The Llano Youth Football and Cheer teams hosted the Lago Vista Vikings this past Saturday at Jacket Stadium.
This was the last weekend of the regular season with the playoffs starting next week. Both teams have had great seasons with each team qualifying for the four team playoffs. The varsity goes into the playoffs with a 7-1 record and the #2 seed while the JV enters the playoffs as the #3 seed and a 4-4 record.
Both teams will travel to Lago Vista this coming Saturday.
The Llano Dauber 7th and 8th grade teams battled the Wimberley Texans for their second district game of the season. The 7th Graders played a combined A & B team game while the 8th Graders played both an A and B team games.
The 7th Graders will travel to Hondo while the 8th Graders play host to the Owls.
The Llano sub-varsity teams tangled with the Wimberley Texans this past Thursday night. The freshmen traveled to Wimberley while the JV played host to the Texans at the friendly confines of Jacket Stadium. Both teams saw the benefit of a home field advantage as the JV throttled the Texans 37-8 while the freshmen were shutout by Wimberley 28-0.
Both teams now turn their attention to the Hondo Owls as the freshmen host the Owls this Thursday at Jacket Stadium with a 7 p.m.
John Black is the beleaguered coach no more. For three years, if it were Tuesday or Friday in district, it was a defeat. 30 matches, mainly setbacks. A real-life illness or two didn’t help, either.
The theater of on-court misery brought down its curtain, October 14, when the volleyball Jackets won one thriller inside a pair of routine triumphs against Leander Glenn and swept their way to clinching a playoff berth.
“{The girls} did a great job coming together,
LAMPASAS — Prior to the huge win over Leander Glenn, chronicled close by, Llano’s volleyball team tuned up, October 11, by downing the winless Badgers, 3-0.
This one started as it should — a 9-1 Jacket advantage — then got a little ugly, as Lampasas came back to lead, 16-15. What followed was form prevailing: Erin Franklin, a kill to the back line. Molly Lindner, a save/dig and a point on the same play. Kaymon Lange — a kill and block. Faith Man ...
The Llano Youth Football and Cheer teams played at split venues this past Saturday as the 3rd and 4th Grade Junior Varsity team traveled to Fredericksburg to take on the Billies while the 5th and 6th Grade Varsity team played host to the Goldthwaite Eagles.
The JV Jackets played hard but just came up short to the Billies as they lost 12-0.
The Llano Jr. High teams started district play this past Thursday as they faced the always tough Navarro Panthers. The 7th Grade A and B teams both traveled to Navarro to take on the Panthers while the 8th Grade A and B teams played host to the Panthers.
The teams switch roles this week as the 7th graders play host to the Wimberley Texans on Thursday evening with the B team playing at 4:30 p.m.
The Llano Yellowjacket Freshmen and Junior Varsity teams opened district play against the Navarro Panthers this past Thursday night.
The Freshmen hosted the Panthers while the junior varsity made the trek to Navarro to play. Both teams lost hard fought games and go to 0-1 in district play.
The freshmen team’s overall record now stands at 3-3 while the JV’s record is 4-2.
Laura Fordyce has been solid at the net in JV volleyball this year, and had a very good game against Salado last Tuesday night. Llano won in two games.
Laura Fordyce has been solid at the net in JV volleyball this year, and had a very good game against Salado last Tuesday night. Llano won in two games.
