The Lady Bucks entered the first full week of district play 1-0 after a three-set win at Comanche.
The team finished the week with a 1-2 records with a 3-0 home loss Tuesday, Sept. 17 against Tolar and a road 3-1 loss Friday, Sept. 20 at Eastland.
District 8-3A has proven it will be a difficult district to compete in with eight teams competing for four playoff positions.
A difficult season was more difficult Friday, Sept. 20 on the road in Eastland, the offense continued its early-season struggles to consistently moved the ball and was shutout in a 14-0 loss to the Mavericks.
The Mavericks’ slow and methodical pacing proved difficult for the Buckaroos, who struggled with turnovers and stringing together consecutive positive plays offensively.
From the first play from scrimmage, the Buckaroos both showed signs of promise and the same struggles the team has experienced throughout the non-district schedule.
The Breckenridge American announces Jack McKay and Miley Roberts as this week’s Athletes of the Week.
This week’s athletes are recognized for performances in games and events which took place Sept. 16-20.
Jack McKay
Last Friday was a difficult night on the football field. The team was shutout by the rival Mavericks and was playing without leading rusher Sawyer Wimberley.
Both Breckenridge High School and Woodson High School were represented with runners Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Hawley Invitational.
The BHS boys’ varsity team took first place overall with 46 points. WHS did not have enough runners in this race to field a full team and did not appear in the team standings.
In the girls’ varsity race, BHS finished sixth overall with 153 points. WHS finished ninth with 212 points.
Both schools will compete again Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Hamlin Pied Piper Invitational.
The Breckenridge American announces Zia Gravitt and Kasen Ferguson as this week’s Athletes of the Week.
This week’s athletes are recognized for performances in games and events which took place Sept. 9-13.
Zia Gravitt
Zia Gravitt has undergone a lot of change in a short time. She arrived in Breckenridge as a sophomore at her second high school in two years and has excelled.
Fearless is how Lady Bucks volleyball coach Emily Gravitt said is how she wants to see her team play and that is what she saw out of her team in their 3-0 win Friday, Sept. 13 at Comanche.
The Maidens are led by a familiar face as former Lady Bucks coach Krista Wilcox has moved to Comanche along with players Destiny Jamison and Kaysi Wilcox.
Although the Lady Bucks won in a three-set sweep, the win did not come easy.
The Maidens took charge early with a six-point lead in the opening set, however the lead by the home team did not last long.
The Buckaroos football team showed some promise while also showing areas they needed to improve while falling to 0-3 on Friday, Sept. 13 at Cisco.
The offense found the end zone for the first time this season in a 30-20 road loss to the Loboes.
For nearly 10 quarters of football to open the 2024 season, the Bucks offense had been held out of the end zone.
Before Sawyer Wimberley broke free for a 60-yard touchdown with 5:32 left in the second quarter, the lone Bucks score of the season was with a kickoff return late in the team’s home loss to Childress.
The Breckenridge High School cross country teams competed Wednesday, Sept. 4 in the rain-delayed Eula Invitational.
Improvement was on display by runners both varsity teams.
With multiple rainy days ahead of the meet, coach Valeria Williams said runners succeeded in difficult conditions with personal bests achieved by multiple runners.
“Through a muddy and messy course, our varsity boys won the meet with multiple personal records,” Williams wrote. “Varsity girls placed second with (all runners achieving) PRs. ...(I am) beyond proud of how these athletes performed.”
While the defense and special teams showed improvements over the Buckaroos’ season-opening loss, the offense remained stagnant in a 35-7 loss Friday, Sept. 6 at home against Childress.
Struggling to win battles on the line on offense, the Bucks could not move the ball well with both Zage Gravitt and Joseph Juneau splitting time at the quarterback position.
Held without a first down in the opening quarter, the Bucks offence did not earn a first down until a face-masking penalty against Childress early in the second quarter on the Bucks’ third drive of the game.
Riding high off of a second place finish in the gold bracket of the Albany tournament, the Lady Bucks quickly moved on to prepare for the next week of volleyball.
The team split matches Tuesday, Sept. 3 with a loss at Nocona, and Friday, Sept. 6 with straight-set win at Lingleville, to prepare for this week’s district-opening match.
After a strong start at Nocona, the Lady Bucks could not hold on and lost in three sets. Miley Roberts led the team with nine kills, nine digs, one block and one ace. Cabel Perkins added nine digs.
