The Lady Buckaroos have solid footing on the final playoff spot in the district. Following wins last week over Eastland and Comanche, the Lady Bucks remain a game ahead of Early in the District 8-3A standings with three matches remaining.
A slow start was too much for the Buckaroos to overcome Friday, Oct. 6 when the team hosted Iowa Park for their District 3-3A season-opener against the Hawks. After getting shut out in the first half, the Buckaroos had a chance to take the lead in the closing minutes before ultimately falling 31-28.
The Buckaroos struggled on both sides of the ball in the first half. Offensively the Buckaroos ended two drives with a punt and two drives with a turnover.
The Breckenridge Police Department has arrested a Breckenridge man suspected of a recent break-in and aggravated robbery over the last several weeks.
Carlos Xavier Acosta, 24, was booked Tuesday, Oct. 3 into the Stephens County Jail on five charges.
Acosta remained in jail as of Monday, with a total bond amount of $150,000 on charges that include aggravated robbery, burglary of a building, two counts of intentionally/knowingly abandoning or endangering a child, and possession of a controlled substance of one gram or more, but less than four grams.
The Breckenridge Junior High School cross country team competed in its final tune-up for next week's district meet this week when they traveled to Stephenville for the Thrill of the Hill Invitational. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, BJHS was represented by a total of 12 runners in three races at Stephenville City Park.
The 7th grade girls team finished 6th overall, while both boys' teams did not have enough runners to qualify for team scores.
BJHS cross country will close the season next week at the district meet in Dublin. The junior high races are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
The Lady Buckaroos are in control of their destiny in their fight for a spot in the playoffs. After splitting a pair of matches Tuesday, Sept. 26 at home against Peaster and Friday, Sept. 29 at Dublin, the Lady Buckaroos finished the week with a 3-4 district record.
The team is now in a tie for fourth in the district with seven matches to play going into October.
The Breckenridge cross country teams got an early preview of what awaits them at next month’s district meet when they took part in the Dublin FCA cross country meet Wednesday, Sept. 20 in Dublin. The Buckaroos’ varsity boys team took first overall in the meet with a score of 24 points. The varsity girls finished third overall with 84 points.
“This is the district course,” BHS cross country coach Donny Funderburg said. “We did not respond as well as I would have liked, but we get to run there again as we prepare for an opportunity to return to Lubbock for the regional meet.”
After a slow start to the season, the Breckenridge Buckaroos are 3-2 as the team ends the non-district schedule with a 36-28 win over the Benbrook Bobcats on Friday, Sept. 22 in Fort Worth. After taking a 20-6 lead into halftime, the Buckaroos allowed the Bobcats to fight back before taking advantage of a fumble recovery in the closing minutes to hold on for the win.
The Buckaroos “lit the B” on homecoming night with a 41-35 victory over the visiting Eastland Mavericks. While the offenses shined in the first half with a combined 56 points scored between the two teams, the defenses took over in the second half with a combined 20 points scored.
The Breckenridge boys varsity cross country team placed second overall last Wednesday, when competing in the Lipan Indian Invitational. Three runners representing BHS earned medals in their respective races.
The Breckenridge Lady Buckaroos volleyball team split a pair of road and home matches last week. After defeating Early 25-13, 25-21, 25-17 Tuesday, Sept.
