Thursday, May 2, 2024
SPORTS ROUNDUP
If they keep this up the Tolar Rattlers just might post the best season in the history of the program. The seventh-ranked Rattlers remained unbeaten (7-0 overall, 3-0 in District 5-2A Division I) with this past Friday’s 50-7 home drubbing of De Leon.
An excited Tolar head coach Jeremy Mullins said, “7-0 is better than 6-0! De Leon had a good game plan and gave us some problems in the first half. I was proud of our guys coming out after half and getting back to attacking things one play at a time. Isaac Blessing did a great job of stepping in at QB this week.”
Blessing completed nine of 13 passes for 86 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown to Matt Behrens. He also rushed six times for 64 yards and a TD.
Peyton Brown carried 17 times for 172 yards and three scores. For the season he now has 1,352 yards rushing and 21 TD.
Garrison Nation also rushed for a TD. Cade Moody led receivers with four catches for 34 yards.
Defensively Mason Berry led with 11 tackles, two sacks and a tackle for loss. Keaton Morrison had seven tackles, three for a loss, and scored on a blocked punt. Other standouts were Drake Owens (11 tackles, two for loss), Ty McClure and Cash Clark (8 tackles each) and Luke Willmon (6 tackles, 2 for loss).
On Friday the Rattlers now travel to Bangs (5-2, 3-0), which has won five consecutive games. The Dragons feature running back Guy Powell (1,360 yards, 14 TD). They are coming off a 42-35 overtime win at San Saba.
A win would clinch a playoff berth for the Rattlers.
“It's going to take a good effort and a week of preparation. Bangs is on a roll right now. They've got a dang good running back that can break a big play on any down,” Mullins said. “It will be a big challenge for us defensively to slow him down. Our guys have done a great job of keeping our focus in getting a little better every day and playing better this week than we did the week before.”
District 5-2A Division I standings
(Overall record in parentheses)
Tolar 3-0 (7-0)
Bangs 3-0 (5-2)
Coleman 3-1 (6-2)
Hamilton 1-2 (3-4)
San Saba 1-3 (5-3)
DeLeon 1-3 (4-4)
Goldthwaite 0-3 (0-7)
GRANBURY FOOTBALL
The Pirates fell 69-14 at Lake Belton Friday. Jadon Rogers scored on a 3-yard touchdown and Carter Riley caught a 46-yard TD pass from Caden Crouch for the Pirates (4-3 overall, 2-3 in District 4-5A Division I).
Crouch finished with 113 yards passing and rushed for 44 yards. Tyler Rodgers led the Pirates in rushing with 48 yards, while Jadon Rogers gained 47. Solomon Hanchell caught a pass for 43 yards.
Creed Lynch led the Granbury defense with 13 tackles and Ryan Baker posted five. Chase Cantrell, Augie Zapata and Anthony Debello each had a tackle for a loss. James Byrd intercepted a Lake Belton pass.
The Pirates will play at home Friday, taking on Killeen Ellison (4-3, 3-2) at 7 p.m. Ellison features quarterback Sidney Holland (541 yards, 7 TD, 3 interceptions passing) and wide receiver Khamani Debrow (5 TD). The Eagles defeated Killeen 27-16 Friday.
In subvarsity action, the GHS junior varsity lost 52-21, Freshmen Purple fell 28-7 and Freshmen Gold came up short 14-12.
District 4-5A Division I standings
Midlothian 5-0 (7-0)
Lake Belton 5-1 (7-1)
Red Oak 4-1 (6-1)
Killeen Shoemaker 3-2 (5-2)
Killeen Ellison 3-2 (4-3)
Granbury 2-3 (4-3)
Killeen 2-3 (3-4)
Waco 0-6 (1-7)
Cleburne 0-6 (0-8)
GRANBURY CROSS COUNTRY
The Pirates varsity is returning to regionals after finishing second in the District 5-5A Meet this past Friday. Also qualifying individually was Lady Pirate Emory Kirby, eighth among the girls with a clocking of 21 minutes, 55 seconds.
Brian Hailey placed second individually among the boys in 16:49, while Alec Wilkerson was 16th. Also for the Lady Pirates, Aubrey Ward placed 20th.
“District is where you always want your team to be peaking and they did,” said GHS coach Amber Ward.
Also running at regionals for the Pirates will be Aiden Lemens, Bryce Young, Kolden Rand, Alan Davila and Aidan Turpin.
The Region I Meet is set for Oct. 25 in Lubbock. The top four teams and the top 10 individuals not on those teams advance to state in Round Rock Nov. 5.
The JV boys placed second, led by Levi Henchcliff in sixth place and Pete O’Carroll in ninth. Two JV girls placed in the top 10 with Anna Snow third and Jory Collins sixth.
GRANBURY TEAM TENNIS
The Granbury season came to an end with a 19-0 loss to Argyle Friday in the area round of the playoffs. GHS ended the season with a 9-5 record and a second consecutive playoff appearance.
The Pirates/Lady Pirates advanced to the second round with an 18-1 victory over Fort Worth South Hills in bi-district on Oct. 11. Katie Childs was named standout player for GHS after she won the clinching 10th match.
GRANBURY VOLLEYBALL
The Lady Pirates dropped their lone match of the week, falling 3-0 at Wichita Falls Rider Friday. Kylie Moody (11 digs) and Kassidy Kirkpatrick (13 kills) were named Players of the Match for Granbury (14-27, 2-7 in District 5-5A).
Lady Pirate Sarah Welch leads the district in assists with 909 and is second in aces with 57.
The Lady Pirates travel to Saginaw (23-16, 5-4) Friday at 5:30 p.m.
The Granbury JV defeated Rider 2-0 while the Freshmen Purple lost 2-0.
TOLAR VOLLEYBALL
The Lady Rattlers improved to 2-1 and are currently second in District 8-2A with a 3-1 victory over DeLeon. Libero Trinity Rousseau was named standout of the match.
The Lady Rattlers travel to Hico Friday for a 6:30 p.m. match.
GRANBURY GOLF
The Pirates and Lady Pirates competed in the District 5-5A Fall Preview at Sugar Tree Golf Course in Dennis on Oct. 11. The Lady Pirates Purple team placed third, shooting a 416, and the Pirates Purple was sixth with a 373.
The girls Gold team was sixth at 477 and the boys Gold was eighth with a 388.
Pirate Purple scores were Bryson Sparks, 87 (tied for 15th individually); William Lillagore, 92; Kolton Montoya, 95; Corban White, 99; and Quinn Bradley, 100.
Lady Pirate Purple scores were Akyah Ditto and Kylee Upchurch, 96 each (tied for 11th individually); Hailey Golden, 105; Halle Carr, 119; and Ryli Lewis, 124.
Lady Pirate Gold scores included Ariel Jimenez, 115; Lilley Prewitt, 118; Norah Edwards, 120; Emili Winkler, 124; and Emily McGuire, 132.
Pirate Gold scores included Brayden Thackerson, 92; Hunter Squires, 96; Jaxson Vaughn, 97; Braedon Hunt, 103; and Andrew Haynes, 106.
Competing as medalists for the boys were Parker Jones, 93; Landon Womack, 96; and Braxton Pugh, 102. Jadyn Mobley shot a 127 competing as medalist for the girls.
The four lowest scores comprise the team total.
The Lady Pirates varsity is next competing Friday and Saturday at the Argyle Eagle Invitational in Argyle. The Pirates varsity will next hit the links in the Cleburne Fall Classic Oct. 28-29.
