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The Steers’ offense struggled again Thursday night in Wichita Falls as the growing pains continued to a 43-9 loss against Hirschi. Moving the ball was an issue as the Steers were forced to lean on freshman quarterback Ty Thompson for the bulk of the offense.

The offense posted a season-low in passing yards with 134 yards on 12 completions for Thompson. Dropped passes have plagued the Steers this season, including Thursday night when a long pass was dropped just short of the end zone.

Tuesday night marked the final non-district match in the Lady Blues’ schedule. The Lady Blues sent Lake Worth home with a loss after defeating the Lady Bullfrogs 25-5, 25-18, 25-14.

Although the visiting Lady Bullfrogs were able to keep the score close in portions of the second and third sets, they could not keep up with the Lady Blues in the opening set.

Graham Cross Country took to the course at Merkel Wednesday for the Merkel Invitational. The Lady Blues competed in a pool of 138 runners and 17 teams with a team finish of 8th place. The Steers ran against 13 teams in a race with 145 runners and finished sixth overall.

Marcos Herrera was the Steers’ top runner with a sixth overall finish at 18:29.51. His season-best is 17:08.55 at Lipan last week. Herrera’s personal best is 17:01.68, which he ran at the Seymour Invitational last year.

The Steers overcame a slow start in the first half but failed to score in the second half in a 34-17 loss at Decatur Friday night. For most of the game, the Steers struggled to move the ball on offense and failed to contain Preston Escobar, who accounted for three of five Eagles touchdowns.

The Lady Blues are still experiencing growing pains as the team heads into district play this weekend. Slow starts have become a common theme in matches.  A positive from this young team has been the comeback kids’ ability to overcome these slow starts and find ways to win. It is not always the same Lady Blue leading the charge and in ways not always found when looking at blocks and kills.

Cross country teams from both Graham High School and Graham Junior High School competed at the Lipan Invitational. The GJHS boys took first place in the Junior High 2 race while the GJHS finished second. In the high school varsity races, the Lady Blues took sixth place while the Steers took fifth.

The Trinity University Tigers are off to a fast start after a record-breaking game from former Steer quarterback Tucker Horn. After having the start of their season delayed by cancellation, the Tigers defeated Macalester 64-0 after a six-touchdown day by the junior.

Trinity had one of the largest scoring outputs in nearly 20 years with the lopsided victory. The defense recorded its first shutout since Nov. 3, 2018.

The Lady Blues bounced back from Tuesday’s loss against Clyde with a 3-2 win Friday evening in comeback fashion against the visiting Bowie Jackrabbits. They returned to their winning form after posting a 25-17, 19-25, 30-32,25-22, 16-14 victory.

It was the tale of two halves Friday night at Newton Field as the Steers hosted Springtown for their annual meeting. After giving up a big play to open the game, the Steers’ defense clamped down for the remainder of the half. However, the offense was limited to three points in the second half to lose 34-22.

The Lady Blues held their “home opener” Tuesday night at Graham High School. It could be argued that the Lu Allen Memorial Volleyball Tournament was a home opener. Tuesday’s match against Wichita Falls High School, or Old High, was the first home match outside of tournament play of the season. The Lady Blues celebrated in style with a 25-19, 25-15 25-21.