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Football, volleyball and cheer teams advance to playoffs

November 11, 2016

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: On the first day of August, right in the heart of what is known as the “Dog Days of Summer,” over 125 Brook Hill athletes, coaches, and support staff began preparing for their upcoming seasons. Like all athletes, teams and coaches, the goal is to get into the […]

Guard drop finale to Grace, moving on to playoffs

November 07, 2016

Brook Hill quarterback Hood Taylor passed for 305 yards and a touchdown, but it was not enough in a 56-20 loss to Tyler Grace Community on Friday. The Guard had already sewn up the fourth and final playoff spot from TAPPS Division II District 2 before the game kicked off. Brook Hill (6-4) will open […]

Lady Guard varsity basketball opens season Tuesday!

November 07, 2016

Brook Hill girls basketball begins Tuesday at Troup with the varsity and junior varsity teams taking the floor to represent the orange and blue for the first time in the 2016-17 season! The Lady Guard will play Tyler Cumberland Academy in their home opener on Friday. But first, let’s introduce the 2016 LADY GUARD BASKETBALL […]

Getting Loud for the Big Game!

November 04, 2016

At the pep rally this morning, students cheered, yelled, and shouted their loudest to prepare for tonight’s big game against Grace! Go Guard!

Guard clinch playoff spot with decisive win

November 02, 2016

CEDAR HILL — With a playoff spot on the line, Brook Hill returned to its winning ways. Led by junior quarterback Hood Taylor, the Guard outscored Trinity 51AVÊÓÆµ-Cedar Hill 27-13 in the second half to pull away from their hosts en route to a 52-35 victory on Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing skid […]

Brook Hill Lady Guard delivers successful volleyball season

October 31, 2016

Brook Hill received five kills and two blocks from Morgan Carpenter and a combined 28 digs from seniors Brianna Young and Kay Kay Smith, but it was not enough to get past Dallas 51AVÊÓÆµ Thursday in their opening-round TAPPS 5A playoff match. The Lady Guard were stopped in three games, 25-14, 25-14, 25-10 to complete […]

Being Physical Means Going Farther

October 28, 2016

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: About 25 years into my coaching career, I had a very successful, veteran coach give me some advice that I had never really considered.  His statement to me was something that immediately had an impact on my future teams.  I began to put into practice what he […]

Guard fall behind early to No. 1 Dallas 51AVÊÓÆµ, unable to rally back

October 24, 2016

Brook Hill spotted No. 1 Dallas 51AVÊÓÆµ a 21-0 third quarter advantage. The Guard were able to pull back one of those touchdowns to cut their deficit to 14 points, but could not draw any closer in an eventual 42-7 loss Friday at Herrington Stadium. It marked the third game Brook Hill was without starting […]

Brook Hill middle school volleyball cap succesful seasons

October 24, 2016

Brook Hill Middle School’s 7th grade A and 8th grade A volleyball teams played in their season finale last week at the TAPSAC Tournament held at Tyler Grace Community School. The Lady Guard 7th A team reached the semifinals before being stopped in a hard-fought three-set match by host Grace. The Lady Guard 8th A […]

Lady Guard give district-leading Tyler All Saints all it can handle in eventual loss

October 19, 2016

Brook Hill split its first two games with district-leaders Tyler All Saints on Tuesday, crushing the undefeated opponent from TAPPS 3-5A in Game 2, 25-5. That made the third game pivotal and neither team blinked until the 30th point when All Saints emerged from a marathon Game 3, 30-28. Down 2-1, Brook Hill now had to […]

Brook Hill volleyball team puts in work off the court

October 17, 2016

This weekend, the Brook Hill Lady Guard volleyball teams (JV/2 and varsity) did community service by revamping the Herrington Gymnasium lobby. There were plenty of tasks for everyone including cleaning the concession stand for Coach Knight, as well as taping, priming and painting the lobby. The girls had a great time and it was a […]

Lady Guard make quick work of Bishop Gorman

October 17, 2016

Led by nine kills from Adrianna Kuechle, Brook Hill varsity defeated Tyler Bishop Gorman in sweep fashion, winning 25-15, 25-11, 25-14 on Friday. The win raised the Lady Guard’s record to 3-2 and placed Brook Hill in second place in TAPPS 3-5A with one more league match remaining against district-leading Tyler All Saints. A win […]