SPORTS
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Chillicothe rallies to top Forestburg
By ERIC VICCARO
The Forestburg High School football team stayed stride for stride with Chillicothe for nearly four quarters in Friday’s Conference 1A Division II bi-district playoff game at Archer City.
Longhorn freshman quarterback Matthew Wallace scored on a 19-yard touchdown run with 2 minutes, 23 seconds in the fourth quarter – that trimmed Chillicothe’s lead to 44-41.
But, on 2nd-down-and-10 from Forestburg’s 33-yard line, Chillicothe’s Denzel Graves eluded a couple of would-be Longhorn tacklers en route to a TD.
That gave the Eagles the cushion they needed and Forestburg bowed out of the postseason with a 58-41 loss to Chillicothe.
Chillicothe improved to 7-4 on the season, advancing to the regional round for a game with Guthrie on Nov. 21. Forestburg finished the 2014 campaign with a mark of 6-4.
“The boys played hard tonight,” Forestburg head coach Wayne Tuckwell said.
Tuckwell thought injuries wore down the Longhorns as the game advanced. Malaci Moore missed several stretches of the game due to cramps in his right calf.
Bryan McDowell is the lone senior on the roster. McDowell played superbly in his final scholastic grid contest, catching two 24-yard TD passes from Wallace.
The Longhorns were clinging to a 34-30 at the end of three quarters, only to see the Eagles rack up 28 fourth-quarter points for the victory.
Forestburg built its lead to as much as 28-6 with 3:50 to go in the second quarter after McDowell’s second TD reception. The Longhorns took advantage of three first-half Chillicothe fumbles while amassing their advantage.
After the Eagles went four-plays-and-out, Forestburg had a chance to score again – only this time McDowell fumbled at the Chillicothe 19-yard line. The Eagles recovered, and the fulcrum began swinging in their direction.
Friday’s Result
Conference 1A Division II Playoffs
At Archer City
Chillicothe 58, Forestburg 41
Score by Quarters
Forestburg 8 20 6 7 – 41
Chillicothe 0 12 18 28 – 58
Scoring Summary
(Forestburg scores only)
First Quarter
F – Bryan McDowell 24 pass from Matthew Wallace (Malaci Moore kick)
Second Quarter
F – Daniel Sharon 3 run (Malaci Moore kick)
F – Malaci Moore 1 run (kick blocked)
F – McDowell 24 pass from Wallace (kick failed)
Third Quarter
F – Wallace 37 run (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
F – Wallace 19 run (Taten Vann pass from Wallace)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
FRIDAY
Era 58, Saint Jo 14
Record: Saint Jo, 0-2
Prairie Valley 65, Wichita Falls Heat 35
Record: Prairie Valley, 1-1
TODAY
11 a.m., Gold-Burg at Electra
Forestburg freshman running back Daniel Sharon scampers free and clear during the first half of Friday’s Conference 1A Division II bi-district playoff game at Archer City. Chillicothe rallied to beat the Longhorns 58-41. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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