Archives for November 2015

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos needed a win against Ralls last Friday night and that is exactly what they got in their 15-7 win.

“We didn’t play near like we have been, but we got the win,” head coach Gary Jack said. “It was a dog fight, and we were not as sharp as we could have been, but we hung in there.”

Keandre Cortez found the end zone first for the Broncos with a touchdown run and also added the two-point bonus. Quarterback Bryce Hatley scored again for the Broncos with Clay Koetting adding the extra point on the kick.

According to Jack, several players did a great job in the game.

“Our defense held them good,” Jack said. “Offensively, we made a couple of mistakes but moved the ball well. We just couldn’t score. We were a little flat in the first half, but we played better in the second half.”

Clay Koetting racked up 11 tackles, Caleb Cobb had nine, and Nick Shadle put up eight. Justin Christopher had seven tackles, Daquawne Oliver had seven tackles and one sack, Taylon Knorpp had six, and Bryce Grahn had an interception.

It has been an emotional week in the Bronco camp as Jack took the players to see teammate Riley Shadle in the hospital.

“We all went to see Riley on Tuesday,” Jack said. “I just felt it was important. We missed a day of practice, but hopefully we’ll have a good week this week and get ready for Memphis.”

The Broncos will host Memphis Friday night and could be a spoiler for the Cyclones.

“Memphis, Crosbyton, and Quanah are tied for first,” Jack said. “If we play like we’re capable of and have a good week of practice, we can beat them.”

The Broncos will have senior night at Bronco Stadium on Friday, November 6, as they take on the Memphis Cyclones and play at 7:00 p.m.

 

The Clarendon High School academic teams began competition last Saturday as the Number Sense, Calculator Applications, Mathematics, and Science teams all went to Dumas for the Dumas Duel Invitational Meet.

Chance Lockhart led the math teams, placing in the top 7 in each event. He was 7th in Number Sense, 5th in Calculator, and 5th in Mathematics.

The Calculator team placed third at the meet, and included Lockhart, Patrick LaRoe, Brandalyn Ellis, Marshal Johnson, Yvette Mellado and Kyla Dunham.

LaRoe and Johnson also competed with Lockhart in Mathematics.

The Science team placed first in their competition, with Chesson Sims winning the overall gold and the top Chemistry award. Hannah Howard placed 2nd overall and was second in Chemistry. The Science team also included Aubryanna Powell, Grayson Burch, and Bryce Grahn.

Coaches were encouraged by the results of the meet, since there were a number of large schools competing, including Lubbock Coronado, Dalhart, and Dumas. They are excited to have some newcomers on their teams who didn’t compete last year.

The next big meet is in January when all UIL teams will compete in Stinnett at the West Texas Invitational Meet.