Category: Glen Rose Tigers

Briton Rice
by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tolar QB’s record-setting performance takes the top spot

It’s one thing to put up school-record numbers. It’s an entirely different thing to do it in only one half. 

With his team handing Eastland a 70-12 loss last week, Tolar quarterback Briton Rice put up a performance that the THS faithful may recollect years from now. 

Aside from hitting 11 of 18 passes for 282 yards, he connected on a school-record six TD passes. He also rushed for 17 yards and a seventh score to help the Rattlers improve to 4-3 and 3-1. 

“Briton connected on big plays for six passing touchdowns in the 1st half and a rushing TD on the first drive of the second half,” coach Blake Mouser said. He has 17 TDs to just two interceptions on the year while averaging over 200 yards passing a game.”

And get this: Rice’s entire performance was finished after the first drive of the second half. Beyond that, Mouser began playing his reserves. 

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 5-4A DII WEEK 6 REPORT: Glen Rose, Kemp earn wins

Glen Rose 35, Midland Greenwood 17 — Judd Connally rushed for 134 yards and three scores and threw for an additional 133 yards to lead the Tigers to a solid road win. 

Rylan Burch led the Tigers defensive effort with 13 total tackles (two for loss). 

Glen Rose improved to 4-2 with the win; Greenwood fell to 3-3. 

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 5-4A DII WEEK 5 REPORT: Kemp, Hillsboro both win; Venus comes close to ending losing streak

Waco Robinson 56, Glen Rose 35 — Trailing 28-21 at the break, Robinson exploded with a 35-7 third quarter to take control of the game. 

Judd Connally threw for 246 yards and three scores to lead Glen Rose. But five costly interceptions eventually hurt the Tigers.

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 5-4A DII WEEK 1 REPORT: Glen Rose the lone district member to score a win in opener

Glen Rose 28, Grandview 7 — Thomas Littlejohn rushed for 202 yards on 28 carries to pace Glen Rose to an impressive season-opening win over Grandview. 

Jayden Garza led the Glen Rose defensive effort with 11 tackles and one sack.  Cash Henrich added an interception.

The Tigers will travel to Gatesville (0-1) next Friday. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Preseason Football Position Rankings: Quarterbacks

After a week of highlighting area playmakers, we wrap up our eight-part preseason position rankings series with the Big Country’s best signal callers.

To complete our look at the area’s top players, we’ve ranked our top 15 quarterbacks with a list of others to watch in 2026.

We hope you enjoy this list and that you’ve enjoyed our position rankings as we get set to kick off a new season.

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Preseason Football Position Rankings: Running Backs

As we wind down our eight-part preseason position rankings series, we arrive finally at the Big Country’s top ball-carriers.

After breaking down this year’s crop of receivers and tight ends earlier today, we move now to the area’s top backs, ranking our top 15 with a list of others to watch in 2026. Don’t forget to check in tomorrow when we conclude our series with the top 10 area quarterbacks.

We hope you enjoy this list and encourage you to check out the other position groups, which are linked below.

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Preseason Football Position Rankings: Wide Receivers/Tight Ends

We’re approaching the final stretch of our eight-part preseason position rankings series, and it’s time to look at the Big Country’s top receivers.

After starting the offensive portion of our series with the linemen, we now shift our attention to the playmakers on the perimeter, ranking our top 15 wideouts/tight ends with a list of others to watch in 2026.

We hope you enjoy our list and encourage you to check out the other position groups, which are linked below.   

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Preseason Football Position Rankings: Offensive Linemen

With the defensive and special teams rankings behind us, it’s time to look at the area’s top offensive players. And we’ll start with the foundation of any productive offense: the offensive line.

For the fifth installment of our eight-part preseason position rankings series, we turn our attention to the trenches, ranking the Big Country’s top 15 offensive linemen with a list of others to watch in 2026.

We hope you enjoy reading through our rankings.

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Preseason Football Position Rankings: Kickers/Punters

After recognizing the top defensive players throughout the Big Country over the past three days, it’s time to honor the specialists.

We continue our eight-part preseason position rankings series by naming our top 10 kickers and top three punters to watch this fall.

We hope you enjoy this list and that you have enjoyed our position rankings as we get set to kickoff the 2026 season.

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Preseason Football Position Rankings: Defensive Backs

After starting with the linemen and linebackers, we turn to the defensive backfield to complete our look at the top defenders in the Big Country.

For the third installment in our eight-part preseason position rankings series, we shift our focus to the secondary, giving our list of the area’s top 15 defensive backs and others to look out for in 2026.

We hope you enjoy our list.

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Preseason Football Position Rankings: Linebackers

After taking a look at the Big Country’s top defensive linemen last night, it’s now time to examine those who will backing them in 2026.

Continuing with Big Country Preps’ eight-part preseason position rankings series, here’s our top 15 linebackers to watch this fall, as well as a list of the others we’re expecting big things from.

We hope you enjoy our list.

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by Daniel Youngblood

Big Country Preps Preseason Football Position Rankings: Defensive Linemen

With the start of football season around the corner, it’s time to take a look at the players who will be making the biggest impact in 2026.

For the first installment in an eight-part series that will cover all position groups, we’ll be taking a look at the area’s top defensive linemen, ranking our top 15 with a list of others to watch this fall.

As with any such list, these rankings are subjective. We hope you enjoy reading through them.

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by Daniel Youngblood

2026 DISTRICT PREDICTIONS: Evan and Daniel make their picks

The time has arrived for us to make our Big Country predictions, district-by-district.

Several weeks of research and two solid months of summertime labor have gone into this, so we’re more than ready to post it. 

With that please dive in and study our take on the upcoming season, along with the more than 80 preseason stories we posted earlier today. Enjoy! We’ll see you on the road!

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by Evan Ren

GLEN ROSE FEATURE: Connally expected to be one of the area’s top weapons at QB

GLEN ROSE — With only five starters back offensively, Glen Rose has a bit of retooling to do offensively in 2026. The good news for the Tigers is, their trigger man returns as one of the best in the Big Country Preps coverage area. 

Junior quarterback Judd Connally, who is coming off a remarkable sophomore campaign, is back to lead the Glen Rose attack. And if he improves on his numbers from last year, one can expect first-year coach Jeff Pair’s crew to keep the scoreboard operators busy throughout 2026. 

“I feel like with an added year, I’ll be able to diagnose the defenses quicker and be able to throw the ball with a lot more accuracy,” Connally said. “I feel like I’ve gotten a lot stronger since last year, so maybe I can throw with more power and be able to throw it farther downfield. 

“Last year, I may not have been able to do that, because I wasn’t as strong.” 

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by Evan Ren

2026 GLEN ROSE FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Tigers banking on youth heading into 2026

GLEN ROSE — As with most high school football teams heading into the season, the Glen Rose Tigers have their share of ifs. 

But there is at least two “ifs” that Glen Rose must see answered in the positive if it is to have a deep playoff run and pose a threat to the rest of Region I-4A DII. 

“If” the Tigers can retool their offensive line and develop enough additional skill to compliment standout quarterback Judd Connally, by season’s end they will be fielding a team that is no fun to play.  In that scenario, a deep playoff run is beyond possible, it is likely.   

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by Daniel Youngblood

2026 All-Big Country Preps Baseball Team: First-Team Roster

Here are our second-team selections for the 2026 All-Big Country Preps baseball team. For the rest of this year’s selections, click the links below.

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by Daniel Youngblood

2026 All-Big Country Preps Baseball Team: Second-Team Roster (w/ honorable mention)

Here are our second-team selections for the 2026 All-Big Country Preps baseball team. For the rest of this year’s selections, click the links below.

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by Evan Ren

2026 Big Country Preps Rising Stars Baseball Team: The top sophomores and freshmen in the area

Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to release our 2026 All-Big Country Preps baseball teams. 

Here, you will find our Rising Stars Team honoring the top freshmen and sophomores in the Big Country.

For the rest of this year’s baseball selections, please click the links below.

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by Daniel Youngblood

2026 All-Big Country Preps Softball Team: First-team Roster

Here are our first-team selections for the 2026 All-Big Country Preps softball team. For the rest of this year’s selections, click the links below.

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by Daniel Youngblood

2026 All-Big Country Preps Softball Team: Second-team Roster (w/ honorable mention)

Here are our second-team selections for the 2026 All-Big Country Preps softball team. For the rest of this year’s selections, click the links below.

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by Evan Ren

2026 Big Country Preps Rising Stars Softball Team: The top sophomores and freshmen in the area

Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to release our 2026 All-Big Country Preps Softball teams. 

Here, you will find our Rising Stars Team honoring the top freshmen and sophomores in the Big Country.

For the rest of this year’s softball selections, please click the links below.

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