Sports

It is not often high school students wanting and gladly accepting more work. In the case of Jacksboro High School’s cheerleading squad, it helped them pick up a state title Thursday, Jan. 16.

It was the third straight year the girls placed in the top five at the UIL Spirit State Championship in Fort Worth. The previous two years the girls had finished 4th out of more than 75 teams.

Jacksboro showed it wanted something better this year before the school year even started, earning first place finishes in all events during Cheer Camp last summer.

PERRIN – Most teams go through cold streaks in a game, be it for part of a quarter at most.

That looked pretty good for Perrin’s Lady Pirate basketball squad, who went through a more than two quarter span Friday night without hitting a bucket. That enabled visiting Bryson to take control of the game and cruise to a 38-18 win over Perrin at Pirate Gym.

Bryson goes to 3-0 in district and 16-8 overall while Perrin slips to 1-2 in district. Cowgirl Coach Rusty Jones said his squad’s defense paid dividends.

When an opponent has just three buckets in a half, it is best to take advantage of an opportunity knocking.

Jacksboro did just that Friday night as visiting Tolar had a cold half shooting. That, along with trying to respond from a disappointing finish at Paradise the game before and a teammate being hurt in pregame warmups, provided the Tigers all the incentive it needed to cruise to a harder than it looked 74-58 win at Tiger Gym.

Jacksboro goes to 1-2 in District 7-3A and 7-6 overall while Tolar slips to 0-3 and 11-11.

Holiday mode is a tough thing to overcome.

With Perrin’s boys basketball team in the middle of the holiday rush, the Pirates had some issues getting into the flow of the game Dec. 30 against Strawn. The Greyhounds, who had played just one game prior, due to a deep run in the football playoffs, led after one quarter, but a 12-0 Perrin run put the visitors behind for good in a 50-34 Pirate victory.

PERRIN – Without three key players, Perrin was forced to use substitutes for key playing time Dec. 19 vs. Bluff Dale.

The Bobcats, who had just seven players, took advantage and made a game of it in the first half. The Pirate subs made some key contributions in the final two quarters and enabled the Pirates to pull away and post a 55-38 win. Perrin goes to 4-10 with the win.

When the Tigerettes took the court for their first district game of the season, they were coming off a win over Iowa Park.

The 7-9 Jacksboro Tigerettes took on a District 7-3A foe in the Breckenridge Lady Buckaroos. The Lady Bucks were ranked in 3A and had only lost three games in the season. 

On Tuesday, Dec. 17, the Tigerettes showed their skills as they took down Breckenridge on its home court 58-36.

Kelli Tucker knows a few things about success in her high school career.

The All-A honor roll student at Perrin High School has qualified for State in cross country, powerlifting, and track in her four years as a Lady Pirate. Last week, Tucker added another All-State nod to her accolades as she was selected to the Class A All-State volleyball team by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.

The Lady Pirates went to the area round of the postseason for the second year in a row and Tucker, a four-year starter for Perrin, was a major reason for that. 

Several Bryson and Perrin football players were selected to the District 9-A football teams recently, selected by the district coaches.

First Team

Perrin had several first teamers on both sides of the ball. Rafael Alvarado was named at both wide receiver and kicker, Adrian Masterson was named at fullback and Sammy Hernandez at spread back. Defensively, Pirates were named at five of the six positions. Lane Self at nose guard, Jake Holmes as a lineman, Raul Martinez as a linebacker, Hernandez as a cornerback and Tyler Welch at safety.

After a District-6-3A Division II title, Jacksboro Tigers’ football team and coaches were rewarded for its past football season with several accolades.

The accolades were highlighted with Caleb Helm named offensive MVP and Luis Ponce named defensive MVP. The coaching staff also received accolades for staff of the year.

1st-Team Offense

Landon Davenport was selected at quarterback as were Randall Hamilton, Mason Damron, and Kenny Perry at lineman, Jaylen Lewis, and Seth Isbell at wide receiver/tight end and Justin Loucks as fullback.