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Power lifter Aubrey Jaramillo made her second appearance in a row at the Regional Powerlifting Meet last weekend.

Jaramillo came home with the fifth-place medal for a personal best lift total of 460 pounds.

She had personal bests in the squat at 175 pounds and the deadlift at 195 pounds. Jaramillo bench pressed 90 pounds.

“I was proud of the way she competed,” coach Johnny Nino said. “She came in seeded 8th and improved three spots to fifth. She has overcome a knee injury from about three weeks ago. It locked up on her on the third lift of the squat, but after putting some ice on it she came back to finish the meet. I was very proud of her.”

Jaramillo has been a staple on the powerlifting team for the past two years and will be looking forward to lift again next season.

“I want to thank Aubrey for all the hard work she put in this year, as well as the other powerlifters that competed this year,” Nino said. “I want to thank Joe Jaramillo for all of his help during the meets this year.”

The Broncos were devastated last Friday night at Randall High when New Deal threw up a Hail Mary with just ticks on the clock to steal the win away from the maroon and white. A hard-fought battle ended at 68-69 with New Deal grabbing the Area trophy away from the Broncos.

Earlier in the week, Clarendon clinched the Bi-District title with a 49-36 win over West Texas High in Pampa on Tuesday.

On Friday, the Broncos grabbed the tip and settled into a rhythm early on, but the Lions came back to only trail by two points after the first eight minutes. The game went back and forth with both teams trying to find their comfort zone.

After a 39-39 tie at the break, New Deal came out and made a statement in the third. However, Clarendon did not back down and worked their way back to the lead with in the final period of play. With just 1.2 seconds left on the clock, New Deal got the ball to Blaylock who turned, shot and made

good on a three-point bank shot to earn the win.
Clarendon was off somewhat in their attempts at the bonus line where they shot 50 percent. New Deal was able to post 54 percent from the free throw line. The majority of New Deal’s points came from two players who put in 24 and 31 points.

Senior Bear Smith led the Broncos with 22 points that included two three-pointers and hitting six for nine from the bonus. Donovan Thompson finished with 17, and Jamal Butler helped with 16. Collin Butler put in eight, Caton Grahn had four, and Dalton Benson had one.

Coach Clint Conkin was proud of the effort the Broncos gave in the game.

“I thought our kids played hard all year and fought until the end,” Conkin said.

Bear Smith, Caton Grahn, and Isaac Dunham have been a crucial part of the Broncos’ success in the past and will be missed next year.

Ryan McCleskey, Preston Elam, and Noab Elam have stayed solid in the Broncos’ 2018 football season and have been a part of the team’s success the last four years.

McCleskey racked up yard after yard on the ground as the Broncos’ running back and P. Elam was impressive from his wide receiver position on offense and his skills in the secondary on defense. The duo was named to the All-District 3-2A Div II Football Team. N. Elam was rewarded for his outstanding academic talent and was named to the All-State Academic Team.

The overall MVP was awarded to Keegan Kelp from Gruver. The offensive MVP was Creed Spivey from Gruver and the defensive MVP was Iuden Romero from Stratford.

Broncos named to the Second All-District Team were offensive lineman Ryan Ward, defensive end Jamal Butler, defensive tackle Caton Grahn, and linebacker Dalton Benson.

Grahn was also named to the 2A Golden Spread Team. The Golden Spread team consists of those football athletes who has shown leadership and solid play on the field. Grahn has been a staple on both sides of the ball, but was named to the team as a defensive lineman. He was responsible for 139 tackles in the season and three fumble recoveries. He also caused two fumbles in the season. Grahn has been instrumental in the Broncos’ success in the last four years.

The Clarendon Broncos put together a great 2018 season and finished as Area Champs. The Gruver Greyhounds were able to stop the Broncos’ momentum that they had built up in post-season play and grab the win away from them at 49-14 last Friday night in Borger.

Things looked good in the first quarter that ended scoreless for both teams. After Senior Ryan McCleskey got in for the Broncos’ first score of the night on a nine-yard run, the Greyhounds answered with three scores in the second quarter to put the Broncos behind by 16 points.

McCleskey scored the other Bronco touchdown on a 34-yard run with Zane Sneathen catching the bonus from quarterback Noab Elam. Gruver closed the door for the Broncos in the third quarter earning the right to move on in the playoffs.

Second year head coach and Athletic Director Clint Conkin was pleased with the determination exhibited in all of his players.

“These boys had another great year,” he said. “I am extremely proud of every one of them.”

McCleskey, who has been solid in the backfield all year, finished the game with 112 yards on 27 carries. Preston Elam added 38 more yards on the ground with nine carries. N. Elam carried once for two yards. Defensively, the Broncos played hard and gave it their all. But Gruver was able to take advantage of them at the right times.

“On defense, we had several guys flying around making tackles,” Conkin said. “Again, so proud of this group of young men.”

The Broncos finished the year as Area Champions and were 8-3 for the year.

Coming off a big win over Vega, the Broncos turned up the heat in the Area round against Iraan in Post last Friday night to extend their post-season play.

The Broncos were named as the underdog, but they knew they were the better team as they defeated the Braves 28-14. Clarendon was the fourth seed going in and brought down Iraan who was seeded number one.

The Braves had only one previous loss and finished at 10-2 on the year and the Broncos are 8-3 overall and are the current 2A DIV II Area Champions. They will have another go at the Gruver Greyhounds on Friday, November 30, at Borger at 7:00 p.m. in a Regional contest.

“Our guys played a great game Friday,” head coach Clint Conkin said. “Our defense played awesome.”

Clarendon was able to force the Braves to turn the ball over several times and were able to capitalize on their opponent’s mistakes. The Broncos earned one of their touchdowns from the defense as Isaac Dunham picked an interception and ran it in from 62 yards out for the second six of the game.

Caton Grahn led off the scoring for the Broncos in the second quarter on a 25-yard run. After Grahn and Dunham’s TD’s, Preston Elam caught a 16-yard from quarterback Noab Elam for the third score of the second quarter. Nate Lee grabbed a pass from N. Elam for the two-point conversion. The Broncos led 20-7 at the break.

After a scoreless third period, P. Elam scrambled 45 yards for the last Bronco score and Ryan McCleskey added the bonus. The Broncos racked up some pretty impressive stats with three defensive players finishing with double digit tackles. Grahn had 14, and P. Elam and Jamal Butler had 11 each. P. Elam also caused a fumble and Butler had one QB sack, one interception, and one fumble recovery. Zane Sneathen had eight tackles, one sack, one caused fumble, and one fumble recovery, while Gavin Nazario played solid with eight tackles and one sack. Dalton Benson had seven tackles and Dunham had five tackles and one interception.

“Our offense had 250 yards rushing and 30 yards passing,” Conkin said. “Ryan (McCleskey) had 169 yards on 27 carries and one two-point conversion.”

Adding to the offense was P. Elam with six carries for 68 yards and Grahn with 25 yards. N. Elam was three for ten passing for 25 yards that included two strikes to P. Elam.

The Clarendon Broncos were able to get ahold of the Ralls Jackrabbits early Friday night and take care of business with an unstoppable ground game. The Broncos defeated Ralls for the Bi-District Champions 38-13.

Clarendon scored six in the first quarter of play and added eight points in the second. But the Broncos exploded in the third quarter and racked up 18 points. With the game well in hand, the Broncos were able to get the easy win.

The Jackrabbits struggled to stop the Bronco offense all night. Senior Ryan McCleskey had an explosive game on the ground with 308 total yards rushing on 25 carries. McCleskey rushed for five touchdowns to help put the game away.

“I want to give credit to our offensive line for the blocking up front all night,” head coach Clint Conkin said.

The Broncos racked up 317 yards rushing and 20 yards passing on the night. Preston had nine yards and one TD, and one catch for 20 yards from Noab Elam.

Defensively, the Broncos held Ralls to 248 total yards.

“On defense we held Ralls to 189 yards on the ground and 59 yards in the air,” Conkin said. “We had several guys making plays on defense.”

Three Broncos finished with double figures tackles. P. Elam led the way with 18, Dalton Benson had 17, and Caton Grahn had 15. Jamal Butler had seven tackles, Robert McGuire racked up four and one quarterback sack, and McCleskey had two and one sack.

“Several other guys were in on tackles as well,” Conkin said.

The Broncos will play Iraan for the Area Championship Friday, November 23, in Post. Game time is 4:00 p.m. For game updates, follow facebook.com/TheEnterprise.

Making it to the State Cross-Country Meet for the second year in a row was big for Clarendon High School junior runner Kenny Overstreet. He has worked hard all season to accomplish his goal of making it back to State and it paid off.

However, an injury at the meet took Overstreet out of contention as he finished 140th with a time of 20:25.02.

Cross-country coach Kalen Grahn was more than pleased with Overstreet’s season.

“Kenny is past the thrill of going to state, he expects to go and expects to place,” Grahn said. “It was heartbreaking to watch him struggle through the pain and disappointment. His injury during the race ended his hope for a medal.”

Despite the disappointment, the drive and determination to get back next year remains strong.

“This set back will only make him more determined,” Grahn said. “I am very proud of Kenny for having the character and mental strength to push through and finish. I could not have been any prouder of him, than if he had won the state championship.”

Overstreet’s time in the first mile was 5:46. At the two-mile mark he was at 12:35, and he set a pace of 6:33/mile.