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Preseason 2013 had the defending champion Yoemen ranked number two behind Newton, even though the Yoemen had knocked the Eagles out of the playoffs the previous year (39-22) in the semis.  The Yoemen had a slogan “back to back” and they held true to that all year long.  The season started at Yoe Field with another come from behind victory over Waco Connally (37-34).  Lexington came to Yoe field next, and the Yoemen skunked them (47-0).  Next was a visit across Little River to take on the 3A Rockdale Tigers.  It was a back and forth game for a while, but Jason Kopriva hit WR Colton Shuffield with two trick play long passes to put the game away (51-33).  

It was a matchup that everyone had looked forward to before the season ever kicked off.  Both Cameron and Franklin had played for state championships a year ago, and now they were in the same district.  

An overflow crowd for both fan bases got their money's worth on Friday night from Hedrick Field as the Yoemen built a 42-22 lead in the second half before holding off a late surge from the Lions to win, 42-38.  

Franklin (5-1/1-1), which is known for the powerful slot-t ground attack, ended the night with 336 yards rushing.  However, it was the Yoemen's (5-1/2-0) 360 yards through the air that proved to be the difference in an offensive shootout.  

"Overall, I am very proud of the team," said Yoemen head coach Tommy Brashear.  "We did what we needed to in order to win the ball game."

Cameron Yoe (4-1/1-0) Vs. Franklin (5-0/1-0)

Before a season starts, there are games that every fan base has circled.  Whether you are a Yoemen or Lions fan, this is one of the games you would have had marked down.  Cameron has played for and won multiple state championships while Franklin has been deep in the playoffs year in and year out.    

Franklin (5-0/1-0) has had a very strong start to their 2016 campaign, going 4-0 in non-district play.  In those four contests, Franklin had victories over Navasota (38-22), Caldwell (52-13), Lorena (34-21) and Waco Connally (48-42).  The Lions opened up 10-3A action with a dominating 42-14 win over the Troy Trojans.

The past few weeks have been tough for the Lady Yoe.  Players have been in and out of the lineup with injuries and that has translated to a 0-4 start in district 20-3A play.  On Friday, the ladies picked up some confidence in a victory over the Hearne Lady Eagles, 3-1.  Cameron traveled to Academy on Tuesday, but fell in straight sets.

Hearne

Serving was a big reason why the Lady Yoe picked up their first district win of the year.  The ladies were able to limit mistakes and got over 24 aces in the match.   

Darci Denio and Kenzie Wimmer each have six aces each while Gracen Dach (five) and Jazmin Vaculin (five) both served well for Cameron.

The match was tied at 1-1 before the ladies easily put the match away with a 25-8 win in set number three followed up by a 25-12 win in set number four.  

There were a lot of new faces on the Yoe cross country team to begin the season.  Since that point, Coach Dale Keen and his squads have been able to attend three meets.  There has been improvement week from week, and Cameron had their best finish yet this past weekend at Rogers.

It’s not always how you start, but it’s how you finish.  That has been a trademark for the Yoemen football program over the past several years.  

The tradition carried over in Friday night’s district opener, as the Yoemen went on a 30-6 run in the final two quarters of play to win 44-20 over the McGregor Bulldogs.  The win was also the Yoemen’s 700th in program history.  Only seven other teams (all classifications) have ever accomplished the feat.

“It’s special for me to be the one that is coaching the 700th win, but this goes out to Yoemen from years back and ones in the future as well,” said Yoe head coach Tommy Brashear.  “This is a great place and I am very honored to be a part of it.”

7th/8th B

Camacho - 20 yard run TD - attempt failed - 6-0 Yoe

6-0 YOE FINAL

7th A

Mason Vaculin - 11-yard TD run - attempt failed- 6-0 Yoe - 3:18 1st

Mason Vaculin - 65 yard TD pass to Mark Borgas - Vaculin 2-point run - 14-6 Yoe - 1:07 1st

14-14 - 33.3 - 2nd

14-14 FINAL

8th A

Martin Castro - 51 yards interception return - attempt failed - 6-0 Yoe - 2:22 1st

Malik Thomas - 74 yard TD run - attempt failed - 12-8 Yoe - 4:29 2nd

Milak Thomas - 70 yard kickoff return - attempt failed - 14-12 Yoe - 7:32 3rd

Malik Thomas - 11-yard run - Zach Haffley to Brent Wright - 26-16 Yoe - 5:10 3rd

The Yoemen and Lady Yoe Cross Country runners were both back in action this back weekend at the Caldwell Invitational.  Cameron’s Jose Osorio once again highlighted the boys with a 19th place finish out of 67 runners. 

“We ran a little better this week,” said Yoe cross country coach Dale Keen.   “Jose Osorio finished 19th in a strong field of runners.  Rico Bolivar didn't perform like he usually does but he was quite sick.  Eric Rojas finished much better this time.”

Rojas finished with a time of 25:02 with Bolivar not far behind at 25:14.   For the JV, Robbie Pfiel was 28th of of 47 runners with a time of 22:58.  Joel Uvalle also ran and finished at the 26:09 mark. 

The girls are still working in the junior varsity division, but did show signs of improvement from week one to week two. 

The start of district 20-3A play has not gone quite the way the Lady Yoe would have liked.  Cameron had lost both of their matches to Rogers and Jarrell and were winless headed into the second week of district action.  

Though it was not necessarily a win, Coach Kamol Nohe and the Lady Yoe (0-3) did take a set off of Lexington (3-0) in Friday’s 3-1 loss. 

Battling heavy adversity after falling in the opening two sets (13-25, 19-25), Cameron dug deep to grind out a 25-22 victory in set number three.  Lexington went on to take set number four (14-25) and the match. 

Savannah Kruse continues to lead the Cameron offensive attack, this time totalling six kills.  Darci Deni had 11 of the Lady Yoe’s 16 assists. 

Marly Spink (4), Daiya Braziel (2) and Kenize Wimmer (2) were other top attackers for Cameron.