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The Perrin-Whitt Lady Pirates postseason volleyball run came to an end against Harrold in the regional qualifier round. However, there is still plenty to celebrate from this year’s team.

The team just finished a historic season, going undefeated in district play and making it further in the playoffs than the program ever has. The team got this far because they had plenty of phenomenal players to rely on all season as several members of the team were recognized with prestigious awards for district 11-A.

After losing their season opener against the Seymour Lady Panthers, the Jacksboro Tigerettes bounced back in a big way, winning their home opener over the Wichita Falls Memorial Lady Mavericks in dominant fashion 56-22.

The game took place Tuesday, Nov. 11 and head coach Clayton Brown hopes the team builds momentum off of this win.

“I think there’s a lot of potential with this team and I think that we're off a lot of people’s radar and I like that,” Brown said. “I like not being thought about a certain way.”

The Perrin-Whitt Pirates held their final game of the regular season against the Vernon Northside Indians at home. Unfortunately for Perrin-Whitt, the Pirates were not able to secure the victory after losing to the Indians 70-60.

Despite the loss, the Pirates put up a great fight. Julian Ramos started the game off with a fumble recovery and Cole Keeney was instrumental in picking up key touchdowns for the team in the first and second quarter to keep things competitive by a score of 42-20.

Bryson Cowboys wrapped up their final game of the season against Newcastle at home Friday, dropping to the Bobcats 82-6.

It was already a tough matchup going in for the Cowboys but Newcastle took control early, going up 50-0 after just one quarter. Eventually, the Bobcats jumped out to the final score and the game was mercy ruled as a result.

Despite the loss, there was a lot for the team to celebrate last night, this wasn’t just any other home game for the Cowboys, it was their annual senior night.

The Jacksboro Tigers completed district play and their regular season against the Holliday Eagles and put on a show to end the season. The Tigers defeated the Eagles in a high scoring affair 62-40 and there were playmakers all across the board.

Wyatt Gavit had arguably his best performance of the season at the quarterback position when the Tigers needed it the most. Gavit completed 27 passes for 528 yards and seven touchdown passes with no interceptions. Gavit ended his night with a 79% completion percentage and a 159.9 passer rating as well.

The Perrin-Whitt Lady Pirates fought as hard as they could in their regional quarter final volleyball matchup against the Harrold Lady Hornets. Unfortunately for the Lady Pirates, their season came to an end, losing to the Lady Hornets in three sets.

The matchup took place Thursday, Nov. 6 and despite losing they also showed moments of strength.

The Lady Pirates started with the lead in each set of the match. They jumped out to a 9-5 lead in set one, a 4-0 lead in set two and a 12-8 lead in set three.

After a week of rest, the Perrin-Whitt Lady Pirates got back to action in postseason volleyball against the Vernon Northside Lady Indians. The Lady Pirates took care of business and became area champions after defeating the Lady Indians in three sets.

Head coach Rebekah Bland was pleased with the team's preparation leading into this game as well as the team-focused mentality upheld all season.

The Perrin-Whitt Lady Pirates completed a historic district run, finishing in first place while going undefeated. To gear up for the postseason, the Lady Pirates had a warm up match against the Graford Lady Rabbits.

The match took place Monday, Oct. 27, at Graford, and despite the loss, the team still had some standout performances.

The Lady Pirates lost in three sets 25-14, 25-8 and 25-19. McKieran Murphy was solid on both sides of the ball with 11 digs and four kills.

Perrin-Whitt played their latest district game against the Knox City Greyhounds, but unfortunately for the Pirates, they were not able to get the job done and lost 44-30 to drop to third place in their district.

The team’s offensive and defensive unit fought hard throughout the majority of the matchup, but the Greyhounds pulled away with some momentum shifting scores to end things.

It's been a bit of a bumpy road for the Pirates up to this point as their only win in the district has been against the Bryson Cowboys.

The Bryson Cowboys were not able to pick up a victory in their latest district matchup against the Northside Indians. The team fought hard but ultimately lost 64-42 and dropped to fourth place in the district.

This season has been one of growth for the Cowboys up to this point. The team has a lot of young playmakers on the roster and this season had games of highs and lows.

This was unfortunately one of those lows. The offense and defense still showed flashes in this game throughout though.