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The Hedley High School boys took first place in the Groom Cross Country meet last Saturday.

The Lady Owls came in third in the competition, and runners for Hedley Junior High performed well also.
Running for the Owls in order of their placing were: 3-Cody Bond, 7-Iziak Weatherread, 9-Isaiah Torres, 10-Hayden Alston, 11-Astin McAllister, 13-Javier Valles, 17-Ethan McAllister, and 20-Braden Bond.

HHS girls in the competition were 9-Ashlee Holmes, 11-Taylee Elhert, 12-Madison Torres, 18-Addison Burrell, 20-Danika Middleton, 21-Savanna Wright, and 22-Savannah Trent.

Collin Alston placed fifth representing the HJH boys, and Hedley Junior High girls were 19-Megan Weatherread, 20-Madison Moore, and 21-Katin Elhert.

Hedley’s cross country runners will be back in competition October 4 for the Greenbelt Gallop in Kincaid Park on the south side of Greenbelt Lake.

The Broncos put their perfect record on the line Friday night against Hale Center and came through with flying colors in a 51-26 win over the Owls on the road.

Several players turned in big plays in the contest as the Broncos posted 418 overall yards.
Jordan Herndon played huge for the Broncos as the running back posted 150 yards on the ground for three touchdowns and grabbed two passes from Brock Hatley for 14 yards and another TD.

Hatley made some noise from his quarterback spot going 10 of 15 passing for 142 yards. He threw strikes to Herndon and Jmaury Davis. Hatley also hit Lamarcus Penigar twice for 58 yards, and Davis was on the receiving end of five catches for 47 yards. Koyt Tucek had one catch for eight yards, and Lyric Smith had a catch for 18 yards. Davis and Penigar went 6/79 and 8/46 respectively on the ground for the Broncos.

The Bronco defense lit up the field as well and collectively had 55 tackles in the game. Davis had 17 tackles, and Hatley finished with 15 tackles and on QB sack. Rhett Caison was on fire with 14 tackles and one caused fumble, while Jordan Evans racked up 11 tackles and two sacks. Tucek posted 9 tackles and two sacks in the game.

The Broncos will face off at home against the Quanah Indians Friday night at home in Bronco Stadium beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The Clarendon Broncos put on a show in front of a huge Homecoming crowd last Friday night earning a 49-7 win over Bovina. Jumping out to an early lead, the Broncos flexed their muscles all night long and took advantage of Bovina’s penalties early on.

The Broncos’ running game has been a stable for the Broncos as they had 229 yards on the ground and 332 yards of offense. Running back Jordan Herndon was a workhorse for the Broncos as he racked up 140 rushing on nine carries for three touchdowns. Senior quarterback Brock Hatley was seven of 13 passing for 103 total yards finding the endzone three times.

Jmaury Davis carried the ball nine times for 25 yards, Hatley went 34 yards on four carries, and freshman Anthony Brown ran with the ball three times for 14 yards. Lyric Smith carried three times for nine yards, Harrison Howard carried once for five, and Rhett Caison went two yards on one carry.

Hatley connected with Koyt Tucek for two catches, 21 yards, and one touchdown; and Lamarcus Penigar had one catch for 20 yards. Easton Frausto had one catch for three yards, while Davis came up with 32 yards passing on two catches and one TD. Smith had a 27-yard catch and one touchdown.

Defensively, the Broncos held Bovina all night long, barely letting them across the 50-yard line. Hatley and Jordan Evans each had 10 tackles, and Tucek had seven tackles and two sacks. Herndon made good on seven tackles and a fumble recovery, and Jared Musick hustled seven tackles. Caison also had seven tackles and Davis posted five tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery. Penigar finished the game with five tackles, two interceptions, one caused fumble and one fumble recovery.

The Broncos will gear up this week for a road trip to Hale Center on Friday, September 18, beginning at 7 p.m.