Colts slam Gruver at home, 40-24

By Sandy Anderberg

The Clarendon Junior High Colts have had a strong season and were able to slide by the Greyhounds 40-24 at home last week. Their first-half dominance over their opponent gave them the commanding lead they needed to get the big win.

Quarterback T.J. Smith was on fire in the first two quarters of play and was responsible for four of the Colts’ touchdowns in the first half to give them a 32-0 lead at the break. Darren Smith was responsible for the last Colt touchdown from his running back position. It was Smith’s first TD of the year.

Defensively, the Colts were solid once again. Colton Henson grabbed one interception and had several tackles from his safety spot. Zy Matthews, who also plays a safety, had a forced fumble that he recovered, and racked up several Colt tackles.

Coaches Semans and Kelley are enjoying their hard-working team.

“The boys have continued to work hard and find ways to compete every day,” Semans said. “We are experiencing a lot of success and are looking forward to working hard to continue winning,” Semans and Kelley said.

The Bronco junior varsity squad also took on the Greyhounds at home last Thursday night. Despite playing hard, the Broncos lost 6-49. According to Coach Aaron Smith, the Broncos’ only six points came from Don’Jae Orr. Smith credited Brentley Gaines as having three catches from quarterback Braxton Gribble.

The Colts and Broncos will hit the field strong this week as they prepare for a road trip to Lockney next Thursday, September 25, at 5:00 and 6:30 p.m.

The varsity Broncos lost to Gruver 49-0 last Friday. Clarendon CISD again did not provide stats to the Enterprise by press time. Clarendon plays Lockney on the road this week.