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Together again:
HHS honors 1952 champs
By Kymbirlee Jeschke
Friday was a special day for the four remaining seniors of the 1952 Lady Bulldog State Champion Basketball team. Hamilton ISD recognized Louise Young Taylor, Tommie Harlien McCollum, Mary Jo McKandless Gromatzky and team manager Ruby Jones for their accomplishment 70 years ago at the pep rally Friday morning. While McCollum, Gromatzky and Jones live in Hamilton, Taylor, who lives in Arkansas, made a special trip for the reunion. The ladies were escorted by family members who worked together to make the reunion happen. “We just wanted this to be special for them,” said Joe Raibourn, Taylor’s nephew and reunion organizer. His cousin, Shirley Lewis, brought in the 1952 trophy complete with the net that was cut down after the state win. After the pep rally, the ladies visited their old gym, the rock gym still used by elementary students today. “My little great-grandson says, ‘Nanna I went over to the rock gym today,’” said McCollum, whose grandson attends Ann Whitney Elementary. “He thinks that’s my gym.” McCollum and Gromatzky were team captains and starters on the ’52 team. McCollum was named to the 1A-2A All-State Team. “Tommie was a good ball handler,” said Gromatzky. The Hamilton HeraldNews called McCollum the
Staff photos/Kim Hinton FAB FOUR- The four surviving members of the Hamilton High School state championship basketball team were honored by Hamilton High School during the pep rally Friday. They are, l-r, Mary Jo Gromatzky, Ruby Jones, Louise Taylor and Tommie McCollum. Below, Asa Hamilton and Sparky display the trophy, which the ladies enjoyed seeing again. “state’s best ball handler” said Gromatzky. in Gregory Gymnasium in and gave them her address. and stated her “fine dribbling “We’d never been out any- Austin. She got letters from this guy and floor work was one of the where,” added Jones. “We “Anne, Mary and I were for years.” outstanding features of the were just a bunch of country hanging out of the win“We had fried chicken tournament.” kids.” dows. There wasn’t any air for breakfast,” remembers “It was a lot of fun-lots of “We loved every minute conditioning then. Some Gromatzky. “Ted was a fun memories,” said McCollum. of it,” said McCollum. boys came by and asked my coach. He liked to treat us “When we went to state, I The team stayed at the his- name,” remembers Jones. good, and he loved to win.” In addition to McCollum, hadn’t been out of Hamilton,” toric Driskill Hotel and played “I told them Hallye Johnson
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Taylor, Gromatzky and Jones, the undefeated team consisted of Barbara French, Anne Witty, Nancy Roberts Panell, Vada Raibourn West, Mary Scott, Elwanda Smith Barcroft, Hallye Johnson Bottlinger, sponsor Mary Garrett and Coach Ted Jones. According to The Hamilton Herald-News, they won the district 22-AA title with 653 points scored against opponents in 12 games. Hamilton beat West Columbia 43 to 21 in the quarter finals before topping Comanche 33 to 25 in the semi-finals. Hamilton faced Morton, who boasted a 28-1 record, in the finals. The Lady Dogs claimed the state title with a 7-19 victory. Manning, a 6’2” freshman, was high scorer with 15 points. Gromatzky scored 10 points, and McCollum scored 2 points. It was a different time for women’s basketball. “We played three forwards and three guards on two ends of the court,” said Gromatzky. “There were no assistant coaches,” said McCollum, adding that Jones coached both boys and girls. According to the February issue of the Interscholastic Leaguer, 1952 was only the second year of the girls’ state basketball tournament. After their big win, the ladies were celebrated with eight banquets for their accomplishments. In March, they were recognized by UIL as one of the top 100 state teams in the last 100 years.
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Lady Dogs, Elks rev up for v’ball playoffs By Grant Lengefeld
Hamilton's Lady Bulldog volleyball team was scheduled to shift into high gear on Tuesday of this week for a first round playoff match versus stateranked Bosqueville. The bi-district round showdown was to be hosted by Lake Belton High School at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamilton forged a path to the playoffs by stamping an impressive 9-2 district record this season, crossing the finish line behind only Tolar in the final District 11-2A standings. Bosqueville navigated a treacherous trail through a highly competitive District 12, finishing third overall behind firstplaced Crawford and runner-up Moody. Valley Mills nabbed the fourth and final 2A playoff invitation out of District 12. Area round playoff matches are slated for Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. The winner of Hamilton/Bosqueville will face the victor of a bi-district matchup between Lindsay and Olney. District 11 champion Tolar was slotted to encounter Valley Mills on Tuesday. A win for Tolar would pit the Lady Rattlers versus the bi-district round winner of a match between Alvord and Petrolia. As a Class 1A representative out of Hamilton’s shared District 11, the Lady Elks of Evant
SHIFTING GEARS- Hamilton’s Lady Bulldog volleyball team was scheduled to shift into high gear Tuesday for a first round playoff match against Bosqueville at Lake Belton High School. A win would propel them into an area-round match Thursday, Friday or Saturday of this week versus the winner of a bi-district showdown between Lindsay and Olney. Follow the Hamilton Herald-News and/or Hamilton ISD Athletics this week on Facebook for playoff scheduling updates. Bi-district qualifying Lady Bulldogs received a first-round playoff bye and will face later this
week the winner of a Tuesday 1A bi-district matchup between
pictured (l-r) on the back row include Karah Niemann, Kelton Wright, Peyton Raibourn, Lily Emeyabbi, Averi Poe (in car), Cortland Mehaffey, Kassidy Collett, Alissta Thedford and Brooklyn Bragg. Sitting on the front row- Fernanda Olalde, Jordyn Medina and Campbell Lengefeld. Not pictured- Addison Kelley, Chloe Dolloff, Clementine Cooper, Laney Lane and Helena Knutson. Photo by Tracy Cox
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READY FOR STATE- Hamilton will be just one of three school districts represented at the Texas UIL 2A State XC Championships this Saturday by both their boys' and girls' cross country teams. The Lady Bulldogs will fire out of the state starting gates in Round Rock at Old Settler's Park at 8:30 in the morning followed by the Bulldogs at 9. Bulldogs pictured (l-r) following their state-qualifying run in Grand Prairie include Garrison Blackwell, Hayden Blackwell, Cuyler Pearcy, Caleb Lengefeld, Dawson Melde, Taylor Long, Caden Hopper, Joseph Polster, John Polster, Ben Cooper and Hunter Mize. Lady Bulldogs pictured (l-r) after qualifying for state include Mia Coker, Grace Killian, Ashtyn Hansard, Lady Bulldog Athletic Coordinator Patrick Blount, Grace Carson, Isabela Ayala, Madison Henkes, Campbell Lengefeld and Head Coach Brandun Massingill. Staff Photos
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regional meet. The Bulldog seven are set to face 148 of the top 2A runners in the state in Round Rock, and in addition to challenging the other top teams out of Region II, the Bulldogs will also contend with top-rated teams from Christoval, Douglass, Fort Hancock, Groveton, Harper, Mason, New Deal, New Summerfield, Plains, Port Aransas, San Saba and Tenaha. In just their eighth state appearance in program history, the Bulldogs will be favored along with Poolville to lead the state contending pack in Round Rock on Saturday. The Hamilton Bulldogs are scheduled to fire off the state starting line at Old Settler's Park near Dell Diamond in Round Rock at 9 a.m. sharp on Saturday morning, directly following the Lady Bulldogs state run at 8:30. Parking passes for the event can be purchased at uiltexas.org/cross-country/state under the "Spectator Information" tab.
XC heads to state Hamilton's Bulldog XC team followed up a District 12 title run by placing second overall for the second consecutive year behind only Poolville at the Region II-2A Championships held in Grand Prairie last week. Last season, the Dogs broke a more than two-decade drought in reaching state for just the seventh time in Bulldog XC history. Hamilton raced to a fourth overall finish in Round Rock, eclipsing the previous Bulldog record set by the sixth-instate 1987 Bulldogs. Poolville claimed a first overall team Region II finish last week with a score of 53. The Bulldogs closely trailed with a team tally of 55. Joining Hamilton and Poolville in Round Rock this Saturday for the 2A State Championships from Region II will be third-placed finisher Quanah who earned a team score of 99 and fourth-placed McLeod who captured 141 team points at the
Lady Dogs ready Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, directly following the National Anthem and directly before the Bulldog boys' state XC run, Hamilton's storied Lady Bulldog XC team will once again be represented at the State XC Championships at Old Settler's Park near Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Parking passes can be purchased at uiltexas.org/ cross-country/state under the "Spectator Information" tab. After claiming a District
12 title, the Lady Bulldogs raced to a third overall finish out of the top 27 teams at the Region II-2A Championships last week in Grand Prairie. Hamilton tallied a state-qualifying score of 109 points to finish ahead of Haskell with 156 and behind Region II Champion DeLeon with 85 and Hico with 103 team points. Saturday's race will mark the first ever appearance by Hico at the state meet. See Page 7B
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BULLDOG SPORTS vs. Bosqueville @ Kooken Field • Friday, Nov. 4 • 7 p.m.
FOOTBALL 7 and 8 @ Bulldog Stadium in Bosqueville • Thursday, Nov. 3 • @ 5/6:15 p.m. began Nov. 2 VOLLEYBALL Playoffs Bi-District vs. Bosqueville @ Lake Belton High School State Meet CROSS COUNTRY @ Round Rock• Saturday, Nov. 6 TH
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INTERCEPTION: Ryan Worbington returns a first quarter interception to set up Hamilton’s first score of the ballgame. Staff photo/Chad Collett
RUNNING LANES: Hamilton’s bigs opened gaping running lanes for Hamilton’s stable of running backs as the Dogs churned for 346 yards and four touchdowns last Friday. Pictured, Austin Clark (1) scurries untouched through the lead blocking of sophomores Wesley Griffin (67) and Carson Marquess (70). Clark averaged 9.77 yards per touch, rushing for 127 yards, a pair of touchdowns and a twopoint conversion on 13 carries. Staff photo/Chad Collett SMASH: Taylor Long (10), pictured running behind Alex Thiele (57) and an inverted Ben Bruce (34), gained a team leading 156 yards and a touchdown on 19 rushing attempts. Staff photo/Chad Collett
GAME OVER: Keegan Votaw (11) steals the ball from Rio Vista’s Zane Blythe for Hamilton’s third and final defensive takeaway of the ballgame to secure a 28-6 win and a playoff berth for the Bulldogs. Staff photo/Chad Collett
SCORING HIGHLIGHTS 1ST QUARTER • HAMILTON (1:45): 5-yd rush by Taylor Long; PAT by Ben Cooper 2ND QUARTER 3RD QUARTER • HAMILTON (4:24): 4-yd rush by Austin Clark; PAT blocked • HAMILTON (0:38): 8-yd rush by Clark; 3-yd rush by Clark for 2-pt conv. 4TH QUARTER • HAMILTON (6:04): 2-yd rush by Keegan Votaw; PAT by Cooper • RIO VISTA (0:49): 2-yd Taylor Pritchett pass to Zane Blythe; 2-pt failed FIRST DOWN: Left, Caleb Lengefeld (44) rushes for a 12-yard gain and a Bulldog first down behind the lead blocking of quarterback Keegan Votaw (11). Staff photo/Chad Collett SACK: Right, Freshman Kazdon Thedford (89) wrestles Rio Vista QB Taylor Pritchett to the ground for his second sack of the ballgame. Staff photo/Chad Collett
BY THE NUMBERS
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FIRST DOWNS 3RD DN (CONV/ATT) TOTAL YDS (OFFENSE) RUSHING (ATT-YDS) PASSING (ATT/COMP-YDS) TURNOVERS (FUN/INT) PUNTS-AVG PENALTIES-YDS
RIO VISTA
23 5/7 346 48-346; 4 TDS 0/2-0 1/0 0-0.00 4-42
12 4/12 164 27-55 16/28-109; 1 TD 0/3 2-25.00 3-30
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0 0
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Hasta la vista, Rio Vista
Dogs clinch playoff berth WHAT IF
By Grant Lengefeld
The playoff bound Hamilton Bulldogs bid the Rio Vista Eagles a Schwarzenegger farewell last Friday night. Landing a 28-6 knockout punch, the Bulldogs relegated Rio Vista to a 1-5 in district and 3-6 record on the year, effectively bringing the host Eagles’ football season to an end. Hamilton improved to 6-3 on the year and 3-2 in district with last Friday night’s road victory. This Friday, the Bulldogs will attempt to protect their doghouse versus the visiting Bosqueville Bulldogs. After suffering a season ending 49-14 loss in Bosqueville last year, the Hamilton Bulldogs have a legitimate bone to pick with their opponent this Friday night at Kooken Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Bosqueville is 5-4 on the year, and like Hamilton, own a 3-2 district record. The winner of Friday night’s contest will enter the playoffs as the third-placed representative out of District 7. According to Harris Ratings, Bosqueville is an eight-point favorite. District 7 leader Crawford, with an unbeaten 5-0 district record, will close out the regular season at home this Friday as 45-point favorites over 2-3 Valley Mills. Boasting a 4-1 district record, second-placed Tolar will host winless in district Itasca as heavy favorites. In clinching a playoff berth last Friday night in Rio Vista, the Hamilton Bulldogs bought in to the axiom that slow and steady wins the race. Less like the tortoise and the hare fable, the Bulldog game plan favored more the likes of the rope-a-dope strategy adopted by Muhammad Ali in his famous 1974 Rumble in the Jungle victory over then heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire. The Bulldogs only had to travel 63 miles to Rio Vista to unwrap their game winning blueprint. A Ryan Worbington interception returned 15 yards across midfield down to the Rio Vista 39 set in motion Hamilton’s first scoring drive. The Bulldogs pounded the ground seven straight times before planting the pigskin in the scoring box. Taylor Long capped the drive with a five-yard touchdown plunge with 1:45 remaining in the first quarter. A successful Ben Cooper extra point landed the Bulldogs on top in the first by a score of 7-0. Bending without breaking, Hamilton’s defense patiently endured a 16-play response by the Eagles that ate a near nine minutes off the game clock. Jaxon Edwards interrupted Rio Vista’s attempted answer. Intercepting a Taylor Pritchett pass three yards deep in the endzone, Edwards reversed field out to Bulldog
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six. The Dogs again adhered to a persistent ground attack that included 11 consecutive ground gains for a total of 73 yards, efficiently milking the final minutes off the first half clock. Returning to the field trailing the Bulldogs by a touchdown after intermission, Rio Vista successfully converted on an onside kick and proceeded to march down to the Bulldog 15 on 10 plays. Long thwarted Rio Vista’s raid by deflecting a fourth and five Eagle pass to the endzone, forcing a turnover on downs with 9:08 left in the third quarter. In turn, Hamilton stormed 85 yards on 10 straight rushing attempts, and Austin Clark skated in from the four to deposit another Bulldog six on the board. Less than four minutes later, after the Bulldog defense forced a three-and-out and a short punt by Rio Vista, Clark barked for 40 yards on four straight touches to grant Hamilton a three touchdown lead. Clark crossed the goal line from the three on the ensuing twopoint conversion to extend Hamilton’s lead to 21-0 with 38 seconds remaining in the third. The battered Eagles meekly responded with three plays and another punt before being bludgeoned by a flurry of nine Bulldog rushes up the gut. Keegan Votaw flat-backed the Eagles around the left edge from the two, and Cooper tattooed the extra point to secure a 28-0 Bulldog lead with 6:04 left in the ballgame. Rio Vista countered with an 86-yard, 11-play scoring drive bookended by a two-
yard touchdown pass from Pritchett to Zane Blythe. Hamilton’s defense successfully negated the Eagle’s twopoint attempt by stuffing the ballcarrier at the one. Following a Bulldog fumble, the Eagles attempted one final heave to the scoring box. Votaw snagged Rio Vista’s last ditch effort from the sky and followed it up by taking a knee from the victory formation to reserve a spot in the Texas UIL high school football playoffs for the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Bulldogs tallied a total of 346 rushing yards and four touchdowns in Rio Vista on 48 rushing attempts and went to the air on just three occasions. Two of those pass attempts fell incomplete and a Bryson Tarpley reception was negated due to an ineligible player getting caught downfield. Long led the ground assault with 156 yards and a touchdown on 19 totes. Clark averaged close to 10 yards per touch, racing for 127 yards, two touchdowns and a twopoint conversion on 13 carries. Caleb Lengefeld charted 32 yards on six touches followed by Votaw with 17 yards on six carries, C.J. DeLeon with eight on three touches and Cooper LeGrande with a six-yard ground gain. Lengefeld and freshman Kazdon Thedford topped the tackle charts defensively for the Dogs with nine stops apiece, including two sacks by Thedford. Evan Norwood wrangled eight tackles, and Wesley Griffin sniffed out seven stops. Worbington recorded six tackles, including one for loss and successfully defended three Rio Vista
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Dogs retain county title, enter Homecoming week with a Bangs By Grant Lengefeld
to deliver Hamilton’s final scoring package. Millican submarined in from the three and the Bulldogs claimed a 30-0 Hamilton County Championship. Long capped the evening with 186 yards and two rushing touchdowns on 16 carries for a staggering average of 11.63 yards per tote. Three of Clark’s five touches resulted in points for the Bulldogs last Friday. Clark ended the night with 58 yards rushing, a touchdown and a pair of twopoint conversions. Leonel Cardenas averaged 17.33 yards per carry as he bullied his way for 52 yards on just three rushes, and Millican scurried for 36 yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion on six carries. In all, the Bulldog offense tallied 367 total yards, all of which were earned in the ground game. Votaw did connect with his tight end Bryson Tarpley for an apparent 30-yard gain late in the fourth. The play, however, was overturned by a holding penalty assessed against the Dogs. Defensively, Hamilton was led by Caleb Lengefeld with 13 tackles. Three other Bulldogs chalked double-digit stops on Friday. Norwood lowered the boom for 12 tackles, including four tackles for loss and a sack. Freshman safety Jaxon Edwards followed up a 19-tackle performance
against Riesel the previous week with 11 stops versus Hico. Jaydon Watson recorded 11 tackles and forced a fumble at the end of the game that was recovered by Jose Najera to seal the win for Hamilton. C.J. DeLeon chalked eight tackles followed by Wesley Griffin with seven and Carson Marquess with five, including two tackles for loss. Next up, the 2-1 Hamilton Bulldogs will return home this Friday night to host the 3A Bangs Dragons for Homecoming. Hamilton’s gridiron date with the Dragons last season was dismissed due to a COVID outbreak in Bangs. The Dragons regrouped following the called off meeting and proceeded to post a 9-2 area qualifying record. With only four offensive and three defensive starters returning this season, the Kyle Maxfield led Dragons have been dragging their feet. Tripped up by Early in week one, 48-12, Bangs then fell to Florence, 45-14, in week two. A matchup with Winters scheduled for last week was again called off due to COVID restraints. According to Harris Ratings, this Friday night’s melee is considered to be a tossup, with the Bulldogs favored by one-point. Kickoff for Hamilton’s Homecoming pairing with Bangs is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Lady Dogs improve to 2-0
SERVING ACES - Sophomore Karah Niemann serves an ace versus Meridian, and being backed up by Jordyn Medina, freshman Laney Lane entered the varsity fray to make a pass from the backcourt versus Meridian.
It took a quick-minute to get the Bulldog big rig rolling last Friday evening in Hico thanks in part to roadblocks set by a pesky Tiger defense. In the end, the Hamilton Bulldogs barreled through the Hico Tiger speed trap and returned home with the Hamilton County title trophy in tow for the fourth consecutive year. Following an opening kickoff return of 23 yards by Hamilton’s Austin Clark, the Bulldogs appeared to be dialed in on their route. On the ninth play from scrimmage with 8:25 still remaining in the first quarter, Chris Millican went in motion right-to-left before hauling a Keegan Votaw handoff around the left end 19 yards to paydirt, effectively shutting the back hatch on an opening 70-yard scoring drive. Threatening to cut Hamilton’s early 6-0 advantage in half, Tiger kicker Isaac Nava narrowly missed the uprights on a 37-yard field goal response that sailed wide left. Hamilton failed to generate points off a pair of defensive takeaways and a forced punt in the second quarter. Ryan Worbington recorded Hamilton’s first interception, and Bulldog linebacker Evan Norwood stuck his nose in the quarterback’s craw as Votaw snagged Hamilton’s
second. Unable to convert, Hamilton’s following four possessions resulted in two punts, a fumble and a meaningless interception at the buzzer, signaling the end of the first half with the Bulldogs up 6-0. Out of the locker room, the Bulldogs forced a quick three and out. Votaw greased the pistons with a 24-yard punt return, and long-hauler Taylor Long trucked 37 yards deep into Tiger territory. Showing patience in the backfield in allowing his blockers to pave a clear path, Clark sparked the scoreboard by delivering the pigskin to the scoring box from six yards out. A follow-up quick pitch to Clark for a successful two-point conversion resulted in a 14-0 Bulldog lead with 7:54 left in the third quarter. Overcoming a costly and questionable roughing the punter penalty, the Bulldog defense forced a turnover on downs as the Tigers threatened from the Hamilton 35. In turn, Clark bounced the ball outside for a 42-yard gain. Three plays later, Long skirted the left pylon from the nine, and Clark walked untouched across the goal line for two to secure a commanding 22-0 Bulldog lead with 1:15 remaining in the third. The Bulldog locomotive continued to churn in the final stanza. With 6:20 remaining, Long deadheaded 66 yards
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2B H Hamilton amilton Herald erald--News Thursday, September 16, 2021
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vs. Bangs Dragons @ Kooken Field • Friday, Sept. 17 • 7 p.m. JV @ Bangs • Thursday, Sept. 16 • 6:30 p.m. 7th & 8th vs Bangs @ Kooken Field • Thursday, Sept. 16 • 5 p.m.
Wednesday • 7:30 p.m. @ Kooken Field vs. Hico here• Saturday, Sept. 18 • JV @ 10 a.m./ V @11 a.m. HJH @ Stephenville Tourney •Saturday, Sept. 18 • TBA HJH vs. Tolar here •Monday, Sept. 20 • 7th @ 5 p.m./8th @6 p.m. @ Tolar • Tuesday, Sept. 21•JV @ 5 p.m./V @ 6 p.m. Glen Rose Invitational • Wednesday, Sept. 15 HHS 8 a.m./HJH 4 p.m.
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FIRST DOWNS 3RD DN (CONV/ATT) TOTAL YDS (OFFENSE) RUSHING (ATT-YDS) PASSING (ATT/COMP-YDS) TURNOVERS (FUN/INT) PUNTS-AVG PENALTIES-YDS
16 3/7 367 41-367; 4 TDs 0/4-0 1/1 2-26.5 7-60
12 4/14 178 39-75 8/15-103 1/2 3-35.33 6-51.5
1ST QUARTER HAMILTON (8:25): 19-YD RUSH BY CHRIS MILLICAN; PAT NO GOOD 2ND QUARTER 3RD QUARTER HAMILTON (7:54): 6-YD RUSH BY AUSTIN CLARK; 3-YD RUSH BY CLARK HAMILTON (1:15): 9-YD RUSH BY TAYLOR LONG; 3-YD RUSH BY CLARK 4TH QUARTER HAMILTON (6:20): 66-YD RUSH BY LONG; 3-YD RUSH BY MILLICAN
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By Grant Lengefeld Hamilton Junior High cross-country runners fired off the starting line for the first time this season in Waco on Wednesday of last week during the Midway Invitational. HJH captured 16 individual medals while going three for three in getting teams on the medal stand. As the lone seventh grade Bulldog racing, Myles Henkes placed second individually out of 96 4A through 1A competitors. Both the eighth grade boys and girls earned team gold in Waco, and in their first ever competition, Hamilton’s seventh grade Lady Bulldogs placed third overall out of 13 teams in the 4A through 1A division. The eighth grade Lady Dogs were paced by Anna Pearcy in second, Presley Long fourth, Kayla Tawater sixth, Jocelyn Johnson 13th, Norma Ortiz 28th, Aubrey
HJH RUNNERS - Gold medalist eighth grade runners pictured (l-r) in Midway include Aubrey Ensor, Emily Najera, Tyler Bloomcamp, Carson Roberts, Morgan Henkes, Colter Johnson, Kate Lengefeld, Anna Pearcy, Presley Long, Kayla Tawater, Norma Ortiz, Jocelyn Johnson, Judson Coalson, Halston Haile and Ryder Coker. Not pictured- Ingril Flores and Kaitlyn Walton. Below, Seventh grade XC runners (l-r) Myles Henkes, Ambrie Martinez, Kiree Solis, Addyson Clowdus, Harper Lengefeld, Piper Hanson, Milagros Moncada, Lanie Boatwright, Ellaina Smith and Sophia Randall. NP - Masyn Raibourn and Jovana Flores. Staff photos
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Piper Hanson 16th, Milagros Moncada 20th, Addyson Clowdus 50th, Sophia Randall 57th, Lanie Boatwright 108th, Ambrie Martinez 113th and Elaina Smith 121st out of 135 runners. HOMETOWN HEROES - Members of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Hamilton Police Department, Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department and Hamilton EMS were honored at the American Legion Post #222 9-11 20th Anniversary Ceremony on Saturday for putting their lives on the line each day in service of our community. Staff photo
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8B H Hamilton amilton Herald erald--News Thursday, September 16, 2021
FUN RUN - Hamilton’s pack leaders Caleb Lengefeld and Madison Henkes set the pace for the Brandun Massingill led cross-country teams at the Midway Invitational in Waco last Thursday. Having fun while turning heads, the second in state-ranked Bulldogs earned team gold in the 4A-1A division out of 15 teams, and the Lady Bulldogs placed second overall. Lengefeld finished third individually out of 118 runners and was trailed closely by teammates Cuyler Pearcy in 10th, Hayden Blackwell 12th, Dawson Melde 16th, Caden Hopper 28th, Taylor Long 36th, Joseph Polster 37th, John Polster 40th, Ben Cooper 45th and Garrison Blackwell 62nd. Henkes led the Lady Bulldog pack with a sixth overall placement, followed by Campbell Lengefeld 12th, Grace Killian 15th, Grace Carson 16th, Ashtyn Hansard 25th, Mia Coker 26th and Isabela Ayala 59th. Representing the junior varsity Bulldogs in Waco, Jaydon Watson and Landon Thompson earned third and fourth-place finishes, and Hunter Mize captured a 51st overall placement. Hamilton’s junior high and high school XC teams are set to compete next in the Glen Rose Invitational this Thursday. High School races will begin with the JV girls at 8 a.m., followed by the JV boys at 8:30, the varsity girls at 9 and the varsity boys at 9:30. Hamilton’s seventh grade Lady Bulldogs will begin junior high races later in the afternoon at 4 p.m., followed by the seventh grade boys at 4:30, the eighth grade girls at 5 and the eighth grade boys at 6. Staff photos
HJH, JV Dogs poke eye of the Tiger By Grant Lengefeld Prior to the varsity Bulldogs claiming a 30-0 Hamilton County title win in Hico last Friday night, Hamilton’s junior high and junior varsity gridiron squads staked their own county bragging rights at Kooken Field on Thursday. Seeing their first action of the season, a combined seventh and eighth grade Bulldog team mounted a decisive 38-22 victory over the visiting Hico Tigers, and the JV Bulldogs trounced the Tigers 44-14 to remain unbeaten with a perfect 3-0 record. Hamilton’s seventh grade Bulldogs took the helm in the first quarter of the junior high matchup. Ground burner Cooper Turner churned for tough yards deep into Tiger territory before signal-caller Colton DeLaGarza capped the opening drive by planting the ball in the scoring box. Hico answered with an eight-point response to grab an 8-6 advantage over the Dogs in the first. The Bulldog eighth grade took command in the second. Following a 25-yard scamper by Grant Bauman, Halston Haile burst on the scene with a 30-yard touchdown jaunt before finding the endzone again from three yards out on a successful two-point conversion rush. A pancake block by Bauman that leveled a wouldbe Tiger tackler freed Haile again late in the second for a touchdown on a sweep around the left corner. Haile bulldozed in for the two, securing a 22-8 halftime lead for the young Dogs. Trading barbs with Hamilton’s seventh grade gridiron gang again in the third, Hico capitalized on a Bulldog fumble and reversed field on a 45-yard touchdown tote to cut Hamilton’s lead to 22-16. DeLaGarza returned the ensuing kick 17 yards out to midfield prior to the eighth grade Dogs returning for mop up duty. Bauman plugged for 16 yards, followed by a 14-yard ground gain by his brother, Bret. Judson Coalson took the next snap and planted the ball in the sure hands of Grant Bauman on a slant pass for a 36-yard air mail delivery to the scoring box. After a 15-yard penalty backed the Bulldogs up to the 18 on the following two-point conversion attempt, Coalson rolled to his right and connected with Pierce Summers on a flag route in the back of the endzone. Summers “Mossed” two Tiger defenders to haul in the two-point grab. Hico quickly answered with a halfback pass down
to the Hamilton 19. Tyler Jackson capped the Tiger drive on a 19-yard sweep left trip to the endzone. Not to be outdone, Haile returned the ensuing kick 43 yards before toting the following handoff 39 yards to paydirt as the final buzzer sounded at Kooken Field. Grant Bauman sealed Hamilton’s combined junior high 38-22 winning effort by skirting inside the right pylon for Hamilton’s final two points. In junior varsity action, it took little time for the undefeated Dogs to bury the hatchet in the endzone. Garrett Guinn kicked off the win with a 30-yard sprint around the left end for a Bulldog touchdown, followed by a threeyard, two-point plunge by Izaac Wood. After forcing a Tiger punt, gunslinger Hayden Blackwell roped a 41-yard pass to Mason Tubbs. Cason Ingram scaled the left pylon from the eight, and Blackwell cleaned up the additional two points on a quarterback keeper to secure an early 16-0 Bulldog lead with 47 seconds remaining in the first. Midway through the second, the JV Dogs again found the scoring box. Following a 41-yard ground gain by Blackwell, Bryce Bankston deposited a 20-yard halfback touchdown heave securely in the hands of Guinn, giving the Dogs a 22-0 advantage at the 4:20 mark in the second. Less than four minutes thereafter, Guinn pounded the ground for a 34-yard gain down to the Tiger five. With zeros appearing on the clock before the half, Wood careened past the pylons, and Bankston deposited another pair of points to increase Hamilton’s halftime lead to 30-0. Hico’s Price Mullin managed to get the Tiger’s on the board early in the third, parading 60 yards for a score on Hico’s opening second half drive. With moves like Jagger, Wood scatted 30 yards to midfield to spark a Hamilton response. Guinn toted the following snap 38 yards down to the Hico nine, and Blackwell polished the drive with more jive than the Jackson Five, finding the endzone on fourth and goal from the nine. “Mad Dog” Maddox Stroud forced a fumble that was recovered by Yeydy Rivas to open the fourth and final stanza. Hico’s Crutcher Hutchison responded by reversing an interception 60 yards for a pick six, trimming Hamilton’s lead to 3614. Clapping back. Guinn returned the ensuing kick 82 yards for a touchdown, and Hamilton’s Anthony Espitia
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