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Football Roundup
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers won their home opener against Fort Worth Texas Home Educator’s Sports Association.
The Panthers won 64-36 against the Riders, but a not so good fourth quarter left a bad taste in Saint Jo’s mouth.
With the chance to end the game early in the fourth quarter due to 45 point mercy rule, a bad snap on an extra point led to the game continuing. THESA scored two touchdowns in the period to extend the game until the end.
Despite the win, Saint Jo is motivated to play much better in this week’s game against Campbell. Stevens is not worried his players will be able to stay focused despite it being homecoming week.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 18.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears broke the 13-game winless streak with their win at Chillicothe on Friday.
The Bears came back from a 24-6 first quarter deficit to win 44-38 in overtime.
There were no midgame adjustments Coach Joe Helms employed to turn the game around. Gold-Burg just started playing better the next three quarters and executing the game plan.
Thankfully, there was just enough time to come back.
The Bears tied the score up with only 42 second left in the game to force overtime before winning in the extra period.
Helms has hopes his team can pick up win number two against Arlington Texas Leadership Academy.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Gold-Burg.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns travelled to Throckmorton and saw the Greyhounds win a one-sided game.
The Longhorns lost 54-7, with the game ending early in the third quarter.
Forestburg played with a lot of heart, but the bigger, stronger team from Throckmorton used its size well to push the Longhorns around.
Offensively, Forestburg did some good things, but negative plays and penalties killed drives.
Coach Trey Cumby expects his team to match up better against Bryson this Friday as the Cowboys play more spread out.
Forestburg plays at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 18 at home.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians hosted Ponder on Friday and did not play well.
The Lions ran over the Indians 53-14.
Ponder’s rushing attack was just too much for Nocona on that night. The Lions led 34-0 at halftime.
The Indians played better in the second half, but it was too little too late after the big hole they were in after the first half.
Rick Weaver named Trent Sappington the player of the game. He led the team with 11 tackles, intercepted a pass and scored one of the team’s two touchdowns.
Nocona is still trying to figure out how to play mistake free football on offense to limit backbreaking turnovers.
The Indians travel to Chico to play at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 18.
Tickets to the game must be bought on the Chico Independent School District website before Friday.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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