Fort Stockton and Monahans collided on Friday night and the contest lived up to the hype in a slugfest between the rivals.
Friday’s contest featured 850 yards of total offense between the teams in a 38-29 win for the Loboes.
All aspects of the Fort Stockton Prowler volleyball team’s game had to come together just right in order to take down the Pecos Eagles on Oct. 14. It did, and the Prowlers kept their playoff hopes alive with a 22-25, 25-14, 21-25, 25-19, 15-13 win.
“The varsity squad came out with a chip on their shoulder and victory on their minds,” coach Sera Ramirez said.
Fort Stockton’s junior varsity squad had two shutouts in the books heading and a perfect 6-0 record heading into their game with Monahans.
Make it three shutouts and a 7-0 record following the Panthers 16-0 victory over the Loboes on Oct. 13.
Ejay Oritz scored a touchdown on the ground, forced a fumble, and recovered the fumble he forced in the contest.
Ali Jackson and Juan Vela went to Andrews on Tuesday and came home with gold, each capturing individual district championships for the Fort Stockton High School cross country program at the district meet. The Prowlers and Panthers placed second in their respective divisions and will compete Oct. 24 at the regional meet in Lubbock.
“The runners worked very hard to earn the right to compete in the district meet,” head coach Sergio Guardiola said.
Week 7: 4A-2 District 1 Scoreboard
Fort Stockton 41 Clint 0
Monahans 49 Pecos 10
Mountain View 35 Fabens 27
4A-2 District 1 Standings
*In parentheses is district record
Fort Stockton 6-0 (1-0)
Mountain View 5-1 (1-0)
Monahans 3-3 (1-0)
The Fort Stockton volleyball downed Andrews 3-1 in a home contest at the Special Events Center on Oct. 8. The Prowlers improved their district record to 2-3 with the win and will head into Tuesday's rematch against Greenwood looking to secure a two-game win streak.
4A District 3 Standings
(As of Oct. 10)
Monahans 4-1
Seminole 3-2
Pecos 3-2
Fort Stockton 2-3
Greenwood 2-3
Andrews 1-4
Week 3: 4A District 3 Scoreboard
Oct. 4: Monahans 3 Fort Stockton 1
The Fort Stockton Prowlers volleyball squad was singing “Sweet Home Fort Stockton,” Saturday afternoon. After a long stretch of district road matches, the Prowlers were back in the friendly confines of the Bill and Virginia Williams Special Events Center and took down Andrews 25-17, 24-26, 25-19, 26-24 to move to 2-3 in district play.
