Football

The Broncos (8-3) earned the Bi-District trophy with a huge win over the Gruver Greyhounds last Friday in Amarillo’s Dick Bivins Stadium.

The 47-20 win put them well on the road to mid-December playoff games. The Broncos will play Ralls in the Area round on November 18 in Tulia at 7:00 p.m.

Once again, senior Jmaury Davis took control of the Broncos’ running game and left Gruver stunned as to how to stop him. Davis accumulated 276 yards on 15 carries and turned his efforts into four touchdowns. He was also responsible for the first score of the game, which is something the team is accustomed to, taking it in from 48 yards out on the second play of the game.

“That’s always our plan,” coach Clint Conkin said. “Jmaury does a great job and runs the ball hard every time. The kids feed off him when he gets going early.”

Davis struck again early in the second quarter on a 59-yard run that gave the Broncos a 20-6 halftime lead. Also playing solid as usual was Lyric Smith who had 10 carries for 56 yards and a touchdown, and Wilson Ward who went 37 yards on six carries. Harrison Howard was back at the helm after an ankle injury and hit Smith, his favorite receiver, three times for 93 yards and two scores.

As strong as they were offensively, the Broncos played spot-on defense and handled Gruver somewhat easily on allowing them 20 points. The defensive line succeeded in holding the Greyhounds when they needed to and made stops when they needed to.

Smith played solid and finished with 13 tackles and one interception and Mason Sims posted eight tackles and two interceptions. Colton Benson and Jared Musick had eight tackles each, and Anthony Ceniceros grabbed seven tackles.

The Broncos kept their perfect district season alive last Friday night as they edged out Shamrock 23-20 in a hard-fought game.

Both teams battled the entirety of the game, but the Broncos’ quickness and speed gave them the advantage when they needed it. Once again, senior Jmaury Davis turned up the heat with 235 yards rushing, 22 yards passing, and two touchdowns.

He also racked up five tackles on defense.

Davis was joined in the backfield by Lyric Smith who consistently plays a solid game. Smith carried the ball nine times for 46 yards and threw a strike to Brown for a touchdown. Howard was three of eight passing for 32 yards.

Both teams came out strong on both sides of the ball and each went four and out before Shamrock put the first points on the board late in the first quarter. The Broncos went to work and put several good defensive and offensive plays together and got back on track. They were able to execute a nice little trick play after Smith broke loose and took it down inside the 20-yard line. Davis was then able to beat the clock and score a touchdown with Wilson Ward adding the kick for the bonus.

The second half was a battle as well with both teams digging in on offense and defense. A mishandled onside kick by the Irish allowed the Broncos good field position and a chance to find the endzone, but a weak series of downs caused Clarendon to give the ball back. They were able to find the endzone one more time, however, with nine minutes left in the game. Shamrock would score one more time early in the fourth quarter, but it would not be enough, and the maroon and white held on for the win.

The Broncos have one regular season game left this Friday against Wellington. They are looking to be the spoiler for the second year in a row to send the Skyrockets packing and claim the District Championship once again. Senior recognition will be during the pre-game and kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. Online tickets are available at https://bit.ly/3DQoplN.