Sports Shorts - 3/15

Both soccer team makes playoffs for first time in program history

The playoffs are the goal for every team once they begin district play. The Yoe and Lady Yoe soccer teams are going to get to experience just what that feel like, as both teams have advanced to the postseason for the first time in program history.

Despite falling to Gateway Prep on the road Friday, 3-0, the Lady Yoe simply needed Jarrell to lose to Salado, and they did. The Lady Yoe finished 25-4A with a 3-7 record and will advance as the fourth place team. Playoff details have not been released yet, but the bi-district round is not until March 29-31.

The boys also did not have much drama in advancing to the postseason. Cameron was off the final game due to Gateway Prep not having a boys team. The Yoemen finished 2-6 in 25-4A and will also be advancing as the fourth seed out of the district. Playoff details are still to be determined.

Fripp advances to state for Yoe powerlifting

Cameron sent 7 different lifters to the region II division 3 meet this past Saturday from West High School, and 1 will be moving on to the state level.

DJ Fripp, 181 pounds senior, will be advancing to the state meet in Abilene on March 24.

Fripp finished third in his division, coming in with 1,365 total pounds. He had 535 pounds in the squat, 350 in the bench press and 480 in the deadlift.

Josh Lopez was 9th in the 132 lb division with 830 pounds, Alex Aguillon was 4th in the 165 lb division with 1,115 pounds, Kevin Avdic was 9th in the 181 lb division with 1,160 pounds and Adrian Lewis was 3rd in the super heavyweight division with 1,475 total pounds.

Latest Baseball Rankings

Multiple publications have recently released updated baseball rankings.

On Monday, TxHighSchoolBaseball.com released a new set of rankings.

3A Top 25

1. Central Heights (7-3-1), 2. Beckville (11-0), 3. Gateway Prep (14-0), 4. Wall (12-3-1), 5. Brock (8-2-1), 6. Peaster (8-2), 7. Whitesboro (6-0-1), 8. Bishop (8-6-1), 9. Edgewood (7-4), 10. Kirbyville (8-7), 11. Clifton (6-0-1), 12. Shallowater (9-1-3), 13. Gunter (7-6-2), 14. Falfurrias (8-3), 15. Hallettsville (11-2), 16. New Diana (6-2), 17. Hughes Springs (9-1), 18. Grandview (9-4), 19. Groesbeck (9-0-1), 20. Banquete (12-3-1), 21. Tidehaven (10-2), 22. Sunnyvale (9-2), 23. Pollok Central (4-4), 24.Pottsboro (4-3), T25. Yoakum (8-5), T25. White Oak (8-4).

THSBCA Top 10 (March 12)

1. Gateway Prep (14-0), 2. Beckville (11-0), 3. Central Heights (7-3), 4. Hughes Springs (9-1), 5.  

Wall (12-3), 6. Whitesboro (6-0), 7. Hallettsville (11-2), 8. Brock (8-2), 9. Clifton (6-0), 10. Shallowater (9-1).

Gateway Prep, under former Yoe coach John Broussard, has climbed to number one in the THSBCA poll. The Gators have gone undefeated in each of their tournaments, including Cameron two weeks ago and then in Franklin this past week, defeating state ranked 4A Salado in the championship game.

Tennis fairs well in Yoe Invitational

The Yoe Tennis team had a great showing this past Thursday and Friday at the Yoemen Invitational in Cameron. The JV Tournament consisted of teams from Franklin, Rogers, McGregor, Florence, Moody, Lexington, and Cameron. The Varsity Tournament, played on Friday, consisted of teams from Franklin, Rogers, McGregor, Florence, Lexington, Granger, Rockdale, and Cameron. In JV play on Thursday, the Cameron teams scored well enough to win the 1st place overall Girls and also Boys team trophy.

JV Results

Colby Barton - 2nd Place Boys Singles; Morgan Shuffield - 4th Place Girls Singles; Colby Barton & Kincaid Callahan - 2nd Place Boys Doubles; Noemy Polanco & Brittany Hatter - 1st Place Girls Doubles; Kaitlyn Salicos & Ny'eli Yglecias - 2nd Place Girls Doubles; James Hall & Tiffany Bolivar - 3rd Place Mixed Doubles

Also participating was the Girls Doubles team of Sydney Vaculin & Mireya Vargas, with a record of 1-1 on the day.

Varsity Results

Journey Page - 2nd Place Boys Singles; Braden Brashear - 4th Place Boys Singles; Houston Harris - 2nd Place Girls Singles; Sean Winfrey & Jacob Green - 3rd Place Boys Doubles; Kirk Lara & Chandler Barton - 4th Place Boys Doubles; Kenzee Layne & Courtney Muniz - Consolation Runner Up Girls Doubles