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Clarendon rolls Lockney; district title in sight
Clarendon’s ‘boys of fall’ are getting the job done in the District 2-1A race.
The 48-0 shutout of the Lockney Longhorns in Bronco Stadium Friday night set the scene for a goal not achieved in three decades.
The win put the Broncos on top of their district race and in great contention to bring home a District championship outright next Friday night against Panhandle. The 500 plus total yards racked up by the Broncos was impressive and overpowered the 67 yards that the Longhorns recorded.
All of the Bronco points were achieved in the first half of play with 34 points scored in the opening period.
“We came out and blew them away in the first quarter,” head coach Gary Jack said.
“Our defense played great. We held them to three and out and turned around and scored touchdowns.”
Quarterback Johnny Gaines and Bradley Watson teamed up for the first two Bronco scores early in the game that went 59 and 72 yards. Mike Crump ran it in from 38 yards out for another touchdown, and brother Chris Crump got in on the action with a seven-yard run for six.
Charleston Harris, Wes Williams, and Gaines sealed the Bronco win with touchdowns before the break.
“We scored real quick on our first five possessions. Because of our lead, we were able to run the clock in the second half and all of our JV kids got in the game. Everyone played well.”
Jack noted that the defense did a great job holding Lockney under 100 yards on the night, and the offensive line was sharp once again.
“We overwhelmed them,” Jack said.
“Chris Schultz had two sacks, Jacob Pigg had a fumble recovery, and Chris Crump had two sacks. Johnny Gaines had an interception, and Bradley Watson made some great catches.”
Jack also noted that R.J. Nino, Jayson Pigg, Jacob Pigg, Trent White, and David Roberts did a great job on the line and gave Gaines good pass protection throughout the night.
Jack is proud of the way the Broncos are playing and the success they have had this season.
“We have a great group of seniors,” Jack said. “They have great leadership – the best by far that I have seen in my time here.”
Jack also credits the coaching staff for the great season.
“Our coaching staff has been great. Clarendon has a lot of talent, but it takes great coaches, too.”
The Broncos will take on Panhandle Friday night and a out-right District title is on the line for the Broncos.
“We haven’t won a District Championship since 1981,” Jack said. “We have been in the play offs for four years straight. We want to win the Panhandle game and go in as the number one seed. That will give us a bye in the first round of the play offs.”
Jack knows the Panthers can be a tough opponent.
“They have struggled some this season, but they always play hard.”
The game will be played November 5 in Panhandle beginning at 7:30 pm and will be the last regular season game for the Broncos.
Broncos continue stellar season, 7 -1
Great seasons are determined by great players and the 2010 Bronco football team continues to rack up victory after victory in their quest for a super season. Their latest win came at home against a very physical and tough Quanah team in their District opener at 35-14. The Broncos are at 7-1 overall and 1-0 in District play.
After a first possession score by the Indians, which has not happened all year, the Broncos settled into what has worked for them all season, and they quickly scored 28 unanswered points in the first three quarters of play.
The first score came when quarterback Johnny Gaines hit Trevor Cobb with a pass for a 37-yard touchdown. Before the time ran out in the first period Gaines put up another six on a one-yard run and added another in the second on a 53-yard run. Clarendon’s signal caller racked up 111 yards on 16 carries and threw eight for twelve times for 164 yards in the air. The Broncos had 427 total yards to only 269 for Quanah.
According to Jack, the offensive line blocked well for their quarterback and several players were able to make great catches. Bradley Watson made a lot of really good catches, Jack said. Wes Williams scored on a nine-yard run in the third, and Chris Crump took it in from 23 yards out for the last score of the game.
“We played a solid game,” head coach Gary Jack said.
“I was pleased with the win and the performance. We made very few mistakes.
“We moved the ball well and did what we needed to do.”
Defensively, the Broncos were on target once again and held the Indians to only 14 points.
“This is the first time Quanah has been held to under 22 points all year,” Jack said. “Overall it was a good performance and the better team won.”
Wes Williams recorded 15 tackles; one caused fumble and one recovered fumble in the game.
Mike Crump had a big game for the Broncos, and Charleston Harris registered 11 tackles.
The Broncos will play Lockney at home Friday, October 30, in their last home game of the season beginning at 7:30 p.m.
C-C runners do well in Canyon
Shelton ran the two-mile course in a time of 12:29, and Cobb’s time for the same distance was 12:08.78. Shelton was only 23 seconds behind the first place finisher, and Cobb was 14 seconds behind the leader.
The Lady Broncos finished seventh as a team out of the 14 teams that participated.
Also running for the Lady Broncos was Sarah Luttrell who was 43rd at 13:44, and Jessica Ceniceros who came in 51st with a time of 13:53. Haley Ferguson came in 64th with a time of 14:11, and Deborah Howard posted a time of 14:14 for 67th place.
Trevela Dronzek ran 80th at 14:41, Phara Berry was 84th at
14:48, Maci White was 90th at 15:03, and Jentry Shadle was 95th at 15:18.
Junior High runner, Lee Buckhaults ran 46th place with a time of 13:30.
All of the cross-country runners competed in the District Cross-Country Meet that was held Monday, October 18, in Plainview.
CHS Homecoming sweeter with win
The Broncos breezed through their Homecoming game against Gruver Friday night in Bronco Stadium with a 42-6 win before a huge hometown crowd.
The dominance by the Bronco team was undeniable, and the Greyhounds were left helpless throughout. Clarendon racked up 356 total yards to only 97 yards for a struggling Gruver team. The Broncos accumulated 223 of those yards on the ground resulting in four touchdowns.
Mike Crump got things rolling for the Broncos very early in the game when he scored from one yard out to give Clarendon the advantage. Brother Chris Crump then caught two passes for touchdowns from 28 and 33 yards respectively, and Mike Crump topped off the first quarter scoring with a 14-yard run. Mike Crump scored again in the second quarter on a four-yard run, and Wes Williams ended the scoring frenzy with a big 73-yard run that resulted in six. Coby Braughton added all the bonus kicks for the Broncos.
“Once again, our line did a great job for us,” head coach Gary Jack said. “We did a lot of good things. Johnny (Gaines) threw the ball well. Bradley Watson made some good catches for us, and Mike (Crump) and Wes (Williams) ran the ball, too. Our defense did a good job and shut them out through three quarters.”
The Broncos’ controlled the game, which allowed the younger players to get playing time.
“Because of the lead we had, we were able to take our starters out in the second half and let some of the junior varsity players get in the game,” Jack said. “And that helped us to stay fairly healthy.”
The Broncos are definitely in the hunt for post-season play and are expecting to go deep in the play offs. They have already fought through several tough opponents and after an open date this week are hoping to continue their dominance on the field with their District opponents.
“We had a good non-district run and went 6-1,” Jack said. “And we’ll play Quanah in our first District game at home. It will be the most challenging game of the District, and we’re looking forward to it.”
Broncos win again, 40 – 21
They are in it to win it, and the Broncos’ performance in the their three-game road trip proves that fact.
Unstoppable for the moment, the Broncos are pulling together as a team and have an intensity that makes other teams drool. Their latest victims were the Sunray Bobcats who had defeated the Broncos the past eight years. Led by the dominating force of the senior squad, the Broncos whipped the Bobcats 40-21 and left them stunned and shaken.
Senior signal caller Johnny Gaines continues to roll as he has guided his team to three big victories in a tough series on the road.
According to head coach Gary Jack, the Sunray game was the fourth out of six games that the Broncos have scored over 40 points a game and in those three games, the Broncos racked up 137 points to only 62 for their opponents. Right now, that is huge for the Clarendon team. They have one more game until the beginning of district play, which will begin October 22 at home.
“We are just a little banged up from some very physical games,” Jack said.
“It will be good to have an open day (next week) so we can get healed up and ready for district. We want to get a big win over Gruver (this Friday) and go into district at 6-1.”
The Broncos stunned Sunray early on with huge hits by Chris Crump and Bradley Watson.
“Chris waxed a guy on a kick off,” Jack said.
“Bradley Watson got a big hit, and then Chris got another big hit. It pretty much shut their intensity down.
“They didn’t quit, but the first quarter we opened up with a 20-7 lead and they just never got any closer.”
The Broncos scored on their first four possessions of the game as they racked up 414 total yards of offense. Chris Crump crossed the goal line first on a 13-yard run, and Wes Williams turned six on a huge 68-yard run.
Johnny Gaines capped the first quarter scoring with a 26-yard run. Mike Crump added a score to the rally in the second quarter on a one-yard run to go up by 12 points at the break. Chris Crump and Williams added the last two scores of the game on one and fifteen yard runs respectively.
“I was tickled to death with the win,” Jack said. “We’ve had six very physical games in a row. Right now, we’re hitting on all cylinders offensively. It’s been a good stretch for us.”
The Broncos set the tone for the game early and according to Jack, the offensive line did a great job blocking for the run and protecting for the pass.
Jacob Pigg, Trent White, R.J. Nino, Coby Braughton, David Roberts, Clayton Shields, and Jayson Pigg are all part of that determined line.
Defensively, the Broncos had huge hits and an overall great performance. Williams had 13 tackles and one sack, Gaines had 11 tackles, and Brayden Phillips had 8 tackles and one interception.
“A lot of people played well at different times,” Jack said. “I was really pleased with their play.”
The Broncos will host the Gruver Greyhounds Friday night in Bronco Stadium for Homecoming. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Broncos fly past Skyrockets, 49-20
The Broncos’ first six points came on the second play of the game when quarterback Johnny Gaines ran it in from 62 yards out and kicked the extra point.
The Broncos’ intensity proved to be Wellington’s downfall in the 49-20 massacre.
To add insult to injury, the Broncos forced two Rocket fumbles early that resulted in scores for Clarendon. Gaines threw a 17-yard strike to Bradley Watson and Mike Crump scored from 15 yards out to put the Broncos up 20-6 in the opening quarter of play.
“That was pretty fun to do that over there,” head coach Gary Jack said.
“We had some nice breaks early and we capitalized on them. We went at them hard; and by the third quarter, they didn’t know what hit them.
“It was a sweep all the way around last week against Wellington from third grade through high school.”
The Broncos racked 365 total yards in the win and the scoring was split between five different players. Watson and Gaines teamed up for another 15-yard TD in the second quarter with Gaines adding the two-point bonus to go up 28-6 at the break.
Clarendon picked up in the second half of play just as they had left it in the opening half when Jerami Johnson caught a Gaines pass on Wellington’s 35-yard line and ran it in for another Bronco score. In the Rockets’ next series, the Broncos forced a fumble that Gaines picked up for a 60-yard touchdown, which gave Clarendon a 42-6 lead. Wes Williams scored in the final period on a 14-yard run to round out the Broncos’ scoring.
“With just 11:50 left in the game, we were up 49-6,” Jack said. “It was a pretty convincing win for us, and they were in shock. The kids did and great job and responded well. Our coaching staff did a great job, too.”
Jerami Johnson played well according to Jack. He caught a touchdown pass and had several tackles on defense.
“Johnny had his normal good game,” Jack said.
“And Bradley Watson had a big game, too, and made some great catches in traffic.”
Jack said both lines played well and everyone did a great job in the win. But Johnson will be out for a few weeks with a leg injury.
“With Jerami being out, we’ll have to juggle some people around,” Jack said.
The Broncos will end their three-game road trip next Friday night when they go to Sunray.
Jack knows it will be a tough game.
“Sunray is a tough team, but we’ll have to guard from having a letdown after such a big win. It’s been awhile since we’ve beat Sunray. It will be a good game.”
The game with Sunray will be held Friday, October 1, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
CHS Homecoming will be October 8. The Broncos will take on the Gruver Greyhounds. Kickoff will be at 7:30.
Clarendon exterminates Tulia Hornets
After spotting the Tulia Hornets seven points in the opening quarter of play, the Broncos took control of the ball and the field to grab a 48-21 win over their opponent on the road Friday night.
The win put the Broncos at 3-1 for the year and that much closer to their goal of post-season play.
Quarterback Johnny Gaines scampered into the end zone from one yard out to put up two scores in the second period that got the Broncos rolling.
Charleston Harris opened the game up when he took a kickoff return 90 yards to add six before the break.
“It was a crazy game, but a good win for us,” head coach Gary Jack said.
“We just kept moving the ball like we wanted to and offensively had a good game.”
The Bronco defense worked well also. Mike Crump was able to run back a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, and Brayden Phillips snagged an interception in the third quarter to go up 21 points. Gaines had another four-yard run for a score and Trajen Johnson sealed the deal with a seven-yard run in the final period.
“We had a couple of breakdowns on defense and let them score,” Jack said. “We bent, but we didn’t break.”
Jack noted that the Broncos played a great defensive game. Gaines had 12 tackles and caused a fumble, Wes Williams had 10 tackles, Jacob Pigg had nine tackles and three sacks, Mike Crump had nine tackles, Trevor Cobb had seven tackles and one recovered fumble, Nathan Dziedzic had five tackles three sacks and one caused fumble, and Coby Braughton caused a punt block.
Also Jerami Johnson and Jon Levario had a good defensive game according to Jack.
“Our offensive line did a good job, too,” Jack said. “R.J. Nino, Jacob Pigg, Jayson Pigg, Coby Braughton, and Nathan Dziedzic did a darn good job for us.”
The line helped the Clarendon offense rack up 308 total yards with 211 of those coming on the ground.
“We pulled up about 10 players from junior varsity and they did a good job for us and they were all able to play. It was a long and exhausting game for us because they threw so much, but it was a good win.”
This week’s game with Wellington will be a tough game according to Jack.
“I feel like this could be a very close game,” Jack said. “We hope to be well by Friday and have our starters back.”
The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Wellington Friday, September 24. The junior high and junior varsity will play at home Thursday, September 23, beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Broncos corral Mustangs, 20 – 6
Before very vocal fans, the Broncos managed a 20-6 win to put them at 2-1 for the year.
According to head coach Gary Jack; the game was an old-fashioned hard-fought game.
On the stat sheet, the Mustangs’ total yards came in at 23 more than the Broncos, but on the field where it counts, the Broncos dominated the entire night.
They were determined to fight to the end and the intensity the Broncos demonstrated proved they are a force to be reckoned with this year.
Quarterback Johnny Gaines threw for 78 yards and hit Mike Crump for a 21-yard strike right after the break.
Crump had scored the first six for the Broncos in the second quarter of play on a five-yard run to put the Broncos up.
The Bronco defense did not allow the Mustangs to score until the fourth quarter and were successful in defending the two-point conversion.
“Our defense did a lot of good things,” Jack said. “And they held Wheeler to only six points. Mike Crump had 16 tackles, and Chris Crump had 14 with one fumble recovery.”
Jack also noted that Charleston Harris added nine tackles, Jacob Pigg had seven tackles and one sack, and David Roberts helped with five tackles and one sack.
“Jon Levario and Johnny Gaines each had an interception, too,” Jack added.
Offensively, the Broncos made little progress in the first half of play, but stayed solid to add two scores in the second half.
“We just couldn’t get anything going offensively early,” Jack said. “But we did in the second half of the game. We stepped up and took care of business. Our running game went well and we were able to pass enough to do what we needed to do.”
Overall, Jack thought the Broncos played well and came out of a very physical game fairly healthy. They will use this week in practice to prepare for the Tulia game Friday night on the road.
“We are entering into a tough stretch of games,” Jack said. “We go to Tulia Friday night and they’re having a good year so far. They’re a 2A school and much improved from last year.
“The three games we have on the road will be a big challenge for us.”
Jack is appreciative of the huge crowds at Bronco Stadium and is excited to see the support.
The Broncos will travel to Tulia to take on the Hornets on Friday, September 17, and will begin at 7:30 p.m. Come support your hometown team.
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