Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Granbury Lady Pirates and Pirates returned to a familiar site for the District 5-5A Meet Oct. 11. A week earlier they ran in the Brewer Invitational at Central Park in White Settlement.
At the district meet, both Granbury varsity teams finished third to qualify for regionals.
“Really proud of our team and what we have overcome this year,” Pirates coach Jody Brown said. “We lost one of the top runners in the state in Jaxon Glenn. Bryan Hailey moved, Gannon Dolan has not been healthy. Our younger guys really responded at the district meet.”
Glenn moved to Southlake when his father, Jeremy Glenn was hired as the new superintendent of the Carroll School District.
Dolan did bounce back to finish third individually, the top finish for any Granbury runner.
“We talked all week about how Aledo and Azle would go 1 and 2 and that we would have to beat Brewer to qualify,” Lady Pirates coach Amber Adams said. “The girls knew that every race counted and they ran exactly how they needed to. Everyone put in their best effort and it paid off.”
Overall Granbury individual results were:
Varsity Boys 5K
3. Gannon Dolan, 16:12 (first team all-district)
9. Aiden Lemens, 17:15 (first team all-district)
14. Brendan Thorne, 17:38 (honorable mention all-district)
26. Sam Valadez, 18:20
28. Jacob Wolfe, 18:24
38. Nolan Segars, 19:28
Varsity Girls 5K
15. Ava Stein, 21:09 (honorable mention all-district)
21. Josefina Berry, 21:46
23. Adalyn Hollis, 21:48
26. Alexie Patrick, 22:03
30. Kambry Zschiesche, 22:27
35. Ziva Sedgwick, 23:09
36. Karolina Berry, 23:11
The top three teams and top 10 individuals from district qualified for the Region I Meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock Tuesday, Oct. 22. From there, the top four teams and top 10 individuals not on those teams will advance to state at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock Saturday, Nov. 2.
GRANBURY FOOTBALL
The Pirates (1-5, 0-4 in District 3-5A Division II at press time) will host Azle Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. At press time the surprising Hornets (6-0, 4-0) were playing at home against Denton Ryan, formerly No. 1 in the state.
Granbury was playing at Richland at press time. The Pirates lost 56-7 at home to Aledo Oct. 11.
Offensive leaders vs. Aledo: Hayden Meyer 9-of-15, 84 yards, nine carries, 30 yards; Austin Reeves 2-of-4, 84 yards, TD; Anthony DeBello five catches, 95 yards, TD.
Defensive leaders vs. Aledo: Chase Cantrell 10 tackles; Cooper Cumba six tackles, one for loss, sack; Bryson Hager six tackles; Eli Sisco six tackles.
Azle offensive players to watch: QB Derrek Vowell 70% completions, 1,474 yards, 15 TD, two interceptions; RB Hagen Hughes 1,078 yards, 14 TD.
Azle defensive players to watch: LB Joshua Guzman 36 tackles, nine for loss, sack; DL Devin Wingfield 26 tackles, five for loss, three sacks.
The Hornets are seeking their first playoff berth since 2021 after being picked eighth in the district in the preseason by “Dave Campbell’s Texas Football” magazine.
Azle leads the all-time series 12-4 and has won the past seven meetings.
TOLAR FOOTBALL
The Rattlers (5-1 overall) won their District 5-3A Division II opener at home against Early, 56-0, Oct. 11. They were hosting Dublin at press time and travel to Clifton (4-2,1-0) Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.
Clifton won 14-13 at home against Eastland Oct. 11 and was playing at Early at press time.
Offensive leaders vs. Early: Briton Rice 10-of-14, 182 yards, four TD, interception, rushing TD; Peyton Brown nine carries, 100 yards, TD; Kelvin Murray six carries, 42 yards, TD; Dacen Watkins three catches, 78 yards, two TD; Noah Yanish two carries, 32 yards, TD; Zane Terrell 18-yard TD catch.
Defensive leaders vs. Early: Drake Owens nine tackles, two for loss; Hunter Michels eight tackles, two for loss; Anson Laminick two interceptions, one returned for TD.
Clifton offensive players to watch: QB Joaquin De La Hoya 599 yards, five TD rushing; RB Jackson Ritz 351 yards, four TD.
Clifton defensive player to watch: LB James Liardon 42 tackles, one for loss, two sacks.
The win over Early was the Rattlers’ 13th consecutive district win, with the last coming Nov. 26, 2021. Clifton is seeking its first winning season since 2019 and leads the all-time series against Tolar 2-0, with the last meeting being in 2011.
GRACE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN FOOTBALL
The Gryphons (1-5) are coming off a bye week and were hosting Azle Christian School at press time. They will host Bartonville Harvest (2-4) Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Grace is the defending Texas Association of Independent Athletic Organizations state champion, winning the title in its inaugural season.
Season offensive leaders: Jones Bryce 390 yards, seven TD, six interceptions, 435 yards rushing, receiving TD; Keith Wyatt 380 yards, two TD rushing, 15 catches, 115 yards, two TD receiving.
Season defensive leaders: Bryce 51 tackles, one for loss, interception, six fumble recoveries; Wyatt 51 tackles.
Harvest offensive players to watch: Brady Tickner 1,209 yards, 16 TD, seven interceptions, 315 yards, rushing TD; Landon Reeves 370 yards, eight TD rushing, 32 catches 525 yards, seven TD receiving.
Harvest defensive players to watch: L. Reeves 59 tackles, three for loss; Daxton Reeves 56 tackles, three for loss, sack, interception.
This is the first meeting between the teams.
GRANBURY VOLLEYBALL
The Lady Pirates (23-19, 6-3 in District 5-5A) dropped a home match to district-leading Aledo, 3-0, Oct. 11 before bouncing back with a 3-0 win at Keller Fossil Ridge Oct. 15. Granbury is third in district and in a battle with Azle and Chisholm Trail for second behind Aledo.
Leaders vs. Aledo
Kills: Sienna Watts 6
Digs: Lilyan McCall 12, Allyson McCabe 12, Mattie Weaver 11
Assists: McCabe 20
Receptions: McCall 23, Watts 17
Leaders vs. Fossil Ridge
Kills: Blakely Bleeker 8, Watts 7, Kailynne Sermarini 7
Aces: McCabe 3
Digs: McCall 19, McCabe 12, Watts 10
Assists: McCabe 23
Receptions: McCall 24
The Lady Pirates return to action at home against Saginaw Oct. 22 and host Azle Oct. 25, both matches starting at 6 p.m.
TOLAR VOLLEYBALL
The Lady Rattlers (25-8, 8-1 in District 8-3A) continued their chase for a league championship as they won 3-0 at Breckenridge Oct. 11, followed by a 3-1 home victory against Millsap. Standouts against Breckenridge were Allyson Dobbs (seven kills, .748 hitting percentage) and Atley Kolb (four kills, .500 hitting percentage). Leading the win over Millsap were Allie Terrell (18 kills), Senne Imel (17 kills, four aces, nine digs) and Abbie Soileau (44 assists, three blocks, 11 digs).
The Lady Rattlers, who have won 18 of their past 19 matches, were playing at Eastland at press time. They will host district-leading Peaster Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Greyhounds held on for a 3-2 win in Peaster Sept. 27.
Tolar will also travel to Early for a noon match Oct. 26.
Tolar is seeking its first district championship since 2021.
TOLAR CROSS COUNTRY
The Rattlers and Lady Rattlers competed in the District 8-3A Meet in Dublin Oct. 9.
Leading the Rattlers was Ernesto Ramirez, who was 32nd over the 5K course with a time of 20:25.19. The Lady Rattlers’ lone runner was Lucy Warner, who was 35th over the 3200-meter course with a time of 14:55.68.
Also for the Rattlers: Parker McDonald, 39th, 23:49.69; Connor England, 40th, 25:19.58; 41. Aiden Hull, 25:27.45; Relic Buckley, 43rd, 28:13.74.
GRANBURY TENNIS
The Pirates/Lady Pirates saw their season end with a 19-0 bidistrict loss to Grapevine last week. They ended the season with a 10-7 record and a third-place finish in District 5-5A with a 4-2 league mark.
A highlight for the Pirates was Tyler St. Don, who lost a thrilling singles match, 6-4, 6-7, 4-10.
TOLAR GOLF
Nick Merkle of Tolar played as a medalist in the Briggs Berry Memorial tournament last week. He posted a score of 87.
The tournament is named in honor of the former Pirate golfer who died in 2014 because of a rare immune deficiency.
GRANBURY SWIMMING
The Pirates/Lady Pirates began the season at the 17th Annual Grapevine/Colleyville ISD Sprint Pentathlon. Granbury top results were:
Girls
3. Mylie Erezo
6. Grace Larsen
7. Carmen Citzler
15. Bailey McDermott
Boys
8. Jett McFerrin
15. Cameron Ward
Grade level medalists
Girls
Twelfth grade: 3. Erezo
Tenth grade: 1. Citzler
Boys
Eleventh grade: 1. McFerrin
They followed that by competing in the Northwest High School Invitational this past weekend. The Lady Pirates were second as a team and the Pirates were eighth. Top individual results included (distance in yards):
Girls
200 Freestyle: 5. Bailey McDermott, 8. Madison Erezo
50 Freestyle: 5. My. Erezo, 10. Citzler
100 Freestyle: 4. Avery Young
500 Freestyle: 4. Bailey McDermott, 8. Autum Stuart
100 Backstroke: 5. My. Erezo, 6. Citzler, 9. Remi Chastain
100 Breaststroke: 9. Jina Kim
200 Medley A Relay: 3. Citzler, Kim, Young, My. Erezo; 8. Chastain, Huckaby, Stuart, Guidry
200 Freestyle A Relay: 3. My. Erezo, Ma. Erezo, Young, McDermott
400 Freestyle A Relay: 3. Citzler, Ma. Erezo, Chastain, McDermott; 6. Huckaby, Stone, Stuart, Guidry
Boys
200 Freestyle: 10. Michael Kracy
50 Freestyle: 10. Cameron Ward
100 Freestyle: 9. Cameron Ward
500 Freestyle: 4. Jett McFerrin
200 Freestyle A Relay: 3. McFerrin, Kracy, Jernigan, Ward
400 Freestyle A Relay: 6. McFerrin, Kracy, Jernigan, Ward
