Broncos advance to area round

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Broncos claimed a big Bi-District win over the Boys Ranch Rough Riders at Dick Bivens Stadium last Friday night. The 46-6 win put the Broncos in the Area round with Seagraves in Floydada this Thursday, November 16, at 7 p.m.

The Bronco offense was on target last week and the team collected 397 total yards in the game. Senior quarterback Lyric Smith threw for 215 yards and finished with two passing touchdowns in the game.

Smith was 12 for 25 and threw strikes to Mason Sims and Quay Brown for scores and also hit Easton Frausto twice for yardage. Sims had five catches for 89 yards with 40 yards being his longest, and Smith targeted Brown five times for 108 yards. Despite throwing two interceptions, Smith had a good night in the air.

The Broncos’ running game has been good all season with help up front from the solid play of the line. Sims had 13 carries for 35 yards and Frausto carried twice for 18 yards. Smith carried the ball 19 times and finished with 129 yards and found the endzone three times.

Defensively, the Broncos did a great job of containing Boys Ranch and holding them scoreless until the end of the game. Dalton Coles led the way with 12 tackles, and Jared Musick had eight. Frausto played well on defense with seven grabs, and Sims had six. Haynes,

Shane Hagood, Kyler Bell, Tyler Cavanaugh, Heston Seay Waite Dushay, and Ranger Drenth posted at least one tackle on the night. Smith and Brown each had one interception, and Smith and Grant Haynes had a recovered fumble.

Lineman Anthony Ceniceros had three tackles and forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.

At least two Bronco scores came from the defense, and they were able to tackle Boys Ranch in the endzone for a safety in the first quarter.

The Broncos will continue to do what they know to do in practice this week and be ready to take on the Seagraves Eagles in Floydada on Thursday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m.