1 September, 2010 / High School Sports
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Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath football teams are hosting the RISD’s inaugural Heritage Honor Before Victory Classic this weekend.
Rockwall was scheduled to meet Trevone Boykin and No. 4 area ranked West Mesquite (after presstime) Thursday night at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium in Zero Week action.
Rockwall-Heath will take on Garland Naaman Forest tonight at WSS with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m.
The idea for the Classic originated from Rockwall’s participation during the past four years in the season-opening ASCO Midland Football Madness in Midland. RHS head coach and RISD athletic director Scott Smith felt RISD could host such an event at the newly renovated (2009) Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium.
“Having gone to Midland, we thought it would be exciting for our school district to host games during Zero Week in our community,” said Smith. “We transitioned that into the Classic tying it in with our Honor Before Victory leadership program.”
When Smith proposed the idea RHHS head coach Mickey Moss was on board quickly. All that remained was to find a commercial sponsor to underwrite the scholarships to students from each of the four participating schools.
Steve Gates from Heritage GMC Buick provided that commitment. Gates and the coaches agreed that football games and scholarship programs were natural tie-ins with the RISD’s 3-year old Honor Before Victory program. That program teaches student athletes to give their best in competition, but in a fair and upright manner that respects opponents. Finding nearby schools to participate was no problem.
The Naaman Forest head coach, Mark Elam, established the Honor Before Victory program while he was RISD athletic director.
Elam was scheduled to be honored at Thursday’s game between the Yellowjackets and West Mesquite.
The Heritage Before Victory Classic is intended to become an annual event. West Mesquite and Naaman Forest have already agreed to return for Zero Week in 2011, when West would play Heath and Naaman would take on Rockwall.
30 August, 2010 / High School Sports > Uncategorized
ROCKWALL – Wide receiver Tyler McLaughlin returned a blocked field goal 78 yards for a touchdown, and Javon Hernandez scored three times from inside the 3-yard line as Rockwall-Heath held off Garland Naaman-Forest, 35-28, at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium on Friday night.
Hernandez, who scored on runs of 1, 1, and 2 yards, set up the game-winning score with a 67-yard kickoff return after Forest had tied the score, 21-21, on Tank Mitchell’s 7-yard run with 7:25 left in the game.
Dorian Lawry scored on the next play following Hernandez’s return to put Heath up for good, 28-21.
Mitchell finished with three touchdowns and topped all rushers with 172 yards on 18 carries.
27 August, 2010 / High School Sports
ROCKWALL — Trevone Boykin ran for 212 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, but it was the defense that came up big late in the fourth quarter, helping West Mesquite hold on for a 32-28 victory over Rockwall at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium on Thursday night.
Boykin helped to set up a Raashaan Reason burst up the middle from 5 yards out to give West Mesquite, SportsDay’s fourth-ranked Class 4A area team, the advantage with 2:19 left.
Rockwall, which controlled much of the second half with its running game, was thwarted on its ensuing possession as Markeith Thomas intercepted a pass thrown into the middle of the line.
West Mesquite quarterback Boykin ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in the first half, but Rockwall kept him off the field for much of the second half. Josh Broach was the workhorse for Rockwall, carrying the ball 24 times for 109 yards in the second half. He finished with 150 rushing yards.
Rockwall quarterback Alan Reed also had a strong game, running for two touchdowns and throwing for another two.
26 August, 2010 / Heritage
The Diamond Certified Program from Heritage GMC Buick!!
Every Heritage used car comes with…
* 11 page, 117 point inspection report
* CarFax/AutoCheck Vehicle History
* Re-paint Detector Evaluation
* Complete Vehicle Reconditioning report
* NADA book value
* 2 sets of vehicle keys
* FREE Oil Changes for 1 year (based on 10,000/yr @ 1 oil change/3,000 miles)
Tags: Diamond Certified Used Cars, Heritage GMC Buick Diamond Certified Program
25 June, 2010 / Heritage
Things are heating up at Heritage GMC Buick!! Join us for our pre-4th of July used car SALE!! 100’s of NEW & USED vehicles are on sale NOW!! Get 0% down financing – No payments for 90 days – All vehicles are Diamond Certified!!
2009 Toyota Camry LE — $15,945
2009 Hyunday Sonota — $12,995
2009 Dodge Grand Caravan — $14,995
2005 Chevrolet Crew Cab LS — 13,995
2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara — 19,995
and many more!!!!
Tags: 0% Down Financing, Diamond Certified, No Payments for 90 Days, Pre-4th of July Sale
11 May, 2010 / Community
For many years, drinking and driving has received the majority of attention when it comes to traffic accidents and fatalities, but another deadly combination that has become the norm for many can be just as fatal. Texting and driving has become a habit -and it’s not just teenagers! Many adults text while driving, answer emails and turn their vehicles into a mobile office…and most of us have surely driven by a swerving car only to see a parent texting- with a young child in the back seat!!
A study by AAA and Seventeen Magazine found that 61% of teens admit to risky driving habits, and 46% of those kids say they text and drive. That’s an alarming number of kids who admit to texting behind the wheel! In another study released by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, researchers found that “texting took a driver’s focus away from the road for an average of 4.6 second-enough time to travel the length of at football field at 55 mph.” In that length of time you could swerve off the road, hit another car-or cause serious injury to yourself or others.
Currently, there are cell phone applications being developed to help parents control the availability of text functions on their children’s phones. “Textecution”, an app only currently available for adroid phones, uses GPS to determine how fast a cell phone is “moving.” If it is traveling at a speed greater than 10 mph the texting function is disabled-along with internet browsing. There are still some flaws in the design-the system can’t distinguish if you are simply a passenger in a vehicle and in those cases also will not allow you to text. However in cases like that access can be requested via a quick message to the parent asking for access-parents have control of the system from their own mobile device. (www.textecution.com)
But, kids will learn from example, and if you don’t put down the cell phone while driving neither will they. And if you continue to respond to friends and business associates asking how long until you arrive at a meeting-they will continue to try and reach you when you are trying to safely arrive at your destination. Set a good example for those around you and pledge to no longer text and drive-when you have the urge to text, tweet, email or type in anyway while driving just ignore the urge or pull over. For your safety and the safety of everyone around you-texting and driving just isn’t worth the risk.
Heritage GMC Buick is committed to helping keep our community’s teens and families safe. Please take a moment and share with your friends and loved ones the dangers of using a cell phone while driving. You could save the live of someone you love.
Tags: Teen Texting & Driving
29 April, 2010 / Community
ELIMINATE BLIND SPOTS:
By Changing the Way You Set Your Side-View Mirrors
Learning to set your vehicle’s side-view mirrors so you no longer have dangerous blind spots is one of the most important adjustments you can make to improve your driving safety. Once your mirrors are set correctly, it will be much easier to safely change lanes and merge into traffic, because any vehicle coming up behind or beside you will be visible in at least one of your mirrors at all times.
The rearview mirror is easy to adjust: Its purpose is to show what’s directly behind you. But many people make a crucial error when they set their side-view mirrors – creating dangerous blind spots on both sides of their vehicle.
BLIND SPOTS
Some of us were taught to adjust our side mirrors by sitting behind the steering wheel and turning the mirrors so we can see the sides of our vehicle. But this actually creates tunnel vision to the rear of the car, and overlaps much of what your rearview mirror already shows you. It also creates blind spots on the left and right sides of your vehicle, momentarily preventing you from seeing a vehicle that’s attempting to pass.
THE CORRECT WAY
To eliminate blind spots, adjust your side mirrors as follows:
1. Sitting in the driver’s seat, lean over to the left until your head touches the driver’s side window. Adjust the left side mirror outward until you can just barely see the very edge of your car – with your head still touching the glass of the driver’s side window.
2. Now, lean the same distance to your right, until your head is in the middle of the car. Adjust the right mirror outward until you can see just the very edge of the car – with your head still in the middle of the car.
3. Sitting in your normal driving position, all three mirrors should work in harmony with each other. Your rearview mirror should show what’s behind you. The left mirror should show you what’s coming up on your left, and the right mirror should show you what’s coming up on your right. Before upcoming traffic leaves your rearview mirror entirely, it should be visible in one of your side mirrors – with no blind spot, no delays.
After you make the initial adjustments, you might still need to tweak them slightly. And driving (and backing up) with your mirrors set this way may take getting used to. Learn to rely on your rearview mirror first, and get used to what your side-view mirrors are reflecting. Once you get used to it, you should find it much easier and safer to change lanes, pass other vehicles and merge into fast moving traffic. By taking the time to adjust your mirrors correctly, you’ll be able to drive more confidently – because you will have eliminated dangerous blind spots.
22 January, 2010 / Commercials
18 January, 2010 / Specials
Introducing the Diamond Certified Program from Heritage GMC Buick!!
Every Heritage used car comes with…
* 11 page, 117 point inspection report
* CarFax/AutoCheck Vehicle History
* Re-paint Detector Evaluation
* Complete Vehicle Reconditioning report
* NADA book value
* 2 sets of vehicle keys
* FREE Oil Changes for 1 year (based on 10,000/yr @ 1 oil change/3,000 miles)
Tags: 117 point inspection, Diamond Certified Used Cars, Free Oil Changes, Heritage GMC Buick Diamond Certified Program
8 January, 2010 / Heritage
Heritage GMC Buick is excited to announce the launch of our new website! We also invite you to connect with Heritage GMC Buick on Facebook and Twitter!
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