Both Graham and Levelland came into the bi-district match with similar records. The two teams met on a neutral court with the hopes of advancing their season.
But ultimately, one team moved on and the other went home.
Though it took some time to get the wheels rolling, the Lady Blues eventually ran away with a 3-0 sweep over the Loboettes by scores of 25-21, 25-14 and 25-8.
Last season, Newcastle High School was fortunate to have one runner represent the school at the state cross country meet in Round Rock.
Fast forward to this year, Newcastle sent six Ladycat runners to the state meet to compete as a team, and they came home with an 11th place finish after a strong showing in the final race of the season.
Before the team hits the road for their bi-district playoff game, the Graham Lady Blues played a warm-up game against Sweetwater.
It didn’t take long for the Lady Blues to establish their dominance Friday, Nov. 1 over the visiting Lady Mustangs, as Graham went on to sweep the match 3-0 by set scores of 25-15, 25-10 and 25-17.
For a team that won 23 games during the regular season, Graham looked the part. The offense powered down kills at a high rate, setters made excellent passes and the defense, particularly at the net, was strong.
Since district realignments happened earlier this year and each team’s football schedules came to be, the game between the Graham Steers and the Brock Eagles was circled on everyone’s calendars.
Players looked forward to it. Coaches knew it was coming. Parents felt the tension leading up to it.
And when the day arrived, the Steers left absolutely no doubt who was the best team in District 3-4A Division II.
The regular season for volleyball came to a close this week and football is deep in the race to the playoffs as well.
Graham’s volleyball team finished with two big wins as they head into the postseason while the football team dominated another district game.
For their performances in their team’s respective wins, Georgia Martin of the Lady Blues and Brycen Rogers of the Steers have been selected as Athletes of the Week.
Georgia Martin, Lady Blues volleyball
Graham’s regular season came to an end this week and the Lady Blues finished on a high note as they now prepare for the playoffs.
The Lady Blues traveled Tuesday, Oct. 29 to Brownwood for a match-up with the Lady Lions where Graham swept the home team with ease 3-0 by scores of 25-14, 25-14 and 25-15.
As seasonal weather changes, so too, do sports seasons. While football and volleyball are still working in the latter part of their seasons, basketball teams around Texas are gearing up for another year of competition.
The Graham Lady Blues are getting ready to hit the hardwood next week when they kick off their season Tuesday, Nov. 5 on the road against the Haskell Lady Maidens. From that moment until the end of the season in February, Graham’s girls will be hard at work and doing so under the direction of their new head coach.
Over a month of time has passed since Graham’s defense has allowed an opponent to score a single point.
The last team to put any sort of points on the board against the Steers’ powerful defense was the Decatur Eagles back on Sept. 20. And Graham went on to win that game 34-14.
Last Friday, in a match-up of two of the better teams in District 3-4A, the Steers took control early and never let up in a 37-0 thrashing of the visiting Rams.
The Graham Lady Blues and Mineral Wells Lady Rams played an almost identical game last Friday to the first time they met up in district a few weeks earlier.
The Lady Blues took an easy 2-0 match advantage before the Lady Rams fought back to make things interesting and took the third set. But in the fourth set, Graham locked in and ended up with the 3-1 win by scores of 25-13, 25-15, 26-28 and 25-19.
The Newcastle Bobcats hit the road to take on the Vernon Northside Indians where the visiting Bobcats took care of business in an 86-40 win that ended in the third quarter.
With the win, Newcastle moved to above .500 in both their overall season record and district record. The Bobcats sit at 5-4 overall with a 2-1 record in District 6-1A with one game left to play in the regular season.
