Friday, October 29, 2010
10.26.10: United South 3, LBJ 2
The Lady Panthers won 25-18. 22-25, 21-25, 25-14, 15-9. United South finishes the season with a 3-15 District 29-5A record, 11-24 overall. LBJ finishes its season at 3-15, 7-24. Leading the way for South was Leslie Campos (10 kills), Brandi Molina (five kills) and Ashley Gutierrez (15 assists).
Monday, October 18, 2010
Week 7 Football: LBJ 19, Martin 0
The LBJ Wolves spent their Saturday making history.
Playing in front of a homecoming crowd, the Wolves defeated the Martin Tigers 19-0 at the SAC.
The dominant victory, which was the fourth win of the season for LBJ, officially made this year’s team the winningest squad in the school's young history.
The ingredients in the Wolves’ victory were all the usual suspects in a successful Villaseñor-coached team: a strong running game and a superb defense.
LBJ's (3-3 District 29-5A, 4-3 overall) experienced defense, which is among the best in the district, forced a pair of turnovers from the Martin Tigers (1-5, 1-6) and made stops when they needed them to keep their opponent off the board.
The Wolves didn’t entirely look like their early season I-formation selves either. LBJ made a few adjustments to the offense and increasingly ran the ball toward the edges of the field out of a shotgun formation that successfully amassed 228 yards of team offense.
LBJ was led by Ricky Flores, who racked up 143 yards and two scores on 18 carries, including an early 56-yard touchdown run.
Flores' frequent partner in the backfield, Vaca, also performed well, contributing 31 yards on nine carries, including a 13-yard score on a direct snap.
Martin’s offense performed better than the score indicates as it twice reached the LBJ red zone to come up empty-handed both times.
The Tigers attempted just a handful of passes and completed only one for a short five yards; it was the only complete pass by either team in the entire game.
The majority of the game was spent pounding it out on the ground where seven players received touches.
Martin’s Mario Treviño led his team in rushing with 79 yards on 16 carries and running back Salvador Farias was second among the team’s many running backs with eight carries for 50 yards.
Playing in front of a homecoming crowd, the Wolves defeated the Martin Tigers 19-0 at the SAC.
The dominant victory, which was the fourth win of the season for LBJ, officially made this year’s team the winningest squad in the school's young history.
The ingredients in the Wolves’ victory were all the usual suspects in a successful Villaseñor-coached team: a strong running game and a superb defense.
LBJ's (3-3 District 29-5A, 4-3 overall) experienced defense, which is among the best in the district, forced a pair of turnovers from the Martin Tigers (1-5, 1-6) and made stops when they needed them to keep their opponent off the board.
The Wolves didn’t entirely look like their early season I-formation selves either. LBJ made a few adjustments to the offense and increasingly ran the ball toward the edges of the field out of a shotgun formation that successfully amassed 228 yards of team offense.
LBJ was led by Ricky Flores, who racked up 143 yards and two scores on 18 carries, including an early 56-yard touchdown run.
Flores' frequent partner in the backfield, Vaca, also performed well, contributing 31 yards on nine carries, including a 13-yard score on a direct snap.
Martin’s offense performed better than the score indicates as it twice reached the LBJ red zone to come up empty-handed both times.
The Tigers attempted just a handful of passes and completed only one for a short five yards; it was the only complete pass by either team in the entire game.
The majority of the game was spent pounding it out on the ground where seven players received touches.
Martin’s Mario Treviño led his team in rushing with 79 yards on 16 carries and running back Salvador Farias was second among the team’s many running backs with eight carries for 50 yards.
10.15.10: Volleyball: Martin 3, LBJ 1
The Martin Lady Tigers have been taking small steps in the right direction as they have three games left in their season.
After dropping the first round game to Lyndon B. Johnson, the Lady Tigers exacted revenge by beating the Lady Wolves at LBJ, 25-23, 16-25, 27-25 and 26-24, to split the season series on Friday night.
Martin (2-13 29-5A, 12-18) utilized a combination of perseverance and will power to come from behind in all three games to pull out a victory.
In the opening game, Martin rolled off three straight points to take it after falling behind 23-22.
LBJ (3-12, 6-22), behind the dynamic arm of Lety Reyes, who recorded 21 kills for the game, pulled the Lady Wolves out of despair with a great performance in the second game.
Reyes had nine kills to give LBJ a 25-16 victory and even the series.
Martin, however, turned up the heat and never wavered, even when it fell behind in Games 3 and 4.
Martin's defense was the key to the Lady Tigers victory as they turned back the Lady Wolves offensive attack that was paced by Reyes' 21 kills and Lizzette Martinez's 11 kills.
Michelle Perez and Analee Chavarria led the Lady Tiger defense, which combined for 34 digs in the back row.
The Lady Tigers, who were on the brink of losing Game 3 when LBJ held a 24-20 lead, dug deep down inside and turned up the defense to spark the offense, which rolled off five straight points to go up 25-24 before finishing the game at 27-25.
The Lady Tigers sprinkled that defensive magic again as they came back from a 17-9 deficit to even the fourth game at 20 apiece and work toward a 26-24 victory.
After dropping the first round game to Lyndon B. Johnson, the Lady Tigers exacted revenge by beating the Lady Wolves at LBJ, 25-23, 16-25, 27-25 and 26-24, to split the season series on Friday night.
Martin (2-13 29-5A, 12-18) utilized a combination of perseverance and will power to come from behind in all three games to pull out a victory.
In the opening game, Martin rolled off three straight points to take it after falling behind 23-22.
LBJ (3-12, 6-22), behind the dynamic arm of Lety Reyes, who recorded 21 kills for the game, pulled the Lady Wolves out of despair with a great performance in the second game.
Reyes had nine kills to give LBJ a 25-16 victory and even the series.
Martin, however, turned up the heat and never wavered, even when it fell behind in Games 3 and 4.
Martin's defense was the key to the Lady Tigers victory as they turned back the Lady Wolves offensive attack that was paced by Reyes' 21 kills and Lizzette Martinez's 11 kills.
Michelle Perez and Analee Chavarria led the Lady Tiger defense, which combined for 34 digs in the back row.
The Lady Tigers, who were on the brink of losing Game 3 when LBJ held a 24-20 lead, dug deep down inside and turned up the defense to spark the offense, which rolled off five straight points to go up 25-24 before finishing the game at 27-25.
The Lady Tigers sprinkled that defensive magic again as they came back from a 17-9 deficit to even the fourth game at 20 apiece and work toward a 26-24 victory.
10.12.10: Volleyball: LBJ 3, C.C. Winn 1
The Lady Wolves won, 25-19, 21-25, 25-17, 25-18. LBJ improved to 3-11 in District 29-5A, 6-21 overall. Winn fell to 5-9 in district. Leading the way for LBJ was Rachel Aguilar (three kills), Jennifer Salinas (eight blocks, two kills), Maria Gonzalez (seven blocks) and Lizzette Martinez (12 kills, 22 digs).
Monday, October 11, 2010
Week 6 Football: C.C. Winn 10, LBJ 7
The Wolves fell in a heartbreaker. Ricky Flores scored to put LBJ ahead on its opening drive, but Winn held the Wolves quiet the rest of the way. LBJ fell to 2-3 in District 29-5A, 3-3 overall. Winn earned its first win of the season and improved to 1-4 in district, 1-5 overall.
10.09.10: Volleyball: Cigarroa 3, LBJ 0
The Lady Toros swept, 25-11, 25-11, 25-10. Cigarroa improved to 8-5 in District 29-5A, 21-13 overall. LBJ fell to 2-11, 6-20. Leading the way for Cigarroa was Gloria Morales (eight kills), Deandra Gonzalez (seven kills, six points), Sandra Ambriz (eight digs, four kills, four aces), Michelle Alvarez (11 points, five digs, four blocks), Elizabeth Sanchez (12 digs).
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
10.05.10: Volleyball: Nixon 3, LBJ 0
The Lady Mustangs swept, 25-17, 25-19, 25-17. Nixon improved to 8-4 in District 29-5A, 18-14 overall. LBJ fell to 2-10, 6-19. Leading the way for Nixon was Ruby Grace (16 assists, three digs, three aces, three kills), Celinda Verastegui (16 digs, three aces) and Rosalynn Velasquez (14 kills, five digs).
Monday, October 4, 2010
Week 5 Football: LBJ 14, Cigarroa 0
The towering lights seemed to serve as the pillars that held up the cloudless blue sky at the SAC on Thursday night as the two stingiest defenses in District 29-5A met on the gridiron.
It was LBJ, however, that bested previously undefeated Cigarroa, as senior running back Ricky Flores paved the way for a 14-0 win.
The Wolves improved to 2-2 in 29-5A, 3-2 overall, and matched the program's high for a win total in a single season.
The Toros tasted defeat for the first time, falling to 3-1 in 29-5A, 4-1 overall.
The Toros poisoned themselves with penalty after penalty at the start, while the Wolves eventually implemented their slobber knocking run game down Cigarroa’s throat.
Cigarroa began the night with the first possession, but self-destructed every drive with botched snaps, fumbles and three-and-outs. The Toros punted their first two drives and fumbled their third.
The Toros finished the game, behind the play of junior quarterback Victor Martinez, with 108 yards of total offense, but lost 35 yards from penalties and also accounted for two fumbles and two interceptions.
Nothing could dig them out of the hole they had dug themselves.
Flores' Wolves capitalized enough to muster two touchdowns, one in the closing minutes of the first half by senior quarterback Juan Perez on a 48-yard keeper, and the other in the third quarter on a Flores run.
The Wolves juggled between two basic offensive attack tactics: the off-tackle toss plays or the straight-up-the-gut dives by mostly Flores, who was forced to make a fashionably late entrance due to missing Monday’s practice.
He didn't get his first rep until the first LBJ play of the second quarter.
The Wolves took the ball away and shut down the Toro offense by muscling their offensive line and rushing Martinez’s pass timing.
Then the offense handed the ball securely to Flores, allowing him to take out his aggression on his opposition.
He finished with 119 rush yards in just three quarters of play.
It was LBJ, however, that bested previously undefeated Cigarroa, as senior running back Ricky Flores paved the way for a 14-0 win.
The Wolves improved to 2-2 in 29-5A, 3-2 overall, and matched the program's high for a win total in a single season.
The Toros tasted defeat for the first time, falling to 3-1 in 29-5A, 4-1 overall.
The Toros poisoned themselves with penalty after penalty at the start, while the Wolves eventually implemented their slobber knocking run game down Cigarroa’s throat.
Cigarroa began the night with the first possession, but self-destructed every drive with botched snaps, fumbles and three-and-outs. The Toros punted their first two drives and fumbled their third.
The Toros finished the game, behind the play of junior quarterback Victor Martinez, with 108 yards of total offense, but lost 35 yards from penalties and also accounted for two fumbles and two interceptions.
Nothing could dig them out of the hole they had dug themselves.
Flores' Wolves capitalized enough to muster two touchdowns, one in the closing minutes of the first half by senior quarterback Juan Perez on a 48-yard keeper, and the other in the third quarter on a Flores run.
The Wolves juggled between two basic offensive attack tactics: the off-tackle toss plays or the straight-up-the-gut dives by mostly Flores, who was forced to make a fashionably late entrance due to missing Monday’s practice.
He didn't get his first rep until the first LBJ play of the second quarter.
The Wolves took the ball away and shut down the Toro offense by muscling their offensive line and rushing Martinez’s pass timing.
Then the offense handed the ball securely to Flores, allowing him to take out his aggression on his opposition.
He finished with 119 rush yards in just three quarters of play.
10.02.10: Volleyball: Del Rio 3, LBJ 1
The Queens won, 18-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21. LBJ fell to 2-9 in District 29-5A, 6-18 overall. Leading the way for LBJ was Jennifer Salinas (three kills, seven blocks) and Rachel Aguilar (10 blocks, three kills).
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
09.28.2010: Volleyball: Eagle Pass 3, LBJ 0
The Lady Eagles swept, 25-17, 25-19, 25-16. Eagle Pass improved to 10-0 in District 29-5A, 23-5 overall. LBJ fell to 2-8, 6-17. Leading the way for LBJ was Jennifer Salinas (six blocks), Mariana Rosales (five blocks) and Leticia Reyes (14 digs, six kills).
Week 4: Football: LBJ 30, Nixon 3
LBJ senior running back Ricky Flores continued to prove why he is the premiere back in Laredo Friday night when he led the Wolves to a 30-3 victory over the Nixon Mustangs at the SAC.
LBJ head football coach Oscar Villaseñor said Flores' production was even more impressive because the Wolves had lost one of their top offensive linemen to sickness the day before the game.
Running behind the makeshift line, Flores rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries. Most of the young tailback's yards came in the first half, when he ran for 99 yards.
Flores was assisted out of the backfield by fellow ballcarriers Luis Vaca and Jerry Ayala. Ayala's single carry went for 60 yards and set up the Wolves within the Nixon 10 for Flores' lone touchdown.
The Wolves attempted only two passes, by two different players, and quarterback Juan Perez carried the ball more often than he threw it.
Perez's two carries went for 39 yards, highlighted by a 27-yard option keeper for a touchdown.
LBJ's defense performed spectacularly throughout the night, limiting the Mustangs to only 156 yards of offense and forcing five turnovers.
Nixon quarterback Manny Martinez struggled to find consistency, in large part due to the continued pressure and shifting alignments of the LBJ defense, which sacked him four times.
Martinez threw for 96 yards and three interceptions, completing 11 of 22 pass attempts.
Almost all of Martinez's passing yards came on a 76-yard pass to Jesus Hinojosa, who was tackled just six yards shy of the end zone after an impressive run after the catch.
Heralded Nixon wide receiver Juan Hernandez, who returned from injury this week, did not have a single reception and hardly had a ball thrown his way all night.
A late bright spot for the Mustangs was the play of sophomore Ritchie Rendon, who rushed for 36 yards on seven attempts when put into the game late in the fourth.
The Wolves finished the night with 222 yards of offense.
LBJ head football coach Oscar Villaseñor said Flores' production was even more impressive because the Wolves had lost one of their top offensive linemen to sickness the day before the game.
Running behind the makeshift line, Flores rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries. Most of the young tailback's yards came in the first half, when he ran for 99 yards.
Flores was assisted out of the backfield by fellow ballcarriers Luis Vaca and Jerry Ayala. Ayala's single carry went for 60 yards and set up the Wolves within the Nixon 10 for Flores' lone touchdown.
The Wolves attempted only two passes, by two different players, and quarterback Juan Perez carried the ball more often than he threw it.
Perez's two carries went for 39 yards, highlighted by a 27-yard option keeper for a touchdown.
LBJ's defense performed spectacularly throughout the night, limiting the Mustangs to only 156 yards of offense and forcing five turnovers.
Nixon quarterback Manny Martinez struggled to find consistency, in large part due to the continued pressure and shifting alignments of the LBJ defense, which sacked him four times.
Martinez threw for 96 yards and three interceptions, completing 11 of 22 pass attempts.
Almost all of Martinez's passing yards came on a 76-yard pass to Jesus Hinojosa, who was tackled just six yards shy of the end zone after an impressive run after the catch.
Heralded Nixon wide receiver Juan Hernandez, who returned from injury this week, did not have a single reception and hardly had a ball thrown his way all night.
A late bright spot for the Mustangs was the play of sophomore Ritchie Rendon, who rushed for 36 yards on seven attempts when put into the game late in the fourth.
The Wolves finished the night with 222 yards of offense.
09.25.2010: LBJ 3, United South 1
LBJ took down United South, 5-25, 25-12, 25-22, 25-23. Jeniffer Salinas (three blocks, two kills, three digs), Lizzette Martinez (22 digs, nine kills) and Leticia Reyes (12 digs, 10 kills) led LBJ to the victory. LBJ improved to 2-7 in district. South fell to 0-9.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
09.21.2010: Volleyball: United 3, LBJ 1
United continued to stay on track in the race for the District 29-5A volleyball title with four-game victory over the visiting Lyndon B. Johnson Lady Wolves on Tuesday.
The Lady Longhorns beat LBJ in four, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14 and 25-19, to stay one game behind district leader Eagle Pass.
United (7-1 29-5A, 14-11) will meet Alexander to end the first round in a much anticipated matchup on Saturday.
United took a while to fire up its engines, coming out slow in the first game despite having an early lead heading into the latter part of the match.
LBJ (1-7, 5-16) capitalized on United's miscues to mount a comeback, but it was not enough.
UNITED STATS: Natalie Chavez (14 kills, three blocks), Ashley Everett (17 kills ), Valeria (nine kills), Karina De Anda (14 digs), Sarah Garcia (eight digs), Jessica Hernandez three blocks).
LBJ STATS: Yesenia Ortiz (three blocks, two kills), Jenny Salinas (three blocks, one kills), Rachel Aguilar (one block, three kills), Mariela Gonzalez (five blocks, two kills, one ace), Lizzette Martinez (one block, nine kills, three aces), Letty Reyes (four blocks, 11 kills, four aces), Stephanie Almanza (two kills, 11 assists), Indy Medellin (four aces), Ethel Garcia (15 assists, one ace).
The Lady Longhorns beat LBJ in four, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14 and 25-19, to stay one game behind district leader Eagle Pass.
United (7-1 29-5A, 14-11) will meet Alexander to end the first round in a much anticipated matchup on Saturday.
United took a while to fire up its engines, coming out slow in the first game despite having an early lead heading into the latter part of the match.
LBJ (1-7, 5-16) capitalized on United's miscues to mount a comeback, but it was not enough.
UNITED STATS: Natalie Chavez (14 kills, three blocks), Ashley Everett (17 kills ), Valeria (nine kills), Karina De Anda (14 digs), Sarah Garcia (eight digs), Jessica Hernandez three blocks).
LBJ STATS: Yesenia Ortiz (three blocks, two kills), Jenny Salinas (three blocks, one kills), Rachel Aguilar (one block, three kills), Mariela Gonzalez (five blocks, two kills, one ace), Lizzette Martinez (one block, nine kills, three aces), Letty Reyes (four blocks, 11 kills, four aces), Stephanie Almanza (two kills, 11 assists), Indy Medellin (four aces), Ethel Garcia (15 assists, one ace).
Monday, September 20, 2010
Week 3: Football: Del Rio 28, LBJ 0
Dangerous dark skies appeared to be held aloft by the illuminated lights on Saturday night at the SAC as the LBJ Wolves hosted the Del Rio Rams.
The predicted precipitation held off until the second half kick-off, but the game was already out of reach for the Wolves, as they trailed by 21 en route to a 28-0 defeat.
LBJ dropped to 1-2 overall, 0-2 in District 29-5A. Del Rio (3-0, 2-0) is one of three 29-5A teams still undefeated on the season, joining Cigarroa and Eagle Pass.
The Rams received the opening kickoff and advanced it to their own 35-yard line before junior quarterback Parker Hanson even took a snap.
Diego Cadena, the Rams' senior running back, carried the ball on five of seven plays in their 65-yard opening drive. Greg Rodriguez capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to spur a Del Rio flourish.
The Rams' defense held the Wolves to only 18 total yards in the first half, 22 rushing and negative-4 passing.
The Wolves also turned the ball over twice — once on an interception and another on a botched pitch play.
The Rams' offense rolled through the first half with 140 rushing yards and 46 passing to equal 186 yards of offensive production, while they, too, had two turnovers.
The second half featured such stymied offensive production from both sides that both fell well short of 100 offensive yards in the final two quarters.
LBJ had only 65 second half yards, while Del Rio gained 87.
The game ended with a spark of brilliance by the Rams' special teams' squad as Jordan Terrell returned the Wolves' punt for an 87-yard touchdown in the closing ticks of the game.
Ricky Flores, LBJ's star senior running back, ran for 87 yards, but big losses at pivotal moments defined and plagued the Wolves.
The predicted precipitation held off until the second half kick-off, but the game was already out of reach for the Wolves, as they trailed by 21 en route to a 28-0 defeat.
LBJ dropped to 1-2 overall, 0-2 in District 29-5A. Del Rio (3-0, 2-0) is one of three 29-5A teams still undefeated on the season, joining Cigarroa and Eagle Pass.
The Rams received the opening kickoff and advanced it to their own 35-yard line before junior quarterback Parker Hanson even took a snap.
Diego Cadena, the Rams' senior running back, carried the ball on five of seven plays in their 65-yard opening drive. Greg Rodriguez capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to spur a Del Rio flourish.
The Rams' defense held the Wolves to only 18 total yards in the first half, 22 rushing and negative-4 passing.
The Wolves also turned the ball over twice — once on an interception and another on a botched pitch play.
The Rams' offense rolled through the first half with 140 rushing yards and 46 passing to equal 186 yards of offensive production, while they, too, had two turnovers.
The second half featured such stymied offensive production from both sides that both fell well short of 100 offensive yards in the final two quarters.
LBJ had only 65 second half yards, while Del Rio gained 87.
The game ended with a spark of brilliance by the Rams' special teams' squad as Jordan Terrell returned the Wolves' punt for an 87-yard touchdown in the closing ticks of the game.
Ricky Flores, LBJ's star senior running back, ran for 87 yards, but big losses at pivotal moments defined and plagued the Wolves.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
09.18.2010: Volleyball: Alexander 3, LBJ 0
Alexander 3, LBJ 0: The Lady Bulldogs swept, 25-17, 25-21, 25-9. Alexander improved to 6-1 in District 29-5A, 16-4 overall. LBJ fell to 1-6, 5-15. Leading the way for LBJ was Lety Reyes (two blocks, three kills) and Lizette Martinez (six kills).
Saturday, September 18, 2010
09.14.2010: Volleyball: LBJ 3, Martin 2
The Lyndon B. Johnson Lady Wolves finally broke into the district win column.
The Lady Wolves beat Martin on the road, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 22-25 and 16-14 to claim their first District 29-5A win for the season.
Martin, which earlier in the season had broken a three-year winless district drought, was not able to take advantage of its home crowd.
The Lady Wolves were slow to find their offensive rhythm, much to the delight of the Lady Tigers, who jumped out to a 3-2 lead.
LBJ, however, behind Lety Reyes and Lizzette Martinez, started to find the holes in the Martin defense.
The Lady Wolves built a 20-15 lead on great offensive movement of the ball and a defense that denied Martin any offensive momentum.
A different Martin team took the court in game two.
Amy Delgado and Amber Garcia controlled the net to start Martin's offensive attack.
LBJ battled every step of the way, keeping within striking distance to regain the lead at any moment, but the Lady Tigers took game two to even the series.
LBJ jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead when it was penalized for a wrong rotation to its lead and fall behind 2-1.
The loss of those points, though, did not deter the Lady Wolves’ motivation as they regained the lead at 5-3.
LBJ maintained the lead all the way through to take game three, 25-22.
Martin fought back to even up the series at two, taking the fourth game, 25-22, to send it to the fifth and final game.
Both teams pulled out all the stops with great offensive play and a defense that would not give up.
Down the stretch, Martin committed key errors on defense, leaving LBJ jumping for joy with its first district win.
LBJ STATS: Yesenia Ortiz (one block, three digs, four kills), Jenny Salinas (three blocks, one dig, four kills), Rachel Aguilar (five kills), Lizzette Martinez (12 kills, 22 digs, three aces), Daniela Garza (20 digs, threes aces), Letty Reyes (16 kills, 24 digs, three aces), Stephanie Almanza (10 digs, 13 assists), Ethel Garcia (one ace, two digs, 28 assists).
The Lady Wolves beat Martin on the road, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 22-25 and 16-14 to claim their first District 29-5A win for the season.
Martin, which earlier in the season had broken a three-year winless district drought, was not able to take advantage of its home crowd.
The Lady Wolves were slow to find their offensive rhythm, much to the delight of the Lady Tigers, who jumped out to a 3-2 lead.
LBJ, however, behind Lety Reyes and Lizzette Martinez, started to find the holes in the Martin defense.
The Lady Wolves built a 20-15 lead on great offensive movement of the ball and a defense that denied Martin any offensive momentum.
A different Martin team took the court in game two.
Amy Delgado and Amber Garcia controlled the net to start Martin's offensive attack.
LBJ battled every step of the way, keeping within striking distance to regain the lead at any moment, but the Lady Tigers took game two to even the series.
LBJ jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead when it was penalized for a wrong rotation to its lead and fall behind 2-1.
The loss of those points, though, did not deter the Lady Wolves’ motivation as they regained the lead at 5-3.
LBJ maintained the lead all the way through to take game three, 25-22.
Martin fought back to even up the series at two, taking the fourth game, 25-22, to send it to the fifth and final game.
Both teams pulled out all the stops with great offensive play and a defense that would not give up.
Down the stretch, Martin committed key errors on defense, leaving LBJ jumping for joy with its first district win.
LBJ STATS: Yesenia Ortiz (one block, three digs, four kills), Jenny Salinas (three blocks, one dig, four kills), Rachel Aguilar (five kills), Lizzette Martinez (12 kills, 22 digs, three aces), Daniela Garza (20 digs, threes aces), Letty Reyes (16 kills, 24 digs, three aces), Stephanie Almanza (10 digs, 13 assists), Ethel Garcia (one ace, two digs, 28 assists).
Monday, September 13, 2010
Week 2 Football: Eagle Pass 21, LBJ 14
The Wolves fell to 1-1 overall, 0-1 in District 29-5A. Eagle Pass improved to 2-0, 1-0 in district. Senior tailback Ricky Flores carried the ball 32 times for 216 yards and both of LBJ's touchdowns. Eagle Pass outgained LBJ, 389-250. Eagle Pass fumbled three times and lost all three. The Eagles had 13 penalties for 95 yards. Eagle Pass' Tommy Galvan carried the ball 13 times for 102 yards and completed 12-of-15 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns.
09.11.10: C.C. Winn 3, LBJ 0
The Lady Mavs swept, 25-18, 25-21, 25-17. Winn improved to 2-3 in District 29-5A. LBJ fell to 0-5, 4-14.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Sept. 7: Volleyball: Cigarroa 3, LBJ 2
Cigarroa 3, LBJ 2: Cigarroa won 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 15-25, 15-12. Cigarroa improved to 4-0 in District 29-5A, 17-8 overall. LBJ fell to 0-4, 4-13. Leading the way for Cigarroa was Lety Reyes (14 kills, 13 digs) and Lizette Martinez (12 kills, 14 digs). Leading the way for Cigarroa was Deandra Gonzalez (eight kills, four aces), Michelle Alvarez (12 points, eight kills, eight blocks) and Sandra Ambriz (eight kills).
Sunday, September 5, 2010
09.04.10: Nixon 3, LBJ 0
The Lady Mustangs (12-11, 2-1 29-5A) swept the Lady Wolves (4-12, 0-3), 25-22, 25-9, 25-21. Leading the way for Nixon was Natalia Medina (16 points, three kills, seven aces, four digs) and Rosalynn Velasquez (11 kills, seven points, four aces). Leading the way for LBJ was Lety Reyes (seven kills) and Lizette Martinez (seven kills).
Week 1: LBJ 15, La Joya Juarez Lincoln 6
The LBJ Wolves entered the 2010 season with one mission: Make history.
No team wearing the purple and gold has ever won more than three games in a season; this year, LBJ has set its sight on four or more.
They Wolves looked well on their way to reaching their goal Thursday night at the SAC when they beat La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 15-6, in their season opener.
Quarterback Juan Perez and running back Ricky Flores may have had everyone’s eyes on their backs entering the game, but the story of the night was the LBJ defense, which held Juarez-Lincoln (0-2) to just 20 yards in the first half, and a mere 100 yards total.
The Wolves defense was constantly in the Juarez-Lincoln backfield, hitting running backs before they reached the line of scrimmage and forcing quarterback Emmanuel Lucio into incomplete passes and costly turnovers.
If the first half was about the defense, the second half was about Ricky Flores and the value of a bruising ground attack.
Flores gained 101 yards in the second half while leading the team down the field in four drives which, while they didn't score any points, did drain valuable time off the clock.
The time-consuming drives were crucial in keeping Juarez-Lincoln off the field to preserve the victory.
LBJ finished the game with 206 yards of total offense.
Flores contributed the bulk of the offensive production with 120 yards on 21 carries.
Perez had nine carries for 25 yards and one touchdown. He also completed two-of-nine passes for 40 yards and one touchdown.
No team wearing the purple and gold has ever won more than three games in a season; this year, LBJ has set its sight on four or more.
They Wolves looked well on their way to reaching their goal Thursday night at the SAC when they beat La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 15-6, in their season opener.
Quarterback Juan Perez and running back Ricky Flores may have had everyone’s eyes on their backs entering the game, but the story of the night was the LBJ defense, which held Juarez-Lincoln (0-2) to just 20 yards in the first half, and a mere 100 yards total.
The Wolves defense was constantly in the Juarez-Lincoln backfield, hitting running backs before they reached the line of scrimmage and forcing quarterback Emmanuel Lucio into incomplete passes and costly turnovers.
If the first half was about the defense, the second half was about Ricky Flores and the value of a bruising ground attack.
Flores gained 101 yards in the second half while leading the team down the field in four drives which, while they didn't score any points, did drain valuable time off the clock.
The time-consuming drives were crucial in keeping Juarez-Lincoln off the field to preserve the victory.
LBJ finished the game with 206 yards of total offense.
Flores contributed the bulk of the offensive production with 120 yards on 21 carries.
Perez had nine carries for 25 yards and one touchdown. He also completed two-of-nine passes for 40 yards and one touchdown.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
08.31.10: LBJ falls to Del Rio in 29-5A volleyball
The Lady Wolves (4-11, 0-2 29-5A) fell to the Lady Queens, 25-14, 25-16, 17-25, 26-24. Leading LBJ was Lety Reyes (eight kills, 10 digs), Lizette Martinez (10 kills, seven digs) and Stephanie Almanza (seven digs).
Friday, August 27, 2010
Best / Worst Case LBJ
The LBJ Wolves have been trending slowly upwards under third year head coach Oscar Villasenor. Villasenor matched the programs best season in school history in year two with a three win season and he has his teams sights set on making history in 2010. Running back Ricky Flores should be astounding as usual, but the questions on offense are whether or not a passing game will emerge to keep defenses honest. On the defensive side of the ball all-district defensive lineman Jose Solis will be an integral cog of keeping opponents off the score board. Villasenor has turned struggling programs into playoff contenders at every stop of his career and in 2010 we will find out if he’s still got the magic it takes to continue leading LBJ in the right direction.
BEST CASE SCENARIO
LBJ’s dream season begins with a game against La Joya at the SAC on Sept 2. This game will be memorable for being the first game played under the lights of the SAC’s new mammoth video board, but don’t expect that to leave the Wolves looking star struck. La Joya already played their season opener on Aug. 26 and were destroyed by a score of 10-47. LBJ’s history making dream season would begin with a Thursday night win basked in the warm glow of Laredo’s newest big screen.
The La Joya contest will be followed up by an early season road trip to visit one of the top teams in the district, Eagle Pass. The Eagles are expected to compete for the district title and even though LBJ returns a districts best 16 starters from last years team, a road win here is probably expecting too much in year three. This would put LBJ at 1-1 on the season.
The early season slate for LBJ doesn’t get any easier in week three when Del Rio comes to town. Facing another of 29-5A’s 2009 playoff teams will make for a hard early contest and while LBJ might be able to keep this one interesting, a win is probably just out of grasp. 1-2.
LBJ gets a break from playing playoff contenders in week four when the Wolves face the Nixon Mustangs. This will be a great and hard-fought game between two programs which are in the process of building. In a dream season LBJ finds a way to win it to advance to 2-2 on the season.
At the mid-point of the season LBJ will face off against the Cigarroa Toros. Cigarroa may have a winless 2009 record but don’t let that fool you, the Toros have a surprising amount of size which will challenge the LBJ defensive line. This game will be worth seeing if only because it’s a contest between the only two non-spread offenses in town and a dream season would dictate an LBJ victory against the Toros to put them at 3-2.
LBJ takes its second of two road trips a week later when the Wolves return to Eagle Pass, this time to face Eagle Pass Winn. Road games are never easy, but a dream season would feature a much stronger performance for LBJ in their return to Eagle Pass. A win here would advance the Wolves to 4-2 and officially make 2010 the best season in LBJ football history.
Returning from a history making weekend, the Wolves would next face the Martin Tigers. During the pre-season the Tigers run defense looked doubtful but by mid Oct. they would certainly hope to have the problems solved and behind them. Still, an ideal season would see LBJ pulling away in the second half for a deceptively big victory and a 5-2 record.
The last three weeks for LBJ are even rougher than the first three weeks for the school. The Wolves will face the local district favorites in back to back contests against Alexander and United. If the Wolves faltered earlier in the year they might make up for it with an upset against one of these two teams but it would be quite the shocker if it were to happen. At this point of the pre-season it’s hard to say LBJ would win either game, putting the Wolves at 5-4.
The grand finale for LBJ is a game that every player has circled on their calendar, a date with United South. LBJ has never beat United South and in a season where the school already made history in the wins column, the dream would only be complete if the Wolves made history again by earning their first win over rival United South.
A Wolves dream season would wrap up at 6-4 and, with a bit of luck, might just lock down the fourth playoff spot and a historic trip to the post-season. If the dream season becomes reality, look out. Villasenor will have his team on a roll and full of momentum and the Wolves could become a regular face in the playoffs.
WORST CASE SCENARIO
The flip side of the coin from a dream season is a worst case scenario. The Wolves don’t have a single “gimme” game on the season, but I wouldn’t go as far as saying 0-10. This is a scrappy team that doesn’t say quit and somewhere they should find a way to win at least one game, most likely against Martin, Winn, or La Joya. If the passing game never becomes a serious threat and opponents are able to continuously stack the box against Flores it could prove to be a long season for Laredo’s southernmost school. 1-9 would be a worst case LBJ scenario.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
It’s hard to imagine the worst case happening under coach Villasenor, the man is just as steady as they come and history is on his side. Wolves fans should expect to make history at least once and should have four wins by their week eight contest against Alexander. A win or a loss against United South is about as easy to predict as the toss of a coin, and I’ll go ahead and wait until November before I decide who’s going to win that one. It should be a history making year for LBJ, the Wolves are on the rise.
BEST CASE SCENARIO
LBJ’s dream season begins with a game against La Joya at the SAC on Sept 2. This game will be memorable for being the first game played under the lights of the SAC’s new mammoth video board, but don’t expect that to leave the Wolves looking star struck. La Joya already played their season opener on Aug. 26 and were destroyed by a score of 10-47. LBJ’s history making dream season would begin with a Thursday night win basked in the warm glow of Laredo’s newest big screen.
The La Joya contest will be followed up by an early season road trip to visit one of the top teams in the district, Eagle Pass. The Eagles are expected to compete for the district title and even though LBJ returns a districts best 16 starters from last years team, a road win here is probably expecting too much in year three. This would put LBJ at 1-1 on the season.
The early season slate for LBJ doesn’t get any easier in week three when Del Rio comes to town. Facing another of 29-5A’s 2009 playoff teams will make for a hard early contest and while LBJ might be able to keep this one interesting, a win is probably just out of grasp. 1-2.
LBJ gets a break from playing playoff contenders in week four when the Wolves face the Nixon Mustangs. This will be a great and hard-fought game between two programs which are in the process of building. In a dream season LBJ finds a way to win it to advance to 2-2 on the season.
At the mid-point of the season LBJ will face off against the Cigarroa Toros. Cigarroa may have a winless 2009 record but don’t let that fool you, the Toros have a surprising amount of size which will challenge the LBJ defensive line. This game will be worth seeing if only because it’s a contest between the only two non-spread offenses in town and a dream season would dictate an LBJ victory against the Toros to put them at 3-2.
LBJ takes its second of two road trips a week later when the Wolves return to Eagle Pass, this time to face Eagle Pass Winn. Road games are never easy, but a dream season would feature a much stronger performance for LBJ in their return to Eagle Pass. A win here would advance the Wolves to 4-2 and officially make 2010 the best season in LBJ football history.
Returning from a history making weekend, the Wolves would next face the Martin Tigers. During the pre-season the Tigers run defense looked doubtful but by mid Oct. they would certainly hope to have the problems solved and behind them. Still, an ideal season would see LBJ pulling away in the second half for a deceptively big victory and a 5-2 record.
The last three weeks for LBJ are even rougher than the first three weeks for the school. The Wolves will face the local district favorites in back to back contests against Alexander and United. If the Wolves faltered earlier in the year they might make up for it with an upset against one of these two teams but it would be quite the shocker if it were to happen. At this point of the pre-season it’s hard to say LBJ would win either game, putting the Wolves at 5-4.
The grand finale for LBJ is a game that every player has circled on their calendar, a date with United South. LBJ has never beat United South and in a season where the school already made history in the wins column, the dream would only be complete if the Wolves made history again by earning their first win over rival United South.
A Wolves dream season would wrap up at 6-4 and, with a bit of luck, might just lock down the fourth playoff spot and a historic trip to the post-season. If the dream season becomes reality, look out. Villasenor will have his team on a roll and full of momentum and the Wolves could become a regular face in the playoffs.
WORST CASE SCENARIO
The flip side of the coin from a dream season is a worst case scenario. The Wolves don’t have a single “gimme” game on the season, but I wouldn’t go as far as saying 0-10. This is a scrappy team that doesn’t say quit and somewhere they should find a way to win at least one game, most likely against Martin, Winn, or La Joya. If the passing game never becomes a serious threat and opponents are able to continuously stack the box against Flores it could prove to be a long season for Laredo’s southernmost school. 1-9 would be a worst case LBJ scenario.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
It’s hard to imagine the worst case happening under coach Villasenor, the man is just as steady as they come and history is on his side. Wolves fans should expect to make history at least once and should have four wins by their week eight contest against Alexander. A win or a loss against United South is about as easy to predict as the toss of a coin, and I’ll go ahead and wait until November before I decide who’s going to win that one. It should be a history making year for LBJ, the Wolves are on the rise.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
United Independent School District 2010 Football Season Ticket Prices
Season Ticket holders will be able to purchase season tickets through Friday. On Monday, Aug. 16, season tickets will go on sale to the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the Student Activity Complex on Highway 359, 5208 Sta. Claudia Lane, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ticket prices are as follows: Alexander $42; United $36. LBJ and United South games will be sold on a game to game basis. If you have any questions please call the Athletic Office at 473-7100.
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