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The Dayton Lady Broncos moved to 2-1 in district play on Friday night with a three-game sweep over the Cleveland Lady Indians 25- 6, 25-14, and 25-10. It was actually a sweep for the whole program as the JV and freshman also won their matches. Leading the way for the varsity Lady Broncos in kills was Jerrica Keener with 8, and Laila Beck finished close behind with 7. MyKala Souders led the way in assists with 17. Dayton will host Conroe Caney Creek on Friday afternoon.
Read moreThe Hardin Lady Hornets started their first week of district volleyball by sweeping both teams in three games. Hardin started district play at Trinity with 25-13, 25-12, and 25-4 scores over the Trinity Lady Tigers. Georgia Vance led the way with 11 kills, 11 assists, 6 digs, and two aces. Josie Rollins finished with eight kills, and Makinnley Smart chipped in with five kills and two blocks. Kylee Land added 9 assists and 5 digs. The Lady Hornets hosted Coldspring on Friday afternoon and won 25-6, 25-6, and 25-13. Vance had 9 kills, 2 aces, 10 assists, and 5 digs. Rollins was close behind with 8 kills, 10 digs, and 3 aces while teammate Maddy Fregia also had 8 kills to go along with 6 digs and 3 aces. Juliana Smart finished with 4 kills and 7 aces, and Land had 19 assists and 4 aces. Hardin will host New Waverly on Friday afternoon.
Read moreOn a rare Wednesday night volleyball game at home, the Liberty Lady Panthers kept up with their winning ways with a threegame sweep over Hamshire-Fannett 25-18, 25-13, and 25-18. The game was moved from Tuesday to Wednesday because of Hurricane Nicholas.
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The Liberty Panthers put on a patriotic salute to the memories of the 13 U.S. Military members that lost their lives in service to their country in Afghanistan. The Panthers would go on to win 14-7 over the Diboll Lumberjacks on the eve of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 tragedy. The Vindicator
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On Friday night, the Dayton Broncos Football team took the field at Bronco Stadium in Dayton, Texas, searching for their first season victory. The Broncos found what they were looking for a win beating Goose Creek Memorial Patriots (score 45-7). What an impressive win for the Broncos football team, Coach Ware and his coaching staff, and, Broncos fans. Yes, fans of the Broncos can finally say the drought is over. After going all last season winless and starting the 2021 season 0-2 the team needed to get things turned around.
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This game really was about HD’s battle to overcome COVID, colds, and injuries. Six two-way starters were not in the stadium Friday night, and it showed. Danbury, a small 3A school, suited up 34 while the Bobcats put 16 in the home field Red and Black.
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The Liberty Panthers improved their 2021 season record to 2 and 1 Friday night, defeating the Diboll Lumberjacks by a score of 14-7. All the scoring was done in the 2nd quarter, putting the game on the line with every possession in the 2nd half. Liberty’s offense banked a total of 277 yards on 53 plays. Senior quarterback Kaden Nolan was 2 for 6, passing for 49 yards. Liberty’s leading rusher was Mason Goudeau, who had 112 yards on 12 carries and 1 touchdown. The leading Panther receiver was junior Gavin Fontenot, with one reception for 44 yards. Liberty’s defensive squad was on the field a lot. They were led by linebackers Colby Ewing and William Waldrip, holding the Diboll passing attack in check by putting pressure on their quarterback. A new standout for Liberty was kicker/ punter Jaden Shimp who walked on last week at the request of friends on the team. He punted five times in the 2nd half and consistently pinned Diboll deep in their own territory. His longest of the night was a 54-yarder. He was also perfect on his two extra-point attempts. Liberty did turn the ball over on a fumble in the 4th quarter.
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The Cleveland Indians are beginning to put things together with two wins in a row early in the season. The most recent coming off a huge win to open District 8-5A-I competition against the visiting Waller Bulldogs, 31-6. The big win was sweet, as the Bulldogs thrashed the Indians last year 49-8.
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