Blanco’s only district loss before Friday was a five-set thriller to Ingram, the state’s top-ranked Class 3A team, back on Sept. 29.
The much-anticipated rematch of the two teams was another marathon as the Lady Warriors edged past the Lady Panthers, again in five sets, by scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-17, 18-25 and 17-15.
The Blanco varsity volleyball team swept its competition in a pair of matches last week.
The Lady Panthers bested the Llano Lady Jackets 3-0 Tuesday, Oct. 6 in the BHS gym and blanked the Comfort Deer 3-0 Friday, Oct. 9 at the Comfort gym. Set scores against Llano were 25-9, 25-8 and 25-5, while set scores in the Comfort game were 25-10, 25-19 and 25-17.
A pair of Blanco girls cross country runners medaled Monday in Llano in the second straight week the team has performed there.
Evelyn Trammell finished 15th in 14:07, while Laci Creswell took 23rd place in 14:36. They both medaled at the meet.
Also for the Lady Panthers, Riley Edmondson finished 30th in 15:43, Valen Edwards was two spots behind Edmondson in 32nd place and ran the course in 15:53, while Daryn Kirkland took 35th in 16:12.
Three Lady Panther harriers finished in succession ...
Anayeli Jaimes, escorted by her father, Martin Jaimes, was crowned Blanco High School homecoming queen at halftime of Friday’s football game against Canyon Lake. The Panthers won in an overtime thriller against Canyon Lake, 41-40, in Friday’s homecoming game.
A pair of Blanco cross country runners medaled at the Llano meet held Monday afternoon.
Evelyn Trammell finished 15th in 14:22 for the Lady Panthers and medaled. For the boys, Hayden Dotson finished 22nd in 21:58 and also medaled.
Joshua Ludolf finished just out of the medal placings for the Panthers, taking 26th place in 22:17.
Also for the Lady Panthers, Laci Creswell finished 29th in 15:22, Riley Edmondson took 34th place in 15:59, and Daryn Kirkland finished 37th in 16:23.
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Blanco went to Ingram Sept. 29 with a plan to defeat the #1 state-ranked Ingram Lady Warriors. Ingram is the top-ranked Class 3A team the Texas Girl’s Coaches Association poll.
The Lady Panthers stretched the match as far as they could, but the Warriors won in five sets 25-23, 18-25, 19-25, 25-21 and 16-14.
Presley Young led the Panthers with 18 kills, two aces, three assists, eight digs and two blocks.
It came down to the final play.
A Nathan Tomlinson extra point in overtime proved to be the difference as Blanco outlasted visiting Canyon Lake on Friday for a 41-40 homecoming victory.
It was a see-saw affair all night as the lead changed seven times and the game was tied four times.
The Blanco 7th grade team was the lone subvarsity football team to win last week, with a 20-6 victory over Cornerstone.
Trey Atchley scored two rushing touchdowns and had, two tackles, while Diego Soto scored on an 80-yard rushing touchdown and had five tackles.
Broderick Siwecki scored on a two-point conversion and added two tackles, while Colten Kuebel had an interception, Hunter Rodriguez had three tackles, Justin Karnes had three tackles, Logan Schwarzlose had two tackles and one sack ...
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Blanco High School students celebrated homecoming week, which culminated with a 41-40 overtime win over Canyon Lake in the football game that Friday.
COVID-19 precautions haven’t dampened the homecoming spirit at Blanco High School, as evidenced by the number of students participating in ‘Pajama Day’ Monday. The week-long celebration wraps up Friday with the 7:30 p.m. homecoming football game against Canyon Lake, and the crowning of the homecoming queen will be held at halftime of the game.
