Lady Panthers vs. Johnson City Lady Eagles - loss 3-2 Tuesday, Oct 17, 2017. Tough loss with sets of 25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 20-25, 15-17. Stat Leaders:
Kills
Kendall Brock 13
Hanna Srackangast 9
Carly Haack 9
Blocks
Kora Brock 3
Kendall Brock 2
Hanna Srackengast 1
Carly Haack 1
Aces
Hanna Srackangast 3
Kenzie Warner 3
Hannah Griffin 2
Set Assists
Asher Haack 44
Panthers vs Florence Lady Buffaloes win 3-1 Friday, Oct .20, 2017.
The varsity Panthers made the long trip to Florence to take on the Buffalo on Friday, Oct 20, 2017. Panther captains, Toby Triesch, Peyton Van Dyke, Paco Vargas, and Wyatt Perkins won the coin toss and chose to defer to the second half. Zach Rogers kicked off deep, and as the Buffalo started their return, they were met by Tristan Lopez and Baylor Smith.
The junior varsity Panthers met up with the Buffalo from Florence Thursday Oct 19. Captains for the Panthers were Marshal Symons, Kaileb Webster, Seth Blakeslee, and Jonathan Gonzales. The coin toss favored the Panthers, who deferred possession to the 2nd half. The Buffalo put together a nice series with 11 plays, only stopping on nice hits by Jackson Cress and Walker Alexander.
Blanco High School students, many wearing red, release balloons to kick-off Red Ribbon Week, which raises awareness of drug use and the problems related to drugs facing the community. Red Ribbon events and ctivities throughout the week encourage parents, educators, business wners and other community organizations to promote drug-free lifestyles.
Blanco Independent School District played host to Lexington for the Homecoming football game last week, and the festivities concluded with a dance Saturday night, Oct. 14, 2017, sponsored by Project Graduation. Homecoming activities took place throughout the week, including a pep rally following Wednesday’s parade, half-time celebrations and the crowning of 2017 Queen Mia Albrecht, nominated by the National Honor Society.
On Homecoming night, Friday, Oct 13, 2017, captains Kelby Cox, Jett Hood, Tristan Lopez, and Brandon Phipps took the field for the coin toss. The Lexington Eagles won the toss and deferred possession to the 2nd half. On Blanco’s first offensive drive Cox hit Toby Treisch on a 22 yard pass play.
The Lady Panther volleyball team posted two shut out wins this past week to improve their district record to 9-1.
On Tuesday, Oct 10, 2017, Blanco defeated the Ingram Lady Warriors 25-14, 25-11, and 25-17.
Kenzie Warner paced the team with eight kills, three service aces, and two blocks. Hanna Srackengast smacked six kills.
With four runners finishing in the top 10, the Blanco girls varsity cross country team captured the District 25-3A championship on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, held at Florence High School.
Junior Johanna Villarreal blazed the two-mile course with a 12:60.90 1st place finish. Sophomore Steely Steiner crossed the finish line at 12:43.51.
