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Arath Alarcon

Arath Alarcon

Klondike overwhelms Grady 58-8

KLONDIKE - The crowd at Friday’s contest between the Klondike Cougars and the Grady Wildcats saw Klondike’s football team beat Grady by a score of 58-8. The Cougars were supposed to blow Grady out by halftime but the Wildcat’s played a near perfect first half to only trail 22-6 at halftime.
Stanton’s interior defense has been immovable the first two games allowing less than 100 yards rushing in each contest. Next to try will be Forsan on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Forsan.

Stanton’s interior defense has been immovable the first two games allowing less than 100 yards rushing in each contest. Next to try will be Forsan on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Forsan.

Merkel storms back to clip Stanton 24-22

MERKEL – Stanton’s first week win was impressive but it’s week two 24-22 loss to Merkel was more impressive because of the Buff’s ability to rebound from adversity early on and still nearly pull off a victory on the road.

Grady rallies late, comes up short against Loraine

LORAINE – Grady had a good start and a strong finish, but Loraine had one mighty quarter giving them the edge in a 38-28 victory in Loraine on Friday. Grady started the game off strong with a quick eight points.
Cody Cates

Cody Cates

Wildcats lose opener to Highland 54-6

HIGHLAND – Grady’s football season started with a 54-6 road loss to the Highland Hornets last Friday. Despite the lopsided score, the game was not a loss in the eyes of coach Chris Short. “The kids fought hard, never gave up, and improved as the game went on,” stated Short.
Stanton running back Evan Cox fights for every inch in the Buffs Friday night season opening victory over Grape Creek.

Stanton running back Evan Cox fights for every inch in the Buffs Friday night season opening victory over Grape Creek.

Stanton blanks Grape Creek for 8-0 win

STANTON – The Stanton Buffaloes started off the season better than half the teams in the state after beating Grape Creek 8-0 Friday night at Buffalo Stadium in Stanton. “It’s always great to start with a win,” said Stanton coach Cody Hogan.
A huge pancake block helped Evan Cox avoid being tackled in the backfield.

A huge pancake block helped Evan Cox avoid being tackled in the backfield.

Cross country starts Saturday for Buffaloes

STANTON - The Stanton varsity boys and varsity girls cross country teams will start their season on Saturday with a duel meet against Greenwood and Midland Classical. Races will be in Greenwood and begin a 9 a.m.

Stanton handles Lamesa, prepares for Grape Creek

STANTON - The Stanton Buffaloes were impressive in the first live action scrimmage of the season against Lamesa last Thursday in Stanton. The offense moved the ball easily and managed to over a couple mental mistakes late in the drive to still score a touchdown.

Wildcats shine in scrimmage with O’Donnell

O’DONNELL - The football season has officially begun for Grady following its scrimmage with O’Donnell last Friday. The Wildcats had several high points on the day with several players stepping up with some stand out plays.
Who advances to the state playoffs?

Who advances to the state playoffs?

Who advances to the state playoffs?

TEXAS - It seems like every year the Texas University Interscholastic League changes some aspect on how many teams are eligible for the state playoffs. Over the years, Texas has been divided into six different conferences with each conference being subdivided into two divisions.