817.416.4500. Dodge noted that between his offensive background as a quarterback and coordinator, and the same of Williams and Smith, the chemistry in the coaching room had been outstanding. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. MaxPreps Cup: Fall leaders in all 50 state. I, that means everything to us. But Dodge isn't wasting time on the mentions of his age, nor is he worried about matching his father's, Todd Dodge, 98-11 win record for the Dragons. Dodge saw this juncture as a ceiling that needed to be broken, and his team went out and shattered it Saturday, beating Euless Trinity 59-35. I was very excited to bring Scoop on, Dodge says. Director of Athletics Compliance/Administration He spent the previous six seasons coaching wide receivers at Rockwall. Suite 100 Sources tell CBS 11 News that Wasson's attorney had lengthy meetings with Carroll ISD representatives last week. Denton Guyer offensive coordinator Jordan Johnson has been named Friendswood High School's athletic director and head football coach, while linebackers coach Mike Loveless accepts the AD/HFC job at Italy High School. Tight end Jake Misch had slipped away and was wide open for the easy, five-yard touchdown catch. The question was whether Carroll could slow Gordon down. Like his father, it only took three years for Riley to lead Carroll to a state championship game. We talked about it all week: We had to get hats on No. I am not surprised when I hear from sources close to the Carroll coach search that Dodge aced the entire interview process. Expect Friendswood to run an up-tempo scheme that wont necessarily be pass heavy as Johnsons offenses have been known to feature the run when they have the personnel to get the job done;but they will definitely play with a fast pace. Andrew Duggan | amduggan@fcps.edu Dir. They initially targeted Todd, and though he told The News he was very close to taking the job, he decided to stay at Westlake, opening the door for Riley to take over the program. The season officially begins on Aug. 25 at home against El Paso Eastwood. It was almost a failure if we didnt win the state championship. Becky Slaight | RASlaight@fcps.edu Administrative Assistant | 703-715-4517. Ewers, an Ohio State pledge and the top-ranked junior recruit in the country, didnt throw an incomplete pass until the second quarter and had one incompletion at halftime, finishing with a career-high 450 yards and six touchdowns. Riley Dodge would go on to become one of the most decorated quarterbacks in Texas high school history, a member of three straight state championship teams at Carroll, MaxPreps National Player of the Year, Gatorade Texas Player of the Year, and a Parade All-American, the most acclaimed football player in Carroll ISD history. Student Activities. At the last minute, Head Coach Kevin Sumlin elevated Riley to an important play calling role in the press box for that game. So, why did Carroll shock the high school coaching world and hire a 29-year old coach with no head coaching experience? Still, at that point Carroll had plenty of legroom, and sophomore running back Owen Allen made sure it would stay that way, pacing the Dragons offense with runs that would keep the chains and the clock moving. With ample experience from coaches on both sides of the ball, the Dragons are in good hands. Wasson was going to attend a coaching clinic in Alabama this week but canceled his appearance once he found out about the investigation. To view subscription options for The News and SportsDay, click here. Dodge has had the rare opportunity of being mentored by some of the top coaching minds in the game, starting with his father in high school and college. Not coincidentally, McVay and Riley are both coach's sons, just like Riley Dodge. (One of the best was Steve Lineweaver who served as the offensive coordinator for eight years before winning multiple state titles as head coach with Commerce and Trinity.) Offensively, we've never worked together, but we're good friends and talk all of the time. Riley is an innovative offensive mind, Todd says, but if you really want to believe it you dont have to take Todds word for it. We just come out and play ball.. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 2016, Joseph interned at The News before working for The Ames Tribune and KOIN-TV in Portland. He knows what it takes to win. That has folks talking about just how much a high school football coach is worth in Texas. The NFL Coach of the Year last season was Sean McVay, whom the LA Rams hired for his first head coaching job at any level last year at age 30. Catch up on the day's news you need to know. Eastwood El Paso. SOUTHLAKE, Texas (BVM) The Southlake Carroll Dragons have a proud history of great quarterback play. Dusty Allen. Weve kind of hit that wall as a program [not] winning that big game, Dodge said, and to be in the final four in the state of Texas in 6A Div. Northwest averaged nearly 500 yards a game featuring a balanced attack (245 yards rushing/238 yards passing per game) which was the hallmark of the Todd Dodge offenses at Carroll. Two more non-district games will follow on Sept. 1 and 8 against Flower Mound Marcus and Cedar Hill, respectively. Dodges teams from 2002 to 2006 were similar to Ledbetters teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 2000, Todd became the head coach at Carroll and in his third season he led Carroll to a state championship one of four he would win before he left in 2006. Wasson has been at Southlake Carroll for the past 11 seasons, leading the Dragons to the Class 6A Division II state quarterfinals last year. His confidence lies in experience, and not just his own. And we have it on both sides of the ball.". PH: (817) 949-8300 It's incredible how dynamic you can be and all of the different things you can do in his defense while still keeping things relatively simple and playing fast., Lee has great energy, and he's a great teacher, he continues. And one of those quarterbacks to take the field for the Dragons was former four-star quarterback Kenny Hill Jr. Southlake Carroll Dragons Varsity Boys Football Southlake, TX FOLLOW TEAM 22-23 V. Football Home Schedule Roster Stats Standings Rankings Photos Videos News / Southlake Carroll High School Football Southlake Carroll Football OVERALL 13-1 0.93 Win % DISTRICT 7-0 1st in District HOME7-0 AWAY4-0 NEUTRAL2-1 PF660 PA216 STREAK1L Contribute to the Team Southlake, TX 76092 In a statement, the coachs attorney said Wasson and his staff have always endeavored to do things the right way. Southlake Carroll football coach Riley Dodge will miss the team's state semifinal game after testing positive for COVID-19, Carroll ISD confirmed in a news release Tuesday. Personal finance website WalletHub released their rankings of 2023s Happiest Cities in America, and even the happiest Texas cities lagged behind some from other states. Follow your favorite high school teams and players, Explore and purchase photos of your local teams, See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports, Photos: Southlake Carroll vs. Guyer (UIL 6A D-1 Regionals). Dragon football is a perennial Texas powerhouse with eight state championships spanning four decades. Carroll became Quarterback High, producing four 5A offensive players of the year: Chase Wasson, Chase Daniel, Greg McElroy, and Riley Dodge. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Skylar Kalb, He takes over an Italy squad that stumbled down the stretch of the season a year ago losing their last three games and finishing at 4-6 and outside of the playoffs. While the eyes of the Metroplex are on new head coach Riley Dodge, there is a full force behind him ready to share the load. Joseph has covered high school sports for The Dallas Morning News since November, 2018. One veteran coach came away from a conversation with Dodge saying, "There's our guy. Its one example, but after going toe-to-toe with his son for the first time, and winning 52-34 in Saturdays 6A Div. 30 were here. Please enter valid email address to continue. After former Carroll head coach Hal Wasson resigned in 2018, Carroll sought a coach that could bring the Dragons back to that standard. P.O. That's when the hard work is done as a staff and both of them have done it. Having, in effect, earned the equivalent of three Masters degrees in three roller-coaster seasons of collegiate coaching, it's little wonder that Dodge so quickly succeeded at the helm of the Flower Mound Marcus offense the next two seasons. Just as the cool winter weather breaks, so too has the Southlake Carroll football schedule for 2023. SOUTHLAKE, Texas - The suspended head football coach at Southlake Carroll High School said he was surprised when the school district placed him on paid administrate leave. He returned the Dragons to the top in 2011 with another 16-0 season and an eighth state championship. Hes a coaching veteran who has worked at not only Denton Guyer, but hes also spent time as an assistant coach at Southlake Carroll as well. I'm glad the players have high standards because I know I do and I know the community does,Dodge says. We call it recess out here. 1:37 PM on Jan 2, 2021 CST Updated at 3:16 PM on Jan 2, 2021 CST. 2020-2021 Football Team Information. Dodge, according to. Carroll quarterback Quinn Ewers made his second straight start after a sports hernia surgery sidelined him for over a month. Subscribe now and get 1 month free with the code: JOEH. He was assigned to personally assist and teach Manziel and fellow freshman and future NFL 1st round draft pick Mike Evans in the film room. Find more high school sports stories from The Dallas Morning News here. Its really special to me to get to come home where so many people poured into my life and now I get to pay it back and do the same thing," he said. Dodge is the son of 4-time Texas High School State Champion Head Coach Todd Dodge and the grandson of the late Ebbie Neptune, a member of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Hall of Honor, for whom the football stadium at Austin Westlake is named. Assistant Coach. The lawyer representing Coach Wasson said his client is fully cooperating with the investigation and not only welcomes it but is looking forward to defending himself and the program. Carroll ISD has only released a broad statement about the investigation, saying the culture of the football program is being reviewed along with its compliance with UIL rules and core values. In Carrolls first year in Class 5A, the team defied the odds and rolled to a 16-0 finish and its fourth state championship title. There is a lot of experience here, and a lot of guys that have done it in college or as coordinators. He benefited further that season working alongside and learning from his third offensive coordinator in three years, Shawn Watson. Photographer Joe Calomeni has posted a new gallery 2023 All American Bowl containing 384 photos. HOME 7-0 AWAY 4-0 NEUTRAL 2-1. So when I had the opportunity to bring him on, he was the first guy I called. Josh Raulerson. Instead, go watch the first touchdown from Westlakes 2019 state championship win over Denton Guyer and you can see it for yourself. He has a unique ability to connect with student-athletes. The unforgettable games. However, as accomplished as he was as a football player, all of that was merely a training ground for what is Dodge's true calling in life -- to be a Texas high school football head coach. And like his father and grandfather before him, he will have a profound impact on the athletes he coaches and the community he represents. Playing for the Dragons, he said, came with a certain confidence and a certain standard. Last monthcoach Hal Wasson wasplaced on paid administrative leavewhile the Carroll Independent School District conducted an administrative review focused on several aspects of the Dragon football program. They've both been coordinators and I have two veterans there. We've workedbrwith a lot of the same coaches, Dodge says. Roster last updated on Jan 25, 2023 @ 1:25am (GMT) Print Roster Correction All-Time Roster. And then there's offensive coordinator Marshall Williams from Fort Worth Brewer. The execution of Lineweavers run-based offense helped the streak shatter the previous record by 19 victories. Assistant Coach. After a regional final win over Euless Trinity two weeks ago, Riley called it a program defining-win. Coach Todd used to be a huge Southlake Carroll fan himself. . Texas high school football quarterfinal playoff schedule and scores - live and final. Hanner says he doesn't know what "core values" are, and the ambiguity could mean the school district can decide whatever it wants. With the passing came the glory. In 17 seasons with Ledbetter at the helm, the Dragons won 208 games including three 16-0 state championship seasons (1988, 1992, 1993) and a national record 72 consecutive regular season wins. 5/6/2021. One glimpse inside the Carroll coaches' office reveals the numbers to be concerned with are not that of Dodge's age, but that of high school coordinating experience, coaching years in the collegiate ranks and state championship rings aboard the staff; a wealth of knowledge and teaching ability many of Dodge'sbrcontemporaries could only dream of having at their disposal. Texas high school football state championship playoff schedule and scores - live and final. The streak saw an unrivaled reloading of talented, well-trained athletes. Safeties coachbrRobert Drake, special teams and linebackers coach Mike Loveless and defensive line coach Aaron Lineweaver - the son of former legendary Euless Trinity head coach Steve Lineweaver - have all been on Carroll's staff since Dodge was a player with the former a member of seven state titles with the Dragons. There are several items on the school board meeting agenda this evening -- including deliberating the "employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee" and discussing the "duties and responsibilities of high school football program coaching staff, including head football coach.". One of the messages contained a vague campus threat. Wasson is the only person who was suspended for the review, which is being conducted by the athletic director, athletic superintendent and the districts human resources department. It gave Carroll an initial edge, and the Dragons offense wouldnt let it go to waste. He's another guy I've known for a long time and we're from the same coaching tree, Dodgebrsays. March 26, 2018 / 2:34 PM The Dragons defense answered that immediately, forcing a three-and-out on Trinitys opening drive. Copyright 2019 Greenhouse Ventures. He spent that season in Offensive Coordinator Major Applewhite's hip pocket, assisting the play caller in the booth on game days. He then went on to play quarterback and wide receiver at the Division 1 collegiate level at the University of North Texas and McNeese State. Defensive tackles coach Carl Anderson served alongside Dodge as a defensive coordinator at Marcus, while running backs coach Scoop Reed was at Marcus just a year ago and has known Dodge for a long time. By joining the DCTF family you'llgainaccess to all of our exclusive content and have our magazines mailed to you! Keep that in mind. Coach Hal Wasson has led the team for more than 10 years. The Longhorns, who had never even made the playoffs before, won 3 state titles in the next 14 years. Texas high school football quarterfinal schedule, playoff brackets, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders and scores - live and final. 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Even in a program thats won so much, this was a program-changing victory. Playing for coach Wasson as a senior, Dodge threw for 3,445 yards and 39 touchdowns in 2007. To have a guy that was on my dad's staff now on my staff, that's pretty cool, Dodge says. Once his playing days were over, Dodge has been on a fast track, having served directly under no less than six current or former college head coaches in a 3-year period: 1) Texas A&M: Head Coach Kevin Sumlin, OC Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech HC), and WR coach David Beaty (Kansas HC); 2) University of Texas: Head Coach Mack Brown, OC Major Applewhite (Houston HC), and Head Coach Charlie Strong.. As a graduate assistant at Texas A&M, Dodge helped accomplish something no coaching staff has been able to do sincekeep Johnny Football under control. Copyright 2019 Greenhouse Ventures. Student Activities. Southlake Carroll head football coach Riley Dodge confirmed Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Class 6A Division 1 state semifinal game against No . We take practice very seriously, and we take a lot of pride in that, Ewers said of his teams offensive success. Red Devils among five programs who stay in monthly rankings, sit at No. The jobs were not too big for them because they've prepared for them all their lives. College career [ edit] Parts of North Texas are under an enhanced risk of severe weather on Thursday night, meaning we could see thunderstorms, hail and even tornadoes. Carroll ISD Athletic Department will provide athletic, academic, and personal development by creating an intentional culture that fosters positive relationships which strive for a tradition of excellence. Wayzata, Jesuit hold commanding leads in their respective states. I just love what he did that last four years at Westlake, Dodge says. 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