A very rough start for the Lady basketball Jackets. The bad news is the scores were similar; the good news is limited, but give head coach Jerry McSherry credit for being upbeat, November 10, following a 67-28 loss to Jarrell at home. This came three days after a 64-21 set-back in Fredericksburg.
“Our effort was better,” said McSherry, after the loss to Jarrell.
We have featured Llano County’s Ed Thompson a number of times because of his championship performances in body building—and his sixth-place landing in the Nationals in July. He’s more dominant in Texas in the 70-and-over crowd than Tom Brady is among quarterbacks, and he proved it again in the State Championships in Arlington, November 4.
We have two new chapters for this report.
The Llano Freshmen Jackets concluded their season this past Thursday as they hosted the Mason Punchers. The Jackets were impressive from start to finish as they routed the Punchers by the score of 41-14.
With the victory, the Freshmen upped their overall record to 8-2 just missing out on an undefeated season as their two losses were by one point each.
The Llano 7th Grade Daubers ended their Cinderella season by shutting out the previously undefeated Mason Punchers by the score of 28-0.
With the victory, the 7th Grade Daubers ended their season undefeated with a perfect 9-0 record. The 7th Graders dominated their opponents as their offense scored 284 points on the season while their defense only gave up 26 points.
The Dauber defense shut out 6 of their final 7 opponents and only allowed one touchdown after the second game of the season.
This past Saturday the Lady Daubers hosted a tournament for all four of the teams. Playing in the tournament along with Llano was Brady and Sonora.
7A Division
The winner of the 7A division was your Lady Daubers. They were 1-1 but won the tie breaker on points allowed.
7B Division
This division saw the visitors from Brady win the tournament; They were 1-1 and just did get by Llano on points allowed winning by 4 points.
8A Division
The visitors from Brady took this division going 2 ...
ROUND ROCK—A mix of first-timers, old-timers, and plain ol’ meet-the-gut-check-moment timers, ran the Llano girls to a most impressive eighth place in Class 4A in the State Cross Country Championships at Old Settlers Park.
Officially, that was out of sixteen great teams that qualified from four regions, but you must toss in several hundred 4A schools which didn’t make it here in picturesque Palm Valley on the first Saturday in November.
Andy Wright was the only Jacket boy who ran, a ...
Alexus Cotton is on the move in a scrimmage against San Saba. The Lady Jackets opened the season—after press time—November 7 in Fredericksburg. They host Jarrell, November 10.
Utilizing a running game that wore out the ground more than a golfer who shoots a hundred, a passing attack that seemed to care more about touchdowns than Mayfield-like yardage, and a defense that was solid to sensational, Llano High’s eleven walloped Bandera, 54-20, to reach 5-5 for the regular campaign—first such season since 2013—and earn third place in district 13-4A.
The Llano Jr. High Daubers faced off against the Bandera Bulldogs in their final District game of the season.
The 7th Grade Daubers, as they have done all season, dominated the Bulldogs as they recorded their fourth shutout in the last five games to remain undefeated on the season and claim the District 13 4A Division II 7th Grade District Championship.
The Llano 8th Grade Daubers traveled to Bandera and played a tough game only to come up short against the Bulldogs in their final game of ...
The Llano Freshmen and Junior Varsity teams battled with the Bandera Bulldogs this past Thursday in their final District games of the season with both teams coming out victorious to up their District records to 3-1, respectively.
The Llano Freshmen won 35-6 at home, while the Junior Varsity won at Bandera, 27-12.
The J.V.
