After a slow start in which they didn’t score until nearly five minutes into the game Friday, the Lady Bucks were able to keep it close at halftime as they trailed 28-20 to the Early Longhorns. Karsyn Smalley was the facilitator, as she has been all season, leading the Lady Bucks with 17 points, which included a three-pointer in the fourth quarter.
The Breckenridge Buckaroos (13-13, 5-3) returned to .500 on the season with back-to-back road wins Friday, Jan. 17 against the Tolar Rattlers (8-17, 3-4) and Tuesday, Jan. 21 against the Eastland Mavericks (2-19, 1-7).
Against the Rattlers, the Bucks held the most of the game before falling behind in the closing few minutes. A late shot by junior Chance Stewart put the Bucks back in the lead, 40-39. The defense came up with a stop to put them in position to close out the game.
Led by a strong offensive output from junior shooting guard Joseph Juneau, the Breckenridge Buckaroos (11-13, 3-3) fought hard against the Comanche Indians (4-13, 4-2) in what was a highly contested and physical game at home Tuesday, Jan. 13.
The Comanche Maidens (14-6, 8-0) remained undefeated in 3A Region I District 8 play as they gave the Breckenridge Lady Bucks (2-24, 1-7) a lot to deal with in a 74-28 defeat Tuesday, Jan. 14.
The Breckenridge Buckaroos fell to Peaster at home, 50-31 on Saturday, January 11, after last week’s snow storm pushed the games back a day. The girls dropped their contest, 33-28, before the boys lost, 50-31.
The Breckenridge Lady Bucks dropped a back-and-forth contest to the Peaster Lady Hounds at home, 33-28 Saturday, January 11, after last week’s snow storm pushed the game back a day. The Lady Bucks started off strong as they got off to an early lead, 8-4 after a quarter of play and 16-10 at halftime.
There were times Friday where the Lady Bucks could have given up and called the game, but their determination pushed them forward in a fourth-quarter onslaught that brought a 46-40 victory. After being down at the end of the third quarter by three points the Lady Bucks were motivated to push for a win Friday, Jan.
As full focus turns to winter sports with basketball underway and powerlifting in the future, the Breckenridge American is taking a look back at big games and highlights throughout the year. In the series’ second of three installments, we look at May through August 2024.
As full focus turns to winter sports with basketball underway and powerlifting in the future, the Breckenridge American is taking a look back at big games and highlights in sports throughout the year.
As the Breckenridge Buckaroos’ non-district schedule came to a close last week, it did so with a handful of tough challenges for the team. On Tuesday, Dec.
