Senior Blake Jenkins torched Mason with 13 points in the first quarter last Tuesday and the Eagles cruised to 3-0 in district with a 79-38 victory against the visiting Mason Punchers. JC raced to a 17-7 first quarter lead and extended it to 32-13 by halftime. Mason Roberts contributed 15 points, Brinley Portie added 11 and Colin Linsey chipped in 8 going 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
The 82nd Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Show begins Wednesday, January 13th at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City. This year there are more than 390 entries. These leaders of tomorrow put in many hours, and oftentimes, a lot of their hard-earned money working towards a successful project and show. They invite you to attend the three-day show, and also show your support at the sale on Saturday the 16th.
Wednesday, January 13 the show will begin at 4:30 p.m.
Although it was their Winter Break, students with the First United Methodist Church youth group spent the day clearing debris for local residents, Bill and Janey Wiemers of Stonewall. Students are hard at work earning money towards their June 2021 youth group mission trip to Alaska.
The Pirates and Lady Pirates went home empty handed last Tuesday as the Lady Eagles picked up their first Varsity district win and both Eagles teams were victorious. Freshman Sky Hurlbut led the Lady Eagles with 14 points followed by Freshman Carly Norton and Junior Darien Marshal with 9 points each.
The Johnson City Lady Eagles Varsity. Basketball team did not take Tuesday night’s District 29-2A opponent Center Point lightly, but perhaps felt less at a disadvantage before tip-off than they did for their first two district games. The Lady Eagles (3-9; 0-2) hosted the Center Point Lady Pirates at the LBJ High Gym Tuesday night (late score).
Heading into the opening night of District 29-2A Boys’ Varsity on Tuesday there was no apparent frontrunner in the race for the UIL State Playoffs. Johnson City hosted the 0-3 Center Point Pirates at the LBJ High School Gym (late score). The Eagles three wins against four losses in the pre-district bests all other competitors except the 5-2 San Saba Armadillos.
By Tricia Hartmann
Public Hearing and School First Report
JCISD Board President Shelly Wenmohs called the public hearing to order at 6:01 p.m. on December 14, 2020. During the public hearing JCISD Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Scott Berry gave an overview of School FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas), and provided the Trustees with an overview of the School FIRST indicators.
Scott Berry also presented the scores for each indicator under School FIRST.
The Varsity Eagles closed out their pre-District schedule at Lometa on Saturday by edging the Hornets 40-33. Blake Jenkins led all scorers with 11 points; Colin Linsey, Brinley Portie and Mason Roberts added 6 points each. Jenkins pulled down 9 rebounds while Linsey and Jakub Emerson added 6 each. The Eagles broke open a 7-7 tie at the end of the first period outscoring Lometa 19-6 in the 2nd period and never looked back.
The 7th Grade Lady Eagles hosted the Mason Cowgirls last Monday night and were quick to take control of the game with excellent defense and patient offense. Lauren Boyer made a 3-point buzzer beater at the end of the second quarter to put an exclamation point on the 17-3 halftime lead.
