Oct 21 2015
By PETE BANDA STAFF WRITER REPORTER@SBNEWSPAPER.COM When Alejandro Lugo was in middle school, most of his athletic focus was on soccer. He had grown up playing it and felt he was pretty good at it. Then, his friends convinced him to join the football team. He hasn’t looked back since. “At first I …
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Oct 17 2015
By PETE BANDA Reporter Reporter@sbnewspaper.com They were undefeated with one of the highest powered offenses in the Valley. They had scored 28 touchdowns in their first six games, with a combined 2,190 yards of offense (365 per game.) Plain and simple, anybody who thought the Greyhounds would win this game was thinking it would …
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Oct 17 2015
By Armando Garza Special to the NEWS After last week’s exhilarating win at Harlingen, some wondered what the San Benito Greyhounds had left in the tank. How about Super Unleaded? Quarterback J.R.Gaitan rushed for over 250 yards, the Greyhound defense forced four turnovers (including two INTs from Juan “Missle” Gonzalez) as War Dog got a …
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Oct 10 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN — Guts. Glory. Greyhound Football. With 1:39 left to go, San Benito scored to close to within 21-20 in the 87th battle of the Arroyo. Boot the extra point to tie and go to overtime? Nope. Coach Dan Gomez and the ’Hounds’ staff made no bones …
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Oct 07 2015
War Stories- Former ‘Hounds recall epic ‘Battles” By PETE BANDA San Benito News Almost like clockwork, right around the time the UIL releases their yearly High School football schedules; former Alumni from both San Benito High and Harlingen High begin eagerly texting or calling anybody who they think might have taken a glance at the …
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Oct 02 2015
By Armando Garza Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS — In big games, it’s always the little things that make the difference. On Friday night at Leo Aguilar Memorial Stadium, it was those small things that did in San Benito as the ’Hounds dropped a 14-7 heartbreaker to Los Fresnos. A block here, a tackle …
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Sep 25 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the News Sure, the San Benito Greyhounds’ 52-28 victory over Brownsville Hanna on Friday night looks impressive on paper. A marvelous outing from a hard-hitting defense including a pick-six, plus a four-touchdown night for wide receiver Armando Medrano en route to a District 32-6A opening win all sounds good. But …
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Sep 19 2015
By KEVIN LEE LARA EDITOR EDITOR@SBNEWSPAPER.COM In what looked to be a great matchup, on paper, the Bobcats turned this game completely into a one-sided affair. Rio Hondo kicked off Parent’s Night in high fashion and proved to be the better team as they crushed Hidalgo, 30-0. The near sold out Bobcat Stadium had …
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Aug 21 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS There is no longer a “Week Zero” in Texas High School Football, but some would argue that PSJA North and San Benito most certainly got an extra game under their belts. Thursday night’s tilt at Bobby Morrow Stadium felt like anything but a scrimmage, as the game …
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Aug 15 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS PHARR— Last season, the San Benito Greyhounds started their season with a resounding effort in a scrimmage at PSJA North. It proved to be a sign of things to come, including a shared District 32-6A title and plenty of highlights to pound their chests over. Fast forward to …
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