Sports

Copperas Cove Bulldawg playoff football tops the menu today.

The Dawgs won a 55-48 slugfest over Houston Cypress Ridge Friday night at Waco I.S.D. Stadium, which puts them into the Class 5A, Division II-Region II championship this week. Cove plays the Klein Oak Panthers in Corsicana Friday at 7:30pm.  We'll have it starting at 6:55pm on kdhpressbox.com and Q-102.

The Bulldawg basketball squad played a Saturday matinee at Round Rock Westwood. The Dawgs did come up short in that one, but no final score was available.   

Last night’s high school basketball action saw the Lady Badgers take two of three from Harker Heights during a girl-boy doubleheader at Bozarth-Fowler Gym.

Lauren Barlow scored 17 points to lead the Lady Badgers varsity in a 55-51 win.

Lampasas won the JV tilt 27-24 with Kallen Vann’s six points topping the scorebook. In freshman play, it was Harker Heights 41, Lampasas 39. Amanda Moreno dropped in 10 for the Lady Badgers.

The Badger boys took on Hays Consolidated with the visitors winning all three games.

Hays won the varsity matchup 66-40. Warren Scott with 18 points and Jordy Carnes with 15 led Lampasas.

The visitors won the JV game 56-38. Carlos Cintron had 16 Badger points.

Freshman play had Hays winning 53-25. Dusty Carnes topped the Badger scoring with seven points.

Weekend high school football playoff action saw the Lometa Hornet season end, while the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs are still in it after games played Friday night.

At Hico, the Abbott Panthers outpointed the Hornets 56-22 in Region IV Six Man Division I action. The Dawgs kept the Garland Naaman Forest Rangers at bay 16-9 in a Region II Class 5A area game at Waco I.S.D. Stadium.  Cove returns to W.I.S.D. Friday to play the Cypress Ridge Rams in the regional semifinals. That one has a 7:30pm kickoff.

There was plenty of basketball going on. The Lady Badger varsity stopped Brownwood 60-37 at Bozarth-Fowler Gym, led by 17 points from Lauren Barlow. Lampasas won the JV game 36-30, while the visitors put up a 23-19 freshman game win. The Lady Badgers are set to host Harker Heights tonight for three starting at 5:30pm.