Nazareth Swifts

Canyon Cross Country Meet

2009-10-13T08:40:00.000-07:00

High School Results

Samantha Kleman.............64th place

Cale Wilhelm.....................61st place

JV Results

Brittany Earl............................73rd place

JH Results

Makenzie Standlee...................40th place
Abby Heard...............................43rd place
Mackenzie Gerber....................42nd place
Treva Ramsey...........................147th place

Braden Wethington...................52nd place
Lane Birkenfeld.........................71st place
Cole Kleman...............................67th place
Kade Kleman.............................53rd place
Hayden Gerber.........................74th place

Friona Cross Country Meet

2009-10-08T08:41:00.000-07:00

High School Results

Brittany Earl.............................34th place

Cale Wilhelm............................20th place

Junior High Results
Abby Heard......................32nd place
Mackenzie Gerber............27th place
Payton Robb....................35th place
Amanda Kleman..............36th place
Lexie Rowland..................100th place
Treva Ramsey..................73rd place

Braden Wethington............31st place
Justin Oliver.......................60th place
Lane Birkenfeld..................42nd place
Cole Kleman.........................45th place
Mason Kleman......................46th place
Hayden Gerber.....................47th place
Ethan Schulte........................36th place

Swift Football 2009 Seniors

2009-08-25T08:13:00.000-07:00

2009 Senior Swifts-

(Bottom Row, L-R)-Cutter Johnson, Chad Acker, Marcus Wilhelm, Reagan Hunter, Caleb Gerber

(Middle)-Ryan Birkenfeld, Brennan Cluck, Sage Black, Clint Huseman

(Top)-Sid Sheffy, Beau Bradley

09' Swift Football Schedule

2009-08-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

Date.......Opponent....... Site......... Time............Score
Aug. 15.....Clarendon(S).........T.................TBA...........N/A
Aug. 20.....Smyer(S)..............H..................TBA..........N/A
Aug. 27.....Sunray.............Amarillo...........4:30.........58-6 Sunray
Sept .4......Olton......................T..................7:30........28-20 Olton
Sept. 11....New Deal...............H..................7:30........28-12 N.D.
Sept. 18....Morton**..............H..................7:30 ........39-6 NAZ
Sept. 25....Lockney................T..................7:30
Oct. 2...........................Open..............................
Oct.9.........Bovina*.................T..................7:30
Oct. 16......Vega*....................H..................7:30
Oct. 23.....White Deer*..........T..................7:30
Oct.30......Claude*..................T.................7:30
Nov. 6......Boys Ranch*..........H.................7:30

(S)-Scrimmage
*District Games
**Homecoming Game

Swifts Loose Season Opener

2009-08-24T08:53:00.000-07:00

The Nazareth Swifts suffered through a tough a game against Sunray on August in which they lost 58-6. It did not take long for things to get ugly as the Swifts were tackled for a safety on the second play of the game. After the free kick Sunray moved the ball down the field to score the first of 7 touchdowns on the day for them.
On the second possession for the Swifts resulted in a fumble into the end zone which Sunray recovered for their 2nd touchdown of the day, "It's tough to win when you essentially spot a team 17 points to start the game", said Head Coach Coby Emery.
The Swifts finally got out of the first quarter and on their first possession of the second moved the ball very efficiently down the field to their only score of the day. The resulting 2 point attempt failed on a botched snap as did the onside kick following the touchdown. When asked about the series of events Coach Emery responded with the following comments, "I really felt like the failed onside kick and Sage going down with heat exhaustion broke our back. I felt like we had a great opportunity to recover and though that would have boosted our moral tremendously if we had done so."
Unfortunately for the Swifts, Sunray took advantage of the short field and added another touchdown to the score board. The rest of the game continued in much the same fashion.
Coach Emery finished up with these comments about the upcoming game with Olton, "Olton is a quality football team. Coach Baker has done a fine job of helping the Mustangs turn the program around. I think this weeks match up will be very competitive, and I believe we will play much better."

by Brennan Cluck and Kenley Kleman

Swifts Fight Hard, Fall to Mustangs 28-20

2009-08-23T09:03:00.000-07:00

The Nazareth Swifs lost a tough game at Olton Friday, September 4th 28-20. The good guys ou gained the Mustangs 307 yards to 205. Sage Black threw for 216 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Sid Sheffey was the receptionist of both touchdown passes and finished the night with 102 yards recieveing. Beau Bradley scored the other touch down of the night when Black pitched him the ball on an option play around left end.
For all of the good in the game there were some costly mistakes. Poor punt coverage and a bad snap over the punters head and an interception led the Mustangs scoring drives of 27, 8, and 15 yards. "Giving Olton the short field three times killed us. I was pleased with the way the kids played and battled through out the game, and while we would rather be 2-0 instead of 0-2, I really believe the quality of our opponents early in the season will help us as we move into district play." Coach Emery said when asked about his thoughts about the team and season thus far.
However, things don't get any easier for the Swifts as the top 10 ranked New Deal Lions come into town for a 7:30 contest Friday Sept. 11. "Coach Mayo does an outstanding job and they are definately one of the area teams you like to measure yourself up against. I think the boys will be prepared and exticed to play at home for the first time this year," Coach Emery said. "

New Deal Lions Defeat Swifts 28-12

2009-08-22T08:48:00.000-07:00

The Nazareth Swifts slid to 0-3 losing to New Deal 28-12. The match up was delayed 15 minutes Friday due to lightning, but managed to be played in its entirety without any other interruptions.
“I was very proud of how the kids played. I hated that this was the first home game the sophomores, juniors and seniors had lost in the high school career. 0-3 is not the way I wanted the season to start but we are improving every week and the tough early schedule will pay off when we hit district”, said Coach Coby Emery when asked for comments after the game.
Things got off to a bumpy start as a swinging gate play was not executed properly and led to a quick 3 and out to start the game. The Lions, who would only throw 2 times during the contest, began their first drive with a strong rushing assault of the Swift defense. On the fourth play of the drive the Lions fumbled and Brennan Cluck scooped it up and returned the ball to the 8 yard line. Unfortunately the Swifts were unable to move the ball and finished the drive by missing a 25 yard field goal.
The Swifts would draw first blood on a 20 yard pass play from Sage Black to Sid Sheffy. The 2 point conversion failed and the Swifts Led 6-0. The lead would not last long as the Lions answered with a touchdown and made PAT for a 7-6 lead.
The Lions then made the most of a short field after a short Sage Black punt by driving 40 yards and scoring the final touchdown of the first half for a 14-6 lead with 0:09 on the clock. “We have to stop allowing our opponents to answer our scoring drives with touchdowns of their own”, replied Coach Emery when asked about his teams defensive performance.
The second half saw New Deal consume seven minutes of the third quarter as they capped a 70 yard scoring drive with an off tackle touchdown and stretched the lead 21-6. The Swifts answered with a drive of their own and moved the ball down to the New Deal 30 yard line where they handed the ball over on downs. When asked about that particular drive Coach Emery responded, “That drive stalling out and not punching the ball across the goal line after Brennan’s fumble return to the 8 really hurt us. You can’t leave points on the field when playing a quality opponent like New Deal.”
The Swifts would dig deep and force the Lions to punt. The Swifts would move within 9 points on a scoring drive that saw spectacular receptions by Ryan Birkenfeld, Clint Huseman, and a huge 4th down conversion on a pass to Sid Sheffy. Unfortunately the 2 point conversion failed.
The score would prove to be too little too late as the Lions would gash the Swifts defense on a 76 yard toss play and result in the final score of the night. Coach Emery was asked how he would summarize the game and answered with the following, “We are very close to being a very good football team, but we have to take advantage of all of our opponent’s turnover opportunities, and we have to finish drives inside our opponent’s territory. Hopefully we will continue to improve next week and take care of business against Morton.”
Next weeks homecoming game will cap off week long festivities that include themed dress up days, a parade, and a chili dinner. Be sure to come out and support the Swifts as they battle the Morton Indians at 7:30 Friday night.

By: Kenley Kleman & Brennan Cluck

Homecoming Game Marks Swifts First Victory

2009-08-21T07:00:00.000-07:00

The Nazareth Swifts defeated the Morton Indians 39-6 this past Friday and secured their first win of the season. The homecoming crowd was treated to a spectacular defensive showing with a total of 5 sacks, 5 tackles for negative yards, 2 interceptions, and a fumble recovery. Brennan Cluck had a huge defensive performance snagging 2 picks for 82 yards of return yardage including a 42-yard touchdown on his second interception of the night. He also had 2 tackles behind the line of scrimmage.

Head coach Coby Emery commented on the defensive performance with the following, “Brennan just seems to have a knack for being in the right place at the right time. I was glad to see him get in the end zone on that last pick. I was extremely proud of how physical we were tonight. Ryan Birkenfeld had some tremendous hits, as did Beau, Cutter, and Eric. ”

Things got off to a slow start as the Swifts would go 3 and out on their first 2 series. A roughing the punter penalty on Morton would give new life to the Swifts second drive though that would result in Sid Sheffy catching an 8 yard tipped pas for the first touchdown of the night.

Morton would struggle all night offensively except for 2 big plays. A long run around the right end and a fade down the left side that resulted in their only touchdown of the night was all the Indians could produce against the Swifts juggernaut defense.

The second quarter would see the Swifts score 2 more times including Austin Cluck’s first varsity touchdown. Coach Emery was asked about the younger guys and their contribution against Morton, “After watching film last week, we really felt like everyone would get a significant amount of playing time against Morton. I wanted the guys who had had limited duty the first 3 weeks of the season to get in the game tonight and have some success.” Continuing Coach Emery had this to say about Austin Cluck’s touchdown, “We called a bubble screen to both slot receivers and Sage saw that Austin’s man was loose and inside. I was glad to see he and Logan Robb hook up later in the game as well.”

Sage Black would spread the wealth around as he also found Ryan Birkenfeld in the left corner of the end zone for his third touchdown pass of the night. Black would also rush for 2 touchdowns and gain a total of 92 yards on the ground off of 20 carries. “Sage had a fantastic game on both sides of the ball. I was happy with his distribution of passes, and his tough running. A good quarterback has to be able to get out of a bad call and into a good one and he did that probably 10-15 times tonight.” replied Coach Emery.

When Coach Emery was asked how the first victory of his head-coaching career felt and his thoughts so far on the season, he replied, “Tonight’s win for me personally was a relief more than anything. Winning cures lots of ills. As far as the season goes I think we are continuing to improve, and we’ll be ok.

The Swifts will travel to Lockney this next week on the 25th for a 7:30 kickoff. Please travel and support these young men as they look to stay on the winning track!

Olton Cross Country Meet 9/26

2009-08-04T09:07:00.000-07:00

High School Girls
Runner..........................Place
Brittany Earl.......................................3rd
Kyla Howell.........................................5th

Junior High Girls
Makenzie Standlee.............................6th
Abby Heard.......................................29th
Mackenzie Gerber............................33rd
Payton Robb......................................61st
Lexie Rowland..................................73rd

Junior High Boys
Braden Wethington.........................22nd
Ethan schulte...................................32nd
Lane Birkenfeld...............................37th
Cole Klemen.....................................38th
Mason Klemen................................40th
Justin Oliver...................................48th
Hayden Gerber..............................54th

2009 Jr. High Football Schedule

2009-08-03T08:46:00.000-07:00

Date................Opponent............Site..........Time
Sept. 10...........Vega....................Naz...........5:00
Sept. 17...........Claude................Naz...........5:00
Sept. 24...........Boys Ranch.......Naz...........5:00
Oct. 1...............White Deer........WD...........5:00
Oct. 8...............Bovina...............Naz............5:00
Oct. 15.............Vega..................Vega..........5:00
Oct. 22............White Deer........Naz...........5:00
Oct. 29.............Claude..............Claude.......5:00
Nov. 5.............Boys Ranch.........BR...........5:00

2009 Nazareth Cross Country Schedule

2009-08-02T08:51:00.000-07:00

September 5.............Plainview Invitational.........JH/HS

September 12...........Floydada...............................JH/HS

September 19...........ATM2GO (Plainview)................HS

September 26..........Olton......................................JH/HS

October 3.................Friona.....................................JH/HS

October 10...............Canyon...................................JH/HS

October 19...............District Meet (Plainview)....JH/HS

November 7.............Regional Meet (Lubbock)...........HS

November 14...........State Meet (Round Rock)..........HS

Cross Country

2009-08-01T08:39:00.000-07:00

JV Girls

Runner Place Time

Brittany Earl 40th 14:35

Kyla Howell 78th 15:41

Erin Wales 141st 17:35

Varsity Girls

Samantha Kleman 46th 14:20

Michelle Hochstein 89th 15:47

Melanie Russell 98th 16:07

Boys

Cale Wihelm 33rd 24:41