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The Perrin-Whitt Pirates varsity football team had arguably their most dominant win of the season up to this point, mercy ruling Covington Owls 68-20.

The matchup took place Thursday, Sept. 18. This was a game filled with both fireworks and some drama.

A fight broke out on the field which saw a player from Perrin ejected from the contest. On top of this, Perrin said the team needed to clean things up from a discipline standpoint.

The Jacksboro Tigers varsity football team continued regular season action this week against the Jim Ned Indians. The team started off strong but ultimately ran out of gas in a 23-13 loss.

Despite the loss, head coach Casey Hubble said it wasn’t for a lack of effort from the team, and that sometimes teams just get outplayed on certain nights.

“The kids played hard, but in this business you don’t get the win just because you play hard,” Hubble said. “The other teams play hard too.”

The Jacksboro Tigerettes varsity volleyball team seems to be in a bit of a funk lately. The team just dropped its third straight matchup to the City View Lady Mustangs in three sets.

The match took place Tuesday, Sept. 16, at home, but the team couldn’t get the job done despite a well fought contest.

Each of the sets were very close—the Tigerettes lost set one by just three points 25-22. The team drew closer to victory in set two losing by just two points 25-23, and the Tigerettes lost set three by the same score 25-23.

The Bryson Cowboys had another strong showing to start their season defeating the Throckmorton Greyhounds 58-12. Despite the win, head coach Kevin Ray doesn’t believe the team has reached its full potential yet.

“It was pretty good, it could have been better, but it was good I can’t complain,” Ray said. “Probably the last four or five minutes of the second quarter we let up a bit.”

However, the Bryson community has to feel encouraged that even when the team could have had a stronger performance from an execution standpoint, the team is still picking up dominant blowout wins.

The Jacksboro Tigers put up a fighting effort once again, but they were not able to get the job done against the Peaster Greyhounds, losing with a final score of 28-7.

The game took place Friday, Sept. 12, and while the team ultimately lost, head coach Casey Hubble said he was overall proud of the team for fighting through adversity.

“The kids kept fighting, we just have to channel that fight a little better,” Hubble said. “We still have the opportunity to be a good football team.”

The Jacksboro Tigerettes and Bryson Cowgirls varsity volleyball teams had strong starts to the past week by defeating the Burkburnett Lady Bulldogs and Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs.

The Tigerettes played their match against Burkburnett at home Tuesday, Sept. 2, along with Bryson.

The Tigerettes got into an absolute thriller, picking up a victory in five sets while the Cowgirls handled their business quickly and effectively in three sets. Both teams had strong standout performers on the evening.

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After dropping their season opener, the Bryson Cowboys varsity football team bounced back in a big way with a blowout win over the Baird Bears.

After traveling to Jayton for a match against Garden City, the team came back home for their matchup against the Bears, Friday, Sept. 12.

Cowboys Head Coach Kevin Ray said he was pleased with the team’s effort throughout the game, especially given that the team got off to a bit of a slower start, according to Ray.

Perrin’s week two matchup could be seen as a reset point for the Pirates against the Aquilla Cougars. The Pirates varsity football team lost 60-12, despite their efforts.

The game didn’t start out like a route according to head coach Kevin Lloyd. The team defensively struggled early on giving up two touchdowns in the first quarter. However, the team bounced back and successfully defended against further scoring drives on Aquilla's next two possessions, Lloyd said.

It was a hard fought game for the Jacksboro Tigers varsity football team in week two, but ultimately they couldn’t get the job done. The team dropped their matchup to the Boyd Yellowjackets 26-21 to fall to an 0-2 record.

The game took place Friday, Sept. 5, and despite the loss there were standout performances for the Tigers.

The Bryson Cowboys varsity football team came out firing against Garden City in their season opener. However, the team ultimately couldn’t hang on and lost to the Bearkats 32-24.

The team traveled to Jayton for the matchup at an unusual time Saturday, at 3 p.m., and it looked like the team was going to make the Bryson community smile as they led 24-12 at halftime.