Category: FCA All-Stars

by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Father-Son pairings the story of the day at FCA football

Saturday’s Myrle Greathouse FCA All-Star Classic was quite literally a family affair at Shotwell Stadium.

The Blue team was led by Hawley head coach Mitch Ables and his son Keagan and also had Stephenville’s Jeremiah and Jack Butchee.

On the opposite sideline, Wylie offensive coordinator Jason Meng had one last go with his son, Bear.

The family relationships even extended to the officiating crew with longtime umpire Winkie James getting to work with his son Cory, the referee for the game.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Abilene High’s Slack leads Blue to 20-10 win over Red in FCA football game

In a game that typically sees offenses struggle, the Blue team won the 25th annual FCA Myrle Greathouse All-Star Football Classic 20-10 over the Red team at Shotwell Stadium on Saturday night.

Since moving to a draft format, the Red and Blue teams have split the eight games played after the North All-Stars dominated the first 16 years, winning 13 times against their counterparts from the South.

Abilene High quarterback Dylan Slack was named Offensive MVP after throwing for 179 yards and two scores, while Cooper’s Eric Tonche earned Defensive MVP honors with two sacks among his five tackles.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Red rallies for win over Blue in FCA volleyball match

Eschewing the traditional North vs. South format in favor of a team draft had the intended results of a more competitive Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Classic volleyball match Saturday afternoon at Wylie’s Bulldog Gym.

Seven of the first 10 volleyball matches saw the event end with a 2-0 sweep for either the North or South.

The first all-star draft produced a competitive three-setter as the Red team rallied past the Blue for a 20-25, 25-12, 25-19 win, led by Clyde’s Aven Horn, who left as the Bev Ball MVP.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Red all-stars hold off Blue rally to win spirited FCA men’s basketball game

BROWNWOOD — Led by recent San Angelo TLCA grad Drew Sherrill, who had a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds to go with three assists and a steal, the Red team held off a furious second-half rally to down the Blue 69-64 on Saturday in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes men’s basketball all-star game.

Sherrill, the game’s MVP, helped the Red team build a game-high 15-point lead early in the second half, before the Blue squad rallied to tie the game late. But with the help of Merkel’s Kooper Darby and Knox City’s Devin Guillory, who added 11 and 10 points, respectively, the Red was able to pull away in the closing minutes for the win.

With the game departing from its traditional North-South setup in favor of a player draft format, the rosters separated teammates and united rivals. But in the end, it was a positive experience for all involved.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Goldthwaite’s Hermesmeyer joins mom, teammates to lead Red to win in FCA all-star game

BROWNWOOD — After completing a decorated high school career at Goldthwaite that saw her lead the Lady Eagles to their first state tournament appearance since 2000 this winter, Hope Hermesmeyer didn’t need a big performance at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes women’s basketball all-star game to solidify her legacy as one of the top Big Country girls basketball players in recent memory.

But that didn’t keep her from having one anyway.

The recent GHS graduate scored a game-high 13 points Saturday to lead the Red team to a 57-51 win over the Blue, earning MVP honors a day after winning the girls 3-point shooting competition. And if that wasn’t enough, she got to accomplish all this while sharing the bench one last time with her mother Angie Hermesmeyer and former teammates Abbey Patrick and Lainey Jernigan, which only made the experience sweeter.

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