Frenship Girls Track and Frenship Middle School Cross Country recently accepted the challenge to raise funds to support the Lubbock Area Susan G. Komen for the Cure in its efforts to END BREAST CANCER FOREVER! They have set a team goal to raise $1,000 and will be walking on October 2nd at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

The Komen Lubbock Area Race for the Cure® is the largest foot-race in Lubbock, attracting more than 8,500 walkers, runners and spectators in 2009. Now in its 16th year, this event has raised more than $2.4 million to support breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs.

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When Frenship has been pushed on the volleyball court, it hasn't always pushed back.

The Tigers did that on Saturday, however, which players said is an encouraging sign as they wrap up their tournament season and begin gearing up for District 3-4A play.

Frenship bounced back from its only loss of the weekend and withstood a gritty performance by El Paso Riverside to win 25-18, 21-25, 25-23 in the third-place match of its host tournament.

"We haven't really been fighting that well, it seems like. We'll start playing good but we can't finish it," said Frenship senior Maddie Johnson, who helped her team pull through with seven of her match-high 15 kills in the final set. "So I'm glad we actually finished that one. I thought we played good and fought all the way through."

The Tigers (17-4), who on Tuesday won the first two sets against Monahans only to lose the best-of-five match, were on the verge of suffering another come-from-ahead loss against Riverside. The Lady Rangers (9-4) made a late rally in a first-set loss, evened the best-of-three match and stole the momentum with a strong finish to the second set, and then pushed Frenship to the limit in the decisive third set.

Riverside rebounded from an early deficit to lead by as many as two points, and tied Frenship at 20, 21, 22 and 23.

But the Tigers showed some mettle of their own. Johnson gave them match point with a powerful swing, and fellow senior Kacey Deterding followed with another to clinch the win.

Deterding finished with 12 kills, and she and Johnson combined for eight blocks and four service aces.

"They had those two hitters that we just couldn't stop," said Riverside coach Merle Heimer, who got a combined 21 kills from Lauren Aldana and Marisol Macias. "I kept telling them, 'If we could get up and block a few it would change the match around,' but we just couldn't stop them. They were the difference in the game."

Sophomore Chelsey Driskill was another weapon for Frenship. She tallied 10 kills, half of which came in the final set, and the Tigers' other ace. Setter Kristina Gafford dished out 25 assists and made three blocks at the net.

Frenship coach Jennifer McCully said her team needed the strong and versatile attack to make up for Riverside's scrappiness on defense.

"I think Riverside moved better on the back row than we did, and that kind of balanced things out," McCully said. "They might not have the big hitters, but they definitely have the ball control."

Deterding and Darbie Walker made 10 digs apiece for Frenship's back-row defense, while Johnson and libero Malori Maddox each had nine.

The win capped a successful tournament season for the Tigers, who finished second at events in Monahans and Graham.

Maddie Johnson and Kristina Gafford were all-tournament selections. Earlier Saturday, Frenship beat El Paso Burges (25-18, 25-11) in the quarterfinals and lost to Coronado (25-12, 25-14) in the semifinals.

The Tigers were still adjusting to a new lineup they began using on Thursday, though, and they've got more time to improve before their District 3-4A opener on Sept. 11.

"What we need is a couple more weeks of practice that I think can help get us prepared, but I like where we're at," McCully said. "I think we're going to be OK when district rolls around."

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - By George Watson

As Lowrey Field fell silent Friday night and a packed crowd watched trainers and medical personnel attend to Frenship senior linebacker Xavier Salas, a wave of emotion began to sweep through the Tigers sideline.

That emotion helped fuel a second-half defensive surge as the Tigers stood their ground and stopped Coronado, then scored a pair of touchdowns less than a minute apart to capture a 30-15 season-opening win against the Mustangs.

"(Salas' injury) got everybody fired up and ready to play in the second half," said fullback Xavier Vasquez, who had a 59-yard catch and run to set up Frenship's first touchdown and scored its second on a 32-yard run on the Tigers next possession. "We wanted to win this game for him. He's our teammate. He's like a brother to us. We went out there for him and wanted to win it for him, and it turned out the way we wanted."

The good news following the game, according to Tigers coach Brad Davis, was that Salas, who was immobilized and taken off the field by ambulance early in the third quarter, had regained feeling in his extremities.

Emotion helped Frenship ice the game, but it was the play off its offensive line and its running game that helped the Tigers (1-0) gain control early, then regain it after Coronado (0-1) stormed back to take the lead with 15 straight points. The Tigers finished with 317 rushing yards, led by the 139-yard effort from junior tailback Bobby Huey, which helped offset an off night passing in which the Tigers completed just 3 of 11 passes for 73 yards.

Vasquez's catch on Frenship's opening drive of the game took the Tigers to the 1, Huey punched it in from there. After a Coronado three-and-out and a short punt, Vasquez took the ball on a fullback trap and sprinted the distance, putting the Tigers up 14-0 less than 5 minutes into the contest.

"To score early twice like that was really special and a relief to us," Davis said. "We struggled with it last week, and we don't put a lot of stock in scrimmages, but we game-planned and got ready, executed and I thought our kids gave great effort and executed just like we wanted them to."

Coronado, however, was able to weather the barrage and eventually get back into the game. Junior tailback Tre Scott broke loose for a 40-yard touchdown run on a draw to pull the Mustangs to within 14-7, and quarterback Brennan Johnson guided Coronado to its second score, completing 3 of 4 passes on a seven-play, 63-yard drive capped by a 10-yard scoring strike to Stephen Hazuka. The duo then hooked up for the two-point conversion to put the Mustangs ahead 15-14 four seconds into the second quarter.

An interception by Frenship's Stephen Smith at the Coronado 23 set up a 40-yard Kaden Franklin field goal as time expired, putting the Tigers up 17-15 at half.

Coronado was driving well to start the third before Salas was injured five plays into the period. From that point on, the Mustangs managed just 27 yards total offense the rest of the half, suffering from a myriad of dropped passes and missed blocks.

Johnson, in his first game as the Mustangs' starter under center, completed 15 of 34 passes for 166 yards and the one touchdown with two interceptions.

"We've got to perform when we have the opportunity to perform," Coronado coach Butch Henderson said. "We can't step out there and drop passes when we've got them in our hands. We can't miss blocks when we have the chance to make the blocks. We've got people in a hole and we can't make a tackle. We have to learn how to regain the momentum, and (Frenship) did. But we will get better next week."

The Tigers put the game out of reach when cornerback Zak Britton, three plays after the Tigers had taken the lead, stepped in front of a Johnson offering along the sidelines and raced 45 yards the other way with the interception, pushing the Frenship lead to 30-15. Coronado's final three drives ended with two punts and a turnover on downs, sealing the win for a fallen teammate.

"We got extremely upset," Britton said of the injury to Salas. "All the guys broke down but it obviously fired us up. We were out for blood after that."

Lubbock Online - By George Watson

Big offensive numbers have been what Frenship and Coronado have come to symbolize on the football field over the years.

Coronado's passing game has been one of the best on the South Plains since going to the spread full time, and the Mustangs have produced a long line of top-notch high school quarterbacks.

Frenship has put up similar numbers at the Class 4A level, and has done so while also maintaining a solid running game that gives the Tigers balance few teams have been able to counter.

But as the Frankford Avenue rivals open the season tonight at Lowrey Field in the 13th meeting between the schools, defense is front and center for both coaches and players after the results of last week's scrimmages.

Both teams struggled at times defensively last Friday - Coronado against Midland Lee and Frenship against Snyder - but feel the mistakes made have been corrected.

"We learned a lot about ourselves," Coronado linebacker Brayden Blackwell said. "We're

a lot stronger than I thought we were and we've improved a lot during the summer, and a lot of guys have worked really hard over the summer. We found some stuff we needed to work on, and that's what the scrimmages are for. We're not concerned at all."

Frenship linebacker Nathan Salcido echoed that sentiment when talking about the Tigers defense, but said the intensity needed to pick up dramatically from the practices leading into the scrimmages.

"We saw that we needed to work a lot harder," Salcido said. "Some of us were slacking in practice or whatever, so we've worked a whole lot harder this week in practice and improved on our game stuff. I think it was mostly that most of us are new and we really didn't know what was expected. After (Snyder) gave us a good look, we're ready for Coronado."

Even both coaches said things looked much better on film than they did immediately after the scrimmages this past Friday.

"After I watched the film from Friday's scrimmage I was more encouraged than I was right after the scrimmage," Frenship head coach Brad Davis said. "I saw a lot of bright spots and the workouts this week have been good."

Frenship got off to a slow start against Snyder last week before the teams played evenly during the live quarters. For Coronado, it was the opposite. The Mustangs and Rebels battled back and forth before Lee used a surge late in the live-quarter portion of the scrimmage.

But Coronado coach Butch Henderson said his team did a good job of answering some of the questions he had going into the scrimmage.

"The big thing is we know where we are," Henderson said. "We know where those parts are fitting and what we have to do, and now it's a matter of coming in and can you do it enough times to get it to where you're able to execute it."

Both teams have solid offensive players returning to the fold that who will put pressure on the defenses.

Frenship brings back a solid 1-2 punch in senior quarterback Brandon Hanslik and junior running back Bobby Huey. Hanslik, whom Davis said was playing very well by the end of the year, completed 51 of 112 passes for 908 yards and 10 touchdowns. Huey was the catalyst of the offense in 2009, rushing for 1,069 yards and 10 touchdowns.

"We feel good about our personnel and where they're playing for us," Davis said. "The effort they're giving, all that is there. As long as they play hard and give us that effort, we think we have as good a chance as anybody to have a good season."

Coronado has to replace more of its offensive skill personnel but does bring back one of the area's top receivers in senior Greg Allen. Allen, who will also play safety on defense, caught 72 passes for 548 yards and five touchdowns. The Mustangs will break in a new quarterback as senior Brennan Johnson takes over after missing a large portion of 2009 with a shoulder injury.

"I think we have enough speed in our skill positions, especially offensively, that we'll be able to make some big things happen," Henderson said. "We'll be able to take the ball and move it ... and we've got some young men who can break some tackles and make yardage after they get the ball."

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The Frenship tennis team took seventh place out of 16 teams at the Amarillo Invitational during the weekend.

The Tigers defeated Caprock 14-1 in their opening match before falling in their next two matches to Amarillo and Monterey by scores of 13-6 and 11-8, respectively.

Frenship closed out its tournament with a 10-9 victory against El Paso Burges.

The Tigers will return to the court at 4 p.m. on Sept. 7 against visiting Monterey.

Frenship Today - by Zach Tijerina

The Frenship volleyball team started strong at the Graham tournament today as it won its three pool play games. They defeated Shallow 25-12,-25 15; Eastern Hills 25-13, 25-18 and Graham 25-19 23-25, 25-19

The Tigers will begin bracket play tomorrow at 8 a.m. but do not know who they will face yet.

Frenships record is 11-1.

Frenship Today - by Zach Tijerina

Frenship is one week closer to its football season opener against Coronado.

Frenship coaches were able to take a better look at their players last weekend as the Tigers scrimmaged Snyder at Snyder.

The scrimmage against Snyder has become an annual match-up that Frenship head coach Brad Davis said is a good opportunity for the players to see good competition before the season begins.

"Snyder has a solid football program year after year," said Davis. "They are a smaller school but they have good coaching and good athletes. They always give us a good opportunity to see what our players have when it comes time to go full speed and hit players on another team."

The scrimmage was divided down the center of the field with the Tiger offense facing the Snyder defense on one end of the field, and the Frenship defense facing the Snyder offense on the other side of the field.

Frenship's offense started the game a little shaky not scoring on its first drive, but it recovered to score the next five possessions.

"We went out there a little rusty on our first drive and didn't look so good on the offensive end," said Davis. "We made our mistakes for the scrimmage during that first drive and we weren't really handling our snaps or throwing the ball well. From our second drive on, our two quarterbacks, Brandon Hanslik and John Curtis, both threw the ball really well and made some plays."

Frenship's running game will lean on junior running back Bobby Huey who had a breakthrough season last year rushing for 1,471 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore.

"We think Bobby (Huey) ran really strong and looked good out there," said Davis. "We were able to get other running backs in there and they looked good too. D'Maujeric Tucker ran really well and had some big plays."

Davis said he was able to see the potential of his team after the scrimmage, but he is looking forward to the Tiger's second scrimmage before he decides to make and changes position wise.

Frenship will scrimmage Snyder at 7 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium. The scrimmage will consist of two quarters of normal play.

"We aren't going to make any drastic changes yet," said Davis. "We are pleased with where our players are playing right now and will make more decisions after the second scrimmage. I think overall we are pleased with the first scrimmage. We made mistakes on the offensive end of the ball and we have areas that we need to improve on. The main thing I noticed is that our players gave a lot of effort, and that is what we ask. We can fix mistakes as coaches as long as we have effort.

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Two FHS Boys Golf teams traveled to San Angelo this week to compete in the Regional tournament. Our FHS Blue team claimed first place by seventeen strokes and our White Team placed seventh out of sixteen teams.

Individually Chad Meador won 3rd place with a two-day total of 147 and Josh Mahan won 4th place with a two-day total of 148.

Girls Track Regional Qualifiers

Boys Track Regional Qualifiers

Patrick Sanchez
1600m (2nd Place)
3200m (3rd Place)

Shawn Spicer
1600m Run (3rd Place)
3200m Run (2nd Place)

Zach Kittley
High Jump (3rd Place)
Triple Jump (3rd Place)
Long Jump (3rd Place)

Mitch Brewer
Shot Put (1st Place)

Bobby Huey
800m Relay (3rd Place)

Kieondre Gober
800m Relay (3rd Place)

Jon Ibarra
800m Relay (3rd Place)

Phillip James
800m Relay (3rd Place)

Boys Singles:
Patrick Wurst-2nd
Landon Hope-4th

Girls Singles:
Flower Ruelas-2nd
Brittany McClellan-4th

Boys' Doubles:
Miles Johnson/Neil Curlee-4th

Girls Doubles:
Tabitha Cowen/Chelsea Jerabek-2nd
Madison Smith/Brooklyn Watts-4th

Mixed Doubles:
Hannah Reyes/Sean Carwright-2nd

2010 AVALANCHE-JOURNAL ALL-SOUTH PLAINS 5A-4A-TAPPS TEAM

GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR
Terry Lowrey, Frenship
Quietly, Frenship has become the model of consistency for girls basketball at the higher classifications. Despite losing several players to graduation, Lowrey was able to take his veterans and a new crop of newcomers and captures a share of the District 4-4A title for the second straight season.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Devin Griffin F/G, 5-10, Sr., Coronado
One of the most gifted athletes to come through Lubbock in some time, Griffin took the role of leader for the Lady Mustangs and led them to a second-place finish behind Midland in District 2-5A. The North Carolina State signee averaged 19.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.

FIRST TEAM
Haley Schneider C, 6-3, Sr., Monterey
The Texas Tech signee had a solid senior campaign in leading the Lady Mustangs to a third-place finish in 2-5A and an appearance in the third round of the postseason. She dominated inside to the tune of 15.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.

Lindsey Palmer, G, 5-7, Sr., Frenship
Given her chance to step up and be a leader, Palmer did just that in helping the Tigers win another share of the District 4-4A crown. Playing both the point and two-guard, Palmer averaged 6.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game with a team-high 57 steals.

Brooke Barker, 5-11, F, Soph., Frenship
One of Frenship's top newcomers, Barker emerged as a force on both ends in helping Frenship earn another share of the District 4-4A crown. She averaged 7.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.

Chelsea Gregory, G, 5-9, Sr., Trinity Christian
Gregory helped make the transition to another new coach a smooth one for the Lady Lions, helping her team get back to the postseason yet again. On the year she averaged 18.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and shot 39 percent from 3-point range.

Laura Castillo, 5-6, G, Jr., Plainview
Castillo has been the driving force for a couple of years now on a Lady Bulldog team that has taken its lumps over the years but matured to grab a share of the District 4-4A crown. Castillo averaged 7.0 points, 3.1 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game.

SECOND TEAM
Hailee Roye, 5-7, G, Sr., Coronado
Kristyn Wilson, 5-8, G, Jr., Monterey
Hollie, Gurrola, 6-0, F, Sr., Lubbock High
TaSheena Moore, 5-7, G, Soph., Frenship
Kellyn Schneider, 6-4, C, Soph., Monterey

BOYS

COACH OF THE YEAR
Randy Dean, Coronado
The Mustangs burst out of the gate strong and never looked back, finishing second in district with one of its strongest teams in years. Coronado emerged as the best challenger to 2-5A champion Midland and was the only 2-5A team to advance past the first round of the playoffs.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Quay Johnson,  F/G, 6-3, Sr., Coronado
The emergence of Johnson as a dominant player in District 2-5A was a main reason the Mustangs challenged for the league crown before finishing in second place. Johnson averaged 21.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

FIRST TEAM
Tim Johnson, G, 6-3, Sr., Coronado
One of many on the team bearing the name Johnson, Tim was outstanding in his own right in the Mustangs' backcourt, averaging 11.2 points and 4.8 assists per game in leading Coronado to a second-round appearance in the postseason.

Todrick Gibbs G, 5-9, Sr., Lubbock High
Someone had to take up the slack after the Westerners lost key contributors a year ago, and Gibbs did just that, upping his scoring average to 12.4 points per game while also contributing 4.4 assists per night

Alex Harrison, G, 6-3, Jr., Monterey
Monterey showed a great deal of improvement from last season and was one of the better teams down the stretch, barely missing out on the postseason. Harrison was the ringleader, averaging 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

Patrick Davis C, 6-4, Sr., Lubbock High
Despite missing a big chunk of the early season with injury, Davis was one of the more dominating forces inside in District 2-5A. His presence after returning from injury led LHS down the stretch as he averaged 12.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.

Parker Wentz G, 5-8, Soph., Trinity Christian
If the shot came from 15 feet or more from the basket, then Wentz was as close to automatic as you could get. He averaged 18.1 points per game on 68.9 percent shooting, was 51.9 percent from 3-point range and 89.7 percent from the free throw line.

SECOND TEAM
Zach Kittley, C, 6-7, Sr., Frenship
Thomas Johnson, F, 6-2, Jr., Coronado
Luke Davis, G/F, 6-1, Jr., Monterey
Hunter Haley, F, 6-3, Sr., LCHS
Aaron Stephenson, C, 6-0, Sr., LCHS

Frenship High Schools boys golf dominated the 4-4A District Golf Tournament. The Blue Team cruised to the title after the third round on Thursday at Quicksand Golf Course in San Angelo. All five players of the blue team finished in the top 10. Josh Mahan carded a three-round score of 228 to take the individual championship.

Blake Crowder (230) finished in a three-way tie for second followed by Jack Vanderburg (235) in fifth, A.J. Torres (236) in sixth and Chad Meador (242) in a two-way tie for eighth. Frenship's White team finished tied for second with Big Spring A with a total of 987. Cole Speed (241) took seventh and Hank Oliver (242) finished tied for eighth.

FHS Tennis traveled to Big Spring to compete in District play on Wednesday. The results from the tournament are listed below:

3rd Place: Boys Doubles- Jon Michael Sisson/Davis Odorizzi
  Girls Doubles- Marcie Phillips/Lauren Strong
  Girls Singles- Skyler Strait (Sr.)
4th Place:
  Mixed Doubles- Landon Roberts/Sarah Miller(Sr.)

Mixed Doubles
Austin Carder/Tiffany Benson-1st

Landon Roberts/Sarah Miller-3rd

Boys Doubles
Jon Michael Sisson/Davis Odorrizi-1st place

On Tuesday, the JV tennis team went to Snyder. The kids did an amazing job!

Girls' Singles

Brittany McClellan-1st

Madison Smith-3rd

Boys' Singles

Patrick Wurst-1st

Boys' Doubles

Kenneth Tam and Desmond Ng-1st

Miles Johnson and Neil Curlee-2nd

Girls' Doubles'

Chelsea Jerabek and Tabitha Cowen-1st

Mixed Doubles'

Hannah Reyes and Sean Cartwright-1st

Gabriel Pena and Mackenzie Carder-2nd

GOLF
 

Andrews Invitational
 

Friday at Roy Kizer Golf Course, Austin

BOYS

Team Totals

1. Wolfforth Frenship, 322-313-635; 2. Andrews, 336-332-668; 3. Pleasant Grove, 337-333-670; 4. Snyder, 341-335-676; 5. Fort Stockton, 346-361-707; 6. Hardin-Jefferson, 351-358-709; t 7. Sonora, 363-354-717; and Monahans, 365-354-717; 9. Pecos, 369-370-739; 10. Sabine, 378-380-758.

Top 10 Medalists

1. Blake Crowder, Wolfforth Frenship, 73-80-153; t 2. Jack Vanderburg, Wolfforth Frenship, 82-75-157; and Colby Barrera, Snyder, 80-77-157; 4. Trumann Nugent, Pleasant Grove, 79-79-158; 5. Josh Mahan, Wolfforth Frenship, 83-76-159; 6. Hunter Montgomery, Andrews, 83-79-162; 7. Tanner Low, 86-79-165; t 8. Nathan Duzan, Andrews, 84-82-166; and Chad Meador, 84-82-166; t 10. Jeff Joyce, Andrews, 83-84-167; and Richard Dutchover, Pecos, 80-87-167.

Individual Results

Wolfforth Frenship (322-313--635):
Blake Crowder, 73-80--153; Josh Mahan, 83-76-159; Chad Meador, 84-82-166; Jack Vanderburg, 82-75-157; A.J. Torres, 84-84-168.

Andrews (336-332-668):

Hunter Montgomery, 83-79-162; Nathan Duzan, 84-82-166; Jeff Joyce, 83-84-167; John Storie, 89-87-176; Matt Harper, 86-87-173.

Pleasant Grove (337-333-670):
Trumann Nugent, 79-79-158; Josh Cole, 88-80-168; Logan Byrd, 94-88-182; Jacob Rochelle, 86-98-184; Kurt King, 84-86-170.

Snyder (341-335-676):
Colby Barrera, 80-77-157; Tanner Bragg, 87-86-173; Toby Lopez, 94-88-182; Kaden Seale, 88-84-172; Julio Villanueva, 86-89-175.

Fort Stockton (346-361-707):
Blace Pasqua, 87-87-174; Omar Ramirez, 89-92-181; Lance Luera, 85-90-175; Deric Dominguez, 102-97-199; Brandon Ezell, 85-92-177.

Hardin-Jefferson (351-358-709):
Tanner Low,86-79-165; Cody Holder, 81-92-173; Hunter Ritter 101-92-193; Hayden Greer, 84-95-179; Travis Hall, 107-105-212.

Sonora (363-354-717):
Caleb Gonzales, 82-87-169; Dylan Castillo, 96-87-183; Manny Paredes, 93-99-192; Clayton Parks, 94-93-187; Jansen McBride, 94-87-191.

Monahans (365-352-717):
Anthony Armendariz, 96-85-181; Kevin Coldewey, 87-97-184; Wade Roark, 91-93-184; Eddie Jasso, 95-82-177; Pedro Cano, 92-92-184.

Pecos (369-370-739):
Richard Dutchover, 80-87-167; Coe Duke, 94-91-185; Larry Martinez, 84-94-178; Mateo Tarango, 111-99-210; Benny Molina, DQ-98-DQ.

Sabine (378-380-758):
Laramy Barber, 88-87-175; Logan Edmonson, 92-98-190; Dakota Donovan, 108-101-209; Austin Ketchum, 108-108-216; Jared Streeter, 90-94-184.

Medalists:
Josh Baltzell, Andrews, 92-95-187; Garrett King, Monahans, 93-103-196; Steven Jones, Pleasant Grove, 97-94-201; Reid Pinson, Snyder, 100-102-202; Kaleb Presley, Snyder, 105-105-210.

LUBBOCK-That didn't stop the District 4-4A rivals from playing another knockdown, drag-out game at the Rip Griffin Center to determine the top two postseason seeds. And their third meeting this season was just as much of a defensive battle as the first two.

This time, Plainview came out on top, using a strong finish to the first half and hitting key free throws down the stretch to hold off Frenship for a 42-37 victory.

"It was a great win," said Plainview coach Danny Wrenn, whose team lost this same seeding game to Frenship last season. "Both teams played hard, and we'd hit a big shot and they'd come back and answer. It was just like last year but in reverse. They hit some big shots late to close the gap but we did a great job holding them off. I'm proud of our kids."

The win gives Plainview (21-10) the top seed from 4-4A. The Lady Bulldogs will face Pampa, the fourth seed from District 3-4A, in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday at the Hutcherson Center in Plainview.

Frenship (23-7) will play in the second game of the night as the No. 2 seed and will face the No. 3 seed from 3-4A, which will be the loser of today's clash between Randall and Palo Duro. The Tigers will face either the Lady Raiders or Lady Dons at 7:30 p.m.

But if not for a surge in the final 21/2 minutes of the first half, the roles could have been reversed.

That's when the Lady Bulldogs went on a 7-1 run to close the second quarter, turning a 12-12 tie into a 19-13 lead at the intermission.

"I don't think we were as sound and as solid (defensively) and they exploited that in the first half," Frenship coach Terry Lowrey said. "Toward the end of the first quarter and in the second quarter they were just being aggressive with the basketball and we don't normally allow penetration, and we were allowing them to get to the rim quite a bit."

Much of the run, and Plainview's play throughout the game, was keyed by its defense. Each team committed 16 turnovers, but Plainview converted them into points more often than Frenship and out-rebounded the Tigers 22-18.

Marisa Gamboa scored four of her nine first-half points during the Plainview run, and Kyndra Jackson converted a blocked shot and steal into a layup with 21.9 seconds left in the half before Sandra DeLaGarza hit a free throw to push the lead to 19-13 at the break.

Frenship, however, didn't just go away. After Plainview scored to open the third period, the Tigers scored seven straight points to pull to within one. But the Lady Bulldogs answered with six straight points to re-establish the lead.

The Tigers cut it to 27-24 with 41 seconds to go in the period, but a Dylan Chavez layup and two free throws by DeLaGarza pushed the lead back to seven at 31-24 going into the final period.

"It seemed like every time we built a lead they would come back, but that's the way both teams are," Wrenn said. "There's a lot of fight and a lot of battle in both teams. We just got some kids to make some plays and made some big free throws down the stretch."

It looked like Plainview was finally going to hold off Frenship, leading 38-29 with 2:23 remaining in the game and going into a stall mode to run out the clock. Frenship sent the Lady Bulldogs to the free-throw line, but Laura Castillo missed three straight, and that opened the door for a Frenship rally.

Nicole Murdock answered the first Castillo miss with a 3-pointer, and Abria Thomas followed Castillo's second and third misses with another trey, cutting the Plainview lead to 38-35 with 36.2 seconds remaining.

But that would be as close as the Tigers would get as Emily Murdock pushed the lead back to five with a pair of free throws at the 34.4 mark. Then, after Frenship pulled to within 40-37, Jackson iced it with two free throws with 2.3 seconds remaining.

"For as bad as we played … we made a few plays in the second half and gave ourselves a chance to win, so you have to feel good about that," Lowrey said. "But we don't feel good about the way we played. We didn't play the way this team is capable of playing, but that's the nature of the beast this time of year. It was a tough, intense game and you've got to give Plainview credit. They played well and more consistently from start to finish than we did."

DeLaGarza led all scorers with 10 points for the Lady Bulldogs, while Gamboa finished with nine.

Nicole Murdock led Frenship with seven points, and Lindsey Palmer and Brooke Barker had six each.

AUSTIN - A week after winning its season-opening tournament, the Frenship boys golf team got off to a fast start Friday at the Andrews Invitational at Austin.

The Tigers, who had each of their five golfers break 85, posted a team score of 322 at Roy Kizer Golf Course. They hold a 14-stroke lead over host Andrews heading into today's final round.

Frenship's Blake Crowder jumped out to a commanding individual lead with a 2-over-par 73. Crowder, one of only two golfers to shoot in the 70s, has a six-stroke lead over Trumann Nugent of Texarkana Pleasant Grove.

Frenship's Jack Vanderburg (82) and Josh Mahan (83) also are among the top 10 individuals, while Snyder's Colby Barrera is tied for third place after shooting 80.

Frenship High School is proud to announce senior Josh Mahan is signing a letter of intent to play golf at Lubbock Christian University.

Mahan is a 4-year letterman with the Frenship golf program. He is a member of the Tiger varsity team that has captured three consecutive District 4-4A championships. He won the individual district championship as a sophomore in 2007 and was the district runner-up as a junior in 2008. Mahan has also finished the Region 1-4A tournament in the top five each of the last two years and he has captured four other individual tournament championships during his time at Frenship as well.

Mahan is recognized as an academic all-district selection and he has been the recipient of the Frenship High golf program's Most Valuable Player each of the last two years. Other golf accomplishments for Mahan include eight individual area junior tournament championships along with numerous appearances in state, national, and international competitions.

Josh is the son of Karl and Annette Mahan. He has an older brother, Jake, who is a four-year golf letterman at Lubbock Christian University from 2007-2010. His high school golf coach at Frenship is Roger Reding.

Frenship High School is proud to announce senior Jordan Nichols is signing a letter of intent to play football at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. Nichols is scheduled to sign his intent during a ceremony at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 3rd at the Frenship High School library.

Nichols is a 3-year letterman with the Frenship football program. During his three years on the varsity, Nichols started every game on the offensive line for Frenship. The Tigers compiled a record of 30-9 and qualified for the Class 4A state quarterfinals during that time. As a senior, Nichols was an Associated Press honorable mention All-State selection, a unanimous District 4-4A first team All-District selection as well a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal All-City and All-South Plains member.

Following his junior season in 2008, Nichols was awarded a District 4-4A first team All-District selection and a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal All-City and All-South Plains selection as well.

Jordan is the son of Rocky and Teresa Nichols. His head football coach at Frenship is Brad Davis.

El Paso Chapin 33, Frenship High School 14

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The Frenship Tigers will host the Palo Duro Dons on Saturday, Nov. 14th in the first round of the 2009 play-offs. Game time is 1:00 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale at the FHS main office. Ticket prices are $6.00 for Adults and $2:00 for Students. All tickets will be $6.00 at the gate. FISD faculty passes and senior citizen passes will not be accepted for this game. Everyone is encouraged to wear blue to the game. Come out Saturday and cheer the Tigers on to victory against the Dons.

Bobby Huey was named Avalanche-Journal City Player of the Week after helping his team defeat Lakeview 29-12.

For more information, read the story at http://www.lonestarvarsity.com/2009/11/10/city-pow-power-of-youth/.

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