Westbrook will be looking to claim its third consecutive Class A Division I state title Wednesday against Gordon at AT&T Stadium.
However, the Wildcats’ leading rusher will be making his first appearance as a player at AT&T Stadium. That’s because senior Keegan Gilbreath is finishing up his first six-man campaign after starting at quarterback for Class 2A Seymour the past three years.
It’s been a season of unsureness and acclimatization for Gilbreath, but his adaptability and diligence has paid off. Gilbreath has rushed for 1,456 yards and 36 touchdowns as part of a 1-2 backfield punch with Grayson Jeffrey.
We freely admit that more offensive players take our Big Country Preps Player of the Week than do defenders. 
It really didn’t take long for people to start talking about the Hawley – Stamford matchup in 2023. In fact, this one was on our calendar as a possible Game of the Week before the season even started. 
There are big games and then there are those that border on insanity. 
After two weeks, few teams are grabbing the attention of Big Country football fans more than the Clyde Bulldogs (2-0), who have opened with consecutive wins over Cisco and Eastland. 
Our Big Country Preps Game of the Week shifts eastward in Week 2, where established are playoff contender Santo (1-0) squares off with a Goldthwaite team that is exhibiting early signs of taking a major step forward despite an 0-1 record. 
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. 
Our final Big Country Preps Player of the Week for the 2022-23 school year could have gone any number of directions. 
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.
It’s difficult to trump a no-hitter, though Snyder’s Ava Aviles came close last week. 
It’s not often that a Big Country baseball team charts two no-hitters in the same week. But when two pitchers with the same last name are charting the no-nos it’s about as common as the planets aligning. 
Bangs southpaw Abby Wolf has thrown so many no-hitters this year, that the subject barely raises an eyebrow. But in consecutive district wins over Coleman and Christoval last week, the sophomore managed to create a stir. 
SAN ANTONIO — The Jayton Jaybirds were concerned about navigating their way through a trapping defense from Tilden McMullen County in Thursday’s Class 1A state semifinal. And as it turned out, their worries were legitimate after being forced into 14 giveways.
SAN ANTONIO — The Benjamin Mustangs had the environment they wanted while making their debut at the UIL Boys Basketball State Championships against Graford on Thursday — an up-tempo, guard-oriented game with the ball often changing hands near the midcourt area. 
SAN ANTONIO — In terms of style and experience, you’d be hard-pressed to find a wider variance than the Big Country’s two representatives — Jayton and Benjamin — at this year’s UIL Boys Basketball State Championships. 
LEVELLAND — With Lorenzo breathing down their necks for 32 straight minutes, the Jayton Jaybirds turned to an old friend to punch their ticket to San Antonio in Saturday’s Region I-1A championship game.
MANSFIELD — Huckabay boys basketball coach Dustin Hargrove knew coming into the Indians’ Region III-1A championship game with No. 1-ranked Graford on Saturday that his team would have a looming mountain to climb to get to the state tournament.