Category: Warhorses & Arabians

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
A sick and injured Devine freshman team dropped both of their recent games as the Horses took losses in Uvalde on January 9 and at home against Carrizo Springs on January 16.
vs Uvalde
Uvalde defeated Devine 60-51 despite three players hitting the double figure mark for the Warhorses. The Horses trailed by 17 points going into the final quarter but kept competing all the way to the final whistle (most of which went against Devine).
CesarTroy Vidaurri scored 11 points in the loss followed by 10-point outings by both Collier Paige and Kash Esparza.
Brian Martinez had a monster night on the boards as he grabbed 12 rebounds to go along with his 8 points. Joe Balderrama was next with 4 rebounds.
Paige and Esparza each had a team-high tying 2 steals while Vidaurri was the team leader with 4 assists.
Stats vs Uvalde
CesarTroy Vidaurri 11 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists; Collier Paige 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals; Kash Esparza 10 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals; Brian Martinez 8 points, 1 rebounds; 1 steal; Charlie Stricker 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists; Steven Caballero 4 points, 1 rebound; Phoenix Snider 2 points, 1 rebound; Joe Balderrama 1 point; 4 rebounds; Thomas Steffens 1 steal.
vs Carrizo Springs
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Warhorse powerlifting scored 33 points to place second among five teams in attendance at the January 14 Natalia Meet. Jaden Rodriguez, Roland Garcia, and Ivan Iglesias each won their respective weight divisions.
Cotulla took the team title with 68 points while the host Mustangs scored 33 points to place third after the tiebreaker.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Warhorse basketball team won four consecutive games by an average of 21 points prior to last night’s highly anticipated contest against the Eagles in Pleasanton. After dropping their first district game 45-42, the Horses downed Pearsall 74-40 and Floresville 55-45 before bouncing Uvalde on the Coyotes home floor 67-49 on January 13 and Carrizo Springs 77-57 on Sessions Court last Friday.
Balanced scoring, rebounding at a high rate, and limiting costly turnovers had the Horses sitting in second place in District 27-4A with a 4-1 record prior to Tuesday’s tipoff against the top of the standings 4-0 Eagles.
vs Carrizo Springs
Devine got off to a terrific start against Carrizo Springs, going up 20-11 early then cruising to the 77-57 win at home. Devine was up by as much as 25 points in the late in the second half.
Mason Beaver scored 24 points, snagged 5 steals, and took a defensive charge to lead the Horses.
Christian Beaver and Tanner Davis combined for 26 points, scoring 15 and 11, respectively while Christian added a team-high 8 rebounds. Davis tied Mason for the team-lead in steals with 5 of his own. Ray’sean Beaver dished out a game-high 8 assists.
Devine did not shoot the ball at a high percentage (40%) but grabbed 20 offensive rebounds for 13 second chance points. The Horses defense also played well, deflecting 17 Wildcat balls and translating some of those into some of their 16 steals.
The Horses also forced 32 Carrizo Springs turnovers and turned those into 32 points of their own. Devine only had 17 turnovers, a number up from recent games but still within the confines of playing good basketball.
Stats vs Carrizo Springs
Mason Beaver 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 deflections, 5 steals, 1 charge taken; Christian Beaver 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 deflections, 2 steals; Tanner Davis 11 points…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Arabian volleyball team gave head coach and first time momma Hannah Thompson a terrific return to the sideline moment in Uvalde last week as Devine bounced the Lobos 56-31. Thompson has been away from her team on maternity leave since before Thanksgiving break.
Devine fell behind early 13-6 but went on a nice second half run, outscoring Uvalde 39 to 12 over the last two periods of action to pull away for the 25 point win.
Kenadi Marek had a monster night, especially during…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

The Devine Warhorse Linebacker Tristan LaFond had a great week in Dallas showing off his skills in the Dream All-American game. Tristan was a standout Linebacker for Team Stars making many stops during his game. He’s an amazing player and we look forward to seeing which college he’ll be playing at next year.

Enoch Hall had an amazing weekend in Dallas Texas. Enoch earned the Leadership Award and was named one of Team Dreams Captain’s as well as winning the MVP award for the game. Enoch had over 200 yards total offense playing both Running back and the slot positions. He had over 150 yards on the ground and over 70 yards receiving. I couldn’t be more proud of how Enoch represented Dream Sports Group and we’ll as the city of Devine. This young man has a very bright future and we look forward to having him come back next year and represent Dream Sports Group. Outstanding job Enoch Hall, Congratulations on these well deserved awards.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
After a crushing three-point loss against Somerset to start District 27-4A, Devine has settled in to pick up consecutive wins against Pearsall and Floresville to move to 2-1 in league action. The Horses played in Uvalde on January 13.
Now is the perfect time to jump on the Warhorse bandwagon for the rest of this season as Devine seems poised to make a run at the district championship. A January 16 game on Sessions Court against the team that beat them out of the 2024-2025 playoffs should have the home side packed as Carrizo Springs visits the DSAC. The Wildcat fan side always seems to be at near capacity when they play in Devine.
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Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The Arabians were spot-on for most of their important 27-4A matchup against rival Somerset, building as much as a 15-point lead at one point in the third quarter. Things quickly turned in favor of the Lady Bulldogs after that as Somerset stormed back for the 43-40 win on their home court on January 2.
The Arabians defense was strong, allowing only 12 points in the first half and yielding a respectable 11 in the third.
Somerset put up…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The JV Horses went 1-1 over the past week as they drilled Pearsall 71-40 before falling in Floresville 45-24. Devine played in Uvalde on January 13 and have upcoming games against Carrizo Springs and Pleasanton.
vs Pearsall
The JV Horses had little problem taking care of the visiting Mavericks as Devine ran going away 71-40. Nine of the 12 that saw action got their name in the scoring column with the other three non-scorers contributing in important ways with rebounding, assists, steals, blocking shots, or…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!