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SET TO FACE PLANO AFTER 28-10 WIN
The Bulldogs offense came to life in the second half as Midland eliminated Amarillo with the 28-10 victory.  The Bulldogs received the second-half kickoff and drove to their second TD on a 4-yard run by Charles Roseberry.  Baron Batch scored from 10-yards out in the third quarter.  The Bulldogs held a 21-10 lead as they entered the final quarter.  Roseberry would connect with Wes Shumskie from 39-yards out to put the game away.  Batch finished with 23 carries for 116 yards and two touchdowns.  MHS faces Plano in Abilene's Shotwell Stadium at 2pm on Saturday.

MHS HEADS TO LUBBOCK FOR ROUND TWO
The Bulldogs took it to the North Crowley Panthers in the bi-district round of the state playoffs, 28-3.  Other than a field goal at the end of the game, Midland's defense was in complete control.  Baron Batch ran for 181 yards and had three TDs.

DAWGS ARE IN AFTER 24-9 WIN
The Bulldogs needed a win over Odessa High to advance and walked out of Ratliff Stadium with the victory.  The game remained close at the half with MHS holding on to a 10-9 haltime lead.  The Bulldog defense forced five OHS turnovers, while the offense added two more scores in the second half.

MHS PUT REBELS AWAY LATE
Midland High used two fourth quarter touchdowns to defeat Lee 28-20 in Grande Communications Stadium.  Baron Batch racked up 124 yards and scored three touchdowns in the victory.  Jasper McKee had 137 yards on 29 carries for Lee.

DAWGS DECLAW CAT TEAM #2
Baron Batch led the Bulldogs to a 56-8 win over the Cooper Cougars.  Charles Roseberry added three first-quarter rushing scores giving the Bulldogs a commanding 42-8 lead at the half.  Batch finished the night with 15 carries for 152 yards and four touchdowns.  Roseberry finished with 96 yards and three touchdowns on the ground and threw for another 90 yards and one touchdown.

EAGLES HAND DAWGS FIRST DISTRICT LOSS
Lyle Leong and Taylor Potts led Abilene High to 294 yards of offense in the 31-20 Midland High loss.  Baron Batch and the Dawgs earned 352 yards of offense, but five fumbles negated the effort in Grande Comm Stadium.

NO-MO-MOJO IN 38-0 BLASTING
The Bulldogs dismantled Permian in just about every way in Odessa's Ratliff Stadium.  MHS tailback Baron Batch scored three touchdowns and finished with 112 yards on 17 carries.  Brandon Batch added 88 yards on 13 carries.  The Bulldog offense compiled 384 total yards, while the defense only allowed 77.

SANDIES GET BLOWN AWAY, 35-6
Midland scored the game's first three touchdowns, and went on to hand Amarillo High its first loss, 35-6.  Baron Batch rushed for 187 yards on 20 carries and score two touchdowns on runs of 1 and 32 yards.  Charles Roseberry was 9 of 15 for 121 yards passing with two TDs, plus 86 yards rushing, including another touchdown.  The Bulldogs had 489 yards of total offensive yards, 368 of that on the ground.

DAWGS CAN'T ANSWER IN FOURTH
Clinging to a 7-0 halftime score, Midland failed to respond to the Monterey Plainsmen's 14 point fourth quarter in the 28-24 loss in Lubbock's Lowrey Field.  Baron Batch contributed 211 rushing yards on 24 carries and 26 yards receiving in the losing effort.

DAWGS PULL OFF 41-21 COMEBACK WIN
San Angelo Central jumped out a 13-0 lead before MHS came to life.  Midland took a 21-13 lead in at the half.  A late fumble and an interception return gave the Bulldogs two touchdowns in the final 43 seconds.  Baron Batch finished with 128 rushing yards on 23 carries, and scored five touchdowns.  Quarterback Charles Roseberry racked up 172 yards on 17 carries.

KEEPING PACE WITH 2002 SEASON
Thus far, this year is mirroring the Dawgs' 2002 state title run season.  Baron Batch continues to rack up yards over pre-season opponents, claiming 174 yards on 22 carries and scoring two touchdowns against El Paso Coronado.  Midland buffered their lead and never looked back in the 41-6 rout of the T-birds.  Bulldog kicker Kyle Davis added field goals of 37 and 27 yards.

DAWGS DISPOSE OF MUSTANGS, 42-13
The Bulldog defense took a while to get on track, but when they did Lubbock Coronado was in big trouble.  The Mustangs scored on their first two possessions in Lubbock's Lowrey Field.  After those first two scores, Coronado was shut down offensively.  Defensively for the Mustangs... the MHS offense moved the ball pretty much 'at will' all night long.  Baron Batch had 247 yards on 18 carries in the Dawgs' victory.

SCRIMMAGE HAS DAWGS LOOKING GOOD
Midland, Euless Trinity, and Dallas Carter met in Bedford, Texas for a tri-scrimmage on Friday.  The Dawgs began the scrimmage on defense against the Carter offense.  The ball was spotted on the offense's 40 and each team had ten plays to move the ball.  Midland didn't have any problem, holding Carter to just one first down in the series, including three plays for negative yards.  On offense, Midland took the field against Trinity and moved the ball, picking up three first downs.  Overall, the Dawgs fared well against both opponents on both sides of the ball.  Good job Dawgs!

 
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ALL-DISTRICT TEAM ANNOUNCED
Abilene placed 21 players, including 15 on the first team (six more on the second team).  Lee added 15 (10 plus 5), Midland 13 (8 plus 5), Cooper 10 (2 plus 8) and Odessa High 5 (2 plus 3).  Permian contributed six to the second team.
All-District List
 
 
DAWGS GET PAST EL PASO ROAD TRIP
NOV 19 - Midland High fell behind 24-7 in the first quarter in El Paso's Sun Bowl, before managing to shut down El Paso Franklin in the fourth quarter to claim a 34-30 victory.

DAWGS ARE PLAYOFF BOUND AFTER 37-0 WIN
NOV 5 - "Win and your in" was on the minds of the Bulldogs, as they faced the Odessa Bronchos.  After Kyle Davis kicked a 41-yard field goal, which gave the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead after their first possession, they got great field position from their defense.  Midland High free safety Michael Zant intercepted Odessa High quarterback Mason Munguia and returned it 25 yards to the Odessa High 11-yard line.  Three plays after Zant's interception, MHS tailback Johnny Marmolejo went in from two yards out to give the Bulldogs a 10-0 lead.  The Bronchos picked up 105 total yards on the Bulldogs.
GAME PHOTOS

BULLDOGS GET SLAPPED 63-21 BY REBELS
OCT 29 - In the annual cross-town game, the Bulldogs were overwhelmed by Midland Lee in front of a standing-room-only Grande crowd.  Lee QB Jamie McCoy ran for six first-half touchdowns to lead the Rebels.  The Dawgs scored three times in the second half off of a 15-yard run from Charles Roseberry, then added touchdown passes from Clay Yenzer to J.W. Wilson and Chris Woods to Roseberry.

MHS OUTLASTS COOPER IN 21-20 VICTORY
OCT 22 - The Bulldogs came from behind in Abilene's Shotwell Stadium to claim a 21-20 victory over the Cooper Cougars.  On a fourth-and-10 with 38 seconds remaining in the game, Clay Yenzer hit J.W. Wilson on a slant over the middle for a 14-yard touchdown to give MHS the win.  The victory ended Cooper's winning streak of 13 straight games against the Bulldogs.

DAWGS SLAP CATS IN 2004 DISTRICT OPENER
OCT 8 - The Bulldogs jumped out to a 26-7 lead, before cruising to a 42-34 victory over Permian in Grande.  Midland, along with Abilene High, remains with an undefeated record.  Junior running back Baron Batch ran for a career-high 205 yards on 26 carries in the victory.

MHS FINISHES NON-DISTRICT WITH ANOTHER WIN
SEPT 24 - Though not their best effort of the season, the Bulldogs knocked off the Amarillo Sandies in Dick Bivins Stadium, 28-16.  Quarterback Clay Yenzer was almost perfect on the night, completing 13-of-14 for 131 yards.  Jordan Melugin was 8 of 16 for 92 yards in the air, and added 40 more yards on 10 carries.  Baron Batch finished the night with 55 yards on the ground.  Charles Roseberry had three catches for 42 yards, and J.W. Wilson broke the 100 yard mark on six receptions.

BULLDOGS CELEBRATE 35-14 HOMECOMING WIN
SEPT 17 - Following a sluggish first half, the Bulldogs came alive in the third quarter and scored 21 points to put away Lubbock Monterey 35-14.  MHS's tailback Baron Batch scored one touchdown on the ground and another via reception to help put the game away.  Batch racked up 94 yards on nine carries.  Johnny Marmolejo rushed for 53 yards on 12 tries.  Jordan Melugin gathered up 39 yards on the ground, and was six out of seven passing for 77 more yards.  Clay Yenzer went six out of nine for 76 yards.  Marcus O'Neal had four catches for 26 yards.

BULLDOGS RALLY PAST BOBCATS, 31-30
SEPT 10 - MHS moves to 3-0 on the year, but it didn't come pretty in San Angelo.  The majority of the game, the Bulldogs looked on track to securing win number three.  QB Jordan Melugin did his part, as he became only the fourth in school history to pass and run for over 100 yards in the same game.  Melugin ran for 176 yards and a pair of scores on 24 carries, while passing for 118 yards and completing 10-of-11.  Ignacio Valles blocked an extra point with five minutes remaining in the game that would have tied the game after a Central touchdown.  From there, Midland High ran out the clock.  Tailback Baron Batch had 116 yards rushing and eight catches for 104 yards. 

BULLDOGS REGISTER SECOND SHUTOUT
SEPT 3 - For the second straight week, Midland High posted a shutout win after making the long trip to El Paso Coronado.  The Bulldogs grounded the Thunderbirds 49-0 to improve to 2-0.  Midland's offense was again in high-octane form, as Baron Batch and Chris Woods each scored two touchdowns apiece for Midland High in the first half.  For the second consecutive week, Woods caught scoring passes from both MHS quarterbacks, snagging a 23-yarder from Jordan Melugin in the first quarter and a six-yarder from Clay Yenzer, who entered the game in the second quarter. Yenzer came off the bench to lead two scoring drives and completed 7-of-9 for 65 yards and a pair of scores in the second quarter.  When the Bulldogs came out for the second half, coach Craig Yenzer started third quarterback Charles Roseberry.

BULLDOGS START 2004 WITH SHUTOUT
AUG 27 - MHS turned in a solid performance against Lubbock Coronado in the season opener, 34-0.  Getting momentum from a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Marcus O'Neal to start the game, the Bulldogs never let Lubbock Coronado get in the game.  Quarterbacks Jordan Melugin, Clay Yenzer and Charles Roseberry combined to complete 23 of 28 passes for 310 yards.  Top returners J.W. Wilson and Chris Woods caught seven passes each and combined for three touchdowns.  The defense gave up only 160 total yards.