Southern Regionals Results
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Regionals Round 1
Texas beats Texas Arlington 15-2. Texas seemed to have it under
control. Their bench seemed less large than years past.
Truman State beats LSU 15-12. This game was even at the beginning
going 4-4. Seemed sloppy at first, then got tighter. Later, LSU goes
up 11-9 with Truman having unforced errors. Both teams looked jittery.
Truman comes back at the end on a 6-1 run.
Texas State Beats Mississipi 15-8. Texas State seemed in control for
the whole game.
North Texas beats Harding 16-15. This was the gem of the first round.
You knew it was going to be special when Harding, the 13th seed, took
half 8-7 against the 4th seed UNT. Note that KRich, UNT’s leader, was
forced to miss his last regionals due to surgery previously in the
week. Heartbreaking stuff, as not many people compete as fiercely as
Kevin. Dam Emmons throws a point to tie the game 8-8. Harding goes up
by one, but UNT fires right back, 9-9. Harding comes down on defense
with a zone, but UNT works it patiently up the field. UNT’s handling
core looks solid, with Brooks being anchor. UNT scores, 10-9. Harding
works it to midfield when Kevin Burr throws a 40 yard hammer into the
endzone. Tyler Samuel, Harding’s monster, skies his defender, bobbles
the disc, then catches it on his way down. 10-10. UNT’s big man, Dan
Emmons, throws for a score. 11-10 UNT. Harding throws a downfield,
errant huck, but number 23, Peter Jordan has a trailing edge layout
grab. 11-11. UNT works it back up and scores without a turn. 12-11
UNT. Harding works it up to midfield and Tyler Samuel hucks to Tyler
Con. UNT at this point seems like the more technically proficient
team, but Harding refuses to go away with big hucks. Harding scores.
12-12. By this point the other teams are starting to finish and the
game begins to feel more like a finals than a 1st round game.
Harding’s friends and family fill one sideline, UNT’s bench, the
other. Harding comes down with a Z, but UNT scores, with Dan Emmons
again assisting. 13-12 UNT. More teams gather around the filled. The
clouds move in and make things dark. Wind gusts 10-15 mph. Harding
works it to midfield, then a trash huck goes way up. Tyler Samuel
makes a HUGE sky over Dan Emmons in the matchup of the big men.
Harding scores. 13-13. At this point, at least 8 teams are huddle
around the sidelines watching. Chants of “Ozark - Ozark” start to
drown out UNT’s chant of “North – Texas, North – Texas.” UNT turns,
Harding then has a 60 yard huck, but this time Dan Emmons gets the
huge D over Tyler Samuel. BUT, Dave Ryan immediately throws a swing
out of bounds on the goal line. Harding forces it up line, the disc
tips, but Harding pulls it down in the endzone. Harding goes up 14-13.
Dan Emmons answers with a score. 14-14. The disc goes back and forth
with multiple turns. Tyler Samuels has another sky. UNT responds with
a turf. Samuels bombs a hammer in the left back corner of the endzone
to Peter Jordan. Harding goes up 15-14. The soft cap is on, so game to
16. UNT answers with Brooks scoring. 15-15. Kansas’s Axl runs down the
Ozark sideline, drumming support. Competing chants drown out the
players yelling on the field. Harding has a bad throw and Samuel can’t
make the catch. UNT works it patiently on the goal line, then Dan
Emmons throws the goal. UNT wins 16-15. Classic.
Arkansas beats Oklahoma’s 7 man squad 15-8.
Wash U rolls on Rice 15-7.
Mizzou upsets Texas A&M 15-11. Kyle Johnson looks good for Mizzou.
Kansas beats Mississippi State 15-6, but in a brief stretch, Axl was
skied and KK had a throw away.
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Southern Regionals Round 2
Texas beats Truman State 15-11. Texas jumped out to t 6-4 lead. Peter
Clarke makes a great D on the dump, then scores in the back right
corner of the endzone. Texas scores again, going up 7-4, getting some
separation. Truman comes right back, moving the disc smoothly upfield,
and scores. Stephen Presley answers with a 60 yard huck. Texas stays
in front 8-5. Truman rattles off three in a row to tie the game 8-8.
Texas focuses, however, and scores the next 6 in a row. 13-8. Truman
scores, but can’t close the gap. Texas looks technical, while Truman’s
style is more the 50/50 huck. Texas deeps can’t shut them down, but it
doesn’t matter because Texas is too precise.
Texas State beats North Texas 15-11. This game stays close in the
first half, with State going up two breaks, taking half 8-6. UNT gets
a break back, but Texas State is still in control at 10-9. State goes
up another break, 11-9 off a Rickner huck to Jason Meager. Dan Emmons
answer for UNT with a huck of his own. State still up 11-10. The next
point is messy. UNT’s rookie, number 21 gets a lay out D, but UNT
turns it immediately. State turns, UNT turns, State calls a time out.
State’s coach, Jdoe gives an impassioned speech. Peter Doyle threads
the field with a nice throw to Jason Best for the score. 12-10. States
scores twice in a row, going up 14-10. UNT can’t muster the comeback.
Final score: 15-11, Texas State.
Arkansas beats WashU 15-10. Arkansas goes down early, but comes back.
Jacob Perry hucks to Stephen Tucker, pulling ahead 7-5. Arkansas gets
the D, then works it to midfield. Jones Clemons lobs a backhand roller
into the endzone. Matt Jackson splits two WashU defenders for the huge
sky, taking half. Arkansas continues to roll, going up 12-7. An errant
huck is tipped by Stephen Tucker, but saved on the line by freshman
Jordan English. English throws it to Webster “Jamal” Langston, who
gives it back to Tucker. He feeds it to English who throws up a
floater to Tucker in the endzone. 13-7. Arkansas closes it out 15-10
with Kansas scouting on the bleachers.
Kansas beats Mizzou 15-10. The game starts even, the score being tied
at 4-4. Kansas works it up smoothly. 5-4. Kansas Alumni claims that
Kansas is merely “dicking around.” Mizzou turns the disc, then Weston
Norwood has a nice sky to take Kansas up 6-4. Kansas takes half 8-5.
Mizzou sticks around, however, and is still with Kansas at 11-7. Drew
Anderson catches a Kansas huck. 12-7. Kansas Alumni claim that Kansas
still “playing like dick.” Mizzou counters 13-8. They trade points
from there, ending 15-10. Kansas’s coach Stu Jack says Kansas senior
Bigli is playing well on both sides of the field and shutting down the
opposing team’s best players. He also says Jack McFarland has got some
nice skies. Stu is looking forward to the Arkansas matchup, but says
Kansas has to shut down Arkansas’s speedy cutters.
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Semi-Finals
Texas beats Texas State 15-4. Game starts even, 1-1. Texas looks
smooth, proficient with the disc. 2-1. Texas Ds a huck, 3-1 Texas.
State calls a timeout. Darrow of Texas has a throwaway in the endzone.
State capitalizes. 4-2, Texas. Texas goes on a run, scoring the next 4
points. 7-2. DJ Loskorn of Texas throws up a high roller and someone
snags it in the endzone for Texas. Texas takes half 8-2. Coming out of
half, Stevie Presley launches a full field huck. 9-2. Texas rolls from
there, ending 15-4.
Kansas beats Arkansas 15-8. Kansas starts the game with two breaks,
going 2-0. Arkansas rebounds, 2-1. Kansas throws up a huck, there’s
some pushing, but Kansas comes down with it, 4-1. Arkansas gets the
disc, but turns it. Jones Clemons of Arkansas gets a full extension
lay out D on Axl, but Axl calls a foul. The sideline dubs it a “bad
call.” Kansas scores two more. 6-1 Matt Jackson rebuttals with a
layout score. 6-2, Kansas. Axl hucks to KK in the next point, with KK
coming down with it over Jamal Langston. On the next point, Matt
Jackson jumps really, really, really high to D a Kansas huck. Matt
Jackson hucks it to John Michael Forner, score 7-3. Kansas scores to
take half 9-3. Kansas lets up in the end, going 6-5, but the game was
won in the first half. Final score, 15-8.
Backdoor
LSU beats Mizzou 15-11. LSU seemed in control for most of the game.
Some calls were fiery.
WashU beats Mississippi 15-7, handedly.
North Texas beats Rice, 15-13. UNT takes half 8-6. Rice scores, with
#50 shooting a lazer huck for the score. UNT answers. 9-7, UNT. Some
sloppy play on both sides of the disc. #33 of UNT throws a nice hammer
to get some separation. UNT, 11-7. Rice comes back a bit, closing the
gap to two. UNT still ahead 13-11. When the game is 14-13, UNT, a
player on Rice calls a timeout, but doesn’t have one, and the disc is
turned. UNT wins 15-13.
Truman State beats Texas A&M 16-14. A&M has the lead at 10-9. Dennis
Tarasi hucks to Caleb Stanek. Truman evens the score. 10-10. #20 on
A&M has a monster lefty flick huck. 11-10 A&M. A&M gets the break
12-10, but Truman refuses to go away. A&M takes it to game point
14-13, but Truman claws back 14-14. Caleb Stanek comes up with a huge
grab, putting Truman ahead for the first time in the second half,
15-14. A&M works it upfield. #21 on Truman gets a big D. Truman wins
16-14.
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Backdoor Quarters
WashU beats LSU 15-14. LSU goes up early, Bankhead scoring. 2-0. WashU
responds. 2-1. WashU climbs back, #17 catches a hammer to tie the game
3-3. LSU rattles off 4 in a row, going up 7-3. WashU climbs back after
half, tying the game at 12-12. Both teams trade points. 13-13. Evan
Winigrad of WashU has a huge huck rundown. WashU goes up 14-13. LSU
responds. 14-14. #15 on WashU has a layout D. #17 on WashU with the
huck. WashU comes back 15-14.
UNT beats Truman State. Truman draws first blood. 1-0. Dan Emmons
scores. UNT pulls down the hucks, pulls ahead 5-2. Truman responds,
but UNT gets another break. 7-3. Truman’s #2, Caleb Stanek makes a
nice catch. UNT takes half 8-4. UNT rolls, finishing 14-8.
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Backdoor Semifinal
Texas beats WashU 15-9. WashU jumps out in front 3-2. State rattles
off 3 in a row. Rickner gets a nice layout D. Peter Doyle scores. 5-3.
WashU calls timeout. Coming out of the time out, Jamie Kleinheinz of
State gets a D. State goes up 6-3. WashU answers. 6-4, State. State
answers. 7-4, State. WashU’s freshman allstar, Evan Winigrad (sp?) has
a great huck to Dough Richardson. WashU closes the gap. 7-5, State.
Rickner throws the assist to take half, 8-5. State’s Mike Vaughn gets
a nice D off the dump, then catches the goal. 9-5, State. WashU has
unforced turns. State scores, 10-5. WashU calls another timeout. Jay
Gross of WashU hucks to Doug Richardson. State still up, 10-6. Jason
Best of state responds with a sick hammer. 11-6. Freshman phenom Evan
Winigrad runs down a lazer huck. 11-7. Both teams trade point from
there. WashU can never get over the hump. States looks technical,
smooth.
Arkansas beats UNT 15-10. Arkansas goes up fast, 3-0. Ryan throws to
Emmons on UNT. 3-1. Jacob Perry throws it away. Lots of turns early.
Arkansas gets it back. Hopwood hits Foerner. 4-1. Jones Clemons hucks
to Casey Hooper. 5-1. Arkansas comes down on D, but UNT works it
patiently. 5-2. Matt Jackson hucks to Casey Hooper, 6-2. Arkansas
continues to roll, taking half 8-2. After half, Jones Clemons has a
nice layout D, but then throws it away. Jordan English of Arkansas
pulls down a hopwood huck anyway. 9-2. Dan Emmons of UNT responds with
a score, showing some life for UNT. 9-3. Arkansas scores, but UNT gets
a break. 10-5. They trade points until the end. Jacob Perry catches
the game winner. 15-10.
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Backdoor Quarters
WashU beats LSU 15-14. LSU goes up early, Bankhead scoring. 2-0. WashU
responds. 2-1. WashU climbs back, #17 catches a hammer to tie the game
3-3. LSU rattles off 4 in a row, going up 7-3. WashU climbs back after
half, tying the game at 12-12. Both teams trade points. 13-13. Evan
Winigrad of WashU has a huge huck rundown. WashU goes up 14-13. LSU
responds. 14-14. #15 on WashU has a layout D. #17 on WashU with the
huck. WashU comes back 15-14.
UNT beats Truman State. Truman draws first blood. 1-0. Dan Emmons
scores. UNT pulls down the hucks, pulls ahead 5-2. Truman responds,
but UNT gets another break. 7-3. Truman’s #2, Caleb Stanek makes a
nice catch. UNT takes half 8-4. UNT rolls, finishing 14-8.
Sunday Morning.
Backdoor Semifinal
Texas - Kansas final is about to start. Will post back after it's
over.
Steven
Finals: Kansas vs. Texas, 15-14 Kansas, game to 17
Backdoor: Arkansas vs. Texas St., 14-12 Texas St.
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Pregame report. Axl rips a tank top in half during Kansas’s pregame
pump up.
Texas pulls to Kansas. Kansas hucks it big to Bigly. Matt Campbell
comes up with the first D of the game. Both teams huck. Both teams tuf
the disc. Defense is intense. Texas’s sends it up. Axl skies the
offense, tips it, but Texas gets the rebound. 1-0, Texas. Kansas’s KK
rips it immediately to Jack McFarland. 1-1. Off the pull, Texas turfs
the first throw. Axl scores. Kansas goes up 2-1. Texas works it
upfield. Stephen Presley’s cuts are fantastic. Texas scores. 2-2.
Kansas sends up another huck. Darrow has a huge sky D. Texas recovers.
Ken Soo has some nice break throws. Darrow throws away a hammer.
Kansas turns. Axl gets a run through D. Axl scores. 3-2, Kansas.
Mathew Bierschenk hucks a backhand for Texas. 3-3. Abe Jacobs responds
by ripping a backhand huck to KK. Kansas goes up 4-3. Kansas’s height
and athleticism look like it could decide the game. Venice Beach on
Kansas gets a D. Axl converts. Kansas goes up 5-3. There’s a break in
the game. Observes join the game, one from the Texas region, one from
Ozark. Kansas comes down Z, drops to man midpoint. Darrow and Presley
work it up. Texas scores. 5-4. Kansas responds quickly, Abe Jacobs
hucking to Jack McFarland. 6-4. Texas scores off a huck, travel
called. Observer overrules. Texas scores. 6-5. Texas comes down Z,
Kansas works it to Axl in the middle. Axl hucks to Dave Waller for the
score. 7-5, Kansas. Kansas Alumni describe the play as “boom boom pow
– headshot.” Texas works it up the field. Presley is unstoppable.
Texas scores. 7-6. Justin K. on Kansas turns. Axl matches up on
Presley. Presley is Texas’s anchor. Swing. Swing. Presley assist to
Ken Soo. Texas evens it, 7-7. Vinny Cimatarro hucks to Jack McFarland.
8-7, Kansas. Texas receives, both teams turn. Stephen Darrow gets a
sky D. Presley hucks a perfect backhand 60 yards that hugs the line.
Soup scores. 8-8. Kansas answers in 7 seconds. McFarland scores.9-8.
Presley has a rare turnover off a swing. Bigly hucks to Axl. 10-8,
Kansas. Texas works it methodically. 10-9. Texas comes down zone. Axl
throws a high release backhand. Soup pulls it down for Texas. Ken Soo
scores. 10-10. Kansas scores. 11-10. Darrow throws up a nasty floater.
Observer overrules a call. Texas scores. 11-11. Texas gets KK to a
high count. Disc floats. Axl comes up with a huge sky. Kansas Alum say
“boom boom pow – headshot.” Kansas goes up 12-11. Texas hucks, KK gets
the sky D. Justin K works it upfield well for Kansas. Justin K hucks
to KK. Kansas gets separation. 13-11. Presley throws to soup. 13-12.
Texas comes zone. Abe Jacobs threads the zone to Dave Waller in the
middle. Waller hucks to McFarland. 14-12, Kansas. Texas answers.
Presley assists. 14-13. Axl throws it away on the goal line. Ken Soo
converts. 14-14. Kansas works it. Waller saves an errant throw. Texas
players collide. Waller hits McFarland. 15-14, Kansas. Texas works it
methodically. 15-15. Kansas hucks. DJ Loskorn gets the D on McFarland.
Observer overrules the foul. Presley and Darrow work it. McFarland
redeems himself with a layout D. Abe Jacobs turns it. Texas calls time
out. Texas turns it. Bigly hucks it. Texas D. Hard cap blows. Game
point. Texas works it, scores. Texas wins the 2009 South Regional,
16-15. Finals MVP goes to Stephen Presley. Texas assistant coach,
Tank, expresses that Presley and Bierschanks rose to the pressure of
going into the finals never having lost a regionals game. He says the
entire Texas squad did a great job, especially at key points in the
game when they didn’t allow themselves to get down.
Backdoor Final
Arkansas goes up 3-1. Texas state claws back to 6-6. Trade points 7-7.
Hopwood plays well. Best of State gets some ds. State takes half 8-7.
The game is tight, intense. State says ahead 12-10. Jacob Perry hucks
to Matt Jackson. Matt Jackson jumps over the defender who has better
position. The sickest grab of the weekend. Texas state rattles off 3
more, wining 15-11.
Kansas plays State in the backdoor game.