In a showdown for sole possession of the District 2-5A Division II lead at Dick Bivins Stadium on Friday night, the Palo Duro Dons left no doubt as to who’s in charge.
Palo Duro and Abilene Wylie both came in with unbeaten district records and an opportunity to send a message to the rest of the district. Wylie struck an early blow, but most of the rest were struck by the Dons, as they completely dominated the last 40-plus minutes of the game to roll to a 53-10 victory.
The trajectory has been nothing but upward for Palo Duro (7-1, 4-0 in district) since the Dons lost their season opener to Amarillo High. Since then, they’ve showed their considerable strengths on both sides of the ball, culminating in a huge wave which crashed atop Wylie (4-3, 2-1) and served notice to the rest of the district that their primed for a second straight 2-5A DII championship…