Sabinal Yellowjackets
March 24, 2011
by Lauren Rios
SAsports.com Sabinal Student Columnist
Hello there Jacket Fans!
I have tons of exciting news to catch ya'll up on. Let' start off with the Lady Jacket Basketball team. These girls have had a great season and I'd like to share a re-cap of their District games with ya'll.
First Round
12/21/10 D'hanis - (46-24) - Win - Home
12/28/10 Brackett - (41-42) - Loss - Away
12/30/10 Sendero - (61-21) - Win - Away
01/04/11 La Pryor - (74-38) - Win - Home
01/07/11 Gervin - (49-41) - Win - Away
01/11/11 Stacey - (57-48) - Win - Home
01/14/11 Charlotte - (63-61) - Win - Away
Second Round
01/18/11 D'hanis - (33-19) - Win - Away
01/21/11 Brackett - (54-38) - Win - Home
01/25/11 La Pryor - (65-40) - Win - Away
01/28/11 Sendero - (64-7) - Win - Home
02/01/11 Gervin - (65-23) - Win - Home
02/04/11 Stacey - (39-70) - Loss - Away
02/08/11 Charlotte - (58-36) - Win - Home
Our Lady Jackets ended up getting 2nd Place in District,
and advancing as far as the First Round of Playoffs.
On Valentines Day our girls traveled to Bandera, where they would face off against Johnson City for their first playoff game. It was an intense game, everyone was on their feet and cheering on our girls. But sadly, on Valentines Day our girls came up short. With a final score of 37-39, only losing by 2 points and not being able to advance to the second round of playoffs. Though our Lady Jackets and Seniors had gotten their hearts broken, they still played an amazing game and made Sabinal proud.
Sr. Lauren Rios #10 - 1st Team All District
Sr. Brittney Horton #24 - 2nd Team All District
Sr. Jasmine Silva #44 - 2nd Team All District
Jr. Maricela Torres #15 - All District Defensive MVP
Jr. Ericka Torres #33 - 1st Team All District
Congratulations Lady Jackets on an exciting season, we are so proud of all of you! Can't wait for next season, and of course we will miss our Senior girls: Lauren, Brittney, and Jasmine!
Now to catch ya'll up on the Varsity Boys Basketball team as well, they had an exciting and memorable season this year. I can't wait to tell you all the great things this team has accomplished this season. Here's a re-cap of our boys District games:
First Round
12/30/10 Sendero - Loss - (49-52) - Away
01/04/11 La Pryor - Win - (69-29) - Home
01/07/11 Gervin - Win - (64-48) - Away
01/11/11 Stacey - Loss - (50-54) - Home
01/14/11 Charlotte - Win - (75-46) - Away
01/18/11 D'Hanis - Win - (57-36) - Away
01/21/11 Brackett - Win - (63-36) - Home
Second Round
01/25/11 La Pryor - Win - (65-44) - Away
01/28/11 Sendero - Win - (66-46) - Home
02/01/11 Gervin - Win - (69-66) - Home
02/04/11 Stacey - Win - (59-55) - Away
02/08/11 Charlotte - Win - (68-36) - Home
02/11/11 D'Hanis - Win - (65-60) - Home
02/15/11 Brackett - Win - (57-37) - Away
Our boys placed first in their District, making them Distict Champs again. They got a Bi in the first round of playoffs which put them automatically in the 2nd Round of playoffs to face off against Port Aransas. The game took place on Feb. 25th and was held at Tilden's Gym. The game was exciting as any normal Yellow Jacket game would be, it was a constant back and forth game. In the end, our boys fought harder than Port Aransas and won by 3 points. It was such an overwhelming feeling seeing how happy our boys were! The final score was 55-52, making our boys Area Champs!
The Yellow Jackets went on to play their 2nd Playoff game of the season against a team they've already played twice, the Stacey Eagles. Our Jackets lost to the Eagles the first time they played them, but the second time our boys didn't let it happen again. The Yellow Jackets and The Eagles were tied, and it all came down to this playoff game who would advance to the Regional Tournament in Austin. The game started of surprising, our boys were down by a little more than 20 points in the first quarter. But of course Sabinal doesn't give up without a fight. Our Jackets madea comeback, the game was extremely suspensful. In the end, our boys played their hearts out but came up short 5 points in that Medina Valley gym. The final score on March 3rd was 55-60, Stacey.
Though our boys lost, our entire Sabinal community is nothing but proud of them and how far they've gotten. Congratulations boys on another successful season, can't wait for next year! We will miss our Senior boys dearly; Thomas, Ben, Justin, Eric, Javier, and Jesse!
Sr. Thomas Nunley #3 - 2nd Team All District
Sr. Jesse Joe Rodriguez #4 - 1st Team All District
Jr. Joey Rodriguez #5 - 2nd Team All District
Jr. Chris Olivares #11 - Honorable Mention
Sr. Ben Hawkes #20 - 1st Team All District
Sr. Justin Trevino #22 - 2nd Team All District
Sr. Eric Navarro #23 - All District Co-MVP
Jr. Hagen Talamantes #24 - Honorable Mention
Soph. Elijah Gonzales #30 - 2nd Team All District
Sr. Javier Silva #32 - Honorable Mention
After a successful Basketball season here at Sabinal High School, our boys and girls have started their Spring Sports. We have tons of great things going on in our Tennis, Softball, Baseball, Track, Powerlifting and Golf programs. Sabinal Athletics has lots of athletes that are putting in hard work and dedication so that they can be the best that they can be.
We have some awesome news about Sabinal Tennis!
Our Jackets placed 2nd in the Regional Team Tennis meet which meant they got to advance to the State Team Tennis meet. Our Jackets traveled to Round Rock and competed against 15 other teams. Overall, our Yellow Jackets placed 8th in State Team Tennis. Which is awesome! Congratulations Jackets!
The members on the State Team Tennis Qualifiers are:
Seniors - Ben Hawkes, Brittney Horton, Lauren Rios, and Derick D'Spain
Juniors - Stephanie Brockman
Sophomores - Mikey Aguilar, Connie Aguilar, Desiree Rodriguez, Zach Justice, Ashley Sandoval, and Joaquin Delapena
Freshman - Adan Alejandro, Mason Miller, Celeste Navarro, Jordan Juarez, Olivia Davis, Ashley Sandoval, Mercedes Muniz, Claudia Puente, and Adrian Alejandro
As for our Baseball and Softball teams,
Our girls have already started District. They have played 2 games so far over Spring Break against Charlotte and Bracketville. Unfortunately both games our Lady Jackets lost. But it's okay, District is not over yet. Keep fighting hard ladies! Our Jacket Baseball guys haven't started District yet but it will start on Friday, March 25th. Come out and support our Yellow Jacket teams!
That is all for now, until next time!
With Jacket Pride,
Lauren Rios
