Sports

Wildcats, Red Devils play to 24-24 tie

GRADY - The Grady Wildcats and Rankin Red Devils junior high football teams appear to be very evenly matched as the two squads played to a 24-24 tie last Thursday. Cal McMorries led the Grady offense with 161 yards rushing and two touchdows and 79 yards passing and one touchdown.
Garden City beats Grady setting up exciting district championship

Garden City beats Grady setting up exciting district championship

Garden City beats Grady setting up exciting district championship

GARDEN CITY – No. 7 Garden City Bearkats clinched a playoff berth with a 57-8 win over District 6 opponent Grady Friday night at Bearkat Stadium in Garden City. Grady’s offense electrified its fans and stunned Garden City with an explosive first drive.

Buffs fall to Abernathy, must beat Reagan County

ABERNATHY – The Stanton Buffaloes continued with their brutal district schedule last Friday night with a trip north to No. 10 Abernathy. The Antelopes were as good as advertised beating the Buffaloes 40-7.

Junior Buffs ready for second round of playoffs

STANTON – The PBYFL Stanton Junior Buffaloes had a perfect first round of the playoffs with all four teams advancing to this weekend’s second round. The Flag Buffaloes finished second in the regular season which earned them a first round bye.
Win and their in; playoffs one victory away

Win and their in; playoffs one victory away

Win and their in; playoffs one victory away

STANTON – The football season has boiled down to one final district game for the Stanton Buffaloes. Currently sitting in fourth in District 4 AAA-DII, the Buffaloes can clinch a state playoff spot for the first time since 2017 with a win Friday night over Reagan County.

Junior High Buffaloes take down Abernathy

ABERNATHY - Stanton’s seventh grade Buffaloes outscored Abernathy 48-34 to stay unbeaten on the season and the eighth grade Buffaloes cruised to a 20-6 win to improve to 4-3 on the season. For the seventh graders, Brian Dominguez and Angel Sifuentes scored scored one touchdown apiece.
Grady quarterback Hunter McAnally looks for an open receiver while Gunner Cherry provides protection with some big blocks.

Grady quarterback Hunter McAnally looks for an open receiver while Gunner Cherry provides protection with some big blocks.

Grady comes up short to Red Devils, looks to bounce back against Bearkats

RANKIN – Grady opened District 6-A with a road loss to favorite No. 6 Rankin. The Wildcats kept pace with the Red Devils early on but as the game progressed the margin of victory widened as well eventually falling 81-33. Hunter McAnally completed four passes for 68 yards and a touchdown.

Buffaloes, Wildcats, Bearkats end cross country season at Regionals

LUBBOCK – Cross country season came to an end on Monday with runners from Stanton, Grady, and Garden City competing at the Region I meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. In high school cross country, the girls division runs a distance of two miles and the boys will cover three miles.
Stanton’s sidelines erupted after beating Coahoma in district play. Stanton has two games remaining in district and needs just one more win to secure a playoff birth.

Stanton’s sidelines erupted after beating Coahoma in district play. Stanton has two games remaining in district and needs just one more win to secure a playoff birth.

Seventh grade Buffaloes keep winning, eighth grade has stalled

STANTON – The Stanton seventh grade picked up two more crushing wins with a 38-8 performance against Coahoma and a 22-14 victory over Idalou. Against Coahoma, Jayden Hinojosa had three touchdowns while Isaac Palomo and Vayden Pastrana added one touchdown each.