Sports

Birthday presents come in all shapes and sizes.

Jacksboro Coach Brannon Rodgers and players Garrett White and Brayden Roberts all celebrated their birthdays Friday, the party being made even more special as the trio were able to open District 6-3A Division II play with a 16-8 win over visiting Comanche at Tiger Stadium.

Jacksboro goes to 1-0 and 3-3 overall while the Indians fall to 2-4 and 0-1. Rodgers said the squad needed an energy boost to get the victory.

Brock’s volleyball team has a group of dads, known as the linemen,  supporting the team and watching the backline of the gym on whatever side of the net the Lady Eagles were on.

The girls didn’t need the help as the third-ranked squad came into Tiger Gym Friday afternoon and defeated the Tigerettes 25-14, 25-15, 25-14. 

With the setback, Jacksboro drops to 1-8 with the setback while Brock goes to 8-1.

There’s nothing better than coming out on top.

Perrin-Whitt knows the feeling, as a group of high school students came in to Love Street Park here Saturday with few expectations except to have a good time. That they did as the Pirate team not only won the first ever State High School Horseshoes Tournament, sponsored by the Weatherford Noon Lions Club,  but had the individual champion in sophomore Tyler Welch.

When Bryson traveled to Crowell on Oct. 4, the Cowboys knew it would not be an easy game. The Cowboys entered the game as 45-point underdogs, predicted by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, and the Wildcats were celebrating homecoming. However, the visiting Cowboys overcame their own mistakes to upset the Wildcats 54-48.

The Cowboys started strong on their opening drive. After driving downfield, Landon Stephens ran it in from three yards out. A successful two-point conversion gave the Cowboys the lead at 8-0.

Three Way kept it close for the first two sets against Perrin on Tuesday, Oct. 1, but a strong third set sealed the deal and kept Coach Rebekah Bland happy.

The Perrin Cross Country team had a good warm-up for regionals on Wednesday, Oct. 3, with runners in both high school categories taking the top spot on the podium.

Coach Lloyd Tucker said this meet was a good setup for their next meet, which happens to be the district meet for Region 3 District 21-1A.

The Bryson Cowgirls defeated the Graford Lady Rabbits at home on Tuesday, winning in straight sets to improve to 2-1 in district, 25-19, 25-22, 25-15.

The Cowgirls came out aggressive early, winning their first three points off of kills, with two coming from senior Brinkley Richardson. The points kept coming after that, with Bryson having 15 kills in the set to grab a 25-19 win and an early 1-0 match lead.

PERRIN – Beating a rival is always tough, particularly at their place.

Bryson’s volleyballers have had difficulties playing in Perrin’s gym the last several years, managing to come out with a win but always getting a battle from the Lady Pirates. Saturday was no different, as the Cowgirls held tough and withstood the storm in a 25-18, 25-21, 25-17 win over Perrin.

The old saying  is “defense wins championships,” and while this may not have been a championship, defense was the key factor in Perrin’s 40-34 win over Wichita Falls Notre Dame.

Perrin’s defense started the game strong by holding Notre Dame to a three-and-out on its first possession. However, on the Pirate’s first offensive snap, the ball sailed over quarterback Raul Martinez’s head and through the back of the end zone for a Perrin safety.