Sports
Cuero takes third place
(Posted Wed 09:52 am)
GOLIAD - Behind all-tournament selections Victor-ia Wiesman and Kelsey Washington, the Cuero Lady Gobblers captured third place at the Goliad Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.
The Lady Gobblers won their first four matches, then fell 25-21, 25-19 to Industrial in the semifinals.
Goliad Tournament
Thursday
Cuero 25-25
Mathis 0-6
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 12 assists, 4 digs, 4 aces; Haley Gossett 5 kills, 6 digs; Kelsey Washington 2 kills, 1 block, 6 digs; Abby Sheppard 4 kills, 1 block; Amanda Davenport 5 kills, 1 block, 2 assists, 5 digs, 1 ace.
Cuero 25-25
George West 11-18
Cuero highlights: Taylor Parma 9 dig, 1 ace; Victoria Wiesman 1 kill, 21 assists, 4 digs; Haley Gossett 6 kills, 4 digs; Kelsey Washington 9 kills, 11 digs, 4 aces; Kayla Olguin 5 digs; Abby Sheppard 4 kills; Amanda Davenport 4 kills, 2 aces.
Cuero 25-25
Woodsboro 12-8
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 19 assists, 4 digs, 3 aces; Haley Gossett 9 kills, 5 aces; Kelsey Washington 9 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace.
Saturday
Cuero 25-25
Waelder 3-3
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 2 kills, 11 assists, 12 aces; Kelsey Washington 5 kills; Kayla Olguin 3 kills; Abby Sheppard 4 kills, 1 block, 1 dig, 1 ace.
Industrial 25-25
Cuero 21-19
Cuero highlights: Tiffani Shellen-barger 2 digs; Taylor Parma 7 digs; Victoria Wiesman 1 kill, 21 assists, 6 digs, 1 ace; Haley Gossett 3 kills,1 block, 6 digs; Kelsey Washington 11 kills, 6 digs; Kayla Olguin 3 kills, 11 digs; Abby Sheppard 4 kills; Emily Olsovsky 1 kill; Ashley Grahmann 2 digs; Amanda Davenport 1 kills,1dig.
(Posted Wed 09:52 am)
GOLIAD - Behind all-tournament selections Victor-ia Wiesman and Kelsey Washington, the Cuero Lady Gobblers captured third place at the Goliad Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.
The Lady Gobblers won their first four matches, then fell 25-21, 25-19 to Industrial in the semifinals.
Goliad Tournament
Thursday
Cuero 25-25
Mathis 0-6
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 12 assists, 4 digs, 4 aces; Haley Gossett 5 kills, 6 digs; Kelsey Washington 2 kills, 1 block, 6 digs; Abby Sheppard 4 kills, 1 block; Amanda Davenport 5 kills, 1 block, 2 assists, 5 digs, 1 ace.
Cuero 25-25
George West 11-18
Cuero highlights: Taylor Parma 9 dig, 1 ace; Victoria Wiesman 1 kill, 21 assists, 4 digs; Haley Gossett 6 kills, 4 digs; Kelsey Washington 9 kills, 11 digs, 4 aces; Kayla Olguin 5 digs; Abby Sheppard 4 kills; Amanda Davenport 4 kills, 2 aces.
Cuero 25-25
Woodsboro 12-8
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 19 assists, 4 digs, 3 aces; Haley Gossett 9 kills, 5 aces; Kelsey Washington 9 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace.
Saturday
Cuero 25-25
Waelder 3-3
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 2 kills, 11 assists, 12 aces; Kelsey Washington 5 kills; Kayla Olguin 3 kills; Abby Sheppard 4 kills, 1 block, 1 dig, 1 ace.
Industrial 25-25
Cuero 21-19
Cuero highlights: Tiffani Shellen-barger 2 digs; Taylor Parma 7 digs; Victoria Wiesman 1 kill, 21 assists, 6 digs, 1 ace; Haley Gossett 3 kills,1 block, 6 digs; Kelsey Washington 11 kills, 6 digs; Kayla Olguin 3 kills, 11 digs; Abby Sheppard 4 kills; Emily Olsovsky 1 kill; Ashley Grahmann 2 digs; Amanda Davenport 1 kills,1dig.
COY SLAVIK, Record Managing Editor
(Posted Wed 09:51 am)
The Cuero Gobblers tried as hard as they could Saturday to forget about the Wimberley Texans and get their minds on the Liberty Hill Panthers.
Cuero head coach Rick Owens said his players came back just 12 hours after their 49-42 season-opening loss to Wimberley committed to correcting mistakes and focusing on Friday’s 7:30 p.m. matchup against Liberty Hill at Gobbler Stadium.
“They came in here and worked hard and were very attentive,” Owens said about Saturday’s team meeting. “We came out and ran and lifted weights. They all have a good attitude about it and I think that’s just a credit to them. We tell them that the most important play is the next play and the most important game is the next game. We told them to put Wimberley behind them and get ready for Liberty Hill.”
The Panthers opened the season with a 34-14 win over Leander Rouse. Owens said his team will have to be sharp to come away with a victory Friday night.
“They are very well-coached,” Owens said. “They come off the ball hard on their offensive and defensive lines. Their head coach is a defense coordinator and he has a good scheme. They’re going to be a tough ballgame.”
Owens was happy with his offense’s big-play ability against Wimberley, but said he strayed away from the original game plan as the Gobblers committed turnovers and blocking miscues.
“After watching the film, we saw that it wasn’t just one spot,” Owens said of the offensive mistakes. “We kind of took turns messing up. Actually the plays that didn’t work, we should have came back to them more and more and more, instead of getting away from them because we were right there.”
(Posted Wed 09:51 am)
The Cuero Gobblers tried as hard as they could Saturday to forget about the Wimberley Texans and get their minds on the Liberty Hill Panthers.
Cuero head coach Rick Owens said his players came back just 12 hours after their 49-42 season-opening loss to Wimberley committed to correcting mistakes and focusing on Friday’s 7:30 p.m. matchup against Liberty Hill at Gobbler Stadium.
“They came in here and worked hard and were very attentive,” Owens said about Saturday’s team meeting. “We came out and ran and lifted weights. They all have a good attitude about it and I think that’s just a credit to them. We tell them that the most important play is the next play and the most important game is the next game. We told them to put Wimberley behind them and get ready for Liberty Hill.”
The Panthers opened the season with a 34-14 win over Leander Rouse. Owens said his team will have to be sharp to come away with a victory Friday night.
“They are very well-coached,” Owens said. “They come off the ball hard on their offensive and defensive lines. Their head coach is a defense coordinator and he has a good scheme. They’re going to be a tough ballgame.”
Owens was happy with his offense’s big-play ability against Wimberley, but said he strayed away from the original game plan as the Gobblers committed turnovers and blocking miscues.
“After watching the film, we saw that it wasn’t just one spot,” Owens said of the offensive mistakes. “We kind of took turns messing up. Actually the plays that didn’t work, we should have came back to them more and more and more, instead of getting away from them because we were right there.”
Cuero sees home win streak snapped by Wimberley
(Posted Wed 09:48 am)
Cuero's Monte Green goes up to make a touchdown catch just 17 seconds into Friday's game against Wimberley. First-year Cuero head football coach Rick Owens said Saturday that he didn’t get much sleep after Friday night’s 49-42 season-opening loss to the Wimberley Texans.
The fourth-ranked Gobblers saw their 33-game home win streak snapped in a see-saw battle after committing four turnovers and costing themselves a touchdown on the second-half kickoff due to a penalty. Still, Owens said the Gobblers left Saturday’s team meeting determined to bounce back Friday against Liberty Hill.
"We watched the film and it wasn't as bad as it looked," Owens said Saturday. "We made some mistakes. On defense, we had plays where one guy is out of position and it threw our whole defense out of its schemes. It's nothing we can't fix. It's time to go back to work."
The Gobblers will host the Liberty Hill Panthers on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Liberty Hill defeated Leander Rouse 34-14 last week.
Cuero junior running back Trent Jackson, who rushed for 126 yards on 16 carries, scored his second touchdown of the night on a 17-yard run that tied the game at 35-all with 8:52 left in the contest.
But Wimberley took the lead for good with a 4-minute, 29-second touchdown drive that ended on quarterback Brady Lambert’s 19-yard touchdown run. After intercepting a Mason Blaschke pass, the Texans scored again with 3:26 remaining on Dennis Smith’s 5-yard run to go up 49-35.
Blaschke, making his first varsity start at quarterback, ran 21 yards for a touchdown with 37 seconds left. But Wimberley preserved its victory by recovering Cuero’s onside kick attempt.
The Gobblers went up 7-0 with only 17 seconds elapsed in the game. Cuero recovered a Texans fumble at the Wimberley 25 on the opening kickoff and Blaschke threw to a leaping Monte Green in the end zone for a touchdown on the next play.
Wimberley scored touchdowns on its next two possessions before Jackson dashed 35 yards for a score to tie the game at 14-all. Green returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown 1:44 later as Cuero regained the lead at 21-14. But the Texans, who held the ball for 69 plays compared to the Gobblers’ 48, added two more touchdown marches before halftime to go into intermission with a 28-21 advantage.
“We didn’t have the ball a whole lot of plays,” Owens said. “We’d like to have about 60 plays, but that’s just a credit to their offense. They didn’t gash us with the big play, but they held on to the ball.”
After Green had an apparent touchdown on the second-half called back due to a penalty, Cuero regrouped and tied the game again on Blaschke’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Bell.
Wimberley answered with 43 seconds left in the third quarter on Smith’s 3-yard touchdown before Jackson’s second scoring run knotted the game once more at 35-all.
Jackson had an earlier run of over 40 yards negated when he was stripped of the ball from behind and the Texans recovered the fumble.
“We made some mistakes blocking and had some penalties, interceptions, and fumbles,” Owens said. “Those things hurt us, but I think we can learn from those mistakes.”
Wimberley 14 14 7 14 - 49
Cuero 7 14 7 14 - 42
First Quarter
C - Monte Green 25 pass from Mason Blaschke (Tanner Hoffman kick), 11:43
W - Hunter Burtschell 16 pass from Brady Lambert (Jared Kulz kick), 9:23
W - Dennis Smith 17 run (Kulz kick), 0:00
Second Quarter
C - Trent Jackson 35 run (Hoffman kick), 10:37
C - Green 58 punt return (Hoffman kick), 8:53
W - David Holliman 30 pass from Lambert (Kulz kick), 5:34
W - Lambert 10 run (Kulz kick), 2:07
Third Quarter
C - Aaron Bell 7 pass from Blaschke (Hoffman kick), 7:22
W - Smith 3 run (Kulz kick), 0:43
Fourth Quarter
C -Jackson 17 run (Hoffman kick), 8:52
W - Lambert 19 run (Kulz kick), 4:23
W - Smith 5 run (Kulz kick), 3:26
C - Blaschke 21 run (Hoffman kick), 0:37
(Posted Wed 09:48 am)
Cuero's Monte Green goes up to make a touchdown catch just 17 seconds into Friday's game against Wimberley. First-year Cuero head football coach Rick Owens said Saturday that he didn’t get much sleep after Friday night’s 49-42 season-opening loss to the Wimberley Texans.
The fourth-ranked Gobblers saw their 33-game home win streak snapped in a see-saw battle after committing four turnovers and costing themselves a touchdown on the second-half kickoff due to a penalty. Still, Owens said the Gobblers left Saturday’s team meeting determined to bounce back Friday against Liberty Hill.
"We watched the film and it wasn't as bad as it looked," Owens said Saturday. "We made some mistakes. On defense, we had plays where one guy is out of position and it threw our whole defense out of its schemes. It's nothing we can't fix. It's time to go back to work."
The Gobblers will host the Liberty Hill Panthers on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Liberty Hill defeated Leander Rouse 34-14 last week.
Cuero junior running back Trent Jackson, who rushed for 126 yards on 16 carries, scored his second touchdown of the night on a 17-yard run that tied the game at 35-all with 8:52 left in the contest.
But Wimberley took the lead for good with a 4-minute, 29-second touchdown drive that ended on quarterback Brady Lambert’s 19-yard touchdown run. After intercepting a Mason Blaschke pass, the Texans scored again with 3:26 remaining on Dennis Smith’s 5-yard run to go up 49-35.
Blaschke, making his first varsity start at quarterback, ran 21 yards for a touchdown with 37 seconds left. But Wimberley preserved its victory by recovering Cuero’s onside kick attempt.
The Gobblers went up 7-0 with only 17 seconds elapsed in the game. Cuero recovered a Texans fumble at the Wimberley 25 on the opening kickoff and Blaschke threw to a leaping Monte Green in the end zone for a touchdown on the next play.
Wimberley scored touchdowns on its next two possessions before Jackson dashed 35 yards for a score to tie the game at 14-all. Green returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown 1:44 later as Cuero regained the lead at 21-14. But the Texans, who held the ball for 69 plays compared to the Gobblers’ 48, added two more touchdown marches before halftime to go into intermission with a 28-21 advantage.
“We didn’t have the ball a whole lot of plays,” Owens said. “We’d like to have about 60 plays, but that’s just a credit to their offense. They didn’t gash us with the big play, but they held on to the ball.”
After Green had an apparent touchdown on the second-half called back due to a penalty, Cuero regrouped and tied the game again on Blaschke’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Bell.
Wimberley answered with 43 seconds left in the third quarter on Smith’s 3-yard touchdown before Jackson’s second scoring run knotted the game once more at 35-all.
Jackson had an earlier run of over 40 yards negated when he was stripped of the ball from behind and the Texans recovered the fumble.
“We made some mistakes blocking and had some penalties, interceptions, and fumbles,” Owens said. “Those things hurt us, but I think we can learn from those mistakes.”
Wimberley 14 14 7 14 - 49
Cuero 7 14 7 14 - 42
First Quarter
C - Monte Green 25 pass from Mason Blaschke (Tanner Hoffman kick), 11:43
W - Hunter Burtschell 16 pass from Brady Lambert (Jared Kulz kick), 9:23
W - Dennis Smith 17 run (Kulz kick), 0:00
Second Quarter
C - Trent Jackson 35 run (Hoffman kick), 10:37
C - Green 58 punt return (Hoffman kick), 8:53
W - David Holliman 30 pass from Lambert (Kulz kick), 5:34
W - Lambert 10 run (Kulz kick), 2:07
Third Quarter
C - Aaron Bell 7 pass from Blaschke (Hoffman kick), 7:22
W - Smith 3 run (Kulz kick), 0:43
Fourth Quarter
C -Jackson 17 run (Hoffman kick), 8:52
W - Lambert 19 run (Kulz kick), 4:23
W - Smith 5 run (Kulz kick), 3:26
C - Blaschke 21 run (Hoffman kick), 0:37
Hansel takes first at Yoakum meet
(Posted Wed 09:41 am)
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Cuero's Paul Hansel won the boys title at last week's Yoakum Invitational Cross Country Meet. YOAKUM - Cuero’s Paul “Buster” Hansel won the boys title at Saturday’s Yoakum In-vitational Cross Count-ry Meet with a time of 7 minutes, 55 seconds.
Hallettsville’s Clayton O’Neill was second, 40 seconds behind Hansel with a time of 8:35.
Cuero’s John Evans finished third in 8:40.
Poth’s Justine Quin-tanilla won the girls title.
The Cuero cross country team will return to action Saturday by competing in the Lockhart Invitational.
(Posted Wed 09:41 am)
Cuero's Paul Hansel won the boys title at last week's Yoakum Invitational Cross Country Meet. YOAKUM - Cuero’s Paul “Buster” Hansel won the boys title at Saturday’s Yoakum In-vitational Cross Count-ry Meet with a time of 7 minutes, 55 seconds.
Hallettsville’s Clayton O’Neill was second, 40 seconds behind Hansel with a time of 8:35.
Cuero’s John Evans finished third in 8:40.
Poth’s Justine Quin-tanilla won the girls title.
The Cuero cross country team will return to action Saturday by competing in the Lockhart Invitational.
Lady Gobblers improve to 10-7
(Posted 8/25/2010 02:13 pm)
VICTORIA - The Cuero Lady Gobblers swept the Victoria Faith Academy Lady Cougars 3-0 in a non-district volleyball match Tuesday night.
Cuero (10-7) won by scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-15 and was led by Kelsey Washington's 16 kills, 2 blocks, 6 digs and 3 aces, while Victoria Wiesman had 26 assists and 13 digs.
Faith Academy won the JV match 25-22, 17-25, 25-14.
The Lady Gobblers play at the Goliad Tournament on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
(Posted 8/25/2010 02:13 pm)
VICTORIA - The Cuero Lady Gobblers swept the Victoria Faith Academy Lady Cougars 3-0 in a non-district volleyball match Tuesday night.
Cuero (10-7) won by scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-15 and was led by Kelsey Washington's 16 kills, 2 blocks, 6 digs and 3 aces, while Victoria Wiesman had 26 assists and 13 digs.
Faith Academy won the JV match 25-22, 17-25, 25-14.
The Lady Gobblers play at the Goliad Tournament on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Sports In Brief
(Posted 8/25/2010 08:46 am)
CHS Mini-Cheer Camp on Aug. 28
The Cuero High School cheerleaders will hold their annual Mini-Cheer Camp Fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 28 at the high school cafeteria.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the camp will be from 9 a.m. to noon. The camp is for children ages 4-14. Cost is $25 with each additional sibling costing $20.
Cheers and chants will be taught and campers can meet the school mascot, Toby. Free T-shirts and snacks will be provided. Mini-poms, megaphones, and hair poms will be sold at the camp.
Registration forms are available at the school and at A Special Stitch or Kids Clubhouse.
For information, phone Sara at 275-5711.
OLG to host co-ed softball tournament
The first annual Our Lady of the Guadalupe co-ed softbsll tournament will be held Saturday, Sept. 4 in conjunction with the 84th annual Our Lady of the Guadalupe Jamaica.
The double-elimination tournament will be at the Cuero Little League complex and begin at 9 a.m.
Entry fee for each team is $125 and the deadline to enter is Wednesday, Sept. 1.
For more information, phone Ken Lopez at (361) 799-9717 or Marcus Escobedo at (361) 237-5616..
(Posted 8/25/2010 08:46 am)
CHS Mini-Cheer Camp on Aug. 28
The Cuero High School cheerleaders will hold their annual Mini-Cheer Camp Fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 28 at the high school cafeteria.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the camp will be from 9 a.m. to noon. The camp is for children ages 4-14. Cost is $25 with each additional sibling costing $20.
Cheers and chants will be taught and campers can meet the school mascot, Toby. Free T-shirts and snacks will be provided. Mini-poms, megaphones, and hair poms will be sold at the camp.
Registration forms are available at the school and at A Special Stitch or Kids Clubhouse.
For information, phone Sara at 275-5711.
OLG to host co-ed softball tournament
The first annual Our Lady of the Guadalupe co-ed softbsll tournament will be held Saturday, Sept. 4 in conjunction with the 84th annual Our Lady of the Guadalupe Jamaica.
The double-elimination tournament will be at the Cuero Little League complex and begin at 9 a.m.
Entry fee for each team is $125 and the deadline to enter is Wednesday, Sept. 1.
For more information, phone Ken Lopez at (361) 799-9717 or Marcus Escobedo at (361) 237-5616..
Cuero girls reach final of Sinton tournament
(Posted 8/25/2010 08:45 am)
The Cuero Lady Gobblers volleyball team reached Sa-turday’s championship match of the Sinton tournament, where they fell 25-12, 25-16 to the host Lady Pirates.
Cuero’s Kelsey Washington and Victoria Wiesman were named to the all-tournament team.
The Lady Gobblers (9-7) went 5-4 on the week. They started with a 25-14, 25-21, 25-18 victory at Port Lavaca Calhoun.
Cuero lost 25-21, 25-16 to Ingleside in the first-round of pool play at the Sinton tournament, but bounced back with victories over Santa Gertuis Academy, Pettus, Skidmore-Tynan and Freer.
TUESDAY, AUG. 17
Non-District
at Port Lavaca
Cuero 25-25-25
Port Lavaca Calhoun 14-21-18
Cuero highlights: Taylor Par-ma 8 digs, 2 aces; Victoria Wiesman 35 assists, 2 aces; Kelsey Washington 20 kills; Abby Sheppard 9 kills; Haley Gossett 4 kills, 6 digs.
THURSDAY, AUG. 19
Sinton Tournament
Ingleside 25-25
Cuero 21-16
Cuero highlights: Tiffani Shellenbarger 5 digs; Victoria Wiesman 27 assists; Haley Gos-sett 4 kills, 6 digs; Kelsey Wash-ington 14 kills; Abby Sheppard 6 kils, 2 digs.
Cuero 25-25
Santa Gertuis Academy 12-17
Cuero highlights: Taylor Par-ma 7 digs; Victoria Wiesman 33 assists; Haley Gossett 11 kills; Kelsey Washington 16 kills, 7 digs, 4 aces.
Cuero 25-25
Pettus 16-8
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 22 assists; Kelsey Washington 11 kills; Kayla Olguin 5 kills.
Saturday, Aug. 21
Sinton Tournament
Cuero 25-25
Skidmore-Tynan 17-19
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 16 assists, 5 aces; Ha-ley Gossett 6 kills, 7 digs; Kelsey Washington 8 kills; Kayla Olguin 9 digs, 2 aces.
Cuero 21-25-25
Freer 25-19-20
Cuero highlights: Taylor Par-ma 10 digs, 2 aces; Victoria Wiesman 36 assists, 6 digs, 2 aces; Haley Gossett 8 kills; Kayla Olguin 9 digs; Amanda Daven-port 6 kills, 3 assists, 4 digs.
Championship
Sinton 25-25
Cuero 12-16
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 14 assists, 8 digs; Kel-sey Washington 13 kills, 6 digs.
(Posted 8/25/2010 08:45 am)
The Cuero Lady Gobblers volleyball team reached Sa-turday’s championship match of the Sinton tournament, where they fell 25-12, 25-16 to the host Lady Pirates.
Cuero’s Kelsey Washington and Victoria Wiesman were named to the all-tournament team.
The Lady Gobblers (9-7) went 5-4 on the week. They started with a 25-14, 25-21, 25-18 victory at Port Lavaca Calhoun.
Cuero lost 25-21, 25-16 to Ingleside in the first-round of pool play at the Sinton tournament, but bounced back with victories over Santa Gertuis Academy, Pettus, Skidmore-Tynan and Freer.
TUESDAY, AUG. 17
Non-District
at Port Lavaca
Cuero 25-25-25
Port Lavaca Calhoun 14-21-18
Cuero highlights: Taylor Par-ma 8 digs, 2 aces; Victoria Wiesman 35 assists, 2 aces; Kelsey Washington 20 kills; Abby Sheppard 9 kills; Haley Gossett 4 kills, 6 digs.
THURSDAY, AUG. 19
Sinton Tournament
Ingleside 25-25
Cuero 21-16
Cuero highlights: Tiffani Shellenbarger 5 digs; Victoria Wiesman 27 assists; Haley Gos-sett 4 kills, 6 digs; Kelsey Wash-ington 14 kills; Abby Sheppard 6 kils, 2 digs.
Cuero 25-25
Santa Gertuis Academy 12-17
Cuero highlights: Taylor Par-ma 7 digs; Victoria Wiesman 33 assists; Haley Gossett 11 kills; Kelsey Washington 16 kills, 7 digs, 4 aces.
Cuero 25-25
Pettus 16-8
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 22 assists; Kelsey Washington 11 kills; Kayla Olguin 5 kills.
Saturday, Aug. 21
Sinton Tournament
Cuero 25-25
Skidmore-Tynan 17-19
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 16 assists, 5 aces; Ha-ley Gossett 6 kills, 7 digs; Kelsey Washington 8 kills; Kayla Olguin 9 digs, 2 aces.
Cuero 21-25-25
Freer 25-19-20
Cuero highlights: Taylor Par-ma 10 digs, 2 aces; Victoria Wiesman 36 assists, 6 digs, 2 aces; Haley Gossett 8 kills; Kayla Olguin 9 digs; Amanda Daven-port 6 kills, 3 assists, 4 digs.
Championship
Sinton 25-25
Cuero 12-16
Cuero highlights: Victoria Wiesman 14 assists, 8 digs; Kel-sey Washington 13 kills, 6 digs.
New Cuero coach faces tough test in debut
by COY SLAVIK, Record Managing Editor
(Posted 8/25/2010 08:41 am)
Quarterback Mason Blaschke (10) works on handoffs with fullback Maison Rickman (33) and tailback Trent Jackson (27) during Friday's photo day at Gobbler Stadium. Blaschke makes his first varsity start at quarterback Friday night when the fourth-ranked Gobblers host the Wimberley Texans. Rick Owens hasn’t had much time to get nervous about making his Cuero head-coaching debut.
Owens has been too busy preparing his fourth-ranked Gobblers for a grueling non-district schedule, which begins Friday night at Gobbler Stadium against the Wimberley Texans.
“I’m more excited than nervous,” Owens said. “I’m just trying to make sure all the t’s are crossed and the i’s are dotted.”
One major accomplishment Owens feels his team made during the offseason was finding a replacement for graduated all-state quarterback Tyler Arndt. Mason Blaschke, a converted wide receiver, took over the job in the spring and guided the Cuero 7 on 7 team to an undefeated record.
“We’re very confident in Mason and, most importantly, our kids are very confident in him,” Owens said of his 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior. “He has the confidence in himself. He has a different personality and brings different things to the game than Tyler did. I think he’s going to be a great leader for our offense.”
Cuero’s defense was not scored on in scrimmages against Lockhart and La Grange, but will face one of the state’s top running backs in Wimberley junior Dennis Smith, who has already verbally committed to Texas A&M.
Smith, who had 1,587 yards rushing and 27 touchdowns last season, is one of 14 starters returning from a team that went 9-5 and advanced to the Class 3A, Division II regional final.
Cuero also has one of the state’s top running backs in junior Trent Jackson, who rushed for 1,750 yards and 21 touchdowns last season.
GAME NOTES: Owens said senior fullback/defensive back Andrew Thibodeaux is expected to play on defense while he continues to recover from a hand injury.
Fox Sports Southwest has picked Friday’s game for its “High School Road Tour.” There will be six tents set up with video monitors with music and football highlights running and lots of games for all ages.
A pre-game tailgate party will be held at Parkside Family Clinic starting at 5 p.m. Hamburgers and chips will be sold for $6 per bag. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
by COY SLAVIK, Record Managing Editor
(Posted 8/25/2010 08:41 am)
Quarterback Mason Blaschke (10) works on handoffs with fullback Maison Rickman (33) and tailback Trent Jackson (27) during Friday's photo day at Gobbler Stadium. Blaschke makes his first varsity start at quarterback Friday night when the fourth-ranked Gobblers host the Wimberley Texans. Rick Owens hasn’t had much time to get nervous about making his Cuero head-coaching debut.
Owens has been too busy preparing his fourth-ranked Gobblers for a grueling non-district schedule, which begins Friday night at Gobbler Stadium against the Wimberley Texans.
“I’m more excited than nervous,” Owens said. “I’m just trying to make sure all the t’s are crossed and the i’s are dotted.”
One major accomplishment Owens feels his team made during the offseason was finding a replacement for graduated all-state quarterback Tyler Arndt. Mason Blaschke, a converted wide receiver, took over the job in the spring and guided the Cuero 7 on 7 team to an undefeated record.
“We’re very confident in Mason and, most importantly, our kids are very confident in him,” Owens said of his 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior. “He has the confidence in himself. He has a different personality and brings different things to the game than Tyler did. I think he’s going to be a great leader for our offense.”
Cuero’s defense was not scored on in scrimmages against Lockhart and La Grange, but will face one of the state’s top running backs in Wimberley junior Dennis Smith, who has already verbally committed to Texas A&M.
Smith, who had 1,587 yards rushing and 27 touchdowns last season, is one of 14 starters returning from a team that went 9-5 and advanced to the Class 3A, Division II regional final.
Cuero also has one of the state’s top running backs in junior Trent Jackson, who rushed for 1,750 yards and 21 touchdowns last season.
GAME NOTES: Owens said senior fullback/defensive back Andrew Thibodeaux is expected to play on defense while he continues to recover from a hand injury.
Fox Sports Southwest has picked Friday’s game for its “High School Road Tour.” There will be six tents set up with video monitors with music and football highlights running and lots of games for all ages.
A pre-game tailgate party will be held at Parkside Family Clinic starting at 5 p.m. Hamburgers and chips will be sold for $6 per bag. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.