SPORTS Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post
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October 31, 2012
TRYING TO KEEP HIS BALANCE is Battlin’ Billie running back Brayden Beard during Friday night’s varsity football game with visiting Navarro. — Standard-Radio Post photo by Lisa Treiber-Walter
Billies to host defending state champs here Friday Fredericksburg High School’s football team will face what it aspires to be on Friday, when the Billies (4-5, 0-3) host defending Class 3A Champ Wimberley Texans (5-3, 3-0) at 7:30 p.m. “They’re kind of our measuring stick in regard to where we want our program to be,” said FHS Head Coach Lance Moffett. “One of our goals is to build a successful program like they have had.” Wimberley seems to be hitting its stride just as it nears the end of regular season play. The Texans struggled early on with losses to Giddings, Llano and Liberty Hill. Many wondered if the defending state champs would even contend for their district title. In the past three weeks, the Texans soundly beat Bandera 40-6, topped Geronimo Navarro 21-20 and destroyed Canyon Lake 40-3. Coach Weldon Nelms’ young Texans team is averaging 183 yards
FHS volleyball wins bi-district banner, headed next to area Pleasanton down, La Grange to go for 27-17 Billies By Danny Hirt With the exception of a few minor glitches, the Fredericksburg High School varsity volleyball team came out with guns blazing Tuesday night to defeat Pleasanton in three straight games — 25-9, 25-18, 25-14 — in Region IV, 3A bidistrict action to advance in the post-season playoffs. The Billies will now face the La Grange Leopards at 2 p.m. on Saturday in an area match-up that’ll be played at New Braunfels Canyon High School. Fredericksburg suffered a three-game loss against Alamo Heights, 18-25, 19-25, 18-25, in a warm-up contest played Friday in San Antonio. On Tuesday night against
Pleasanton, “We came out swinging to start the match, slowed down a bit in set two, but finished strong in set three,” said FHS head coach Jason Roemer. “Our middle blockers had a distinct advantage in the middle and we did a great job of using that to our strength.” Roemer cited the play of Trista Hartmann and Allie Doucet who, he said, “had a great night and the stats showed it. They combined for 18 kills and zero errors. Monica Montgomery did a great job of getting them the ball.” Roemer went on to praise the effort given by the serve receivers who “did a great job of passing. Payton Robertson made some incredible digs to keep the plays going. Tori Robertson did a great job of serving; she went back to serve in set one with a 16-9 lead and served us out, eight serves in a row with three aces Cont. on B8
ROLE REVERSAL — Normally on the throwing end of a pass, Fredericksburg quarterback Kyle Grona also caught one aerial against Navarro for 14 yards. However, the home-standing Billies came up short and lost the game by a 54-23 margin. — Standard-Radio Post photo by Lisa Treiber-Walter
passing per game and 160 on the ground. The Billies defenders will concern themselves with seniors Kolby Kelley, who has racked up 516 yards rushing and 413 receiving this season and receiver Bryce Rainwater, who has 355 yards receiving. Wimberley’s defense also has gotten more stingy as the season has progressed, led by two-way starter Alden Mann, one of the best linebackers in the league, who averages 12.8 tackles per game, including 69 solo tackles this season. Wimberley sits atop the District 27-3A standings at 3-0, followed by Navarro, Boerne and Canyon Lake at 2-1, with Fredericksburg and Bandera winless at 0-3. “I knew by this time of year, Wimberley would be rolling,” Moffett said. “Still, we’re not going to back down because we have lost three in a row Cont. on B3
FHS runners lacing up for regionals
BLOCKING BILLIES — Fredericksburg High School teammates Allie Doucet (left), and Katie Kuhlmann keep the ball in front of them during Tuesday night’s 3A bi-district round of the Region IV UIL volleyball play-
Fredericksburg High School varsity cross country teams are advancing to regionals after finishing in the top three teams at the District 27-3A Meet Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Starke Park in Seguin. The FHS varsity boys finished second — two points behind Boerne — while the varsity girls finished third. The junior varsity boys and girls each won the district title in their respective divisions. Fredericksburg’s varsity runners will head to the National Shooting Complex — located at 2 Gass Road in San Antonio — for the Region IV-3A meet Saturday. The varsity girls will run at 11:40 a.m. and varsity boys will run at noon. Varsity boys Top 10 finishes from Travis Koenig (17:05, 2nd place), Jose Meza (17:15, 3rd) and Nick Martinez (17:41, 10th) offs. FHS took the match in three straight helped the Fredericksburg games and will face La Grange in area comHigh School varsity boys to a petition Saturday. — Standard-Radio Post second place finish Oct. 24 at photo by Danny Hirt
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Lions claw Harper, 40-2 Longhorns setting sail toward Center Point’s Pirates On a cold and windy Homecoming night on Friday, host Harper High School found itself on the wrong end of a 40-2 final score in District 14 1A varsity football action against Ozona. While the visiting Lions amassed nearly 400 yards of total offense, the Longhorns reached only 136 yards, with 135 of those coming from an 8-of-20 pass effort by quarterback Gus Sagraves. He also suffered five interceptions for the game. Sagraves’ top two receivers were Brayden Hagendorf with two receptions for 58 yards
and Caleb Schmerback who hauled in three aerials for 35 yards. The ’Horns will travel to Center Point this Friday in an effort to rise out of the league cellar. Both schools are currently tied at the district’s bottom spot in the standings at 0-3. The highlight of the weekend’s district action will be the showdown of the unbeatens when Mason travels to Brackett Friday evening. Each team enters the contest with identical 3-0 league marks. A win will give the victorious school a leg up in post-season posi-
tion in the playoffs. The Lions got on the scoreboard first with a touchdown in each of the first two periods and both coming as the result of 25-yard runs. The pointafter kicks were good, giving Ozona a 14-0 lead. Cont. on B2 PROTECTION — Harper quarterback Gus Sagraves, right, gets a good look downfield for a receiver while he gets pocket protection from Preston Adkins (64) and Micah Middleton, middle, during Friday’s Homecoming game with Ozona. — Standard-Radio Post photo by Danny Hirt
FHS varsity girls basketball to open season A new season with a new head coach begins this week for the Fredericksburg High School varsity girls basketball team. Carrie Grona is taking over as the new head coach, and since her arrival, she has been stressing the importance of a positive outlook. “We are not focusing on what we are doing wrong, but Cont. on B8
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