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Things got more exciting than Dayton Head Coach Jed Garner asked for on Tuesday night against Huffman, but in the end it was a Anner Aparicio goal in the 77th minute with an assist from David Perez proved to be the game winner in a 4-3 win over the Falcons at Houston Methodist Field at Bronco Stadium in non-district soccer action. Huffman jumped in front in the first half to grab a 1-0 lead before Dayton came back with three straight goals to move ahead 3-1 at the break. Francisco Sanchez tied the score at 1-apiece and then Perez added two goals just before the half ended. The Falcons cut the Bronco lead in half at the 59th minute to make it a 3-2 game and then a minute later it was Alex is Rodriguez scoring on a penalty kick and the game was knotted at 3. Dayton had a nice chance at the 71st minute as a header by Bryan Martinez was just wide. Six minutes later, Aparicio would not miss for the winner. Martinez finished with two assists. The JV Broncos also were a 4-0 winner over Huffman. Dayton returns to action on November 30 as they travel to Huntsville.
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The Liberty Lady Panthers rode a big first half to another district win on Tuesday night at home as Chase Sylvia’s Lady Panthers led by 13 at the break and then finished up with a 51-42 win over Hamshire-Fannett to stay perfect in district at 2-0. Drelyn Willis scored 9 of her team-high 14 points in the first half to lead the way. Willis got Liberty off to a quick start by nailing a three-pointer to give her team an 11-7 lead. Early in the second quarter, Madyson Goudeau connected from downtown off an assist from Olivia Moore, and the advantage was up to 18-10. Midway through the second quarter, it was Cheyenne Williams scoring on a three-point play to make it 23-12. Just before the end of the first half, Willis scored on the fast break, and the Lady Panthers enjoyed a 31-18 lead. The advantage ballooned to 35-18 early in the third period as Goudeau got a steal and scored at the other end. The Lady Longhorns then put together a 10-4 run the rest of the quarter to close within 39-28 after three periods. Liberty opened the fourth quarter with a Goudeau bucket thanks to an assist from Raeshell Elliot to make it 41-28 before Hamshire-Fannett got back-to-back three-pointers to cut the deficit to 41-34 with 3:46 left in the game. After a Lady Panthers timeout, the Lady Longhorns did not slow down and scored another four points, and things were even tighter at 41- 38. Leading 42-40, Willis scored on a drive to make it 44-40, and then a Moore bucket off the give and go from Kamryn Turner made it 46-40 with a minute remaining to put the game away. Goudeau added 13 for Liberty, while Moore chipped in with 8 points. Williams chipped in with 7 points. The Lady Panthers return to action on December 29 at home against Barbers Hill.
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Fresh off of its first district championship in school history in 2019, the Dayton Broncos and Head Coach Jed Garner are ready for the upcoming season. The home opener is December 15 against the Huffman Falcons, and then on Friday afternoon, it will be a battle of Class 5-A ranked teams as Texas City comes to town. Dayton will play in Huntsville on December 30 in a round-robin one-day event that also features Huntsville, College Park, and Tomball Memorial. The Broncos will play in the PN-G Tournament on January 7-9 and then travel to Crosby for a match-up with the Cougars on January 12. The Dayton Invitational then takes place from January 14-16. District play will get started on January 26 as New Caney Porter comes to town. The regular season concludes on March 12 at home against New Caney.
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The Tarkington Longhorns landed 16 players on the 10-3A-DI All-District Team. Head Coach Zach Bass saw quarterback Trae Deck and linebacker Phileo Petty named to the first-team list. Making the second team for Tarkington was running back Jaydon Harris, wide receiver Garrett Lott, utility player Bryce Ellington, and kicker Ivan Rodriguez. Rounding out the honorable mention teams are Rakan Devito, Blake Ellington, Nate Carley, Tyler Bennett, Cameron Iterisano, Chase Anderson, Bradley Sanders, Dee Brandon, Chase Denton, and Andrew King.
Read moreThe Liberty Lady Panthers built an eightpoint lead late in the fourth quarter before holding off a Livingston rally late to grab a 45-42 win over the Lady Lions to open district play on Tuesday night. Liberty led 12-7 after a quarter of play before Livingston won the second quarter 12-10 to cut the deficit to 22-19 at the break. The Lady Panthers then opened a six-point lead after three quarters of play to stay ahead 31-25 at the end of three quarters. Liberty then extended the lead to eightpoints before Livingston had a last-second flurry to cut the deficit to 44-42 before a Lady Panthers free throw with under two-seconds left clinched the win. Madyson Goudeau led the way with 15 points. Drelyn Willis added 13 points while Reese Evans chipped in with 7 points.
Read moreThe Dayton Broncos play in District 12-5A-DII and the playoff representatives of the district had a good opening weekend as three of the four teams collected wins against District 11-5A-DII. The Crosby Cougars won in convincing fashion at home against Willowridge 66-0 while the Nederland Bulldogs shutout Houston Sterling 37-0 also at home on Thursday night. The Port Neches-Groves Indians played against state-ranked Fort Bend Marshall and played tough but fell 21-14 as Indians quarterback Blake Bost had both touchdown runs. On Friday night at Galena Park ISD Stadium it was the Barbers Hill Eagles having their way with the Yellow Jackets 51-14. Barbers Hill quarterback Brent Holdren had three touchdown passes and added another on the ground as the Eagles led 44-6 after three quarters. All three teams will move on to the Area Championships as Crosby will face Texarkana next Friday night at SFA in Nacogdoches while Barbers Hill plays the Huntsville Hornets on Friday night at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah while Nederland plays on Saturday afternoon against Longview Pine Tree in Nacogdoches.
Read moreThe Dayton Lady Broncos opened district play at home on Friday night with a nice 58-51 win over the Porter Lady Spartans. Three Dayton players finished in double figures, with Jerrica Keener leading the way with 20 points. Amber Kelly added 14, while Kyra Keener chipped in with 10 points. The JV team fell to Porter 51-32 while the freshman also fell to the Lady Spartans 47-17. The Lady Broncos are now 5-4 on the season and 1-0 in district play. Dayton will visit Cleveland on Friday night.
Read moreThe Hardin Hornets had a split on the week as on Tuesday night as they lost on a buzzer-beater at Deweyville 45-44. Hardin led 22-15 at the half but saw Deweyville outscore the Hornets 10-4 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 26-25, heading into the final quarter of play. The final eight minutes was very low scoring, but it was a three-pointer by the Pirates at the end that landed them the win. Colby Barrett led the way with 13 points and 9 rebounds, while Landen Taylor added 10 points and Carson Williams chipped in with 10 points and 6 boards. Hardin then got back on their winning ways at home on Friday night with a nice 63-51 victory over Warren. After both teams were deadlocked at 14-apiece after the first quarter of play, the Hornets opened up a 33-23 halftime advantage after winning the second quarter 19-9. Hardin continued to open the lead after a 15-9 third quarter and led by 16 heading into the fourth period. Taylor led the Hornets in scoring with 20 points with four three-pointers. Williams added 17 points and hauled in 15 rebounds, while Caden Elmore added 8 points and 12 rebounds. Hardin is now 6-3 on the season and will start district play on Friday at home against Trinity.
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