Game 14: Katy - December 8, 2007

Round 4 Playoff Game: Regional Finals (and State Quarterfinals)

The greatest season ever for the Clements Rangers comes to an end with a loss to Katy

Fans cheer valiant effort by Rangers in 42 - 0 loss to powerhouse Katy

 Rangers end season with 13-1 record

 

An end-of-season message from Coach Hulme

 

Katy scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and two in the second quarter, taking a 35-0 lead into halftime.  The Ranger defense was tough throughout the second half, holding the Tigers to a single touchdown in the 3rd quarter and none in the 4th quarter.  Despite some flashes of brilliance, the Ranger offense was unable to score.  The team fought hard and never gave up.  As the game wound down, the fans stood and clapped and cheered for a team that had won their hearts throughout the season.

 

Photos:

bullet Clements vs Katy - 2a  (189 images) [McKerlie]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 2b  (130 images) [McKerlie]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 3a  (151 images) [McKerlie]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 3b  (149 images) [McKerlie]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 5  (126 images) [McKerlie]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 6a  (176 images) [McKerlie]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 6b  (174 images) [McKerlie]
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bullet Clements vs Katy - 1st half  (136 images) [Alexander]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 2nd half  (130 images) [Alexander]
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bullet Clements vs Katy - 1st half  (171 images) [Brueggerhoff]
bullet Clements vs Katy - halftime  (38 images) [Brueggerhoff]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 2nd half  (269 images) [Brueggerhoff]
bullet Clements vs Katy - post-game  (70 images) [Brueggerhoff]
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bullet Clements vs Katy - pre-game  (53 images) [Hosea]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 1st qtr  (93 images) [Hosea]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 2nd qtr  (120 images) [Hosea]
bullet Clements vs Katy - halftime  (81 images) [Hosea]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 3rd quarter  (46 images) [Hosea]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 4th quarter  (76 images) [Hosea]
bullet Clements vs Katy - post-game  (25 images) [Hosea]
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bullet Clements vs Katy  (62 images) [Danesh]
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bullet Clements vs Katy - Former Ranger football players  (4 images) [Tolle]
bulletThat historic moment captured! [Alexander]
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bullet Clements vs Katy - pre-game  (45 images) [Tolle]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 1st half  (63 images) [Tolle]
bullet Clements vs Katy - The crowd at halftime  (25 images) [Tolle]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 3rd quarter  (43 images) [Tolle]
bullet Clements vs Katy - 4th quarter  (43 images) [Tolle]
bullet Clements vs Katy - post-game  (21 images) [Tolle]
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bulletGinna Melhorn's GM Photography website*

 

 

Highlights:

What a great team!  What a great season!

This team's accomplishments will be remembered by Ranger fans for years to come:

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Won the district championship

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Set numerous individual season and career Clements Rangers records

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Scored more points per game than any other team in Clements history (32.9)

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Had a perfect 10-0 regular season---for the first time in Clements history

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Went to the playoffs for the third consecutive year---for the first time in Clements history

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Scored three playoff victories---for the first time in Clements history

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Scored thirteen straight victories---for the first time in Clements history

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Reached the State Quarterfinals---for the first time in Clements history

Four players on the 2007 Rangers football team are all-time season and/or career record holders in various categories.  See the list of individual records set this year by our players (through Round 3 of the playoffs --- final statistics coming later).

 

Pre-game articles:

bullet Prepticket.com Player Profile on Chris Lenoir (52-second video)
bulletAccording to texasprepxtra.rivals.com, the Clements-vs-Katy game is one of five high school games in the nation to watch this weekend.  They rank Katy #4 in the nation.
bulletWell-written Katy Times article about the Clements-vs-Katy game
bulletTexasfootball.com thinks Clements will "take Katy down to the wire."

 

bullet City of Sugar Land Pep Rally 12-06-2007 (33 images) [Tolle]
bulletRecent panoramic photos of the team [Sean Carey]

 

 

Clements Rangers Football Coach Jeff Hulme wins the John Kelley Coach of the Year award!

This honor is given annually to one coach in the greater Houston area.  The award was presented at the Touchdown Club banquet in Houston on December 5.  "I'm truly humbled," Hulme said. "I really am at a loss for words ... It truly is a staff award, and I appreciate my coaches who are here tonight." 

The other finalists for the award this year were the coaches of Stratford, College Park, Yates, Cy Fair, Klein Oak, Pasadena Memorial, and Cy Ridge.

The Clements Rangers are 13-0 this year and 32-12 in the four seasons since Hulme came to Clements for his first head coaching job.   

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Hales, Hunter and Hulme excellent choices (Sam Khan Jr, Houston Chronicle)

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Touchdown Club banquet (Chronicle)

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Video on hsgametime.com

 

bulletFour videos about Clements football on abc13.com
bulletVideo of Clements/Stratford game on hsgametime.com

 

 

Notes of Appreciation

 

 

Rice Stadium:
bulletSite of Clements vs Katy, Dec 8, 2007
bulletSite of Superbowl VIII in 1974
bulletSite of John Kennedy's Moon Speech, Sept 12, 1962 

Rice Stadium installed FieldTurf last year.

Wikipedia article about Rice Stadium.

 

 

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