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The Liberty Panthers won their third game in a row Friday night and improved their season record to 3 and 1 by defeating the Shepherd Pirates 21-10. Several big plays by Liberty and their tough defense proved too much for the boys from San Jacinto County. Liberty put up 233 yards on 39 plays from scrimmage. Their leading rusher was senior Jolan Curtis, who had 72 yards on 12 carries. Quarterback Kaden Nolan was 1 for 6 passing. That one reception, however, was a 28-yard touchdown pass to senior Mason Goudeau. The Panthers were penalized 3 times for 23 yards. They also fumbled 3 times, losing 2 of them. Liberty’s key to success was again their defense that held Shepherd to just 131 yards, forced 5 punts and 3 turnovers-on-downs. The leading Pirate ground-gainer was freshman Preston Stephens with 12 carries for 49 yards and a touchdown. Shepherd was penalized 5 times for 45 yards. Junior Quarterback HD Green was 2 for 12 passing with one interception.
Read moreThe game in Oiler Stadium last Friday was a classic HD versus WH rivalry. The first half ended in a 0 - 0 tie, and both teams were frustrated that they had not fared better. When HD shut down the Oilers on downs in the opening second-half possession, the needed spark appeared. That spark was sophomore quarterback Levi Wallace.
Read moreComing off back to back victories the Cleveland Indians (2-2, 1-1) were hoping to keep that momentum going as they hit the road and out west, for a contest with Magnolia West (4-0, 2,0). The Indians had shown some big improvement in wins over North Forest and Waller, but unfortunately the Mustangs had some other ideas in store for the Indians in a 41-14 drubbing.
Read moreThe 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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