FRESHMAN FOOTBALL

It took the Badgers' freshman Blue team a little while to get going last Thursday at home against Gatesville, but once it got hot, the squad could not be stopped.

After the first quarter, the Badgers found themselves looking up from a 13-point hole. However, they quickly dug their way out, scoring 32 unanswered points to seal a 32-13 victory in dramatic fashion.

Quarterback Brandon Scott displayed his versatility, rushing for touchdowns of one, five and 50 yards during the rally, while Justin Maldonado reached the end zone twice on 13- and 35-yard runs.

Zach Adams and Julian De La Cruz each intercepted a pass in the contest, while Layton Irvin and Steven McKinney assisted in leading Lampasas defensively.

Earlier in the day, the freshman White team fell just short of notching a victory of its own, falling 22-20 to the Hornets.

Dillon Wyles passed for three scores with Gabe Miles catching two touchdown tosses and Zell Wright receiving the other.

Lampasas is off until Oct. 2, when both teams return to Badger Stadium for district games against Hendrickson. The White team will kick off at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Blue team at 7 p.m.

GOLF TOURNAMENT

The 10th annual Republican Golf Tournament & Picnic Fund- Raiser will be Oct. 4 at Hancock Park Golf Course in Lampasas.

The events begin at 7 a.m. with a continental breakfast in the clubhouse with tee off following at 8 a.m.

At noon there will be a hamburger and hot dog lunch at the course's pavilion.

It will be a four-person scramble format, costing $50 per player. Fees include breakfast, lunch, free beverage cart during golf action, prizes and green fees.

A $10,000 prize will be offered for a hole-in-one on a designated hole.

There will also be a silent auction following lunch.

Deadline for registration is Sept. 29, and the pool is limited to the first 18 teams or 72 players.

For more information contact Skipper Wallace at (512) 556-6624 or skipww@sbcglobal.net.

CROSS COUNTRY

The Lampasas cross country teams competed at the UTSA/Fiesta Texas Invitational on Saturday, and the boys placed 14th out of 26 4A schools competing.

Brandon Willie (35th) and David Bloomfield (41st) led the way with Jonathan Lohmann finishing 78th for the boys' team.

The girls' squad was paced by Tiffany Fagg and Vanessa Perkins who placed 28th and 31st respectively.

Overall, the Badgers and Lady Badgers improved their pace per mile from last year's meet.

Lampasas returns to action on Thursday morning in Gatesville.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

The eighth-grade Blue football team fell to Gatesville last Thursday by a score of 16-0 after committing three turnovers in the contest.

Lampasas' seventh-grade Blue and White teams were able to find success against the Hornets with the Blue team winning 38-22 and the White team posting a 12-0 shutout.

Felipe Valles scored the winning touchdown for the Blue squad with just under one minute remaining in the game.

In addition to the game-clincher, Valles was responsible for five other touchdown runs.

The White team improved its record to 1-1 with the victory.

Last week the White squad lost a heartbreaker to Burnet after driving within the Bulldogs' five-yard line, only to have the clock expire before they could score a gamewinning touchdown.