Sports

The OMS Cross-Country Teams competed at the District 7-AA Meet on Oct. 16 at San Angelo State Park.

The Eighth Grade Lions and Lady Lions, and the Seventh Grade Lions won the meet. Seventh Grade Lady Lions placed third.

Eighth Grade Girls results: 4. Claire Bean, 14 minutes, 13.73 seconds; 8. Mia Davidson, 14:36.08; 9. Esmi Fraga, 14:57.13; 10. Alondra Garza, 14:57.85; 12. Claire Childress, 15:03.64; 14. Jaylynn Tijerina, 15:07.71; 15. Audrey Upham, 15:19.11; 17. Valeria Garza, 15:33.12; 19. Raelynn Barrera, 15:42.11;

24. Kaitlyn Preddy, 16:15.03.

Seventh Grade Girls results: 7. Serena Diehl, 14:09.34; 16. Brylee Gutierrez, 16:31.79; 23. Avery Badillo, 17:28.37; 24. Mia Venegas, 17:32.34; 26. McKenna Luckie, 17:50.70; 28. Luz Carranza, 18:04.60; 34. Bayleigh Tinney, 18:38.26; 36. Emma Crenwelge, 18:46.67; 38. Addison Ortiz, 18:59.25; 40. Kaitlyn Venegas, 19:11.85; 44. Mia Cruz, 20:18.03.

Eighth Grade Boys results:

The OMS Cross-Country Teams competed at the Sonora Bronco Invitational on Oct. 7.

The Seventh and Eighth Grade Lions won the meet.

Seventh Grade Results – 1. Hudson Fowler, 12 minutes, 39 seconds; 2. Michael Daniels, 13:00; 5. Moses Ramirez, 13:40; 9. Ryan Hurst, 14:18;

12. Rico Capetillo, 14:57; 17. Rogelio Capetillo, 15:20; 19. Devin Cornett, 15:37; 20. Jae Paul Rodriguez, 15:38; 28. Tristyn Timms, 20:01.

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The OHS Cross-Country Team competed in the Sonora Bronco Invitational on Oct. 7.

The Lions finished second as a team.

Team Standings: 1. Ballinger; 2. Ozona; 3. Brady;

4. Sonora; 5. Wall; 6. Reagan County; 7. Cornerstone Christian.

Humberto Torralba was second at 17 minutes, 26 seconds. Manuel Torralba was third at 17:32.94.

Jason Lopez was 17th at 18:43.40 and Adam Hopper was 21st at 18:59.

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STAMFORD – The Ozona Lions were determined to come away with a victory Friday night. Coming behind from a 14-point deficit, the Lions outshined the Bulldogs, 39-28, for their first district win.

“Another good win for the team. We believe it puts us in the driver’s seat as far as district play. It’s always good to go on the road against a program like Stamford and come back with a win,” said Athletic Director and Head Coach Kyle Freeman.

The Lions struggled in the first half with the Bulldogs taking a 14-0 lead in the second quarter, with the second Stamford touchdown coming off an Ozona fumble.

When writing this article, the theme of the pep rally became apparent. What was important, which is FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT REGARDLESS OF THE OBSTACLES.

I am not able to remember all the scoring that occurred in this game, but I hope to share another important aspect that our young Lions experienced that will serve them well.

The Cranes from Crane Middle School flew into town Thursday, and after the dust settled a few feathers were laying on the field.

The Lions jumped out and never looked back outscoring the Cranes 40-0 in the seventh grade game and 56-12 in the eighth grade.

The scoring was impressive, but there was another important life lesson that would be experienced on this evening.

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The scoreboard told one story, but the players on the field told another Friday night as the Ozona Lions lost to #10 Crane, 50-39.

Despite the loss, the Lions never quit giving Crane a tough game and preparing the Lions for upcoming district play.

“It was a very close game, as we expected. The game hinged on four key plays on the night. The turnover ratio fell in their favor, and when two evenly matched teams face off that is a big deal,” said Athletic Director and Head Coach Kyle Freeman. “The offense had a good night overall.”

The Eighth Grade Lions rolled past Junction on 36-0 on Sept. 26 at Lion Stadium.

The Lions scored on offensive and defensive plays to roll to a convincing victory.

After a fumble recovery by Robert Barrera, the offense scored on 48-yard zone read by Dusty Smith with an outstanding block by Exiyan Mendoza that cleared the way. The two-point conversion run from Smith was good and an 8-0 first quarter Lion lead.

After the kickoff, the Eagle offense completed a pass for 35 yards that was fumbled at the Lions’ 35-yard line and was picked up by Smith and returned 65 yards for a touchdown.

Smith was escorted by Mathew Daniels and Chris Ramirez on the return. The two-point conversion was unsuccessful and score stood 14-0 favor of the Lions.

On the ensuing kickoff, Daniels demonstrated excellent tackling skills for the Lions.

The Junction Eagles came to town and were mauled by the hosting Seventh Grade Lions on Sept. 26. The Lions blitzed to a 54-0 win.

The scoring began on the second play from scrimmage on a 40-yard run by Michael Daniels with the two-point conversion good by Kurt Bean for an 8-0 lead.

Daniels picked off an errant Eagle pass and after a short return set up the offense for a short trip to pay dirt. The first play of the possession resulted in a fiveyard touchdown run by Bean with the two-point conversion run by Ryan Hurst good for a 16-0 Lion lead.

The next Eagle possession resulted in a Lion score on a recovered fumble in the end zone by Hurst with the two-point conversion pass to Hudson Fowler good for a 24-0 Lion lead.

The Lions scored again on a 25-yard Bean run on their first possession in the second quarter with Hurst scoring the two-point conversion for a 32-0 score.

JUNCTION – Making it four in a row, the Ozona Lions got another shutout, 61-0, over Junction Friday night.

The Lions defense held the Eagles to a negative 13 yards.

Sophomore Lane Smith had an interception that he returned for a 50-yard touchdown, and Jesse Vega had a 55-yard interception scoring run.

Jaden Fay and Zachary Talamantez also intercepted the ball.

The OMS Lions Seventh Grade fell short to the Harper Lions 24-12.

The young Lions played hard, but were not able to stop a late drive by Harper that extended the lead.

The Lions were hopeful that they might get the ball back and make a last minute drive to take the win, but on this night it was not meant to happen.

Rico Capetillo and Hudson Fowler did a good job holding the outside and forcing the inside run.

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