Today's SportsKILLEEN - Informed of their final rushing statistics, Temple seniors Lache Seastrunk and Derrick Davis were stunned.
Both knew they got plenty of carries and yards Friday night against Killeen Shoemaker in their season and career finale, but the numbers did end up bordering on the ridiculous - in a very good way for the Wildcats.
BELTON - Put an exclamation point on the Belton Tigers' regular season. And throw in some hardware, too.
David Ash threw three touchdown passes in the first half as Belton jumped out to a 21-0 lead, and the defense contained Bryan's league-best offense in a hard-fought 34-14 win Friday night at Tiger Field.
ROGERS - There was the traditional ice-water bath but that was pretty much the extent of Rogers' celebration.
Then again, when you've won eight district titles in the last 10 years - including back-to-back District 25-2A crowns after Friday night's 42-14 win over Salado at Merk Field - some things just become routine.
WEST - What began as an arduous journey through the rough terrain of a brutal non-district schedule before navigating a highly competitive district season, ended in about 50 minutes Friday night for the Belton Lady Tigers.
Garland Sachse - the same team which eliminated the Lady Tigers from the volleyball state playoffs a year ago - did so even more emphatically this time, winning 25-15, 25-11, 25-13 in a Class 5A area playoff match at Trojan Gym.
McGREGOR - McGregor defensive lineman Dustin Bumguardner collided with Roy Freeman before the Troy running back could cut toward the end zone on a 2-point conversion attempt Friday night at Bulldog Stadium.
The 250-pound Bumguardner's tackle enabled the Bulldogs to claim a 50-48 victory in three overtimes that gave McGregor the outright District 16-2A championship and a perfect regular season.
CAMERON - For a brief, shining moment, all that lay between the Cameron Yoe Yoemen and overtime was 43 yards of open turf.
But Yoe's Damyon Kelley couldn't get the handle on Matt Chandler's onside kick, and Caldwell recovered with 38 seconds remaining to give the Hornets a 35-28 win on Friday in the District 24-3A finale for both teams.
BROWNWOOD - Mary Hardin-Baylor has lost only three conference road games since the turn of the century, and a fourth surely would kill the Crusaders' hopes of extending their streak of five consecutive NCAA Division III playoff appearances.
Today they travel to the site of one of those defeats to face one of the league's scariest teams.
HUTTO - It's not a misprint: the Lampasas Badgers are headed to the playoffs.
Lampasas (4-6, 3-3 District 25-4A) scored on the ground, through the air and with its special teams to pound Hutto 47-20 Friday night, securing the No. 2 playoff seed in Division II - the Badgers' first postseason berth since 2000.
The Belton Lady Tigers have a newfound sense of confidence entering today's Class 5A Region II cross country meet at Vandergriff Park in Arlington.
And that from a recent practice that opened some eyes after a second-place finish at the District 12-5A meet. Consider this: they ran faster during that track workout than they did in that race.
The Temple College Lady Leopards are three wins away from a fourth consecutive appearance in the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament.
The quest for those three wins begins at 11 a.m. today, Temple faces Cisco at Brookhaven College in Dallas in the double-elimination NJCAA Region 5B Tournament.
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KILLS
Total Avg.
Grace Weaver, Belton 345 3.9
Cayleigh Drake, Rogers 448 3.8
Kaitlin Muniz, Temple 128 3.3
Jenna Sebek, Salado 265 3.1
Bianca Patterson, H. Heights 115 3
Maeson Mondrik, Cam. Yoe 224 2.8
Loryn Goodwin, Temple 108 2.8
Brittny Schwertner, Jarrell 190 2.7
Jenae Rhoades, Cameron Yoe 189 2.5
Taylor Robinson, Academy 246 2.4
Phyllicia Cross, Copp. Cove 241 2.4
Ebonie Davis, Kill. Shoemaker NA 2.3
Brittany Tate, Moody 121 2.3
Hadley Joiner, Salado 203 2.3
Sarah Bishop, Lampasas 209 2.2
Kelly Kearns, Copperas Cove 213 2.1
Jayci Denio, Camer... archives
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