Sports briefs: Tech adds Louisiana defensive lineman to signing class
Defensive lineman Tre'Darius Brown from Natchitoches (La.) Central signed a letter of intent with Texas Tech on Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period that runs through April 1.
Brown, announced by Tech as 6-foot-2 and 302 pounds, committed to the Red Raiders in May. Over the past year, he also attracted scholarship offers from Louisiana-Lafayette, Missouri, Northwestern State and Tulane.
"We’re excited to add another QB hunter in the trenches with Tre’Darius," Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire said in Tech's announcement. "As I said in December, our teams are always going to be built up front. We believe Tre’Darius’ best football is ahead of him as he has the length and the tenacity we look for in defensive linemen. We can’t wait to get him to Lubbock this summer."
Tech added 24 players on scholarship and three preferred walk-ons during the December signing period.
Brown was credited with 14 tackles for loss the past two seasons. He was second-team all-District 1-5A his junior year and honorable mention all-district his senior year.
Football
The Atlanta Falcons have hired Estacado graduate Jerry Gray and named him assistant head coach/defense.
Gray, 60, has 26 years of NFL coaching experience and the Falcons' staff will be his seventh. He spent the past three years with the Green Bay Packers, the past two as defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gray also interviewed for the Falcons’ defensive coordinator position, which went to Ryan Nielsen, formerly of the Saints. Nielsen will be the play-caller for the defense.
Tech football
Former Texas Tech running back SaRodorick Thompson has been added to the list of players for the Senior Bowl, which is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Mobile, Alabama.
Thompson already is in Mobile and will take part in the remaining practices this week. He's on the National team. Former Tech defensive end Tyree Wilson also is a part of the Senior Bowl process, though he's recovering from surgery on a broken foot that will keep him off the field.
Thompson played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl last week and got four carries for 6 yards on the American team, which won 19-17.
WBU women's basketball
PLAINVIEW — Sophomore forward Kaitlyn Edgemon scored a career-high 38 points and Jenna Cooper-Jackson had 34 points as Wayland Baptist pounded Oklahoma Panhandle State 109-70 Tuesday night in Sooner Athletic Conference play.
Edgemon added nine rebounds for Wayland (13-9, 9-7), and Cooper-Jackson tied a Flying Queens' single-game record with eight 3-point goals.
WBU men's basketball
PLAINVIEW — Dylan McDougal and Reece Spencer scored 16 points apiece and Wayland Baptist beat Oklahoma Panhandle State 103-67 for its sixth win in a row in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
R.J. Mason had 15 points and eight assists for Wayland (16-6, 11-5), which is tied for second in the SAC with the University of North Texas-Dallas.
D'Michael Bellfield and Shallowater graduate Josh Servantez added 14 points apiece for Wayland, and Tedrick Wolfe had 10. Spencer and Bellfield grabbed 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
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