GLEN ROSE – Graford Coach Jeff Bell had just one message for his kids late in Tuesday night’s Region I semifinal with Lingleville: Get us to overtime.
BRIDGEPORT – For the past four years, Graford had made it to the regional finals … and lost every time in its attempt go to State.
If we could just find some happy middle ground.
We go from below zero to temps in the 80s in five days then back into the 40s with rain. Yet we can’t figure out why everyone’s sick.
It was just great being able to see ball hit bat once again as HS baseball fired up last week in Alvord. I still haven’t seen any softball this weekend for various reasons but it’s a long season.
BRYSON – You can blame officiating. You can blame poor defense.
Sooner or later, any sport depends on did you outscore the other team? While things can happen to affect that in the shortterm, the players on the court dictate what happens in the final analysis.
In Feb. 23’s bi-district showdown between visiting Saint Jo and the host Cowboys, the Panthers led from start to finish, using almost too aggressive defense to key a second quarter pull away and post a 62-30 win.
Saint Jo goes to 18-7 with Bryson ending its campaign at 11-12.
JACKSBORO – Midway and Perrin-Whitt battled each there for four quarters Feb. 23 but a fourth quarter uprising by Midway sent the Pirates, the second-place team out of District 21-A, to a 59-43 loss at Jacksboro High School.
Midway led 9-8 after one and 25-20 at the half. It would complete the pair of District 22 wins overDistrict 21 teams as Saint Jo defeated Bryson (see story, same section).
CHICO – Whatever happened to Saint Jo’s boys basketball team between early December and Saturday night should be bottled and have folks looking for a distributor.
In initial meetings with Bryson this year, the Panthers struggled with the Cowboys before pulling out a 10-point win. In a recent bi-district matchup, Saint Jo never looked out of shorts and won by 32.
In the first meeting with Graford, the Jackrabbits pulled out a 55-point win.
Jacksboro went 5-0 in a weekend tournament hosted by Henrietta and Windthorst.
In Thursday’s game, Rylee Mathis fired a no-hitter in a 10-0 thrashing of Class 2A Alvord. Jacksboro scored three in the each of the first two innings a n d another four in the third on just two total hits. Kylie Tullous and Payton Nail each had a hit. Jaci Gann led the way with two RBIs. Nail and Holman had one each. Mathis struck out four in the three-inning game.
ALVORD – After the Tigers’ first game with Pantego Christian got rained out here last weekend, the Purple had a winless weekend here, including a 13-3 setback by the hosts Saturday morning.
Jacksboro threatened in the first. Cody Frie was hit by a pitch and Taber Dunn beaten out an infield single.the pair were left in scoring position as the next three hitters struck out.
Alvord struck for a pair of runs in the bottom of the first, using a hit and a pair of Tiger miscues before the squad stranded the bases full.
The Bryson Cowboys entered Saturday's tiebreaker with Perrin hoping to go into the playoffs with momentum. After splitting games during the season, the teams needed one more meeting to settle a tie for second place in the district. The Cowboys struggled from the start in a 79-57 loss at home to the Pirates.
VALLEY VIEW – No preseason practices.No problem.
