Sports Briefs - Jan 10

BASEBALL

Poker Night Fundraiser

The Aledo Bearcats annual Poker Night Fundraiser is Jan. 18 at the Morningstar Amenity Center. The event supports the Aledo High baseball and features dinner, drinks, dancing, silent auction, raffle and more.

Link to pay and reserve a spot: https://aledo-baseball-booster-sponsor.cheddarup.com/.

FOOTBALL

Pick six for Keys

Former Aledo Bearcat and true freshman Davhon Keys intercepted a pass and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown in LSU’s 44-31 victory against Baylor in the Texas Bowl played at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Keys also posted three tackles in the contest. For the season, he played in a dozen games, posted 31 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks.

Keys helped lead Aledo to three state championships in 2020, 2022 and 2023.

BOYS SOCCER

Weatherford Kangaroos 1, Arlington Heights 0

The Kangaroos captured consolation in a tournament in San Antonio as Jose Arvelaiz scored the game’s lone goal. He and Juan Perez were named Players of the Game.

The Kangaroos also defeated San Antonio Sotomayer 1-0 with David Delgado and Daniel Garcia Players of the Game and lost 3-0 to El Paso Pebble Hills.

Weatherford JV

B Team defeated Mansfield Timber view 3-0. Two goals by Temperance Medlicott and one by Morgan Banfield. Lost to Lake Worth.

GIRLS SOCCER

Weatherford Lady Roos 6, Denton 0

Goals: Addy McElhaney 3, Ava Garret, Katie Jones, Bri Lilly.

Assists: Addi McCready, Landree Cooper, Ava Garrett.

Lady Roos  4,
Burleson     0

Goals: McElhaney 3, McCready. 

Assists: Garrett 2, Cooper.

Weatherford JV B Girls 0, Chisholm Trail JV A 0

Players of the Game: Zody Jaime, Hope Wareham, and Isabella Chuhaloff.

RODEO

Weatherford College Rodeo midseason report

Top two teams and top three individuals in each event advance to the College advance to the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming in early June.

Women’s team - National

Goat tying: 8. Jace Graf, 480 points (633.3 leads).

Women’s team - Southwest Region

• Team: Second, 747.50 (Tarleton leads with 1,380, Cisco is third with 718.33).
• Breakaway roping: 11. Payton Andrus, 100 (200 points leads, 195 tied for second); 12. Courtney Carbajal, 97.5; 14. Kaydence Tindall, 90.
•  Goat tying: 1. Graf, 480 (475 second, 283.3 third).

Men’s team - Southwest Region

• Team: Eighth, 698.33 (Tarleton leads with 2,440, Western Texas is second with 1,470).
• Saddle bronc riding: 10. Mitch Story, 150 (495 leads, 325 second, 320 third); 14. Jase Stout, 60.
• Tie-down roping: 4. Pax Vogel, 208.3 (240 leads, 235 second, 225 third).
• Team roping-header: 3. Clayton Huston, 185 (260 leads, 205 second); 6. (tie) Hunter Helton, 150; 11. Jett Stewart, 130.
• Team roping-heeler: 2. Cashton Weiddenbeiner, 205 (260 leads); 3. Brock Rouse, 185; 6. (tie) Belden Cox, 150; 6. (tie) Ryan Gorham, 150.

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