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From Flower Mound Leader: As the District 8-5A girls basketball season continues to progress, so to does the defense of Marcus. That much was evident Tuesday, as the Lady Marauders shut down a Plano East squad that had previously posted 72 points against them in a 39-29 victory. Read more@
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Jan 182012
From NewsOK: The night before Oklahoma State was blistered at Baylor, Cowboys recruits Marcus Smart and Phil Forte were having a better time on the hardwood, leading their Flower Mound Marcus squad to a 49-35 win over Hebron. It was another step on the path to defending their Texas Class 5A state title for the Marauders, ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 15 nationally by USA Today. Read more@
Jan 142012
From Cross Timbers Gazette: As soccer season kicks into full gear for the teams of Southern Denton County, hopes are high across the board. Most of the area teams return several players from last season, and with new arrivals poised to fill in where others have moved on, expectations are as high as ever. Read more@
The San Jose Mercury News reports that the Earthquakes chose UC Santa Barbara junior Sam Garza of Highland Village and Marcus High School at No. 6 in the MLS draft Thursday. Garza, a 22-year-old member of Generation adidas , totaled 21 goals and 14 assists in three collegiate seasons split between the University of Denver and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Earthquakes GM John Doyle: ”Garza was one of the fastest guys in the combine. He was the one guy that we wanted.” John Gall, his coach at Marcus High, told the newspaper: ”A lot of people are going to be surprised by what they see from Sam Garza. People won’t be expecting much from him. There are not too many players that I’ve seen with such natural ability, but on top of that, a sheer drive.” Read more@
Jan 082012
From ESPN: The basketball season is in full swing, so it’s time to debut our weekly rankings. The new top 10s are led by teams that finished last year as the best in Dallas-Fort Worth. Flower Mound Marcus’ boys (5A), Dallas Kimball’s boys (4A) and Irving MacArthur’s girls (5A) won state championships last year and are all No. 1 in this year’s first polls. Read more@
Dec 312011
From ESPN: The battle for fifth place in the Whataburger Tournament Orange Bracket between ESPNHS Fab 50 No. 4 Flower Mound Marcus and and No. 33 DeSoto was a waiting game. >> Read more@
From Star-Telegram.com: What started off as one of the better days in the history of the Richland basketball program ended in frustration.Hours after knocking off two-time defending Whataburger Orange champion and Class 5A No. 1 Flower Mound Marcus on Thursday afternoon, the No. 9 Rebels fell 77-67 to Milwaukee King in the tournament semifinals Thursday night. >> Read more@
From ESPN: Flower Mound Marcus came up with the big shots when they were needed most to pull out a 42-40 win over Montrose Christian (Md.), the No. 4 team in the nation, on Thursday night in front of a packed house at Lewisville High School. >> Read more @
