Sports Report – Weekend of December 12th

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Hannah Haver

George Ranch offensive line closing in on a touchdown

WRESTLING:  The Longhorn wrestling program traveled to Foster HS on Saturday, December 12 to compete in the 2015 Falcon Classic. The JV were represented with a 3rd place finish by Jacob Detiveaux and a 1st place finish by Justin Heuston. The placers for Varsity boys were 6th place for Ryan Underwood, 5th place for Myles West and 4th place for Zach Jackson. The big story was that the girls program walked away with the tournament championship! They outscored second place Foster by over 30 points. Placing for the girls were Nicole Brandborg in 6th; Lydia Masters in 5th; Grace Ramirez, Stephanie Trevino and Shekina Bonner-Spiller in 4th; Rebecca Chapa in 3rd; Alexis Alameda, Chantel Togarepi, Alanis Ventura and Diana Luong in 2nd; Getting the gold for the Longhorns in 1st place was Olivia Kirby. The Longhorns will travel to Morton Ranch for the “Old School” tournament on Saturday.

GOLF:  The boys varsity golf team took 3rd place this weekend, December 12, at the Dick Harmon memorial tournament held at the Golf Club of Houston. The Boys team scores of 322-319 placed the Longhorns 7 shots behind first place Cinco Ranch and 2 behind St. Thomas. Bringing home the medals were Chris Lopez 80-80, Zane Warren 76-85, Drew Hartman 84-78, Hunter Breeze 82-80, and Adam Garza 84- 81.

LACROSSE:  The George Ranch HS Lacrosse team played in their first tournament this past weekend, December 12 against various schools from the Houston and San Antonio area. They recorded their first ever victory as a team with a 6 – 5 win over Clear Lake. Goals were scored by Brayden Turner, Reed Schnitger, Jackson DeFrayne, Will Wright and Evan Ameen. We look forward to continuing the Longhorn winning tradition. If you are interested in being a part of the lacrosse team this Spring, tryouts will be held the first week in January. Contact Jamie Wright in 2427 for additional information or visit our website, grhslacrosse.org

BASKETBALL: The Varsity Boys’ Basketball team participated in the Sweeny Invitational this weekend, December 12. The team finished 3-1, falling to Brazoswood and defeating Victory Prep, Terry and Calhoun to finish with the 3rd place trophy. The team was led by great play from Marvis Odia, Brian Akanwa and Chris Oliver.

VARSITY FOOTBALL: This past Friday, December 11 our Longhorn Football team took on the Vista Ridge Rangers in the 5th Round of the State Playoffs.  Our Longhorns were able to walk away with yet another victory beating the Vista Ridge Rangers 42 to 23!  Once again we were able to make history and sealed the deal for us to represent our City in the Class 5A State Championship!  Some game highlights included touchdown runs from Darius Anderson, Alex Fontenot and Antonio Jackson.  Other touchdowns came through the air where Quinton Morris and Daniel Boehm were on the receiving end of those big plays.  Offense, Defense and Special teams all played well and we were able to come away with a victory in a dominating performance. This Friday, December 18, we will play for a State Championship Title as we take on the Lake Ridge Eagles at NRG Stadium, game time 8:00pm.