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Wildcat cross-country runner George Abraham led his field in the boys varsity 5K event on Saturday, completing the run in 18:22 for first place, ahead of teammates Rylun Clark (4th) and Ivan Robledo (9th), Jaxton Valenzuela (16th), Ethan Flowers (17th), and Cade Dunbar (19th), all of whom were in the top-20 and contributed to the Canadian team’s first-place. Anderson Perkins (24th), Lino Lugo (26th), and Eric Huntress (27th) finished the 3.2-mile run, which took place in 95-degree heat at Lubbock’s Mae Simmons Park.

Morgan Brady has served as an assistant coach/defensive line coach on the Canadian staff for the past nine years. The 2000 Valley graduate played football and graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State. Before coming to Canadian, the 38-year-old had assistant coaching stints in Florida, and at Wheeler and Randall High Schools.

Canadian’s Invitational cross-country meet went off without a hitch, complete with made-to-order pre-fall temperatures and clear blue skies. The Wildcats and Lady Cats put on a show, too.

Expect the unexpected, be grateful for opportunities, and show patience during uncertain times. These are the lessons Canadian Head Coach Chris Koetting and his football team are learning during this uncharacteristic 2020 football season due to the current coronavirus pandemic.

Jorge Dominguez, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior, is in his first full season as the starting center and defensive end for the Wildcats. Dominguez has made all three starts at center, snapping and protecting quarterback Joshua Culwell.

In their first home games last Thursday, Canadian’s Middle School Wildcats posted a decisive win and a very close loss against the Perryton Rangers. The eighth-grade Cats (2- 0) only gave up 6 points to the Rangers, while racking up five touchdowns, and a recovered fumble for a sixth one to ice the cake.

The Canadian Wildcats put up 28 unanswered points midway through the second quarter and into the third on their way to a convincing 46-19 victory over Bushland on Friday night at Falcon Stadium. The Wildcats were able to bounce back from their loss to Iowa Park, improving to 2-1 on the year.

The Canadian Wildcat junior varsity lost a hard-fought 30-35 heartbreaker to the Bushland Falcons here Thursday evening. The first quarter was all Canadian’s—and mostly airborne.

Josh Culwell, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound senior, is in his first season as the starting quarterback for the Wildcats. Culwell played extremely well during Canadian’s 46-19 rout of Bushland on Friday—torching the Falcons’ secondary— completing 18-of-31 passes for 291 yards with an impressive five touchdowns.