Week seven of the Lamb County Leader-News Football Contest was a high-scoring affair for contestants, as our winner this week managed a perfect score.
This week, Martin Duran takes the top spot, finishing with a mark of 20-0.
We had four contestants tie for second place with a mark of 19-1: Brenda Herrell, Lonnie Neinast, Stevy Smith and Alma Castillo.
The tie-breaker this week was the combined score of Stanford and Notre Dame, which was 56 points.
Brenda Herrell ended up taking second place with a guess of 46 points, while Lonnie Neinast’s guess of 44 points earned him third place over Alma Castillo, who guessed 40 points and Stevy Smith, who guessed 24 points, respectively.
In the High School Ranks, Littlefield won their district-opener over Slaton, 55- 36, while Springlake-Earth 45’ed Hart on Thursday, 52- 6, and Sudan opened district at home with a, 48--8, victory over Crosbyton. Olton blew out Floydada, 62-7, while Plainview took down Legacy, 3515.
Hereford defeated Pampa, 35-14, while Hale Center defeated Ralls, 35-12, and Permian took down Odessa, 50-26. Ropes edged out Tahoka, 35-34, and Monahans shutout Snyder, 63-0.
In the college ranks, LSU upset Ole Miss in overtime, 29-26, while Clemson defeated Wake Forest, 49-14, and Syracuse took down North Carolina State, 24-17. Georgia Southern survived against Marshall, 24-23, while Penn State avoided an upset in overtime against USC, 33-30.