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Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears did not have a happy end to their homecoming week as they played Northside on Friday night.
While the Bears were able to stretch the game into the fourth quarter, the Indians still came out on top 48-0.
The defense kept Gold-Burg in the game early. After a score on Northside’s first drive, the Bears defense forced and recovered a fumble in their own endzone for a touchback to prevent the Indians from scoring.
Gold-Burg only trailed 8-0 heading into the second quarter, but after that Northside’s size and experience overwhelmed the Bears.
The Indians scored on their next two possessions, but Gold-Burg’s defense did get another stop before the half. The Bears trailed 22-0, but it was definitely an improvement on some of their previous scores at halftimes.
The third quarter saw Gold-Burg’s offense continue to struggle. After a nice dump off went for a first down in the Bear’s opening drive, Gold-Burg had failed to convert a first down since.
Things did not help when the Bear’s main offensive threat, Will Hodges, had to come off with an ankle injury. Gold-Burg had minor success with quick dives up the middle for a few yards at a time, but inopportune penalties or negative plays would stall the drives.
Northside scored on the first play of the fourth quarter to make the score 48-0 and end the game due to mercy rule.
The Bears travel to Woodson to play at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers picked up another win on Friday night at Wichita Christian to stay undefeated following a bye week.
The Panthers won 56-6, putting a stop to the game sometime during the third quarter.
Despite this, Saint Jo did not have the best of starts.
Logan Brawner scored one of his three rushing touchdowns on the Panthers opening drive to make the score 6-0, but after that Saint Jo’s offense struggled to get anything going.
The first two drives of the second quarter saw Eli Jones connect on touchdown passes to Pepe Gam. It was among the 30 points Saint Jo scored as it led 36-6 at halftime.
Brawner’s two other scores came in the third quarter while Ashton Stewart scored on a 30-yard run to end the game 56-6.
Brawner led the team with 124 yards rushing to go along with his three touchdowns. Brayden Bell was second with 85 yards on the ground and one touchdown. Gam led the team with three receptions for 61 yards and two touchdowns, all from quarterback Eli Jones.
On defense, the Panthers forced three turnovers. Connor Thompson recovered a fumble for a touchdown while Chance Bennett intercepted a pass and Hunter Garrett recovered the other.
Saint Jo plays its final non-district game this week at home against Carrollton Texas Alliance of Christian Athletes at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 for homecoming.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians started off district with possibly their toughest challenge of the season as they hosted state-ranked Gunter.
The Tigers showed why they are ranked fourth in the state as they won 58-6 against the Indians.
Gunter scored the game’s opening 13 points in the first quarter. Nocona was able to capitalize on a 50-plus yard run from Chandler Fenoglio as he scored from a yard out later on fourth and goal. The score cut the lead to 13-6.
It would be one of the last positive things for the Indians as the Tigers blocked the extra point and returned it for two points to make it 15-6. Gunter did the majority of its damage in the second quarter as the Tigers led 51-6 at halftime.
Eventually a running clock started after Gunter’s final score midway through the third quarter and the teams played even the rest of the way.
The Indians hope to be rid of Gunter in their district next year with realignment.
The Indians next travel to Henrietta to play at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns played at former district opponent Newcastle on Friday.
The Longhorns lost 63-12 as the speed of the Bobcats proved to give Forestburg issues on the defensive side.
While offense had some success, it was not enough to keep up with Newcastle.
The Longhorns next host Savoy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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Interview with Saint Jo softball players Jordyn O'Neal (left) and Maxey Johnson following their playoff win against Perrin-Whitt on April 24, 2024.
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Nocona softball wins final game of the season against Alvord

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The Nocona Lady Indians played their final game of the regular season with a drubbing of Alvord at home.
The Lady Indians won 11-1 after six innings due to run-rule to end their season on a positive note despite no playoffs.
The game was rescheduled from last week due to weather.
Nocona was coming off a tough loss against Muenster the previous game, but knew it had a chance against Alvord after beating the Lady Bulldogs 6-4 in the first game.
The game started slow, but the Lady Indians got the lead with one run in the first inning. Alvord answered with one run in the third inning before Nocona retook the lead and never let it go.
The Lady Indians scored three runs in the third inning, two in the fourth, three in the fifth and the final two in the sixth inning to end the game on Charity Claxton’s sacrifice bunt that scored the last run.
Nocona won 11-1.

Coach Nolan Lanham thought it was the most complete game the team had played all season.
While he is sad this year’s season is complete, he is excited about what the team accomplished this year and what it can build off of it in the coming years.

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Nocona
The Nocona Indians won their first game against Chico on Tuesday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The Indians won 9-4 against the Dragons.
Nocona was coming into the game after a close, low-scoring series against Perrin-Whitt that saw the Indians win one game and lose another.
The Indians took an early lead with Brody Langford driving in a run on a single. Chico answered with two runs in the same inning to take back the lead 2-1.
The teams exchanged runs in the next four innings.
Nocona tied the score at 2-2 in the second inning when RJ Walker hit a sacrifice fly ball deep enough to score one run. The Dragons took the back the lead with an RBI double in the third inning to make it 3-2.
The Indians again tied the score in the fourth inning when Langford hit into a fielder’s choice out with the bases loaded. Once again, Chico retook the lead in the fifth inning, also scoring on a fielder’s choice groundout to go up 4-3.
After a scoreless sixth inning, Nocona was down to its final three outs of the game.
With two runners on base and two outs and looking at a full-count, Caden Belcher came through for the Indians with a base hit. It scored the tying run and the second runner was waived home and had a chance to score the game’s winning run. He was just tagged out for out three, but not before Nocona had tied the score at 4-4.
Chico loaded the bases up with one out in the seventh inning, but Wesley Murphey stepped up and struck out the next two batters to get out of the jam scot free and force the game into extra-innings.
Nocona was still reeling from the momentum of the last inning and it came through in the eighth inning.
With two runners on base and two outs, the Indians started a two-out rally with Wesley Murphey hitting a triple that brought both runners home to score.
Langford followed with a single that drove in one run. Following another single, Konnor Harrington hit a single that drove in another run. Following a walk that loaded the bases, a passed ball allowed Nocona to score another run.
The Indians more than doubled their seven inning total, scoring five runs and leading 9-4.
Wesley Murphey and the defense then closed the door, striking out the first batter before inducing groundouts to shortstop and second base for outs two and three to end the game.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers played their final regular season series in a double-header on Tuesday against Lindsay.
The bigger Knights won both games by run-rule, 12-2 after six innings and 15-2 after five innings.
Saint Jo had last played a week ago in a double-header against Muenster’s JV and varsity teams. The Panthers competed well with the JV team, but struggled more against the varsity team.
Lindsay had no JV team so Saint Jo had to play the 2A school twice and hoped it could compete.
The Knights got off to a fast start in game one, scoring seven runs in the first inning and never looking back.
The Panther defense played better from then on, never allowing Lindsay to score more than two runs in an inning and even holding the Knights scoreless in two innings.
Saint Jo was able to score in the fifth inning when the team loaded the bases and drew two walks to score two runs.
That was enough to keep the game from ending after five innings, but Lindsay scored two runs in the sixth inning to end the game early with the score 12-2.
The second game saw Lindsay score at least one run in every inning, highlighted by seven in the second inning.
Saint Jo scored two runs in the fourth inning. Charlie Evans hit an RBI double. Later he scored on the base paths after Lindsay failed to prevent a stolen base elsewhere.
The game ended after five innings with the Knights winning 15-2.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles lost its final regular season game against Alvord on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs won 22-0 after four innings due to run-rule.
Bellevue knew it was going to be tough competing against a bigger school, but was hoping to compete.
Unfortunately, the Bulldogs came through and scored 14 runs in the first inning to suck any momentum from the Eagles before they had even had a chance to bat.
Bellevue prevented Alvord from scoring in the second inning, but not the third or fourth innings.
The Eagle bats did not have much luck scoring any runs as the Bulldogs won 22-0 after four innings.
Bryce Ramsey and Blake Reese got the only two hits for Bellevue in the game. Alvord racked up 15 hits, drew nine walks and were hit by five pitches which led to all of the runs.

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