From left are, front, David Sappington, Nathan Sappington, Jon Alan Sappington, Dawn Sappington, Kerry Griffith, Carol Griffith, Kylann Griffith, Connor Griffith; and back, Mike Weixelman Sr., Mike Weixelman, Kayla Weixelman, Cheryl Weixelman, Tia Patton.
Edna Cowboys (8-4) lost in an Area match against the Mathis Pirates on Friday night with a final score of 39-37 in overtime. This was a hard loss for the 'Boys and fans alike.
#11 Cade Orsak said against a team like Mathis you have to make every play count. “We needed to execute better and eliminate the little mistakes,” he said. “As a team we did not play a clean enough game.”
#76 Dylan Kallus said the team had a few mistakes that really hurt them. “We should have fought harder, but I’m proud of my boys in what we accomplished and I loved going out there and being with my brothers. Being an Edna Cowboy means everything to me, from the coaches, the community and most of all my brotherhood.”
The Edna Cowboys lost in an area matchup to the Mathis Pirates with a final score of 39-37. Tied 31 all, the Boys went into overtime, but missed a two point conversion.
Five years in the making the Industrial Cobras found themselves in Bi-District play against the Luling Eagles, only to lose in a very close game, with a final score of 28-27. Both teams met at a neutral location in Bastrop at the Bastrop Cedar Creek Stadium. The Cobras came into the match-up fourth in District 3A Division I.
Athletic Director and Head Coach Kensey Allen said the Cobras played with heart and never gave up.
“We were down 21-0 in the second quarter and then were able to score right before half time and then scored 22 unanswered points to tie it up. Our defense played fantastic in the second half, we just came up one point short,” he said. “A big call did not go our way in the fourth quarter and then we had a missed extra point. You cannot narrow the loss down to just those two plays though. We just gave up too much in the first half and then just could not move the ball offensively in the second half.”
The District 14 3A Division 1 District Champions Edna Cowboys traveled to Beeville to take on the Universal City Randolph Ro-Hawks and return as Bi-District Champions. The Cowboys defeated the Ro-Hawks 40-7.
#6 senior wide receiver Marquis Bates said, “You can’t just judge a team because they lost a couple of games. Randolph came out and played harder than we thought they would, but we were just the better team at the end of the night.”
#11 junior wide receiver Cade Orsak said, “From the game against Randolph, we learned how we need to take control the game from the beginning.” He added, “To improve moving forward we just need to keep working hard every day at practice, and if we do that as a family we will always improve.”
The Industrial Cobra girls cross-country team placed 16th overall in the 2015 State Cross-country meet in Round Rock on Nov. 7.
In the 3A division, Cobras Kevin Baez placed 8th with a time of 16:56.05, and Leo Baez placed 47th with a time of 17:56.80. In the 2A division Indian Sergio Martinez placed 74th with a time of 21:03.28.
Cobras Cassidy High placed 29th with a time of 13:03.88, Cheyenne Burton placed 100th with a time of 14:05.30, Hannah Wood placed 120th with a time of 14:29.99, Sasha Salazar placed 136th with a time of 15:09.98, Natalie Boldt placed 137th with a time of 15:18.23, Makayla Willard placed 150th with a time of 16:26.69, Lauren Charron placed 151st with a time of 16:37.33.
The Ganado Indians narrowly lost to the Schulenburg Shorthorns in their last game of the season with a final score of 21-14.
Defensive coordinator Johny Lesak said this game was like any other in district. “They fought till they had nothing else to give. I've never had a group of kids that tried as hard as these kids do. They responded positively to the adversity this season and stepped up when they needed to.”
Representing the Indians at the toss were seniors Brandon Lister, Austin Eastlick, and Israel Cruz. The Indians referred to the second half, putting them on defense to start the game.
The Industrial Cobras took the field on Friday night and lost to the Hitchcock Bulldogs with a final score of 34-19.
Junior #35 Matthew Belcik said the Cobras just wanted to leave everything on the field. “We wanted to give it all we had, we’ve been working hard at practice trying to prepare so we had high hopes for Friday night,” he said. “This Friday we need to work on both sides of the ball just getting everything fine-tuned and make sure everybody is in sync with each other.”
Senior Brock Werckle said execution and cutting down the penalties and mistakes will help the team next week. “I think the Bi-District game is going to be a great game, we should match up good against each other,” he said.
Senior #84 Brennan Prukop, senior #19 Nick Kouches, and sophomores #74 Sam Smith and #82 Peyton Prukop took the field as Cobra captains. Industrial found themselves receiving to start the game.
