Basketball season is in full force now for both the Panthers and Lady Panthers. The Blanco varsity boys are off to a 3-0 start, while the Blanco varsity girls are 4-2.
The Blanco FFA Senior Chapter Conducting team advanced to the AREA VII LDE contest that was held virtually the week of Nov. 16-20. The team advanced past the Hill district contest and competed well at area. Also, the Blanco FFA Radio team advanced to the Area VII LDE contest that was held virtually the week of Nov.
The Blanco boys basketball team is off to a great start to the 2020-21 season with three wins in as many games.
In their season opener Tuesday, Dec. 1, the Panthers powered past the Johnson City Eagles 82-26. The Panthers outscored the Davenport Wolves, 64-55, on Friday, Dec. 4. Davenport is a new high school in Comal ISD in Garden Ridge.
The Blanco girls basketball team improved to 4-2 with two wins and one loss in the past week.
The Lady Panthers pounced on the Floresville Jaguars with a 56-33 win Tuesday, Dec. 1. Blanco outscored the Stockdale Brahma 55-30 Friday, Dec. 4. Blanco lost to the 6A South San Antonio Bobcats, 54-24, Saturday, Dec.
The Blanco girls basketball team picked up a 50-40 win at Wimberley on Monday, Nov. 23.
The Lady Panthers led 10-7 at the end of the first quarter and 20-18 at the half. They stretched their lead in the third quarter, scoring 16 points to Wimberley’s nine. This seven-point gap gave Blanco the necessary lead for the win.
There is not a good way to lose, but is there a less painful way?
When the area playoff game started last Friday between Blanco and 10th-ranked Industrial, who would have guessed the two teams would score a combined 87 points and that the game would be decided in the final four seconds?
The Blanco girls basketball team opened its 2020-21 season last week with a split in two games.
The Lady Panthers started their season Nov. 17 with a rout over Johnson City, winning 60-12, and then dropped a close game to Hondo, 41-37, on Saturday.
Blanco started in style against Johnson City, jumping out to a commanding 18-2 first quarter lead.
Blanco used two interceptions late in the fourth quarter to hold off Poteet in a 35-20 win in the bi-district playoff Friday at Medina Valley in Castroville. The Panthers (8-3) advance to the area round to face Industrial (10-1) at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Giddings.
The Aggies took the opening kickoff and grabbed the lead early.
The Blanco volleyball team lost its area playoff game 3-1 to defending state champion Industrial on Nov. 3.
Industrial was the winner of District 28-3A and the number one seed from that district. Blanco was the runner-up in District 25-3A and the second seed from District 25. Both teams advanced to area with bi-district wins.
Industrial took the first set 25-17.
Evelyn Trammell, Blanco sophomore, competed at the Region IV UIL Cross Country Championship Meet Monday, Nov. 9. Trammell placed 48th of 130 runners with a time of 14:23.24. The meet was held at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
