The 35 points they earned in speech competition last weekend were like icing on the cake as Borden County High School captured its second straight overall state championship in University Interscholastic League academics.
Borden County easily captured the Class 1A title by amassing an amazing 186 points during the various state academic contests over the past few months.
That tally was more than twice the second-place total of 83 points by Lometa High School. Abbott High School was third overall with 72 points.
Borden County already had scored 141 points even before the Speech State Meet held May 29 and 30 at the ...