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Lions to give toys to local kids Friday

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The Clarendon Lions Club will begin distributing toys to local elementary students this Friday, December 2.

The new “Toys for Joy” drive will give one toy to every elementary school aged student in Clarendon and Hedley elementary schools.

The response from the public has been amazing, and the Lions are looking foward to distributing the toys. The project has seen great support also from local businesses, which set up toy tables at their stores.

Distribution will start in Clarendon Elementary this Friday in cooperation with the Pony Parents. Distribution in Hedley will be held on Monday, December 12.

If you’d like to make a monetary donation, call Lion Roger Estlack at 806-662-4689 or stop by the Enterprise.

Jackson calls for relief for producers

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Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) recently sent a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, calling on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide transparency on its plan to implement Phase 2 of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP), both of which will provide critical relief for the agriculture industry throughout the United States.

US Rep. Ronny Jackson

“Americans continue to face historic inflation and supply chain issues, which has led to rising costs in nearly every aspect of life,” Jackson said.

“Our farmers and ranchers are no exception to these struggles. Last year, Texas farmers and ranchers saw significant agriculture losses of over $600 million due to Winter Storm Uri. The damage from storms and natural disasters in 2020 and 2021, combined with soaring input costs and devastating labor shortages, have left many farmers and ranchers helpless,” the congressman said.

“These hard-working individuals, many of whom I represent in TX-13, deserve answers from the USDA on its plan to distribute the remaining disaster funds through Phase 2,” Jackson said. “The Biden Administration must ensure America’s farmers and ranchers get the resources and support they need to continue to feed, fuel, and clothe the world.”

In September 2021, Congress authorized emergency relief funding for production losses endured during the 2020 and 2021 calendar years.

This disaster relief package, which included language Jackson authored, is meant to provide critical resources to Texas ag producers.

In January 2022, Rep. Jackson led his colleagues in sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack calling on the ag department to administer the disaster relief payments authorized by Congress without delay.

Since then, the USDA established two multi-phase systems—ERP and ELRP.

The USDA used existing producer data to expediate emergency payments through Phase 1. However, to date, Congress has received no information from the Administration about its plan, or timeline, to distribute the remaining funds through Phase 2.

Robert Lopez Murillo

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Robert Lopez Murillo passed away on November 23, 2022, at the age of 70, in Memphis, Texas.
Robert Lopez Murillo

Memorial services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 29, 2022, in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon.

Cremation and arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Bobby was born on February 21, 1952, to Estolio and Aurora Murillo in San Jose, California. Bobby was the eighth out of twelve children; he grew up in a hard-working family. While living in San Jose, Bobby worked at a barrel company. Later in life, Bobby would make his way to Clarendon, Texas where he would work detailing automobiles and was a ranch help. Bobby would always be there to watch his 49ers play on Sundays and Mondays. He also loved watching the San Francisco Giants during the summertime.
Bobby loved his kids and family, he married his wife, Stacie Murillo, in 2005; following their marriage they would have their two kids, Jacob and Josie. Bobby loved playing and joking around with his two kids, making sure they had everything they needed. Bobby had one other child (Cassandra) and a stepchild that he claimed as his own (Benita) with his first wife (Mary).
Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Richard, Rudy, Joe, and Ventura. Sister Amelia, and his nephew and niece. Bobby is survived by his wife, four kids, sisters Maggie (Ruben) Munoz, Lupe (Larry) Alcantar, Alice (Jaime) Chavez. Brothers Louie (Maria) Murillo, Micheal Murillo, Johnny Murillo. Too many to count nieces and nephews, his dogs, and many friends and other family members.
Memorials may be made to an animal rescue shelter nearby.
Sign the online guestbook at www.robertsonfuneral.com

Philip Lee Fletcher

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Philip Lee Fletcher passed away on November 24, 2022, at the age of 74, in Amarillo.
Philip Lee Fletcher

“Phil” was born on December 12, 1947, to Jim and Dorothy Fletcher in Potter County.  The second of three boys, he grew up in a family deeply rooted in farming and ranching.  From early in his life, he had a passion for horses.  He showed in 4H for many years in his youth.  He enjoyed team roping, team penning, and sorting, but he always had a strong desire to be a horseman above all.

Phil met the love of his life, Gayla Sue Endicott at Texas Tech.  Their first date they went dancing, and they spent many evenings dancing in the kitchen throughout their lives.  As newlyweds they moved to Logan, New Mexico, and started their married life in a “very modest” rancher’s bunkhouse outside of town.  From there, Gayla lovingly followed him all over the Panhandle of Texas as they moved 22 times throughout their married life.  In 1970, they began their family with their first son, Cody Lee, followed in 1974 with their second son James Chance, and their daughter Tessa Lorraine was born in 1975.
In business, Phil worked for various cattle companies throughout his life including Mesa Cattle Company, Valley View Cattle Company, and Amarillo Livestock Auction.  He was also an enterprising businessman over the years running Security Abstract Company and working at Herring Bank in Clarendon.  His most recent endeavor, Amigos Cattle Company was something that he enjoyed so much that retirement was never an option.  He enjoyed helping others with accounting, and business mentoring as he was gifted sense of numbers.
He was preceded in death by his wonderful wife, Gayla, his parents, Jim Fletcher and Dorothy Hunter, and his brother Gary Fletcher Sr.
He leaves behind his son Cody Fletcher and his wife Erin Fletcher of Whitesboro, Texas, his son Chance Fletcher and his wife Shelly Fletcher of Richardson, Texas, his daughter Tessa Morrow and her husband Joe Morrow of Claude, Texas.  He is also survived by his brother Alan Fletcher and his wife Tonya Fletcher of Amarillo, Texas.  He was blessed with   grandchildren, Dillon Morrow of Claude, Texas, Tristan Fletcher and his wife Taylor Fletcher of Waller, Texas, Bailey Morrow and his wife Michaella Morrow of Waller, Texas, Megan Fletcher of Dallas, Texas, Caden Fletcher and Cole Fletcher of Richardson, Texas.  He was also blessed with two great-grandchildren, Caleb Morrow, and Tate Fletcher.
Donations may be sent to the Claude EMS in lieu of flowers.
Cremation & Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, November 26, 2022 from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Burrow in Claude.
Sign the online guestbook at www.robertsonfuneral.com

Darrell Gayle Leffew

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On November 22, 2022, for Darrell Gayle Leffew, 80, the long dark night has ended as the Angels came to escorted him into his Eternal Home.
Darrell Gayle Leffew

There will be a memorial service at Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo, Tx on Monday, November 28, at the Paramount Baptist Chapel, 3801 South Western St., officiated by Bunk Skelton and Stan Leffew.  He will be laid to rest at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

On December 21, 1941, Darrell was born to Willis Leary Leffew and Claris (Rich) Leffew in Santa Maria, Calif.  His family moved to Clarendon in 1949, and Darrell graduated from Clarendon High School in 1959.  On June 3, 1961, he married his sweetheart, Wilma Elliott in Clarendon.  They made their home in Lubbock, where he worked for Hancock Equipment Co, the original inventors of elevating scrapers.  Darrell loved everything about moving dirt and heavy equipment, especially scrapers.  In 1971, Darrell and Wilma moved their family back to Clarendon where Darrell established Clarendon Manufacturing.  He would go on to design, manufacture and service elevating scrapers for the next 51 years.
He served as a School Board member in Clarendon for nine years.  He was a thirty-year member of the Clarendon Lions Club.  He was a deacon at First Baptist Church in Clarendon, and a charter member and Deacon at Community Fellowship Church.  In his later years, he was a member of the Arena of Life Cowboy Church in Clarendon.  Darrell and Wilma had recently moved to Amarillo where they became members at Paramount Baptist Church.  Darrell was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed snow skiing.
Darrell was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws, Othel and Veda Elliott (whom he dearly loved); his two brothers, Doyle Leffew and Larry “Corky” Leffew; his sister, Rava Rose McKinney; his two brothers-in-law, Buddy Brunson and Harold Elliott; and his grandson Tyler White.
Those who are left behind to celebrate his life are his wife Wilma of Amarillo, a son Stan and wife Lori Leffew of Clarendon, and a daughter Terri and husband Wade Carroll of Amarillo.  He will be dearly missed by his grandchildren, Nathan Estes and McKayla Carroll of Amarillo, McKenzie Carroll, Alec Estes, and Ashton Estes of Lubbock, Lauryn Sackett of Colorado Springs, Jessica English of Clarendon, Amanda Atamah of Plano, and Matt McCabe of Amarillo; eleven great grandchildren; and two great, great grandchildren along with numerous nephews and nieces.
Suggested memorials can be made to the Alzheimers Foundation, Arena of Life Cowboy Church, or Paramount Baptist Church.

Family fun, savings set for holiday weekend

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Family fun and local savings abound as Donley County gets ready to celebrate the Thanksgiving weekend with the Chamber of Commerce promoting Small Business Saturday, the ninth annual lighting of the Donley County Courthouse, and the annual Polar Express event at the Mulkey Theatre.

“Shop Small Big Christmas” is the promotion from the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce this holiday season that will put a grand total of $550 in Chamber Christmas Cash in the hands of lucky winners who shop with local merchants.

Sign-ups begin Saturday for drawings that will be held for $100 on December 2, 9, and 16; and the big $250 giveaway will be held December 23.

Participating merchants include Amanda’s Country Soaps, Country Bloomer’s Flowers & Gifts, Every Nook & Cranny, Henson’s, J&W Lumber, Mike’s Pharmacy, Rambling Ranch Boutique, Saye’s Flying A Tack, Whistle-Stop, and Wicked Fast Attire

To enter, shoppers will fill out an entry at local participating merchants. The Chamber will gather them up each Friday morning, and hold the drawings live on the Chamber’s Facebook. Enter as many times as you shop locally, so shop often. Entries stay in the hopper each week, so those who enter will have multiple chances to win.

See the Chamber ad below this article to see which merchants have special events planned for this Saturday.

A Donley County Craft Show will also be held at the EDC Building at 118 S. Kearney on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The fun continues Saturday evening at the Donley County Courthouse at 5 p.m. The official Courthouse Lighting includes visits with Santa Claus, music, hot cocoa from the Lions Club, and the lighting of the courthouse square.

The Christmas celebration continues Sunday evening with a special showing of The Polar Express at the Mulkey Theatre.
Admission will be a donation to the Donley County Community Fund, and attendees are encouraged to get into the spirit of the movie by wearing their pajamas to the show, which starts at 6 p.m.

Local merchants are ready to help you find something for everyone on your Christmas list with specials this holiday season. Details on local sales are printed in the Holiday Gift Guide included in this week’s Clarendon Enterprise and also available at ClarendonLive.com.

Small Business Saturday began in 2010 when it was founded by American Express to help small businesses get more exposure during one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year.

According to small business advocates, every $100 spent in locally-owned stores returns $68 to the local community through taxes, payrolls, and other expenditures. That same money spent in another town or online returns nothing to your local community.

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State looking at new way to fund community colleges

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Texas must develop an innovative new model to fund community colleges that rewards colleges for awarding degrees, certificates, and other “credentials of value” that will soon be required in more than 60 percent of the state’s jobs.

Clarendon College president Tex Buckhaults says the proposal could lead to beneficial legislation for small community colleges.

“We put a lot of effort into these recommendations,” Buckhaults said, “and there’s the potential to greatly improve funding for Clarendon College and other community colleges.”

There are currently 11 community colleges with enrollments of less than 5,000 students, Buckhaults said, which could benefit from the new funding mechanism.

The Texas Commission on Community College Finance (TxCCCF) recommended these changes in a report submitted to state leaders in advance of the 88th legislative session, which commences Jan. 10. The commission – made up of 12 lawmakers, business leaders, and community college officials – was established by the Legislature last year through Senate Bill 1230 to help the state update its decades-old community college funding model to meet the changing needs of employers and the Texas economy.

TxCCCF offers three sets of recommendations for a new model that support the goals of Building a Talent Strong Texas, the state’s strategic plan for higher education: Reward community colleges for positive student outcomes; Increase affordability and financial aid, including for low-income students; and Increase capacity at colleges to meet changing workforce needs.

“We need a funding model for our 50 community college districts that is bold, strategic, and fully aligned with our emerging workforce needs,” said Woody Hunt, TxCCCF chairman. “Colleges must have the resources to help more Texas students enroll and earn credentials that will create new opportunities for their families and for the entire state.”

The TxCCCF recommendations tie funding to measurable student-focused outcomes. These include: The number of credentials of value awarded, including badges, certificates, and degrees, that position graduates for well-paying jobs. Credentials of value awarded in high-demand fields where employers are looking for skilled employees. Successful student transfers from community colleges to four-year universities. Completion of a sequence of dual credit courses, which are offered to high school students and can set them on early pathways to success.

Buckhaults said his only hesitation is language that “encourages” colleges to develop a system of shared services. He said Clarendon and other small colleges will be watching to make sure that remains a voluntary option and not a mandate so that small schools don’t have to worry about losing jobs.

“The accelerating pace of change in our economy requires bold new approaches to support our community colleges,” said Texas Higher Education Commissioner Harrison Keller. “The new funding model must empower community colleges across the state – from the largest urban colleges to small, rural-serving colleges – to educate many more students from all backgrounds so they can earn credentials of value in the Texas workforce of today and tomorrow.”

In addition to the focus on rewarding community colleges for positive outcomes, the TxCCCF recommends that the state make community colleges more affordable by increasing financial aid through Texas Educational Opportunity Grants (TEOG); providing more aid for dual credit courses for economically disadvantaged students; and supporting apprenticeships, work-study, internships, and other work-based learning opportunities.

If implemented, the recommendations would also increase capacity in community colleges by providing seed grants for programs in high-demand fields; supporting shared services and partnerships for colleges to become more efficient; and helping them provide high-quality, noncredit credentials that are convertible and stackable with credit-bearing programs.

Under Texas’s current community college funding model, most revenue is generated by tuition and property taxes, which are set and collected locally. Over the past decade, local property tax collections have increased significantly. The state also contributes funding through a formula that considers how colleges perform in relation to one another.

The system was developed to meet the needs of colleges when they were established in the early 20th century. It does not fully recognize the role community colleges play today.

Members of the TxCCCF will be available throughout the legislative session to provide guidance and support to lawmakers as they consider the recommended changes.

Franks ready for return to Vegas for NFR

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Cole Franks riding at the 2021 NFR. Courtesy Photo / Robby Freeman

By Ted Harbin, TwisTed Rodeo

Cole Franks made an impressive statement in 2021 during his inaugural season in ProRodeo: He’d claimed the collegiate all-around and bareback riding titles. He was named the Bareback Riding Resistol Rookie of the Year. He qualified for his first National Finals Rodeo and finished third in the world standings.

It was a remarkable beginning for the second-generation cowboy from Clarendon, and he bounded into his sophomore campaign during the 2022 season with plenty of confidence and talent. With that, he’ll make his return to the sport’s biggest stage, the NFR, set for December 1-10 in Las Vegas.

“This year was a little more challenging in a way,” said Franks, 21, who won the intercollegiate title while competing for Clarendon Colleges. “It was a lot different. They changed the rule to where we couldn’t double up on rodeos on the same day. It was easier in that sense, because we didn’t have to decide between two rodeos, but it made it a little harder.

“When we were rodeoing, because of that rule, everyone else was in the same places we were. It made it to where sometimes it was so crammed full of people that it was a lot harder to win.”

He found his way to the winner’s circle anyway, proving talent and a powerful mindset can go a long way. Through the course of the campaign, he picked up 10 victories and earned $116,426; he heads to Las Vegas No. 10 in the world standings and will have a chance to battle for the coveted world championship.

“I honestly think the key was staying at it, making every horse count,” said Franks, who credits much of his success to his sponsors, Pete Carr Pro Rodeo, Cinch, Western Legacy Co. and 287 Ag. “You want to do the best you can with what horse you’ve drawn. If you don’t have one you can typically win on, then you’ve got to flash it up and do what you can.”

It takes a combination of key victories and making the most of one’s rides count in order to qualify for the NFR. He is $45,500 behind the leader, Wyoming cowboy Cole Reiner, but that deficit can be surpassed in just two rounds in Vegas, where go-round winners pocket just shy of $29,000 each night.

Just a few years ago, round winners were making $10,000 less. It’s a good trend in a sport where there are no guarantees. Unlike other professional sports where athletes have surefire contracts that pay them whether they’re in the game or not, rodeo cowboys make their livings eight seconds at a time. They don’t get paid unless they score better than most others in the field.

The rise in payouts is a boon for the men and women who are part of the rodeo trail as a business.

“We do this because we love it, but it does make it a lot more fun to have a shot at that much more money every day,” he said. “Every rodeo I went to this past year, they just keep raising the stakes. That’s what keeps you wanting to go more.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been ready to go home; I like staying out on the road. You may get worn out a little bit, but you know there’s all that money out there you can get.”

Money is vital in rodeo. It’s not only how the contestants pay their bills, but it’s also how points are tallied. Only the top 15 on the money list in each event advance to the NFR. The contestants in each event who conclude the season with the most earnings will be crowned world champions.

Last year, Franks earned more than $150,000 over 10 December nights in the Nevada desert, finishing the season with more than $225,000. He’ll need a similar showing this season if he hopes to earn the Montana Silversmiths gold buckle.

“I’d say I improved quite a bit,” said Franks, whose father, Bret, was a three-time NFR qualifier in saddle bronc riding and whose brother, Clint, is a PRCA bronc rider. “Mainly, I’d say, I’ve gotten better at being able to handle those big, strong bucking horses, the ones that everybody wants and the ones you can win on.

“Last year, I dropped the ball sometimes on those kinds of horses. I feel like I’ve gotten better at keeping the ball in my court on those horses while being able to flash up on the weaker end of horses and making them look better.”

It’s a formula that has worked quite well. He made his second straight NFR even though a broken wrist in May and a damaged finger on free hand in July put him on injured reserve for nearly two months. The latter injury was actually scarier and happened at one of the largest regular-season rodeos in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

“One thing I realized was that you don’t take your good draw as a sure sign you’ll win,” he said. “At Cheyenne, I knew I had it in the bag based on paper. That went out the window a bit during the short round. The horse flipped all the way upside down on top of me, and I was laying in the bottom of the chute. I don’t know for sure what happened, but it ripped my finger open.”

He rebounded well, built up some style points and closed out his campaign in fine fashion by winning his last rodeo of the regular season in Stephenville, Texas. A week later, he won the first rodeo of the 2023 season in Hempstead, Texas.
He’s been doing the things he needs to stay in shape. He’s been riding some practice horses to prepare his body for the rigorous week and a half in Las Vegas, which will pit the best 15 bareback riders of the year against 100 of the greatest bucking horses in 2022.

“This is why I do this,” Franks said. “I love it, and to have a chance to compete at that level just makes it that much better.”

Casper ready to roll at NFR in Vegas

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Wyatt Casper riding at the NFR in 2021. Courtesy Photo / Robby Freeman

By Ted Harbin, TwisTed Rodeo

Clarendon College alumnus Wyatt Casper learned a valuable lesson through the course of ProRodeo’s 2022 regular season: Don’t try to rush back from an injury.

Casper is a saddle bronc rider who makes a living riding dynamite in the form of bucking horses. In early July, he suffered a partially torn right hamstring. He tried to ride through it, but that just didn’t work. He took two weeks off, returned, then spent two more weeks back on the injured list before trying it again.

He found his way back to the game by the end of that month and rode through the next two weeks, picking up checks along the way. In Heber City, Utah, though, he tore the muscle completely and had to finish out the season on injured reserve. It was back home to the Texas Panhandle to recuperate and hang out with his wife, Lesley, and their two children, Cooper, 4, and Cheyenne, who will be 3 in December.

“With one negative, there’s a positive, and that was being able to come home and hang with the wife and kids and doing stuff I don’t normally get to do,” said Casper, 26, of Miami. “I don’t know what they’re going to do when I’m out rodeoing again.”

Since that day in early August, Casper has been going through rehabilitation and getting himself prepared. His season isn’t over. He’s earned his third straight qualification to the National Finals Rodeo, the sport’s grand finale that takes place Dec. 1-10 in Las Vegas. He finished his campaign with $123,802 and will enter the competition in the Nevada desert as the 11th-ranked bronc rider in the world standings.

“It’s been a pretty cool year,” he said. “I would take every year like this if I could have a good start to the year like I did and still make the NFR even missing the last two months of the season.

“I’m still rehabbing my hamstring, slowly getting it ready for the finals. Shawn Scott (with the Justin Sportsmedicine team) and I got together, and he wanted me to give it 60 days off without getting on any broncs. We’ve been doing regular stuff, stretching it, band work and light lifting. I’m just trying ot get it 100 percent again. It feels really good.”

That bodes well for the Texas cowboy, who was raised on a place near Balko, Okla., and moved to Texas to attend Clarendon College; he remained in the Texas Panhandle upon getting married in 2017. He finished the 2020 season as the reserve world champion to titlist Ryder Wright, then closed out the 2021 season eighth in the world standings.

There were plenty of bright spots through his latest campaign. One doesn’t miss a good portion of the final three months of the regular season and still make the NFR without that. Only the top 15 contestants on the money list advance to the sport’s grand championship, and doing it three times in a row is quite an accomplishment.

“I don’t feel like I changed anything from what I’ve been doing that last couple of years,” Casper said. “I just kept a positive attitude and had good traveling partners.”

That’s helpful. He made his way along the ProRodeo trail with fellow bronc busters Jake Clark, Brody Cress and Lefty Holman. Cress and Holman will join Casper in Las Vegas.

“To be a good bronc rider, you’ve got to surround yourself with other good bronc riders,” said Casper, who is sponsored by Priefert, Superior Livestock, Resistol, Cinch, TD Angus, MVP Exceed 6 Way and Western Hauler. “We’re all a little different in our own ways, but at the end of the day, we all feed off each other and always try to have a positive attitude. If one guy’s down, we try to pick him up.

“Being able to qualify for the NFR three times consecutively is a feat in itself. The group of bronc riders you have to ride against day in and day out are the best in the world. To be able to say you’ve made it three times is pretty darn cool.”

A half-dozen years ago, Casper brought home the most cherished prize in college rodeo while attending school at Clarendon. He became the college’s first national champion and has built upon that since arriving in ProRodeo.
In a typical year when he’s not away from home, he rides and trains horses at his place near Miami. The injury put a damper on that a bit this year, but he’s been back at it and working himself into a frenzy to get back in the bronc saddle again. His body feels good.

“I haven’t been on a bronc since August, so I don’t have a lot of bumps and bruises,” he said. “I’m just ready to get out there and battle for 10 days.”

It’s a rugged schedule once he arrives in Sin City. There are bucking horses for 10 straight nights, and there are appearances and obligations when he’s not spurring an 1,100-pound bronc. He’s been part of it before, and each experience has offered him a bit of on-the-job training.

“The biggest thing I’ve learned is you need to ride all your horses,” Casper said. “I’ve been there two times, and I have yet to get them all rode. I’m going through the preparation, and I’m trying to get that all figured out before the NFR. I’m also trying to figure out how to take care of myself at the NFR.

“There’s a lot that goes into it, but I’m ready for it.”

Broncos breeze past Ralls to play for Regional title

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Bronco Bryce Williams goes in for the tackle last week in Tulia against Ralls. Enterprise Photo /Roger Estlack

The 9-3 Broncos won the Area championship with a huge win over Ralls in Tulia last Friday.

They breezed to the 48-14 win and gained another step in the play-off race.

The Broncos will take on New Home in Floydada on Friday, November 25, at 2:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the gate.

Lyric Smith did what he’s been doing all season as he scored the first six points for the Broncos on a sweep around the left side from the five-yard line after a strong 13-yard gain a few plays before.

On the Jackrabbits’ first play from scrimmage after the kickoff, the Bronco defensive line stripped the ball to get great field position to set up the Broncos’ second score of the game. Jmaury Davis picked out a hole in the Ralls’ defense and waltzed into the endzone around the right side just a few minutes after their first score.

Harrison Howard hit Quay Brown for the two-point bonus to go up by 14. Davis broke loose once again after a Ralls fumble on their 23-yard line to run the field 77 yards and score again in the second quarter.

The second half belonged to the Broncos as well as they were able to seal the win with touchdowns on a 49-yard run by Davis and a 26-yard pass from Howard to Smith. Howard then found Mason Sims on a 23-yard pass who was able to get into the endzone from 70 yards out for six points.

Davis earned the final score of the game when he busted through several defenders from 16 yards out.

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