If it was a boxing match—which it wasn’t— you could say the Andrews Mustangs came out with the “old one, two” against Perryton in Friday’s area round basketball playoff at Hereford.
Down 4-0 in their home opener against Snyder and going nowhere offensively in the top half of the fourth inning, the Andrews Lady Mustangs exploded for 12 runs and scored two more in the fifth to claim a 14-4 run rule victory.
Anchored by their long-distance runners overall performances, the Andrews Mustangs JV boys placed fourth in their own Max Goldsmith Mustang Relays with 64 team points. The AHS JV girls ended up 10 th in a field of 13 with 5 points.
Sports Editor’s Note: This is what was read at the 2020 Max Goldsmith Mustang Relays prior to the introduction and recognition of four of the six Andrews Mustang track stars from the 1960 AHS 440 and 1600 relay teams that set national records. The four present were Leslie Blackburn, Darvis Cormier, Larry Shoemaker and Ted Nelson. Johnny Landrum was not able to attend and R. E. Merritt has passed.
After winning their first softball game of the season in impressive fashion, 15-2, over Greenwood, the Andrews Lady Mustangs struggled at the Carrolton Classic over the weekend going 0 and 3 while scoring only three runs.
A trip to the state finals was not on the line Friday and Saturday at the Region 1-4A Preview in Lubbock for the Andrews Mustangs ‘Black’ golf team, but at the very least, the signs are pointing in the right direction.
Andrews’ Brynlee Dyas continued her strong play Friday and Saturday to lead the Andrews Lady Mustangs golf team to a first-place finish at the Midland Tall City Classic.
