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Brook Hill MS volleyball teams sweep Palestine

October 13, 2016

Brook Hill middle school enjoyed a perfect outing against Palestine on Tuesday with all four teams securing victories. The 7th Grade B team started things off, overcoming a loss in Game 1 to rally and win the next two games over Palestine to win 23-25, 25-19, 15-8. Harley Cooper’s strong serves helped fuel the victory. […]

Guard comeback efforts not enough in loss at Bishop Gorman

October 13, 2016

TYLER — The Guard have won several games this season with second-half comebacks, but some deficits are too much even for Brook Hill to overcome. Brook Hill scored 24 points in the third and fourth quarters, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 43-8 deficit at halftime in an eventual 63-32 loss Friday at Bishop […]

Making a Difference

October 12, 2016

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: “Teams who do the little things right are the teams who win championships” I have always believed in the above quote. Regardless of talent, ability, athleticism…it’s the teams who pay attention to detail, who practice repetitiously the skills and techniques of their trade, and who focus on doing […]

Lady Guard JV teams split vs. Tyler Grace

October 11, 2016

The Brook Hill JV and JV2 volleyball teams battled Tyler Grace Community on Thursday with the JV falling in two games and JV2 emerging victorious after a hard-fought three set victory. Brook Hill JV lost  25-11, 25-11 to drop to 2-7 on the season. The Lady Guard were led offensively by sophomore Madeline Reed (4 […]

Lady Guard outlasts Tyler Grace in five games

October 11, 2016

TYLER — Brook Hill jumped into a tie for second place in the TAPPS 3-5A standings with a 3-2 victory over Tyler Grace Community on Thursday. The Lady Guard moved to 2-2 in district and 19-9 overall following their 25-21, 16-25, 25-23, 22-25, and 15-10 victory. Senior Kay Kay Smith led the offense with 13 […]

Guard suffer first loss of season to Prince of Peace

October 03, 2016

Brook Hill lost its first game of the season 14-7 against Carrollton Prince of Peace on Friday. The Guard were dealt a blow in the first half when junior quarterback Hood Taylor was forced to leave the game because of an injury. Brook Hill’s offense, without its starting field general, scored a touchdown in the […]

It’s the Relationships

September 29, 2016

From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: “Relationships. We all want ‘em…now what are we gonna do with ‘em?” So go the lyrics to the song “Fruitcakes” by Jimmy Buffet. It’s a timeless question. What are we gonna do with them? The young man was in the 4th grade.  Gangly with arms that nearly […]

Guard shuts down Tyler All Saints, 43-0

September 28, 2016

TYLER — Brook Hill had come close to shutouts this season, but despite its undefeated record it hadn’t been able to completely keep the opposition off the scoreboard. That changed Friday with the Guard going on the road and opening TAPPS Division II District 2 play with a dominant 43-0 victory over Tyler All Saints. […]

Lady Guard teams sweep past Tyler Bishop Gorman

September 27, 2016

Brook Hill varsity volleyball bounced back from a district-opening loss to sweep past Tyler Bishop Gorman on Thursday. The Lady Guard won the match, 25-17, 25-18, 25-20 to raise their record to 18-8 overall and 1-1 in TAPPS 3-5A. Sophomore Morgan Carpenter led the way with seven kills with senior Lauren Eden tallying 10 assists. […]

Lady Guard Middle School teams reach championship game at Edgewood Tournament

September 22, 2016

EDGEWOOD — Brook Hill Middle School volleyball traveled to Edgewood on Saturday to compete in a tournament and returned with runner-up trophies after two strong showings against larger UIL schools. The Lady Guard 8th Grade 8 team began by defeating Mabank in two games (25-22, 25-13) and host Edgewood in three games (28-26, 23-25, 25-16). […]

Guard remain undefeated, take care of Katy Pope

September 19, 2016

Brook Hill unleashed its offense, defense and special teams Friday against Katy Pope and the result was a dominating 40-7 victory at Herrington Stadium to remain undefeated. Guard junior quarterback Hood Taylor completed 11 of 17 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns while junior Jermiah McGowen rushed 18 times for 135  yards and a […]