Scott Community College 85-88 in overtime. The Bucs move to 1-3 on the new season.
November 7, 2008
The Blinn College Women's Basketball team fell to Collin County 67-80. The Bucs fall to 1-2 overall.
April 9 , 2008
Blinn Lady Bucs received NJCAA all-American recognition
Two members of the Blinn College women's basketball team have received National Junior College Athletic Association all-American recognition.
Guard Timila Martin, a 5-6 sophomore from Bryan, was named to the third team, and forward Alisha Williams, a 5-11 sophomore also from Bryan, received honorable mention honors.
Martin, who averaged 15.7 points and 4.1 assists this past season, was earlier named the Region 14 most valuable player. Her 486 points on the season was the fifth-most in Blinn team history.
Williams was named all-region and all-conference, averaging 12.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. She is 19th in all-time scoring with 396 points and 18th in all-time rebounding with 227.
Martin and Williams are two of 11 sophomores head coach Jeff Jenkins will have to replace from a team that finished 26-6, the most single- season wins in the program's history.
June 1, 2009
Blinn College Buccaneer shortstop Caley Jeter and outfielder Hannah Schwarz were named All-Americans by the National Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association. Both made the 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA NJCAA Division I All-America First Team. Pitcher Carlee Winkelman (25-8) was named to the Third Team. The Lady Bucs finished fourth at the national tournament with a record of 56-11.
Jeter led the team with six triples and 80 runs scored as she hit .498 on the season. She also registered 13 doubles, 41 RBI and 27 stolen bases. Schwarz earned the Lady Bucs’ best batting average at .538 scoring 64 runs with a double, three triples, 26 RBI and 29 stolen bases.
Complete list at www.nfca.org.
The honors continue for the Blinn College softball team after a fourth place finish at the national tournament. In the Midwest region, Blinn (56-11) led the way with five players selected to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA NJCAA Division I All-Region team. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association named sophomore pitcher Carlee Winkelmann (Brenham), sophomore shortstop Caley Jeter (Huntsville), freshman outfielder Hannah Schwarz (Kerrville Tivy) to the First Team. Making the Second Team were freshman pitcher and first baseman Lindsey Brown (Spring) and sophomore outfielder Tiffany Galletti (Alvin).
May 6, 2009
May 4, 2009
The Blinn College softball team advanced to the NJCAA Championship Tournament by defeating Paris Junior College to win the Region XIV Softball Tournament. It will be the Lady Bucs’ third trip to the NJCAA National Tournament in six years with their best finish being national runner-up in 2003. The Lady Bucs are 53-9 and ranked seventh in the NJCAA poll. The national tournament in St. George's, UT, begins on May 14.
The Lady Bucs defeated Paris 10-2 in a six-inning run rule victory on Sunday to win the tournament in Corsicana. Blinn scored two runs early in the first inning only to have Paris answer in the top of the third. In the bottom of the third, Lindsey Brown regained the lead for the Lady Bucs with a two-run homerun. Missy Siegel added a solo homerun and Brown tacked on an RBI single in the fourth inning to improve the lead to 6-1. Blinn survived a one-out, bases-loaded fifth inning giving up only one run on a sacrifice hit. In the sixth inning, the Lady Bucs put the game away with two RBI singles each from Roxanne Rodriguez and Kelley King. Carlee Winklemann won her third consecutive game of the tournament pitching 17 innings over three days.
Blinn opened the regional tournament with a 1-0 victory over Galveston College on Friday and defeated Paris Junior College 8-4 in the semifinals on Saturday.
April 29, 2009
The Blinn College softball team enters the Region XIV tournament ranked No. 7 in the NJCAA poll with a record of 50-9. With a 26-6 record in conference play, the Lady Bucs are the top seed and have a first-round bye. They will open tournament play at 11:30 a.m. on Friday against the winner of the Navarro College-Galveston College game. The tournament runs through Saturday at Navarro College in Corsicana.
April 25, 2009
The Blinn College softball team heads into the Region XIV South Championship as the top seed ending the regular season with a commanding sweep of Lamar State-Port Arthur. In the first game, the Lady Bucs blanked Lamar State 9-0 in 6 innings. Carlee Winklemann (21-6, 10-5) pitched the shutout as Roxanne Rodriguez went three for four and Lindsey Brown stroked a two-run homerun. In the second game, the Lady Bucs managed a 13-2 rout in five innings. Brown (19-3,11-1) pitched for the win as well as adding runs on offense. She hit a two-run homerun and Allison Hinton matched the feat. Blinn improved to 50-9 overall and 26-6 to claim the Region XIV South Championship. The Region XIV Tournament begins April 30 at Navarro College.
April 22, 2009
In the final games of the season ,the Blinn College softball team swept Region XIV foe Galveston College. Blinn dropped Galveston 3-1 behind the pitching of freshman Lindsey Brown (18-3, 10-1). Game two saw Blinn's bats come alive in a 10-5 win. Allison Hinton hit a solo homerun and Lindsey Brown added a three-run shot in the sixth inning. Sophomore Carlee Winkelmann (20-6, 9-5) registered the win. The Lady Bucs keep alive their hopes of a number one seed in the upcoming Region XIV Tournament with a record of 48-9, 24-6 in conference play.
April 20 , 2008
Playing its third team in three days the Blinn College Softball Team sweeps San Jacinto College in a double header in Houston. In the first game the Lady Bucs won 6-5 in 9 innings with Elane Crabtree (16-8, 11-4) pitching for the win in relief. In the second gamethe Lady Bucs won 5-4. Carlee Winkelmann (10-1, 7-0) pitched for the win. Blinn College finished the regular season 37-12 overall and 22-6 in Region IV play. The Blinn College Softball team will host the Region XIV Softball Tournament at Hohlt Park on May 1-4th.
April 19 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball team swept its second Region XIV opponent in Lamar State. In the first game Blinn won 11-0 in 5 innings. Carlee Winkelmann (9-1, 6-0) pitched a one hitter for the win. In the second game Blinn won 8-0. Elane Crabtree (15-8, 10-4) also pitched a one hitter for the win. Blinn is 35-12 overall and 20-6 in Region XIV play. The Lady Bucs host the Region XIV Softball Tournament on May 1-4th at Hohlt Park.
April 18 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball team faced a giant of a foe in 5th ranked Galveston College Whitecaps. The Lady Bucs were up to the challenge with a two game sweep at Hohlt Park. The first game finished in a 3-2 extra innings. Carlee Winkelmann (8-1, 5-0) pitched for the win. In the second game the Lady Bucs won 8-6 with Elane Crabtree (14-8, 9-4) pitching for the win. Blinn College is 33-12 overall and 18-6 in Region XIV play.
April 12 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball (31-12, 16-6) team split a pair of Region XIV games versus Alvin Community College. In the first game the Lady Bucs fell 2-4 and in the second game they defeated Alvin 2-1. The Bucs return to action on Friday at 2 pm and 4 pm versus Galveston College.
April 6 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball team lost two games to Texarkana College on the road, 0-2 and 0-3. Blinn is currently 30-10 overall and 15-5 in Region XIV play.
April 5 , 2008
The Blinn College Softball team split a pair of games from Bossier Parish Community College at Bossier City, LA. Blinn dropped game one 2-3, with Elane Crabtree (13-6, 8-2) pitching for the desicion. In the second game the Lady Bucs dropped Bossier Parish 4-0. Carlee Winkelmann (6-1, 3-0) pitched the Lady Bucs to the win. Blinn is currently 30-9 overall and15-3 in Region XIV play. The Lady Bucs travel to Texarkana College tomorrow.
March 30, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team (29-8 , 14-2) swept another Region XIV foe in Lon Morris College this weekend. In the first game the Lady Bucs came back from a 0-2 deficit and score two runs in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Casey Ryan hit a 2 run double in the bottom of the 10th inning to win 4-2.
Elena Crabtree pitched the final 2 innings for the win and Carlee Winkelmann pitched the first 8 innings. In the second game Elane Crabtree (13-5, 8-1)pitched another 6 scoreless innings and the Lady Bucs won 9-0 in 6 innings. The Lady Bucs hit the road this weekend and will return home on April 18th.
March 29, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team won both games of a double header versus Navarro College. In the first game the Lady Bucs won 6-0, with Elane Crabtree pitching the win. In the second game Britany Benedict pitched the Lady Bucs to a 3-1 win. The Blinn Softball team plays again tomorrow at noon versus Lon Morris College.
March 26, 2008
In a match up of Region XIV leaders the Blinn College Softball, ranked #11 in the NJCAA, team split a pair of games with Galveston College, ranked #8.
In the first game Galveston defeated the Lady Bucs 0-8, Britney Benedict (6-1, 2-1) was the losing pitcher. In the second game Blinn dropped the Whitecaps 4-2 with Elena Crabtree being the winning pitcher (10-5, 5-1).
Blinn College is currently 25-8 overall and10-2 in Region XIV play. The Lady Bucs return home Saturday at 1pm for a double header versus Navarro College.
March 25, 2008
Blinn Wins TWO at Hill College.
March 20, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team who are currently ranked #18 in the latest NJCAA poll split a two game series against San Jacinto College. In the first game the Lady Bucs fell 1-10.. Elane Crabtree (9-5, 4-1) was the pitcher of record. In the second game the Lady Bucs dropped San Jacinto 6-3 with Brittany Benedict (6-0, 2-0) getting the win. The Lady Bucs (22-7, 9-1) return to action on Tuesday versus Hill College.
March 19, 2008
The Blinn College Softball Team has moved the doubleheader scheduled against San Jacinto College from today, March 19, 2008 to tomorrow March 20, 2008. The move was to avoid any possible rain and to help prepare the field for play. The Lady Bucs are currently 21-6 on the season and 8-0 in Region XIV play. All Blinn College Softball home games are played at Hohlt Park.
March 16, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team swept its second conference foe of the weekend defeating Paris Junior College in a double header at Hohlt Park. In the first game the Lady Bucs defeated Paris 3-1, Britney Benedict (5-0; 2-0) was the winning pitcher while Kelly Gaskins went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI's.
In the second game Blinn overcame a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the 7th inning to win 4-3. Elena Crabtre (9-4; 4-0) was the winning pitcher while Caysea Ryan had a pinch hit double to start the botom of 7th. Kristin Brown went 2 for 3 with the game tying RBI and finally Roxanne Rodriguez hit the game winning run. Blinn scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th all with 1 out to win the game.
The Lady Bucs (21-6, 8-0) return to action on Wednesday at Hohlt Park versus San Jacinto College.
March 15, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team drops Northeast Texas Community College in a conference doubleheader at Hohlt Park. In the first game the Lady Bucs won by a score of 3-1. Elena Crabtree (8-4, 3-0) was the winning pitcher with 9 stikeouts. In the second game the Lady Bucs won 9-1 in six innings, seven runs in the first two innings. Carlee Winkleman (4-1, 2-0) was the winning pitcher with 6 strikeouts and Kelly Gaskins was 3 for 4 scring three runs.
The Blinn College Softball (19-6,6-0) team plays again tomorrow at 1:00pm versus Paris Junior College.
March 6, 2008
The Blinn College Softball Lady Bucs improved their record to 17-6 as they finished second in their bracket at the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Junior College Leadoff Classic March 6-9 in Panama City Beach, Florida. The Lady Bucs lost their first game in the tournament to seventh-ranked Central Alabama 1-3 with Elena Crabtree (7-2) as the pitcher of record. In the second game, they bounced back to defeat Wenatchee 8-6 with Britney Benedict (3-0) on the mound.
On the second day of the tournament, Blinn fell 2-3 to Miami-Dade and then beat Florida Community College 6-5, again with Crabtree and Benedict as the losing and winning pitchers.
In the final round of the tournament, Blinn beat Young Harris College 1-0 with Lisa Klein (3-1) on the mound to advance to the Silver Bracket championship game where the Lady Bucs lost to Chattanooga State 1-3 with Crabtree as the pitcher of record.
March 2, 2008
The Lady Bucs picked up wins number ten and eleven with a sweep over Lamar State Port Arthur in a Region XIV double header. In the first game Elena Crabtree (7-1) pitched the Ladt Bucs to a 9-1 five inning win. In the second game Carlee Winkelmann (3-1) pitched the Lady Bucs to a 10-2 five inning win. The Blinn College Softball team is currently 14-3 overall and 6-0 in Region XIV play.
March 1, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team defeated Alvin Community College in the Region XIV opener for both teams. In the two game home stand the Lady Bucs defeated Alvin in the first game 4-0 behind the pitching of Elena Crabtree (6-1). Crabtree also contributed on offense going 1 for 2 with an RBI. In the second game, Britney Benedict (2-0) pitched the Lady Bucs to a 4-2 win. On the day Tiffany Galletti was 3 for 6 with 3 RBI's and 2 stolen bases and Ciara Tullos was 4 for 7 with 2 stolen bases. Blinn College is now 12-3 on the season and 2-0 Region XIV play. They travel to Panama City Beach, Fla. for the NFCA Leadoff Classic on Friday.
Feb. 23, 2008
The Blinn College Softball Team swept a doubleheader from Hill College in Hillsboro in their last game before Region XIV play begins. In the first game Blinn defeated Hill College 6-2. Carlee Winkelmann (2-1) was the winning pitcher. In the second game the Lady Bucs dropped Hill College 9-0 in 5 innings. Elena Crabtree (5-1) was the winning pitcher. The Lady Bucs are 10-3 overall and return to action at home on Saturday versus Alvin College begining at noon.
Feb. 18, 2008
As a part of the Blinn College Invitational, that was delayed due to weather, the Blinn Softball Team showed no signs of rust in the layoff downing Temple College in two games. In the first game Blinn defeated Temple 5-4. Caitlin Boyle had 2 RBIs and Alison Hinton had sacrifice fly RBI to lead the offense. Britney Benedict pitched the Lady Bucs to the win.
Blinn took the second game 2-1 behind the pitching of Elena Crabtree. Missy Siegel and Tiffany Galletti shared the two RBI's for the game. The Lady Bucs are currently 8-3 on the season and travel to Hill College on Saturday.
Feb. 14, 2008
The Blinn College Softball Team, in its home opener, faced former assistant coach and current head coach of the Iowa Western Community College Reivers Lana Ross. In game one the Lady Bucs won 5-3, with Caley Jeter getting two doubles in four trips to the plate and Ciara Tullis with a triple and an RBI. Lisa Klein was the winning pitcher with five strikeouts.
In the second game of the night and the Lady Bucs down 3-1 going into the 7th and final inning, Blinn scored two to put the game into extra innings. With one out in the bottom if the 8th and a runner on third Caysea Ryan hit a game winning sacrifice fly to score Ciara Tullos to win the game 4-3.
The Blinn College Softball
Invitational begins tomorrow with Blinn College playing at
4:30 and 7:00pm.
Feb. 8-9, 2008
In the final day of the Galveston College Softball Tournament, the Blinn College Softball Team (4-3) finished the day with a split of their two games. In game one the Lady Bucs fell to McLennan College 5-3, with freshman Carlee Winkelmann (1-1) getting the loss. In the tournament finale the Lady Bucs defeated Temple College 11-0 in five innings with Elena Crabtree (2-1) pitching for the win. The Buccaneer Softball team went a combined 3-2 in the round robin tournament. Blinn College Softball returns to the field on February 15-17, as a part of the Blinn College Invitation hosted at Hohlt Park.
On day one of the Galveston College Softball Tournament the Blinn College Softball Team won two of three games. In the first game Blinn defeated Cisco College by the score of 4-1, Carlee Winkelmann (1-0) was the winning pitcher. In game two Blinn College lost to Seminole State 4-2, Lisa Klein (1-1) was losing pitcher. In the final game of the night Blinn College defeated the University of Houston-Victoria 5-4, Elena Crabtree winning pitcher (1-1). The Lady Bucs are currently 3-2 in the second weekend of the season, they play tomorrow in the final day of the tournament.
Feb. 2, 2008
The Blinn College Softball team, in its season opening series of 2008, split with McClennan Community College. The Bucs dropped the first game 6-5 but picked up their first win, 5-1, in game two. The Lady Bucs return to action Friday, February 8 in the Galveston College Tournament.
December 8, 2008
December 5, 2008
Blinn College setter Kayla Schmidt and outside hitter Cinthya Roberto garnered two more awards after leading the Lady Bucs to their first national championship. The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) named Schmidt and Roberto to its Two-Year Colleges Women’s Volleyball All-America First Team.
Earlier in the week the two players were named NJCAA Division I First Team All Americans. The AVCA represents all divisions of the NJCAA as well as California and Pacific Northwest colleges. The Blinn volleyball program has placed a total of seven All-Americans on the AVCA list.
Schmidt, a 5’10” sophomore from Bellville, was third in the nationally in assists per game, averaging 11.696. Along a .375 hitting percentage, she averaged 1.519 digs per game.
Freshman Cinthya Roberto of Brasilia, Brazil, was eighth nationally in kills, averaging
4.241 per game. The six-footer ranked in the top five in aces, averaging 0.722 per game. Roberto held a .3684 hitting percentage with an average of 2.215 digs per game.
The Lady Bucs finished the 2008 season 33-2 with a victory over the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith to earn the national title. It was Blinn’s sixth consecutive trip to the national tournament.
December 3, 2008
For their efforts in securing Blinn College’s first volleyball national championship, setter Kayla Schmidt and outside hitter Cinthya Roberto were named NJCAA Division I First Team All Americans. It is the first time two Blinn players have been selected to the First Team. The Blinn volleyball program has had nine All-Americans, eight of those during the six-year tenure of head coach and athletic director David Rehr. Schmidt and Roberto were also First Team All Region as well as All
Tournament honorees at both the regional and national tournaments.
Schmidt, a 5’10” sophomore from Bellville, was third in the nationally in assists per game, averaging 11.696. Along a .375 hitting percentage, she averaged 1.519 digs per game.
Freshman Cinthya Roberto of Brasilia, Brazil, was eighth nationally in kills, averaging 4.241 per game. The six-footer ranked in the top five in aces, averaging 0.722 per game. Roberto held a .3684 hitting percentage with an average of 2.215 digs per game.
The Lady Bucs finished the 2008 season 33-2 with a victory over the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith to earn the national title. It was Blinn’s sixth consecutive trip to the national tournament.
December 1, 2008
The American Volleyball Coaches Association named Blinn College head coach and athletic director David Rehr as NJCAA Division I Coach of the Year. The Lady Bucs went 33-2 and won their first national title with a come-from-behind victory over the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. The Lady Bucs have advanced to the national tournament in each of the six years Rehr has coached at Blinn.
“It is an honor to be included into this group of outstanding coaches,” Rehr said. “I give a lot of credit to my assistant coach Brian Froebel and the student athletes on our team.”
This is the second time Rehr has received the coaching honor. He was also Southwest Region Coach of the Year in 2006.
11-22-08; 8:56 CST
The Blinn Buccaneer Volleyball team defeated University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in five, 27-29, 19-25, 30-28, 25-19 and 15-10 to claim number one at the national tournament.
The Bucs overcame a 2-0 deficit to bring home the first ever title for Blinn. MORE DETAILS
NEWS FLASH - 11-21-08; 8:23 p.m. CST
The Blinn Volleyball team wins in three, 25-20, 25-18, and 25-21 over number one seed, Iowa Community College to advance to the finals - DETAILS
November 21, 2008
November 20, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneer Volleyball team dropped Temple College in their first match of the National Tournament being held in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Bucs opened with a 25-17 win followed by 26-24 and a strong 25-8 finish.
For more tournament information, go to http://www.njcaavb.com/bracket.asp for real time scoring and bracket results.
November 8, 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team won the 2008 Region XIV Volleyball Tournament with a 25-11,25-17,25-19 sweep of Tyler Junior College. The win marks the sixth consecutive Region XIV title for the Buccaneers. Cinthya Roberto and Kayla Schmidt made the All Tournament team and Elizaveta Senenkova was named Most Valuable Player. With the win the Bucs advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Council Bluffs, Iowa on November 20-22.
November 7, 2008
In the opening game of the Region XIV Volleyball tournament the Blinn College Volleyball team defeated Panola College in four games 25-16, 25-11, 23-25, 25-14. The win moves the Bucs to the finals tomorrow at 2pm versus either Navarro College or Tyler Junior College. The Bucs were led by Cinthya Roberto with 20 kills and Elizaveta Senenkova with 19 kills. Kayla Schmidt had 49 assists.
November 4 , 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team escaped a tough match from Temple Junior College 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 25-17. The match was the final regular season match for the Bucs before heading to the Region XIV tournament in Carthage, TX. The Bucs were led by Cinthya Roberto with 15 kills, 8 digs and 4 blocks. Jennifer Goodwin and Lakeshia Craft added 11 kills each and Kayla Schmidt added 46 assists. The Bucs finish the regular season 27-2 on the season and are the #1 seed in the Regional tournament. The match marks the final home game for six sophomores; Kara Stinson, Korrine Stinson, Kayla Schmidt, Laura Twedell and Lori Hunsucker. The Bucs are 62-6 in their two years.
October 31, 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team defeated Tyler Junior College in the Region XIV finale for both teams 25-7, 25-16, 25-12. The win marks an defeated record for the Bucs in Region XIV play and gives them the #1 seed in next weekends Region XIV Tournament hosted at Panola College in Carthage, TX. In the match the Bucs (26-2, #4 in NJCAA) were led by Cinthya Roberto with 13 kills and 4 aces. On the night the Buccaneer Offense hit .485 and sophomore Kayla Schmidt dished out 34 assists. The Bucs also added 15 aces and nine blocks. The team plays its season finale at home on Monday at 6pm versus #18 ranked Temple College. The Bucs are going to attempt to "Black Out" the gym asking all Buc fans to wear black.
October 29, 2008
The Blinn College volleyball team (25-2) will head into its final conference match ranked No. 4 in the NJCAA poll, a position it has held for four weeks.
The Lady Bucs are 7-0 in Region XIV play after sweeping Panola College on Tuesday in Carthage. The Bucs return home to face conference foe Tyler Junior College on Thursday and Temple College on Monday before entering the regional tournament Nov. 7-8 with the opportunity to advance to the NJCAA National Tournament Nov. 20-22 in Council Bluffs, IA, for the sixth consecutive year.
Thursday’s game with Tyler is fan appreciation night with 50 cent hot dogs.
October 28, 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team defeated Panola College in front of a rowdy crowd in Carthage, Texas. The Bucs (25-2 overall, 7-0 Region XIV) outlasted the Fillies 25-19, 25-18, 25-22. Cinthya Roberto led the Bucs in kills with 18 and Elizaveta Senenkova and Lakeshia Craft adding 13 and 12 respectivly. Defensively Lori Hunsucker led the Bucs in digs with 21. Kayla Schmidt led the team with 51 assists while the Bucs hit .477 on the night. The Bucs return home Thursday to face Tyler Junior College, it is the final Region XIV match for Blinn College.
October 27, 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team defeated Region XIV foe Navarro College 25-16, 25-13, 25-10 in the second of three home matches for the Bucs. The Bucs defeated Coastal Bend on Monday and Paris Junior College comes to Blinn tomorrow. The Bucs, ranked #4 in the NJCAA are currently 23-2 overall and 5-0 in Region XIV play. Tomorrow's match against Paris is scheduled for 6pm.
October 24, 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team defeated Region XIV volleyball foe Paris Junior College in straight sets 25-11, 25-12, 25-15. The Bucs won the Region XIV Conference title with the win, they are currently 6-0 in Region play. The Bucs are on the road Tuesday versus Panola before they return home Thursday to face Tyler Junior College. The Bucs are currently ranked #4 in the latest NJCAA National Poll and are 24-2 on the season.
October 23, 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team defeated Region XIV foe Navarro College 25-16, 25-13, 25-10 in the second of three home matches for the Bucs. The Bucs defeated Coastal Bend on Monday and Paris Junior College comes to Blinn tomorrow. The Bucs, ranked #4 in the NJCAA are currently 23-2 overall and 5-0 in Region XIV play. Tomorrow's match against Paris is scheduled for 6pm.
October 22, 2008
The Blinn College volleyball team (22-2) held onto the No. 4 in the NJCAA poll after sweeping Coastal Bend College on Monday. The Lady Bucs are 4-0 in conference play. The Bucs host Navarro College on Wednesday and Paris Junior College on Thursday.
NJCAA poll
October 21, 2008
The #4 ranked Blinn College Volleyball team won its twenty second match of the season with a 25-12, 25-16, 25-11 sweep of Coastal Bend College. The Bucs (22-2) were led by Cinthya Roberto and Elizaveta Senenkova each with 14 kills. The Bucs host two more home matches this week, Wednesday vesus Navarro College and Thursday versus Paris Junior College. Both matches begin at 6pm.
Oct 15, 2008
The Blinn College volleyball team (21-2) held onto the No. 4 in the NJCAA poll. The Lady Bucs are 4-0 in conference play. The Bucs are off the remainder of the week and will face Coastal Bend College on Monday to begin a three-game home stand.
Other ranked Region XIV teams: No. 6 San Jacinto College-Central (22-2), No. 15 Temple College (18-12), No. 19 Laredo Community College (20-2), and No. 20 Lee College (13-7).
Oct. 14, 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team defeated Tyler Junior College in straight sets 25-16, 25-16, 25-12 in Region XIV volleyball action. The Bucs are 21-2 overall and 4-0 in Region play. In the match the Bucs were led by Cinthya Roberto with 11 kills, 7 digs and 5 blocks. Sophomore Kayla Schmidt added 8 kills and 22 assists. The Bucs are off the remainder of the week and will face Coastal Bend College on Monday at home as a part of a three game home stand next week.
Oct. 10, 2008
The Blinn College Volleyball team recorded it's 20th win of the season after a 25-7, 25-14, 25-18 sweep of Panola College. The win also places the Bucs atop the Region XIV standing at 3-0. The Bucs (20-2) were led by Jennifer Goodwin with 12 kills and 11 digs. Kara Stinson led the serving with 8 of the Buc's 15 aces. Kayla Schmidt totaled 39 assists on the night. The Bucs are on the road Monday for a rematch of 2007's Regional Final versus Tyler Junior College.
Oct. 8, 2008
The Blinn College volleyball team (19-2) advanced to No. 4 in the NJCAA poll. The Lady Bucs are 2-0 in conference play. Blinn will play Panola College at 6 p.m. on Thursday in Brenham.
Other ranked Region XIV teams: No. 7 San Jacinto College-Central (20-2), No. 16 Laredo Community College (17-2), and No. 20 Lee College (12-7).
Oct 7, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008
In the Sept. 30 NJCAA poll, the Blinn College volleyball team (17-2) stayed in the No. 5 position after winning its Region XIV opener against Navarro College 25-19, 25-12, 26-24.
Blinn will play North Central Texas in Gainesville at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Other ranked Region XIV teams: No. 7 San Jacinto College-Central (12-2), No. 14 Lee College (10-4), and No. 18 Laredo Community College (14-0).
NJCAA poll
Sept. 24, 2008
In the Sept. 24 NJCAA poll, the Blinn College volleyball team (15-2) moved back into the No. 5 position where it began the season. The Lady Bucs defeated Wharton County Junior College 25-18, 25-5, 25-10 at in Brenham on Monday.
Blinn will host Lee College tomorrow at 6 p.m.
Other ranked Region XIV teams: No. 8 San Jacinto College-Central (12-2), No. 12 Lee College (10-4), and No. 19 Laredo Community College (14-0).
Sept. 17, 2008
The Blinn College volleyball team (14-2) inched up one spot to No. 6 in the Sept. 17 NJCAA poll. The Lady Bucs came in second at the College of Southern Idaho Classic in Twin Falls, ID, losing only to No. 3 Southern Idaho. The Lady Bucs then traveled to Hillsboro to defeat Hill College 25-10, 25-13, 25-27, 24-26, 15-9.
Blinn will host Wharton County Junior College on Sept. 22.
Sept. 10, 2008
Despite a near perfect record, the Blinn College volleyball team fell to seventh in the Sept. 10 NJCAA poll, the first ranking since the season started. The Lady Bucs began the season at No. 5. The team is now 10-1 and will travel to the College of Southern Idaho Classic in Twin Falls, ID, on Sept. 12-13. That tournament will include two other nationally-ranked teams. Southern Idaho is No. 3 and Salt Lake Community College is No. 4.
Sept. 10, 2008
Sept. 1, 2008
August 15, 2008
Blinn College will open the 2008 volleyball season ranked fifth in the nation with a Pre-season All-American at the setter position. Kayla Schmidt, a 5’10” sophomore from Bellville, was selected Third Team Pre-season All-American.
The Lady Bucs start the season on the road Aug. 22-23 at the San Jacinto tournament with their home opener in the Labor Day Classic Aug. 29-30. The team went 35-7 in 2007 and finished fifth at the NJCAA National Tournament, tying its best ever finish. Blinn has qualified for the national tournament the last five years winning 89.2 percent of its matches.
July 29, 2008
The American Volleyball Coaches Association selected Blinn College for the AVCA Team Academic Award. The award honors collegiate and high school teams that maintained at least a 3.3 cumulative team grade point average.
Blinn was the only Texas team among the 15 two-year colleges to be honored for the 2007-8 academic year.
The AVCA’s mission is to develop and grow the sport of volleyball. Members include national and international coaches, collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as club directors. For a complete list of AVCA Team Academic Award Recipients: http://www.avca.org/NewsDetail.asp?id=466
The Blinn College volleyball team has once again been recognized by the National Junior College Athletic Association as one of the top academic teams for the fall 2007 season.
The award is the fourth straight year that the Lady Bucs have been named among the NJCAA Fall Academic Teams of the Year.
The NJCAA annually recognizes student-athletes and individuals who have distinguished themselves on a national level through performance, service, merit or achievement.
The minimum grade point average requirement for consideration was 3.0. Blinn’s team GPA was 3.32.
Blinn, coached by David Rehr, finished the 2007 season with an overall record of 35-4, finishing fifth at the NJCAA National Tournament.
Blinn wins fourth national championship in dramatic fashion 31-26 over Fort Scott
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Dec. 7, 2009
The NJCAA poll released today crowned Blinn College the national champion for 2009. It is Blinn’s fourth national championship and the second in four years.
Blinn went into the Citizens State Bowl in Pittsburg, KS, on Sunday ranked second and knocked off top-ranked Fort Scott (KS) Community College 31-26. The Buccaneers led early and then came from behind to score the winning touchdown on a punt return by Chad Froechnicht with 15 seconds left.
It is the second national title for Brad Franchione who also coached the 2006 championship team. Blinn also earned national championships in 1995 and 1996 under Willie Fritz.
The 2009 Bucs went 11-1 with their only loss being in the final regular season game to Navarro College, which finished 3rd in the poll. Blinn defeated Navarro and Tyler Junior College in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference playoffs. Tyler was ranked 16th in the final poll. The Navarro Bulldogs earned a berth in the CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl where they beat Mississippi Gulf Coast College 37-26 on Saturday in Corsicana.
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Blinn College won the NJCAA national championship scoring on an 84-yard Chad Froechenicht punt return with 15 seconds left to defeat Fort Scott (KS) Community College 31-26. It was the Buccaneers’ fourth national title and the second under head coach Brad Franchione who is a native of Pittsburg, KS, which hosted the Citizens Bank Bowl.
“He started running right at me on the sidelines. He stuck his right foot in the ground and turned up and I said ‘Oh, my gosh, he’s going to score,’” Franchione said.
“The first two punt returns, I ran to the right. So I thought they were going to over pursue. I hugged the ball. Ran to the right a little and saw them all pursuing so I cut back. I think I got one or two blocks and I told myself ‘you’re not stopping until you get in the end zone,’” Froechenicht said.
The Buccaneers rallied in the second half after Fort Scott put up 26 unanswered points. Sophomore running back Mike Hayes brought the Bucs within one score on a 14-yard run and a two-point conversion set up by a Gadrian Muse interception of Dominique Davis. Then in the fourth quarter, Hayes bulled his way in from the nine yard line. The Greyhounds sacked Cam Newton on the two-point conversion attempt to leave the Bucs short of the tie.
It looked as though the Greyhounds had secured the win when Fort Scott stopped Newton on fourth and five. But there was too much time left for Fort Scott to run out the clock. The Bucs forced one final punt that proved to be the game changer.
Blinn got on the scoreboard first when Newton rolled right and found a 19-yard opening. The Buc offense came up with a turnover and Billy Greer tacked on a 32-yard field goal to put Blinn up 10-0 early.
Then the Greyhounds scored 26 unanswered points aided by Blinn mistakes. Davis scored two touchdowns on one-yard quarterback keepers in the first half while Blinn gave up 85 yards on nine penalties. As the drizzle started to fall, another Buccaneer mishap - a high snap on a punt added a safety to the Fort Scott total. Kyle Ericson hit a 35-yard field goal so that the Greyhounds’ posted a 19-10 lead going into the locker room.
Fort Scott opened the scoring in the second half with a fake up the middle and Davis trotting in untouched for a 12-yard touchdown.
“I said ‘Here’s reality guys: You played a great first quarter. Now all of a sudden you’re shooting yourselves in the foot… so play your game and let’s quit hurting ourselves,” Franchione said. “We didn’t come out early in the third and do that real well, but we got a shot and a timely situation when Gadrian Muse intercepts that ball.”
That is when the second-ranked Bucs started believing they could pull off the upset of No. 1 Fort Scott. Franchione’s father, former Pittsburg State University and Texas A&M University head coach Dennis Franchione, watching from a skybox was asked at halftime if his son’s team could recover. He said “If Brad told you he was going to win it, he will.” For Brad to be able to win his second title with his relatives and longtime friends was extra special.
“For me to have the opportunity to come to the Citizens Bank Bowl in Pittsburg, KS, in front of my hometown crowd, it will forever be a special moment in my life,” Franchione said.
The Bucs finish the season 11-1 with their only loss coming in the final game of the regular season. Prior to that, they had held the top spot in the NJCAA poll for eight straight weeks. When the poll comes out on Monday, Blinn will again be No. 1. The Buccaneers won the national championship in 1995, 1996 and 2006 with perfect 12-0 records.
Nov. 30, 2009
Nov. 23, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Junior College Athletic Association is pleased to announce that this year’s national champion in football will be decided on the field and not via a final poll. The committee of the Citizens Bank Bowl has successfully negotiated with the NJCAA for the right to have the contest declared the 2009 NJCAA Football Championship Game per NJCAA by-laws.
The contest will matchup No. 1 Fort Scott Community College (Kan.) against No. 2 Blinn College (Texas) on Dec. 6 at Pittsburg State University’s Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburgh, Kan.
Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. (Central) and fans will be able to watch the action LIVE via video stream on NJCAA TV (www.njcaa.org/tv). Live audio will also be available on ESPN Radio 1340 AM in Pittsburgh.
For more information on the Citizens Bank Bowl visit www.citizensbankbowl.com.
Nov. 17, 2009
The No. 2 Blinn Buccaneers accepted an invitation from the Citizens Bank Bowl to play No. 1 Fort Scott Community College (KS) for the national junior college championship. The game in Pittsburg, KS, will be played on Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. at Carnie Smith Stadium at Pittsburg State University.
Blinn (10-1) won the Southwest Junior College Football Conference title by defeating previous No. 1 Navarro College 45-34. Fort Scott (11-0) beat defending national champion Butler Community College 13-12 to win the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference championship.
“To play for a national championship is the perfect cap to a great year. Our players and coaches have worked so hard and are excited about this opportunity,” Blinn head coach Brad Franchione said. “No. 1 versus No. 2 is the way the bowl system should work.”
A win in Kansas would give Blinn its second national championship in three years. The Bucs beat Pearl River Community College for the title in 2006. Blinn also won the national championship in 1995 and 1996.
Blinn and Fort Scott are familiar foes. They met in the 2008 CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl with the Greyhounds winning 30-14.
This season, Blinn held the top position in the NJCAA poll for eight weeks before losing the final game of the regular season to Navarro 23-20. The Bucs earned a rematch with Navarro in the conference playoffs and for the second consecutive year, Blinn beat the Bulldogs for the conference championship.
More information on the Citizens Bank Bowl including driving directions is available at www.citizensbankbowl.com.
Nov. 16, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneers moved up to No. 2 in the NJCAA/JCFootball.com after knocking off top-ranked Navarro College 45-34 on Sunday to capture the Southwest Junior College Football Conference title. Fort Scott (KS) takes over the top position after its 13-12 win over defending national champion Butler. Fort Scott and No. 3 Grand Rapids are the only two undefeated teams in the poll. Navarro dropped to fourth.
By winning the SWJCFC championship, Blinn secured the automatic bid to the CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl in Copperas Cove on Dec. 5. However, the conference champion can forego that automatic bid if it is playing for a national championship. Bowl bids cannot be announced until tomorrow.
Fort Scott earned the automatic bid to the inaugural Citizens Bank Bowl on Dec. 6 in Pittsburg, KS. Blinn and Fort Scott met last year in the Heart of Texas Bowl with the Greyhounds winning 30-14. Fort Scott finished 2008 ranked sixth and Blinn finished eleventh.
First Team
Cameron Newton, QB
Dexter Ransom, WR
Anthony Gonzales, DL
Dextrell Simmons, LB
Jarod Jaroszewski, P
Billy Greer, K
Second Team
Darrin Moore, WR
Shawn Wyatt, OL
Justin Goodman, DB
Justin Sorrell, DB
Nov. 15, 2009
History repeated itself in Corsicana with the Blinn Buccaneers defeating Navarro 45-34 after having lost the No. 1 ranking and the regular season game to the Bulldogs just like in 2008. With the win, the third-ranked Bucs remain in contention for a national championship. The conference champion earns a bid to the CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl, which is on Dec. 5 in Copperas Cove. However, the conference champion may forego that automatic bid if it is playing for a national championship. If Fort Scott Community College, which beat Butler Community College 13-12, and Blinn are No. 1 and 2 in the final poll on Monday, they could potentially play each other in the Citizen's Bank Bowl in Pittsburg, KS, on Dec. 6 for the national championship.
Two quick touchdowns and two interceptions in the fourth quarter sealed the Blinn win over Navarro. Sophomore running back Mike Hayes topped 1,000 yards on the season with 210 yards and three touchdowns. Cam Newton, recovered from an ankle injury suffered in the previous Navarro game, completed 21 of 29 passes for 237 yards plus three rushing touchdowns.
Playing on its home field, undefeated Navarro awed the crowd when on the second play of the game, Derrick Hall dashed 82 yards to the end zone. Blinn responded with a methodical drive that tied the game on a one-yard quarterback keeper.
After the Bulldogs had a 64-yard Hall touchdown called back, the Bucs took the lead on another one-yard Newton keeper. But in under two minutes, Navarro scored again. Roddy Green hit Marcus Jackson for 33 yards to even the score.
Blinn’s only razzle-dazzle of the first half came when Jared Jaroszewski faked a punt and threw to Darrin Moore for an 18-yard gain and a first down. That led to a 34-yard Billy Greer field goal and a 17-14 Blinn lead.
Again, it was Navarro with big plays to take back the advantage. When the Bucs left wide receiver Chase Harper wide open, Greer hit him for a 57-yard touchdown. Then the Bulldogs extended their lead to 28-17 when Greer scored on a 39-yard bootleg play.
Blinn opened the second half with Hayes scoring a three-yard touchdown. On the oddest play of the game, Greer topped the ball sending his kickoff only five yards allowing Navarro to start from the Blinn 36 yard line. The Bucs defense held the Bulldogs to a field goal.
On the next possession, the Bucs failed on fourth down and gave the Bulldogs the ball again on the Blinn 36. But in the first turnover of the game, Hall fumbled and the Bucs marched 66 yards. In an acrobatic effort Hayes scored from the six yard line to tie the game at 31 early in the fourth quarter.
Navarro regained the lead on a 25-yard field goal. On the kickoff, Hayes returned the ball to the Bulldog 49 yard line. On fourth and two from the 41, the Bulldogs stopped Hayes short, but an off-sides penalty on Navarro kept the Blinn drive alive. On the next play, Newton lobbed the ball to redshirt freshman fullback Marcus Wilkins who ran 39 yards setting up Newton’s third one-yard touchdown and putting the Bucs up 38-34 with 5:29 left.
The high-powered Navarro offense stalled. In trouble on third down, Green threw into triple coverage. Dextrell Simmons intercepted and ran it back to the Navarro 14 yard line. One play is all the Bucs needed for Hayes to log his third touchdown giving Blinn an 11-point lead.
With 3:36 left and down by two scores, the Bulldogs struggled just to get into Blinn territory. Feeling the pressure on third down and 25, Green threw a desperation pass that was picked off by Justin Sorrell ending the Bulldogs’ hopes of a national championship.
Nov. 10, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneers could contend for a national championship if they upset Navarro College on Sunday in the SWJCFC playoffs. The latest NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll has Blinn moving up one spot to No. 3 after the Bucs win over Tyler Junior College in the conference semifinals.
Undefeated Navarro and Fort Scott Community College remain No. 1 and 2. Fort Scott and No. 7 Butler Community College, which Blinn beat to open the season, will play for the Kansas Jayhawk Conference title on Sunday. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College dropped from third to ninth after losing in its conference championship game.
The Blinn-Navarro game is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Tiger Stadium in Corsicana and will be broadcast live on KWHI-AM 1280, www.kwhi.com.
Navarro defeated Blinn two weeks ago knocking the Bucs from the No. 1 position, which it had held for eight weeks. The rematch is a replay of 2008 when Blinn lost to Navarro in the regular season and the two teams met again in the playoffs. Blinn won that conference title game and went on to play Fort Scott in the CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl.
Nov 9, 2009
It will be a Blinn-Navarro rematch in the final game of the SWJCFC playoffs. With a 24-10 win over Kilgore today, No. 1 Navarro earned home-field advantage. No. 4 Blinn defeated No. 14 Tyler 21-15, and will travel to Corsicana for a 3 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, Nov. 15. The Bulldogs defeated the Buccaneers 23-20 in the final game of the regular season to bump the Bucs from the top spot in the NJCAA poll, a position they had held for eight weeks.
Nov. 3, 2009
For the first time since preseason, the Blinn Buccaneers are not No. 1 in the NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll. Blinn relinquished the top spot to Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College after losing to the Bulldogs 23-20 in Corsicana in the final game of the regular season. Fort Scott (KS) Community College moved into the No. 2 position after defeating Butler Community College to earn its first Jayhawk Conference regular season title in 35 years. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College moved up to No. 3, bumping Blinn to No. 4.
Blinn will host the SWJCFC semifinal game against third seed Tyler Junior College on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Spencer Stadium. Tyler is ranked 14th with a 7-2 record having lost to Blinn, 60-31, and Navarro, 61-28. Undefeated Navarro will host fourth seed Kilgore College (4-5). The winners of this weekend’s games will play on Nov. 14th or Nov. 15th.
Tickets for the Blinn-Tyler game are $5, $3 for children. Blinn students get in free with an ID.
Nov. 2, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneers will host Tyler Junior College at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in the round one of the SWJCFC playoffs. Blinn is the second seed in the playoffs after losing 23-20 to Navarro College in Corsicana in the final regular season game.
Tyler is 7-2 with losses to Blinn and Navarro. Navarro will host Kilgore College. The winners of this weekend’s games will play on Nov. 14th or Nov. 15th to determine the conference championship and potentially earn the opportunity to play for a national championship.
Tickets are $5, $3 for children. Blinn students get in free with an ID.
The Bucs will also host a BBQ fundraiser this weekend in conjunction with the game. The Buccaneer Football BBQ Drive-Thru will be Friday 4:30-7:30 p.m. and Saturday 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the 5th Street entrance to Spencer Stadium. Plates are $7 and include ribs, brisket, sausage, beans, and potato salad. Proceeds benefit post-season awards.
For tickets, contact the football office at 979-830-6704.
Oct. 31, 2009
CORSICANA – The long awaited matchup between the top two teams in the country turned out to truly be a battle with No. 2 Navarro College coming away with a hard-fought 23-20 victory over No. 1 Blinn College.
Navarro got off to an impressive start scoring on a 51-yard Derrick Hall run on its first possession and then capitalizing on a Cam Newton fumble to go up 14-0 on a 24-yard pass from Roddy Green to Jahmai Coleman. Blinn’s defense though was able to hold the Bulldogs to just three more points in the half.
The Buccaneers’ only scoring drive in the first half concluded with a one-yard burst up the middle by Mike Hayes. Following a Navarro field goal, Newton went down with a minor injury and the half ended 17-7.
After a scoreless third, the fourth quarter turned ugly on this Halloween with personal fouls mounting on both sides. The Bulldogs scored on a 23-yard strike from Green to Jefferson Hayes to go up 23-7 and Blinn blocked the extra point. The Bucs responded with a Newton-to-Darrin Moore connection for 25 yards. The two-point conversion failed.
A rejuvenated Buccaneer team sliced the lead even more with 5:39 left in the game when Newton hit Jared Jaroszewski from 25 yards out to make it 23-20. The Buc defense rose to the occasion forcing Navarro to punt with 3:56 left. Then it got even crazier with the Bulldogs’ Reggie Dunigan intercepting Newton only to have his team turn it right back to the Bucs on a fumble that Blinn’s Jonathon Mathis recovered on his own seven yard line. Four downs proved fruitless and Navarro took over in the red zone satisfied to run out the clock and stay undefeated.
The Bucs suffered their first loss of the season and will host Tyler Junior College at 2 p.m. next Saturday in round one of the SWJCFC playoffs with the possibility of a rematch with Navarro in two weeks for the conference title.
Oct. 27, 2009
It will be No. 1 versus No. 2 when Blinn College travels to Corsicana to play Navarro College this week in the final game of the regular season. The Buccaneers again received all 140 poll points including all seven first place votes in the NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll.
Blinn dominated Cisco College 84-13 to improve to 8-0 on the season and 5-0 in the SWJCFC. The win secured home field advantage for the Bucs in the first round of the conference playoffs on Nov. 7.
Oct 26, 2009
Even with no time on the clock the top-ranked Blinn Buccaneers scored points in their homecoming game against Cisco College to log their eighth win of the season and set up a showdown with No. 2 Navarro next Saturday in Corsicana. The Bucs scored seven touchdowns in the first half and five in the second half to win 84-13 at Spencer Stadium.
Blinn opened with a 39-yard touchdown pass from Cam Newton to Dexter Ransom who later left the game with a knee injury. Then the Bucs went up 14-0 on a Mike Hayes 10-yard run.
The second quarter scoring began with a 30-yard quarterback keeper by Newton. Then Alex Elkins recovered a Wrangler fumble on the Cisco 25 that led to a one-yard Newton score. Hayes tacked on another touchdown from 24 yard line to put the Bucs up 35-0 with 5:26 left in the half.
Cisco’s only score in the first half came on the ensuing kickoff when Gary Edwards returned the ball 101 yards. With three seconds remaining in the half, Newton pitched four yards to Sean Rutherford and it appeared the halftime score would be 42-7. But the Wranglers ran the kickoff back to the Blinn 20 and with the Bucs penalized for a personal foul and no time on the clock, Cisco attempted a field goal. The Bucs blocked the kick and Cassius Bradley scooped it up and took it the length of the field to up the score to 49-7 at the half.
Cisco’s woes continued early in the third quarter when Duke Bohall intercepted Ivan Delgado giving Blinn the ball at midfield and leading to a one-yard touchdown by Hayes. On the Bucs’ next possession, Newton connected with Bola Ominsanya for a 17-yard touchdown that made the score 63-7.
The Wranglers picked up a second touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Delgado to Antwone Moore, but failed to score the extra point.
With Newton resting safely on the sidelines, Rutherford took over the quarterbacking duties and promptly hit Ominsanya who took it 51 yards into the end zone. Leading 70-13, the Bucs scored twice in the fourth quarter on a seven-yard run by Ziggy Foster and a three-yard strike to Don Brooks to finish the three-and-a-half hour game at 84-13.
With the win, Blinn secured home field advantage for the first round of the SWJCFC playoffs on Nov. 7. But first, the Buccaneers must travel to Corsicana on Saturday for a 3 p.m. kickoff against the second-ranked Bulldogs to conclude the regular season.
Oct 20, 2009
The undefeated Blinn Buccaneers (7-0) continued to earn all the first place votes to hold the top spot in the NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll. Blinn’s longest road trip of the season resulted in a 55-42 victory over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Again this week the Bucs received 140 total poll points with SWJCFC rival Navarro College hanging on to the No. 2 spot with 132 votes.
Blinn hosts Cisco College (1-6) for homecoming at 3 p.m. on Saturday, and will finish the regular season in Corsicana against Navarro on Oct. 31. A win over Cisco would secure home field advantage for the Bucs in the first round of the conference playoffs on Nov. 7.
Oct 19, 2009
The top-ranked Blinn Buccaneers took their longest road trip of the season and came away with a 55-42 victory over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. The two teams combined for more than 1,000 total yards on a brown Robertson Field in Miami.
NEO went up 14-0 early with touchdowns of two and 10 yards. Blinn cut that lead in half with Sean Rutherford hitting Dexter Ransom for a 57-yard touchdown.
In the second quarter, Cameron Newton took charge of the Blinn offense taking the Bucs 73 yards and scoring on a one-yard dive to tie the score. The Golden Norsemen responded with a 91-yard drive resulting in a 23-yard touchdown pass. Blinn quickly responded with Newton hitting Ransom for a five-yard touchdown and a tied game at the half.
The Bucs took their first lead 28-21 with a 10-yard Newton run early in the third quarter. An interception by Blinn free safety Justin Sorrell on NEO’s next possession led to 4-yard scoring run by Mike Hayes to extend the margin. The Bucs recovered their on-sides kick and drove to the one yard line before Newton fumbled the snap giving the ball back to NEO. The Norse took the ball the length of the field and scored on a 22-yard pass play pull within a touchdown.
At the end of the third quarter, the Bucs nearly lost the ball again near the goal line. Hayes fumbled, but Rutherford (now playing wide out) recovered for a touchdown. The back-and-forth continued with NEO then scoring on a one-yard run.
Blinn had an 86-yard touchdown run by Newton erased by a penalty, but the Bucs continued the drive and scored on a 36-yard pass to Bola Ominsanya. The two-point conversion attempt failed and the Bucs led 47-35 with 8:11 left in the game.
Blinn’s last score came when cornerback Terrance Henry stripped the ball and raced 47 yards for a touchdown. Ransom caught the two-point conversion pass. The Golden Norse mustered one more score - a one-yard touchdown run.
The Buccaneers (7-0) return to Spencer Stadium on Saturday for a homecoming game at 3 p.m. against Cisco College (1-6).
Oct. 13, 2009
For the sixth consecutive week, the Blinn Buccaneers (6-0) held the top spot in the NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll. Blinn was the unanimous No. 1 getting all seven first place votes for the second week after a 63-29 victory over Trinity Valley Community College, which dropped out of the poll today. The Bucs garnered 140 total poll points. Holding on to second place with 132 points was SWJCFC rival Navarro College, which beat Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 59-14. Blinn travels to Miami, OK, to play NEO on Saturday.
NJCAA poll
Oct. 10, 2009
Blinn College’s Cameron Newton completed nine of 11 passes for 177 yards and four touchdowns in the first quarter to set the stage for a 63-29 victory over No. 18 Trinity Valley Community College. The top ranked Bucs scored on every possession of the first quarter with Newton first hitting Grant Merritt for 37 yards. The Cardinals tied the game with an eight-yard pass from Garrett Beal to Darnell Williams. And Blinn quickly responded with Newton throwing a 40-yard touchdown pass to Dexter Ransom.
A blocked punt by Jerry Singleton led to a Sean Rutherford 31-yard reception to put the Bucs up 21-7. On the first play after the kickoff, the TVCC quarterback fumbled. Blinn’s Alex Elkins recovered and two plays later, Chad Froechtenicht caught a 24-yard touchdown pass as the quarter ended.
The Bucs and the Cards swapped turnovers in the second quarter with the advantage again going to Blinn. Ransom caught a 17-yard touchdown pass to increase the lead to 35-7. A holding penalty in the end zone gave the Cardinals a safety.
Blinn opened the second half with Newton throwing his sixth touchdown - a 54-yard strike to Merritt. The Cardinals promptly fumbled, setting up the Bucs’ first rushing touchdown with Mike Hayes carrying it in from the 11 yard line to push the score to 49-9 less than four minutes into the third quarter.
Trinity Valley mounted a rally with Beal connecting again with Williams for a 29-yard touchdown. With the failed two point conversion the third quarter ended with Blinn leading 49-15.
The Cardinals trimmed the lead to 49-29 with two explosive drives in the fourth quarter resulting in a 76-yard touchdown pass to Chris Young and a 74-yard touchdown pass to Damien Washington.
The Bucs regained the momentum after putting in sophomore Sean Rutherford at quarterback and getting a first and goal from the two yard line when the Cardinals were flagged for interference. Rutherford rolled out on the option, changed directions, and scored. On the next possession, Don Brooks barreled in from the one yard line with 4:29 left to finish the scoring and advance the Bucs to 6-0 on the season, 3-0 in the SWJCFC.
The Bucs had a total of 576 yards with Newton completing 21 of 31 passes for 370 yards and six touchdowns.
Next Saturday, the Buccaneers travel to Miami, OK, to play Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
Oct. 6, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneers (5-0) received all seven first place votes in the NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll holding the top position for the fifth consecutive week. The Bucs earned 140 poll points following a 60-31 win over Tyler Junior College. Conference foe Navarro College remains No. 2 although with fewer points this week since the Bulldogs lost their starting quarterback to injury. Navarro defeated Trinity Valley Community College 42-32. Trinity Valley dropped to No. 18 and is Blinn’s next opponent on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Spencer Stadium.
Oct. 3, 2009
TYLER – The No. 1 Blinn Buccaneers notched their fifth win with a 60-31 defeat of Tyler Junior College. The Bucs had been down by two touchdowns twice in the first half, but starting the third quarter, scored on fourth and goal from the two to take their first lead and turn the tide.
The Apaches scored on their first four possessions starting with a 49-yard pass play from Vincent McNeil to Jabroski Smiley. After quarterback Cameron Newton fumbled in TJC territory on Blinn’s first possession, the Apaches capitalized with McNeil tossing 24 yards to Jamaal Johnson to go up 14-0.
Blinn cut the lead in half with a Mike Hayes four-yard run. Tyler quickly responded as McNeil and Smiley hooked up on a 51-yard play. Three minutes later Newton kept the ball on the option and scored from the 12. Tyler extended its lead to 24-14 with a 40-yard field goal by Jorge Martinez.
The Bucs pulled within three on a 14-yard pass from Newton to Darrin Moore, and Billy Greer tied the game 24-24 with a 34-yard field goal right before halftime.
The second half saw Newton score his sixth (2 yards) and seventh (15 yards) rushing touchdowns of the year. Greer tacked on two more field goals of 35 and 33 yards. After overcoming cramps earlier in the game, Dextrell Simmons intercepted McNeil to score a defensive touchdown and put Blinn up by 20.
A safety on a botched punt moved the score to 53-31. And Jared Jaroszewski caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Newton to finish out the scoring. Tyler got down to the Blinn one yard line and the Bucs’ defense held as the clock expired.
Sept. 29, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneers (4-0) stayed atop the NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll for the fourth consecutive week after a 31-21 win over Kilgore College. Blinn received five of the seven first place votes and 138 total poll points, just seven points ahead of arch rival No. 2 Navarro College.
This Saturday, Blinn will play Tyler Junior College at the Apache’s Rose Stadium at 3 p.m. Tyler, which had been ranked No. 17, dropped from the poll after losing to Navarro 68-21. The game will be broadcast live on KWHI-AM 1280 and www.kwhi.com.
Trinity Valley Community College, the other member of the SWJCFC to be ranked last week, dropped from seventh to fifteenth after being upset by Cisco Junior College 27-24.
Sept. 26, 2009
BRYAN - The No. 1 Blinn Buccaneers won their conference opener holding off Kilgore College 31-21 to remain undefeated. In what was a home game played in Bryan instead of Brenham due to lighting issues, the Bucs appeared right at home.
“It was a great atmosphere. The band was here. The cheerleaders were here. I felt like there was a definite home field advantage,” Blinn head coach Brad Franchione said. Bryan is home to Blinn’s largest campus.
The Bucs scored first with a 43-yard field goal by Billy Greer but 27 seconds later found themselves behind when Kilgore’s Zavor Jones scored from the 41. It was late in the first quarter before Blinn regained the lead when quarterback Cameron Newton rolled right and found the seam for a four-yard touchdown. Chad Froechtenicht’s 60-yard punt return put the Bucs up 17-7 at the half.
“Special teams put us in some good situations and we knew going into the game that we were going to have to do that,” Franchione said. “We also had a good counterpunching offense.”
An uneventful, scoreless third quarter led to a frenetic fourth quarter with the Rangers’ 34-yard touchdown quickly being answered by Blinn with a four-yard burst from Don Brooks. Kilgore scored one more time on a Dominque Wilkins three-yard run before Blinn sealed the deal with a two play, 66-yard drive. Newton tossed out to quarterback-turned-receiver Sean Rutherford who then launched the ball 46 yards to Darrin Moore. Newton confidently ran it in from the 20 to put the Bucs up by ten with 7:42 left.
Blinn (4-0) travels to Tyler on Oct. 3 to play the No. 17 Apaches. Tyler is 3-1 with its first loss coming on Thursday to No. 2 Navarro College 61-28.
Sept 22, 2009
After a bye week, the Blinn Buccaneers retained their No. 1 position in the NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll, and the new No. 2 team is Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College. The previous second-ranked team, East Mississippi Community College lost and with Navarro beating Kilgore College, the Bulldogs are now nipping at the heels of the Bucs. Navarro will host Blinn on Oct. 31 in the last game before the conference playoffs.
This Saturday, Blinn will host Kilgore at 7 p.m. at Bryan High’s Merrill Green Stadium. It will be the first time in more than a decade that the Bucs have played in Bryan, which is home to the college’s largest campus.
Blinn received six of the seven first place votes and 139 total poll points, seven points ahead of Navarro. Two other SWJCFC teams are ranked: No. 7 Trinity Valley Community College, and Tyler Junior College enters the poll at No. 17.
Sept 21, 2009
Blinn Bucs to play in Bryan
For the first time in more than a decade, the Blinn Buccaneers will play a football game in Bryan. The top-ranked Bucs will host Kilgore College at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26 at Bryan High’s Merrill Green Stadium.
“We look forward to opening conference play at place we call home.” said head coach Brad Franchione. “I look forward to showing our Blinn-Bryan campus a great game against a quality opponent.
The Bucs won the NJCAA championship in 2006 with a perfect 12-0 record. This year, Blinn is 3-0 including having beaten preseason No. 1 and defending national champion Butler County Community College (KS) in the season opener. The Bucs have outscored their opponents 137-23 defeating Butler 24-17, Southeast Prep 65-6, and Arkansas Baptist College 48-0.
Blinn sports programs are housed on the main campus in Brenham, yet with 12,000 on the Brazos County campus, Franchione thought it important to bring his top-ranked team to the Bryan.
“The students at Blinn-Bryan campus need to know we have one of the best athletic programs in the country. We want all of our students to take pride in Blinn College athletics. This will give them the opportunity to show their support and learn more about the Bucs,” Franchione said.
The Buccaneers are led by University of Florida transfer Cameron Newton, a 6-6, 244 pound, dual threat quarterback who backed up Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow before redshirting his sophomore year. In Blinn’s three games, Newton has scored eight passing touchdowns and rushed for three catching the eye of numerous Division I coaches.
Admission to the Blinn-Kilgore game is $5 for adults, $3 for students. Blinn students, faculty and staff get in for free tickets with a Blinn ID.
Contact: Head coach Brad Franchione, (979) 337-6704, brad.franchione@blinn.edu
Oct. 10 |
Trinity Valley Community College |
3 p.m. |
Spencer Stadium, Brenham |
Oct. 17 |
Northeastern Oklahoma |
3 p.m. |
Miami, OK |
Oct. 24 |
Cisco Junior College (Homecoming) |
3 p.m. |
Spencer Stadium, Brenham |
Oct. 31 |
Navarro Community College |
3 p.m. |
Corsicana, TX |
Nov. 7 |
SWJCFC Playoffs |
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Nov. 14 |
SWJCFC Championship |
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Sept. 15, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneers remained atop the NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll for the second consecutive week following a 48-0 victory over Arkansas Baptist College. The Bucs improved to 3-0 and have a week off before opening conference play. Blinn will host Kilgore College on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at Bryan High’s Merrill Green Stadium.
Blinn received six of the seven first place votes and 139 total poll points, six points ahead of East Mississippi Community College, and 12 points ahead of Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College. The only other member of the SWJCFC to be ranked was Trinity Valley Community College at No. 7.
Sept 12, 2009
The top-ranked Blinn Buccaneers improved to 3-0 by scoring six touchdowns and two field goals while not allowing a point by Arkansas Baptist College. The Bucs scored on the opening drive with quarterback Cameron Newton rolling left, faking the option, and running it in from the 24 yard line. The second score came on a Newton pass to quarterback-turned-receiver Sean Rutherford for 28 yards.
Jonathon Mathis recovered a fumble on the Buffalo 14 that quickly led to a one-yard touchdown by Mike Hayes. Newton’s second passing touchdown went for two yards to Chad Froechtenicht to put the Bucs up 31-0 at the half.
Hayes scored on a six-yard run in the third quarter. And in the fourth, Ziggy Foster carried it into the end zone from eight yards out to extend the lead to 45-0. Arkansas Baptist had three turnovers, the last a fumbled punt return that led to the final score of the game – a 35-yard field goal by Vincent Foster. Foster was two of three on the day.
Blinn has next weekend off and will open conference play on Sept. 26 against Kilgore College at Merrill Green Stadium in Bryan.
Sept 8, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneers topped the first regular season NJCAA/JCFootball.com poll after upsetting defending national champion Butler County Community College (KS) 24-17 on Aug. 29 and dominating SE Prep 65-6 on Sept. 3. Both games were at Blinn’s Spencer Stadium.
Blinn received six of the seven first place votes and 139 total poll points, nine points ahead of East Mississippi Community College, and ten points ahead of Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College, which moved up from seventh to third. Butler fell from first to fourth.
Next up for the Bucs is Arkansas Baptist College on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Royse City.
Sept 4, 2009
The Blinn Buccaneers’ game with Arkansas Baptist College on Sept. 12 has been moved to the high school stadium in Royse City due to contract issues. The game was originally to be played in Rockwall, the site of previous Blinn-Arkansas Baptist games. Kickoff remains at 3 p.m.
The Royse City ISD Stadium is located at on FM 2642 at I-30 E. Coming from the west, take exit #79 off I-30 and turn right onto FM 2642. The high school stadium is on the left half a mile down.
Sept. 3, 2009
BRENHAM - The fifth-ranked Buccaneers easily handled Southeast Prep in Blinn’s second game in five days. They beat the Spartans 65-6 at Spencer Stadium and now await the first regular season NJCAA poll on Sept. 8. The Bucs should be ranked at or near the top considering their 24-17 win over defending national champion and preseason No. 1 Butler County Community College (KS) and losses by the second- and third-ranked teams last weekend.
With a storm looming, the Bucs put up 51 points in the first half of the Thursday night game including a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown by Chance Imhoff and a safety. Weather delayed the start of the second half, and then the skies cleared enough for Blinn to score two more touchdowns with the referees letting the clock run and SE Prep only managing to score near the end.
Southeast Prep is a post-high school program for players who need additional academic work to be accepted into college.
The next game for the Bucs is Sept. 12 against Arkansas Baptist College at 3 p.m. in Rockwall, TX, followed by an open date, and the Sept. 26 game against Kilgore College that will be played at Merrill Green Stadium in Bryan.
For the second year in a row, Blinn upset the defending national champion Butler Grizzlies and now the Bucs anxiously await the next NJCAA poll to see if they will assume the top spot just like last year. No. 1 Butler came to the Bucs’ home field and looked to have the game in hand early due to Blinn mistakes. But despite cramps and injuries, the Bucs came back in the fourth quarter to tie it and then go ahead by a touchdown with 1:39 left on the clock. Transfer quarterback Cam Newton carried it in from six yards out on an option to the left to win the game 24-17.
“We overcame, overcame, overcame,” Newton said. “Every kid has a dream of leading his team to a victory like this.”
Blinn turned the ball over on the opening kickoff. Two more turnovers in the first half left the Bucs struggling to regain their composure. Add to that the excessive late afternoon heat and the Bucs’ home field advantage could have easily faded away.
“We had a lot of players step up and play well in the fourth quarter,” head coach Brad Franchione said. “That shows great character, great leadership.”
The Bucs held Butler to a 24-yard field goal on the Grizzlies’ first drive after the Blinn fumble on the kickoff. The teams swapped punts before Blinn tied it with a 29-yard field goal by Tyler Vincent. A promising 47-yard drive in the second quarter ended with a bobbled snap leading to Butler’s first touchdown. Ross Dausin hit Marcus Kennard for a 38-yard score to make it 3-10.
Another strong drive came to an abrupt end when Darron Edwards picked off the ball right from reaching arms of Dexter Ransom. As abruptly as the Bucs’ drive ended, the Grizzlies turned down field for a 70-yard strike to Dontel Watkins.
As the half wound down, the Bucs found themselves down 17-3 to the defending national champions. With renewed determination, Blinn drove to the 3-yard line. Newton handed off to workhorse Mike Hayes who fought his way across the line.
It was a Butler miscue in the fourth quarter that afforded the Bucs an opportunity. Newton hit Grant Merritt for a 23-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 17. The Blinn defense rose to the occasion sacking Dausin twice and forcing the Grizzlies to punt and giving the Bucs the chance they needed for the game-winning drive.
Next up for Blinn is Southeast Prep on Thursday at Spencer Stadium.
Blinn College head football coach Brad Franchione announced that University of Florida backup quarterback Cameron Newton transferred to Blinn College intending to play for the Buccaneers after being granted redshirt status as a sophomore for the 2008 season.
Newton, a 6’6”, 234 lb., dual-threat quarterback from Atlanta Westlake, was a five-star recruit in 2006 as ranked by rivals.com. As a freshman at Florida, Newton played in five games backing up eventual Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow. This past season, Newton played in Florida’s season opener with Hawaii before injuring his ankle. He also sustained a neck injury in an automobile accident last fall.
Newton will vie for the Bucs’ starting quarterback position being vacated by All-American Terrance Cain who has transferred to the University of Utah.
“This tremendously talented young man sincerely wants a chance to do well,” Franchione said. “We are excited about his future at Blinn and intend to give him every opportunity to succeed in school, athletics, and life.”
Florida coach Urban Meyer suspended Newton in late November after he was found to be in possession of a stolen laptop computer, a case that is still pending. Newton did not participate in the Gators’ national championship game on Jan. 8.
Newton is enrolling for spring classes at Blinn’s Brenham campus. He could play for the Bucs this fall and then be eligible to transfer to an NCAA Division I program in 2010.
The Buccaneers won the Southwest Junior College Football Conference posting a 9-3 record in 2008. Blinn won national titles in 1995, 1996, and 2006.
NJCAA named Blinn Buccaneer quarterback Terrance Cain (Houston North Shore), wide receiver Justin Jordan (Plano), defensive lineman Jared Price (Dallas Madison), and linebacker Vernon Brooks (Missouri City) to the All-American First Team. Those players were also selected to the All-Conference First Team and the Region 14 First Team.
The Bucs won the Southwest Junior College Football Conference posting a 9-3 record and finishing with a No. 11 ranking in the NJCAA poll.
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Dec. 6, 2008
The #5 ranked Blinn College Buccaneer Football team lost in the eighth edition of the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl in Copperas Cove. The Bucs facing #14 ranked Fort Scott Community College (Kansas) fell 30-14. The Bucs end their season 9-3 and were the Southwest Junior Football Conference Champions.
The Blinn Buccaneers (9-2) will go to the CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl ranked No. 5 after knocking off top-ranked Navarro College to win the Southwest Junior College Football Conference. The Bucs will play No. 14 Fort Scott Community College (KS) on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at Copperas Cove’s Bulldawg Stadium.
SWJCFC runner up Navarro, which was No. 1 for seven weeks and undefeated until the playoff loss to Blinn, did not receive a bowl bid. The Bulldogs fell to No. 6 in this week’s poll.
Nov. 17, 2008
The No. 6 Blinn Buccaneers (9-2) accepted an invitation to play No. 12 Fort Scott Community College of (9-2) on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. in the CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl in Copperas Cove. Blinn secured the automatic bid to the bowl with a 49-24 victory over top-ranked Navarro College to win the Southwest Junior College Football Conference Championship. The Bucs are expected to move up in the NJCAA poll to be released tomorrow.
Blinn began the season by defeating the preseason favorite, Butler Community College 23-20. Blinn then held the No. 1 position for three weeks until losing 20-17 in triple overtime at Kilgore College on Sept. 27. The Bucs’ only other loss came in the regular season finale with No. 1 Navarro. In the conference playoffs, Blinn beat Kilgore 52-42 to earn the rematch with Navarro.
Blinn head coach Brad Franchione was named SWJCFC Coach of the Year. Blinn has averaged 43 points per game and has outscored its opponents 477-182. Blinn won the national championship under Coach Franchione in 2006 and also earned the title in 1995 and 1996.
The Greyhounds’ two losses came at the end of the year with a regular season loss to No. 3 Butler and a playoff loss to No. 15 Hutchinson in a Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference semi-final game.
Nov. 17, 2008
The Southwest Junior College Football Conference honored Blinn College with three of the top four All-Conference awards. The Buccaneers also landed 15 players on the All-Conference Team, more than another other college.
Quarterback Terrance Cain was named SWJCFC Player of the Year. Defensive end Jared Price was honored as Defensive Most Valuable Player, and Brad Franchione was named Coach of the Year.
Eleven Bucs made the All-Conference First Team. On offense, Cain was joined by running back Reggie Brown, wide receivers Justin Jordan and Dexter Ransom, and offensive lineman Marquis Franklin. On the First Team Defense were Price, lineman Travis Stephens, linebacker Vernon Brooks, defensive back Byron Landor, and on special teams: return specialist Travis Cobb and kicker Brad Hicks.
On Second Team Offense were tight end Prizell Brown and offensive lineman Brian Krauskoph. Linebacker Prentice Joseph made Second Team Defense and punter Mark Sprague.
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November 17, 2008
The Blinn College Football team went into Saturday's Southwest Junior College Football Conference Championship versus #1 ranked Navarro College with something to prove, and prove it they did. The Buc's defeated Navarro College 49-24. The Bucs took a 28 point lead into halftime and extended it to a 35 point lead through the first possession of the 3rd quarter. Then Navarro's offense took hold and scored 24 unanswered points in the 3rd and 4th quarters. Blinn finally pulled away with a couple of touchdowns late in the 4th quarter to seal the Conference Championship. Blinn head coach Brad Franchione was named SWJCFC Coach of the Year. The Bucs await a Bowl invitation, which should be announced early this coming week.
November 10, 2008
The Blinn College Football team defeated Kilgore College 52-42. With the win the Bucs will face the #1 ranked team in the nation, Navarro College. Navarro defeated the Bucs 24-21 in the final week of the regular season. The game will be played in Corsicanna at 3 p.m. next Saturday November 15.
November 3, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneers (5-2, 7-2) will travel to Kilgore College (5-2, 6-3) on Saturday in the first round of the Southwest Junior College Football Conference playoffs. Kickoff at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium is set for 3 p.m. The winner will face either No. 1 Navarro College (7-0, 9-0) or Trinity Valley Community College (4-3, 6-3) in the conference championship game on Nov. 15.
Blinn’s 24-21 loss to Navarro last Saturday and Kilgore’s 34-9 victory over Cisco Community College resulted in the Bucs finishing in third place in the conference. Kilgore defeated Blinn 20-17 in triple overtime on Sept. 27.
The SWJCFC champion will earn the right to play in the CHAMPS Heart of Texas Bowl in Copperas Cove. If the conference champion is playing for the national championship, the runner-up will go to the Heart of Texas Bowl.
Listen live to the game: www.KZQX.com
November 3, 2008
The Blinn College football team fell to the #1 ranked Navarro College Bulldogs 24-21in front of a packed house at Spenser Stadium. The Bucs fell behind 21-0 before making a rally at the end of the 3rd quarter. The Bucs, already a playoff lock await their playoff future. With a possible match up with Kilgore College next Saturday.
October 27, 2008
The #6 Ranked Blinn College Football team defeated Cisco Junior College 66-14 in a SWJCFC match up. The Bucs playing their final road game of the regular season improve to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in conference play. The Bucs face #1 ranked and undefeated Navarro College at Spencer Stadium on the campus of Blinn College next Saturday at 3:00pm.
October 21, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneers remain in the No. 6 spot in the NJCAA poll after a 58-12 victory over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. The Bucs are now 6-1, 4-1 in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference.
The Bucs travel to Cisco Junior College (1-6) on Saturday. Blinn’s final regular season contest is Nov. 1 when the current No. 1 and unbeaten Navarro Bulldogs come to Spencer Stadium. The top four teams in the conference advance to the playoffs on Nov. 8 with the higher seeds getting home field advantage.
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
SWJCFC |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Navarro |
5 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
Blinn |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
Kilgore |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
Trinity Valley |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Arkansas Bapt. |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
Tyler |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
NE Oklahoma |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
October 20, 2008
The Buccaneers improved their record to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in conference as they dominated Northeastern Oklahoma Saturday at home.
The Bucs took a 44-6 lead into halftime and held NEO to only six points in the second half to record the 58-12 victory.
Reggie Brown led the 218-yard ground attack with 130 yards in 13 carries. Quarterback Terrance Cain had another solid game completing 17 of 19 for 236 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Cain spread the effort to seven different receivers.
Grabbing two touchdowns and 94 yards on six receptions was Dexter Ransom to lead the receiving corps.
The defense was tough on the Golden Norseman all day allowing only 181 total yards and seven first downs. Byron Landor had 15 tackles with one for a loss.
The Bucs next travel to Cisco, October 25 to take on the 1-6 Wranglers.
Blinn’s final regular season contest is set for November 1 when the current no. 1 and unbeaten Navarro Bulldogs come to Spencer Stadium at Blinn.
October 14, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneers remain in the No. 6 spot in the NJCAA poll after a 55-20 victory over Trinity Valley Community College. The Bucs are now 5-1, 3-1 in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference.
The Bucs host Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College for Homecoming on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Spencer Stadium.
October 7, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneers moved up into the No. 6 spot in the NJCAA poll after defeating Tyler Junior College 52-3 in the home opener. With the win, the Bucs improve to 4-1, 2-1 in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference.
The Bucs travel to Athens to play No. 17 Trinity Valley Community College on Saturday.
October 6, 2008
The Blinn College Football team avenged its only loss of the season by dismantling Tyler Junior College 52-3 Saturday at Spencer Stadium on the Blinn campus. With the win the Bucs improve to 2-1 in SWJCFC and 4-1 overall.
Reggie Brown led the offense with 110 rushing yards in a balanced attack while the defense held the Apaches to 215 total yards.
The Bucs next face Trinity Valley Community College October 11.
September 23, 2008
For the third week in a row, the Blinn Buccaneers topped the NJCAA football poll. The Bucs improved to 3-0 by beating Arkansas Baptist College 38-3 on Saturday.
Again this week, Blinn received 139 total poll points, but now its closest rival at No. 2 is Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College with 130 points. Blinn hosts Navarro on Nov. 1 in the last regular season conference game.
The Bucs next travel to Kilgore College for a 7 p.m. game on Saturday.
Due to a conflict with the rescheduled Brenham High game, KWHI-AM 1280 will not be broadcasting the Blinn game. However, you can hear it on Kilgore station KZQX at www.KZQX.com.
September 16, 2008
The Blinn Buccaneers stayed atop the NJCAA poll during an off week. The Bucs are 2-0 after upsetting defending national champion Butler Community College of Kansas 23-20 on Aug. 28 and defeating the Abilene Christian junior varsity 46-0 on Sept. 8.
Again this week, Blinn received 139 total poll points, six points ahead of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and 16 points ahead of Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College.
Next up for the Bucs is Arkansas Baptist College on Sept. 20 in Rockwall, TX.
The Blinn Buccaneers topped the Sept. 9 NJCAA poll after upsetting defending national champion Butler Community College of Kansas 23-20 on Aug. 28 and defeating the Abilene Christian junior varsity last night 46-0.
Blinn received 139 total poll points, six points ahead of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and 19 points ahead of Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College.
Next up for the Bucs is Arkansas Baptist College on Sept. 20 in Rockwall, TX. NJCAA poll
The Blinn Buccaneers upset the top-ranked and defending national champion Butler Grizzlies 23-20 in the “Battle of the Champions” to open the 2008 season. The Bucs’ victory came before a crowd of 15,000 in Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium.
The game featured the 2007 NJCAA national champion Grizzlies against the 2006 national champion Buccaneers with the two teams ranked first and second in the NJCAA pre-season poll.
Butler struck first on a 13-yard pass, but the Bucs dominated the second quarter. All-American quarterback Terrance Cain connected with Dexter Ransom for a 24-yard touchdown and Brad Hicks hit a 21-yard field goal to give Blinn a 10-7 lead.
Blinn was ahead 17-7 at the half holding the Grizzlies to just 89 yards of offense. In the third quarter, Butler caught a few breaks. One play after Cain threw an interception, the Grizzlies capitalized on a 92-yard touchdown pass. Then a 20-yard passing touchdown put Butler up 20-17.
Not to be denied, the Bucs marched 70 yards in 14 plays to score on a five-yard touchdown run by Justin Jordan to hand the Grizzlies their first loss since 2006.
Next up for Blinn is Abilene Christian’s junior varsity in Abilene on Sept. 8.
KBTX-TV highlights - http://www.kbtx.com/sports/headlines/27640509.html
The Wichita Eagle game story - http://www.kansas.com/sports/story/510997.html
July 29, 2008
The 2008 NJCAA/JC Football.com pre-season football poll ranked Blinn College as the second best junior college team in the country behind defending national champion Butler Community College of Kansas. Blinn plays Butler in the first game of the season. The Aug. 28 game at Wichita State University is billed as the “Battle of the Champions” featuring the two most recent national championship colleges.
“It’s an honor and a bit of a surprise to be ranked so highly considering we lost the last two games of the season last year,” coach Brad Franchione said. “You know the old cliché: I’d rather be ranked there at the end of the season than the beginning.”
Blinn went 7-3 in 2007 ending with a regular season loss and a playoff loss to Navarro.
Their first opponent in 2008, the Butler Grizzlies, have won seven consecutive Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference titles. Three of Blinn’s conference opponents are ranked in the Top 25: #2 Navarro College, #14 Kilgore College, and #24 Cisco Junior College. Tyler Junior College also received votes.
Franchione enters his fourth year at Blinn more settled into the role of head coach and more comfortable in the junior college system. Clearly a 26-and-6 record including a national championship accounts for greater maturity and insight.
“I enjoy it more now,” Franchione said. “I have a vision in my head molded over the last three years.”
The Buccaneers return six starters each on offense and defense along with the returning kicker and punter. Thirteen Blinn players signed with Division I schools - five of those very late in the year, complicating a challenging schedule that features only three home games.
Quarterback Terrance Cain, an Honorable Mention All-American last year, returns to lead the offense. Cain's 71.1 percent completion rate set a NJCAA record last season. Cain will have the benefit of working behind a huge offensive line with an average weight of more than 300 lbs. And with seasoned players at receiver, tight end, and running back he should be able to open up the offense.
Veterans including a returner from the 2006 national championship team will hold the line on defense while freshmen in the secondary will be tested.
“There are tremendous leaders in this returning group and an abundance of talent in the freshman class,” Franchione said. “I’m impressed by their work ethic and their ability to listen and learn. That gets me excited about going into this season.”
July 29, 2008
Blinn College quarterback Terrance Cain, linebacker Prentice Joseph, and kicker Brad Hicks will lead the nationally-ranked Buccaneers into the 2008 season as Second Team Pre-Season All-American selections.
Cain was named Honorable Mention All-American and First Team All-Conference following the 2007 season after setting a NJCAA record last season with a 71.1 percent completion rate. He led the Southwest Junior College Football Conference with 2,185 passing yards completing 178 of 290 passes including 22 touchdowns.
After being injured in 2007, Joseph returns as the only remaining player from the 2006 National Championship team. Hicks started every game in 2007.
Blinn Players Signing with 4-year Schools |
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| Samer Elqubub | TE | 6'2" | 234 | Southern Nazarene University |
| Terrance Flagg | DL | 6'2" | 305 | Tarleton State University |
| Rodney Gooden | DL | 6'2" | 270 | Langston University |
| Herman Hall | OC | 6'3" | 307 | University of Arizona |
| Roderick Harris | WR | 6'2" | 195 | University of Kansas |
| Danny Jackson | DB | 6'0" | 189 | Abilene Christian University |
| Quintin Johnson | OL | 6'5" | 333 | Missouri State University - Bolivar |
| Blake Kelley | WR | 5'11" | 186 | Texas Tech University |
| E.J. LeBlanc | WR | 5'7" | 170 | Texas State University |
| Brandon Lee | DL | 6'2" | 270 | Langston University |
| Sterling Lewis | LB | 6'0" | 231 | University of Arizona |
| Doug Pierce | WR | 6'5" | 190 | Abilene Christian University |
| Gary Ragston | LB | 5'10" | 203 | Tarleton State University |
| Michael Rhines | DL | 6'2" | 255 | Illinois State University |
| Emmanuel Stephens | DE | 6'3" | 235 | Ole Miss |
| Zac Taylor | DS | 6'4" | 210 | University of Oregon |
April 11, 2008
Former Blinn College offensive lineman Tony Burson, now at Midwestern State University, has been named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
The society comprises college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 grade point average or better. A total of 439 players from 226 schools qualified for membership in the society’s second year, an increase of more than 25 percent from the inaugural class in 2007.
Qualifications for membership include being a starter or a significant substitute in one’s last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III or an NAIA college or university; achieving the minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA throughout entire course of undergraduate study and meeting all NCAA- mandated progress towards degree requirements.
Burson, a graduate of Katy High School, played for the Buccaneers in 2004 and 2005.