After focusing on the top guards and forwards the Big Country has to offer the past two nights, it’s time to shift our attention to the paint.
For the final installment in our three-part position rankings series, we list our top-10 post players for the 2022-23 season.
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading through these rankings, and make sure to come back next week when we’ll feature the top boys basketball players in the Big Country.
After kicking off our girls basketball position rankings series with the guards on Tuesday, we now turn our attention to the forwards.
For the second installment in our three-part series, we rank the area’s top 10 players at that position with some others to watch for in 2022-23.
We hope you enjoy our list.
With the girls basketball season upon us, it’s time to take a look at the local and area players who will be making the biggest impact for their teams during the 2022-23 season.
For the first installment in a three-part series that will cover all positions, we’ll be focusing on the Big Country’s top guards, ranking our top 10 with a list of others to watch this season.
As with any such list, these rankings are subjective. We hope you enjoy reading through our selections.
Wichita Falls Hirschi 53, Sweetwater 7 — The Huskies took care of business against the Mustangs, using a big second half to pull away for a blowout win.
Leading 21-7 at halftime, Hirschi (6-2, 2-1) outscored Sweetwater 32-0 over the final two periods to drop the Mustangs to 1-8 overall and 0-3 in league play.
Wichita Falls Hirschi 56, Snyder 14 — The injury-plagued Tigers were little match for the shorthanded Huskies, surrendering 244 yards rushing in a lopsided loss.
Behind a strong performance from running back Ken’Dron Worthy, who had 131 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries, Hirschi (5-2, 1-1) built a 35-7 halftime lead that it extended to 49-7 by the start of the fourth quarter. Javian Frazier also had a big night for the Huskies, rushing for 71 yards and three scores on seven attempts as HHS played without suspended stars A’Marion Peterson and Jamarion Carroll.
Snyder 35, Graham 21 — Easton Stewart passed for 289 yards and five touchdowns to fuel the Tigers to a two-touchdown win over a short-handed Steers squad.
Playing a Graham team that was without several key players due to suspensions resulting from last week’s brawl with Wichita Falls Hirschi, Snyder (3-5, 1-1) raced out to a 21-7 halftime lead and never let the Steers (4-4, 0-2) wrestle control away in the second half.
Midland Greenwood 35, Snyder 13 — The Rangers outgained the Tigers 455-276 in a comfortable win over the Tigers, outscoring SHS 13-0 in the second to put the game away.
Greenwood got a big game from quarterback Dylan Dominguez, who passed for 120 yards and one touchdown on just 3-of-4 passing, while rushing for 65 yards and three more scores. Running back Aaron Fikes (21-177, 1 TD rushing) and receiver Rance Purser (2-111, 1 TD receiving) also had strong performances as the Rangers (4-3 overall) improved to 1-0 in league play.
Lubbock Estacado 24, Sweetwater 7 — The Matadors stymied the Mustang offense, limiting SHS to a single touchdown in a three-score victory.
Sweetwater (1-5) opened the scoring with a 12-yard touchdown run by Uriah Martinez, but Estacado responded with a seven-yard touchdown drive and a defensive score to take a 14-7 lead at half. The Matadors then outscored the Mustangs 10-0 in the second half, getting a touchdown run and a field goal to put the finishing touches on the win.
Clyde 29, Sweetwater 28 (OT) — The Mustangs fell just short in overtime, surrendering a game-ending two-point conversion to drop a heartbreaker to the Bulldogs.
Sweetwater (1-4) led 15-14 at halftime and held a 21-14 lead in the fourth quarter, but Clyde rallied to tie the game by the end of regulation and answered a Mustangs touchdown in overtime with a TD and two-point conversion to claim the win.
Blake Carr led the effort for CHS, passing for 253 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for a team-high 61 yards and another score. Sweetwater, which rushed for 237 of its 310 yards, was paced by Jadyn Forbes (3-6-0—21, 1 TD passing; 11-99 rushing; 1-17 receiving) and Jamarian Amos (20-88, 1 TD rushing; 2-16, 1 TD receiving).
Monahans 48, Snyder 21 — The Tigers couldn’t keep up with the Loboes, allowing 35 first-half points in a lopsided loss to MHS.
Snyder (2-2) finished with just 285 yards of total offense, passing for 140 and rushing for 145. Monahans, meanwhile, gained 397 total yards — 275 on the ground — and took advantage of two Tiger turnovers.
SHS was led in the loss by Easton Stewart, who went 13-of-18 passing for 127 yards with two touchdown and an interception while adding 35 yards rushing. Dom Dominguez, meanwhile, added 82 yards and one TD rushing wand 37 yards and another score receiving.
LAST WEEK: 51-10, .836
SEASON TOTAL: 131-42, .757
Football picks are something I take pride in and it irritates me to no end when I stink it up. So let’s just say, I burned some midnight oil to get that situation corrected last week.
As a result, the column recovered with a solid .836 percentage in Week 3, salvaging my bruised ego after a disastrous Week 2 tally. In all, 51 of 61 area picks hit the mark last week, elevating my season’s record above 75 percent.
That’s more like it.
Week 4 in the meantime, presents a lineup of some of the most difficult area picks we’ve had this season — including an explosive Glen Rose team facing Brownwood in our BCP Game of the Week. Let’s dive in, shall we?
Here’s this week’s forecast:
In a week that featured several performances worthy of capturing the Capital Farm Credit/BCP Player of the Week award, Clyde quarterback Blake Carr narrowly captured the top spot with an explosive performance in a 41-21 win over Merkel.
Carr, a junior, hit 18 of 23 passes for 311 yards and four scores as CHS improved to 2-1 on the year. He also rushed six times for 106 yards and a fifth touchdown on a 46-yard run.
Sweetwater 32, Pecos 16 — The Mustangs picked up their first win of the season, using a fast start to run away and hide from the Eagles.
Sweetwater (1-2) raced out to a 9-0 first quarter lead that they carried into halftime, before scoring the first 14 points of the second half to take a 24-0 lead in the third quarter.
The Mustangs only gained 277 total yards of offense, but they held the Eagles to 184 yards — all but 19 on the ground. Quarterback Chris Gomez completed 16 of 18 passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns to lead Sweetwater, which got 101 yards and two TDs receiving from Jadyn Forbes.
Snyder 21, Levelland 7 — The Tigers rallied from an early 7-0 deficit, scoring the final three touchdowns in a workmanlike win over the Lobos.
Snyder (2-0), which took a 14-7 lead into halftime before tacking on one final touchdown in the third quarter, outgained Levelland 272-221 and held a 2-1 advantage in the turnover margin.
Dyllan Angeley (5-8-0—89, 2 TDs) and Easton Stewart (9-13-0—85) shared the quarterbacking duties, passing for a combined 174 yards, while Dom Dominguez (7-50 rushing; 3-50, 1 TD receiving) went over 100 yards in total offense. Chon Vasquez was SHS leading receiver with three catches for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Snyder 28, Slaton 14 — Snyder rode a big second quarter to a season-opening victory over Slaton in a clash of SHS Tigers.
Coach Wes Wood’s club was limited to 298 total yards (154 passing; 144 rushing), but that was enough thanks to a 21-point second quarter that staked the home team to a three-touchdown lead at halftime.
Snyder, which held Slaton to 222 total yards, was led offensively by quarterback Dyllan Angeley, who passed for 78 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 56 yards and added a 13-yard touchdown reception. Easton Stewart added 76 yards and two TDs passing, while Bug Arellano rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown and Dom Dominguez had 98 yards and one TD receiving.
After a week of highlighting area playmakers, we wrap up our eight-part preseason position rankings series with the Big Country’s best signal callers.
To complete our look at the area’s top players, we’ve ranked our top 10 quarterbacks with a list of others to watch in 2022.
We hope you enjoy this list and that you’ve enjoyed our position rankings as we get set to kick off a new season.
As we wind down our eight-part preseason position rankings series, we arrive finally at the Big Country’s top ball-carriers.
After breaking down this year’s crop of receivers and tight ends earlier today, we move now to the area’s top backs, ranking our top 10 with a list of others to watch in 2022. Don’t forget to check in Thursday when we conclude our series with the top 10 area quarterbacks.
We hope you enjoy tonight’s list and encourage you to check out the other position groups, which are linked below.
We’re approaching the final stretch of our eight-part preseason position rankings series, and it’s time to look at the Big Country’s top receivers.
After starting the offensive portion of our series Tuesday with the linemen, we now shift our attention to the playmakers on the perimeter, ranking our top 10 wideouts/tight ends with a list of others to watch in 2022.
We hope you enjoy our list and encourage you to check out the other position groups, which are linked below.
With the defensive and special teams rankings behind us, it’s time to look at the area’s top offensive players. And we’ll start with the foundation of any productive offense: the offensive line.
For the fifth installment of our eight-part preseason position rankings series, we turn our attention to the trenches, ranking the Big Country’s top 10 offensive linemen with a list of others to watch in 2022.
We hope you enjoy reading through our rankings.
After recognizing the top defensive players throughout the Big Country over the past three days, it’s time to honor the specialists.
We continue our eight-part preseason position rankings series by naming our top eight kickers and top eight punters to watch this fall.
We hope you enjoy this list and that you have enjoyed our position rankings as we get set to kickoff the 2022 season.