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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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Red River HS Bass Club earns fifth place

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The team of Carson Caudle and Hunter Blackburn earned fourth place individually. (Courtesy photo)

The Red River High School Bass Club competed on Saturday at Eagle Mount Lake as the club finished fifth overall out of 28 clubs.
The club had two teams that brought in fish at the end of the day, but one also finished highly.
The team of Carson Caudle and Hunter Blackburn got fourth overall out of more than 100 teams. The pair caught three fish that weighed in at 7.99 pounds.
The club had one more pair that brought in fish. Walker Strahan and Bryce Ramsey got one fish that weighed in a 1.95 pounds that was good for 33rd place.
Only 37 out of the 126 teams were fortunate enough to bring fish to the weigh-in.

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Boy’s basketball all-district list released

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Bowie’s Rayder Mann was named his district’s offensive most valuable player.

Bowie
Superlatives
Offensive most valuable player: Rayder Mann
First team
Gaige Goodman
Second team
Boston Farris
Honorable mention
Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Braden Rhyne
Academic all-district
Hayden Sutton, Keller Dosch, Anthony Jaraleno, Finn Riddle, Tyler Richey, Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Hayden Heugatter, Boston Farris, Rayder Mann

Nocona
Superlatives
Co-newcomer of the year: Landon Fatheree
Fighting heart award: Jose Gomez Jr.
First team
Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez
Second team
Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey
Honorable mention
Adrian Gutierrez
Academic all-district
Jose Gomez Jr., Kyle Waters, Kasch Johnson, RJ Walker, William Henley, Skye Kirby, Landon Fatheree, Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez, Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey, Adrian Gutierrez

1A
Superlatives: Jesus Sanchez, Forestburg, most valuable player; Barrett Johnson, Saint Jo, offensive MVP; Evan Chavez, Bellevue, sixth man of the year; Camden Dreyer, Gold-Burg, co-newcomer of the year; Josiah Wadsworth, Forestburg, co-newcomer of the year; Curtis Enis, Forestburg, coach of the year
First team
Ryan Jones, Bellevue; Jesse Wadsworth, Forestburg; Kyler Willett, Forestburg; Lee Yeley, Saint Jo; Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Second team
Aaron Allison, Bellevue; Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; River Trail, Bellevue; Jayton Epperson, Gold-Burg; Trae Campbell, Prairie Valley; Zeke Bonn, Saint Jo; Landon Shannon, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue; Brenna Criswell, Bellevue; Eli White-Freeland, Gold-Burg; Keelyn Case, Gold-Burg; Barrett Allen, Gold-Burg; Angel Cruz, Forestburg; Hayden Halliburton, Forestburg; John Carranza, Forestburg; Hunter Camden, Prairie Valley; Jarrett Horton, Prairie Valley; Landen Williams, Saint Jo; Jayden Curry, Saint Jo; Colton Curry, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue
: Walker Strahan, Brycen Bancroft, Bryce Ramsey, Will Bonds, Cowyn Langford
Forestburg: Rafeal Sanchez, Josiah Wadsworth, Tristan Cumby, Hayden Halliburton, Jesse Wadsworth
Prairie Valley: Hunter Camden, Jarrett Horton, Josh Stout, Dayne Sadler, Kasey Caruthers
Saint Jo: Jayden Curry, Colton Curry, Landon Shannon, Barrett Johnson, Trent Gaston, Zeke Bonn, Lee Yeley
Gold-Burg: Levi Hellinger, Brady Allen, Barrett Allen

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Softball Roundup

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Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians’ softball team had a great first week as a full team, winning all of their games and going 4-0 at their hosted tournament against a Seymour program.
The Lady Indians were able to add some players from basketball, which only ended the previous week after winning the state title.
Nocona kicked off the week with a blowout win against Perrin-Whitt on March 4. The Lady Indians scored 12 runs in the first inning and seven in the second as the game ended after three innings due to run-rule, Nocona winning 19-1.
Skye Kirby led the team with four RBIs while Kylea Wallace and Heidi Atteberry were second with two RBIs each. The team drew 12 walks.
Reagan Phipps, fresh from the basketball court, allowed one run (zero earned) on two hits while striking out seven batters.
Nocona on March 6-7 played double-headers on each day against Seymour and its JV team.
The first game against the Lady Panthers varsity team saw the Lady Indians win 14-6 after four and half innings. Gwyndelyn Forsyth led the team with three RBIs while Tinley Cable, Kirby and Phipps each drove in two runs. Phipps hit a home run as well.
On the mound, Phipps allowed six runs on nine hits while striking out nine batters.
The next game against the JV team from Seymour was strangely closer, but Nocona came out on top, winning 10-7 after four innings played.
Forsyth led the team with two RBIs as five different players drove in one run each. Atteberry got the start on the mound and allowed seven runs on six hits while striking out six batters and walking seven.
The next day Nocona dominated the Seymour varsity team again, winning 11-2 after five innings played. Evelyn Marquez led the team with two RBIs while four other players had one in a balanced approach. Phipps allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out seven batters.
The Lady Indians made sure not to let up against the Seymour JV team in the next game. Nocona won 16-3 after four innings played to end the week off right.
Kaitlyn Tiffner led the team with four RBIs while Marquez drove in three, Kirby and Cable drove in two. Atteberry allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits while striking out two batters.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers had tough games last week against 2A team Chico and Muenster.
The Lady Panthers lost by the scores 21-2 and 22-0 as they try to look for the positive while playing against mostly bigger schools.
Saint Jo played Chico on March 7. Most of the damage was done in the second inning, with the Lady Dragons scored 13 runs. The Lady Panthers did score runs in two of the three innings played, but the game ended after three due to run-rule as Chico won 21-2.
Reagan Wilson led the team with one RBI. On defense, the team had 17 walks and allowed 10 hits, though the team committed zero fielding errors.
It did not get any easier hosting Muenster on March 10. The Lady Hornets scored 10 runs in the first inning before Saint Jo could come up to bat and had dug itself a big hole. The Lady Panthers had little success with their bats in the game, with Maxey Johnson being the sole base runner as she got a hit.
Muenster won 22-0 as the Lady Hornets had 14 hits and drew 16 walks.

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