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Thursday, August 3, 2017
Quite a journey Athletics
Farmersville’s Lyle (above) and Clay (right) Hibbitts had the opportunity to share time in the Farmers varsity baseball program during the 2016 and 2017 campaigns.
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Brothers moved from California to small town Farmersville By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com It’s hard enough moving to a new school, but try relocating from another state. The Hibbitts family did just that making the trek from a large town in California to Farmersville. Brothers CJ, Lyle and Clay arrived enrolled in FISD prior to the start of the 2014-’15 school year. CJ was an incoming senior, Lyle a sophomore and Clayton
‘It was a big change. We went from a large town to a small one.’ Clay Hibbitts
was a seventh grader at the junior high. “It was a big change. We went from a large town to a small one,” Lyle said. Lyle and CJ played together on the varsity football team in 2014. The squad ended up 7-4 overall and made the playoffs. They teamed up once again on the baseball diamond in
2015. FHS won a district title and fell in the second round of the postseason. CJ would go on to graduate not long after the season ended, which left Lyle as the only Hibbitts at the high school. Lyle entered his junior campaign, in 2015, playing varsity football on a team that struggled with injuries and finished with a losing record. The same couldn’t be said about the baseball team in 2016. They strung together an impressive run and in the end fell to Brock during the regional semi-
finals. “It was fun being able to make it that far and the atmosphere was awesome,” Lyle said. In between football and baseball, Lyle was a member of the varsity basketball team and member of the boys varsity track program. He would end up forgoing his final year of varsity football eligibility as a senior in 2016. Lyle didn’t go too far as he took on the role of student coach. “I definitely missed out from
Youth Track & Field
Kingston claims All-American status By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kingston Williams competed against the best talent around during the 51st annual USA Track & Field Hershey National Junior Olympics. The meet, which ran July 2430, featured over 10,000 athletes from around the United States competing at Rock Chalk Park, home of the University of Kansas track and field program. The Team Quest member competed in the 9-10 year old division and collected his third All-American honor, this time in the triathonlon, high jump and 400 meters. He claimed second in the triathlon with 721 points. The winner scored 726. Kingston took second in the high jump with a height of 4-5, fifth in the
400 meters in a time of 1:08.32 and 11th in the shot with a throw of 20-5.75. He also competed in the 200-meter dash (10th in 28.20), high jump (fourth at 4-03.25) and 400 (eighth in 1:04.73) meters. Kingston qualified for the year’s final meet, after setting multiple records within the 9-10 year old division in the USATF Region 12 Junior Olympics Championships. He claimed gold in the high jump with a region best height of 4-03.50, first in the triathlon with a region best 833 points, first in the 200 with a time of 27.64 and ran a region record time of 1:00.36 during the 400. During the triathlon, he recorded a personnel best height of 4-9 for first in high jump, earned the top spot in the 100 at 1:04.29 and was eighth in the six-pound shot put with a throw of 17-0.75.
the aspect of being on the field playing. I was still able to be around the guys though,” Lyle said. He watched from the sidelines as his group of friends finished with a winning record and go three rounds deep in the playoffs. With a state title up for grabs, Lyle returned for his senior baseball season in 2017. He helped guide FHS to a district title and a spot in the regional quarterfinals. Over his three years on the varsity team, the 2017 grad
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Youth Track & Field
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Kingston Williams (left) claimed All-American status in Kansas. Also pictured was father Keyon Williams.
played first and third base, catcher and was a starting pitcher. “Obviously we didn’t reach our goal of winning a state title, but my three years with the team were good,” Lyle said. “I love all those guys and coach (Jon) Nordin especially.” Lyle teamed with fellow 2017 graduate and University of Texas at San Antonio signee Chase Hacker to form the one-two starting rotation in Class 3A this past season.
MCALLEN – The Fanntastic Sports Track & Field Club took part in the July 27-29 Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Summer Games of Texas. Competing for the boys were Nathaniel Prentice (14-under division third in 110-meter hurdles in a time of 17.90, fifth in 300 hurdles in 45.36, tied for ninth in long jump at 17-04 and 15th in triple jump at 31-04.50), Nathaniel Lee (13th in triple jump at 31-09 in 14-under), Gavin Champ (17th in triple jump at 31-01 and 29th in long jump at 14-05.75 in 14-under), Billy Howard (25th in 1,600 meters in 6:29.73 in 10-under), Isaiah Lee (14th in 400 in 1:04.01 in
12-under), Conner Leon (14th in 80-meter hurdles in 12-under), Bryce Leon (17th in 80 hurdles in 17.05 in 12-under), DJ Johnson (sixth in shot put at 32-05 in 12-under), Curry Bishop (11th in high jump at 4-00 in 12-under). The 14-under 400-meter relay team of Ombati Antanas Jr., Willie Arkansas III, Kerion Douglas and Andre Feagans finished 16th in a time of 50.55. The grouping of Collin Fannin, Noah Pruitt, Aidan Ratcliff and Mayan Washington finished 18th in the 10-under 400-meter relay in 1:01.11. Competing for the girls were Talitha Johnson (20th in triple jump at 27-07 in 14-under), Raelyn Fannin (14th in 200 in 31.74 in 10-under) and Azaria Ratcliff (23rd in shot put at 25-10.75 in 14-under).
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Lyle bound for Panola College
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“They’ve obviously been important to us. We’ll miss their talent for sure, but it’s not just that. The way they love the game, the way they’ve worked at it and the amount of importance they place on it are all things that have made them special,” FHS head baseball coach Jon Nordin said. “It was an absolute pleasure to have been their coach for a little while and I can’t wait to follow them as they move on.” Lyle’s baseball career will continue as he signed a scholarship with Panola College in Carthage. After spending two school years at the junior high, Clay joined Lyle at the high school before the start of the 2015-’16 school year. He started off his high school football career on the junior varsity white team and moved up to JV purple this past year. He also saw time on varsity near the end of the 2016 season and three games in the playoffs. “I made varsity towards the end of the season and got to play in the playoffs, which was fun,” Clay said. “I was just trying to do what I could to help the team.” Clay joined Lyle in the FHS baseball program before the start of the 2016 season. He saw limited playing time
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Football
Programs picked for playoff showings by The Old Coach By David Jenkins Staff Writer
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Farmersville’s Lyle Hibbitts was a member of the varsity football team during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Farmersville’s Clay Hibbitts (15) was called up from the junior varsity purple team near the end of district in 2016. that first year and had his role increase in 2017. “It was cool to be able to play with Lyle his senior year,” Clay
said. With Lyle off to Panola College, Clay is the lone Hibbitts brother left at the high school.
The staff over at The Old Coach recently released its yearly predictions for coming 2017 football seasons for Farmersville, Princeton and Blue Ridge. The Friday Night Football Texas magazine featured coverage of schools ranging from Class 6A to 2A. There were also picks on how the top four finishers from each district will do in the playoffs. Farmersville The Farmers were tabbed second, behind defending state champion Mineola by The Old Coach in 7-3A Div. I. Also advancing to the playoffs were Mt. Vernon and Winnsboro. Grand Saline, Commerce and Quitman were in the bottom half of the standings. Farmersville was also ranked 16th in the 3A Div. I Top 25. Mineola was 11th. During the playoffs they were selected to beat Redwater and then fall in the following
round to Sunnyvale. Cameron Yoe was to knock off Jefferson for the 3A Div. I state title. According to the publication, Farmers to watch are Cade Twyford Brandon Spruill, Jose Gomez, Robert Arqueros, Juan Garcia, Elijah Carroll, Ryan Hargrave, Kobie Sheriff and Shawn Parker.
Princeton Under first-year head coach Clint Surratt, the Panthers were selected third, behind Paris and Texarkana Liberty-Eylua, and Anna was fourth in 7-4A Div. I. Missing the cut were Paris North Lamar and Quinlan Ford. During the playoffs Princeton was tabbed to beat Kaufman and then fall to Kennedale in the next game. Carthage was picked to repeat as 4A Div. I state champions after beating Midlothian Heritage. The Old Coach picked Jake Lacey, Cory Owens, Tristan Gee, Alex Flores, Colton Malone, Elmer Cruz, Quinton Goodwin, Brendon Strickland, Maika Brinkerhoff and Brandon Gonzalez were named
players to watch.
Blue Ridge The Tigers were predicted to end up sixth out of a seven team 6-2A Div. I district. In last was Trenton and Tom Bean came in fifth. Advancing to the playoffs were Valley View, Bells, Collinsville and Tom Bean. Reguio was picked to repeat as state champions, after beating Crawford. Players to watch for Blue Ridge were Garrett Mathers, Joel Linn, Eric Nunez, Caleb Jenkins, J.M. Armbrister, Logan Blackburn, Caleb Aguillar, Brody Wiggins, Jacob Stroup and Seth McCarley. Two-a-days ahead Farmersville, Princeton and Blue Ridge will kick off preparations for the coming 2017 season on Monday, Aug. 7 with non-contact practices. Full contact drills commence Friday, Aug. 11. Princeton will hold the season-opening practice from 7:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and Farmersville’s is slated for 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Both teams will practice on their game preparation fields.
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Former Athletes
FHS, PHS graduates participating in collegiate fall sports
By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com Several former athletes from Farmersville and Princeton will be suiting up at the collegiate level in the coming fall semester. Fall sports consist of football, volleyball and cross country. From Farmersville on the gridiron, Jaelon Clark is a junior cornerback at Hardin-Simmons University. During the 2016 season, he played in eight games and recorded six tackles. Ty Rolen is a second-year freshman runner at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Last season in cross country, he ran in three meets and placed 58th in the Lone Star Conference Championships. In track, Rolen placed second in the 5,000 meters during the East Texas Invitational. Suiting up on the volleyball court at middle blocker will be J’Kaylee Clark at the University of New Mexico. As a redshirt freshman in 2016, she played in five matches, with two starts before tearing her ACL in the team’s sixth match of the year. Clark posted 11 kills on the year. Also on the volleyball court, Arianna Brooks is a member of the freshman middle blocker at Vernon College. Clark and Brooks helped lead the Lady Farmers to the Class 3A Region II finals. Caleb Twyford is an incoming freshman receiver at Texas State. He was listed third on the depth chart at slot wide receiver, behind Tyler Watts and T.V. Williams. As a senior at FHS, he rushed
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Princeton’s Jourdan Blake is entering his junior season with the Baylor football program. for 1,691 yards on 153 carries and scored 26 touchdowns. He also has 30 catches for 606 yards and seven scores. Twyford helped the Farmers advance to the 3A Div. I Region II semifinals and competed in the 3A state track and field meet. On the football field, Princeton has several athletes on various rosters. N’Keal Bailey is listed as a senior safety at the University of Texas at San Antonio. In 13 games last season, he recorded 19 tackles, 15 were solo, four were assisted and had four pass breakups. The year prior, Bailey played in eight games and as a freshman in 2014 played in three
games and recorded a pass break up against Houston. He was redshirted in 2013. Sadavion Matthew is suiting up for A&M-Commerce at wide receiver. He originally signed with East Texas Baptist University. Keylynn Rushing, a sophomore defensive lineman, is playing for Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Regan Wilkins, the 2017 valedictorian, is a freshman defensive back at East Texas Baptist. Mike Grimes is listed as a freshman offensive-defensive lineman at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Colt Collins, a sophomore, is
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J’Kaylee Clark, a Farmersville graduate, prepares to throw down a kill for the University of New Mexico volleyball team last season. playing quarterback at Austin College. In three games last year for the Roos, he threw for 263 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions, and rushed for two scores on 121 yards off 32 carries. Jourdan Blake is a junior safety at Baylor University. He missed much of last season with an injury and didn’t see action. Coming into this year he was second on the depth chart at right cornerback, behind Jameson Houston. Blake played in three games, all on special teams, as a redshirt freshman in 2015. Jakari Dillard is listed as a junior receiver at Central Arkansas. Last season he played in 13 games, and recorded a rushing and punt return touchdown. Dillard originally signed with Texas Tech University and played in one game over 2014 and 2015.
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Princeton’s Jakari Dillard found a home with Central Arkansas football after transferring from Texas Tech.
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Princeton’s Colt Collins saw action in the 2016 season for Austin College football.
Princeton’s N’Keal Bailey played in 13 games last season for University of Texas at San Antonio football. Photo by Coutest Jeff Huehn/ UTSA Athletics
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Farmersville’s Jaleon Clark (34) is a junior defensive back on the Hardin-Simmons University football team.
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Thursday, July 27, 2017
Time well spent Farmersville Athletics
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Braxton (10) and Chase Hacker (14) got the chance to compete on the gridiron for the Farmersville Farmers football team during the 2016 season. Chase was a four-year starter and Braxton was moved up from JV near the end of the district campaign.
Hackers relished time shared on diamond, gridiron By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com The life of a high school coaches son can be a tough one at times, filled with moving around from one school to an-
other. Chase and Braxton Hacker did just that prior to the start of the 2013-’14 school year. Their father, Tracy Hacker, was hired as an assistant for the Farmersville varsity football and baseball teams.
When the Hackers arrived from Red Oak, Chase was entering his freshman year at FHS and Braxton was a seventh grader at the junior high. “The move was pretty tough coming from a bigger school,” Braxton said.
Midway through the 2013 football season, Chase was thrust into the starting quarterback role and held that position for the next three years. During the 2016 season, the Farmers went 11-2, were second in district and went three rounds
deep in the playoffs. “We knew that it could be a pretty good year for us and it all just came together,” Chase said. “It was nice to go out with a successful season.” He threw for over 1,300 yards, 15 touchdowns and nine
interceptions and found the end zone 11 times on the ground. Chase, a 2017 graduate, was just as efficient on the baseball diamond for the varsity team. He was a four-year starter, See CHASE page 2B
Princeton Softball
PISD hires new head coach from Class 5A Frisco Reedy By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com Princeton ISD moved up in classification in search of a new head varsity softball coach. The district plucked Rhana Ramos from Class 5A Frisco Reedy, where she was an assistant in softball and volleyball the last two years. “When Princeton called and asked me to come visit I felt a
sense of excitement. I appreciate the small town feel, and I have always heard about the great, hardRhana working kids Ramos and the success of the program,” she said. “I am excited to be a part of the classroom teaching principals of Health and Medical Terminology. I am excited to be a
part of the Panther family and together I hope we can create a winning culture across all of the programs.” Ramos has 16 years coaching experience and has taught Composite Science the last 12 years. Reedy finished last season with a sub-.500 record and missed the playoffs finishing near the bottom of the District 15-5A rankings. Making the postseason were Wakeland, Centennial, Frisco
and Lone Star. Other prep coaching stops include Denton (head softball and girls athletic coordinator), Dallas Thomas Jefferson (head softball, and assistant powerlifting and basketball) and The Hockaday School (head softball). “Denton was really where I began my career. I built relationships with the community and restructured the program and facilities. I went back to
school and received my Masters in Sports Management. This helped my gain a position as the girls athletic coordinator when the new athletic coordinator came on campus in 2012,” Ramos said. “During this time new facilities were built and together as an entire staff we changed the culture of the school.” She was also a summer softball camp instructor at Texas A&M University, and head coach and assistant in the Texas
Impact select softball organization. Ramos takes over for Jason Milligan, who led the Lady Panthers to multiple playoff and district championships over a four-season span. Last season, PHS was 1112-1 overall, fifth in District 11-4A standings at 3-7 and missed the postseason for the first time in several years. See RAMOS page 4B
Youth Track & Field
Local athletes quality for TAAF Summer Games of Texas By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com The Fanntastic Sports Track & Field Club will send a large contingent of athletes later this week to McAllen.
The Princeton-based organization will take part in the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Summer Games of Texas, slated for Thursday through Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. There will be 17 regions represented in the yearly summer
event from around the state of Texas. Making the trip on the girls side will be Faith Bellamy (14-under 100-meter hurdles) and Chardae Overstreet (16-under 400), The team of Lizeth Acosta,
Bellamy, Talitha Johnson and Lexus Wolbert will take the track in the 14-under 400 relay. For the boys are Isaiah Lee (12-under 400 and 800), Conner Leon (12-under 80 hurdles), David Johnson (12-under long jump), DJ Johnson (12-under
shot put), Nathaniel Prentice (14-under 110 hurdles and triple jump) and Gavin Champ (14-under triple jump). For full results see the Aug. 3 issue of The Princeton Herald. Those individuals and relay placed in the top three in the
TAAF Region 7 meet at Greenville’s T.A. “Cotton” Ford Stadium. Fanntastic Sports was founded by head coach Randall Fannin and compete in various summer meets around Collin County.
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seeing playing time at third base, shortstop, catcher and pitcher. Farmersville made the playoffs each of the four seasons, won a pair of district titles and advanced to the regional semifinals. “I feel good about my four years playing sports at Farmersville. I wish we would have won state in baseball in 2016 though,” Chase said. Chase was also a member of the varsity boys track team. He competed in the sprinting and jumping events, and was part of the three relay teams. Chase’s baseball career will continue after signing a letter of intent to play for the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2018 and beyond. “It is definitely going to be a challenge and hopefully I will be successful,” he said. After spending school schools years at the junior high, Braxton joined his older brother at the high school before the start of the 2015-’16 school year. He started off his high school football career on the junior varsity white team and moved up to JV purple this past year. He also saw time on varsity near the end of the 2016 campaign and three games during the playoffs. Braxton joined Chase right away as a starter on the varsity baseball team. “We had never played on a team before he got to high school. We had always played catch in the backyard. It was special though to be able to play on the same team,” Chase said. Braxton stepped in as a freshman in 2016 to play second base. This past school year he moved over to third base and was the third starter in FHS pitching rotation behind Chase and Panola College Lyle Hibbitts, a 2017 graduate. “Starting as a freshman was tough, but I had good teammates that helped me out a lot,” Braxton said. With Chase off to San Antonio, Braxton is the lone Hacker brother left at the high school. “I just want to continue to build on the previous success, now that Chase is going off to college,” Braxton said.
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Football
Programs picked for playoff showings by Dave Campbell’s By David Jenkins Staff Writer
djenkins@csmediatexas.com If preseason predictions play out as planned, the 2017 football seasons for Farmersville and Princeton should be successful ones. In its yearly summer release, the staff at Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine has both programs finishing in the top four of their respective districts. Blue Ridge was picked to miss the cut. The publication features coverage of more than 1,400 football teams, ranging from Class 6A to 1A and private schools.
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Chase Hacker blast a home run to deep center field during the season opening tournament at Farmersville.
Braxton Hacker readies to fire a pitch to home plate versus Crandall during a tourney game at Edgewood. According to varsity football head coach Sammy Burnett, Braxton will see time
with the starting offense and defense during the 2017 Farmersville varsity football year.
Farmersville After being overlooked one year ago, the Farmers were picked to claim the District 7-3A Div. I title, ahead of defending state champion Mineola, Mount Vernon and Winnsboro. Outside the top four were Commerce, Grand Saline and Quitman. The latter is currently riding a 33game losing streak dating back to 2013. “There are high expectations for us. We must have gained the respect of people from around the state,” FHS head coach Sammy Burnett said. “We just have to continue putting in the work and the kids are dedicated to doing that.” Head coach Sammy Burnett returns seven athletes on the offensive side and six defensively. They welcome back 14 lettermen after losing 15 to graduation. According to the publication players to watch are Kobie Sheriff, Robert Arqueros, Shawn Parker, Jose Gomez, Brandon Spruill, Adrian Castillo, Clay Hibbitts, Michael Bagwill, Chandler Craddock and Gareth Harp. In the 3A Top 20 Div. I statewide poll, Farmersville came in eighth and district foe Mineola was 11th. In the top three were Cameron Yoe, Hallettsville and Brock. The Farmers were picked to win the Region II crown by beating playoff nemesis Pottsboro. The Cardinals came away with a win in the regional semifinals last season. Brock was tabbed to beat
Wall in Region I, Cameron Yoe knocking off Teague in Region III and Hallettsville defeating Yoakum in Region IV. Cameron Yoe was predicted to defeat Brock for the state title in Div. I. They start things off with a pair of scrimmages versus Lone Oak (6 p.m. Aug. 18) and at Pottsboro (7 p.m. Aug. 24). Games begin to count 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 on the road against Cooper in non-district. That contest is followed by with Community (Sept. 8), at Emory Rains (Sept. 15) and home with Caddo Mills (Sept. 22). Farmersville kicks off district action Sept. 29 on the road versus Commerce at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. They return home the following week, Oct. 6, to face Winnsboro at Fightin’ Farmer Stadium. Followed by at Mineola (Oct. 13), with Quitman (Oct. 20 for Homecoming), at Mt. Vernon (Nov. 3) and with Grand Saline (Nov. 10 on Parent-Senior Night). All games start at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Princeton Under first-year head coach Clint Surratt, the Panthers were tagged to finish fourth once again in 7-4A Div. Above them were Texarkana Liberty-Eylau, Paris and Paris North Lamar, with Anna and Quinlan Ford in the bottom half. Paris’ Donovan Williams was the preseason offensive MVP and defensive honors went to Liberty-Eylau’s Cedric Dickerson. Princeton brings back six starters on offense and defense, including 22 lettermen. The team lost 18 to graduation last year. Players to keep an eye on are Alex Flores, Jacob Purdon, Elmer Cruz, Jake Lacey, Quinton Goodwin, Brendon Strickland, Tristan Gee, C.J. Washington, Colton Malone, Philip Mayfield, Keyshawn Woodfaulk, Maika Brinkerhoff, Elijah Gerber, Peter Popoola, Cory Owens, Jalaydon Hill and Josh Garza, according to Dave Campbell’s. The season begins with a pair of scrimmages at Community (7
p.m. Aug. 18) and with Decatur (7 p.m. Aug. 24). Games begin to count Sept. 1 on the road against Celina in non-district. That contest is followed by with Van (Sept. 8) and Carrollton Creekview (Sept. 15 for Homecoming), at Frisco Reedy (7 p.m. Sept. 22 at The Star in Frisco) and with Melissa (Sept. 29 on Back the Blue Night). Princeton kicks off district play at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 with Quinlan Ford at Jackie Hendricks Stadium. Followed by at Paris (Oct. 20), with Paris North Lamar (Oct. 7), at Texarkana LibertyEylau (Nov. 3) and with Anna (Oct. 10 on Senior Night). Games kick off at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Blue Ridge The Tigers were predicted for fourth in 6-2A Div. I, behind Valley View, Collinsville, Bells and Tom Bean. Finishing in sixth and seventh were Celeste and Trenton. Preseason offensive MVP honors went to Bells’ Bryan Ponder and Collinsville’s Cooper Smith was the pick for defensive MVP. Head coach Kevin Wiggins will have eight starters back on both sides of the ball and 18 lettermen overall. Dave Campbell’s named Joel Linn, Jacob Stroup, Brody Wiggins, Caleb Aguillar and Garret Mathers as players to watch. They said about the 2017 season, “Linn, an all-state wide receiver in 2016, leads the way offensively while coach (Kevin) Wiggins looks for a big year out of Stroup. Blue Ridge will rely on the return of strong offensive and defensive lines to compensate for the loss of some key playmakers.” Blue Ridge opens the nondistrict slate 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 with Detroit. That is followed by with Whitewright (Sept. 8), at Honey Grove (Sept. 15) and Quinlan Boles (Sept. 22). District competition commences Sept. 29 at Collinsville. Followed by at Tom Bean (Oct. 6), with Valley View (Oct. 13) and Trenton (Oct. 27), and at Celeste (Nov. 10) to close out the year. Contests start at 7:30 p.m.
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Ramos brings back Reserved season ticket renewal underway multiple starters Home slate kicks Princeton Football
off Sept. 8 versus Van Vandals By David Jenkins Staff Writer
sports@csmediatexas.com The deadline is drawing near to renew season tickets for the 2017 Princeton varsity football season. Previous ticket holders have until 4 p.m. Friday, July 28. All remaining seats will be open to the public for sale Monday, July 31. Tickets are $36 per person for six home games, or $6 per
ticket. Princeton ISD Administration building, 321 Panther Pkwy., is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday in the summer and regular hours resume Aug. 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information contact Beatriz Velasco at 469-9525400; ex: 3506. Homes games in 2017 are versus Van (Sept. 8), Carrollton Creekview (Sept. 15 on Homecoming), Melissa (Sept. 29 on Back the Blue Night), Quinlan Ford (Oct. 13), Paris North Lamar (Oct. 27) and Anna (Nov. 10 on Senior Night). All start at 7:30 p.m.
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Aubrey, Bonham and Celina finished in a three-way tie for first at 7-3, and Melissa was fourth at 6-4. Anna took last at 0-10. Ramos grew up in Gunter, where she was a multi-sport athlete. She went on to play softball at Grayson College and finished her studies at Texas Women’s University. Ramos takes over a team that brings back various starters and athletes that saw time in the line up at one point or another in 2017. Expected to return are Emie Deming, Crystal Tice, Halie Thompson, Shay Veal, Haven Welborn, Ashley Tice, Shelby Purser, Ryleigh Aungst, Ashley Rowe and Cameron Wilson.
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