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District Champs

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The Clarendon Broncos secured the District Championship Friday night in Wellington, beating the Skyrockets, 36-20. They will face Boys Ranch this Friday at 7p.m. at Dick Bivins Stadium in Amarillo for the bi-district title. The Clarendon defense was solid last week as seen here with Broncos Grant Haynes, Jaxon McAnear, Easton Frausto, and Colton Caudle working together to stop an advancing Skyrocket. See our complete coverage on page six.

The Clarendon Broncos had one plan last Friday, and that was to go into Wellington with a big win on their minds and get on top early. They were able to execute their game plan exactly the way they wanted and stormed the Rockets 36-20.

The Broncos not only won the District Championship. They earned the number one seed in the playoffs which will pit them against Boys Ranch Friday, November 10, at 7:00 p.m. at Dick Bivins Stadium in Amarillo.

Quay Brown earned the first touchdown for the Broncos early in the game to give the Broncos the first six points of the game before Colton Caudle hit the mark with a touchdown. Caudle did a great job all night long on both sides of the ball. He posted a 90-yard touchdown and was able to strip the football on a QB sack to give the Broncos another possession.

“We felt good about our game plan all week,” first year head coach Aaron Wampler said. “These guys did a terrific job all night long.”

Wellington was favored in the match up, but the Broncos stayed strong defensively. They held the Rockets scoreless until the end of the first quarter. The score at the break was 22-12.

Senior Lyric Smith played a great game finishing with 318 yards passing on 12 of 20 attempts and three touchdowns. He racked up 90 yards on 21 carries and found the endzone two additional times. He broke through the line several times on the night to gather up 19 tackles and one interception.

Caudle had four receptions for 184 yards that resulted in two touchdowns. Caudle was strong on defense with 10 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble. Quay Brown made good on three catches from Smith for 78 yards and the first touchdown of the game. Grant Haynes turned in a good game with 10 tackles on defense.

The entire Bronco team contributed to the win and played strong against the Skyrockets. They will go into the game with Boys Ranch with the same determination Friday night.

Cummins runs personal best at State Meet

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Tandie Cummins

Junior Tandie Cummins made a respectable show at her first State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock and posted a personal best time of 13:01.8 for 53rd place for the two-mile course. Cummins ran in a field of 150 and the first-place runner crossed the line in a time of 11:30.8 Cummins has been running well all season and has been an asset to the Lady Bronco cross-country team.

Cummins runs her way to state

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By Sandy Anderberg

Tandie Cummins

Tandie Cummins has been running strong all year. The Regional Meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock was no different as Cummins finished 17th with a time of 13:30 for the two-mile course our of 165 runners, that was only 30 seconds off the winning time.

She will run in Round Rock at the Old Steeler Park November 4.

Six other Lady Broncos ran in the meet and turned in solid times. Berkey Moore ran 32nd at 13:52.80 and Gracie Ellis was 39th with a time of 14:05.10. Madi Benson, who has been running with an injury, was 71st at 14:33.80 and Presley Smith was 81st with a finishing time of 14:50.60. Kennadie Cummins ran 89th at 14:59.50 and Kashlyn Conkin had a time of 16:15.80 for 140th place.

Bryce Williams and Brice Wagner ran the 5K race in the meet and Wagner finished 45th with a time of 19:20.40. Williams, who has been running great his entire CC career, suffered from dehydration and could not finish the race.

Good luck to Tandie as she travels to Round Rock to run in the State Cross-Country Meet.

Broncos steamroll Irish 58-6

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By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos have been unstoppable in District play and are currently 4-0 as they prepare for their District closer at Wellington on Friday.

The Broncos and Skyrockets are 6-3 and 7-2 overall for the 2023 football season. Friday night’s game will determine the number one seed in post-season play. Kickoff will be at 7:00pm.

The Broncos crushed Shamrock last week 58-6. Quay Brown set the tempo of the game with a huge 75-yard kick-off return to open the game and Easton Frausto converted the bonus to give the Broncos the lead at 8-0 at the 11:47 mark. Senior quarterback Lyric Smith who has been at the helm since Harrison Howard’s collar bone injury ran for an eight-yard TD for the Broncos’ second score of the game after he intercepted an Irish pass to put the Broncos back on offense. Mason Sims earned the bonus to go up by 16.

The Bronco defensive line was a stumbling block for the Irish and made great plays deep in Shamrock’s backfield and on the passing routes. As a team, the Broncos intercepted six Shamrock passes and Smith and Sims grabbed two apiece and each took one back for six. Grant Haynes stole an interception and lineman Anthony Ceniceros batted down and caught and interception near the line.

Offensively, the Broncos pass receivers did a great job putting their hands on the ball. Sims had two catches for 63 yards and Colton Caudle posted 143 yards on his two catches for two touchdowns. Sims also carried the ball for 61 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Smith was seven for fifteen passing for 233 yards and carried the ball eight times for 90 yards and found the endzone two times on the ground.

The Broncos have blown through their opponents and have laid it all on the line to go into the playoff season with great momentum.

The game with Wellington is crucial for seeding, but the Broncos’ plan is go deep in post-season play.

Clarendon XC runners advance

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By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon cross-country team has been running strong all season long and the District Meet was no exception.

The ladies finished the meet with all seven runners placing in the top 20 and earning the District Championship. Tandie Cummins topped the Lady Broncos with a third-place finish at 14:03. Cummins time was only 13 seconds off the top runner in the field.

Twenty-nine runners vied for the top 10 medals, and Clarendon was able to bring home six of them.

Behind Cummins was Madi Benson in fourth place with a time of 14:19 and Gracie Ellis in fifth at 14:28. Berkley Moore was sixth at 14:30, Presley Smith finished at 15:00 for ninth place, and Kennadie Cummins was 10th with a time of 15:13. Kashlyn Conkin was 19th at 16:35.

Bryce Williams finished fourth in the men’s division with a great time of 16:35. Brice Wagner was fifth at 17:05, and Tanner Cavanaugh was 16th with a 27:20.

The Lady Broncos along with Williams and Wagner have advanced to the Regional CC Meet which will be held October 24 in Lubbock at Mae Simmons Park.

JV results were as follows: 1st Kimbrasia Ballard – 16:03; 2nd Lexi Phillips – 16:04; 3rd Trystan Brown – 16:09; 5th Kate Shaw – 16:26; 7th Kali Lenz – 17:29; 9th Kinslee Hatley – 19:47; 10th Cambree Smith – 19:50; 11th Jayla Woodard – 22:47; and 12th Megan Weatherread – 22:53.

Broncos’ speed leaves Quanah defenseless

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Bronco Lyric Smith gets by the Quanah defense last week. Enterprise Photo / Matthew Newhouse

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos had an easy time getting passed Quanah on the road Friday night in a 40-0 shutout over the Indians to earn another District win.

The Broncos scored right out of the box when senior Lyric Smith hit Colton Caudle for a 40-yard touchdown pass to take the 6-0 lead over the Indians at the 11:44 mark in the opening quarter of play. Minutes later, Shane Hagood took a strong handoff from Smith to find the endzone for another six points. The Broncos were able to add another eight points to the score total before the first quarter buzzer and add another late in the second for a 28-point lead at the break.

Smith threw for 118 yards hitting 10 of 18 targets including the strike to Caudle for a TD. Smith’s other receivers, Mason Sims, Quay Brown, and Easton Frausto covered the field well to find the open field. Smith added 133 yards on keepers rushing for four touchdowns. Caudle posted 90 total yards, Brown added 51, and Sims racked up 50. Hagood finished with 32 yards and Frausto added 30 on the night.

The Broncos played great defense all night long from everywhere on the field. Dalton Coles played hard once again and finished with 12 tackles. Caudle brought down 11 tackles, and Easton Frausto and Jared Musick added nine more apiece. Anthony Ceniceros was in on six tackles. The Indians struggled to get anything going offensively against the strong Bronco defense.

The Broncos are in a great position currently at 2-0 in District as they go into Friday night’s game with Memphis. The Cyclones are a great rival for the Broncos, but the maroon and white have the home-field advantage. The contest with Memphis will be Friday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m.

Jr. Owls run at district

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Hedley Junior High XC ran at Districts in Claude last week. Pictured here are Jeremiah Shelley, Angela Rodriguez placed, Sebastian Garcia placed , Payton Inman placed 4th, Lily Stasio placed 1st, and Damien Alston. Courtesy Photo / HHS

Lady Broncos’ 4- time winners of Greenbelt Gallop

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The CHS XC team ran the Annual Greenbelt Gallop last week. Courtesy Photo

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.

Broncos roll the Mustangs in District opener

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Bronco Lyric Smith fights to get past a Mustang last week. Enterprise Photo / Matthew NewHouse

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.

Broncos sting Tulia Hornets

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Bronco Ranger Drenth goes for the sack on the Hornets Quarterback. Enterprise Photo / Roger Estlack

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.

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