Dripping Springs Sports results

Dripping Springs Cross Country State Meet Results

In one of the most competitive state meets ever, the Lady Tigers put together a very strong effort to finish fourth in a field of 13 teams. As Coach Marisa Tuzzi commented in a video interview with William Grundy, the makeup of this team made her believe it was the best team she had coached at Dripping Springs. This is saying a lot, when you know this 19-year veteran at Dripping Springs has coached seven district championships, 17 regional appearances and 10 state qualifiers. Often the case in sports, it seems when you have your best team, someone else always has their best as well. She lamented about it happening against Boerne Champion over the years. Boerne Champion, the defending state champion moved back into the Lady Tigers’ district this year, nudging the Lady Tigers out of first place. However, at regionals, the Lady Tigers would return the favor by taking the title. This left state as the rubber match. Two other good teams muscled their way in between the two as Boerne Champion was able to defend their title.

There has never been any quit in this group of Lady Tigers as they had to negotiate, like others, a season like no other because of COVID-19. As an example, the recognized leader of the pack, Maddie Livingston, had used every ounce of her being during the race to the point of passing out as she crossed the finish line. Kate Ginther quietly put in the work as she stepped up mightily at the regional and state meets. She saved her best for last in the state meet. The accomplishments of this team mirrored the 2015 group with the exception of winning district. The 2003 team finished third in state for the highest ranked finish of any school team.

Caleb Lopez, the lone Tiger qualifying for state, had the misfortune of losing a shoe at the one mile mark but still persevered to finish 15th with a time of 15.26. The state meet was held at Settlers Park in Round Rock.

5A girls standings: Boerne Champion 76, Grapevine 89, Colleyville Heritage 91, Dripping Springs 103, Highland Park 117, Canyon Randall 149, Lucas Lovejoy 153, Georgetown 154, Frisco Wakeland 229, Amarillo 287, Austin LASA 288, College Station 293, Magnolia West 316.

DS individual results: 14. Maddie Livingston 18.20.32; 17. Kate Ginther 18.25.26; 24. Marleena Mickel 18.30.93; 46. Caroline Russey 18.51.22; 47. Karsten Bobb 18.51.76; 66. Jesse Bookbinder 19.12.96; 80. Madison Tafoya 19.28.40.

Lady Tiger Volleyball Forges Ahead

One down and one more to go for the Lady Tigers volleyball team. The immediate aim of the team is to redeem their double losses to district foes NB Canyon and Alamo Heights on their way to the state tourney. They disposed of Medina Valley at the Area level and then took on Alamo Heights at Regional Quarterfinals and knew that defeating another good team three times in a row is difficult at best. DS made it tougher than that, as they shut them out 3-0. Now, it is on to Canyon. First, they have to take on McAllen this past Monday/Tuesday and if all goes as expected, they will take on Canyon Friday for the right to earn a state berth.

Vs Medina Valley (25-12, 25-18, 25-23): Kills (45): Mackenzie Plante 15, Annabelle Crowder 8, Karley Sledge 7, Ava Williamson 7, Natalie Arnold 5, Madi Lund 3. Aces (6): Plante 4, Cecelia Guzaldo, Clara Martin. Blks (2): Lund, Williamson. Digs (75): Nicole Herbert 23, Plante 14, Morgan Van de Walle 10, Ryann Frontera 10, Williamson 4, Noelle Dominey 3, Crowder 3, Arnold 2, Sledge 2, Martin 2, Guzaldo 2. Assts (45): Frontera 25, de Walle 20. Serve Receives (49): Herbert 30, Plante 12, Martin 3, Dominey 2, Williamson 2.

Vs Alamo Heights (25-18, 25-15, 25-21): Kills (38): Plante 12, Williamson 10, Sledge 6, Arnold 5, Crowder 4, Lund. Aces (7): Plante 2, Frontera 2, Martin, de Walle, Ella Baldwin. Blks (3): Plante 2, Arnold. Digs (62): Herbert 18, Frontera 11, de Walle 8, Plante 7, Baldwin 5, Crowder 5, Williamson 3, Martin 2, Sledge, Lund, Arnold. Assts (38): Frontera 20, de Walle 18. Ser Rec (48): Herbert 16, Plante 16, Baldwin 7, Williamson 7, Sledge, Crowder.

Tigers Football Team Clinches Share of Title

After downing the Hays Johnson Jaguars 44-24, the Tigers are one game away from another outright district championship. Thursday night will have the Tigers hosting the Seguin Matadors while celebrating homecoming. A win by the Tigers will make it an outright, but a loss will make it a shared title with Seguin and possibly Canyon.

It was a cool, wet and windy afternoon as the Tigers took on the Jaguars. The young Jaguars appear to have qualified for the playoffs in their first year of having a school, and possess no seniors on the team. Nevertheless, they should be licking their lips when thinking about next year as well.

The Tigers continued to lean heavily on their skilled people to produce the scoring and they came through. Austin Novosad tossed five more TD passes and the defense shut down Johnson for most of the first half. DS wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Novosad hit Preston Alford on the fourth play and he toted the old pigskin 41 yards. Coleman Chapman split the uprights and it was 7-0 with only 1.03 having elapsed. Shelby Hudson would pilfer a pass and return it 41 yards that would lead to a 23 FG by Chapman. Alford would break off a 58 TD run in the second to make it 17-0. Johnson would put together a good drive to score with 31 seconds remaining to make it 17-7 at the half.

Johnson used that drive to spark themselves to a good second half and a couple of bad breaks kept the game from being even closer. They never quit giving their best, kept the Tigers on their toes and did not lose focus. Each team had to keep their starters in for the duration which makes it good for a team going into the playoffs.

Novosad hit Cameron O'Banan for an 11 TD to make it 24-7 after their first drive. Johnson came back to make it 24-14. The Tigers gave them a great opportunity with a short punt that set the Jaguars up at the Tigers 45. Instead, the first snap went over the QB's head and the ball acted as a greased pig contest, as it kept squirting out of people's grasp and by the time Wyatt Leschber captured the ball, it was on the Jaguars 19. The final nine covered on a Novosad-O'Banan pass, 31-14. Next possession, Jaguars went for it on a 4thand 1 from their 29 and were stuffed. A screen pass to Alford covered the final 14, bringing the score to 38-14.

Johnson had a nice drive that culminated in a 39 FG. Then drove for another TD, 38-24. They had a successful onside kick but the Tiger defense rose up to prevent a first down. Novosad hit Noah Lawyer for the final 20 TD. Bad snap prevented the EP. Hudson snared his second pass and returned it 30 to the three and the victory formation took care of the rest.

Game stats (DS first): First downs 18-18; Rushing: 24-138, 48-133; Passing: 256-110; Passes: 20-33-0, 14-29-2; Punts: 5-30.4, 6-34.8; Penalties 5-44, 3-35; Fumbles lost: 0-1, 1-1.

Tiger stats: Rushing: Alford 20-137 TD; O'Banan 1-7; Hunter Miller 1-2; Novosad 2-(-8).

Passing: Novosad 20-33-256 5TD. Receiving: Lawyer 7-99 TD; Alford 2-55 2TD; O'Banan 4-49 2TD; Garon Duncan 3-10, Wyatt Leschber 3-39; Logan Neef 1-4. PR: Hudson 1-6; KOR: Alford 1-41; Payton Howe 1-3. FR: Leschber; Int: Hudson 2-71.

Tackle chart (Unassist/ Assts): Spencer Dance 7-10, Hunter Pierpoint 7-4, Garrett Betts 2-3, Luke Lawyer 1-7, Howe 3-1, Hudson 4-1, Carter King 0-3, Gunnar Betts 1-1, Alford 0-1.

JV Swim Meet Results

With the shutdown of both basketball teams because of Covid 19, there was room left to allow the coverage of several of the JV swim team's triangular meets. We are giving the results of the meet with Wimberley and McCallum, plus Hays and Hays Johnson.

DS vs Wimberley/ McCallum:

Girls: 200 Medley Relay: 2. 2.25.73 (Natasha Newton, Adali Gallardo, Savannah Staker, Natalee Scholl).

50 Fly: 2. Athena Turner 29.52; 3. Gallardo 37.69.

200 IM: 2. Avery Hopkins 2.45.99; 3. Newton 2.55.87.

50 Free: 1. Amy Green 29.85; 2. Scholl 30.12; 4. Paige Ramthun 32.19.

50 Back: 2. Ramthun 40.15; 3. Ruby Neighman 40.28.

100 Fly: 2. Turner 1.05.71; 3. Newton 1.31.43.

100 Free: 2. Green 1.05.53; 3. Hopkins 1.08.23; 4. Staker 1.10.39.

50 Breast: 1. Staker 37.89; 2. Gallardo 40.62.

200 Free Relay: 2. 1.59.30 (Turner, Staker, Scholl, Green); 3. 2.08.12 (Newton, Gallardo, Lauren Barnes, Hopkins).

100 Back: 2. Turner 1.07.04; 4. Green 1.23.17; 6. Ramthun 1.25.77.

100 Breast: 3. Staker 1.23.55; 4. Hopkins 1.24.16; 5. Gallardo 1.26.44.

400 Free Relay: 2. 4.33.41 (Turner, Hopkins, Barnes, Green).

Boys: 200 Medley Relay: 3. 2.05.51 (Gavin Gardiner, Alex Stinson, Jakob Becker, Nolan Granger).

50 Fly: 5. Cade Alford 34.78.

200 IM: 3. Becker 2.36.61; 4. Stinson 2.37.66; 5. Gardiner 2.42.57.

50 Free: 2. Granger 25.75; 4. Aidan Burt 26.84; 13. Devin Wobil 29.27.

50 Back: 4. Alford 37.48.

100 Fly: 1. Granger 1.07.89.

100 Free: 6. Burt 59.77; 9. Stinson 1.01.26; 10. Becker 1.02.06.

50 Breast: 7. Wobil 41.29; 8. Connor Williams 44.04.

200 Free Relay: 3. 1.51.46 (Becker, Alford, Gardiner, Elijah Hargraves); 5. 1.56.25 (Wobil, Hunter Coyle, Williams, Burt).

100 Back: 2. Granger 1.11.20; 3. Burt 1.11.50; 4. Stinson 1.15.57.

100 Breast: 4. Hargraves 1.19.99; 6. Gardiner 1.22.21; 8. Becker 1.25.21.

400 Free Relay: 1. 4.09.07 (Granger, Burt, Stinson, Hargraves).

DS vs Hays/Hays Johnson:

Girls: 200 Med Relay: 3. 2.20.68 (Newton, Hopkins, Gallardo, Green).

200 Free: 2. Barnes 2.25.24; 3. Newton 2.28.26.

200 IM: 2. Gallardo 2.53.49; 3. Green 3.00.14.

50 Free: 3. Scholl 29.65; 4. Hopkins 30.88; 8. Ramthun 32.53.

100 Free: 3. Scholl 1.05.52; 4. Neighman 1.07.66.

500 Free: 1. Hopkins 6.30.00; 2. Barnes 6.36.74. 200 Free Relay: 1. 2.03.52 (Neighman, Barnes, Gallardo, Scholl).

100 Back: 3. Green 1.18.02; 4. Newton 1.19.28; 5. Ramthun 1.22.58.

100 Breast: 2. Gallardo 1.26.09; 5. Neighman 1.29.84.

400 Free Relay: 2. 4.43.13 (Green, Scholl, Hopkins, Barnes).

Boys: 200 Med Relay: 3. 2.10.72 (Gardiner, Becker, Calvin Green, Hargraves); 4. 2.16.30 (Alford, Wobil, William Collins, Croix Dacunha).

200 Free: 1. Alford 2.13.97; 2. Stinson 2.15.92; 3. Coyle 2.25.60.

200 IM: 1. Green 2.32.38; 2. Becker 2.40.38; 4. Dacunha 3.01.29.

50 Free: 4. Hargraves 26.84; 5. Gardiner 27.98; 6. Wobil 28.75.

100 Free: 1. Hargraves 58.78; 3. Collins 1.03.20; 5. Dacunha 1.07.65.

500 Free: 2. Gardiner 6.37.24; 3. Becker 6.38.11.

200 Free Relay: 2. 1.55.21 (Collins, Dacunha, Alford, Gardiner).

100 Back: 2. Collins 1.11.00; 5. Green 1.11.46; 6. Stinson 1.12.93.

100 Breast: 4. Coyle 1.23.53; 5. Alford 1.24.00; 6. Wobil 1.28.08.

400 Free Relay: 2. 3.58.10 (Green, Becker, Stinson, Hargraves).