GRAFORD – When you’re a district champion from the prior year, the following year brings promise but also a bit of concern when you open with Newcastle, one of the weaker teams from the new district.
GRAFORD – You shoot 20 percent and you’re still competitive in a game.
BRYSON – With medical conditions causing sickness around sports teams, even if it’s not COVID, there has been little opportunity for teams to practice and play in a normal setting.
It’s not’s often you attempt 50 free throws at at high school girls game.
After a tough loss in the District 7-3A opener at Bowie three days before, Jacksboro’s boys hoopsters came home to face Holliday, which has always given the Tigers a game fight.
The top sports story of the year (nearly) gone by was the COVID virus which knocked out the Spring Sports season for the most part and had people thinking throughout the summer whether or not we would have a Fall sports season.
WICHITA FALLS – Tuesday night’s weather outside City View’s Mustang Gym left a lot to be desired with just a flat nasty vibe to it .Jacksboro’s Varsity Tigerettes opted to stay “outside” and play anyway.
The visitors made the 57-mile trek a successful one, banging home 10 three-pointers from all over the court in a 59-33 victory over City View.
Jacksboro is now 7-4 overall and 1-0 n the loop while City View slips to 0-7 and 0-1. Jacksboro Coach Kyle Wood was unavailable for comment after the game.
After a second-place finish in District 5-3A division II, Jacksboro landed several on the All-District list announced recently.
The Tigers, who finished 6-5 overall, had two players named to superlatives. Senior Landon Davenport was Offensive MVP while offensive lineman of the year was classmate Randall Hamilton.
On the first-team offense, was freshman Lando Belcher. Belcher started the year on the JV and was moved up midway through district.
He replaced Jordan Yount, who was a first team selection at receiver.
It wasn’t like Rylan Chalmers was trying to reinvent the wheel with a layin late vs. Gainesville Dec. 8.
The senior guard had done it a number of times vs. the Leopards on his 22-point night. It was the last time that was broke the visitors’ back. Chalmers and his teammates were going for the last shot when he got the ball and appeared almost hesitant to make the attempt.
GRAFORD – It takes time to buy into a new coach’s philosophy, especially when one was legend Ty Tabor.
Graford Boys Coach Jeff Bell knows a few things about legend, having won a few state titles, 860 games and being a member of the Texas Boys Coaches Association Hall of Fame during his career. Still, Bell knows he has to earn his keep in his firstyear at the helm of the Rabbits and is doing his best to do so.
