Category: Abilene High Eagles

by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 2-5A DIV. I WEEK 5 REPORT: Abilene High, Amarillo High and Coronado open league play with wins

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Abilene High 59, Lubbock Monterey 14 — Dylan Slack passed for 259 yards and five touchdowns and Brayden Henry accounted for 112 all-purpose yards and two scores to lead the Eagles to a blowout win over the Plainsmen in the district opener for both teams.

Abilene High (3-2, 1-0) outgained Monterey 432-162 and forced four turnovers, building a 49-7 lead by halftime. Of the Eagles’ eight touchdown drives in the game, only one was longer than 50 yards, and three spanned fewer than 30 yards.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME REPORT: Abilene High dominant in all phases in district-opening rout of Lubbock Monterey

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LUBBOCK — Abilene High kicked off District 2-5A Division I play in dominating fashion Friday, following a 14-point first quarter with 35 points in the second to put Lubbock Monterey away by halftime.

Dylan Slack passed for 259 yards and five touchdowns, Brayden Henry had 107 all-purpose yards and two scores and the Eagle defense limited the Plainsmen 162 yards and forced four turnovers to fuel a thorough 59-14 win at Lowrey Field. 

The victory improved AHS (3-2 overall) to 1-0 in league play heading into next week’s homecoming matchup with Amarillo Tascosa.

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by Daniel Youngblood

ABILENE NOTEBOOK: Talking Wylie football, predictions slump, local volleyball turnarounds

Following their 0-2 start, I was consistent in my belief that the Wylie Bulldogs would finish the season with a much stronger football team than the one that started it. I said as much on our weekly podcast after each of Wylie’s defeats, downplaying the ultimate significance of season-opening home losses to quality outfits from Brownwood and Lubbock Monterey.

But I’d be lying if I said I expected the type of quick turnaround we’ve seen the last two weeks from coach Clay Martin’s team, which is now 2-2 after gritty road wins over Lubbock Cooper (35-34) and Stephenville (42-32) — both double-digit favorites according to a prominent power ranking service. 

When I talked about Wylie finding its stride and eventually turning a corner, I was thinking more about October than September. So to see the Bulldogs go from where they were in Weeks 1 and 2 to beating a pair of good, established programs on the road was a surprise to even me.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Moran running back takes the award with insane performance

There are big games and then there are those that border on insanity. 

Moran running back Ellis Hise, our Big Country Preps Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 16, fell squarely into the latter category on Saturday with a performance that was absolutely nuts. 

Helping the Bulldogs to a thrilling 68-67 win over Mullin in one of the top six-man games the Big Country has seen this year, Hise rushed for 287 yards and six touchdowns on only 26 carries. But that’s just the beginning. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 2-5A DIV. I WEEK 4 REPORT: AHS falls at Frenship; Lubbock Cooper, Coronado claim wins

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Wolfforth Frenship 17, Abilene High 12 — The Eagles bottled up the explosive Tigers offense, limiting Frenship to 319 yards while forcing three turnovers, but it wasn’t enough in a tough road loss to close out nondistrict play.

Abilene High (2-2) managed just 235 yards of its own, mustering an eight-yard touchdown run by Brayden Henry and two Naim Segura field goals in three trips to the red zone. Henry led the Eagles offense with 83 yards rushing, 10 yards passing and 11 yards receiving, while Dylan Slack passed for 77 yards, De’Zhon Magee rushed for 53 and Ryland Bradford received for 55. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME REPORT: Abilene High comes up just short in defensive slugfest at Frenship

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WOLFFORTH — The Abilene High football team held a Wolfforth Frenship offense that came in averaging 44.7 points and 510.3 yards per game to just two touchdowns on Friday, but it still wasn’t enough to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season.

AHS scored just one touchdown itself, settling for short field goals on two of its three red zone trips and having a late kickoff return touchdown called back by a penalty in a tough 17-12 loss at Peoples Bank Stadium.

The Eagles finished with just 235 yards of total offense, being held to an uncharacteristically low 87 passing yards in closing their nondistrict schedule at 2-2.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: AHS volleyball picks up big home win over Cooper to stop skid, even district record at 1-1

Entering Tuesday’s crosstown volleyball match off district-opening losses on Friday, both Abilene High and Cooper needed a win to avoid falling in an 0-2 hole to start to District 4-5A play. 

In the end, it was the Lady Eagles celebrating in front of their home crowd at Eagle Gym after sweeping the Lady Cougars 25-20, 25-23, 25-15 to snap a seven-match losing streak.

AHS, which fell in four games to Wylie last week in its league opener, started strong and never let up Tuesday, improving to 8-18 overall and 1-1 in district action with one of its most complete performances of the year.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cooper’s Bray takes this week’s top spot

When it comes to individual performances, there are big games and there are big games.

And then there’s what Cooper junior Daniel Bray did against San Angelo Central last week in leading the Cougars to their first win of the season.

The explosive tailback, who had been limited some in the first two weeks by a nagging ankle injury and the growing pains of a young offensive line, broke out in a historic way in that 53-45 victory over the Bobcats. By the time the game was over, he had rushed for a school-record 366 yards and seven touchdowns on just 21 carries, making a case for our Big Country Preps Player of the Week award that was too compelling to pass over — even in a week with a number of other monster performances.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 2-5A DIV. I WEEK 3 REPORT: Caprock scores only win in tough week for league

Midland Legacy 48, Abilene High 17 — Trailing just 21-17 after opening the second half with a touchdown drive, the Eagles were outscored 27-0 the rest of the way in a lopsided home loss to the Rebels.

Abilene High (2-1) gained 453 yards of total offense, but they scored just three points in three trips to the red zone and turned the ball over three times on the Legacy side of the field. The Eagles were led in the loss by Dylan Slack, who passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns, and Ryland Bradford, who caught four passes for 123 yards and a score.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Missed opportunities cost Abilene High in 48-17 loss to Midland Legacy

Coming into Friday’s game against Midland Legacy, Abilene High coach Mike Fullen knew his team would need to capitalize on its scoring chances if it hoped to keep up with the Rebels.

In the end, it was the Eagles’ inability to do so that played the biggest role in a 48-17 loss at Shotwell Stadium.

AHS put up 453 yards of total offense and had numerous opportunities throughout the first 2½ quarters to put some serious pressure on the visitors. But the Eagles got just three points out of three trips to the red zone and had three turnovers on the Legacy side of the field, allowing the Rebels to close the contest with 27 unanswered points and turn a one-score game into a blowout.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: No. 7 Stephenville netters too much for Abilene High in nondistrict sweep

Hosting the Stephenville Honeybees in its final match before Friday’s District 4-5A opener against Wylie, the Abilene High volleyball team couldn’t keep pace with Class 4A’s seventh-ranked squad Tuesday, falling 25-16, 25-23, 25-13 at Eagle Gym.

The Lady Eagles battled and had their chances to grab some momentum in Games 1 and 2, but ultimately the talented visitors were just too much to handle in a nondistrict sweep.

The victory improved Stephenville to 21-3 on the season with three more matches to play before the start of District 6-4A play on Sept. 26, while Abilene High fell to 7-17 with its sixth consecutive loss.

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by Daniel Youngblood

ABILENE NOTEBOOK: Talking Shotwell renovation, TLCA’s big football win, ACS’ matchup with Benjamin and Wylie volleyball

It’s no secret that the Abilene High-Cooper rivalry — dubbed the Crosstown Showdown — is among the best series in the state of Texas.

When the Eagles and Cougars get together, you know you’re going to excellent effort from both teams in front of close to 15,000 rowdy fans.

In that way, Friday’s matchup, which saw AHS earn a 26-7 win in the 63rd playing of the series, was a lot like many before it. But there was one factor that made the most recent Showdown just a little bit unique: It marked the first game played in Shotwell Stadium since the historic venue got one heck of a facelift.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 2-5A DIV. I WEEK 2 REPORT: Abilene High, Monterey stay perfect with wins

Abilene High 26, Cooper 7 — Dylan Slack passed for 141 yards and a touchdown, Ryland Bradford received for 113 yards and a score and the Eagles defense shined as AHS took down archrival Cooper in the 63rd Crosstown Showdown.

Behind those efforts — and Bam Rashaw, who rushed for 98 yards — Abilene High raced out to a 16-0 second-quarter lead and was never seriously threatened after halftime in improving to 2-0.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Defense fuels Abilene High to 26-7 win over Cooper in 63rd Crosstown Showdown

It wasn’t the dominating-in-every-phases effort they enjoyed in their season opening win at Odessa Permian, but the Abilene High Eagles did more than enough Friday to take care of their crosstown rival and improve to 2-0 on the season.

Led by a defense that allowed just 195 total yards and forced two turnovers, AHS overcame an uneven offensive performance to down Cooper 26-7 at the newly renovated Shotwell Stadium and claim its second consecutive win in the Crosstown Showdown series.

The Eagles turned two big plays — an 81-yard touchdown reception by Ryland Bradford and a 49-yard punt return touchdown by Demarco Upshaw — into a 16-0 second-quarter lead, and that was all that was needed for a defense that limited the Cougars to a single scoring drive just before halftime.

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by Daniel Youngblood

FEATURE: Slack, Henry give Abilene High unique 1-2 punch at quarterback position

There’s an old — and often repeated — saying in football circles that goes, “If you have two quarterbacks, you have none.”

The idea behind that, of course, is that any team playing two quarterbacks doesn’t have one that’s strong enough to seize the job.

Abilene High coach Mike Fullen and his offensive staff would seem to disagree. And currently, they’re in the process of putting together a pretty strong case against that axiom.

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by Daniel Youngblood

ABILENE NOTEBOOK: Catching up with local volleyball and talking a little AHS, ACS football

It’s an unfortunate truth in this profession that there are more sporting events going on in a given week than we could ever hope to attend. 

And while we here at Big Country Preps pride ourselves on providing the most comprehensive high school sports coverage you’ll find from any Big Country source, we can never make it to all the games and matches that we would like to.

With that in mind, we’re adding a new feature this year to try to catch up on some of the things we missed or just to double back on some notes that we couldn’t quite give the attention they deserved. 

Introducing the “Abilene Notebook,” our collection of such odds and ends from the past week of local athletic action. 

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Snyder’s Stewart takes our first award of the school year

After a summer-long effort to produce our football preview, it is good to be back in our school year routine — a big part of which is our Big Country Preps Player of the Week. 

That said, we are proud to hand our first accolade for 2023-24 to Snyder senior quarterback Easton Stewart, who led the Tigers to a 42-0 season-opening win over Slaton last week. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 2-5A DIV. I WEEK 1 REPORT: Tascosa, Cooper and Monterey match AHS with wins in opener

Abilene High 49, Odessa Permian 14 — Dylan Slack passed for 215 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for a fifth score Friday to fuel the Eagles to a blowout win over their former Little Southwest Conference rival.

Behind that effort and strong games from fellow quarterback Brayden Henry (9-118, 1 TD rushing), running back Bam Rashaw (11-56, 1 TD rushing; 2-42, 1 TD receiving) and receiver Ryland Bradford (4-89, 1 TD receiving), AHS built a 35-0 lead by halftime and maintained a five-touchdown cushion the rest of the way.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME REPORT: Abilene High dominant in all phases in 49-14 win at Odessa Permian

ODESSA — The Abilene High Eagles got off to a flying start Friday, racing out to a 35-0 halftime lead on their way to a 49-14 rout of Odessa Permian in their season opener at Ratliff Stadium.

AHS put up over 450 yards of total offense and limited the Panthers to just a pair of second half scores in what was a dominant effort in all phases from start to finish.

The Eagles led 14-0 by the end of the first quarter and tacked on three more touchdowns in the second to end the competitive phase of the game by halftime.

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by Daniel Youngblood

ABILENE HIGH FEATURE: Senior safety Paul brings competitive drive to young Eagles ‘D’

During his time at Abilene High, Eagles coach Mike Fullen has coached a lot of good players on a lot of successful football teams. So when he says that senior safety Beckham Paul is among the most competitive players he’s ever coached, it means something.

One of just four starters returning for the AHS defense this year, Paul will be leaned to set and maintain the standard expected on that side of the football this season.

And as someone who places a higher value on the quality of Abilene High defense than most, Fullen said that task couldn’t possibly be in better hands.

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by Daniel Youngblood

2023 ABILENE HIGH FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Experienced offense has Eagles expecting another successful season

In the midst of a three-year playoff streak that has seen it reach the third round two of the past three years, the Abilene High football team is working to reestablish itself as a consistent regional threat. 

With a good group back from last year’s 6-7 squad, the Eagles will be looking to ride that wave of positive momentum to another strong campaign and deep postseason run in 2023.

AHS returns 36 of 65 lettermen, including eight of 11 starters on the offensive side. And as one of the most experienced teams in District 2-5A DII this year, coach Mike Fullen’s team is setting its goals high.

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by Daniel Youngblood

COUNTDOWN TO TWO-A-DAYS: The Abilene High Eagles … one day to two-a days

Football is just around the corner, and we at BigCountryPreps.com are committed to bringing you the information you need to prepare for your favorite team’s season.

We’ll be releasing our Big Country Preps Preseason Football Preview, the most comprehensive look at the upcoming Big Country football season anywhere, on Wednesday, Aug. 16. But you won’t have to wait until then to sate your gridiron appetite.

Leading up to the first day of fall football practice on July 31, we’ll be spotlighting each 11-man team in the area and posing some of the key questions they’ll face in 2023 as part of our annual “Countdown to Two-a-Days” series.

We move to Class 5A Division I with the Abilene High Eagles. We hope you enjoyed our Countdown to Two-a-Days series.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

FEATURE: Garfield’s first year as AISD athletic director sees significant growth

If you were to take a look at Abilene ISD Athletic Director Jim Garfield’s account on Twitter, two acronyms will jump off the page at you with regularity: FAAB and OTOF.

Family Ain’t Always Blood. One Town, One Family.

Garfield, who has been a head football coach at Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, Wichita Falls Rider and Elgin, uses those two slogans with regularity in his job leading numerous coaches and hundreds of student-athletes.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Lubbock Cooper rallies to take pair from Abilene High, eliminate Eagles

MIDLAND — Abilene High’s bid for its first trip to the state tournament since winning the Class 4A championship in 1956-57 came to an end Saturday afternoon at Christensen Stadium.

After getting a brilliant start from Brady Bennett in Friday’s 1-0 nine-inning thriller to open their Region I-5A quarterfinal series, the Eagles saw Lubbock Cooper take an 11-0 Game 2 win before claiming the winner-take-all finale 8-0.

Abilene High had just one hit in Game 2 before being held to four hits in the series finale.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

LOCAL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Abilene High, Wylie score thrilling wins over district foes to open I-5A quarterfinal series

Photos by Khloe Scott, HubCityPreps.com 

MIDLAND — Abilene High right-hander Brady Bennett had his first no-decision of the season while turning in his best start of the year Friday as the Eagles outlasted Lubbock Cooper 1-0 in nine innings at Midland College to open their best-of-three Region I-5A quarterfinal series.

Hours later, across town in Midland, the Wylie baseball team completed a 4-2 win over Lubbock Monterey in Game 1 to take an early lead in its region quarterfinal series as well.

That put both the Eagles and Bulldogs in position to advance to next week’s Region I-5 semifinals with one win Saturday, when their respective series resume back at the same sites. 

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jernigan takes our final award for 2022-23

Our final Big Country Preps Player of the Week for the 2022-23 school year could have gone any number of directions. 

We finally settled on Goldthwaite junior Lainey Jernigan, who swept both the girls 2A hurdles titles at the state meet last week. 

Jernigan won the 100 hurdles in 14.62 and the 300 hurdles in 44.12. And the good news for GHS fans is, she’s coming back to defend both crowns next year. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

LOCAL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Abilene High outlasts Ysleta, Wylie sweeps Del Valle

The Abilene High and Wylie baseball teams advanced again in the Region I-5A playoffs, winning their area round series against El Paso Ysleta and El Paso Del Valle, respectively. 

The Eagles defeated the Indians in three games, following a 6-1 win in Game 1 on Friday with a split Saturday. After dropping Game 2 by a 5-2 margin, AHS bounced back to clinch the series with a 6-1 victory in Game 3.

The Bulldogs took care of business a little quicker, downing the Conquistadores 7-5 in Game 1 on Thursday, before securing the sweep with a 6-1 win in Friday’s Game 2.

With the series victories, Abilene High and Wylie will both advance to the Region I-5A quarterfinals, where they’ll each face off with District 4-5A rivals. The Eagles will play Lubbock Cooper, which routed Clint Horizon in a one-game playoff, while the Bulldogs will take on Lubbock Monterey, which defeated El Paso Hanks in three games.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Wylie’s Farrar, Moore pitch way to shared honor

Coming off a bi-district sweep of Plainview in which Reese Farrar and Rylee Moore both pitched five-inning one-hitters, it was going to be difficult for Wylie’s co-aces to repeat that performance against El Paso Parkland in the area round.

And yet, they did.

Farrar pitched her second one-hitter of the playoffs while Moore tossed a five-inning no-hitter to fuel the Lady Bulldogs past the Lady Matadors 20-1 and 10-0 and into the Region I-4A quarterfinals, where WHS (30-6) will face off with 36-1 El Paso Hanks this week.

In the process, coach Heather Collier’s dynamic pitching duo claimed our penultimate Big Country Preps Player of the Year award of the 2022-23 school year.

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by Daniel Youngblood

LOCAL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Abilene High, Wylie advance with strong Game 2 showings

The Abilene High and Wylie baseball teams closed out bi-district sweeps on Saturday, with the Eagles cruising past Amarillo High 13-4 in Game 2 at Lubbock Cooper while the Bulldogs routed Plainview 12-2 in Plainview.

The victories earned AHS and Wylie spots in the Region I-5A area round, where they will matchup with El Paso Ysleta and El Paso Del Valle, respectively.

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by Daniel Youngblood

LOCAL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Wylie cruises past Parkland; AHS sees season end with loss to Hanks

Saturday played out the same way Friday did for Abilene’s local softball teams, which was a good thing for Wylie and a bad thing for Abilene High.

The Lady Bulldogs extended their season into the Region I-5A quarterfinals with a 10-0 win over El Paso Parkland in Game 2, while the Lady Eagles saw a successful campaign end with a 7-1 loss to El Paso Hanks.

Wylie will advance now to face Hanks next week in a best-of-three series in Monahans, beginning with Game 1 at 6 p.m. Friday. Abilene High, meanwhile, closed its season at 27-7. 

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by Brandon McAuliffe

LOCAL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Wylie bats explode late against Parkland; Hanks rallies past AHS

What looked like it would be a banner day for the Abilene High and Wylie softball teams in the Permian Basin on Friday quickly evaporated in the span of just three outs for the Lady Eagles.

AHS saw El Paso Hanks score five runs in the bottom of the sixth to earn a 7-6 comeback win.

Wylie also had a three-out swing in its game, but the Lady Bulldogs were on the other end as they walloped El Paso Parkland 20-1.

Both best-of-three series will resume on Saturday.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME RECAP: Breckenridge’s hit, Bennett’s pitching lead Abilene High past Amarillo High

WOODROW — Jake Breckenridge’s first-pitch single in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Beckham Paul from second base and the Abilene High baseball team upset District 3-5A champion Amarillo High 6-5 in the opening game of their Region I-5A bi-district series Friday afternoon at Lubbock Cooper.

The hit was part of a key frame in which Trey Simpson drove in Saul Vazquez with a single to tie the game immediately before Breckenridge delivered, as the Eagles started the sixth with two walks sandwiched around a sacrifice bunt.

With the offense breaking through late, it made a winner out of Brady Bennett on the mound. Bennett threw a complete game, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits. He walked four and struck out five.

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by Daniel Youngblood

FEATURE: Young Abilene High softball squad making waves ahead of schedule

After graduating six key seniors from last year’s 17-13 squad, Abilene High softball coach Jenna Bane admits she wasn’t quite sure what to expect from a much more youthful team this season. 

The Lady Eagles were making the move from Class 6A to Class 5A, but they’d be doing so with a number of freshmen and sophomores in key roles.

But what began as a leap of faith on the part of the AHS coaches and players has turned into one of the area’s most noteworthy success stories.

At 27-5, the Lady Eagles have outpaced all reasonable expectations placed on them. And entering a tough area-round playoff series against a 34-1 El Paso Hanks squad this weekend in Fort Stockton, Bane’s bunch is looking to continue that trend right into the Region I-5A quarterfinals.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Stephenville’s Cameron takes this week’s award

It’s always a great accomplishment to go to the state track meet in multiple events. But when it’s done in dominating fashion at the Class 4A level or above, you’re generally talking about a very special, gifted athlete. 

Our Big Country Preps Player of the Week, Victoria Cameron of Stephenville, falls directly into that category and she has the regional hardware to prove it. 

Taking four gold medals at the Region I-4A meet, Cameron scored 30 individual points while clinching four berths to the state meet. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

REGION I-5A TRACK RECAP: Wylie thrower Blake earns state trip with silver medal in discus

LUBBOCK — Wylie senior Ryan Blake earned himself a trip to Austin with a silver medal performance in the discus over the weekend at the Region I-5A track meet at Lowrey Field. 

The standout thrower highlighted a local effort that saw nine local entries score for their respective schools in the team standings.

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by Daniel Youngblood

LOCAL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Abilene High, Wylie secure bi-district sweeps to advance to area round

The Abilene High and Wylie softball teams closed out bi-district sweeps on Saturday, advancing to next week’s area round with lopsided Game 2 wins.

The Lady Eagles followed a 6-0 Game 1 victory over Amarillo Caprock with an 11-1 rout in Game 2, while the Lady Bulldogs trounced Plainview 10-0 a day after claiming an 11-1 win in Game 1.

With the series victory, AHS moves on to take on 34-1 El Paso Hanks next week in the second round. Wylie, meanwhile, will face El Paso Parkland (18-16).

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by Daniel Youngblood

LOCAL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Abilene High, Wylie kick off playoffs with lopsided wins

The Abilene High and Wylie softball teams opened the playoffs with impressive showings Friday, each winning the opener of their Region I-5A bi-district series with comfortable wins.

The Lady Eagles shut out Amarillo Caprock 6-0 at Lubbock Cooper, while the Lady Bulldogs routed Plainview 11-1 at Lubbock Christian University. 

Both teams will try to close out their series Saturday, when play resumes with Game 2 at their same respective sites.

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