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Following a successful opening week of the season, the Graham Lady Blues junior high basketball teams took the floor Monday night against McNeil looking to claim more victories to start the season. In the seventh grade “A” team contest, the Lady Blues improved to 2-0 on the season with a 29-22 victory. Shae Mercer led the Lady Blues with 9 points in the contest, with Rachel Grimsley scoring 7 points.

With Thanksgiving Break on the minds of people at the end of this week, there will be plenty of basketball on offer for hungry sports fans. The Graham Steers are scheduled to be in action Monday afternoon, Nov. 21, on the road against Stephenville, while the Lady Blues will be at home on the same day against Paradise, before playing their final game before the break against Breckenridge on the road Tuesday, Nov. 22. Both the Steers and Lady Blues will then return to action on Nov.

Even though they have only played two games this season, the No.

Fans who wish to purchase tickets for the area round football game between the Graham Steers and Monahans Loboes in Lubbock can do so at the GISD administration building from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. today and Thursday. The cost for tickets sold at the administration building will be $6 for students and $8 for adults. All tickets sold at Jones AT&T Stadium will be $10 at the gate with ticket windows opening at 5:30 p.m. and the stadium gates opening at 6 p.m.

BOYD - During the course of a playoff game, momentum can swing from one team to another in an instant. This was a harsh lesson the Bryson Cowgirls volleyball team learned Saturday afternoon in the area round of the playoffs against the Avalon Lady Eagles. Ahead 24-20 in the second set, Bryson failed to finish off Avalon and even the match, as the Lady Eagles stormed back with six straight points and eventually finished off a sweep of the Cowgirls, ending their season at the Boyd High School Gymnasium.

While football season might still be a hot topic on everyone’s mind right now, the sounds of dribbling on a hardwood court could be heard Monday night signaling the opening of the junior high basketball season. The Graham 7th-8th grade Lady Blues basketball teams opened their 2016-17 campaign against the Burkburnett Lady Bulldogs. In the 7th grade B team game, the Lady Blues lost a close game by a score of 19-17. Leading the scoring for the Lady Blues was Christabel Cervantas with six points. The 7th grade A team Lady Blues defeated the Lady Bulldogs by a score of 21-12. Rachel Grimsley led Gr