Texas Two A Days.....How Hot Is It???????????

Ode to Texas

The devil wanted a place on earth
Sort of a summer home
A place to spend his vacation
Whenever he wanted to roam.

So he picked out Texas
A place both wretched and rough
Where the climate was to his liking
And the cowboys hardened and tough.

He dried up the streams in the canyons
And ordered no rain to fall
He dried up the lakes in the valleys
Then baked and scorched it all.

Then over his barren country
He transplanted shrubs from hell.
The cactus, thistle and prickly pear
The climate suited them well.

Now the home was much to his liking
But animal life, he had none.
So he created crawling creatures
That all mankind would shun.

First he made the rattlesnake
With it's forked poisonous tongue.
Taught it to strike and rattle
And how to swallow it's young.

Then he made scorpions and lizards
And the ugly old horned toad.
He placed spiders of every description
Under rocks by the side of the road.

Then he ordered the sun to shine hotter,
Hotter and hotter still.
Until even the cactus wilted
And the old horned lizard took ill.

Then he gazed on his earthly kingdom
As any creator would
He chuckled a little up his sleeve
And admitted that it was good.

‘Twas summer now and Satan lay
By a prickly pear to rest.
The sweat rolled off his swarthy brow
So he took off his coat and vest.

"By Golly," he finally panted,
"I did my job too well,
I'm going back to where I came from,
Texas is hotter than Hell."
- Author unknown

(copied)

RIP James Rufus Cobern

James Rufus Cobern

LAMPASAS James Rufus Cobern, age 73, passed away peacefully at home July 29, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Rufus was born in San Saba, Texas, on Aug. 30, 1937, to Lillian (Gage) and L.P. "Slim" Cobern. He was a beloved coach, teacher and mentor and influenced the lives of hundreds of former students from Comstock to Santa Anna to Paint Rock and Lometa, where he retired in 1992, to his ranch on the Cherokee Creek near Bend. He was a member of the Bend Church of Christ and a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason with the Masonic Lodge of Paint Rock, Texas. Rufus married Lee Ellen West on Sept. 13, 1958, in San Saba, Texas. She preceded him in death on Aug. 6, 1989. He married Tommye Mae (January) Marley on Aug. 30, 1995, in Bend. Rufus was also preceded in death by his father, L.P. "Slim" Cobern. Survivors include his wife, Tommye Cobern of Bend; his mother, Lillian Cobern of San Saba; his daughter, Vickilee (Cobern) Peters and son-in-law David Peters of Duncanville; and his son, Rusty Cobern and daughter-in-law Pam (Quirk) Cobern of Austin. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Ryan and Garrett Peters and Chase, Mason and Aubrey Lee-Ellen Cobern. When Rufus and Tommye married, his family was expanded. Rufus loved Tommye's children as if they were his own. He was preceded in death by son Wade Marley. Survivors include son Kerry Marley of Katy; daughter Tanya (Marley) Chalfant and son-in-law Jeffrey Chalfant of Austin. He is also survived by grandson Adam Marley and wife Rebekah (Ferrel) Marley of Huffman; granddaughter Lorie (Marley) Williams and husband Oscar Williams, also of Huffman; grandson Kort Marley and wife Morgan (Kreager) Marley of Atascocita; granddaughter Ashley Chalfant; great-grandchildren Christiana Williams, and Kameron and Kandance Marley; and sister-in-law Sammie (Lemmons) Eddleman and Charles Eddleman of Evant. Rufus will be laid to rest in a private burial. A celebration of Rufus' life will be scheduled at a later date pending the return of his two oldest grandsons who are out of the state for the summer. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Lee and Rufus Cobern Scholarship Fund care of Lometa ISD, P.O. Box 250, Lometa, TX 76853. Arrangements are by Sneed Funeral Chapel, 201 East Third Street Lampasas, TX 76550.

Reminder

Two A Day Sights

Match the pictures with these captions.
He is NOT praying.
Learning new plays.
Smiling when the day is over.
More Running.
Giving instructions.

Two A Days

Yes, even in this heat, the process begins. Will it be worth the work? There are several teams that will be looking for the opportunity to be playing in December in Abilene. Some teams will only dream while others will set it as their goal to win it all. In the end, talent, coaching, luck, and fate will decide what four teams make the finals.

Between Monday and December the 10th, there will be lots of football. That is great for us as fans. During that same time there will be wins and losses. There will be goals achieved and dreams shattered.

It takes a special group of kids to come out that first day of practice and devote themselves a hundred percent plus to the challenge of being champions. No less difficult will it be for some teams whose kids that will commit to a season knowing full well they might finish the season without as much as a single win.

So approximately 130 schools start laying it on the line in the dreaded two a day workouts and after the district games there will be 62 teams that advance as district champions or as the runner up of their districts and we play on and we finish with four finalist and eventually two Champions and a lifetime of memories.

Good Football To You!!!!!!!!

Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas
Is and will be “Six-Man Central”

http://lonestarfootball.net

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donhardin1@gmail.com

WEEK ZERO CLASSICS

If this doesn't scratch your itch, nothing will.
DISCLAIMER: Dates and Times are subject to change.

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WEEK ZERO and the Classics

8th Annual HICO SIX-MAN SUPER SATURDAY
FIVE GAMES ALL IN ONE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 27, 2011.
10 am Strawn v Calvert
12 noon Motley County v Garden City
2 pm Throckmorton v Valley
4 pm Ira v Follett
6 pm Walnut Springs v Rising Star

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8th Annual JAYTON GRIDIRON CLASSIC
THREE games all on Saturday. Home team listed first.
1:30 PM Lueders-Avoca vs.New Home
4:30 PM Loraine vs. Miami
7:30 PM Jayton vs. Aspermont

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4th Annual TRENT “RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE”
SIX GAMES spread over THREE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Home teams are listed first.
THURSDAY August 25th, 2011
7:00 PM Highland vs. Bryson

FRIDAY August 26th
7:30 PM Trent vs. Moran

SATURDAY August 27th
10:00 AM Saint Jo vs. Abilene Christian
1:00 PM Lohn vs. Greenville Christian
4:00 PM Veribest vs. Newcastle
7:00 PM Knox City vs. Crowell

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2ND Annual ZEPHYR “BULLDOG BONANZA”
FIVE GAMS SPREAD OVER 3 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THURSDAY August 25th, 2011
7:30 PM Zephyr vs. Woodson

FRIDAY August 26th
7:30 PM Richland Springs vs. Avalon

SATURDAY August 27th
12:00 NOON Lometa vs. Penelope
3:30 PM Jonesboro vs. Rochelle
7:00 PM May vs. Milford
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2nd Annual McCAMEY Kick Off CLASSIC
FIVE GAMES ALL IN ONE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Home teams are listed first.
August 27th, 2011
10:00 AM Eden vs. Buena Vista
12:30 PM Grady vs. Sanderson
3:00 PM Water Valley vs. Blackwell
5:30 PM Robert Lee vs. Fort Davis
8:00 PM Rankin vs. Borden County
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GO WATCH YOU A GAME SOMEWHERE!!!!!!!

Don Hardin
Abilene
Six-Man Central


http://lonestarfootball.net

http://sixmancentral.blogspot.com/

@sixmancentral

donhardin1@gmail.com

65 years!!!

No I am not talking about my age! Close but no cigar. Today, I am in Lubbock at the 65th Annual Texas Six-Man Coaches Association clinic and All-Star Games. Say that three times as fast as you can.

Things seem to be off number wise or at least from last year. Maybe it is just me. I stand corrected. I am being told around 300 coaches have registered and a large group will be in around 3:00 PM possibly pushing the total over 4oo! Regardless, I am having a great time seeing old faces and new faces. The renewal of friendships past and the dawning of brand new ones I suppose is what keeps me coming back.

I am not a coach, never have coached, and never will coach. Nothing against the coaching profession. Six-Man coaches are the finest folks in the world. Several vendors are set up in the exhibit area. It is a happening place.

I am registered once again paying dues to be a associate of this wonderful group. I was here early and still was #54.

Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas is and will be Six-Man Central

http://lonestarfootball.net

http://sixmancentral.blogspot.com/

@sixmancentral

donhardin1@gmail.com