By Donnie A. Lucas
The junior high basketball girls played both Haskell and Stamford over the last 10 days with mixed results.
Both teams are scheduled to play in the Breckenridge Tournament on Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 5-7. Game times had not been been announced at press time.
The girls will be on the road again next Monday to play in Hawley in games starting at 5:30 p.m.
The eighth grade team lost to Haskell at home 32-23 on Nov. 25.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The 8A Cubs continue to rack up victories to remain undefeated, while the 7A team split the last two games to post a 2-1 record.
The boys will host Hawley on Monday, Dec. 9, starting at 5:30 p.m. with a combined B team game. The 7A game will follow at about 6:30 p.m., and the 8A should take the floor at 7:30 p.m.
The 8A team picked up a 59-17 win over Haskell on Nov. 25 prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
By Kathy Thomson
Moran’s high school teams fell in Bryson on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
The Bryson Cowgirls handed the Lady Bulldogs a 39-15 loss.
“We were short handed, due to injuries and players being out for Thanksgiving,” said coach John Hughes. “The girls played hard and gave everything they had tonight, so I’m extremely proud of them. They continue to grow and improve with each game.”
Freshmen Chloe Hendricks and Emily Murk filled in for missing players.
By Donnie A. Lucas
In a rare second-round loss, the Albany Lions saw their season come to an end earlier than usual with a 24-20 loss to the Windthorst Trojans Friday in Graham.
While the two teams came out fairly even on the stat sheets with both scoring three times, it was the Trojans who won the conversion or bonus points that made the difference in the game.
Windthorst flipped their usual game plan against the Lions, moving from a predominately passing team to a ground attack with 300 yards rushing for all three touchdowns and three two-points plays.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lady Lion basketball team is off to a 3-0 start to the season after a pair of wins over the last week.
The varsity also hosted a pair of games this week, suffering the first loss of the season in a tough 27-32 game with Ballinger on Monday.
Albany also hosted Hamlin’s Lady Pipers on Tuesday starting at 2:00 p.m. Details of the game were not available at press time.
The JV girls competed in the Woodson Tournament last week but were unable to put a team on the court against Ballinger or Hamlin due to injuries.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The JV boys opened the basketball season at the Woodson tournament last week, winning all three of their games.
The varsity boys will not open their season until after the Thanksgiving break, with both boys teams making the trip to Munday on Dec. 3, with the boys following the JV girls game that starts at 5:00 p.m.
The JV defeated Woodson 28-20 in the first game last Friday.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Cubs and Lady Cubs started basketball season last week against Cross Plains, with all three teams that played posting wins.
All of the junior high teams saw action on Monday against Haskell, but results were not available due to an early deadline.
The girls will travel to Stamford on Dec. 2 for a set of games, while the boys will host Stamford on the same date. Games will start at 5:30 p.m. at both locations.
Game Details
The eighth grade boys handed Cross Plains a 42-13 loss on Nov. 21.
By Kathy Thomson
Moran’s varsity basketball teams traveled to Rising Star for tournament action last week, with each team putting their first tally in the winners column. The high school players were also on the road in Bryson for games on Tuesday, Nov. 26, with the girls taking the court first at 6:00 p.m. Results were not available at press time and will be reported next week.
Lady Bulldogs
The varsity girls lost to the visiting Blanket Wildcats on Tuesday, Nov. 19 and split games at the Rising Star basketball tournament later the same week.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion football team racked up a 56-7 bi-district win last Thursday to advance to the area playoff against Windthorst on Friday in Graham.
Kickoff in Graham is set for 7:00 p.m. All tickets will be $5 at the gate with the usual senior citizen, district, and coaches’ passes accepted.
The Trojans (9-2, 5-0) were the district champs in District 6-2A, beating Shamrock last week in the bi-district round, 53-16.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Members of the Lady Lion volleyball team captured two superlative awards and four spots each on the first and second 6-2A All-District selections.
Junior Torie Fuentes was named the district’s Defensive MVP, while sophomore Sarah Beth Cotter received the Newcomer of the Year award.
