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By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Bronco cross-country team landed another team win last week in the Annual Greenbelt Gallop at Kinkaid Park. They were able to take the top spot in the team competition for the fourth year since the Gallop began.

Cross-Country Coach Korey Conkin was pleased with the outcome of all of the divisions.

“I am super proud of our cross-country teams today,” she said. “Bryce Williams and Brice Wagner also medaled in the top three and the Lady Colts had a good showing with Addy Havens and Karli Jones bringing home medals, also. We are looking good going into district championship week. Keep ‘Holding the Rope’.”

No finishing times were available at press time.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos breezed to a victory at home last Friday night in a 42-0 shutout over the Wheeler Mustangs in their District opener.

Solid play on both sides of the ball put the Broncos in a good spot going into this Friday’s game in Quanah at 7:00 p.m.
Taking over the helm as quarterback while senior Harrison Howard is out due to a collarbone injury was fellow senior and Bronco running back Lyric Smith. He was able to throw for 140 yards, two touchdowns, and racked up 241 yards rushing finding the endzone twice. Overall, the Broncos posted 311 total yards.

Mason Sims, Easton Frausto, Colton Caudle, Quay Brown, and Shane Hagood were all on the receiving end of Smith’s passes. Sims was three catches for 49 yards, Caudle grabbed five passes for 49 yards and one TD, and Brown had one receiving touchdown for a total of two catches and 37 yards. Frausto had two catches for eight yards and Hagood caught one pass in the game.

Hagood shined in the backfield for the Broncos and added 30 yards rushing on 11 carries.
Both Bronco lines played strong all over the field and stopped the Mustangs all night long. From Wheeler’s first offensive possession to their last series, the Broncos held them to three and out several times and added a safety late in the game.

Senior Jared Musick led the way with eight tackles and Sims and Anthony Ceniceros followed with seven each. Dalton Coles wrapped up six and Smith, Caudle, and Grant Haynes had five apiece. Bryce Williams and Ranger Drenth each grabbed two. Ceniceros and Drenth teamed up to sack Wheeler’s QB once.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Bronco football team did everything right last Friday night in Tulia and defeated the Hornets 44-21.

Senior running back Lyric Smith finished with 166 total yards and found the endzone twice for the Broncos. Smith had two catches from quarterback Harrison Howard for 52 yards and carried the ball 14 times for 99 yards rushing.

The Broncos scored first in with just under 10:00 left in the opening quarter and again before the Hornets put seven points on the board. Tulia would find the endzone two more times to take a 12-21 lead in the second quarter. The next four scores belonged to the Broncos as they were able to score at will in the second half as the Broncos line did their job to open the field for the runners and receivers.

Howard put up another set of good stats in his time at the QB position finishing the game with 247 total yards and was 10 of 14 passing with one interception. His longest strike was to Colton Caudle for 53 yards. Caudle had a stellar night on the field with two receiving touchdowns. Mason Sims had four catches for 41 yards, and Easton Frausto grabbed a 48-yard pass for six. Shane Hagood ran the ball 11 times from the backfield for 62 yards. His longest was a 17-yard run.
Smith took a turn under center and had one completion for 15 yards. Kyler Bell also took a turn at the QB spot.

No defensive stats were available at press time.

The Broncos will have a week to rest up before they begin their six-team district schedule on October 6 at home against the Wheeler Mustangs beginning at 7:00 p.m.

By Sandy Anderberg

Clarendon High School sophomore Madi Benson ran a great cross country race in Lubbock at Mae Simmons Park last weekend.

Benson’s time of 13:05.1 for the two-mile course put her just under 20 seconds behind the first-place finisher. According to coach Korey Conkin, Benson led the field for the first mile and a half of the race. She and fellow athlete Tandie Cummins both received a medal for their efforts in leading the Lady Bronco team to a fourth-place finish in the meet. Cummins ran 12th with a finishing time of 13:41.9.

Gracie Ellis ran 34th in the field of 141 competitors with a time of 14:19.7, and Berkley Moore ran 36th at 14:32.3. Presley Smith was 53rd with a 15:00.8, Kenidee Hayes was 58th at 15:10.9, and Kennadie Cummins ran the course in a time of 16:08.7 finishing in 93rd place.

Bronco junior Bryce Williams had a great race as well and ran a personal best on the Lubbock course with a time of 18:42.2 for 13th place and a medal. Williams was two minutes off the first-place pace in a field of 127 runners. Tanner Cavanaugh also ran and ended the race with a time of 25:33.9.

The Broncos, Lady Broncos, and junior high Lady Colts will participate in the Greenbelt Gallop on October 3 at Greenbelt Lake.