TAPPSnews, sports & fine arts Vol. I, No. 62 ♦ June 2009 "Convention Issue" Dedicated to the promotion of private and parochial schools in Texas
The cream of TAPPS rises to the top
Johnnie Henderson was the first Execitive Director of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Now retired, Henderson and his wife, Evelyn, live in Forney. The award is named in his honor.
There is only one champion in each class, but the schools that have established themselves as the overall point leaders in the competition for the Henderson trophy have worked hard to put together programs that will enable them to take a deserving place among the best in TAPPS.
Dallas Bishop Lynch is an 11-time winner, four times in Class 6A and seven as a Class 5A school. Muenster Sacred Heart, a Class 2A school, holds 13 overall titles. The Tigers won 10 times in 2A and on three occasions in 1A.
There are a number of other schools who have been multiple winners of the TAPPS title, including Hallettsville Sacred Heart, which has won eight times in Classes 4A, 3A and 2A. .Addison Trinity Christian was a winner twice as a Class 5A school and four consecutive years in Class 4A.
Bishop Lynch showed unusual balance by scoring points in 18 of 24 events to edge runner-up Fort Worth Nolan Catholic 110 to 83. Dallas Ursuline Academy, an all-girls school, equalled the Friars in state titles with four, but placed third with 64 points.
Argyle posted 91 points in Class 5A to win easily over Tyler Grace with 60 in 4A; Tyler All Saints had a decisive edge in 3A over Arlington Pantego Christian, Carrollton Prince of Peace and Waco Reicher Catholic, who shared second; Hallettsville nipped Shiner St. Paul in 2A by six points, and Universal City First Baptist, boasting five state titles, won by a wide margin over Spring Providence Classical in 1A.
Points were based on team performances in boys cross country, football, wrestling, boys swimming, boys winter soccer, boys basketball, boys golf, boys tennis, boys track, baseball, girls cross country, volleyball, fall soccer, girls swimming, girls winter soccer, girls basketball, girls golf, girls tennis, girls track, softball, academics and speech, art, vocal music and instrumental music.
FINAL PLACEMENT OF TAPPS HENDERSON CUP ALL-AROUND TEAM COMPETITION
CLASS 5A: 1. Dallas Bishop Lynch 110; 2. Fort Worth Nolan Catholic 83; 3. Dallas Ursuline Academy 64; 4. Austin St. Michael's 59; 5. San Antonio Antonian 58.5; 6. Tie between Houston St. Agnes Academy and Houston Christian 54; 8. Tie between Addison Trinity Christian and Houston St. Thomas 48; 10. Beaumont Kelly Catholic 44; 11. El Paso Cathedral 34; 12. San Antonio Central Catholic 31.5; 13. Tie among Plano Prestonwood Christian, Plano John Paul II and Houston St. Pius X 30; 16. San Antonio Incarnate Word 29; 17. Grapevine Faith Christian 26; 18. Dallas Bishop Dunne 20; 19. Brownsville St. Joseph 18; 20. Tie between Houston Duchesne Academy and San Antonio Holy Cross 16; 22. San Antonio St. Anthony Catholic 12; 23. Laredo San Augustine 10.5; 24. El Paso Loretto 8; 25. 25. San Antonio Providence 3. CLASS 4A: 1. Argyle Liberty Christian 91; 2. Tyler Grace Community 60; 3. Dallas Parish Episcopal 55.5; 4. Tomball Concordia Lutheran 50; 5. Corpus Christi Incarnate Word 49.5; 6. Tie between Houston Second Baptist and Dallas Christian School 49; 8. San Antonio Christian 44; 9. Houston Awtey International 42; 10. Fort Worth Chhristian 40; 11. Victoria St. Joseph 36; 12. Tie among Austin Brentwood Christian, Houston Lutheran North and Cedar Hill Trinity 28; 15. Tie among Houston Westbury Christian, Sugar Land Fort Bend Baptist and Arlington Grace Prep 26; 18. Midland Christian 25; 19. Tie among Houston Lutheran South, Houston Northland Christian and Fort Worth Southwest 22; 22. Tyler Bishop T.K. Gorman 20; 23. Austin Hyde Park Baptist 19; 24. San Antonio TMI 16; 25. Dallas First Baptist 15. CLASS 3A: 1. Tyler All Saints Episcopal 81.5; 2. Tie among Arlington Pantego Christian, Carrollton Prince of Peace and Waco Reicher Catholic 47; 5. Tie between Ovilla Christian and Bullard Brook Hill 45; 7. Lubbock Christian 42; 8. Colleyville Covenant 36; 9. Katy Faith West Academy 35.5; 10. Tie among Carrollton Christian Academy, Waco Vanguard and Amarillo San Jacinto 34; 12. Austin Regents 33; 13. Houston St. Thomas Episcopal 31; 14. New Braunfels Christian 30; 15. League City Area Bay Christian 28; 16. Richardson Canyon Creek 27; 17. Tie between Irving The Highlands and Conroe The Woodlands 22; 19. Dallas Lutheran 21; 20. Tie between Katy Pope John XXIII and Houston Cypress Christian 20; 22. Frisco Legacy Christian 19; 23. Galveston O'Connell 17; 24. Bryan St. Joseph Catholic 16; 25. Tie between Fort Worth Lake Country and Fort Worth Bethesda 14. CLASS 2A: 1.Hallettsville Sacred Heart 57; 2. Shiner St. Paul 51; 3. Muenster Sacred Heart 45; 4. Faith Academy Marble Falls 43; 5. Kerrville Our Lady of the Hills 37; 6. Sherman Texoma Christian 36; 7. Bulverde Bracken Christian 33; 8. McKinney Christian Academy 31; 9. Tie among Dallas Cambridge, Temple Holy Trinity Catholic and Temple Central Texas Christian 26; 12. DeSoto The Canterbury Episcopal 25; 13. Sugar Land Logos Prep 24; 14. Conroe Covenant Christian 23; 15. Tie between San Antonio Lutheran and Bryan Brazos Christian 20; 17. Tie among Bryan Allen Academy, Longview Christian Heritage and Dallas The Covenant 19; 20. Tie among Kingwood Northeast Academy, Watauga Harvest Christian and Rowlett Rockwall Christian 18; 23. Tie between Austin Waldorf and Longview Trinity School of Texas 16; 25. Tie between Greenville Christian and Amarillo Arbor Christian 15. CLASS 1A: 1.Universal City First Baptist 76; 2. Spring Providence Classical 49; 3. Wichita Falls Notre Dame 47.5; 4. Plainview Christian 38; 5. Lubbock Christ the King 36.5; 6. Bellville Faith Academy 31; 7. Huntsville Alpha Omega 29; 8. Fredericksberg Heritage 25; 9. Boerne Geneva 24; 10. Brenham Christian Academy 23; 11. Duncanville Christway 22; 12. Tie between Dallas Tyler Street Christian and Irving Stonegate 21; 14. Amarillo Ascension Academy 20; 15. Aransas Pass Highland Avenue 16; 16. Bryan St. Michael's Academy 14; 17. Tie between Seguin Lifegate and Spring The Woodlands Academy 13; 19. Tie between Houston Texas Christian and San Antonio Believers 11; 21. Tie between Arlington Fellowship Academy and Brownwood Victory Life 10; 23. Amarillo Heritage Classical Academy 9; 24. Houston Life Christian 8; 25. Edinburg Harvest Christian, San Antonio Gateway and Southlake The Clarendon 6.
