Archive - Oct 2011 - Sports Article
October 22nd
Snyder 34,
JV White 20
Jay Lomas scored two of Sweetwater Whiteâs three touchdowns with a 1-yard run followed by a 27-yard catch from Kaegan Jeffrey. Jeffrey also threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to James Clift as well as a 2-point pass to Duanta Williams. Angel Caballero and Andrew Davis were defensive standouts for the Ponies.
Snyder 32, JV Red 0
Kris Duranâs 35-yard run was an offensive highlight for Sweetwater Red while on defense, Zach Garcia recorded a tackle for a loss.
Snyder 14,
8th grade Red 13
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Lady Stangs sweep Snyder
Win keeps SW in playoff picture
SNYDER â The Sweet-water High School volley-ball team swept past Snyder in three games Friday by scores of 25-15, 25-22 and 25-17, a convincing win that allowed the Lady Mustangs to keep their playoff hopes alive entering Tuesdayâs season finale against Wylie.
MONDAY, OCT. 24
Cross Country
Sweetwater runners at district meet, Snyder.
Roscoe runners at dis-trict meet, Eula.
Blackwell runners host district meet.
Highland runners at district meet, Blackwell.
Tennis
Sweetwater 7th and 8th grade teams host Midland Christian, 4 p.m.
Volleyball
Sweetwater 7th and 8th grade teams host Brown-wood, 5 and 6:15 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 25
Football
Sweetwater 7th grade teams at Brownwood, 5 and 6:15 p.m.
Sweetwater 8th grade teams host Brownwood, 5 and 6:15 p.m.
Tennis
Sweetwater JV hosts Big Spring, 4 p.m.
Volleyball
October 21st
Sweetwater High Schoolâs football and volleyball teams are heading to Snyder today for what could be consider-ed their last âdoubleheaderâ of the 2011 season, and the rivalry between the schools wonât be the only thing on both teamsâ minds.
The SHS football team, which is 1-1 in district play after a 28-6 win last week over Big Spring, must win one of its last two games to have a playoff shot. Snyder (1-0) is tied with Wylie for first place and leads both Sweetwater and Brownwood by a half-game.
October 20th
THURSDAY, OCT. 20
Football
Sweetwater JV Red and White teams host Snyder, 5 and 6:30 p.m.
Roscoe junior high at Crosbyton (7th and 8th grade) starting at 4 p.m.
Roscoe JV at Crosby-ton, 6:30 p.m.
Highland junior high and JV teams at Ira, 6 and 7:30 p.m.
Blackwell junior high at Novice, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 21
Football
Sweetwater varsity at Snyder, 7:30 p.m.
Roscoe varsity hosts Crosbyton, 7:30 p.m.
Highland varsity hosts Ira (district opener), 7:30 p.m.
Blackwell-Novice (district opener) cancelled. Blackwell will get forfeit victory over Novice.
Volleyball
The Sweetwater football team completed Step 1 on its way to becoming a play-off contender by defeating a winless Big Spring team 28-6 this past Friday at Mustang Bowl.
Now comes the hard part â winning at least one of its final two games against two of the most respected pro-grams in the state, begin-ning with Fridayâs District 5-3A game at Snyder (6-1, 1-0), which is riding a six-game winning streak.
October 19th
The Sweetwater volleyball team still may be a longshot to make the state playoffs.
But a Brownwood team on the verge of clinching a postseason berth for the eighth consecutive year discovered Tuesday that the Lady Mustangs were not about to roll over for them.
Instead, Sweetwater ral-lied after a slow start to take a convincing 3-1 win at Mustang Gym and keep its playoff chances alive. After losing 25-20 in Game 1, the Lady Mustangs swept past the Lady Lions by scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-13.
October 18th
TUESDAY, OCT. 18
Cross Country
Roscoe runners at Baird meet.
Football
Sweetwater 7th grade teams host Snyder, 5 and 6:15 p.m.
Sweetwater 8th grade teams at Snyder, 5 and 6:15 p.m.
Volleyball
Sweetwater teams host Brownwood â freshmen and JV at 5 p.m., varsity at 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY,
OCT. 19
Cross Country
Sweetwater runners at Cisco meet.
THURSDAY, OCT. 20
Football
Sweetwater JV Red and White teams host Snyder, 5 and 6:30 p.m.
Roscoe junior high at Crosbyton (7th and 8th grade) starting at 4 p.m.
Roscoe JV at Crosby-ton, 6:30 p.m.
Dylon Adames is the Football Player of the Week for Sweetwater. Adames is a 195-pound senior who has been the starting center on the Mustangsâ offensive line the past three years. In last weekâs 28-6 win over Big Spring, he blocked a field goal attempt, had one QB pressure and assisted on one tackle.
Sweetwater got a split de-cision against Big Spring in sub-varsity District 5-3A volleyball action this past Friday at Mustang Gym.
The Sweetwater freshmen beat Big Spring 16-25, 25-21, 25-22 in their match, while Sweetwaterâs junior varsity lost to Big Spring 21-25, 22-25.
.jpg "Alicia Finn of Sweetwater is shown setting the ball up for a teammate during Fridayâs District 5-3A volleyball match at Snyder. The Lady Mustangs won the match in three games to keep their playoff hopes entering Tuesdayâs season-ending home match against Abilene Wylie.
Photo by Betsy Howe")
.jpg "A Brownwood shot is defended by Larissa Locklar (11) and Taylor McPherson at the net during Tuesdayâs District 5-3A volleyball match. Sweetwater won the match in four games to keep its playoff hopes alive. (Photo by Betsy Howe)")
.jpg "Shane Mobley and Liz Miller")
