STEPHENVILLE – The Brownwood Lady Lions’ cross country team placed third Wednesday at the Stephenville Thrill of the Hill meet in their final tuneup for next week’s District 6-4A meet. The Brownwood boys’ team finished ninth.
Howard Payne receiver Otis Lanier was named the American Southwest Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season for his performance in the Yellow Jackets’ 56-42 win over Sul Ross State last Saturday at Alpine.
BROOKESMITH Jayden Millican carried just seven times last Friday, but he scored six rushing touchdowns as the Zephyr Bulldogs beat the Brookesmith Mustangs 45-0 in a Class 1A Division II nondistrict football game.
What happened in Tampa was the last thing the NFL, its players and its fanbase needed three days after Tua Tagovailoa’s horrifying head injury called into question the league’s commitment to curbing concussions.
Some sights and scenes from last Friday’s Brownwood at Stephenville football game. .
FRISCO (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are in no rush to get Dak Prescott back at quarterback, thanks to Cooper Rush. A trip to Los Angeles to face the defending Super Bowl champion Rams on Sunday seemed a good plan for Prescott’s return when the prognosis improved from as many as eight weeks to as few as four.
The No. 9-ranked Brownwood Lions and No. 1 Stephenville Yellow Jackets played for the 82nd time in football last Friday at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville. The Yellow Jackets converted two second-half turnovers by the Lions into touchdowns, broke a 14-14 halftime tie and won 42-21.
The Brownwood Lions are out and the Rising Star Wildcats are in this week’s texasfootball. com high school statewide rankings.
Some observations on what has happened so far, and what might happen ahead in the football districts involving Brown County and area schools: In District 2-4A Division I, Andrews and Brownwood remain the favorites – as they were in the preseason. Both teams are 4-2, but Brownwood has played a considerably tougher schedule with quality wins over Glen Rose and Waco Connally.
Big Spring at Brownwood, 7 p.m. Early at Ballinger, 7 p.m. Millsap at Comanche, 7 p.m. Goldthwaite at Bangs, 7 p.m. Tolar at Coleman, 7 p.m. Evant at May, 7:30 p.m. Rising Star at Trent, 7:30 p.m. Zephyr at Gustine, 7:30 p.m. Blanket, Brookesmith are open.