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FRIDAY NIGHT FINALS: Panthers in the mist

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By ERIC VICCARO

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At Saint Jo, the Panthers faced a depleted Gold-Burg roster and prevailed 50-0 at Harley Sewell Field.

The game was stopped with 1 minute, 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the Bears showed enough resolve to prevent the 45-mercy rule as long as possible.

“They gave us a tough game, even though they were limited,” Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon said.

Tallon said he was pleased with the focus of his players from the start, and the Panthers built a 22-0 lead by the end of one quarter.

Saint Jo stands at 2-1 heading into its Sept. 19 game at Vernon Northside. Gold-Burg is idle, offering itself time to allow Colt Rainey and James Cantwell a chance to heal from injuries. Neither Rainey nor Cantwell played in Friday’s game.

“We knew our kids would give their best effort,” Gold-Burg head coach Jay Johnson said. The Bears had a couple of golden chances to score, driving inside the Panthers’ 10-yard line twice.

Garrett Parker opened the scoring with a 27-yard TD pass to teammate Laramie Brawner. Wyatt West and Brawner added TD runs later in the first quarter. By halftime, Saint Jo’s lead was 30-0.

Gold-Burg tried to put the finger in the dike and keep Saint Jo from the mercy rule for most of the second half.

Score By Quarters

Gold-Burg           0              0              0              0              –             0

Saint Jo                 22           8              6              14           –             50

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

SJ – Laramie Brawner 27 pass from Garrett Parker (Daimeon Lawler kick)

SJ – Brawner 8 run (kick no good)

SJ – Wyatt West 10 run (Lawler kick)

Second Quarter

SJ – Lawler 1 pass from Parker (Lawler kick)

Third Quarter

SJ – Colton Thomas 8 run (kick no good)

Fourth Quarter

SJ – Anthony Gutierrez 16 run (Lawler kick)

SJ – Lozano Baltazar 20 run (no kick attempted)

Records: Saint Jo (2-1); Gold-Burg (1-2)

Henrietta 37, Bowie 9

At Henrietta, Bowie’s Kevin Stallcup opened the game’s scoring, but then the Bearcats scored 28 unanswered points in the second quarter to take control of the proceedings.

Bowie dropped to 1-2 on the season heading into its Sept. 19 game versus Pottsboro at Jackrabbit Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Jackrabbits added a safety in the third quarter, courtesy a botched Henrietta snap. However, the Bearcats reeled off nine points to pull away for good.

Bowie had been averaging 424 yards per game through its first couple of contests, but managed just 165 against a stingy Henrietta defense.

Forestburg 56, Wichita Falls Christian 8

At Forestburg, Longhorns freshman running back Daniel Sharon scored three rushing touchdowns while teammates Malaci Moore and Matthew Wallace both threw a pair of TD passes for an easy victory.

Sharon finished with 165 yards on the ground. Moore chipped in with 129 yards passing, and Wallace 87 yards as the Longhorn offense turned prolific.

Forestburg head coach Wayne Tuckwell reported the game was stopped midway through the third quarter.

The Longhorns, with a 2-1 mark, will play on the road next week against Denton Calvary.

Ponder 27, Nocona 3

At Nocona, Catalino Hernandez booted a 27-yard field goal during the second quarter, but that was the only offense the Indians had to show for in a loss to Ponder.

This marked the season-opening game at Jack Crain Stadium.

Nocona stands at 0-3 heading into its bye week.

The game was close at halftime, with Ponder clinging to a three-point lead. However, the Lions racked up 21 points in the third quarter to pull away for good.

Gold-Burg quarterback Josh Belt finds himself gang tackled during the second quarter of Friday’s game against Saint Jo at Harley Sewell Field. The Panthers blanked the Bears 50-0 in this non-district game. (News photo by Eric Viccaro) 

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Baseball Roundup

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Saint Jo vs Bellevue
The Saint Jo Panthers got out of their early season funk as they beat fellow 1A Bellevue twice last week on two different days.
The Panthers won the first high-scoring game 15-9 before shut out the Eagles 10-0 in the second game.
Saint Jo had a rough beginning to its season, with mostly ugly losses and only one win.
Bellevue came in with no wins, but it was not unexpected due to it being the Eagles first year as a program since the late 1990s.
Bellevue led the first game for most of it scoring five runs in the first inning and just holding off the Panthers 5-4 heading into the sixth inning.
Saint Jo then caught fire, scoring six runs in the sixth inning to take its first lead since the first inning. The Eagles kept it close and scored four runs to make it a one run game 10-9 heading into the final inning.
The game had to be postponed due to Bellevue’s new field not having any lights to play past a certain time.
When the game was picked up three days later, the Panthers added five more run to their lead. The Eagles could not answer and Saint Jo won the game 15-9.
Devein Stewart and Logan Hoover led the Panthers four RBIs each while Charlie Evans and R Forrester drove in two runs each.
Trent Gaston pitched 4.1 innings and allowed two runs and struck out seven batters to lead the team.
Saint Jo’s defense committed four errors.
For Bellevue, Brayden Moore led the team with three RBIs while Bryce Ramsey and Ryan Jones each drove in two runs.
Ramsey pitched five innings and allowed four runs while striking out nine batters to lead the team.
The second game picked up right after the end of the first game. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the second game went similarly to the end of first game.
Saint Jo scored three runs in the first inning, four in the second inning and three in the third inning.
The Panther defense shut out Bellevue and the game ended with Saint Jo winning 10-0 after four and half innings due to run rule.
Sam Martin led the Panthers with four RBIs while Evans drove in two runs. Stewart pitched three innings and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out six batters. Hoover pitched two innings and struck out four batters while allowing no hits and walking two batters. The team committed no fielding errors.
For Bellevue, River Trail got the only hit in the game for the team. The team drew three walks, but could not get on base.
Blake Reese led the team with two innings pitched and three earned runs on two hits and five walks while striking out two batters. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost their second game against Muenster on Friday on the road.
The Indians lost 10-0 after five innings due to run-rule as the Hornets picked up all of their runs in one horrible inning for Nocona.
The score was tied at 0-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning. The Indian defense had navigated one out singles the first two innings without letting it morph into anything threatening.
Unfortunately, the third inning saw Muenster get going from the first batter.
Five singles, two doubles, two walks and a hit batter later saw the Hornets score 10 runs.
Nocona’s bats had been able to get someone on base in most innings despite Walker Murphey getting the team’s only base hit, but could not get a run to score.
The Indian defense did bounce back to not allow any runs in the fourth or fifth inning, but with no runs coming through for Nocona, the game ended after five innings.
Muenster won 10-0.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Softball Roundup

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Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost at home on Friday night against Muenster.
The Lady Hornets won 9-0, with most of the damage coming in the fourth inning against the Lady Indians.
Nocona gave up two runs in the first inning, but kept the game within reach after shutting out Muenster in the second and third innings.
Then came the fourth inning. Five fielding errors and two singles contributed to the Lady Hornets scoring six runs to go up 8-0.
The Lady Indians struggled to get their bats going all game though they did get some base runners that could have been worked home with some timely plays in other games.
Muenster added one more run in the sixth inning to make the final score 9-0.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost a shootout at Era on Friday night.
The Lady Hornets won 25-15 in a game that ended early after six innings due to run-rule.
Saint Jo was trailing the early part of the game down 9-1 after three innings.
The Lady Panthers then had a huge offensive inning, scoring nine runs in the fourth inning to go up 10-9.
Era bounced back in the same inning and scored three runs to retake the lead 12-10, but Saint Jo then scored four runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth inning as it lead 15-12.
The Lady Hornets then embarked on an inning from hell for the Lady Panthers, more than doubling their score and not ending until Era was up by 10 runs to end the game early.
The Lady Hornets had scored 13 runs to win 25-15.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Nocona’s Stone signs to play football

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Nocona senior Johnny Stone, son of Chelsi and Haydan, signed his letter of intent to play football at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie on Monday. Stone played running back and linebacker for Nocona on varsity for three years, helping the Indians go from two wins his first season to winning 16 games the last two seasons that resulted in playoff berths and a district title this past season. Stone has also spent time playing baseball, golf, basketball and track during his four years at Nocona. “They have a great program there,” Stone said. “Their business and financing program, it is five years for a masters so I thought that was a really good choice. They have a nice indoor gym. They really focus on the relgious part of school.” Stone plans to focus on business and financing major with maybe a minior in religious beliefs.

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