Ric Renner Texas High School Hysteria

No Program has dominated like Lovejoy Volleyball! 10 State Championships in just 17 years of existence and the Coach of the Year Natalie Puckett is running out of fingers for all this State Title Bling! Coach Puckett has won 3 State Championships as a player, 1 as an assistant coach, and now 2 as Head Coach! Lovejoy is a DFW Powerhouse located in the most volleyball talent rich area in the Country...

Jeff Joseph is a rising star in the Texas High School Football Coaching Ranks. In just 2 short years as a head coach, he’s coached in every game possible at Port Neches-Groves. Back-to-Back State Championship Games and brought his Golden Triangle Community it’s first title in nearly 50 years! And even more impressive, took-out the defending champs of South Oak Cliff who were trying to complete the...

It’s remarkable what Gilmer’s Alan Metzel has done in 4 short years as Head Football Coach. He’s won 21 of 24 playoff games with 3 trips to Jerry World. The Buckeyes win their 4th State Title in 9 appearances and Metzel’s first as a Head Coach. Alan is the nicest guy you will ever meet and hails from the Jeff Traylor coaching tree that’s turning into 5 trees! The Gilmer stadium is named after Metz...

Claude Mathis led arguably the greatest team this State has ever seen in a perfect season! An average margin of victory of 35 points. Destroyed a gauntlet of DFW Super Powers: Beat 6AD1 Champ Duncanville by 14, Allen by 32, SOC by 40, and Big Rival Cedar Hill twice. Claude may have earned a 25-year contract extension for winning the “Battle of Beltline” by 110 points in the last 3 contests! It was...

He’s the King of the Eastside! Galena Park North Shore is one of the State’s premiere programs with a State Championship Habit and Willie Gaston is a BIG part of it. He grew-up there, coached there, and now leads his alma mater to an even higher level. Willie learned from Texan Legend Jon Kay who has too many rings for one hand. The two have been linked at the hip since childbirth…well, maybe not...

Anthony Black takes his “Big Texas Hair” and even Bigger Game to Orlando. He stands at 6’7’’, 7’7’’ with hair and is one of the best all-around players in the country with an extremely high Basketball IQ! The 6th Pick overall in the NBA Draft is already paying huge dividends to the Magic. Thanks to early season injuries, the Stud Rookie is already contributing in the rotation and making it a seaml...

Mike Miles, Jr. is living the dream to play for his hometown team! Imagine playing your entire basketball career in the same DFW Metroplex, he’s doing just that! He led Lancaster High School to a 36-1 record and a trip to State. Webo Nation would have won it all…but, COVID canceled the State Championships. Mike took TCU Basketball places it’s never been and won GOLD under his illustrious college c...

The King of H-town! Gary Joseph is already in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame and in the THSCA’s Hall of Honor but continues to coach one of the State’s most elite programs. It’s a football hobby that turned into a lifetime passion with the mighty Katy Tigers! Coach Joseph has enjoyed every bit of 4 decades of commitment at one school where he’s had a hand in 8 State Championships, Sev...

Jason Witten is not only the greatest Tight End of All-Time, but he is also a Hall of Fame Human Being! The NFL and Dallas Cowboys Legend is building Liberty Christian School of Argyle into a State Power! He’s had many opportunities to coach in both college and the NFL but chose High School and the majesty of Friday Night Lights in the State of Texas. It’s the best decision of his life and the mos...

There’s a new Era at the state’s most decorated high school football program! Robby Jones takes over the reins of the Aledo Bearcats as Tim Buchanan goes off into the sunset of the THSCA’s Hall of Honor and the golf course of retirement. Athletic Director Steve Wood joins Coach Buc in retirement with a State Record 11-State Championship Rings. Ric Renner asks what will be Robby’s mark on the progr...

He’s Bacccccccccccccck! One of the most successful coaches in the state is back in coaching at the city he loves, Rockwall. Rockwall-Heath’s Rodney Webb is that rare breed to now coach on both sides of I-30 in one of the most heated rivalries in the State and yet be loved by both sides. After a year as the Highland Park ISD Athletic Director, Rodney was enticed to save a program that was hurting....

Todd Dodge is one of the most accomplished Coaches in Texas High School Football History! He’s in the Texas High School Coaches Association’s “Hall of Honor”, a 7-Time State Champion, The QB Whisperer, and the only Coach in Lone Star History to win a 3-Peat at 2 different schools. At Southlake Carroll, Todd did the unthinkable…leading the Dragons to 4 State Titles in 5 years during a run of 79-1....

Jayda Coleman’s Personality will Engage you, Her accomplishments will Amaze You! 3 Years, 3 Rings, 3 Titles! Big12 Player of the Year, Gatorade National Player of the Year, State Champion, #1 Recruit in the Country, 6-Time All-State, 3-Time All-American, Homecoming Queen, Team USA Gold…the list goes on and on! Since Jayda arrived at OU, the Sooners are 176-8 on a 53-game winning streak with 3 Nati...

Round Rock High School’s Travis Sykora hits triple digits regularly. Two years ago he was Shortstop with a rocket arm… Now, he's a flamethrower that’s expected to be the first Texas High School Pitcher selected in the first round of the MLB Draft in 5 years! His childhood dream was to play for the Texas Longhorns and he’s committed to the storied program that produced All-Star Pitchers like Ro...

In just his first year of coaching the Horned Frogs, Sonny Dykes took TCU to a place that no Texas School has ever gone! The College Football Playoff. Sonny is the consensus “Coach of the Year” with 10 National Honors including the Bear Bryant, Walter Camp, Eddie Robinson along with the Fort Worth Inc. “Person of the Year” and “Distinguished Texan”. TCU posted a historic 12-0 perfect regular seaso...

The Celina Lady Bobcats light the water tower Orange in a football tradition rich little town. Wire-to-Wire #1 with the perfect ending to the perfect season! Lexi Tuite broke more records than Taylor Swift in the State Championship Final with 5 Whopping Goals. With the graduation of the State’s most prolific scorer, Taylor Zdrojewski, Lexi elevated her game to historic fashion.  The Lady Bobcats p...

Coach Kirk Martin returns home to the program he started from scratch and built into a perennial State Title Contender. The Manvel community has open arms for the return of their favorite Coach who built up relationships that have lasted a lifetime. The Martins are all about family! Caren and Kirk raised 4 super athletes at Manvel with a few moves along the way. The Martins have never forgotten th...

Joey McGuire is the “King of the Hub City” and married to the “First Lady” of Lubbock. When they’re not walking around on Red Carpets they are changing a community forever! Texas Tech Football made history beating OU and Texas in the same year and taking down several ranked opponents including Ole Miss in the Texas Bowl. Joey and his star studded staff did that in their first year! Nobody has ever...

You won’t find a person with a bigger heart than 2-Time Super Bowl Champion Von Miller! This self proclaimed “Nerd” has made it cool to wear glasses. Von’s Vision has helped kids everywhere and made him a perennial candidate for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for commitment to community! Von has never forgotten where he came from as the DeSoto, Texas community celebrates “Von Miller Day” ev...

The SA Clark Cougars do what no Clark Girls team has done before. That's to win a State Championship on the State’s Highest level, Class-6A. Head Coach Rihana Houy and Super Star Arianna Roberson step into Texas HS Hysteria and talk about the magical journey. Arianna is the baby of 7 siblings who are super hero hoopsters and athletes. She’s 6’4’’ and covers the entire court with talent, speed,...

Tre Johnson is the top junior in the country! The 5-Star Recruit led Lake Highlands to their first Boys Basketball Championship since 1968 on the State’s highest level of Class-6A. He’s dazzled everyone from Lebron James to Kevin Durant to College Coaches everywhere! His father is a great basketball player in his own right taking Garland to multiple State Tourneys and starring at Baylor. The Dynam...

The Godfather of Texas High School Football cements his legacy as a State Championship Coach! Duncanville’s Reginald Samples wins his first state championship after so many near misses and heartbreak. The National Coach of the Year is the State’s All-Time Winningest African American Coach with 323 victories and counting. He’s taken 3 winless programs to National Prominence and State Title Contende...

Is there a more beloved college football coach in Texas History? R.C. Slocum bleeds Maroon and has been forever loyal to the school that has given him fame! He built the program on integrity and excellence with players that resembled that. Amazing stories from the Aggie Legend who beat cancer and went from shoe shine boy to the winningest football coach in Texas A&M History! Imagine being a re...

Denton Guyer’s Jackson Arnold has never shied away from the Big Stage! His first game as a varsity QB was as a Freshman in the State Championship Game and now he’s climbing the ladder at the University of Oklahoma. The Sooners have a long Heisman Trophy Tradition of QBs and Jackson hopes to be the next “Big Thing”. It’s perfect timing with the move to the SEC in 2024. We celebrate his remarkable c...

Jason Todd and South Oak Cliff continues to make history! Not only is he in the company of Randy Allen, Tim Buchanan, and Sam Harrell as the only North Texas Coaches to go Back2Back but also, he’s the first African-American Coach to dot it! First Coach to bring Dallas ISD a State Championship in 63 years in 2021 and then after an 0-3 start wins a 2nd straight title!