GERONIMO—Every game, no matter the sport, has its own personality. No two alike, no twins.
That certainly was the case, November 6, as unbeaten Navarro (9-0) downed Llano (3-7), 31-0. Nothing mysterious there, as the Panthers rolled—as expected—to an outright 13-4A title.
The original characteristic, that DNA by itself, was the Jacket coaches’ and players’ reaction following the lopsided defeat.
“It was a confidence-building game, Believe it or Not,” said Ripley’s Craig Slaughte ...
The Llano sub-varsity Jackets ended their seasons this past Thursday as both teams played Navarro. While each team came up short against the Panthers, the freshmen and JV Jackets both ended the year with winning seasons as the Freshmen finished with a 6-4 record while the Junior Varsity ended the year with a 7-3 record and a runner-up finish in District.
The Llano Varsity 5th & 6th grade team ended their season this past weekend with a semi-final playoff loss to the #1 seeded Kingsland Yellowjackets. The Llano team had a fine season as they made the playoffs for the 5th straight year, which was a great accomplishment as they only returned three players from last season’s championship team and the roster consisted primarily of 5th grade players.
The Daubers now prepare to take on the Geronimo Navarro Panthers this Thursday evening as the 8th graders travel to Navarro to play at 4:30 and 5:45 while the 7th graders stay in the friendly confines of Jacket Stadium to face the Panthers also at 4:30 and 5:45.
7th Grade Daubers
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The Llano Varsity 5th & 6th grade team ended their season this past weekend with a semi-final playoff loss to the #1 seeded Kingsland Yellowjackets. The Llano team had a fine season as they made the playoffs for the 5th straight year, which was a great accomplishment as they only returned 3 players from last season’s championship team and the roster consisted primarily of 5th grade players.
The Llano Freshman and Junior Varsity teams played different opponents this past week, but both recorded the same winning results! The Llano Freshmen team hosted Jarrell while the JV team traveled to Hondo to battle the Owls. Both teams recorded impressive victories and now look forward to playing the Geronimo Navarro Panthers this Thursday evening in district play.
It was a package deal, and the big-play bundle was bountiful for Llano, which whipped Hondo, 32-20, October 30, and clinched an invitation to the postseason assembly.
The win helped dim the memory of some tough losses, and, with unbeaten Navarro ready to host the Jackets in the regular-season closer, a victory was mandatory to assure Game 11.
“The defense was consistent,” said head coach Craig Slaughter.
Four teams (out of five) make the playoffs from 13-4A, Division II. Navarro (3-0 in district) is the number one seed; Wimberley (3-1) is two.
If the Jackets (1-2) lose to Navarro, November 6, and Lytle (1-2) beats Hondo (0-3), it’s simple, the Owls go winless in district and are out.
If Hondo beats the Pirates and Llano loses to the Panthers, it’s a three-way tie for third, fourth, and fifth, and the difference in points in the three games among those three squads decides the third and four ...
WACO—Tiger Maddox, Llano High Class of 2015, is on an unbeaten team this season. Through November 4, the Baylor football Bears were 7-0. Maddox, a freshman, is a cheerleader, and it’s changed just a bit since I was in high school—the men and women on the sidelines work about as hard as the players do.
“Baylor has become a part of me in the couple of months I’ve been here,” Tiger said.
At Monday night’s meeting of the Llano ISD Board of Trustees Superintendent Casey Callahan was glowing in his praise for two of the district’s recent achievements.
Callahan recognized Matthew Cohen as a “Commended Student” in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The program tests 1.5 million students in three categories. Matthew scored in the top 5 percent to earn the recognition.
LHS Principal David Wuest said Matthew’s scores put him in the top 3 percent, but that the National Me ...
