Brett Voss The Sports Buzz After struggling through a rough week against two state-ranked opponents, the Class 3A Clifton Lady Cub volleyball team turns its attention to District 17-3A competition. Following their final non-district tune-up against Cameron at home 6 p.m.

Brett Voss For the second straight week, three of the five Bosque County six-man squads posted non-district victories. And after the Kopperl Eagles won their first game in three seasons, all five Bosque teams have put a notch in the win column through the first two weeks of the 2022 Texas high school football season.

Still searching for their first volleyball win of the season, Lady Jackets continue to show improvement each week Brett Voss The Sports Buzz Sometimes, winning really isn’t everything. And for the recentlyrestored Meridian Lady Jacket volleyball program, victories have proven to be hard to come by.

Brett Voss The Sports Buzz On the road to recovery, the Class 2A, Division II Meridian Yellow Jackets began working toward restoring their once proud football program to a place of prominence as the 2022 Texas high school football season turned on the Friday night lights. But traveling to Itasca proved to be a tough way to open the season last Friday night when the Wampus Cats handed the Jackets a convincing 58-0 loss as Meridian’s new head coach Jim Kerbow returned to the school he had served the previous three seasons.

Opening the 2022 Texas high school football season with a slate of impressive showings, three of the five Bosque County six-man squads posted dominating victories. CRANFILLS GAP66 BYNUM 21 BYNUM – Junior Adan Flores rushed for six touchdowns and junior Blake Allenaddedthreemorescores as the Class 1A, Division II’s 21st-ranked Cranfills Gap Lions roared past the favored Bynum Bulldogs, 66-21, on the road last Friday night.

The photo featured on last week’s edition of The Clifton Record was taken by Celeste Wetegrove. The Clifton Record mistakenly gave credit for her amazing photo to another, and we sincerely apologize.

After three weeks of practice and two scrimmages serving as dress rehearsals, the Class 3A, Division II Clifton Cubs will open the 2022 Texas high school football season with a new head coach and a renewed enthusiasm to return to the playoffs. Despite playing football since 1919, Clifton will begin its quest by facing the Merkel Badgers for the first time as alum and first-year head coach Brent Finney will lead the Cub onto the field playing at a neutral site in Cisco at 7 p.m. Thursday at Chesley Field. “We are playing at a neutral site because of the distance,” Finney said. “We like where we are heading into the opener against Merkel. Our kids are playing physical and with a lot of energy on both sides of the ball.” Much like the Cubs, Merkel struggled last season while winning only one district game and the Badgers enter 2022 picked by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine to finish last in District 5-3A, Division II. But second-year head coach Will Kates returned 15 lettermen from last year’s young squad, including seven offensive and five defensive starters.

As the Meridian Yellow Jackets prepare to open the 2022 Texas high school football season this week, they will be hitting the road for the third straight time. But after traveling to play two scrimmages as dress rehearsals, making a road trip to Itasca to take on the Wampus Cats at 7:30 p.m.

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Brett Voss The Sports Buzz After three weeks of practice and two scrimmages serving as dress rehearsals, the Class 3A, Division II Clifton Cubs will open the 2022 Texas high school football season with a new head coach and a renewed enthusiasm to return to the playoffs. Despite playing football since 1919, Clifton will begin its quest by facing the Merkel Badgers for the first time as alum and firstyear head coach Brent Finney will lead the Cub onto the field playing at a neutral site in Cisco at 7 p.m.