The Varsity Lady Eagles completed another perfect week to push their District 25-3A record to 5-0 with three games remaining in the first round. Last Tuesday they traveled to Georgetown to take on the Gateway Lady Gators - Area finalists in 2018 and always tough on their home court. The Freshman team fought hard in falling to a more experienced JVB team in two sets. The JV team found their rhythm and beat the Lady Gators in an exciting three-set match.
The Poth Pirates used their size and numbers to out-muscle the Eagles last Thursday in the Junior Varsity, 8th Grade and 7th Grade match-ups. Facing injuries before and during the game, the JV team lost at Poth 34-0. The Eagles showed improvement on the offensive side of the ball, but an early touchdown pass from Grayson Jacobs to Ashton Lopez that was called back on a penalty proved to be the only trip into the endzone for the visitors.
On Monday, September 30, the LBJ High School Student Council will be sponsoring a Blood Drive in the High School Gym. Technicians from the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center will be available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for donations. To schedule an appointment contact the LBJHS office at 830-868-4025; drop-ins are also welcome and encouraged.
The Eagle and Lady Eagle Cross Country teams enjoyed a 20-degree drop in temperatures at race time on Saturday in Ingram with the breezy 76-degrees a welcomed change from the 90-degree-plus weather they have been battling since August. In the Varsity Girls’ Division a not-up-to-par Lydia White - fighting off the effects of a weeklong sinus infection - kept her string of Top Ten finishes intact, finishing the 2+-mile course in 13:27 for 7th Place.
An early defensive stand by the Eagles forced the Poth Pirates to punt from their endzone and the resulting drive ended with a 20-yard scamper by Quarterback Logan Ledger to put JC on the board 6-0 with 9:40 remaining in the first quarter of the non-district contest Friday night at Eagle Field.
The Lady Eagles kept their perfect District 25-3A record intact with a run of victories at Georgetown - Gateway last Monday night. The 7th Grade B-Team opened the evening with a two set victory over the host Lady Gators (25-19 and 25-7). Aleah Malone, Ashley Barrera, Alea Spells, Addison Allen, and Jacelyn Unger were strong from the service line.
The LBJ Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Football teams kicked off the 2019 season last Thursday hosting the Randolph Rohawks at Eagle Field. The Johnson City 7th graders football team had a great first game showing, though they came up short against Randolph 24 - 6. The Eagles were lead defensively by Reid Weirich and Marshall Jackson. The offense was lead by Reid Weirich who rushed for 90 yards and Miguel Sanchez with 19 yards and a touchdown for the only score for the Eagles in their debu ...
The Varsity Eagles dropped to 0-3 with a road loss to the 3A-D1 Randolph Rohawks on Friday night in a 24-47 decision at Robert G Cole Stadium in San Antonio. Though JC led in first downs (14-13) and Randolph accrued more penalties (2 for 10 yards - 10 for 70 yards) it was the scoreboard that added up in the host team’s favor as the Rohawks scored all 47 of their points in the first half for a 47-10 lead.
The Eagle and Lady Eagle Cross Country kept their top ten streak alive with Lydia White, Jackie Earley and Antonio Perez racing to their third consecutive top ten individual finishes this season on a grueling Bandera Invitational course. White finished the 2-mile course in 13:04 for a 10th Place finish in the Varsity Girls’ Division; Joy Gill of San Antonio Home School paced all runners with a time of 11:32 for the win.
The Lady Eagles opened District 25-3A play with a commanding three-team sweep of the visiting Jarrell Lady Cougars last Tuesday in front of the home crowd at LBJHS Gym. The Freshmen fought off a late challenge by Jarrell to win the two-set match 25-18, 25-23. After a Set 1 25-22 win the JV dropped Set 2 16-25, then bounced back to take Set 3 25-20 for the win.
The Varsity match was well worth the price of admission and closer than the 3-0 final tally.
