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FRIDAY NIGHT FINALS: Forestburg qualifies for playoffs

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By ERIC VICCARO

bnewssports@gmail.com

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)

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Interview with Bowie baseball players Boston Farris (left) and Trae Seigler following their district win against City View on April 8, 2025.
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Interview with Bowie softball players Hanna Bell (left) and Sadie Britt following their district win against City View on senior night on April 8, 2025.
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RJ Walker pitched four perfect innings for Nocona and got his 100th career strike out. (Courtesy photo)

Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.

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