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Broncos defeat Wheeler
The Broncos’ strong all-around offensive presence catapulted them to a decisive win over the Wheeler Mustangs in Bronco Stadium last Friday night. The Broncos strolled to a 48-20 win with several junior varsity players seeing action. Broncos are 8-1 overall and 3-0 in District.
Senior Brock Hatley led his team on the offensive side from the quarterback position with 69 yards rushing and one touchdown and went four of five passing for 72 yards with one touchdown strike to fellow classmate Koyt Tucek. Overall, the Broncos posted 458 total yards in the game.
Adding to their offensive dominance was a great blocking line and the Bronco backfield. Senior Jordan Herndon, who was coming off a huge game against the SkyRockets, carried the ball 13 times for 144 yards and three trips to the end zone. Jmaury Davis ran big as well and went 133 yards on eight carries. Jordan Evans scored six points from short yardage in the win.
Joining Tucek in leading the way for the Broncos’ passing game was Davis, who made two big catches for 62 yards.
Not only was the Bronco offense too much for Wheeler to handle, but the Bronco defense also played a solid game and were able to make stops when they needed them. The strength and quickness of the maroon and white defense hindered the Mustangs’ ability to move the ball. Tucek has been a strong force all season long on that side of the ball and led the Broncos with 11 tackles, two QB sacks, and one fumble recovery.
Davis and Easton Frausto each had seven tackles in the game.
The Broncos will travel to Shamrock this Friday, November 5, to finish their regular season. They are already secure in post-season play, but a win over the Irish will clinch the District title.
CHS runners compete at regional meet
Clarendon freshman Bryce Williams competed in the Regional Cross-Country Meet in Lubbock Monday at Mae Simmons Park in a field of 147 other runners.
Williams has been running strong all year and finished a respectable 34th place with a time of 19:54 for the 5,000 meter race. Williams’ time did not allow him to take the trip to the State Meet this year, but he said, “I will get to State next year.”
Sophomore and fellow runner Jaxan McAnear has also been running strong this season and ran well at the meet and finishing 60th with a time of 21:23.3.
Madie Smith who ran her final Regional Cross-Country race did not qualify for state but ran a great race coming in 60th out of 157 runners in the two-mile race with a time of 14.39. Maudi Buckhaults was close behind at 111th with a time of 16:01.5. Avery Sawyer was 116th at 16:18.8, Gracie Wilkins ran the course in a time of 17:29.6 for 143rd place, and Laney Rummel finished in 150th place at 18:12.3.
Owls XC team competes in Regionals
The Hedley Owls Cross Country Team competed in the regional contest Monday afternoon in Lubbock but did not advance to the next level despite a strong performance.
Josh Booth led the Owl team and placed 20th overall with a time of 19:38.9, and Cody Bond was not far behind in 27th place at 20:07.2.
Also running for Hedley were Isaiah Torres 34th, Javier Valez 50th, Hayden Alston 54th, Nick Clark 71st, and Braden Bond 98th.
The Owls finished seventh as a team with good prospects for next year since there are no seniors on the team.
Broncos defeat ‘Rockets, 21-20
The Broncos brought their a-game against a good Skyrocket team in Wellington last Friday night, and it paid off big with the Broncos winning 21-20.
After trailing by 13 points very early in the third quarter, the Broncos turned up the heat and scored twice while holding Wellington out of the end zone.
The last win over Wellington came in 2010.
Defense was the name of the game in the first quarter as neither team was able to cross the goal line. The Bronco defense held the Rockets in the red zone, not allowing them to score. The Broncos struggled to get anything going; and after giving the ball back, the Rockets began to make a little headway down the field beginning at the 50-yard line, then moving to the 17 before time ran out.
With less than two minutes off the clock in the second quarter, Wellington ran it in from three yards out for six and the two-point conversion. After a Bronco fumble, Wellington was able to get another score on a quarterback keeper. But the Broncos stopped the extra point.
“Our guys played great on both sides of the ball,” head coach Clint Conkin said. “I am very proud of our kids.”
The Broncos racked up 173 total yards with 25 of those coming from senior quarterback Brock Hatley. He went three of eight and hit three different targets.
Koyt Tucek had one catch for three yards, Jmaury Davis had one catch for 10 yards, and Jordan Evans caught a pass for 12 yards. A strong offensive line did their job for the Bronco backfield that allowed them to gain 148 yards rushing. Davis again led the way with 15 carries for 70 yards and two of the Broncos’ touchdowns.
Overall, the Bronco defense was rock solid making several crucial stops in the game. Hatley led the way with 13 tackles and a fumble recovery, and Lyric Smith had nine tackles and a caused fumble. Rhett Caison posted eight tackles, and Tucek had six tackles and one fumble recovery.
“Our defense played great,” Conkin said. “We had several guys making plays and tackles.”
In the fourth quarter and trailing by a touchdown, junior Jordan Herndon grabbed a Wellington punt on their own 10-yard line and went the distance to score six to take the lead in the game with Davis adding the extra point with 6:16 left on the clock.
After the Bronco score, Wellington began to move down the field, but penalties and lost yardage hindered their attempt to find the endzone. With only 38 seconds left in the game, the
Broncos took over on downs and let the clock run out to get the huge win.
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