Volleyball team starts district play

The varsity volleyball team has finished all pre-district matches and has a winning record of 15-10. They lost to Pampa in a challenging match that lasted for five sets with scores of 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 17-25 and 11-15. In a state-wide TGCA poll, Canyon is ranked no.13 in the 4A division. Their first district match will be at 3 p.m. against Caprock Saturday.

 The JV volleyball team beat Pampa in a short match with scores of 25-9 and 25-17. They took 3^rdplace in the Dumas tournament on Sept. 3. Their first district match will be at Caprock at 2 p.m.

 The freshmen team annihilated Pampa in two short sets with scores of 25-11 and 25-9. They placed third in the Canyon tournament  Labor Day weekend. Their first district match will be at Caprock Saturday at 1 p.m.

Football team claims district title

The varsity football team finished the season 5-0 in district play claiming the 3-4A district championship.

The Eagles defeated the Dumas Demons (49-22), Pampa harvesters (30-18), Palo Duro Dons (35-21), Randall Raiders (48-24)  and Caprock Longhorns (38-35) to win the district title.

Averaging 450.3 yards a game, the offense has a total of 4053 yards overall.

Senior running back Blake Boyer holds a record of 159 carries for 1093 yards and 13 touchdowns individually for 80 points.

Senior quarterback Conner Moore has 2402 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Junior receiver Derek Odell has received 43 for 706 yards for 5 touchdowns.

Senior receiver Chris Rhoten is 41 for 724 for 8 touchdowns. 

Senior receiver Brayden Kimsey is 38 for 513 for 3 touchdowns.

The team will meet Big Spring in the first round of playoffs at Lowry field in Lubbock Friday, Nov. 13.

Cross country teams to compete at regional meet

Both the boys and girls cross country teams advanced to regionals after intense competition at the 3-4A district meet.

The boys claimed the district championship with a team score of 38.

Senior Will Welling finished first overall with a time of 16:42, senior Josh Backus finished 7^th at 17:17, junior Jared Beatty 10^th at 17:48, junior Jason Ray 11^th at 17:51, freshman Mesa Allison 13^th at 17:56, junior Keevyn Anderson 14^th at 18:00 and senior Lee Alexander 15^th at 18:10.

The boys beat second place Hereford by 11 points.

The girls placed second overall with a team score of 43.

Freshman Arin Rice finished third with a time of 11:55, senior Caitlin Gilmore finished fifth at 12:00, junior Leslie Brummett sixth at 12:17, and sophomore Candace Herreva  finished at fourteenth at 12:48 in the top 15 overall.

Both the girls and boys JV teams placed first in the JV races.

The boys and girls varsity teams will compete Nov. 7 at the Region 1 Championship meet in Lubbock.

First district game adds up

49-22 victory over Dumas Oct. 6.

6 combined touchdowns by Seniors Blake Boyer and Chris Rhoten.

24 minutes into the game the Eagles’ offense had tallied 351 yards with Rhoten and Boyer combining for 268.

27 yard pass to Boyer thrown by senior quarterback Conner Moore for the third touchdown of the first quarter, made possible by a fumble recovered by senior linebacker Dillon Heiman.

14 first downs in the first half, compared to 10 for the Demons.

28 points scored in the first two quarters.

 21 points scored in the second half.

592 yards total yards, including 410 through the air, while Dumas fell short with 391.

22-of-31 passes for 410 yards and four touchdowns by Moore.

1-0 Eagles improve record in district play.