Darryl V Bruffett
Sports Director
KBTX Bryan, Texas
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I have been blessed to call the Brazos Valley home since 1985. I transferred to Sam Houston State University in August to wrap up my journalism degree that I started at Alvin Community College following high school graduation in Alvin HS in 1982. I jokingly tell people 'I did two years in Huntsville' (not only is it the home of Sam Houston State Univesity, but also for the Texas Department of Corrections) before taking a job at KBTX in August 1987. I enjoy keeping people informed about sports in the Brazos Valley. While a Saturday night at Kyle Field covering the Aggies is a big rush, I also get excited about covering a high school game in small towns like Bremond or Hearne covering the Tigers or Eagles! I met my wife Lori at the station (she took a job in sales in 1988). While we were co-workers for many years, she is now the station manager so I work for her! (both at the station and at home) We have three grown kids: Ryan, Tyler & Shelby. I enjoy working with my hands when I'm not covering sports. I built a chicken coop during the shelter-n-place order during COVID-19 meaning I have six chickens to go along with my Dalmation Jase.
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Caldwell (0-5) was able to tie the game at 7 in the second quarter on a quarterback keeper by Coy Becka from 13 yards out.
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In last year’s game at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Weigman was sacked three times and only completed 14 of 36 passes for 121 yards.
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The Tigers are coming off a bye after losing on the road to Lufkin in week 3 24-17.
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A year ago College Station beat Leander 38-10. Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM at Bible Stadium in Leander.
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While this will be the first time that Hugh will face the Aggies at Auburn, he was 3 and 2 against Texas A&M when he was at Ole Miss including 3 straight wins from 2014 to 2016.
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The College Station Cougars beat A&M Consolidated 25-11, 25-20, 25-20 in the ‘Sametown Showdown’ at Cougar Gym Tuesday night.
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Navasota blocked a field goal in the first quarter and Chris Hickmon returned it 65 yards for a touchdown giving the Rattlers a 7-0 lead in their homecoming game.
College Station picked up their first win of the year last week on the road against Temple 60-22.
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Texas A&M seemed to take a step back last week following their 48-33 road loss to Miami. The Maroon and White gave up too many big plays on defense and did not tackle well.
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After seeing no sacks last week, Fisher knows the problem is not only coverage, but also putting more pressure on the QB.
Avery Psencik lead the Cougars with 17 kills while Addisyn Green added 12 kills. Blair Thiebaud had 42 assists and Camryn Kimes had 20 digs.
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The Eagles will celebrate homecoming next week in Marlin as they take on Chilton as Hearne's 2023 All Road Game Schedule continues. Wood Field is currently undergoing a major renovation this season.
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The Aggies were able to cut that average over half in the season opener again New Mexico only allowing 91 yards. The disturbing part was that the Lobos scored their only touchdown of the game on a 27 yard touchdown run.
Kick-off at Abe Martin Stadium is set for 7:30. The Panthers won last year’s game at Tiger Field 31-14.
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Hunter is expected to be eligible to play for the Lumberjacks in a couple of weeks.
Stewart said when he verbally committed to Texas A&M it made a lot of people back home mad who were hoping he would play for the Hurricanes and help restore Miami to the glory years when he was a kid and a big fan of the Canes.
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The match was the first since 2016 between the two Bryan ISD High Schools. Seven years ago Rudder won in five sets, and make it back to back wins with a 3 set sweep in 2023.
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Iola will (2-0) host Lovelady (2-0) next week in a battle of undefeated teams, while Normangee (0-2) will return home to host Chilton as the Panthers look for their first win of the year.
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“Let’s not play down to anybody’s level. Let’s play at our level,” said 4 year letter winning wide receiver Ainias Smith.
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Coach Schmidt was happy with last week’s win, but knows the turnovers and personal fouls need to be eliminated and the team compete with a lot more freedom.
“Sometimes you go chasing ghost and you’ve got to be really careful. You can mess yourself up. First games are always nerve-racking and that there is no film out there to go off of so they are very challenging,” concluded Fisher.
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Iola will be in Franklin on Friday while Rudder has a bye and will step back on the court next Tuesday at home against Bryan.
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Bryan will be on the road Friday to take on the Montgomery Bears.
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Keeler will get an idea of where the Kats are at after Saturday’s opener.
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The Panthers will travel to Iola next Friday for the ‘Highway 39 Showdown’ against the Bulldogs, while Bremond will travel to Kerens to take on the Bobcats. Both teams are scheduled to kickoff at 7:30pm on September 1.
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Conner Weigman, Ainias Smith, Evan Stewart, Demani Richardson, Tyree Chappell, Moose Mahammad, Le’Veon Moss, Rueben Owens, Amari Daniesl, Noah Thomas and Bryce Anderson are scheduled to attend.
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The high school football regular season will kick off on Friday for the majority of varsity teams in the Brazos Valley and because of the extreme heatwave that we are experience some teams are sliding their start times back.
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Avery Psencik led the Lady Cougars with 11 kills in their 3 set sweep of Bryan.
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The sixth year head coach saw noticeable improvement from last week’s scrimmage.
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The O-line had it’s issues last season at Texas A&M, but the hope is that last year’s weakness will be a strength this season.
A&M Consolidated will now head to the Pflugerville Tournament that will start on Thursday, while Bryan is bound for the Bastrop ISD Tournament where play will also begin on Thursday.
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Green, a sophomore out of Dickinson, was expected to be the Aggie’s starting tight end in the season opener against New Mexico.
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The Leon Cougars will kick off the season at home against Rosebud-Lott on August 25th.
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Kyle Hardee and the Orange and Black are two time defending district champions and have six starters back on both sides of the ball coming into the 2023 season.
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Bremond will open up the 2023 season on the road against Normangee. Kickoff at Panther Stadium is scheduled for 7:30pm on August 25th.
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Rudder opened the season with a four set victory over Giddings 25-20, 20-25, 25-10, 25-14.
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Dailen won the 2022 World Champion Mutton Bust’n title a year ago in his last year of eligibility and had to elevate to riding calves this year. He was able to quickly adapt to the larger and stronger calves and nearly won back to back world titles.
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Dailen, claimed a Mutton Busting World Title a year ago, and has had two successful rides so far at the 16th annual Youth Bull Riding World Finals that is being held at the Taylor Telcom Arena this week.
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After a remarkable improvement last year, finishing with an impressive 11-2 record, the Volunteers are eager to turn the page and embrace the challenges that lie ahead.
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Jimbo Fisher’s 2023 roster features 24 graduate or seniors on it. 11 of those are classified as 3 or more year letter winners.
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With the win the Bombers sweep the best of three series against Baton Rouge and advances to the TCL championship game on Saturday night.
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After three months of training the coaches and players say they are excited to be preparing to play ball again.
College Station High School pitching product Zach Williams pickup the win in relief.
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As Georgia gears up for the 2023 season, Coach Smart and the entire team understand that they have all the necessary components in place to compete at the highest level. However, the key to maintaining their dominance lies in avoiding significant injuries and getting the ball to bounce their way during crucial moments throughout the season.
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The Bombers broke the game open thanks to a 5 run third inning. All five runs were unearned and could have been looked upon as a bit boring, but in another promotional homerun Uri Geva saw Millie, from Sit Means Sit, become an immediate crowd favorite serving as the Bombers’ Bat Dog and retrieving bats during the frame.
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Ricky Tullos and the Bryan Vikings will be like a lot of teams across the state that will open up football practice on Monday.
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Makyla was a 4 year letter winner who averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds before her senior season was cut short after an ACL injury 8 games in. That injury didn’t deter the Mountain View coaching staff from signing her and wanting her to be a part of the Lions women’s basketball program.
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27 teams from all over the area converged at the Bryan Viking field house Wednesday morning to talk about the upcoming season.
Christian Smith Johnson had three RBIs in the game. In the bottom of the 10th Smith Johnson’s bunt triggers a Seguin error that will allow Jacob Guerrero to eventually score on the hit, tying the game at 7.
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He will be the Lion’s defensive coordinator with the varsity football team along with the boys varsity head basketball coach and head track coach.
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