Dayton Broncos

The Dayton Broncos had seven players make All-District 8-5A Division II teams and seven more recognized as honorable mentions as the eight-team league released its postseason awards over the weekend. Dayton, which finished the season 4-6 with a 2-5 mark in district play, was led by two first-team selections on the defensive side of the […]

A new era of Dayton football certainly had its ups and downs. The 2024 season opened under head coach Jerry Prieto, who came in with a solid resume and a vision to turn the Broncos around. Baby steps were made, but the season might be remembered most for the season-opening win over rival Crosby (Prieto

Dayton celebrated its seniors Friday night while also having to conclude the season with the defending state champions in town. No. 9 Port Neches-Groves took the game with the Broncos, 30-3, and established themselves as the outright District 8-5A Division II champions in the process after Nederland lost at Montgomery in overtime. The Indians (9-1,

Port Neches-Groves (8-1, 5-1) at Dayton (4-5, 2-4) The details: 7 p.m. Friday, Bronco StadiumHistory: The Broncos and Indians meet for the seventh consecutive season. PNG has won all six of those meetings, including 41-14 last year during its march to the state championship. Dayton last beat the Indians in 2014. Key player for PNG:

Jaleel Kendrick isn’t paying the property taxes, but Randall Reed Stadium is clearly his house. For the second time this season at the cathedral of New Caney ISD football, the senior had a huge night rushing the ball and Dayton won again there for the second time this season. Dayton took a tight game at

Andrew Soliz is in his era. Those aren’t his words. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of talking to the Dayton senior hybrid linebacker/defensive lineman, you’d be impressed with how humble and personable Soliz is. Soliz is all about the Broncos and what he can do to contribute to the team. But last week was

Dayton (3-5, 1-4) at West Fork (2-6, 1-4) The details: 7 p.m. Thursday, Randall Reed StadiumHistory: First ever meeting Key player(s) for Dayton: Colton Havard and Merkle Judge were all over the place in Friday’s win over Splendora as each had 16 tackles apiece. Harvard also had an interception and a sack while Judge made

This one felt amazing for the Dayton Broncos. After suffering four consecutive losses, including the most-lopsided one a week ago at Huntsville, the Broncos rose up for the homecoming crowd Friday night to take their first District 8-5A Division II win of the season, 33-6, over Splendora. Dayton (3-5, 1-4) hadn’t won since Sept. 13

Coming into his senior season and with a new coaching staff in place at Dayton, Jaleel Kendrick was going to be looked upon to help at linebacker. A team player with a light and infectious personality to him, Kendrick was ready for that role as well. But he has always been serious about what might

An experienced head coach like Jerry Prieto has seen a little bit of everything over the years. From the peak of coaching a state championship game – like he did in 2020 – to the pits of a season gone off the rails due to factors out of one’s control. On that second point, it’s