Sports

The junior high school football season came to an end last Thursday with each Breckenridge team falling to Brock.

The combo team came closest to victory Thursday after falling just a few yards shy of having an opportunity to tie the game on a 2-point conversion after going down 8 points before halftime.

Quarterback Allan McDaniel found receiver Christan Goswick for a 25-yard gain and found him again with precious seconds ticking away, but Goswick could not reach the end zone in time, resulting in a 14-6 loss. 

The Breckenridge High School Buckaroos pulled off arguably the most surprising regular season upset in school history after knocking off 2016 state runner-up Brock, thanks to a field goal by senior kicker Jose Escobedo in the final seconds of regulation.

The Buckaroos won their first district title in 12 years after Escobedo split the uprights with 6 seconds left in regulation, then junior corner back Kevin Franco sealed the victory with an interception during the Brock Eagles’ final offensive possession.

PONDER— The Breckenridge High School Buckaroos will host Brock for the 3A District 4 championship at 7:30 p.m. Friday after trouncing Ponder 43-7 to set up the district title showdown.

Senior running back Zach Willis put the Bucks on the scoreboard just seconds in to regulation after returning the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, and scored four more TDs while rushing for nearly 200 yards, during a 43-7 rout last Friday.

ABILENE— The Breckenridge High School volleyball team’s season came to an end after the Lady Buckaroos fell to Jim Ned in five sets.

Facing an early sweep after falling in the first two sets 26-24 and 25-22, Breckenridge coach Jeana Yarbrough said her Lady Buckaroos mounted one of the greatest comebacks she’s seen all season, taking the next two sets 25-16 and 25-21 only to fall in the fifth set 15-11.

BOYD— The Breckenridge Buckaroos made their journey to a potential high school state championship a little easier after securing at least a share of second place in the 3A District 4 standings, following a 49-14 victory over Boyd Friday night.

 The Buckaroos cruised to a 49-14 win by taking advantage of their field position, thanks to some timely turnovers by the defense, and quickly put the game out of reach after going into halftime up 27-0.

EASTLAND— The Breckenridge High School volleyball team secured a playoff spot with its four-set (18-25, 25-18, 25-14 and 25-18) victory over Eastland Saturday and will need a little help Tuesday night for a chance to play for a district championship.

The Lady Buckaroos will face Jim Ned (7-21) Monday, at 6:30 p.m., inside Abilene High School, in the opening round of the 3A playoffs unless the Early Lady Longhorns can pull an upset over Comanche Tuesday night.