SPORTS
FRIDAY NIGHT FINALS: Forestburg qualifies for playoffs
By ERIC VICCARO
Forestburg’s J.D. Moore scored the go-ahead touchdown with 17 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as the Longhorns defeated Woodson, 58-57, in a District 12-1A-II game at Cowboys Stadium in Woodson.
The Longhorns improved to 6-2 on the season, and they will play Throckmorton at home next Friday for the district title.
This was a see-saw game from the start.
Forestburg had a slim 8-6 lead after one quarter only to watch Woodson score 33 second-quarter points for a 39-23 advantage at intermission.
The Longhorns regained the lead after three quarters at 40-39.
“It was one of our goals since the season started,” Forestburg head coach Wayne Tuckwell said regarding the Longhorns making the playoffs. “We’ve accomplished that.”
Forestburg started 6-man football in 2007.
Ponder 24, Bowie 20
Bowie quarterback Trace Hardee, who was inserted into the game for Lawson Mickler, helped the Jackrabbit offense click.
Hardee connected with Chase Hall on a pair of TD passes, but it wasn’t enough as Bowie lost for the eighth straight game and was eliminated from the playoffs with this four-point loss at District 4-3A-I foe Ponder at Lion Stadium.
Bowie was up 20-18, but fumbled deep in its own territory and gave the ball back to Ponder.
On fourth-and-11, Ponder quarterback Brady Anderson hooked up with Jonathan Aguilar in the end zone on a go-ahead 17-yard TD pass.
Jesse Vaughn caught 78 yards in passes. Hardee finished the game 9-of-18 for 100 yards after Mickler threw a pair of interceptions.
Bowie is 1-8, 0-4 heading into its Nov. 7 finale versus Paradise. This will mark Senior Night for the Jackrabbits.
Eastland 45, Nocona 6
Ryder Nobile, who had to play quarterback when fellow senior Kyle Sentell went down with an injury, scored Nocona’s lone touchdown on a 39-yard run with 9 minutes, 31 seconds left in the fourth quarter as Eastland trounced the Indians in a District 2-3A-II game on Senior Night at Jack Crain Stadium.
Nocona dropped to 0-9, 0-6.
Eastland will play Cisco for the district title next week while Nocona travels to face Jacksboro.
The Mavericks rolled to a 38-0 halftime lead. Nocona played better in the second half, aided by a pair of onside kick recoveries and a couple more Eastland fumbles.
Newcastle 52, Saint Jo 6
Newcastle and Saint Jo were knotted at 6-all after one quarter of play, but then the Bobcats tallied 46 points in the second and third quarters for the District 9-1A-I victory.
Saint Jo dropped to 4-5, 0-2. Tioga’s 37-24 victory over Bryson knocked the Panthers out of playoff contention.
The Panthers will play at Bryson on Nov. 7 in the last game of the season.
Throckmorton 72, Gold-Burg 0
Throckmorton defeated Gold-Burg by the same score Forestburg did the week earlier as the Bears dropped to 2-7, 0-2 heading into the Nov. 7 season finale against Woodson at Joe Corpening Field in Stoneburg.
Read the Bowie News’ mid-week edition for more coverage.
Nocona’s Ryder Nobile is wrapped up by an Eastland defender during Friday’s District 2-3A-I game at Jack Crain Stadium in Nocona. Nobile later scored the Indians’ lone touchdown of the game. Eastland defeated Nocona 45-6. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Bowie had six players play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl football all-star game. For pictures from not just the football game, but the basketball and volleyball games as well that feature athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6875584&T=1
Nocona is welcoming back Coach Sandy Langford, former coach and alumnus for the Lady Indians, as its new volleyball head coach.
Langford comes back to Nocona after spending the past 11 years leading the Glen Rose volleyball program.
Her circumstances with her family allowed her to jump at the opportunity once she became aware the position at Nocona was available.
“My youngest graduated and is playing football at Midwestern (State University),” Langford said. “All of our family is here and I knew that Coach Kara (Lucherk) was leaving. We were eventually going to retire here. Our oldest son plays college football at West Texas A&M and we’ll be two hours closer to him as well.”
She again will lead the Lady Indians volleyball program, one that she led all the way to the state title game in 2011, which is the farthest the volleyball program has ever gone in its prestigious history.
Langford kept up that level of success during her 11 years at the bigger 4A Glen Rose. She won less than 20 games only twice during her time, winning her 500th career game back in 2023. Her teams were ranked among the top 10 in the state five times and Langford led Glen Rose to the state tournament in 2017, the best finish in program history.
With the Lady Indians also having its own string of success, appearing in back-to-back regional finals while finishing atop the district standings both years, Langford is excited to not just keep the success going, but shoot for the stars.
“We are not expecting anything less than a state championship,” Langford said.
She has stacked the non-district schedule with strong, state-ranked 3A and 4A teams as well as big tournaments that will test Nocona’s mettle early next season in the hopes it will prepare them for a long playoff run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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