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Part One
There is only one scenario where a sports team walks away from their last game, tournament or event with a victory. State championships, whether as a team or as an individual are extremely rare and so, then are the celebrations that follow such accomplishments.
It is a fact then, and so it is with all Seminole teams this year – that their teams and individual competitors all ended their seasons with a loss or at best, with not winning, coming in second or third place in the state of Texas.
With that said, there was still much to celebrate this past school year in the realm of sports. It all began in August of 2021 in what is known as the “fall” sports.
All of the fall sports officially began around the first of August. Three of the five sports teams that would be competing (UIL competition) had new head coaches and there was indeed a lot of adjusting and learning going on. This is part one of two of the fall review. FOOTBALL
The Indian football team had welcomed their new coach, Greg Poynor, in the spring and by August, plans were in place to move Seminole from a primary running offense to a primary passing offense.
“It’s a complete different way of thinking,” Poynor said. “It took a little while to adjust. By the end of the season, I think we were getting better and we made a lot of progress.”
While the Indians scored well in their first two games, they wound up on the losing side in both contest as it was the defense who had some catching up to do.
Seminole picked up their first victory of the season against Denver City 22-18 in week three but then ran into a buzz saw in Andrews the following week.
Week five brought Muleshoe to Seminole and while the defense was still having trouble, the offense simply outscored the Mules, putting up 51 points. The Indians dropped their week six contest against Monahans and went into District 2-4A play with a 2-4 record.
In the first game of district, the Indians ran into a much-improved Estacado defense and could score only 10 points while giving up 20 points.
“We played Estacado tough and for just a couple of plays, could have come out on top in that contest,” Poynor said. “The loss put us in a hole as far as a district championship was concerned. All we could do was win out in district and hope Estacado stumbled.”
The Indians kept their part of the bargain beating Borger 27-0, Perryton 49-42 and Levelland 51-17. Unfortunately, second place in district was all they could manage as Estacado went 5-0 and claimed the district championship.
Seminole went into the UIL play-offs with a 5-5 record and faced Snyder in a bi-district match-up. The Indians could not get anything going on offense and Snyder skated to a 31-0 victory.
The Indians finished the season at 5-6 but they had accomplished two important things. They had fully made the offensive transition with a junior quarterback, (state ranked Blake Flowers) who will be back next year and they had made the playoffs.
TRIBE TENNIS (Team Competition)
The Tribe tennis team got a new head coach this year, Kendra Duncan, who recently had coached in Denver City.
The tennis teams have two seasons each school year. In the fall, they play and score as a team and in the spring, they play and score as individuals.
The Tribe as a team did well in the fall. They advanced out of the district tournament and won a bi-district championship. Their season ended in the Area round.
“We played well as a team,” Duncan said. “I’m very proud of the way they fought to win in that bi-district championship. It was 10-9 and we needed every point.”
“We played Estacado tough and for just a couple of plays, could have come out on top in that contest. The loss put us in a hole as far as a district championship was concerned. All we could do was win out in district and hope Estacado stumbled.”
Greg Poyner, Indian Football Coach
“We played well as a team. I’m very proud of the way they fought to win in that bi-district championship. It was 10-9 and we needed every point.”
Kendra Duncan, Tribe Tennis Coach
