Texacano Sports Newswire

by **Texacano** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:51 pm

Texacano Football League-Season One Results

Another exciting season complete for the Texacano Football League, Texacano's premier American football competition. A hard-fought Republican Conference North Division was won by the San Antonio Knights despite the best efforts of the Wranglers' veteran quarterback Damian Cosworth and his receiver corps; in the teams' two meetings, the Knights' hard-nosed defense proved too much for Cosworth's air-it-out style of play.

The South division was won by los Reyes de Reynosa, and especially by their rookie fullback Martin Velasquez of the Universidad de Saltillo with a strong power I formation that wore defenses down. In a close second were the Torreos de Torreon, utilizing a similar hard-charging offense spearheaded by versatility back Kyle Laurent.

In the National conference East, the Guerros from Ciudad Victoria won handily under the veteran direction of head coach Timothy McGehey, with the resurgent Corpus Christi Steamers and their west-coast offense, headed by sophomore quarterback Lucas McArthur from College Station A&M, bringing in second.

The Tucson Eagles of the National West represented by far the least likely success story of the season. Perennial underacheivers, the Eagles were able to sign University of Gadsden Wildcats quarterback Corey Hernandez, the previous season's Lobo Trophy winner, and utilize him immediately in a wide-spread shotgun offense which caught the otherwise conservative National conference, including the Juarez juggernaut, by surprise.

Now to the playoffs:

Round 1
Austin Wranglers 24-27 Reyes de Reynosa
Torreos de Torreon 16-San Antonio Knights 14

Coyotes de Juarez 20-13 Guerros de Victoria
Tucson Eagles 17-Corpus Christi Steamers 13

Despite their much-touted offseason and acquisition of superstar wide receiver Aaron del Toro in free agency, Damian Cosworth's Wranglers proved to be a disappointment as the Wranglers lost to the Reyes de Reynosa. Austin started out weak, giving up a touchdown on the Reyes' first drive, then turning over the possession and allowing another field goal. They caught up in the second quarter, finishing the first half tied, but Reynosa dominated possession in the third, scoring another touchdown and field goal and finished Austin off with two more touchdowns in the fourth, with a last-minute diving catch by del Toro proving too little, too late.

In a much more defensively-minded game at the San Antonio Colliseum, the Knights took an early lead, grinding to a touchdown on their first drive and reigning in the Torreos' offense to settle for two field goals on two drives that could otherwise have been touchdowns. The Knights would score again in the second, but fell apart after halftime, giving up ten points without answering and losing the game.

On the National side, the Guerros proved no match for the powerhouse offense of the Coyotes de Juarez, who proved their late-season loss to the middling College Station Browns was a fluke by dominating time of possession and smothering the Guerros' best efforts.

Finally, perhaps the most interesting game of the first came between two rapidly-improving teams, the Tucson Eagles and the Corpus Christi Steamers. Eagles quarterback Corey Hernandez got into a rhythm early against the Steamers' elite secondary, scoring a touchdown on only the second drive of the game and getting the Eagles into field goal range on another. The Steamers quickly responded with a powerful assault in the second quarter, ending the half tied, then opening the second half with a field goal to take the lead. The Eagles played down three points until the last five minutes, when a long pass by Hernandez found tight end LeShawn Hart for the game-winning touchdown.

Conference Finals
Reyes de Reynosa 6-23 Torreos de Torreon

Tucson Eagles 6-7 Coyotes de Juarez

The semifinals were truly a tale of two conferences, as the same score, six points, represented for the Eagles a hard-fought game, and for the Reyes an utter embarrassment and disaster. In the Republican Conference final, the Reyes failed to gain any traction, ending their two promising drives in field goals while the remainder ended in punts, often from well before the fifty yardline. The Torreos' secondary shut the Reyes down at every turn, and no rhythm could be found, as opposed to the Torreon offense, which saw a strong showing by Kyle Laurent put the Reyes to bed.

Finals--Texacano Bowl
Torreos de Torreon 16-10 Coyotes de Juarez

The Texacano Bowl was truly an emotional rollercoaster for fans of both teams, as the final result did not at all indicate the way the game appeared to be going. The Torreos opened with a field goal, but were soon after shot down by a beautiful twenty-yard touchdown pass by Coyotes quarterback Victor Herrera to tight end Luke O'Brien. The score remained 7-3 at halftime, as neither team could gain traction in the second quarter.

The Torreos got an opportunity early in the second half when rookie wide receiver Oscar Ignacio ran the opening kickoff back to the Coyotes' thirty-yard line, but hard-nosed defense by Juarez forced a field goal, bringing the score to 7-6 Juarez. A promising drive by the Coyotes late in the third promised to seal the deal, but the Torreos stopped the offense at the ten yardline in the first play of the fourth quarter, and the Coyotes settled for a field goal. With the score ten-six Coyotes, the Torreos drove down the field only to find themselves once again unable to convert, and on fourth down on the Coyotes' twenty-five yardline, they lined up to kick, only to fake it and have Laurent run the ball in for a touchdown to take the lead.

Thought a point-after would have put the Torreos up by three, coach Vince Costa decided that the risk of the Coyotes scoring a field goal in the last ten minutes was too great, and he faked another field goal, with second-string quarterback David Long running the ball in for two points and putting the Torreos up fourteen-ten. The kickoff went through the end zone for touchback and the Coyotes opted for a quarterback draw on their first play to take advantage of a spread defense. Unfortunately, the Torreos had kept their linebackers up front, and the Coyotes quarterback Herrera was forced to scramble back to the ten yardline, where he was sacked by two Torreos defensive linemen. The next play, a pitch to the halfback, was also stopped by the Torreos' defense, resulting in a safety and the final two points of the game. The Torreos received the punt and proceeded to crawl down the field, run out the clock, and win the Texacano Bowl.

by **Texacano** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:53 pm

Liga Republicana de Baloncesto -- Season Uno Results

Code: Select all: Eastern Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Huracanes de Matamoros 14 10 4 1081 1028 +53 30 2 Padres de Monterrey 14 8 6 1139 1078 +61 24 3 Austin Patriots 14 7 7 1096 1050 +46 21 4 Corpus Christi Marlins 14 7 7 1077 1055 +22 21 5 Del Rio Bombers 14 7 7 1069 1084 −15 21 6 Santos de Tampico 14 7 7 1052 1104 −52 21 7 Laredo Buckaroos 14 5 9 1086 1128 −42 15 8 Marineros de Victoria 14 5 9 1036 1109 −73 15

Code: Select all: Central Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Guerros de Guadelupe 14 10 3 1137 1073 +64 31 2 Las Cruces Angels 14 10 4 1122 1032 +90 30 3 Panteras de Juarez 14 8 6 1109 1054 +55 24 4 San Antonio Jets 14 8 6 1104 1084 +20 24 5 Round Rock Titans 14 6 7 1104 1091 +13 19 6 McAllen Supersonics 14 5 9 1050 1109 −59 15 7 Chiropteras de San Pedro 14 4 9 1047 1167 −120 13 8 New Braunfels Rangers 14 3 10 1013 1076 −63 10

Code: Select all: Western Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Broncos de Chihuahua 14 11 3 1116 1033 +83 33 2 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 14 9 5 1047 1015 +32 27 3 Serpientes de Hermosillo 14 8 6 1100 1061 +39 24 4 Torreos de Torreon 14 7 7 1046 1041 +5 21 5 Bandidos de Caborca 14 6 7 1033 1060 −27 19 6 Tucson Devils 14 5 8 1078 1088 −10 16 7 Gigantes de Saltillo 14 5 9 1021 1029 −8 15 8 Yuma Criminals 14 4 10 997 1111 −114 12

Playoffs -- Round 1

Huracanes de Matamoros 71–87 Padres de Monterrey (series 1-0 Padres)

Padres de Monterrey 72–73 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 1-1)

Huracanes de Matamoros 87–75 Padres de Monterrey (series 1-2 Huracanes)

Padres de Monterrey 82–69 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 2-2)

Huracanes de Matamoros 75–95 Padres de Monterrey (series 3-2 Padres)

Padres de Monterrey 87–87 Huracanes de Matamoros (97–95 OT) (series Padres)

Padres de Monterrey 4-2 Huracanes de Matamoros
Las Cruces Angels 67–59 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (series 1-0 Angels)

Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 76–76 Las Cruces Angels (86–88 OT) (series 2-0 Angels)

Las Cruces Angels 87–91 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (series 2-1 Angels)

Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 85–76 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-2)

Las Cruces Angels 80–80 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (86–88 OT) (series 2-3 Tiburones)

Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 76–83 Las Cruces Angels (series 3-3)

Las Cruces Angels 78–73 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (series Angels)

Las Cruces Angels 4-3 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco

The so-called "wildcard" round of the playoffs was among the more eventful in recent memory, as the series went to six and seven games, with a total of three ending in overtime. First, the Padres de Monterrey and Huracanes de Matamoros met in an Eastern Conference rematch which saw rookie Huracanes point guard Matteo Lopez put up against Louis del Negro of the Padres, whom Lopez has admitted to having posters of in his room growing up. The Padres dominated the two meetings in the regular season, including the final match of the season which saw them take a playoff berth from the Austin Patriots by a single win. Nevertheless, Lopez brought his A game, being named MVP in three of the six games, including the Huracanes' overtime loss at home in game six. History repeated itself, and Matamoros brought home the series.

Meanwhile on the west coast, the Tiburones de Puerto Penasco met the Las Cruces Angels in a hotly-contested series which lasted seven games, with two of them going into overtime. The rivalry between these two teams dates back to before the merger between the Gadsden League and the LRB, when the two teams would frequently battle it out for the Gadsden title. The addition of the six Gadsden League teams saw the creation of the Central Conference which absorbed the Angels and ended the rivals' games until now. The Angels took an early lead in the series, winning their first game on the road and then another in overtime at the Las Cruces Coliseum, commonly called Heaven and Hell by fans. Trouble was evident, however, when the Tiburones were able to force overtime against the Angels at home, when normally the home court advantage from Las Cruces's rowdy fans is tremendous, especially against rivals. The Tiburones would go on to win against the Angels away, the first home loss for Las Cruces ever in the playoffs, but back-to-back Angels victories in games six and seven sealed the deal.

Playoffs -- Round 2 (Semifinals)

Broncos de Chihuahua 69–62 Padres de Monterrey (series 1-0 Broncos)

Padres de Monterrey 75–96 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-0 Broncos)

Broncos de Chihuahua 83–72 Padres de Monterrey (series 3-0 Broncos)

Padres de Monterrey 63–75 Broncos de Chihuahua (series Broncos)

Broncos de Chihuahua 4-0 Padres de Monterrey
Las Cruces Angels 85–79 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 1-0 Angels)

Guerros de Guadelupe 94–61 Las Cruces Angels (series 1-1)

Las Cruces Angels 62–80 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 1-2 Guerros)

Guerros de Guadelupe81–89 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-2 Angels)

Las Cruces Angels 80–65 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 3-2 Angels)

Guerros de Guadelupe 57–82 Las Cruces Angels (series Angels)

Las Cruces Angels 4-2 Guerros de Guadelupe

The disappointing performance by the Padres against the Broncos de Chihuahua would appear to vindicate the common sentiment among Huracanes fans that the Padres are a mediocre team who can always find a way to beat Matamoros. In any event, Chihuahua's offensive juggernaut outscored Monterrey at ever turn, leading to a shutout series.

Meanwhile, the Angels gave up an embarrassing loss at home to another Monterrey team, the Guerros de Guadelupe, falling behind in the series 2-1 before returning to win it in six games, with the twenty-five point blowout in game six said to be a "reckoning" by Angels fans for the Guerros. Guerros power forward Cameron Mayas brought his best game, scoring forty points on two separate occasions, but failed to carry his team to victory.

Playoffs -- Finals

Las Cruces Angels 74–91 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-0 Broncos)

Broncos de Chihuahua 57–83 Las Cruces Angels (series 1-1)

Las Cruces Angels 60–76 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-1 Broncos)

Broncos de Chihuahua 73–76 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-2)

Las Cruces Angels 79–62 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-3 Angels)

Broncos de Chihuahua 66–73 Las Cruces Angels (series Angels)

Broncos de Chihuahua 2-4 Las Cruces Angels

by **Texacano** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:01 am

Copa Republicana
La Copa Republicana is the main knockout competition for clubs in Texacano, consisting of the 24 members of the Liga Primer del Rio Grande, plus four from the Tejas Professional Soccer League and two each from the Liga Primer de Chihuahua and Gadsden Premier Division. Since Texacano lacks a proper national league, the Copa is the main national competition for Texacano clubs and a club's qualification for and success in the Copa is considered reflective of its prestige.

Gadsden Premier Division

Code: Select all: Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 CD Sonoyta 11 7 3 1 20 7 +13 24 2 FC Tucson 11 6 2 3 13 10 +3 20 3 SC Nogales 11 6 2 3 9 8 +1 20 4 Las Cruces Saguaros 11 6 1 4 20 10 +10 19 5 FC Rocky Point Peacemakers 11 5 4 2 11 6 +5 19 6 Roswell Invaders 11 4 5 2 9 8 +1 17 7 Oros de Alamagordo 11 4 3 4 9 12 −3 15 8 CD Caborca 11 4 2 5 9 12 −3 14 9 Desert Eagles 11 3 2 6 12 17 −5 11 10 SC Yuma 11 3 2 6 9 16 −7 11 11 Silver City SC 11 2 1 8 7 14 −7 7 12 CD Hermosillo 11 2 1 8 5 13 −8 7

Liga Primer de Chihuahua

Code: Select all: Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Capital de Chihuahua 7 4 1 2 8 4 +4 13 2 Juarez Frontera 7 3 3 1 8 3 +5 12 3 Juarez 7 3 2 2 8 5 +3 11 4 Rancheros de Delicias 7 2 3 2 9 7 +2 9 5 Parral 7 2 3 2 8 9 −1 9 6 Juarez Occidental 7 3 0 4 9 11 −2 9 7 Ciudad Jimenez 7 2 3 2 5 8 −3 9 8 Caballeros 7 0 3 4 3 11 −8 3

Liga Primer del Rio Grande

Code: Select all: Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Victoria Capitales 22 16 5 1 38 11 +27 53 2 Torreos de Torreon 22 17 1 4 40 17 +23 52 3 Monclova 22 10 7 5 29 19 +10 37 4 Miramar 22 10 7 5 22 16 +6 37 5 Monterrey Atletico 22 11 4 7 27 30 −3 37 6 Santa Catarina 22 9 7 6 25 18 +7 34 7 Guerreros 22 9 7 6 30 24 +6 34 8 Guadelupe 22 8 5 9 20 23 −3 29 9 Apodaca 22 8 5 9 16 20 −4 29 10 Piedras Negras 22 7 7 8 30 23 +7 28 11 Marineros de Tampico 22 6 9 7 23 23 0 27 12 San Nicolas 22 7 6 9 17 20 −3 27 13 Valle Hermoso 22 7 6 9 21 26 −5 27 14 Escobebo 22 6 9 7 18 23 −5 27 15 Desperadoes 22 7 6 9 14 21 −7 27 16 Frontera de Matamoros 22 6 8 8 19 22 −3 26 17 Frontera de Nuevo Laredo 22 6 8 8 16 23 −7 26 18 Frontera de Acuna 22 6 5 11 17 24 −7 23 19 Ramos Arizpe 22 7 2 13 16 29 −13 23 20 Altamira 22 6 4 12 23 25 −2 22 21 CD Saltillo 22 5 7 10 16 21 −5 22 22 Reyes de Reynosa 22 5 7 10 18 25 −7 22 23 CD Monterrey 22 4 8 10 11 23 −12 20

Tejas Professional Soccer League

Code: Select all: Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Round Rock United 11 7 2 2 14 10 +4 23 2 FC Midland 11 6 3 2 13 8 +5 21 3 San Antonio Volunteers 11 5 3 3 13 10 +3 18 4 FC San Marcos 11 5 2 4 13 9 +4 17 5 Brownsvillle FC 11 5 2 4 13 11 +2 17 6 Corpus Christi Maritime FC 11 5 1 5 16 14 +2 16 7 Odessa Jackrabbits 11 4 3 4 12 12 0 15 8 El Paso Templars FC 11 4 1 6 13 16 −3 13 9 Austin Capital FC 11 4 1 6 9 14 −5 13 10 New Braunfels 11 3 3 5 7 11 −4 12 11 FC South Austin 11 3 2 6 12 16 −4 11 12 Del Rio 11 2 3 6 7 11 −4 9

This year's Copa represented an unusually good year for Tejano teams, with three out of four TPSL entries, including eventual champions Round Rock United, reaching the semifinals. In a tournament normally dominated by LPRG, humble Midland managed to oust the LPRG regular-season champions Victoria in the quarterfinals. Round Rock striker Brendan McConaghey retained his exceptional form this Copa, scoring six of the team's total thirteen goals in the tournament and exercising the extension option on his contract with Round Rock, despite reportedly lucrative offers from high-level LPRG teams, showing the increasing caliber of Tejano football.

Meanwhile, the offensive juggernaut of Torreon came in rare form to the Copa after losing the LPRG regular-season championship by a single point to Victoria. The club's 7-1 routing of Escobebo in round two was the highest-scoring game of the tournament by far, and showed what the frontline of the Torreos is capable of given ample opportunities. However, the United's defense proved too strong for such a display in the final and after a hard-fought match, Round Rock took home the trophy in a golden-goal overtime.

by **Texacano** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:17 pm

Week One

Tamaulipas 21-20 Saltillo
Monterrey 9-20 Tucson
Chihuahua 35-10 Hermosillo
Coahuila 12-27 Regiomontana

La Universidad Autonomo de Tamaulipas faced a tough challenge out of the gate this season, especially when Saltillo scored on the opening drive of the game. Los Correcaminos tied the score in the second quarter, only to be outscored in the third by Saltillo, who took the lead 20-14 with a lofty touchdown pass by quarterback Jesus del Toro. Tamaulipas came back, however, with a gritty touchdown drive in the fourth to win 21-20.

Meanwhile, the Tucson Wildcats showed that their success is more than just Corey Hernandez with a win over Monterrey, and Regiomontana and Chihuahua padded their stats with easy first-game victories.

Week Two
Saltillo 10-20 Regiomontana
Hermosillo 16-13 Coahuila
Tucson 20-13 Chihuahua
Tamaulipas 24-14 Monterrey

In a matchup between one of the Rio Grande's strongest defenses and one of its strongest offenses, the University of Gadsden-Tucson Wildcats were able to outgun Chihuahua with their signature west coast offense sending the linebackers from Chihuahua sprawling. The Wildcats came out swinging with an early touchdown, but Chihuahua was able to slow the game's pace down sufficiently that for the middle half, each team could only manage to exchange field goals, while in the fourth quarter Chihuahua broke out with a touchdown, only to be matched by Gadsden for the win.

Meanwhile, Tamaulipas remains undefeated with a largely hollow victory over Monterrey, Regiomontana regains some face with a two-score defeat of Saltillo, and Hermosillo defeats a late comeback by Coahuila with a last-second field goal.

Week Three
Monterrey 6-20 Saltillo
Chihuahua 17-22 Tamaulipas
Coahuila 20-27 Tucson
Regiomontana 20-10 Hermosillo

Another failure by Chihuahua's much-touted pass defense to contain an explosive quarterback as Tamaulipas gunner junior Lupe Montoza powered two massive touchdown passes over the heads of their secondary in the first half, a deficit from which Chihuahua's green offense could not recover.

Hardly anything changed in the standings that didn't have to this week; Saltillo rose from the ranks of the winless with a victory over fellow all-defeateds Monterrey, while Tucson, Regiomontana, and Tamaulipas remain undefeated.

Week Four
Saltillo 20-17 Hermosillo
Tucson 24-10 Regiomontana
Tamaulipas 16-17 Coahuila
Monterrey 7-16 Chihuahua

Regiomontana at Tucson was expected to be game of the week, but no one wanted it to end how it did. Midway through the third quarter, after scoring a spectacular touchdown on a thirty-yard run, Regiomontana quarterback Joey Lout was blindsided by linebacker Lamar Donald, tearing his ACL and effectively ruining Regiomontana's chances at the Laredo Bowl.

Meanwhile, Chihuahua snapped a major slumped with a shutdown victory over Monterrey, and Coahuila upset Tamaulipas to mark the second undefeated team to fall this week, while Tucson alone remains on top of the heap. Saltillo recovered from an early onslaught to defeat Hermosillo with a last-second touchdown.

Week Five
Chihuahua 3-10 Saltillo
Coahuila 20-6 Monterrey
Regiomontana 22-26 Tamaulipas
Hermosillo 16-23 Tucson

Playing their first game without Lout, Regiomontana struggled to find its feet offensively while Tamaulipas came at them with everything they had. Regiomontana brought a spectacular comeback, including a thirteen-point fourth quarter to take the lead, only to be foiled by a last-second Tamaulipas touchdown.

Meanwhile, Tucson routed Hermosillo in the first major rivalry game played this season, while Coahuila continued Monterrey's embarrassment of a season, and Chihuahua and Saltillo played a game likely to be a candidate for "worst of the season", including a scoreless second half.

Week Six
Saltillo 10-3 Tucson
Tamaulipas 35-25 Hermosillo
Monterrey 35-6 Regiomontana
Chihuahua 23-7 Coahuila

Hermosillo put up an unusually strong fight against Tamaulipas, including a two-field-goal lead in the first quarter before Tamaulipas kicked into gear and outscored Hermosillo for the win.

Meanwhile, Monterrey took advantage of Regiomontana's low morale to pick up its first win this season, Chihuahua defeated Coahuila in this year's "Border War", and Saltillo took advantage of Tucson's quarterback Leonard Crumb being out with appendicitis to give the Wildcats their first loss, and remove the last undefeated team.

Week Seven
Coahuila 36-23 Saltillo
Regiomontana 27-30 Chihuahua
Hermosillo 17-14 Monterrey
Tucson 17-36 Tamaulipas

While the "final" between Tucson and Tamaulipas with the Laredo Bowl in the balance seemed like a shoo-in for game of the week, Regiomontana's valiant effort against Chihuahua won out in the polls, perhaps because a second/third quarter comeback made it look like they might pull out a victory, but a scoreless fourth quarter doomed them to the lower half of the table.

In other news, what should have been a shootout between Tamaulipas and Tucson for a spot in the Laredo Bowl turned out to be a one-sided victory for Tamaulipas, not least because Crumb appeared not to be in his best form following surgery, and was brought in at halftime and replaced. Tamaulipas will face the Tejas Conference champion in the Laredo Bowl.

Code: Select all: Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Universidad Autonomo de Tamaulipas 7 6 0 1 179 132 +47 18 2 Universidad de Gadsden-Tucson 7 5 0 2 134 114 +20 15 3 Universidad Autonomo de Chihuahua 7 4 0 3 137 103 +34 12 4 Universidad de Saltillo 7 4 0 3 113 106 +7 12 5 Universidad Autonomo de Coahuila 7 3 0 4 125 138 −13 9 6 Universidad Regiomontana 7 3 0 4 132 147 −15 9 7 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo 7 2 0 5 111 159 −48 6 8 Monterrey University 7 1 0 6 91 123 −32 3

by **Texacano** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:30 pm

Week One
Air Force 6-27 Tejas
College Station A&M 21-20 Tejas Western
Corpus Christi A&M 24-34 San Marcos University
Kingsville A&M 10-30 Navy

In the infamous "East vs. West" battle, College Station A&M's much touted offense, led by runningback Jorge Villanueva, met with considerable difficulty in finding its feet immediately, trailing 13-0 at the half. The Aggies kicked it into high gear quickly, though, turning in three touchdowns to one by the Miners in the second half to win by a point.

Meanwhile, the Longhorns worked out the kinks in their offense with an easy victory over Air Force, and San Marcos and Navy both got off to good starts.

Week Two
Tejas 24-33 Navy
San Marcos 10-30 Kingsville A&M
Tejas Western 26-13 Corpus Christi A&M
College Station A&M 17-16 Air Force

After an unimpressive show against the Longhorns in week one, Air Force put up a remarkably strong fight against College Station A&M, recovering from a first-quarter deficit to take the lead briefly in the fourth, only to have a last-minute Aggies touchdown pull the rug from under them. Meanwhile, Aggies fans have grown worried at their team's less-than-impressive start, winning two games by a single point each against weak teams.

Meanwhile, Navy outgunned the Longhorns in an impressive display of its flexbone offense, Kingsville routed San Marcos, and Tejas Western defeated Corpus Christi in a "battle of the weak."

Week Three
College Station A&M 16-6 Tejas
Corpus Christi A&M 20-7 Air Force
Kingsville A&M 23-10 Tejas Western
Navy 20-20 San Marcos

In a surprising twist, the Lone Star Showdown did not win game of the week, instead being beaten out by a tie between San Marcos and Navy, two reasonably strong teams. Navy outscored San Marcos by three in each of the first and second quarters, but soon found themselves shut down by San Marcos's solid rush defense, led by middle linebacker Dane Hutchins. While Hutchins and company were able to prevent Navy from scoring, the Bobcats' relatively weak offense was unable to put up a touchdown, instead scoring between the uprights twice in the second half to end the game in a tie.

The aforementioned Lone Star Showdown was a relatively weak game this year, being a one-side victory by College Station over a touchdown-less Tejas. Meanwhile, Kingsville continued a surprisingly strong start with a victory over Western, and Air Force's luck did not improve as the Falcons fell to Corpus Christi.

Week Four
Tejas 12-10 San Marcos
Navy 28-17 Tejas Western
Air Force 38-19 Kingsville A&M
College Station A&M 16-13 Corpus Christi A&M

Air Force routed Kingsville this week in an impressive display of athleticism and cunning by the Falcons' triple-option offense. A strong first half by Air Force followed by an inability for the Hoggies to bring anything to bear after halftime sealed the deal, and gave Air Force its first win.

Meanwhile, College Station resumed its streak of close-shaven victories with a last-second field goal to overcome a first-half deficit against the Islanders. Navy earned a victory over Tejas Western with a versatile offensive display, and Tejas ground out a defeat of San Marcos with epic fourth-quarter clock management.

Week Five
Corpus Christi A&M 3-24 Tejas
Kingsville A&M 29-27 College Station A&M
Navy 20-20 Air Force
San Marcos 25-23 Tejas Western

Yet again, a 20-20 draw by Navy at home wins game of the week, yet this time, instead of a triumph, it is being called a dismal failure by both teams, since this time the Commander-in-Chief's trophy was in the balance. Air Force seemed sure to win in the first half, just as Navy seemed so in the second; the game's symmetry was almost eerie. Air Force will retain the trophy, as it won last year's match.

Meanwhile, Kingsville maintains a steady, if small, lead to hand College Station their first loss yet, San Marcos grinds to a victory over the MIners, and Corpus Christi and Tejas break the trend with a serious routing by the Longhorns.

Week Six
Tejas 7-40 Tejas Western
Air Force 9-33 San Marcos
Navy 20-12 College Station A&M
Corpus Christi A&M 13-27 Kingsville A&M

Things started poorly for the Longhorns against the Miners, but went from bad to worse when middle linebacker Lyle Jones was taken off the field early in the second. A shaken Longhorns team was unable to hold back the Miners' onslaught, resulting in the blowout that happened.

Meanwhile, Air Force suffered a huge blow at the hands of San Marcos, Navy won a hard-fought victory over the Aggies at home, and Kingsville soundly defeated the Islanders to put themselves back in contention for the Laredo Bowl.

Week Seven
Kingsville A&M 21-10 Tejas
Navy 9-10 Corpus Christi A&M
San Marcos 9-27 College Station A&M
Tejas Western 0-7 Air Force

An eventful end to a relatively uneventful season. Navy, as yet the undefeated favorites to the Laredo Bowl, fell by a single in the Corpse Knights' Shield game against crosstown rivals Corpus Christi, representing Navy's only loss and one of two Islanders' wins. Meanwhile, College Station A&M and Kingsville A&M battled it out for the berth even as they played Tejas and San Marcos, respectively, with the Aggies coming out ahead by two points of difference. Finally, Air Force managed a near-last-second touchdown in an otherwise scoreless and horribly dull game against Western to win the game and save themselves the embarrassment of a second draw.

The College Station A&M Aggies will take on the Universidad Autonomo de Tamaulipas in the Laredo Bowl.

Code: Select all: Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 College Station A&M 7 5 0 2 136 113 +23 15 2 Kingsville A&M 7 5 0 2 159 138 +21 15 3 Navy 7 4 2 1 160 113 +47 14 4 San Marcos University 7 3 1 3 141 148 −7 10 5 University of Tejas 7 3 0 4 110 129 −19 9 6 Air Force 7 2 1 4 103 136 −33 7 7 Tejas Western 7 2 0 5 136 124 +12 6 8 Corpus Christi A&M 7 2 0 5 99 143 −44 6

A hard-fought battle for both teams. The first quarter ended with a 7-7 tie after the Aggies took a touchdown on their first drive, only to be answered much later in the period by the Roadrunners. Tamaulipas proceeded to drive to a touchdown in the second, while the Aggies would only manage a field goal, creating a score difference that wound up winning the game for Tamaulipas.

Laredo Cup Results
Tucson South 23-17 McAdams

The Laredo Cup is the annual game between the high school American football champions of Tejas's UIL, and the teams south of the Rio Grande. This year, Tucson South High School of Tucson, Gadsden, defeated Wyatt McAdams High School of Midland, Tejas, to bring the Laredo Cup back across the Rio Grande for the first time in ten years.

by **Texacano** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:36 am

College Football Awards
Lobo Trophy: Jorge Villanueva-SR-RB-College Station A&M
Leonard Crumb-SR-QB-University of Gadsden at Tucson
Lupe Montoza-JR-QB-Universidad Autonomo de Tamaulipas
Defensive Player of the Year: Dane Hutchins-SR-MLB-San Marcos University
Santiago DeValentine-SO-DT-University of Tejas
Harvey Naismith-SR-OLB-Universty of Gadsden at Hermosillo
QB-Lupe Montoza (JR) (Tamaulipas)
RB-Jorge Villanueva (SR) (College Station A&M)
RB-Rakkim Lord (SO) (Tejas Western)
WR-Bryan Godwin (SR) (Tamaulipas)
WR-J.D. Brown (JR) (Air Force)
TE-Matthew Alvarez (SR) (Chihuahua)
LG-Luis Manzana (SR) (Coahuila)
RG-Kendrick Jonation (SR) (College Station A&M)
C-DeShawn Wright (SR) (Coahuila)
RT-Hernan Blanco (SR) (Corpus Christi A&M)
LT-Brendan Boxer (JR) (Tamaulipas)

DE-Christian Manning (SR) (Hermosillo)
DE-Lloyd Perez (SR) (Navy)
DT-Santiago DeValentine (SO) (Tejas)
DT-Thomas Alacran (SR) (Kingsville A&M)
OLB-Harvey Naismith (SR) (Hermosillo)
OLB-Lamar Donald (SR) (Tucson)
MLB- Dane Hutchins (SR) (San Marcos)
CB-Lane Daniels (JR) (College Station A&M)
CB-Kareem Abdulayi (SR) (Navy)
FS-Michael Ortiz (JR) (Chihuahua)
SS-Tanner Long (SR) (Air Force)

K-Bryce Kisinger (SR) (Tamaulipas)
P-Dante Brunt (SR) (Coahuila)

by **Texacano** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:58 pm

Republican Conference North

Code: Select all: Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts 1 San Antonio Knights 10 7 0 3 233 196 +37 21 2 El Paso Crusaders 10 6 0 4 201 200 +1 18 3 Midland Bulldogs 10 4 0 6 187 231 -44 12 4 Austin Wranglers 10 2 0 8 165 224 -59 6

In a division once known as having only two teams that mattered, the Wranglers and the Knights, Austin appears to have hit rock bottom, while San Antonio has continued its dominance. Damian Cosworth is as elite a quarterback as he's ever been, but a lack of strength on the offensive line has rendered the Colussus brittle, and the addition of tight end Matthew Alvarez has done little to support him. Meanwhile, El Paso has seen a minor renaissance after missing the playoffs last year on head-to-head scores against Austin.

Republican Conference South

Code: Select all: Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts 1 Reyes de Reynosa 10 7 0 3 256 213 +43 21 2 Torreos de Torreon 10 5 0 5 237 223 +14 15 3 Tigres de Tampico 10 5 0 5 247 223 +24 15 4 Leones de Monterrey 10 4 0 6 209 225 -16 12

The duopoly continues in El Sur, with the two alliteratively-named franchises taking both playoff berths, but this year's chase was closer than ever before, with the new and improved Tigres losing on head-to-head to Torreon, and coming within two wins of the leading Reyes. Bryan Godwin was a major impact player for Tampico, taking the Republican Rookie of the Year Awards, but missing out in the overall category to Chihuahua's Jorge Villanueva

National Conference East

Code: Select all: Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts 1 Guerros de Victoria 10 8 0 2 261 177 +84 24 2 Brownsville Bears 10 6 0 4 228 243 -15 18 3 Corpus Christi Steamers 10 4 0 6 157 218 -61 12 4 College Station Browns 10 2 0 8 175 204 -29 6

Los Guerros continue their dominance of the National East while the Steamers fall further behind, losing out to the Leonard Crumb-led Bears. Crumb dictated much of the season in the National East, leading the Bears to one victory over the Guerros and an overtime loss.

National Conference West

Code: Select all: Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts 1 Coyotes de Juarez 10 7 0 3 229 177 +52 21 2 Tucson Eagles 10 6 0 4 265 207 +58 18 3 Caballeros de Chihuahua 10 5 0 5 197 232 -35 15 4 Sultanes de Saltillo 10 2 0 8 168 222 -54 6

In the National West, little has changed, except that the Coyotes have regained their spot at the top of the heap, while the other three have sunk slightly lower. Rookie of the Year Jorge Villanueva was a major difference-maker in the Caballeros' shootout defeat of the Eagles, a lone high point in an otherwise lackluster season for Chihuahua.

Playoffs-Round 1

Torreos de Torreon 7-3 San Antonio Knights
El Paso Crusaders 31-40 Reyes de Reynosa

Guerros de Victoria 30-14 Tucson Eagles
Coyotes de Juarez 23-10 Brownsville Bears

The Republican Conference playoffs may as well have been delineated into an offensive and a defensive game, given the rift in scores between the two. San Antonio and Torreon, two of the toughest defenses in the league, met in a game that saw the Knights make a single, costly mistake on defense resulting in a touchdown. Meanwhile, the Crusaders and Reyes ran up the score in El Paso, leading to the single home defeat in the first round of the playoffs.

The National Conference was largely predictable, featuring a matchup between the wily scrambling tactics of Corey Hernandez and the dominating wide receivers from Victoria, and the reigning champion Coyotes crushing the resurgent Browns.

Playoffs-Conference Finals

Torreos de Torreon 12-30 Reyes de Reynosa
Guerros de Victoria 20-23 Coyotes de Juarez

The Republican Conference final saw a rematch of one of the TFL's greatest division rivalries, two teams that always seem to find a way to meet in the playoffs despite coming from the Republican South. Last year's Republican Conference final saw the Torreos rout Reynosa 6-23, but this final went the other way, with the Reyes taking the Texacano Bowl slot by a wider margin than last year's Torreon victory.

Meanwhile, the match between the two National Conference heavyweights saw the Coyotes earn a second trip to the Texacano Bowl in as many years.

Playoffs-Texacano Bowl
Reyes de Reynosa 26-20 Coyotes de Juarez (F/OT)

by **Texacano** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 4:06 pm

Code: Select all: Eastern Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Huracanes de Matamoros 14 12 1 1142 897 +245 37 2 Corpus Christi Marlins 14 11 3 1123 984 +139 33 3 Padres de Monterrey 14 8 6 1094 1091 +3 24 4 Santos de Tampico 14 7 7 1086 1080 +6 21 5 Austin Patriots 14 6 8 1020 1092 −72 18 6 Del Rio Bombers 14 4 10 1041 1105 −64 12 7 Laredo Buckaroos 14 4 10 1012 1120 −108 12 8 Marineros de Victoria 14 3 10 1007 1156 −149 10

The Huracanes take the East for a second season, with Matteo Lopez showing dramatic improvement over an already-impressive run last season, taking the conference easily with only the resurgent Marlins anywhere close, and them three wins ahead of the Padres. Last year's second-place contenders, the Padres and the Patriots, saw their stock fall to a distant third and fifth, respectively, while Corpus Christi stepped up.

Code: Select all: Central Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Las Cruces Angels 14 10 3 1104 968 +136 31 2 Guerros de Guadelupe 14 10 4 1112 978 +134 30 3 Panteras de Juarez 14 9 4 1021 944 +77 28 4 San Antonio Jets 14 9 5 1097 1016 +81 27 5 Chiropteras de San Pedro 14 5 8 1031 1104 −73 16 6 McAllen Supersonics 14 4 8 1004 1072 −68 14 7 Round Rock Titans 14 4 9 975 1083 −108 13 8 New Braunfels Rangers 14 2 12 958 1137 −179 6

Reigning LNB champions the Las Cruces Angels win the Central by a nose over the Guerros in a reversal of last year's final standings. Third and fourth remain the same, the ever-insufficient Panteras and Jets, while New Braunfels sinks to a new low, managing only two wins on the season.

Code: Select all: Western Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Broncos de Chihuahua 14 12 1 1193 989 +204 37 2 Serpientes de Hermosillo 14 10 4 1135 1043 +92 30 3 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 14 9 5 1093 998 +95 27 4 Bandidos de Caborca 14 7 7 1080 1116 −36 21 5 Torreos de Torreon 14 6 8 1067 1057 +10 18 6 Tucson Devils 14 4 10 1036 1107 −71 12 7 Gigantes de Saltillo 14 4 10 1026 1169 −143 12 8 Yuma Criminals 14 3 10 990 1141 −151 10

The Broncos take the West for a second year, while Hermosillo displaces archrival Puerto Penasco in the second-place berth. Meanwhile, the Devils, Gigantes, and Criminals keep the same positions, padding the statistics of the elite teams.

Playoffs-Round 1

Las Cruces Angels 85–75 Serpientes de Hermosillo (series 1-0 Angels)
Serpientes de Hermosillo 91–79 Las Cruces Angels (series 1-1)
Las Cruces Angels 74–66 Serpientes de Hermosillo (series 2-1 Angels)
Serpientes de Hermosillo 81–74 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-2)
Las Cruces Angels 78–67 Serpientes de Hermosillo (series 3-2 Angels)
Serpientes de Hermosillo 64–83 Las Cruces Angels (series Angels)
Las Cruces Angels 4-2 Serpientes de Hermosillo 2

In a rematch between former Gadsden League rivals, the Angels' backcourt proved to be too much for the Serpientes under Jose Barea, who attempted to spread the floor with little success. Additionally, the notorious difficulty of playing in the Angels' arena, nicknamed Heaven and Hell, appears to have reared its head this year, as evidenced by the Serpientes' inability to win on the road.

Corpus Christi Marlins 84–74 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 1-0 Marlins)
Guerros de Guadelupe 63–70 Corpus Christi Marlins (series 2-0 Marlins)
Corpus Christi Marlins 86–67 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 3-0 Marlins)
Guerros de Guadelupe 74–83 Corpus Christi Marlins (series Marlins)
Marlins 4-0 Guerros

In a thrashing reminiscent of the Broncos' series against the Padres in last years' semifinals, the up-and-coming Corpus Christi Marlins shut the Guerros down, demonstrating that their berth in the playoffs was nobody's fluke. Little else can be said about the utter failure of the Guerros to shave even one win off a team that missed the playoffs last year.
Playoffs-Semifinals

Las Cruces Angels 79–101 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 1-0 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 92–69 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-0 Huracanes)
Las Cruces Angels 77–75 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 2-1 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 77–82 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-2)
Las Cruces Angels 62–77 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 3-2 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 110–65 Las Cruces Angels (series Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 4-2 Las Cruces Angels

The Huracanes came to play in this years' playoffs, bringing a three-point scoring apparatus that left Angels fans stunned and unsure what to do. Las Cruces recovered spectacularly with two consecutive victories in games three and four, but Matamoros would eventually come out on top, ending the series with an almost-fifty-point stomping.

Corpus Christi Marlins 71–91 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-0 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 71–79 Corpus Christi Marlins (series 1-1)
Corpus Christi Marlins 67–65 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-2 Marlins)
Broncos de Chihuahua 81–81 Corpus Christi Marlins (97–96 OT) (series 2-2)
Corpus Christi Marlins 82–73 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-3 Marlins)
Broncos de Chihuahua 103–74 Corpus Christi Marlins (series 3-3)
Corpus Christi Marlins 74–74 Broncos de Chihuahua (85–90 OT) (series Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 4-3 Corpus Christi Marlins

In perhaps the most contentious series of this year's playoffs, the upstart Marlins gave the veteran Broncos a serious run for their money, matching them win-for-win before running out of road in a fast-paced game seven.
Playoffs-Finals

Broncos de Chihuahua 84–69 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 1-0 Broncos)
Huracanes de Matamoros 58–91 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-0 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 94–84 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 3-0 Broncos)
Huracanes de Matamoros 66–96 Broncos de Chihuahua (series Broncos)
Huracanes de Matamoros 0-4 Broncos de Chihuahua

by **Texacano** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:09 am

This year's Copa represented a shift in format from 32 to 16 teams aimed at greater representation of the three "other" leagues, that is, the Chihuahua Premier League, Gadsden Premier Division, and Tejas Professional Soccer League. The most drastic change was that only six of the twenty-four teams in the Liga Primer del Rio Grande were allowed into the tournament, as opposed to every team automatically qualifying. Also new this year was a play-in round consisting of the top-ranked team in each league that did not qualify directly competing for two spots in the Copa proper.

Gadsden Premier Division (GPD)

 1 FC Rocky Point Peacemakers         11    8   1   2    15    7   +8    25
 2 SC Nogales                         11    7   1   3    23   11  +12    22
 3 FC Tucson                          11    6   3   2    14    8   +6    21
 4 CD Sonoyta                         11    6   1   4    17   10   +7    19
 5 SC Yuma                            11    6   1   4    13    8   +5    19
 6 Las Cruces Saguaros                11    4   3   4    12   13   −1    15
 7 Oros de Alamagordo                 11    4   2   5    12   14   −2    14
 8 CD Caborca                         11    3   4   4     7   10   −3    13
 9 Silver City SC                     11    3   3   5    10   13   −3    12
10 Roswell Invaders                   11    2   3   6     8   16   −8     9
11 CD Hermosillo                      11    2   3   6     6   15   −9     9
12 Desert Eagles                      11    1   3   7     9   21  −12     6

Liga Primer de Chihuahua (LPC)

1 Juarez Frontera            7   4  2  1   13   8  +5   14
2 Juarez Occidental          7   4  0  3   10   9  +1   12
3 Juarez                     7   3  3  1    7   6  +1   12
4 Parral                     7   3  2  2   10   7  +3   11
5 Ciudad Jimenez             7   3  1  3    6   9  −3   10
6 Rancheros de Delicias      7   2  3  2    7   6  +1    9
7 Capital de Chihuahua       7   1  2  4    4   8  −4    5
8 Caballeros                 7   1  1  5    6  10  −4    4

Liga Primer del Rio Grande

 1 Torreos de Torreon            22   14   3   5    40   15  +25    45
 2 Miramar                       22   11   8   3    28   14  +14    41
 3 Desperadoes                   22   11   8   3    29   16  +13    41
 4 Guadelupe                     22   12   4   6    27   23   +4    40
 5 Altamira                      22   10   9   3    17   12   +5    39
 6 Victoria Capitales            22   12   2   8    34   25   +9    38
 7 Frontera de Acuna             22   10   3   9    24   24    0    33
 8 San Nicolas                   22    9   5   8    25   18   +7    32
 9 Valle Hermoso                 22    9   5   8    23   23    0    32
10 Monclova                      22    9   5   8    20   24   −4    32
11 Escobebo                      22    9   5   8    17   23   −6    32
12 Ramos Arizpe                  22    8   7   7    26   26    0    31
13 Marineros de Tampico          22    8   3  11    20   18   +2    27
14 CD Saltillo                   22    8   3  11    18   25   −7    27
15 Monterrey Atletico            22    6   8   8    21   22   −1    26
16 Piedras Negras                22    6   8   8    16   18   −2    26
17 Frontera de Nuevo Laredo      22    7   5  10    21   27   −6    26
18 Guerreros                     22    7   4  11    20   20    0    25
19 Apodaca                       22    6   5  11    17   23   −6    23
20 Frontera de Matamoros         22    5   6  11    16   25   −9    21
21 CD Monterrey                  22    3  11   8    18   31  −13    20
22 Reyes de Reynosa              22    6   2  14    12   27  −15    20
23 Santa Catarina                22    4   7  11    22   32  −10    19

Tejas Professional Soccer League (TPSL)

 1 Round Rock United               11    7   2   2    17    8   +9    23
 2 FC Midland                      11    5   4   2    15   12   +3    19
 3 Odessa Jackrabbits              11    6   1   4    12    9   +3    19
 4 Brownsville FC                  11    6   1   4    12   11   +1    19
 5 FC San Marcos                   11    5   3   3    12    9   +3    18
 6 Austin Capital FC               11    5   2   4    11   10   +1    17
 7 San Antonio Volunteers          11    4   3   4    12    7   +5    15
 8 Corpus Christi Maritime FC      11    2   6   3    12   12    0    12
 9 Del Rio                         11    2   6   3     9   11   −2    12
10 El Paso Templars FC             11    3   1   7    11   20   −9    10
11 FC South Austin                 11    2   3   6     8   13   −5     9
12 New Braunfels                   11    2   2   7     9   18   −9     8

If last year's Copa represented a good year for Tejano teams, this year saw more Gadsden teams than ever before reach the later rounds, with two GPD teams in the semifinals, which may have been more had the Peacemakers not been forced to play against Nogales. Meanwhile, humble FC Tucson, which did not make it past the first round this year, climbed all the way to the semis before falling to Round Rock, and last year's runners up and International FireStorm Cup semifinalists Torreos de Torreon fell to SC Nogales which failed to qualify last year.

The final was along the lines of last year's, with Brendan McConaghey scoring early in the first and the United maintaining that lead until around 35', when Dewey Shane of Nogales managed to land a score in the top-left corner of the box. The tie would not last, however, as straight after halftime, McConaghey struck again with the game winner, allowing the United to coast through the rest of the final.

by **Texacano** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:31 pm

Week One Results
Navy 20-26 Air Force
College Station A&M 20-3 San Marcos
Corpus Christi A&M 16-26 Tejas Western
Tejas 20-12 Kingsville A&M

Navy and Air Force provided a good start to the season with a smashmouth matchup for the Commander-in-Chief's trophy. Air Force's flexbone came out strong, scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter, but the Midshipmen managed to block the second point-after attempt and then score a field goal of their own to get on the board late in the quarter. Air Force struck again early in the second, but Navy wide receiver Tommy Gracciano ran the kickoff back to answer. Navy tied the score in the fourth with a pair of impressive drives ending in a touchdown and a field goal, only to have Air Force take the game with a last-second touchdown run by halfback Eric Valencia.

In other news, The Aggies brought their best to San Marcos, proving that they are still a team to be contended with, and Tejas ground out a victory over Kingsville, while Tejas Western's junior quarterback Larry Collins engineered a solid victory for the Miners over Corpus Christi.

Week Two Results
Air Force 20-17 KIngsville A&M
Tejas Western 20-9 Tejas
San Marcos 23-9 Corpus Christi A&M
Navy 27-31 College Station A&M

After a solid showing against San Marcos in week one, the Aggies showed their true colors against Navy, bringing a scoring attack that saw them score a touchdown in each of the first three quarters. The final score hardly indicates how College Station dominated the first half, outscoring the Midshipmen 24-10, only to slow the pace of the game in the second half and give up a touchdown on the other side of the two-minute warning to bring the score to within four points.

Air Force continued to flex its muscles in a solid win over the Javelinas, with JD Brown bringing in two touchdowns within the first quarter and the Miners ground out a victory over the Longhorns.

Week Three Results
College Station A&M 17-6 Air Force
Corpus Christi A&M 23-23 Navy
Tejas 9-6 San Marcos
Kingsville A&M 31-20 Tejas Western

With two of the three remaining undefeated teams in the mix, both of them having had Games of the Week in the past, the Aggies-Falcons game was a shoo-in for game of the week even before the kickoff. What resulted, however, was another demonstration of the Aggies' robust offense, with sophomore quarterback Aaron Tyler throwing nineteen of twenty-three and one touchdown, while the Lane Daniels-led College Station secondary forced Air Force to settle for a pair of field goals.

The first draw of the year came in the Corpse Knights' Shield between the Midshipmen and the Islanders, with the Islanders retaining the trophy after last year's single-point upset. Meanwhile, Kingsville A&M handed Tejas Western its first loss to leave the Aggies as the lone undefeated, and Tejas and San Marcos played before a near-empty stadium.

Week Four Results
Air Force 38-23 Tejas Western
San Marcos 27-20 Kingsville A&M
Navy 16-24 Tejas
College Station A&M 17-9 Corpus Christi A&M

Rebounding off a tough loss at the hands of the Aggies, Air Force proved that the hype behind its flexbone offense was well-deserved with a powerful victory that saw the Miners sink to fifth place in the Tejas Conference. The Falcons led throughout the game, charged by two touchdowns from Eric Valencia. The Miners, meanwhile, failed to address problems in their outside linebackers that allowed the option offense to eat them alive.

San Marcos defeated rivals Kingsville to leapfrog them in the rankings, while the Longhorns handed Navy yet another defeat.

Week Five Results
Corpus Christi A&M 9-27 Air Force
Tejas 13-16 College Station A&M
Kingsville A&M 16-23 Navy
Tejas Western 13-13 San Marcos

With the notable exception of the Lone Star Showdown, a fairly predictable week, down to a tie between the Miners and San Marcos. Tejas and College Station battled in a sort of quarterbacks' duel between Aaron Tyler's raw power matched against Longhorns fifth-year senior Rakkim Epps's experience. Tyler won out, largely thanks to his outstanding wide receivers in Jordan Mendez and Tyler Herrera, who each caught a touchdown and well over one hundred yards.

Week Six Results
Air Force 17-23 San Marcos
Navy 14-12 Tejas Western
College Station A&M 20-23 Kingsville A&M
Corpus Christi A&M 27-10 Tejas

An extremely uncharacteristic loss by the Longhorns to the last-ranked Islanders, characterized by a scoreless second half as middle linebacker Gary Black seemed to put the fear of God into Tejas's backfield, with nine sacks, six in the second half. However, a characteristic late-season win by Corpus Christi A&M, who defeated Navy in the final game of the season last year to win the Corpse Knights' Shield.

A solid win for San Marcos over Air Force, and an upset by Kingsville A&M to hand the Aggies their first loss, while the Miners and Midshipmen played to the whistle, with a penalty-ridden, scoreless fourth quarter. All in all, probably the best week of football this season.

Week Seven Results
Tejas 28-20 Air Force
Kingsville A&M 30-20 Corpus Christi A&M
Tejas Western 13-10 College Station A&M
San Marcos 23-19 Navy

Another late-season loss for the Laredo Bowl-bound Aggies, whose readiness for the Big Show is questioned in light of their recent losses. Aaron Tyler was not in his best form this week, throwing four interceptions, two to Tejas Western's star cornerback/wide receiver Lyle Kingston.

A disappointing end to a disappointing season for Navy and Corpus Christi both, while the Longhorns recoup with a win over Air Force but fail to overtake the Falcons in the rankings.

1 College Station A&M           7   5  0  2  131  94 +37   15
2 University of San Marcos      7   4  1  2  118 107 +11   13
3 Air Force                     7   4  0  3  154 137 +17   12
4 University of Tejas           7   4  0  3  113 117  −4   12
5 Tejas Western                 7   3  1  3  127 131  −4   10
6 Kingsville A&M                7   3  0  4  149 150  −1    9
7 Navy                          7   2  1  4  142 155 −13    7
8 Corpus Christi A&M            7   1  1  5  113 156 −43    4

by **Texacano** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:13 am

Week One Results
Regiomontana 16-20 Tamaulipas
Chihuahua 23-19 Tucson
Saltillo 23-34 Hermosillo
Coahuila 26-17 Monterrey

A much-anticipated Week One matchup between the University of Gadsden Tucson and Chihuahua showed that the Chihuahua defense has not lost its touch, while its offense has improved under new offensive coordinator Paco Diaz. Diaz's triple-option system so confused the Wildcats' defense that the Chihuahuans were able to sneak away with the win.

Meanwhile, Regiomontana put up a surprisingly good fight against last year's Laredo Bowl champions and Hermosillo showed considerable improvement over last year in its first matchup against Saltillo.

Week Two Results
Tamaulipas 26-19 Monterrey
Hermosillo 13-20 Coahuila
Tucson 20-40 Saltillo
Regiomontana 9-6 Chihuahua

In a matchup between the RGC's two top-rated defenses, Universidad Regiomontana ground out a defeat of Chihuahua on a last-second touchdown by receiver Lloyd Cardoza. Meanwhile, Saltillo routed the Wildcats in an unusually strong showing and Monterrey showed little improvement.

Week Three Results
Chihuahua 30-33 Tamaulipas
Saltillo 27-16 Regiomontana
Coahuila 17-27 Tucson
Monterrey 10-32 Hermosillo

In a nailbiting, extra time game between two titans, Tamaulipas got off a last-minute field goal to defeat Chihuahua. The game started out going Chihuahua's way, but a solid second quarter by the Tamaulipas defense saw the first half finish 17-16 Chihuahua. Then Chihuahua's defense kicked into gear, holding Tamaulipas scoreless in the third and running back an interception by outside linebacker Laramie Cox, as well as scoring a field goal. Finally, several turnovers in the fourth caused Chihuahua to be outscored fourteen to three, ending regulation time with the score 30-30. After a botched possession by Chihuahua, Tamaulipas scored a field goal to win the game.

Meanwhile, Saltillo and Hermosillo both continued solid streaks while Tucson handed Coahuila its first loss, leaving Tamaulipas the only undefeated team in the RGC after week three.

Week Four Results
Tamaulipas 24-36 Hermosillo
Tucson 24-21 Monterrey
Regiomontana 14-19 Coahuila
Chihuahua 13-6 Saltillo

In a battle between the two lowest-ranked teams after Week Two, both teams brought surprisingly robust offences to the table. Tucson started to run away with the game after an eighty-seven yard kickoff return for a touchdown by cornerback Chris Kerr, but a touchdown by Monterrey kept the score within a field goal, though Monterrey remains winless.

Meanwhile, in a surprising upset, Hermosillo snapped Tamaulipas's winning streak with a solid showing by its fullback Thomas Wyclef, who ran for two hundred yards and two touchdowns. Coahuila snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by Regiomontana with a thirteen-point fourth quarter after trailing 14-6 at the end of the third.

Week Five Results
Saltillo 13-20 Tamaulipas
Coahuila 10-18 Chihuahua
Monterrey 7-16 Regiomontana
Hermosillo 17-23 Tucson

This year's border war was a strong defensive showing by Chihuahua, holding Coahuila to a single touchdown in the first quarter all the way until a field goal attempt came in the eleven hour. Man of the match linebacker Diego Hernandez managed eight sacks and an interception.

Meanwhile, Tamaulipas defeated Saltillo despite a rallying second half from the other team, while Regiomontana held its crosstown rival Monterrey winless, and in the third of three rivalry games this week, Tucson won this year's Gadsden Bowl in an upset.

Week Six
Tamaulipas 0-7 Tucson
Regiomontana 33-6 Hermosillo
Chihuahua 30-23 Monterrey
Saltillo 9-20 Coahuila

In an unusually strong defensive showing by two extremely offensive-oriented teams, Tucson handed Tamaulipas only its second defeat all year. The game itself was an exercise in stalling tactics, as Tucson ran the clock and slowed the tempo to a crawl to preserve its one-touchdown lead after wide receiver Mark Ramirez ran the opening kickoff back, the only score of the game.

Meanwhile, Coahuila defeated intrastate rivals Saltillo, Monterrey put up a surprisingly good fight against Chihuahua before being shut down in the fourth, and Regiomontana slaughtered Hermosillo.

Week Seven
Coahuila 24-6 Tamaulipas
Monterrey 16-26 Saltillo
Hermosillo 3-22 Chihuahua
Tucson 23-17 Regiomontana

With four teams at 4-2 going into Week Seven, the Laredo Bowl was still anybody's ticket, but it was ultimately won by Chihuahua, whose defeat over Hermosillo managed to outshine rival Coahuila's defeat of Tamaulipas just enough to send them to the bowl.

Meanwhile, Tucson ended on a positive note and Saltillo held Monterrey winless for the year.

1 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua       7   5  2  142 103 +39   15
2 Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila        7   5  2  136 104 +32   15
3 University of Gadsden-Tucson            7   5  2  143 135  +8   15
4 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas      7   4  3  129 145 −16   12
5 Universidad Regiomontana                7   3  4  121 108 +13    9
6 Universidad de Saltillo                 7   3  4  144 139  +5    9
7 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo       7   3  4  141 155 −14    9
8 Universidad de Monterrey                7   0  7  113 180 −67    0

by **Texacano** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:40 am

College Station 37-10 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua

Collegiate Football Awards
Lobo Trophy: Lyle Kingston-SR-WR/DB-Tejas Western
JD Brown-SR-RB-Air Force
Timothy Rare-JR-RB-Coahuila
Defensive Player of the Year: Diego Hernandez-SR-MLB-Chihuahua
Gary Black-JR-OLB-Corpus Chirsti A&M
Lyle Kingston-SR-DB-Tejas Western
QB-Lupe Montoza-SR-Tamaulipas
RB-JD Brown-JR-Air Force
RB-Thomas Wyclef-SR-Hermosillo
WR-Tyler Herrera-JR-College Station A&M
WR-Tommy Gracciano-SR-Navy
WR-Lyle Kingston-SR-Tejas Western
RT-Cory Ruybal-SR-Tejas
RG-Brendan Cox-SR-Corpus Christi A&M
C-Lupe Cardoza-JR-Hermosillo
LG-Diego Reyes-SR-Tamaulipas
LT-Mark Castillo-SR-Regiomontana

DT-Santiago DeValentine-JR-Tejas
DT-Spencer Green-SR-Navy
DE-Ryan Costello-SR-San Marcos
DE-Tommy Wright-SR-Kingville A&M
OLB-Laramie Cox-SR-Chihuahua
OLB-Diego Herndandez-SR-Chihuahua
MLB-Gary Black-JR-Corpus Christi A&M
DB-Lyle Kingston-SR-Tejas Western
DB-Chris Kerr-SR-Tucson
DB-Luis Costanza-SR-Saltillo
DB-Jordan Ruiz-SO-Tamaulipas

by **Texacano** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:24 am

Republican Conference North

Code: Select all: Team P W D L For Ag +/- Pts 1 Austin Wranglers 10 7 1 2 229 200 +29 22 2 San Antonio Knights 10 5 0 5 206 168 +38 15 3 El Paso Crusaders 10 4 0 6 216 211 +5 12 4 Midland Bulldogs 10 2 0 8 183 266 -83 6

Damien Cosworth is back. After a productive offseason, signing Lobo Trophy-winning wide receiver Lyle Kingston out of Tejas Western, as well as revamping the offensive line with free agents and trades, the Austin Wranglers organization has put its team back at its rightful place on top of El Norte, a resounding seven points ahead of archrivals the San Antonio Knights. The Wranglers came out strong early in the season, going undefeated in their division, with the only two losses coming from the powerhouse Reyes de Reynosa and the resurgent Tigres de Tampico, both from the southern division, as well as a draw to Leones de Monterrey.

San Antonio, by contrast, had a disappointing season by most metrics, making the playoffs almost by default. Early losses to the Crusaders and Wranglers were to be prophetic as the team barely managed to break even for the season. El Paso, too, had a heartbreaking season following a renaissance last year, and Midland has sunk even lower in the ratings. This year represents a return to form for El Norte, at the expense of the three teams without Damien Cosworth behind center.

Republican Conference South

Code: Select all: 1 Reyes de Reynosa 10 8 1 1 275 177 +98 25 2 Torreos de Torreon 10 5 0 5 162 243 -81 15 3 Tigres de Tampico 10 4 1 5 210 194 +16 13 4 Leones de Monterrey 10 3 1 6 225 247 -22 10

Much like their neighbors to the north, El Sur this year was a tale of two rivals. Having lost last year's Texacano Bowl in overtime to the Coyotes de Juarez, the Reyes de Reynosa came out swinging, posting a single loss and a single draw to enter the post season with the strongest record by a full win. Little changed from last year to this in the Reyes' game; they simply played better football this year.

The Torreos, by contrast, brought in a sorry season, akin to the San Antonio Knights in El Norte, making the playoffs by default. Having missed their chance at the Texacano Bowl thanks to a playoff loss to the Reyes, the Torreos are not the championship team they were two seasons ago. The Tigres, by contrast, had another solid year, but lost their playoff berth with a humiliating defeat by Reynosa to close out division play. The Leones came out with a losing record, the highlight of which was a hard-fought tie with Austin to end the season.

National Conference East

Code: Select all: 1 Guerros de Victoria 10 6 0 4 290 183 +107 18 2 Brownsville Bears 10 6 0 4 204 187 +17 18 3 College Station Browns 10 5 0 5 213 237 -24 15 4 Corpus Christi Steamers 10 2 0 8 177 245 -68 6

An interesting year for the East, as the normally-dominant Guerros take the division by point difference over the Brownsville Bears, while the Browns make a go of it and the Steamers miss the playoffs by a much wider margin than last year. Victoria's difficulties were obvious when they lost to the Browns in Week 2, and again in Week 4 when they barely defeated the Steamers by a single point.

Despite some impressive wins later in the season, it is clear that the National East is likely the weakest division in Texacano football for the moment.

National Conference West

Code: Select all: 1 Coyotes de Juarez 10 7 0 3 287 213 +74 21 2 Tucson Eagles 10 6 0 4 248 222 +26 18 3 Caballeros de Chihuahua 10 5 0 5 242 277 -35 15 4 Sultanes de Saltillo 10 3 0 7 185 282 -97 9

A near-repeat of last year in the National West, with the Coyotes on top of the heap and the Eagles forever nipping at their heels. A marked improvement by the Sultanes no doubt fueled by recently-drafted quarterback Lupe Montoza, made the only real different for El Oeste this year.

Playoffs-Round 1

Austin Wranglers 13-25 Torreos de Torreon
Reyes de Reynosa 13-9 San Antonio Knights
Coyotes de Juarez 27-16 Brownsville Bears
Tucson Eagles 16-33 Guerros de Victoria

Playoffs-Conference Championships

Reyes de Reynosa 22-26 Torreos de Torreon
Coyotes de Juarez 15-34 Guerros de Victoria

For the third time in as many years, the Republican Conference playoffs come down to the archrivals, Reynosa and Torreon. So far the streak is 2-1 for the Torreos, who missed the Texacano Bowl last year by a wide margin after being slaughtered by the Reyes. This year the tables turned and Torreos managed to make it to the big show.

Meanwhile, the powerhouse Coyotes suffered a surprising loss to the Guerros, a team thought to be having a lackluster year.

by **Texacano** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:12 pm

Eastern Conference Standings

Code: Select all: Eastern Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Santos de Tampico 14 11 3 1106 1029 +77 33 2 Huracanes de Matamoros 14 10 4 1154 983 +171 30 3 Corpus Christi Marlins 14 8 6 1097 1049 +48 24 4 Austin Patriots 14 7 7 1033 1005 +28 21 5 Padres de Monterrey 14 6 8 1058 1058 0 18 6 Del Rio Bombers 14 6 8 1007 1097 −90 18 7 Laredo Buckaroos 14 4 10 998 1107 −109 12 8 Marineros de Victoria 14 4 10 986 1111 −125 12

Central Conference Standings

Code: Select all: Central Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Guerros de Guadelupe 14 13 1 1130 961 +169 39 2 Las Cruces Angels 14 12 2 1198 971 +227 36 3 San Antonio Jets 14 10 4 1128 1066 +62 30 4 Round Rock Titans 14 7 7 1074 1108 −34 21 5 Panteras de Juarez 14 6 7 1086 1094 −8 19 6 Chiropteras de San Pedro 14 3 11 987 1098 −111 9 7 New Braunfels Rangers 14 2 10 964 1107 −143 8 8 McAllen Supersonics 14 1 12 977 1139 −162 4

Western Conference Standings

Code: Select all: Western Conference Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 1 Broncos de Chihuahua 14 12 1 1177 957 +220 37 2 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 14 11 2 1077 937 +140 34 3 Serpientes de Hermosillo 14 9 5 1098 1063 +35 27 4 Torreos de Torreon 14 7 7 1036 996 +40 21 5 Bandidos de Caborca 14 7 7 1045 1021 +24 21 6 Tucson Devils 14 5 9 1005 1064 −59 15 7 Gigantes de Saltillo 14 4 10 938 1132 −194 12 8 Yuma Criminals 14 0 14 920 1126 −206 0

Playoffs--Round 1

Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 54–83 Las Cruces Angels (series 1-0 Angels)
Las Cruces Angels 71–52 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (series 2-0 Angels)
Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 70–71 Las Cruces Angels (series 3-0 Angels)
Las Cruces Angels 84–72 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (series 4-0 Angels)
Las Cruces Angels 4-0 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco
Santos de Tampico 72–82 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 1-0 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 78–82 Santos de Tampico (series 1-1)
Santos de Tampico 69–89 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 2-1 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 78–83 Santos de Tampico (series 2-2)
Santos de Tampico 58–68 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 3-2 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 63–72 Santos de Tampico (series 3-3)
Santos de Tampico 79–79 Huracanes de Matamoros (86–91 OT) (series 4-3 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 4-3 Santos de Tampico

The wildcard playoffs presented an interesting contrast this year, as the Angels swept their rivals the Tiburones, and yet the fledgling Santos, in their first trip to the playoffs, held on for dear life before finally falling, in overtime of Game 7, to the team that took second in the Eastern Conference, Huracanes. Matteo Lopez averaged over twenty points in the series, while young Tampico center Jordan Kang's defense was instrumental in keeping the losses at bay. Meanwhile, the Tiburones failed to find any traction against the spry Angels, and fell in just four games.
Playoffs-Semifinals

Broncos de Chihuahua 74–77 Las Cruces Angels (series 1-0 Angels)
Las Cruces Angels 69–93 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-1)
Broncos de Chihuahua 82–66 Las Cruces Angels (series 1-2 Broncos)
Las Cruces Angels 64–83 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-3 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 70–87 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-3 Broncos)
Las Cruces Angels 61–76 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-4 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 4-2 Las Cruces Angels
Guerros de Guadelupe 91–75 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 1-0 Guerros)
Huracanes de Matamoros 75–81 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 2-0 Guerros)
Guerros de Guadelupe 76–78 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 2-1 Guerros)
Huracanes de Matamoros 77–75 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 2-2)
Guerros de Guadelupe 95–67 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 3-2 Guerros)
Huracanes de Matamoros 73–77 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 4-2 Guerros)
Guerros de Guadelupe 4-2 Huracanes de Matamoros

An extremely contentious semifinals this year, as both series went to six games, though it must be said that the final scores seemed more a testament to the Angels' and Huracanes' tenacity than to any equity of skill, as the wins that the Guerros and the Broncos did manage were voracious across the board.
Playoffs-Finals

Broncos de Chihuahua 68–67 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 1-0 Broncos)
Guerros de Guadelupe 87–74 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-1)
Broncos de Chihuahua 76–70 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 2-1 Broncos)
Guerros de Guadelupe 51–74 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 3-1 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 83–68 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 4-1 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 4-1 Guerros de Guadelupe

by **Texacano** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:12 pm

This year saw the introduction of the Supporters' Shield, a single round-robin among the four league champions to determine Texacano's entrant to the UICA Champions' Cup.

Gadsden Premier Division

 1 Las Cruces Saguaros                11    9   1   1    26   11  +15    28
 2 FC Rocky Point Peacemakers         11    7   3   1    19    9  +10    24
 3 Desert Eagles                      11    5   3   3     9   11   −2    18
 4 CD Sonoyta                         11    5   2   4    18   12   +6    17
 5 FC Tucson                          11    4   4   3    15    9   +6    16
 6 Oros de Alamagordo                 11    4   4   3    14   12   +2    16
 7 Roswell Invaders                   11    4   3   4    10   11   −1    15
 8 SC Yuma                            11    4   1   6    12   14   −2    13
 9 CD Caborca                         11    3   1   7     6   14   −8    10
10 SC Nogales                         11    2   3   6    11   19   −8     9
11 Silver City SC                     11    2   3   6     8   16   −8     9
12 CD Hermosillo                      11    2   2   7     9   19  −10     8

Liga Primer de Chihuahua

1 Ciudad Jimenez             7   4  2  1    7   2  +5   14
2 Capital de Chihuahua       7   4  1  2   14   5  +9   13
3 Juarez Frontera            7   3  2  2    7   7   0   11
4 Juarez Occidental          7   3  2  2    5   7  −2   11
5 Caballeros                 7   2  2  3    8  10  −2    8
6 Rancheros de Delicias      7   2  2  3    6   8  −2    8
7 Juarez                     7   2  0  5    4   7  −3    6
8 Parral                     7   1  3  3    5  10  −5    6

Liga Primer del Rio Grande

 1 Desperadoes                   23   15   6   2    29    5  +24    51
 2 Torreos de Torreon            23   13   6   4    32   14  +18    45
 3 Victoria Capitales            23   11   8   4    34   21  +13    41
 4 Ramos Arizpe                  23   11   5   7    26   16  +10    38
 5 Guadelupe                     23   10   8   5    26   20   +6    38
 6 Frontera de Matamoros         23   11   5   7    21   23   −2    38
 7 CD Saltillo                   23   11   4   8    26   17   +9    37
 8 Miramar                       23   11   4   8    28   24   +4    37
 9 Santa Catarina                23   11   3   9    33   27   +6    36
10 Altamira                      23   10   6   7    19   19    0    36
11 Marineros de Tampico          23    9   8   6    23   16   +7    35
12 Monterrey Atletico            23    9   6   8    27   31   −4    33
13 Monclova                      23    9   4  10    28   27   +1    31
14 Piedras Negras                23    8   7   8    18   18    0    31
15 CD Monterrey                  23    8   5  10    20   21   −1    29
16 Valle Hermoso                 23    8   5  10    21   25   −4    29
17 Frontera de Acuna             23    7   4  12    21   29   −8    25
18 San Nicolas                   23    6   6  11    20   22   −2    24
19 Reyes de Reynosa              23    6   6  11    16   30  −14    24
20 Guerreros                     23    7   2  14    19   28   −9    23
21 Escobebo                      23    5   7  11    15   24   −9    22
22 Apodaca                       23    5   7  11    20   32  −12    22
23 Frontera de Nuevo Laredo      23    6   4  13    13   29  −16    22
24 Universidad de Monterrey      23    3   6  14    16   33  −17    15

Tejas Professional Soccer League

 1 Round Rock United               11    8   2   1    17    7  +10    26
 2 Brownsvillle FC                 11    7   1   3    18    9   +9    22
 3 New Braunfels                   11    7   0   4    13   10   +3    21
 4 FC Midland                      11    6   2   3    20   19   +1    20
 5 San Antonio Volunteers          11    6   0   5    14   11   +3    18
 6 El Paso Templars FC             11    6   0   5    11    9   +2    18
 7 Del Rio                         11    4   3   4    15   22   −7    15
 8 Odessa Jackrabbits              11    3   4   4    14   10   +4    13
 9 FC South Austin                 11    3   1   7    13   21   −8    10
10 Austin Capital FC               11    2   3   6    10   14   −4     9
11 Corpus Christi Maritime FC      11    3   0   8    10   18   −8     9
12 FC San Marcos                   11    2   2   7    11   16   −5     8

Supporters' Shield Results

Ciudad Jimenez (LPC) 1–0 Las Cruces Saguaros (GPD)
Desperadoes (LPRG) 0–1 Round Rock United (TPSL)

Las Cruces Saguaros (GPD) 1–0 Round Rock United (TPSL)
Ciudad Jimenez (LPC) 0–0 Desperadoes (LPRG)

Desperadoes (LPRG) 2–3 Las Cruces Saguaros (GPD)
Round Rock United (TPSL) 1–0 Ciudad Jimenez (LPC)

1 Las Cruces Saguaros         3   2  0  1    4   3  +1    6
2 Round Rock United           3   2  0  1    2   1  +1    6
3 Ciudad Jimenez              3   1  1  1    1   1   0    4
4 Desperadoes                 3   0  1  2    2   4  −2    1

This year's Copa saw a record number of new entrants with ten teams that did not qualify for the Copa II participating in the Copa III, including the finalists, Brownsville FC and Frontera de Matamoros. Easily the greatest success story of the regular season was New Braunfels FC, who went from last place in the TPSL last year to an automatic qualification in this year's Copa, thanks not least to nineteen year-old striker Devon Ruiz, whose thirteen goals in the regular season put New Braunfels on the map. Capital de Chihuahua was another surprisingly addition to the Copa, after finishing second-to-last in last year's Liga Primer de Chihuahua, as well as Desert Eagles, who rose from last place in the GPD.

The Round of 16 progressed more or less as expected, with Las Cruces's and Round Rock's victories the only remarkable games. The quarterfinals saw a rematch of the Copa I final between Torreos and Round Rock United, with a Brandon McConaghey goal in extra time the deciding factor in both meetings. The Gadsden rematch between Rocky Point and Las Cruces represented vindication for the young Peacemakers side, who fell 2-1 to the eventual GPD champions in the regular season. Perhaps the most surprising match of the Copa came with Brownsville's defeat of two-time champion Round Rock in the semis, as Round Rock dominated the possession only to fall in penalty kicks thanks in part to a shank by McConaghey.

The final was certainly an interesting contest in theory, as Matamoros and Brownsville are across the Rio Grande from one another, and fans are known to support both teams. The entire municipality was divided, however, as the two teams squared off at the Alamodome, but Brownsville came victorious.

by **Texacano** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:35 am

La Copa Republicana de Futbol Sala is a one-off futsal competition pitting the sixteen best futsal teams in Texacano against one another. In keeping with the older tradition of the Copa, university teams have also been invited to come out and play with the professional and club teams. Futsal in Texacano is still in its infancy, but several of the major clubs, including Torreos and Round Rock United, have begun fielding teams in smaller tournaments leading up to the Copa.

The tournament will have a single-round-robin group stage, with the top two teams advancing to the quarterfinals.

Group A
Reyes de Reynosa Futsal 8–9 FSC Nogales
FSC San Marcos 4–0 Juarez Occidental Futsal

Group A                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 FSC San Marcos                   1   1  0  0    4   0  +4    3
2 FSC Nogales                      1   1  0  0    9   8  +1    3
3 Reyes de Reynosa Futsal          1   0  0  1    8   9  −1    0
4 Juarez Occidental Futsal         1   0  0  1    0   4  −4    0

Group B
Marineros de Tampico Futsal 5–5 University of Tejas
El Paso Crusaders Futsal 3–2 Silver City FSC

Group B                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 El Paso Crusaders Futsal         1   1  0  0    3   2  +1    3
2 Marineros de Tampico Futsal      1   0  1  0    5   5   0    1
  University of Tejas              1   0  1  0    5   5   0    1
4 Silver City FSC                  1   0  0  1    2   3  −1    0

Group C
Torreos de Torreon Futsal 5–12 Caballeros Futsal
College Station A&M 6–4 Round Rock United Futsal

Group C                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Caballeros Futsal                1   1  0  0   12   5  +7    3
2 College Station A&M              1   1  0  0    6   4  +2    3
3 Round Rock United Futsal         1   0  0  1    4   6  −2    0
4 Torreos de Torreon Futsal        1   0  0  1    5  12  −7    0

Group D
Brownsville Futsal 10–4 Universidad de Tamaulipas
Desert Eagles Futsal 1–0 Universidad de Coahuila

Group D                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Brownsville Futsal               1   1  0  0   10   4  +6    3
2 Desert Eagles Futsal             1   1  0  0    1   0  +1    3
3 Universidad de Coahuila          1   0  0  1    0   1  −1    0
4 Universidad de Tamaulipas        1   0  0  1    4  10  −6    0

Group A
FSC Nogales 5–7 Juarez Occidental Futsal
Reyes de Reynosa Futsal 3–2 FSC San Marcos

Group A                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 FSC San Marcos                   2   1  0  1    6   3  +3    3
2 Reyes de Reynosa Futsal          2   1  0  1   11  11   0    3
3 FSC Nogales                      2   1  0  1   14  15  −1    3
4 Juarez Occidental Futsal         2   1  0  1    7   9  −2    3

Group B
University of Tejas 2–2 Silver City FSC
Marineros de Tampico Futsal 4–3 El Paso Crusaders Futsal

Group B                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Marineros de Tampico Futsal      2   1  1  0    9   8  +1    4
2 El Paso Crusaders Futsal         2   1  0  1    6   6   0    3
3 University of Tejas              2   0  2  0    7   7   0    2
4 Silver City FSC                  2   0  1  1    4   5  −1    1

Group C
Caballeros Futsal 3–3 Round Rock United Futsal
Torreos de Torreon Futsal 4–4 College Station A&M

Group C                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Caballeros Futsal                2   1  1  0   15   8  +7    4
2 College Station A&M              2   1  1  0   10   8  +2    4
3 Round Rock United Futsal         2   0  1  1    7   9  −2    1
4 Torreos de Torreon Futsal        2   0  1  1    9  16  −7    1

Group D
Universidad de Tamaulipas 3–1 Universidad de Coahuila
Brownsville Futsal 1–3 Desert Eagles Futsal

Group D                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Desert Eagles Futsal             2   2  0  0    4   1  +3    6
2 Brownsville Futsal               2   1  0  1   11   7  +4    3
3 Universidad de Tamaulipas        2   1  0  1    7  11  −4    3
4 Universidad de Coahuila          2   0  0  2    1   4  −3    0

Group A
FSC San Marcos 8–6 FSC Nogales
Juarez Occidental Futsal 4–4 Reyes de Reynosa Futsal

Group A                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 FSC San Marcos                   3   2  0  1   14   9  +5    6
2 Reyes de Reynosa Futsal          3   1  1  1   15  15   0    4
3 Juarez Occidental Futsal         3   1  1  1   11  13  −2    4
4 FSC Nogales                      3   1  0  2   20  23  −3    3

Group B
El Paso Crusaders Futsal 5–7 University of Tejas
Silver City FSC 3–1 Marineros de Tampico Futsal

Group B                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 University of Tejas              3   1  2  0   14  12  +2    5
2 Silver City FSC                  3   1  1  1    7   6  +1    4
3 Marineros de Tampico Futsal      3   1  1  1   10  11  −1    4
4 El Paso Crusaders Futsal         3   1  0  2   11  13  −2    3

Group C
College Station A&M 3–3 Caballeros Futsal
Round Rock United Futsal 3–1 Torreos de Torreon Futsal

Group C                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Caballeros Futsal                3   1  2  0   18  11  +7    5
2 College Station A&M              3   1  2  0   13  11  +2    5
3 Round Rock United Futsal         3   1  1  1   10  10   0    4
4 Torreos de Torreon Futsal        3   0  1  2   10  19  −9    1

Group D
Desert Eagles Futsal 4–8 Universidad de Tamaulipas
Universidad de Coahuila 1–1 Brownsville Futsal

Group D                        Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Universidad de Tamaulipas        3   2  0  1   15  15   0    6
2 Desert Eagles Futsal             3   2  0  1    8   9  −1    6
3 Brownsville Futsal               3   1  1  1   12   8  +4    4
4 Universidad de Coahuila          3   0  1  2    2   5  −3    1

Quarterfinal fixtures:
FSC San Marcos v. Silver City FSC
University of Tejas v. Reyes de Reynosa
Caballeros Futsal v. Desert Eagles Futsal
Universidad de Tamaulipas v. College Station A&M

by **Texacano** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:32 pm

Baseball is a popular sport in Texacano, generally seen as either third or fourth in prominence, behind the two codes of football and sometimes basketball. As in soccer, however, Texacano leagues are heavily decentralized and while the Tejas League and La Liga del Rio Grande playoff against one another for the Texacano series and consider themselves the "major" leagues of Texacano, but the Western League, based in Chihuahua and Gadsden, offers at least as good of play and often higher salaries for players. Other leagues are considered "minor", though the primary source of talent for the majors is college baseball.

Tejas League Standings

Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD   Pts 
1 McAllen Thunder           14   12   2    86   53  +33    36
2 San Antonio Missions      14   10   4    83   60  +23    30
3 El Paso Diablos           14    8   6    56   62   −6    24
4 Round Rock Express        14    7   7    58   50   +8    21
5 Austin Senators           14    7   7    71   69   +2    21
6 Laredo Lemurs             14    5   9    57   72  −15    15
7 Corpus Christi Hooks      14    4  10    55   75  −20    12
8 Midland Rockhounds        14    3  11    50   75  −25     9

Liga del Rio Grande Standings

Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD   Pts 
1 Broncos de Reynosa             14   10   4    69   48  +21    30
2 Indios de Ciudad Juarez        14    9   5    76   56  +20    27
3 Vaqueros Laguna                14    8   6    53   57   −4    24
4 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo      14    7   7    63   64   −1    21
5 Saraperos de Saltillo          14    7   7    50   58   −8    21
6 Acereros de Monclova           14    6   8    52   56   −4    18
7 Alijadores de Tampico          14    6   8    55   66  −11    18
8 Sultanes de Monterrey          14    3  11    51   64  −13     9

Western League Standings

Pld    W   L    RF   RA   RD   Pts 
1 Sonoyta Misioneros            14    9   5    67   63   +4    27
2 Roswell Ranchers              14    8   6    64   47  +17    24
3 Nogales Internationals        14    8   6    76   65  +11    24
4 Tucson Sidewinders            14    8   6    58   48  +10    24
5 Dorados de chihuahua          14    8   6    49   47   +2    24
6 Caborca Rojos                 14    6   8    48   61  −13    18
7 Guayamas Osioneros            14    5   9    55   68  −13    15
8 Puerto Penasco Tiburones      14    4  10    39   57  −18    12

Texacano Series Results

Broncos de Reynosa 4–5 McAllen Thunder (series 1-0 McAllen)
McAllen Thunder 9–0 Broncos de Reynosa
Broncos de Reynosa 0–7 McAllen Thunder
McAllen Thunder 5-2 Broncos de Reynosa
McAllen Thunder 4-0 Broncos de Reynosa

This year's Texacano Series was an interesting case, as McAllen and Reynosa are directly across the Rio Grande from one another, making this series similar to the Copa Republicana final between Brownsville FC and Frontera de Matamoros.

by **Texacano** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:51 pm

RCAA Football-Season III
Rio Grande Conference
Games of the week indicated in red.

Monterrey 27-20 Coahuila

Chihuahua 15-13 Tamaulipas

Tucson 20-12 Hermosillo

Saltillo 17-20 Regiomontana

The Tucson Wildcats start out the year strong in their rivalry game versus Hermosillo. Sophomore quarterback Jamie Ruiz throws for one hundred yards, while tight end Nicholas Madden catches a touchdown in the third and runs for a total of one hundred and fifty yards, ninety of them after the catch.

Meanwhile, Regiomontana fullback Dimitri Carver plows through Saltillo's linebackers twice in the second half to come back from a 14-6 deficit at halftime, while Chihuahua cornerback junior Ramon Castillo runs back an interception in the third quarter against Tamaulipas and Monterrey linebacker Timothy Rearing lands four sacks against Coahuila.

Standings:

1 University of Gadsden-Tucson            1   1  0   20  12  +8    3
2 Universidad de Monterrey                1   1  0   27  20  +7    3
3 Universidad Regiomontana                1   1  0   20  17  +3    3
4 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua       1   1  0   15  13  +2    3
5 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas      1   0  1   13  15  −2    0
6 Universidad de Saltillo                 1   0  1   17  20  −3    0
7 Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila        1   0  1   20  27  −7    0
8 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo       1   0  1   12  20  −8    0

Coahuila 20-26 Regiomontana (OT)

Hermosillo 26-31 Saltillo

Tamaulipas 26-7 Tucson

Monterrey 13-16 Chihuahua

Coahuila and Regiomontana play into overtime as Coahuila snatches its first lead on a Lucas Diaz touchdown late in the fourth, only to have a last-second field goal by Regiomontana bring them into overtime, where Carver breaks through in the red zone for a fifteen-yard touchdown to win the game and put Regiomontana on top of the chart.

Meanwhile, Tucson's initial euphoria is dampered by Tamaulipas's secondary, which holds Jamie Ruiz to a single touchdown early in the first, as well as scoring a touchdown off an interception by cornerback Brian White; Chihuahua defeats Monterrey to remain undefeated alongside Regiomontana; and Saltillo makes up for its loss against Chihuahua with back-to-back passing touchdowns by quarterback Santiago Cruz in the fourth quarter to defeat Hermosillo.

Standings:

1 Universidad Regiomontana                2   2  0   46  37  +9    6
2 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua       2   2  0   31  26  +5    6
3 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas      2   1  1   39  22 +17    3
4 Universidad de Monterrey                2   1  1   40  36  +4    3
5 Universidad de Saltillo                 2   1  1   48  46  +2    3
6 University of Gadsden-Tucson            2   1  1   27  38 −11    3
7 Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila        2   0  2   40  53 −13    0
8 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo       2   0  2   38  51 −13    0

Chihuahua 19-15 Coahuila

Tucson 16-12 Monterrey

Saltillo 6-15 Tamaulipas

Regiomontana 13-9 Hermosillo

Coahuila takes an early 9-6 lead over Chihuahua in this year's "Border War", only to give up a safety on the first drive of the second half, resulting in a touchdown that puts Chihuahua ahead 12-9. The lead changes hands once again when Coahuila scores two field goals in the third, one off a fumble by Chihuahua quarterback Chris Reagan, but a fifty-yard touchdown run by Chihuahua tight end Cristobal del Negro wins the day for the still-undefeated Chihuahuans.

Meanwhile, Tamaulipas defeats crosstown rivals Saltillo in a game with zero touchdowns, Regiomontana maintains its perfection with a win over Hermosillo, and Tucson regains some face by defeating Monterrey with a last-second touchdown run by Ruiz after trailing most of the game thanks to Monterrey's outside linebackers.

Standings:

1 Universidad Regiomontana                3   3  0   59  46 +13    9
2 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua       3   3  0   50  41  +9    9
3 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas      3   2  1   54  28 +26    6
4 University of Gadsden-Tucson            3   2  1   43  50  −7    6
5 Universidad de Monterrey                3   1  2   52  52   0    3
6 Universidad de Saltillo                 3   1  2   54  61  −7    3
7 Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila        3   0  3   55  72 −17    0
8 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo       3   0  3   47  64 −17    0

Coahuila 16-26 Hermosillo

Regiomontana 16-14 Tamaulipas

Monterrey 13-17 Saltillo

Chihuahua 10-27 Tucson

Tucson and Jamie Ruiz make a statement by thrashing Chihuahua, holding them to a single touchdown and a single field goal while Ruiz throws for three touchdowns in the second half and two hundred yards to hand Chihuahua its first defeat of the year, as well as take its spot at the top of the standings.

Meanwhile, Regiomontana edges past rivals Tamaulipas with a late fourth-quarter field goal to remain undefeated, while Saltillo overtakes Monterey in both the game and the standings and Hermosillo sentences Coahuila to the bottom of the table.

Standings:

1 Universidad Regiomontana                4   4  0   75  60 +15   12
2 University of Gadsden-Tucson            4   3  1   70  60 +10    9
3 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua       4   3  1   60  68  −8    9
4 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas      4   2  2   68  44 +24    6
5 Universidad de Saltillo                 4   2  2   71  74  −3    6
6 Universidad de Monterrey                4   1  3   65  69  −4    3
7 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo       4   1  3   73  80  −7    3
8 Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila        4   0  4   71  98 −27    0

Tucson 19-26 Coahuila

Saltillo 16-19 Chihuahua (OT)

Regiomontana 3-19 Monterrey

Hermosillo 17-34 Tamaulipas

Monterrey shocks crosstown rivals Regiomontana, holding them scoreless in the first three quarters and giving up only a field goal to hand Regiomontana its first defeat this season. Monterrey quarterback Joey van der Hart throws for a single touchdown in the fourth quarter while right outside linebacker Jordan Holloman lands five sacks on Regiomontana quarterback Tannis Green, while holding Dimitri Carver to just forty yards.

Meanwhile, Chihuahua snatches victory from the jaws of defeat after several abortive attempts in the scoreless fourth quarter, while Ruiz shows some consistency issues common with young quarterbacks versus Coahuila, and Tamaulipas grinds Hermosillo further into the dirt.

Standings:

1 Universidad Regiomontana                5   4  1   78  79  −1   12
2 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua       5   4  1   79  84  −5   12
3 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas      5   3  2  102  61 +41    9
4 University of Gadsden-Tucson            5   3  2   89  86  +3    9
5 Universidad de Monterrey                5   2  3   84  72 +12    6
6 Universidad de Saltillo                 5   2  3   87  93  −6    6
7 Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila        5   1  4   97 117 −20    3
8 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo       5   1  4   90 114 −24    3

Coahuila 16-22 Tamaulipas

Monterrey 16-17 Hermosillo

Chihuahua 23-27 Regiomontana

Tucson 10-3 Saltillo

In a clash of slightly-halted titans, Regiomontana regains some of its confidence after last week's devastating loss to Monterrey, maintaining control of the game throughout. Dimitri Carver runs for two hundred and ten yards and a touchdown, while del Negro manages a respectable hundred and fifty.

Meanwhile, Monterrey follows up its impressive defeat of Regiomontana with an equally unimpressive loss to Hermosillo despite holding the lead for most of the game, Tucson defeats Saltillo to keep its Laredo Bowl hopes alive, and Tamaulipas defeats Coahuila to keep Coahuila down in the dumps while preserving its own postseason ambitions.

Standings:

1 Universidad Regiomontana                6   5  1  105 102  +3   15
2 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas      6   4  2  124  77 +47   12
3 University of Gadsden-Tucson            6   4  2   99  89 +10   12
4 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua       6   4  2  102 111  −9   12
5 Universidad de Monterrey                6   2  4  100  89 +11    6
6 Universidad de Saltillo                 6   2  4   90 103 −13    6
7 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo       6   2  4  107 130 −23    6
8 Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila        6   1  5  113 139 −26    3

Saltillo 34-14 Coahuila

Regiomontana 21-17 Tucson

Hermosillo 3-43 Chihuahua

Tamaulipas 24-30 Monterrey (OT)

Three teams' Laredo Bowl aspirations rode on the game between Tucson and Regiomontana, but at the end of the day, the team that started ahead, finished ahead. Tucson had the potential to take Regiomontana's spot in the Laredo Bowl with a win, but failed to do so and probably would have lost out to Chihuahua, who managed an impressive forty-point victory over Hermosillo to end the season on a triumphant note despite failing to make the big game.

Standings:

1 Universidad Regiomontana                7   6  1  126 119  +7   18
2 Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua       7   5  2  145 114 +31   15
3 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas      7   4  3  148 107 +41   12
4 University of Gadsden-Tucson            7   4  3  116 110  +6   12
5 Universidad de Monterrey                7   3  4  130 113 +17    9
6 Universidad de Saltillo                 7   3  4  124 117  +7    9
7 Universidad de Gadsden-Hermosillo       7   2  5  110 173 −63    6
8 Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila        7   1  6  127 173 −46    3

Tejas Conference
Game of the week indicated in red.

Tejas 16-13 San Marcos

Navy 21-7 College Station A&M

Air Force 14-24 Corpus Christi A&M

Kingsville A&M 20-24 Tejas Western

A solid start to the year for the Islanders under new offensive coordinator Lamar Reginald with a ten-point victory over the Falcons. Air Force led at the half 14-7, but an incredibly strong fourth quarter, including a fifty-three-yard touchdown run by Corpus tailback Ryan Stringer, earned them seventeen points and a ten-point victory over Air Force.

Meanwhile, Navy surprised the Aggies with a solid set of touchdowns in each of the last three quarters while holding the offense to less than two hundred yards total, the Longhorns started their year well with a victory over San Marcos, and Western showed its success last year was more than just Lyle Kingston.

Standings:

1 Navy                          1   1  0  0   21   7 +14    3
2 Corpus Christi A&M            1   1  0  0   24  14 +10    3
3 Tejas Western                 1   1  0  0   24  20  +4    3
4 University of Tejas           1   1  0  0   16  13  +3    3
5 University of San Marcos      1   0  0  1   13  16  −3    0
6 Kingsville A&M                1   0  0  1   20  24  −4    0
7 Air Force                     1   0  0  1   14  24 −10    0
8 College Station A&M           1   0  0  1    7  21 −14    0

Tejas Western 40-20 San Marcos

Corpus Christi A&M 23-12 Kingsville A&M

College Station A&M 10-9 Air Force

Tejas 33-13 Navy

A solid victory for the Miners to take first place in the standings, much of it powered by tight end and H-back Jamal Cardoza, who ran in two touchdowns and two hundred all-purpose yards for Tejas Western, who held off a fourth-quarter comeback by San Marcos to win substantially.

Meanwhile, College Station edges past Air Force, Tejas routs Navy, and Corpus Christi continues its success with a solid win over the Javelinas.

Standings:

1 Tejas Western                 2   2  0  0   64  40 +24    6
2 University of Tejas           2   2  0  0   49  26 +23    6
3 Corpus Christi A&M            2   2  0  0   47  26 +21    6
4 Navy                          2   1  0  1   34  40  −6    3
5 College Station A&M           2   1  0  1   17  30 −13    3
6 Air Force                     2   0  0  2   23  34 −11    0
7 Kingsville A&M                2   0  0  2   32  47 −15    0
8 University of San Marcos      2   0  0  2   33  56 −23    0

Navy 15-23 San Marcos

Air Force 20-25 Tejas

Kingsville A&M 20-17 College Station A&M

Tejas Western 10-26 Corpus Christi A&M

In a match of two of the three undefeated teams, the Islanders give the Miners a good pounding, showing their defense's prowess as well as the nigh-unstoppable running power of Jamal Cardoza, who runs in the team's two touchdowns, as well as one hundered forty-three yards total.

Meanwhile, the Javelinas win a hard-fought game over the Aggies, San Marcos defeats Navy to gain its first win, and Air Force falls to Tejas to lose its third-straight game.

Standings:

1 Corpus Christi A&M            3   3  0  0   73  36 +37    9
2 University of Tejas           3   3  0  0   74  46 +28    9
3 Tejas Western                 3   2  0  1   74  66  +8    6
4 Kingsville A&M                3   1  0  2   52  64 −12    3
5 Navy                          3   1  0  2   49  63 −14    3
6 University of San Marcos      3   1  0  2   56  71 −15    3
7 College Station A&M           3   1  0  2   34  50 −16    3
8 Air Force                     3   0  0  3   43  59 −16    0

San Marcos 7-24 Corpus Christi A&M

College Station A&M 7-3 Tejas Western

Tejas 6-30 Kingsville A&M

Navy 13-21 Air Force

Air Force gains its first win to take home the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, scoring consistently throughout the game and driving with its flexbone offense to score three touchdowns.

Meanwhile, the Islanders remain undefeated, the Javelinas route the Longhorns in impressive fashion, and the Aggies defeate the Miners to put a damper on Western's heroic start to the season.

Standings:

1 Corpus Christi A&M            4   4  0  0   97  43 +54   12
2 University of Tejas           4   3  0  1   80  76  +4    9
3 Kingsville A&M                4   2  0  2   82  70 +12    6
4 Tejas Western                 4   2  0  2   77  73  +4    6
5 College Station A&M           4   2  0  2   41  53 −12    6
6 Air Force                     4   1  0  3   64  72  −8    3
7 Navy                          4   1  0  3   62  84 −22    3
8 University of San Marcos      4   1  0  3   63  95 −32    3

San Marcos 29-6 Air Force

Kingsville A&M 13-29 Navy

Tejas Western 5-15 Tejas

Corpus Christi A&M 23-27 College Station A&M

Corpus Christi receives its first loss at the hands of the upstart Aggies, who are on their way back up with a second straight win. College Station holds onto the lead throughout the game, despite a ten-point surge in the fourth from the Islanders off a powerful run by Cardoza.

Meanwhile, Tejas scrapes the top of the table with a solid win over Western, Navy takes Kingsville down a peg with a two-score win, and Air Forces is the first team eliminated with a loss to San Marcos.

Standings:

1 Corpus Christi A&M            5   4  0  1  120  70 +50   12
2 University of Tejas           5   4  0  1   95  82 +13   12
3 College Station A&M           5   3  0  2   68  76  −8    9
4 Kingsville A&M                5   2  0  3   95  99  −4    6
5 Tejas Western                 5   2  0  3   83  88  −5    6
6 Navy                          5   2  0  3   91  97  −6    6
7 University of San Marcos      5   2  0  3   92 101  −9    6
8 Air Force                     5   1  0  4   70 101 −31    3

San Marcos 20-28 College Station A&M

Tejas 23-30 Corpus Christi A&M

Navy 9-7 Tejas Western

Air Force 20-14 Kingsville A&M

Corpus Christi maintains its Laredo Bowl positioning with a win over University of Tejas, where a loss would have put the Longhorns over the top. While Corpus is still number one for now, a lot rides on two rivalry games next week.

Meanwhile, Air Force garners an impressive win over a weakening Javelinas side, and College Station remains in the running with a victory over San Marcos. The chase for the Laredo berth is cut in half as Western, Kingsville, San Marcos, and Navy are all eliminated from contention.

Standings:

1 Corpus Christi A&M            6   5  0  1  150  93 +57   15
2 University of Tejas           6   4  0  2  118 112  +6   12
3 College Station A&M           6   4  0  2   96  96   0   12
4 Navy                          6   3  0  3  100 104  −4    9
5 Tejas Western                 6   2  0  4   90  97  −7    6
6 Kingsville A&M                6   2  0  4  109 119 −10    6
7 University of San Marcos      6   2  0  4  112 129 −17    6
8 Air Force                     6   2  0  4   90 115 −25    6

Kingsville A&M 19-12 San Marcos

Tejas Western 16-33 Air Force

Corpus Christi A&M 20-6 Navy

College Station A&M 24-20 Tejas

In a somewhat unusual turn of events, two games, both rivalries, were chosen as Game of the Week in light of the fact that both of them had major implications on the RCAA postseason. To wit: if Corpus Christi won the Corpse Knights' Shield against Navy, then they were in for the Laredo Bowl, while if they lost then the winner of the Lone Star Showdown between University of Tejas and College Station A&M had a chance at going. Ultimately, the Islanders defeated Navy, retaining the Shield after a lackluster tie last year, while the Aggies won the Lone Star Showdown after being neck and neck with Tejas for most of the year.

Standings:

1 Corpus Christi A&M            7   6  0  1  170  99 +71   18
2 College Station A&M           7   5  0  2  120 116  +4   15
3 University of Tejas           7   4  0  3  138 136  +2   12
4 Kingsville A&M                7   3  0  4  128 131  −3    9
5 Air Force                     7   3  0  4  123 131  −8    9
6 Navy                          7   3  0  4  106 124 −18    9
7 University of San Marcos      7   2  0  5  124 148 −24    6
8 Tejas Western                 7   2  0  5  106 130 −24    6

Laredo Bowl

RCAA Basketball-Season I
The Republican Collegiate Athletic Conference's basketball division consists of thirty-seven colleges in four conferences, with the top three teams in each conference, top six in the Tejas conference, qualifying automatically for the RCAA tournament, while the fourth-ranked teams in each must play a single round-robin for the sixteenth seed. "March Madness" is extremely popular in Texacano, and most LNB players come from the ranks of the RCAA.

Tejas Conference East

 1 Corpus Christi A&M                 22   14   0   8  1717 1668  +49    42
 3 University of Tejas                22   12   0  10  1747 1661  +86    36
 4 Kingsville A&M                     22   12   0  10  1699 1628  +71    36
 5 Tejas Western                      22   12   0  10  1618 1588  +30    36
 5 College Station A&M                22   11   0  11  1666 1696  −30    33
 6 University of San Marcos           22   11   0  11  1673 1721  −48    33
 7 Navy                               22    8   0  14  1721 1774  −53    24
 8 Concordia University               22    6   0  16  1636 1781 −145    18

Tejas Conference West

 1 Our Lady of the Lake University    22   14   0   8  1771 1694  +77    42
 2 Huston-Tillotson University        22   13   0   9  1741 1653  +88    39
 3 University of the Incarnate Word   22   13   0   9  1717 1688  +29    39
 4 St. Edward's University            22   12   0  10  1767 1659 +108    36
 5 Air Force                          22   12   0  10  1696 1717  −21    36
 6 St. Mary's University              22   11   0  11  1760 1719  +41    33
 7 Trinity University                 22    8   0  14  1641 1792 −151    24
 8 Schreiner University               22    7   0  15  1650 1781 −131    21

Note: Teams in the Tejas Conference play each team in their respective divisions twice, and each team in the other division once. The conferences qualify separately to the main tournament, but jointly to the playoffs (i.e. there is only one playoff spot for both conferences)

Gadsden Conference

1 Yuma College                           12    8   4   924  951  −27    24
2 Instituto Technologico de Gadsden      12    7   5   938  935   +3    21
3 Gadsden State University               12    6   6   936  913  +23    18
4 University of Gadsden-Tucson           12    6   6   941  926  +15    18
5 Silver City University                 12    6   6   929  917  +12    18
6 University of Gadsden-Hermosillo       12    5   7   906  938  −32    15
7 Eastern Gadsden University             12    4   8   970  964   +6    12

Conferencia Oriental

1 Universidad Regiomontana                    12    9   2   901  855  +46    28
2 Universidad de Saltillo                     12    7   4   952  879  +73    22
3 Universidad de Tampico                      12    6   5   933  919  +14    19
4 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas          12    6   6   950  938  +12    18
5 Universidad de Monterrey                    12    5   6   930  935   −5    16
6 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon          12    5   7   901  964  −63    15
7 Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Madero      12    2  10   860  937  −77     6

Conferencia Occidental

1 Instituto Tecnologico de Saltillo           12   10   1   981  891  +90    31
2 Universidad Autonomo de Chihuahua           12    9   2   945  887  +58    28
3 Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Juarez      12    6   6   919  911   +8    18
4 Universidad Autonomo de Coahuila            12    5   7   914  937  −23    15
5 Universidad de Todos los Santos             12    4   8   890  926  −36    12
6 Instituto Tecnologico de la Laguna          12    3   8   895  933  −38    10
7 Instituto Tecnologico de Chihuahua          12    3   8   863  922  −59    10

Teams in blue qualified directly for the tournament.
Teams in green qualified for the tournament playoffs.

by **Texacano** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:55 am

TFL to Suspend Operations During World Bowl XXI
AUSTIN -- In a press conference today amid a swirling fog of rumors, Texacano Football League commissioner Ryan Herrera announced that the TFL will officially suspend operations during the course of Texacano's participation in the fourteenth Baptism of Iron and the twenty-first World Bowl. The TFL owners' group reached a settlement with its players' union late Wednesday night which invokes a little-known clause in the collective-bargaining agreement which allows the TFL to suspend operations "in case of an international incident which causes the drafting of a significant number of players into service to the Republic." This has widely been assumed to mean military action, but according those present at the deposition, both sides agreed that the use was appropriate.

"We are in unison with the owners' group on this decision," said Tim Lovato, spokesman for the TFLPA. Lovato went on to explain that with TFL attendances and television audiences expected to decline sharply with the beginning of the World Bowl, revenues are expected to fall, and that taking the furlough was the only option to avoid what he called a "downward spiral" of a lowered quality of play contributing to less revenue and players being released.

Players are being allowed to seek employment outside of Texacano at no cost to their contracts with their respective TFL teams. The league has offered a low-interest loan to sustain those players unable to find work for the hiatus, and many franchises have entered into negotiations with teams the Republican League of Ironman Football to lease their players for the year.

LNB to Take on International Players for First Time
For the first time since its inception in the late nineteen-seventies, the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto of Texacano is looking abroad for new talent. The league was recently ranked first by the International Union of Basketball Clubs following a successful run in the IUBC's revamped competitions, and is looking to expand on its success through the allowance of international players into its annual draft to be held Monday, 9 September 2013. Players interested are asked to contact the LNB headquarters in Austin by telegram prior to 7 September to be considered. Drafting an international player only guarantees his rights in Texacano; a drafted player is under no obligation to play for the team that drafts him, but he may not play for any other LNB team.

by **Texacano** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 5:38 pm

by **Texacano** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:33 am

Regular Season Results
Eastern Conference

1 Santos de Tampico                14   10   4  1116 1010 +106    30
2 Austin Patriots                  14    9   4  1071 1037  +34    28
3 Huracanes de Matamoros           14    8   6  1149 1029 +120    24
4 Marineros de Victoria            14    8   6   997 1075  −78    24
5 Corpus Christi Marlins           14    7   7  1125 1014 +111    21
6 Padres de Monterrey              14    6   7  1057 1089  −32    19
7 Del Rio Bombers                  14    6   8  1060 1104  −44    18
8 Laredo Buckaroos                 14    1  13   993 1210 −217     3

Central Conference

1 Round Rock Titans                14   10   3  1088 1032  +56    31
2 Las Cruces Angels                14   10   4  1124  965 +159    30
3 San Antonio Jets                 14   10   4  1117 1020  +97    30
4 Guerros de Guadelupe             14    8   6  1140  977 +163    24
5 Panteras de Juarez               14    6   7  1019 1061  −42    19
6 New Braunfels Rangers            14    6   8  1028 1083  −55    18
7 Chiropteras de San Pedro         14    3  11   943 1089 −146     9
8 McAllen Supersonics              14    2  12   989 1221 −232     6

Western Conference

1 Broncos de Chihuahua             14   11   2  1147  990 +157    34
2 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco      14   10   4  1103  944 +159    30
3 Serpientes de Hermosillo         14    9   4  1124  983 +141    28
4 Bandidos de Caborca              14    8   5  1081 1056  +25    25
5 Torreos de Torreon               14    7   6  1069 1097  −28    22
6 Tucson Devils                    14    5   8   986 1144 −158    16
7 Gigantes de Saltillo             14    2  11   997 1109 −112     7
8 Yuma Criminals                   14    1  13   936 1120 −184     3

Playoffs-Round 1

Las Cruces Angels 109-72 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (series 1-0 Angels)
Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 66-89 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-0 Angels)
Las Cruces Angels 63-58 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (series 3-0 Angels)
Tiburones de Puerto Penasco 56-74 Las Cruces Angels (series Angels)
Las Cruces Angels 4-0 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco

Another interation of what is becoming an annual matchup between these former Gadsden League rivals in the playoffs serves to show the growing strength of the Angels squad behind their young combo guard Ernesto Villalona. Despite missing much of the regular season with an ankle injury, rookie center Ward Franklin, the team's first-round draft pick out of Gadsden State, returned to the Pandemonium Center for the playoffs and was instrumental in the team's resounding defeat of the Tiburones in game one, dropping thirty points, ten blocks and fifteen rebounds, making him the first rookie to score a triple-double in the postseason.

Santos de Tampico 84–69 Austin Patriots (series 1-0 Santos)
Austin Patriots 83-80 Santos de Tampico (series 1-1)
Santos de Tampico 79–67 Austin Patriots (series 2-1 Santos)
Austin Patriots 72-92 Santos de Tampico (series 3-1 Santos)
Santos de Tampico 72–60 Austin Patriots (series Santos)
Santos de Tampico 4-1 Austin Patriots

This season marked the first playoff appearance in nearly two decades for the Austin Patriots and a stark contrast to Season Uno, where the Huracanes took the Patriots' playoff berth by one win near the end of the season, as well as Seasons Dos and Tres. This year, swingman DeAndre Valencia seemed to find his groove after struggling with contractual difficulties and off-court problems his first few years out of an explosive career at College Station A&M.
Unfortunately, the former Aggie's efforts were not enough, and Austin put up a single, hard-fought win against the crusading Santos.

Playoffs-Semifinals

Broncos de Chihuahua 83–59 Las Cruces Angels (series 1-0 Broncos)
Las Cruces Angels 79–75 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-1)
Broncos de Chihuahua 87–79 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-1 Broncos)
Las Cruces Angels 66–78 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 3-1 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 74–74 Las Cruces Angels (82–83 OT) (series 3-2 Broncos)
Las Cruces Angels 73–78 Broncos de Chihuahua (series Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 4-2 Las Cruces Angels

Santos de Tampico 65-60 Round Rock Titans (series 1-0 Santos)
Round Rock Titans 67–77 Santos de Tampico (series 2-0 Santos)
Santos de Tampico 79–66 Round Rock Titans (series 3-0 Santos)
Round Rock Titans 67–92 Santos de Tampico (series Santos)
Santos de Tampico 4-0 Round Rock Titans

Playoffs-Finals

Broncos de Chihuahua 86–66 Santos de Tampico (series 1-0 Broncos)
Santos de Tampico 77–59 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-1)
Broncos de Chihuahua 55–74 Santos de Tampico (series 1-2 Santos)
Santos de Tampico 61–78 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-2)
Broncos de Chihuahua 66–64 Santos de Tampico (series 3-2 Broncos)
Santos de Tampico 66–80 Broncos de Chihuahua (series Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 4-2 Santos de Tampico

by **Texacano** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:57 am

Gadsden Premier Division

 1 FC Tucson                          11    9   0   2    14    3  +11    27
 2 Desert Eagles                      11    6   2   3    18   16   +2    20
 3 CD Caborca                         11    5   3   3    15    9   +6    18
 4 CD Sonoyta                         11    5   3   3    14   12   +2    18
 5 Las Cruces Saguaros                11    4   3   4    15   12   +3    15
 6 Silver City SC                     11    4   3   4    11    9   +2    15
 7 SC Yuma                            11    4   2   5    10   11   −1    14
 8 FC Rocky Point Peacemakers         11    4   2   5    17   19   −2    14
 9 Oros de Alamagordo                 11    4   1   6    15   11   +4    13
10 Roswell Invaders                   11    3   4   4    12   15   −3    13
11 SC Nogales                         11    1   5   5     9   18   −9     8
12 CD Hermosillo                      11    2   2   7    11   26  −15     8

Liga Primer de Chihuahua

1 Juarez Frontera            7   5  1  1   17   8  +9   16
2 Juarez Occidental          7   4  1  2   11   9  +2   13
3 Capital de Chihuahua       7   2  5  0    6   2  +4   11
4 Ciudad Jimenez             7   3  2  2    8   8   0   11
5 Rancheros de Delicias      7   2  2  3    5   5   0    8
6 Parral                     7   2  1  4    6   8  −2    7
7 Juarez                     7   1  4  2   11  15  −4    7
8 Caballeros                 7   0  2  5    2  11  −9    2

Liga Primer del Rio Grande

 1 CD Saltillo                   22   14   4   4    23   11  +12    46
 2 Piedras Negras                22   13   3   6    21   16   +5    42
 3 Escobebo                      22   11   5   6    26   18   +8    38
 4 Monterrey Atletico            22   10   7   5    31   25   +6    37
 5 Desperadoes                   22   10   5   7    22   22    0    35
 6 Victoria Capitales            22    9   5   8    21   21    0    32
 7 Guadelupe                     22    8   7   7    24   21   +3    31
 8 Frontera de Acuna             22    7  10   5    23   20   +3    31
 9 Monclova                      22    7  10   5    22   19   +3    31
10 Frontera de Nuevo Laredo      22    8   6   8    30   23   +7    30
11 Torreos de Torreon            22    8   6   8    21   17   +4    30
12 Apodaca                       22    8   6   8    17   21   −4    30
13 Reyes de Reynosa              22    6  11   5    26   22   +4    29
14 Guerreros                     22    8   5   9    20   21   −1    29
15 Ramos Arizpe                  22    8   5   9    22   25   −3    29
16 CD Monterrey                  22    7   7   8    22   25   −3    28
17 Marineros de Tampico          22    7   6   9    19   20   −1    27
18 San Nicolas                   22    8   3  11    13   21   −8    27
19 Valle Hermoso                 22    6   5  11    16   22   −6    23
20 Santa Catarina                22    5   7  10    17   25   −8    22
21 Altamira                      22    5   6  11    18   23   −5    21
22 Frontera de Matamoros         22    4   8  10    20   27   −7    20
23 Miramar                       22    3   9  10    18   27   −9    18

Tejas Professional Soccer League

 1 El Paso Templars FC             11    7   1   3    11    9   +2    22
 2 FC South Austin                 11    5   4   2    10    7   +3    19
 3 Round Rock United               11    5   3   3    17   15   +2    18
 4 San Antonio Volunteers          11    4   5   2    15    9   +6    17
 5 Odessa Jackrabbits              11    4   4   3    18   13   +5    16
 6 Brownsvillle FC                 11    4   4   3    13   13    0    16
 7 Del Rio                         11    4   3   4    11   13   −2    15
 8 Corpus Christi Maritime FC      11    3   5   3     7    7    0    14
 9 New Braunfels                   11    3   3   5    13   17   −4    12
10 FC San Marcos                   11    2   5   4     8   11   −3    11
11 FC Midland                      11    2   3   6     8   10   −2     9
12 Austin Capital FC               11    2   2   7     9   16   −7     8

Supporters' Shield

1 CD Saltillo              3   2  0  1    2   2   0    6 CC
2 Juarez Frontera          3   1  2  0    2   0  +2    5 GC
3 El Paso Templars FC      3   1  1  1    2   2   0    4 GC
4 FC Tucson                3   0  1  2    1   3  −2    1 GC

by **Texacano** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:08 pm

Eastern Conference

1	 Guerros de Guadelupe             	37	31	6	2915	2574	341	93
2	 Huracanes de Matamoros           	37	22	13	2781	2583	198	68
3	 College Station Cavaliers        	37	22	13	2857	2717	140	68
4	 Corpus Christi Marlins           	37	21	15	2859	2701	158	64
5	 Santos de Tampico                	37	21	16	2881	2670	211	63
6	 Austin Patriots                  	37	18	18	2909	2765	144	55
7	 Padres de Monterrey              	37	16	20	2758	2840	-82	49
8	 Panteras de Juarez               	37	15	19	2805	2766	39	48
9	 Del Rio Bombers                  	37	16	21	2777	2904	-127	48
10	 Chiropteras de San Pedro         	37	15	21	2717	2788	-71	46
11	 Laredo Buckaroos                 	37	10	26	2659	2873	-214	31
12	 Marineros de Victoria            	37	9	28	2541	2975	-434	27
13	 McAllen Supersonics              	37	8	27	2557	2878	-321	26

Western Conference

1	 Las Cruces Angels                	37	29	7	2955	2486	469	88
2	 Broncos de Chihuahua             	37	29	8	2900	2504	396	87
3	 Serpientes de Hermosillo         	37	25	8	2910	2716	194	79
4	 San Antonio Jets                 	37	25	10	2878	2666	212	77
5	 Tiburones de Puerto Penasco      	37	23	14	2927	2720	207	69
6	 Libertadores de El Paso          	37	20	16	2829	2878	-49	61
7	 Bandidos de Caborca              	37	19	15	2820	2703	117	60
8	 Round Rock Titans                	37	20	17	2700	2751	-51	60
9	 Torreos de Torreon               	37	15	21	2768	2795	-27	46
10	 Tucson Devils                    	37	11	25	2626	2862	-236	34
11	 Gigantes de Saltillo             	37	10	27	2607	2942	-335	30
12	 Yuma Criminals                   	37	9	27	2531	2990	-459	28
13	 New Braunfels Rangers            	37	8	29	2584	3004	-420	24

Playoffs-Eastern Conference Semfinals

Guerros de Guadelupe 4-0 Corpus Christi Marlins
Guerros de Guadelupe 89–69 Corpus Christi Marlins (series 1-0 Guerros)
Corpus Christi Marlins 77–85 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 2-0 Guerros)
Guerros de Guadelupe 78–77 Corpus Christi Marlins (series 3-0 Guerros)
Corpus Christi Marlins 72–75 Guerros de Guadelupe (series Guerros)
Huracanes de Matamoros 4-0 College Station Cavaliers
Huracanes de Matamoros 86–78 College Station Cavaliers (series 1-0 Huracanes)
College Station Cavaliers 51–81 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 2-0 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 78–61 College Station Cavaliers (series 3-0 Huracanes)
College Station Cavaliers 58–90 Huracanes de Matamoros (series Huracanes)

Playoffs-Western Conference Semifinals

Las Cruces Angels 3-4 San Antonio Jets
Las Cruces Angels 81–79 San Antonio Jets (series 1-0 Angels)
San Antonio Jets 65–74 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-0 Angels)
Las Cruces Angels 68–73 San Antonio Jets (series 2-1 Angels)
San Antonio Jets 83–79 Las Cruces Angels (series 2-2)
Las Cruces Angels 84–79 San Antonio Jets (series 3-2 Angels)
San Antonio Jets 82–72 Las Cruces Angels (series 3-3)
Las Cruces Angels 72–76 San Antonio Jets (series Jets)
Serpientes de Hermosillo 1-4 Broncos de Chihuhua
Broncos de Chihuahua 77–92 Serpientes de Hermosillo (series 1-0 Serpientes)
Serpientes de Hermosillo 67–81 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-1)
Broncos de Chihuahua 73–65 Serpientes de Hermosillo (series 2-1 Broncos)
Serpientes de Hermosillo 69–98 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 3-1 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 73–72 Serpientes de Hermosillo (series Broncos)

Playoffs-Conference Finals

Eastern Conference Final
Huracanes de Matamoros 1-4 Guerros de Guadelupe
Guerros de Guadelupe 74–74 Huracanes de Matamoros (79–81 OT) (series 1-0 Huracanes)
Huracanes de Matamoros 67–88 Guerros de Guadelupe (series 1-1)
Guerros de Guadelupe 78–64 Huracanes de Matamoros (series 2-1 Guerros)
Huracanes de Matamoros 53–96 Guerros de Guadelupe(series 3-1 Guerros)
Guerros de Guadelupe 80–64 Huracanes de Matamoros (series Guerros)
Western Conference Final
San Antonio Jets 2-4 Broncos de Chihuahua
San Antonio Jets 76–69 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 1-0 Jets)
Broncos de Chihuahua 61–71 San Antonio Jets (series 2-0 Jets)
San Antonio Jets 76–86 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-1 Jets)
Broncos de Chihuahua 77–71 San Antonio Jets (series 2-2)
San Antonio Jets 69–95 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 2-3 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 95–83 San Antonio Jets (series Broncos)

Playoffs-Finals

Broncos de Chihuahua 4-2 Guerros de Guadelupe
Guerros de Guadelupe 60–70 Broncos de Chihuahua
Broncos de Chihuahua 91–66 Guerros de Guadelupe
Guerros de Guadelupe 76–74 Broncos de Chihuahua
Broncos de Chihuahua 99–76 Guerros de Guadelupe
Guerros de Guadelupe 76–70 Broncos de Chihuahua (series 3-2 Broncos)
Broncos de Chihuahua 98–66 Guerros de Guadelupe (series Broncos)

This season represents the first season for the LNB under a new regime, as well as the debut of two new franchises, the College Station Cavaliers and Libertadores de El Paso. The Cavaliers had a particularly strong showing in their first season, placing third in the Eastern Conference and therefore qualifying for the playoffs, now held under a different style with the top four teams in each of two conferences qualifying.

The regular season was more than doubled in length, with each team playing each other team once, and conference teams twice. Teams were forced to adapt to the longer season, and exhaustion was given as reason for the playoffs, where the winner of the first game in the series rarely went on to win the entire series.

Two teams made the playoffs this year for the first time, the San Antonio Jets and the College Station Cavaliers, though neither advanced beyond the conference semis, and the ultimate LNB final was between two familiar faces, the Broncos and Guerros. It is worth noting, however, that in the regular season the Angels finished higher than did the Broncos, indicating a possible end to the now four-time champions' reign in the near future.

by **Texacano** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:12 pm

Gadsden Premier Division

 1 Roswell Invaders                   11    6   2   3    14   13   +1    20 Supporters' Shield, Copa
 2 CD Sonoyta                         11    5   4   2    13    8   +5    19 Copa
 3 CD Caborca                         11    5   3   3    12    7   +5    18 Copa
 4 SC Nogales                         11    5   2   4     9   13   −4    17 Copa Playoffs
 5 Las Cruces Saguaros                11    4   4   3    13   10   +3    16 
 6 SC Yuma                            11    5   1   5     8    7   +1    16
 7 FC Tucson                          11    3   6   2    16   11   +5    15
 8 FC Rocky Point Peacemakers         11    4   3   4     8   10   −2    15
 9 Silver City SC                     11    4   1   6    14   15   −1    13
10 Desert Eagles                      11    3   3   5     5    8   −3    12
11 Oros de Alamagordo                 11    3   2   6    11   14   −3    11
12 CD Hermosillo                      11    3   1   7    11   18   −7    10

Liga Premier de Chihuahua

1 Juarez Frontera            7   5  0  2    9   4  +5   15 Supporters' Shield, Copa
2 Ciudad Jimenez             7   4  2  1    8   3  +5   14 Copa
3 Capital de Chihuahua       7   3  3  1    9   5  +4   12 Copa Playoffs
4 Rancheros de Delicias      7   4  0  3    6   5  +1   12
5 Juarez                     7   3  1  3    8  10  −2   10
6 Juarez Occidental          7   2  0  5   12  12   0    6
7 Parral                     7   1  2  4    3   6  −3    5
8 Caballeros                 7   1  2  4    8  18 −10    5

Liga Primer del Rio Grande

 1 Torreos de Torreon            23   14   9   0    46   15  +31    51 Supporters' Shield, Copa 
 2 Guadelupe                     23   12   7   4    24   14  +10    43 Copa
 3 Valle Hermoso                 23   11   8   4    31   18  +13    41 Copa
 4 Desperadoes                   23   13   1   9    26   22   +4    40 Copa
 5 Monclova                      23   11   4   8    27   21   +6    37 Copa
 6 San Nicolas                   23   10   6   7    26   17   +9    36 Copa
 7 Victoria Capitales            23    9   9   5    22   21   +1    36 Copa Playoffs
 8 Frontera de Acuna             23   11   3   9    21   24   −3    36
 9 Ramos Arizpe                  23   11   2  10    21   17   +4    35
10 Monterrey Atletico            23   10   4   9    19   18   +1    34
11 Miramar                       23   10   4   9    25   25    0    34
12 Marineros de Tampico          23   10   4   9    20   20    0    34
13 CD Saltillo                   23    9   5   9    30   28   +2    32
14 Escobebo                      23    8   6   9    31   28   +3    30
15 Piedras Negras                23    8   5  10    19   21   −2    29
16 Santa Catarina                23    9   2  12    23   30   −7    29
17 Reyes de Reynosa              23    8   4  11    18   23   −5    28
18 Guerreros                     23    8   3  12    26   26    0    27
19 Altamira                      23    6   9   8    17   22   −5    27
20 Frontera de Nuevo Laredo      23    7   5  11    16   25   −9    26
21 CD Monterrey                  23    8   1  14    22   31   −9    25
22 Frontera de Matamoros         23    7   3  13    18   32  −14    24
23 Apodaca                       23    5   6  12    16   29  −13    21
24 Universidad de Monterrey      23    5   2  16    19   36  −17    17

Tejas Professional Soccer League

 1 Brownsvillle FC                 11    8   1   2    17   11   +6    25 Supporters' Shield, Copa
 2 Round Rock United               11    8   0   3    19   12   +7    24 Copa
 3 FC Midland                      11    7   2   2    19    8  +11    23 Copa 
 4 San Antonio Volunteers          11    7   1   3    13    5   +8    22 Copa Playoffs
 5 FC San Marcos                   11    6   2   3     9    7   +2    20
 6 Del Rio                         11    5   1   5    10   12   −2    16
 7 Austin Capital FC               11    5   1   5     8   10   −2    16
 8 El Paso Templars FC             11    3   2   6     9   11   −2    11
 9 Corpus Christi Maritime FC      11    3   1   7     7   12   −5    10
10 Odessa Jackrabbits              11    2   4   5     3    8   −5    10
11 New Braunfels                   11    2   1   8     6   13   −7     7
12 FC South Austin                 11    1   2   8     9   20  −11     5

Supporters' Shield

1 Brownsville FC          3   2  0  1    7   4  +3    6 UICA Champions' Cup
2 Torreos de Torreon      3   2  0  1    4   3  +1    6 Globe Cup, Campionato Esportiva de Campeones
3 Juarez Frontera         3   2  0  1    3   3   0    6 Globe Cup
4 Roswell Invaders        3   0  0  3    1   5  −4    0 Globe Cup

by **Texacano** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:57 pm

Regular Season Results

Oriental

1 Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Madera         	25	15	9	1971	1923	48	46
2 Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas             	25	14	9	1924	1921	3	44
3 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon             	25	14	10	1962	1900	62	43
4 Universidad de Saltillo                        	25	13	11	1935	1894	41	40
5 Universidad Regiomontana                       	25	11	13	1902	1909	-7	34
6 Universidad de Tampico                         	25	9	15	1983	2058	-75	28
7 Universidad de Monterrey                       	25	7	17	1892	2010	-118	22

Occidental

1 Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Juarez         	25	16	8	1901	1895	6	49
2 Universidad Autonomo de Coahuila               	25	15	9	2016	1874	142	46
3 Instituto Tecnologico de la Laguna             	25	13	12	1913	1964	-51	39
4 Universidad de Todos los Santos                	25	11	11	1954	1905	49	36
5 Instituto Tecnologico de Chihuahua             	25	11	13	1896	1906	-10	34
6 Instituto Tecnologico de Saltillo              	25	10	14	1953	2048	-95	31
7 Universidad Autonomo de Chihuahua              	25	8	16	1945	1940	5	25

Teams in blue qualify for the tournament directly.
Teams in green qualify for the tournament playoffs.

East

1 University of San Marcos                	22	15	7	1786	1636	150	45
2 College Station A&M                     	22	14	8	1791	1668	123	42
3 Corpus Christi A&M                      	22	13	9	1776	1732	44	39
4 Kingsville A&M                          	22	13	9	1740	1735	5	39
5 Our Lady of the Lake University         	22	12	10	1684	1652	32	36
6 Concordia University                    	22	10	12	1741	1762	-21	30
7 Navy                                    	22	9	13	1720	1783	-63	27
8 University of Tejas                     	22	9	13	1648	1725	-77	27

West

1 University of the Incarnate Word	22	13	9	1800	1732	68	39
2 Huston-Tillotson University      	22	12	10	1766	1728	38	36
3 Schreiner University	                22	11	11	1636	1630	6	33
4 Air Force	                        22	11	11	1666	1742	-76	33
5 Trinity University	                22	10	12	1699	1703	-4	30
6 Tejas Western                       	22	9	13	1703	1758	-55	27
7 St. Mary's University	                22	8	14	1694	1803	-109	24
8 St. Edward's University	        22	7	15	1697	1758	-61	21

Teams in blue qualify for the tournament directly.
Teams in green qualify for the tournament playoffs.

1 Eastern Gadsden University            24   18   6  1893 1774 +119    54
2 University of Gadsden-Hermosillo      24   15   9  1949 1847 +102    45
3 University of Gadsden-Tucson          24   14  10  1862 1838  +24    42
4 Gadsden State University              24   12  12  1814 1841  −27    36
5 Instituto Tecnologico de Gadsden      24    9  15  1817 1851  −34    27
6 Silver City University                24    9  15  1881 1937  −56    27
7 Yuma College                          24    7  17  1811 1939 −128    21

Teams in green qualify for the tournament playoffs.

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