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Moved from middle blocker to outside hitter, junior Tiffany Garza
responded with a career-high 19 kills in Alvin's district opening win.
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With the opening of the Fondren Orthopedic Group
physician office in Pearland, residents of this
suburban area now have easy access to the highest
quality orthopedic’care. Patients will be able to see
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Brazoswood.
Tiffany Garza hammered a
career-high 19 kills with the 5-10
junior’s impressive numbers also
turning out to be a season-high for
a Lady Jacket hitter this season.
Freshman Amber Brooks dished
out 38 assists, while Elizabeth
Carlin. Corine dcLeon and Bianca
Love each pounded seven kills.
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The Lady Yellowjackets (7-9, I-
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unforced mis-
cues through-
out the contest.
iron in recent memory.
While providing an integral role in the former’s
success, however. Savoie admits to detense being
his "first love."
“As a freshman. I played at linebacker and it’s
always been my biggest passion,” the senior said.
Called upon by the AHS Varsity Football
Coaching Staff to switch to the other side of the ball
during his sophomore campaign, Savoie quickly
adapted to the offensive confines and reeled off
more than 400 receiving yards and three touch-
The lackluster cycle continued
for Alvin in the fourth game as
B’wood cashed in on four miscues
for a 8-3 margin. Although, the
Lady Jackets rallied to overtake
the Lady Bucs and stood at match
point on Carlin's kill. B’wood
pulled within 24-23 before return-
ing an Alvin shot into the net to
end it.
The Lady Jackets next meet
Clear Creek in League City.
Friday night at 6:30 p.m.
LADY JACKET VOLLEY-
BALL NOTES - In subvarsity
action, the Lady Jacket Freshmen
Orange Team won by 25-8, 25-21
scores on Tuesday. Michelle
Hoover served 11 points to lead
the way.
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downs during a two-year span.
“We basically made the move with Joe to tight end because there was
a need.” Jacket Assistant Head Coach James Brown said. “We felt his
ability would best suit us on offense at that particular time.”
A similar need ultimately resulted in Savoie seeing action both ways
for the ‘03 finale at Clear Creek. Savoie responded by registering a pair
of quarterback sacks from his defensive end spot. The final trap came late
in the contest to secure a 27-22 Alvin triumph.
“It definitely felt great to be hitting someone out there.” Savoie said.
“I thought that game could be a foreshadow of things to come."
Returning to his old stomping grounds at linebacker for 2004, the pre-
diction has proven to be a huge understatement.
Against Elkins in the Jackets’ 12-7 season-opening victory two weeks
ago, Savoie racked up a staggering line, which read nine tackles, one
sack, three quarterback hurries and two QB knock downs.
Although the defensive stats weren’t quite as lofty during last Friday’s
23-17 defeat to Deer Park here. Savoie still recorded six tackles and
knocked the ball free from Deer light end Justin Akers near the goaline to
force a touchback.
“We always knew Joe would be a good defensive player. Brown said.
“The way he takes command on the field is what impresses me the most.
“He’s very knowledgeable beyond his motor to get to the ball. In other
words, he seems to knows where the ball is at all times. ”
Known for staying a couple of hours after practice- occasionally to
study game films. Savoie has parlayed his “student of the game” ingenu-
ity into big plays on special teams as well. ’
Making an acrobatic dive against Elkins near the endzone to kill a punt
at the three-yard line, the senior’s hustle paved the way for Orlando
Miller returning an interception seven yards for Alvin’s only touchdown
on the next play.
After partially blocking one punt last week in the Deer Park contest.
Savoie then devoured another kick attempt in the third quarter. Jacob
Copeland scooped up the loose ball and raced 23 yards to the endzone.
“I like watching the films late, because they help me to study every ten-
dency and everything then becomes second nature,” he said. “As far as
special teams are concerned, I've always taken a great pride there,
because that early experience eventually led to me starting at tight end.’
While producing several big plays during the season’s initial two
weeks, Savoie is quick to note the contributions by the entire Alvin
defense.
The Jackets are allowing barely over 200 yards a game, while creating
nine turnovers and returning a pair of interceptions lor touchdowns.
“We’re executing with great plays all over the place,” Savoie said. “The
front seven has been awesome and the secondary is intercepting a lot of
passes.
“We can get better, though, and improve each week."
AHS FOOTBALL NOTES - Senior quarterback Aaron Martin suffered
a broken right thumb during practice on Tuesday and could be lost for the
season.
Martin’s injury has forced Head Coach Mike Bass to elevate Greg
Watkins from the junior varsity. Martin joins quarterback J.B. Brow n on
the injury list with the sophomore breaking his collar bone last month.
Receivers Lane Miller and David Holland are also sidelined by injuries
for Friday’s game at Texas City.
This will be Alvin’s first meeting with the Stings since 1995. Texas City
is 0-2 with losses to Nederland and Westside.
The 7 p.m. game will be broadcasted by KACC 89.7 FM. The pregame
show starts at 6:45.
deLeon and Eve Rice also rejected
a pair of shots at the net.
“We moved Tiffany from middle
blocker to the outside and she just
had an awesome game tonight.”
Blanchette said.
Committing 16 miscues in the
opening set, the Lady Jackets
looked anything but overwhelm-
ing early on with an immediate 7-
2 deficit to conquer.
Alvin battled back and later
took a 23-20 lead on the strength
of back-to-back kills by Garza and
Love. However, B’wood coun-
tered with an ace, Gena Rhodes’
kill and three AHS hitting errors,
to score the game’s final five tal-
lies and take a stunning 1-0 set
advantage.
While the Lady Bucs used
Rhodes’ kill for the second game's
initial point, Alvin eventually pro-
duced its most dominating per-
formance for the evening.
Garza's four floor shots were
complemented by dcLeon and
Brooks also getting in the kill act.
Loryn Johnson and Rice chipped
in aces as well to help the Lady
Jackets increase the margin to 16-
6 and Rice’s kill at game point
evened things at one set apiece.
Alvin reverted to its previous
ways early in the third and it
almost proved costly with B’wood
jumping out to a quick 6-0 lead.
Kills by both Garza and Carlin
propelled the Lady Jackets to an
8-1 run, though, and another kill
by the junior put the AHS Girls in
front for good at 14-13.
Carlin then combined with
Garza. Love. Rice and deLeon in
exposing the Lady Bucs along the
baseline and Garza ultimately
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transition was real good, but we
didn’t terminate the ball.
“That really hurt us because you
prompting a
lofty hill to
climb in the
three of the
four games.
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to play at the
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you.”
When Alvin
landed a floor
In 2002, Joe Savoie played at tight end on one of the most explosive
offenses in Yellowjacket history.
Fast-forward the clock to present day and the 6-3, 220-pounder now
holds a linebacker station on the best Alvin defensive unit to hit the grid-
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Tuesday's
affair, it usual-
ly proved dev-
astating for
The Alvin High School Cross seconds. Senior Kory Izard turned
Country Girls opened the 2004 in next highest finish, placing
season with a fourth-place finish ninth at 14 minutes and 24 sec-
at the South Houston Invitational, onds.
Sept. 3. Alvin placed eighth overall on
Alvin finished with a 92 total, the boys’ side.
while Pasadena’s 64 topped the In subvarsity action. Kayleen
field followed by Clear Lake’s 66 Wisenbaler was 15th for the JV
and 73 by South Houston. girls and the Jacket Junior Varsity
Sophomore Marie Flores led the Boys placed ninth.
way for Alvin, traveling the two- Alvin’s next meet is Sept. 11 at
mile route in 13 minutes and 49 Rice.
Deer Park dur-
ing the last two
weeks, our
defense and
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Volleyball
opener, before
finally pulling
away with a
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