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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tradition takes on the upstarts
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
The Forestburg High School football team finds itself in uncharted territory as the Longhorns play their first-ever area round game this week.
“They are a very good team with good players and a good scheme,” Forestburg head coach Wayne Tuckwell said regarding Thursday’s opponent: Motley County.
Forestburg will play Motley County at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Moffett-Dodson Stadium in Chillicothe in the Conference 1A Division II area round.
Motley County runs mostly out of tight-T formations and uses a 3-2 alignment on defense.
“They are big, strong and fast,” Tuckwell said. The coach said it’s going to be a challenge to corral Motley County’s speed.
The Matadors also have tradition on their side. Motley County won the state championship in 2007 and played in the semifinals four years ago.
Motley County is coached by Throckmorton native Mike Bigham, who is currently in his 10th season at the helm of the Matadors. Bigham played middle linebacker at both Ranger Junior College and McMurry University in Abilene.
The Matadors have been in the postseason in nine of Bigham’s 10 years.
The coach was complimentary of what he saw on film from Forestburg.
“I think they have a spread back (J.D. Moore) that does good things for them,” Bigham said. “They run their formations well, and they have an aggressive defense. I am looking forward to a good ball game.”
Forestburg defender Wyatt (21) prepares to tackle a Benjamin player during a Nov. 12 game at Vernon. The Longhorns won their first-ever playoff game here. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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