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Lady Broncos earn big wins in Childress
By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos have been able to blow through teams so far this season and earning big wins.
Clarendon is currently ranked #8 in the TABC state rankings. Their latest wins came over the weekend as they participated in the Childress Tournament where they had four wins. They are 10-1 on the season.
Earlier in the week, the ladies traveled to Vega and demolished the Lady Longhorns 83-40. Four players finished in double figures with sophomore Berkley Moore leading the way with 14 points. Hayden Elam put in 13 that included going five for six from the bonus line, and Kenidee Hayes and Graci Smith put in 12 points each.
The Lady Broncos jumped on Vega early on and were able to set the rhythm of the game in their favor. The Longhorns struggled against Clarendon’s strong defense, and the Lady Broncos were able to capitalize on Vega’s mistakes and turnovers.
Presley Smith was able to put in nine points and Kate Shaw had eight. Courtlyn Conkin added seven, and Tandie and Kennadie Cummins helped with four each.
The Lady Broncos took on Vernon in the first round of the Round Robin Tournament in Childress and defeated them 50-41. The ladies nailed six three-pointers in the game and were 18 for 28 from the bonus line. Kashlyn Conkin had the hot hand from the arc and posted four big shots to help her team and lead the way with 12 points. Clarendon had Vernon down 11 points after three quarters and stayed solid the last eight minutes for the win. Moore, Elam, and Shaw added eight points each on the scoreboard.
Elk City was their second opponent, and they earned the victory in overtime at 50-47. The ladies showed their strength in the overtime period after leading until the fourth quarter. The ladies have been steady from the free throw line but fell off a bit and only converted at 58 percent in the high-fouling game. However; they were able to convert the shots when it counted. Hayes finished with 12 and Moore put in 11.
The ladies took on Floydada in the next round and defeated them 36-31 with a strong finish. The Lady Broncos trailed throughout until the final eight minutes. They were able to stay focused and hustled until the end to get the win. Moore led with 11, and K. Conkin and Shaw added six points each in the win.
They faced off against Hermleigh in the final game and won by 20 points at 53-33. Once again Moore led the way with 12 and G. Smith added 12 points of her own from the inside position.
The ladies performed well the entire game and got off to a great start early. They were able to show their dominance to the Lady Cardinals and held them away from the goal. Hermleigh was able to outscore the Lady Broncos in the final quarter of play, but it was too little too late for the Lady Cardinals.
P. Smith and K. Cummins put in five points each and K. Conkin and K. Cummins added four apiece. Elam connected with a three-pointer, and C. Conkin, Jayla Woodard, T. Cummins, and Shaw helped with two points each. The ladies shot 50 percent from the bonus line.
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Texas Success Center honors Clarendon College
Clarendon College is one of eight community colleges to be recognized last week by the 2023 Talent Strong Texas Pathways Awards.
The Texas Success Center honored the colleges’ exemplary work for their success in the implementation and scaling of the state’s research-based guided pathways strategy, Talent Strong Texas Pathways. Awardees were celebrated in Houston, Texas at the November Talent Strong Texas Pathways Institute: Mapping Pathways to Student Post-Completion Goals, with 500 attendees representing 48 colleges statewide.
Five colleges were recipients of the Recognition of Scaling Excellence (ROSE) award, including North Central Texas College, Coastal Bend College, Victoria College, Clarendon College, and Galveston College. Outstanding among their peers, these colleges have dramatically scaled the essential practices associated with the strategy, resulting in a dramatically improved student experience at their campus.
Clarendon College was selected as a recipient of the 2023 ROSE award in Recognition of Scaling Excellence in Pillar 3, Keeping Students on Their Pathway. In 2021 and 2023, the Texas Success Center administered a Scale of Adoption Assessment (SOAA) process to better understand how Texas colleges are scaling reform efforts to serve a broader group of students. As such, the SOAA provides a snapshot of systems change activities that have occurred at the institutional level over the past two years. Since 2021, CC has demonstrated the highest growth rate among Texas community colleges for the essential practices relating to Pillar 3, Keeping Students on Their Pathway.
CC has made great strides scaling practices to keep students working towards their credential completion goals. Today, all students at Clarendon College work with an advisor, receiving personal attention to stay on their program pathway. Since the majority of students live on campus, CC is able to ensure that students have their needs met to succeed in their educational aspirations.
The Texas Success Center is proud to spotlight Clarendon College’s commitment to support student success with robust retention strategies that help students build momentum as they progress along their learning journey.
Three additional colleges received the Texas Success Center’s most prestigious awards.
Panola College received the “Rising Star” ROSE award. The college stands out among its peers for the tremendous strides that have been achieved over the past two years. The college demonstrated the most growth in scaling the essential practices of the strategy across four foundational pillars that lead to transformational change.
Paris Junior College received the “Exemplar” ROSE award. The college stands out among its peers for being the first Texas community college in the state to have achieved the institutional goal to scale the essential practices of the strategy across four foundational pillars that lead to transformational change.
Temple College received the Recognition of Dedication to Educational Outcomes (RODEO) award. The college was selected based on a series of factors: CEO leadership and support of the guided pathways work at their campus; institutional commitment to contribute to the learning network of Texas colleges; and demonstration of remarkable success and growth in key early momentum metrics that research has shown best positions students for future credential completion and transfer.
Broncos fall to Sunray in state quarterfinal game
By Sandy Anderberg
The Clarendon Broncos’ 2023 football season ended last week at the hands of the Sunray Bobcats in the State Quarter-Final game played in Canyon.
The loss was painful for the Broncos as they have played with a lot of heart this season. They were able to adjust positions when players were injured, and everyone stepped up their game to keep their winning streak alive.
The Broncos struggled against a good Sunray team and did not execute the way they have since their winning streak began on September 15. Sunray, who is currently ranked 10th in the 2A Region II standings proved to be too much for the Broncos, who are a much better team than the score revealed.
Senior quarterback/running back Lyric Smith played the first half and was able to hit fellow senior Easton Frausto for six in the second period of play. Smith racked up 64 rushing yards before receiving a leg injury that took him out of the game. Frausto stepped in to finish the game at the QB spot and did a good job for the Broncos.
However; the Bobcats were able to score at will and finished with big numbers in the game, 6-67 over the Broncos.
The Broncos will miss this year’s seniors as they have played a crucial role in the Broncos’ successes this season and those previous. Lyric Smith, Easton Frausto, Anthony Ceniceros, Jared Musick, Waite Dushay, Jaxan McAnear, Harrison Howard, Reagan Wade, Riley Wade, Colton Benson, and Tyler Tuttle. Senior cheerleaders are Morgan Johnston and Emma Roys, and senior band members are Jacob Murillo, Cutter Seay, and Tyler Tuttle.
As much as the seniors will be missed, the underclassmen are ready to step up and follow in their footsteps.
Donley County Christmas cards available
Donley County Christmas cards featuring last week’s photo of the horse-drawn carriage in front of the Courthouse are now available at the Enterprise and at the Clarendon Visitor Center. The 5×7 cards are available with envelopes in packs of ten for $10.
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Broncos to play in State Quarter Final game December 1
By Sandy Anderberg
The Clarendon Broncos took down Gruver 34-32 last week and earned the right to the State Quarter-final game against Sunray on Friday, December 1, 2023, at Happy State Bank Stadium in Canyon at 7:00 p.m.
The Broncos gained the upper hand early in last week’s game, but the Greyhounds fought back to make it a close game.
The Broncos finished the game with 150 yards passing and 268 yards on the ground for 418 total yards. Quarterback Lyric Smith was 11/16 passing for 128 yards with two touchdowns. Smith posted two TDs rushing and grabbed a pass from Easton Frausto for a touchdown as well.
Frausto also had a good offensive game and was 4/20 receiving with one score for 46 total yards and threw the strike to Smith for six. Shane Hagood had seven carries for 18 yards to help the Broncos. Quay Brown had a 36-yard touchdown from Smith and Mason Sims had two catches for 25 yards.
With their early start, the Broncos were able to make a statement to the Greyhounds even though Gruver was able to get back into the ball game by half time and only trail by three points. Both teams scored twice each in the second half of play with Gruver converting an extra point to close the gap by one. A last-ditch attempt by the Greyhounds with three minutes to go ended in a fumble that was recovered by the Broncos to cap the win by two points.
“You gotta have some things go your way, and I think our preparation shows.” Head coach Aaron Wampler said. “Just the heart, the fight, and the grit of these guys, can’t say enough about their effort.”
Defensively, the Broncos were strong and quick to get to the Gruver quarterback. Jared Musick led the way with 13 tackles, one QB sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery, and Dalton Coles posted 12 tackles and a forced fumble and recovery as well.
Grant Haynes was busy with nine tackles, and Ranger Drenth and Jaxan McAnear helped with six tackles each. Waite Dushay grabbed a Gruver fumble and had two tackles on the night and Brown and Anthony Ceniceros had one tackle each.
Follow live updates from this Friday’s game at Facebook.com/TheEnterprise.
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