The District 6-A volleyball all-district team members have been chosen, and six Lady Bulldogs were honored, including Johnnie Hise who won one of the superlative awards.

Freshman Johnnie Hise was named the district’s Newcomer of the Year. 

Hise and her teammates took Moran to the playoffs for the first time in 24 years, placing third in district before falling to Northside in the bi-district match. 

Coaches nominate players for all-district honors, but are not allowed to vote for their own team members.

Even though the Moran Bulldogs did not advance into post-season play this year, over half of the varsity team members were recognized by the district coaches for their performance on the gridiron by being named to the all-district football team.

Moran plays six-man football in District 6-A division II.

Coaches nominate players for the all-district honors but can not vote for their own players.

Senior Kobee Lapp was named to the first team as a receiver/tight end. Also placed on the first team was junior Jonas Cadena in the linebacker position.

The girls junior high basketball teams traveled to Haskell and Cross Plains for games over the last week and a half.

All three teams lost in Haskell on Nov. 19 and split games against Cross Plains on Monday, Nov. 26.

The 7A team beat Cross Plains 42-6.

“We have been working on our press without success, but it clicked for us this week and the girls ran it well,” seventh grade coach Lauren Peacock said. “We created several turnovers, which resulted in several lay-ups for Robin Lucas and Kiana Roberson.”

Albany fans are invited to join in several of the activities planned by the Albany Athletic Booster Club to help motivate the Lions to be at the top of their game for Friday’s playoff bout with the Santo Wildcats at Newton Field in Graham. 

Kickoff for the area game is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 23.

Thursday Activities

Students and fans will gather at Bank Park for a community pep rally Thursday evening Nov. 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. 

A decisive win last week by the Lion football team in the first round of the playoffs sets up what the team, coaches and fans all hope will be another “traditional” playoff run for Albany.

Albany defeated the Rocksprings Angoras 47-7 at San Angelo Stadium, propelling the Lions to the next step in the Class 2A  Div. 2 playoffs, something some might have doubted earlier in the season after a surprising 0-5 non-district start.

The Lions (6-5) will face the Santo Wildcats (10-1), who are fresh off a 63-30 win over Quanah last Friday in Clyde.

The varsity Lady Lions split games on the road last week, and suffered a second loss this week to put their record at 3-2.

The girls were on the road Monday, losing to Ballinger 47-37. Due to an early deadline, details from the game will be reported next week.

Albany also hosted Munday on Tuesday before taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, but results were not available at press time.

Both the varsity and JV teams are scheduled to be on the road to Hamlin next Tuesday for a set of games starting at 4:00 p.m.

A total of 10 Albany players were named to the District 6-2A volleyball teams, splitting All-District honors with the Hawley Lady Bearcats.

Albany and Hawley were the only 2A schools in District 6, which also included five 1A teams that advanced into a separate bracket of the playoffs.

Sophomore Alli Hill was named the district’s Defensive MVP, while the Lady Bearcats took the other four superlative honors.

The seventh grade Lady Cubs won their bracket at the Woodson Tournament on Saturday, while the boys B team split games in tournament play.

All of the junior high teams were in action on Monday, with the girls playing in Haskell and the boys hosting three games. Results were not available at press time due to an early deadline.

Albany will take the court again next Monday, Nov. 26 with the girls playing in Cross Plains and the boys hosting the Buffaloes. Games will start at 5:30 p.m. at both locations.

The Albany Flag Football season concluded Monday evening, Nov. 19, when the playoffs for both the youngest and the oldest groups took place at Robert Nail Stadium.

“Semifinal games went on at both ends of the field,” said league organizer Anthony Ceder. “The winners from each of those games then took on each other to determine the champion in that age division. Both of Monday’s finals took place at the same time, on opposite ends of the field.”

The second and third grade division title was determined on Friday, Nov. 16.

The junior high Bulldogs won both of their games at the Woodson basketball tournament last Saturday, bringing home the championship trophy, and the only Moran victories last week.

Varsity Basketball 

The Lady Bulldogs, playing varsity basketball for the first time in two years, lost to Blanket by a score of 20 to 38 on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

Moran fell behind early, trailing the visitors 4-19 at the end of the first half, and in spite of a much stronger showing in the second half, could not catch up to the Lady Tigers.