Girls Basketball Roundup

Body With volleyball season finally coming to an end, Archer City, Holliday, and Windthorst all kicked off their varsity girls’ basketball season these last two weeks.
Junior Karissa Fillingim launches a three-pointer in the Trojanettes’ 56-32 victory over the Crowell Lady Cats in the First Annual Quanah Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 23. Courtesy photo/Jamie Anderle

Hamill runs roughshod over Blue Ridge

Body On Friday, Nov. 22 at Porcupine Stadium in Springtown, the Holliday Eagles and the Blue Ridge Tigers faced off in of the most heart-pounding, anxiety- inducing, fever-pitch playoff games in recent memory.
Sophomore running back Brayden Hamill stiff-arms a would-be Blue Ridge defender in the Eagles’ 42-34 Area playoff round victory on Friday, Nov. 22. Photo/Landon Davis

Trojans comeback stops Lindsay's upset bid

Body For the second year in a row, the Windthorst Trojans faced off against the Lindsay Knights in the playoffs, in order to determine who would move on and continue their season into the Thanksgiving break.
Windthorst quarterback Brock Belcher gets caught mid air by a Lindsay defender on a hurdle attempt in the Trojans' 30-27 Area round win. Photo/Nathan Lawson

Trojanettes battle to the end in semis

Body Heart. It’s a characteristic that is vital for the success of any athlete in any sport. An athlete can have all the physical and mental attributes needed to be good, but without heart, greatness will always elude him or her.
Senior Megg Lindley tips over a kill in Windthorst’s State Semifinal game versus the Crawford Lady Pirates on Monday, Nov. 18. Photo/Landon Davis

Lady Eagles fall to Tolar in regional finals

Body The Holliday Lady Eagles’ dominant playoff run came to a heart-breaking close on Saturday, Nov. 9, losing in a hard-fought 3-1 battle with the Tolar Lady Rattlers in Graham for the Regional Finals playoff round.
Setter Maggie Maxwell puts up a set in Holliday’s 3-1 Regional Finals round loss to Tolar in Graham on Saturday, Nov. 16.

Trojans dominate Indians

Body The Windthorst Trojans went 8-for-8 in drives in their 62-14 thrashing of the Quanah Indians in the Bi-District playoff round on Thursday, Nov. 14, even scoring on a 57-yard punt return mid-way through the second quarter.
Senior Trojan Cash Armstrong fights his way through Quanah defenders in Windthorst’s 62-14 Bi-District win on Thursday, Nov. 14. Photo/Jerry Phillips
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