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FRIDAY NIGHT FINALS: Horn of plenty in Forestburg

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By ERIC VICCARO

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The Forestburg football team found itself down 28-20 at intermission to Montague County rival Saint Jo.

The Longhorns flipped fortunes in the third quarter with the help of an onside kick recovery from Matthew Wallace and later in the third quarter Bryan McDowell recovered a Saint Jo fumble.

Forestburg exploded for 30 third-quarter points en route to a 69-54 victory in 6-man football at Longhorn Field.

“They were able to score quickly off that onside kick and fumble,” Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon said.

Forestburg head coach Wayne Tuckwell, who served as a coordinator for Tallon with the Panthers for five seasons, agreed the onside kick was a pivotal part of the contest.

“In the second half, that set the tone for us,” the coach commented. “We were able to get the ball and score, and then we got the ball right back and brought it down for another score.”

Tuckwell said the lightning-like scoring elevated the Longhorns’ morale.

Forestburg improved to 4-2 heading into its Oct. 10 game at Harrold. Saint Jo (3-2) returns to action on Oct. 10 as well, playing host to Denton Calvary at Harley Sewell Field. Forestburg beat Denton Calvary earlier this season for some comparison shopping.

This game served as Matthew Wallace’s breakout performance as the quarterback threw five touchdown passes and he rushed for three more scores.

Wallace threw TD strikes twice to Bryan McDowell and the following players once – Malaci Moore, Bear Osteen and Taten Vann.

Moore was a game time decision, and he was healthy enough to contribute. Meanwhile, Vann’s 68-yard TD reception during the fourth quarter proved to be the final dagger to the Panthers’ heart.

Saint Jo received solid contributions on offense from Wyatt West, Anthony Gutierrez and Laramie Brawner, but it wasn’t enough the counter Forestburg’s firepower on this night.

Friday’s Result

Forestburg 69, Saint Jo 54

At Forestburg

Score By Quarters

Saint Jo                 12           16           14           12           –             54

Forestburg          6              14           30           19           ­–             69

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

SJ – Wyatt West 25 pass from Laramie Brawner (kick failed)

F – Daniel Sharon 14 run (kick failed)

SJ – Blake Pledger 41 kickoff return (kick failed)

Second Quarter

F – Bryan McDowell 24 pass from Matthew Wallace (Malaci Moore kick)

SJ – Anthony Gutierrez 3 run (Daimeon Lawler kick)

SJ – West 55 pass from Garrett Parker (Lawler kick)

F – Wallace 2 run (kick failed)

Third Quarter  

F – Malaci Moore 52 pass from Wallace (Moore kick)

F – McDowell 6 pass from Wallace (Moore kick)

SJ – Gutierrez 26 run (Lawler kick)

F – Wallace 27 run (kick failed)

F – Sharon 3 run (Moore kick)

SJ – Brawner 10 run (Lawler kick)

Fourth Quarter

F – Bear Osteen 12 pass from Wallace (Sharon run)

SJ –Baltazar Lozano 4 run (kick failed)

F – Taten Vann 68 pass from Wallace (kick failed)

SJ – West 9 run (pass failed)

F – Wallace 27 run (kick failed)

OTHER GAMES

Covenant Classical 56, Gold-Burg 6

Josh Belt scampered 30 yards for a touchdown, but that was the only offense Gold-Burg had to show for in a non-district 6-man loss to Covenant Classical Academy of Fort Worth.

Gold-Burg is now 2-3 overall.

The Bears play at Joe Corpening Field in Stoneburg next Friday versus Tioga. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

Holliday 45, Nocona 0

Holliday won this District 2-3A-II game without much trouble. The Eagles staked themselves to a 14-0 lead at the end one quarter and 31-0 at intermission.

Nocona has the unenviable task of playing defending state champion Cisco at Jack Crain Stadium next Friday (7:30 p.m. kickoff). The Indians remain winless at 0-5.

Bowie was idle

The Bowie High School football team got healthier during its bye week as the Jackrabbits prepare for next Friday’s District 4-3A-I opener at Boyd. The game will take place at Boyd ISD Stadium (7:30 p.m. kickoff). The Rabbits are 1-4.

VOLLEYBALL

District 3A-9

Nocona def. Holliday, 25-16, 13-25, 15-25, 25-19, 20-18. Nocona improved to 16-15 overall, 5-2 in the district. The Lady Indians are now locked in a probable postseason spot.

Bowie def. Paradise, 25-21, 21-16, 17-25, 25-12. Bowie improved to 18-15 overall, 3-4 in the district. The Lady Rabbits are tied with Holliday.

District 2A-10

Forestburg def. Saint Jo, 23-25, 17-25, 235-16, 25-23, 15-9. The Lady Horns are now 18-11, 4-3. Lady Panthers drop to 9-17, 3-4. Tioga is also 3-4 in this district. Forestburg forges ahead for a possible playoff berth.

Tioga def. Gold-Burg 25-7, 25-4, 25-7. Gold-Burg is now 0-20, 0-7.

Lindsay def. Prairie Valley 25-11, 25-8, 25-6. Prairie Valley is now 4-22, 1-6. Lindsay is currently ranked third in 2A by the Texas Girls Coaches Association.

Forestburg’s Daniel Sharon (left) attempts to stop Saint Jo’s Laramie Brawner during the second half of Friday’s non-district 6-man football game at Longhorn Field in Forestburg. The Longhorns defeated the Panthers, 69-54, erasing a halftime deficit for the victory. (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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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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