By Tim Fleischer
Editor-in-Chief
Hitchcock Bulldogs scored on the last play of the first half and on their first possession of the second half, which gave them enough of a cushion to withstand a 21-point second half effort by the Salado Eagles and win 35-30 in a neutral game played at Merrill Green stadium in Bryan.
[Read more…] about Hitchcock holds off Salado fourth quarter surge
Varsity
Salado Lady Eagles faced a familiar foe in former district opponent Georgetown Gateway (12-5) on Sept. 20 at home.
[Read more…] about Lady Eagles extend winning streak to 8 games
Salado Eagles lost on the road tonight 41-7 to a talented Boerne Greyhounds team playing their homecoming game.
The pre-district doesn’t get any easier as the Eagles will face the Hitchcock Bulldogs in a neutral location at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in the final pre-district game of the year. The game will be played at the Merrill Green stadium.
Salado’s Varsity squad has won 13 of their last 15 including six straight. The girls hosted the visiting Lady Mustangs of Marble Falls in a non-district match on Sept. 16.
By Johnny Wheeler
Special Contributor
The Salado Eagles hosted the Academy Bumblebees in a Homecoming match-up that featured two teams with a mirror-image offensive philosophy. The only noticeable difference was Academy’s Quarterback Kasey Mraz is a lefty. A packed Eagles Stadium was rocking as these two rivals, whose stadiums sit about 10 miles apart as the eagle flies, squared off in an east Bell County showdown.
[Read more…] about Academy hands Eagles 37-15 Homecoming loss
Salado High School crowned its 2022 Homecoming King and Queen during the halftime of the Salado Eagles football game against the Academy Bees on Sept 16. Tyler Anderson was named as Homecoming King, with Amy Ortiz named Homecoming Queen. For photos of all the nominees and their escorts and Homecoming Court underclassmen, turn to page 4C this edition. (Photo by Royce Wiggin)
Senior Homecoming King and Queen Nominees and Escorts were these:
Salado Varsity Lady Eagles hosted Academy Sept. 6.
In a rematch from mid- August where Salado won 2-0, the Lady Bees of Academy came into Salado with a 16-9 record and winners of 8 of their last 9 matches, but would come back down to earth against the Lady Eagles.
[Read more…] about Lady Eagles exterminate Lady Bees in three
By Johnny Wheeler
Special Contributor
A game which started out looking like a Salado Eagles romp ended up being more like a late-November heavyweight playoff match-up. The Malakoff Tigers, ranked #7 in Class 3A, rallied from a two touchdown fourth quarter deficit to pull out a thrilling 29-27 Double Overtime win over Salado Friday at Panther Stadium in Hewitt.
[Read more…] about Eagles fall to Malakoff in double overtime
Salado Lady Eagles traveled west Sept. 2 to face off with the Killeen Lady Kangaroos where they completed the straight-set victory 25-11, 25-20, 25-15.
[Read more…] about Lady Eagles sweep Killeen, beat Troy in 5 sets
By Tim Fleischer
Editor-in-Chief
Drew Bird’s interception of Bryan Rudder quarterback Xavier Ramirez’s pass at the Salado 43 yard line with 5:54 left in the game led to a 38-yard Daniel Chtay field goal with 2:59 left to play, giving the Eagles a 38-28 win on the road.