Saint Jo vs Forestburg
The Saint Jo Panthers were able to stay undefeated as they had a happy homecoming this year beating fellow county team Forestburg.
The Panthers beat the Longhorns 58-0, ending the game at halftime due to the mercy rule.
Saint Jo came into the game undefeated, but still not pleased since none of its wins had come by the way of mercy rule.
Forestburg was 1-2 coming into the game shorthanded, with four of its players out due to injury or off the field related incident. Even at full strength, the Longhorns would have needed to play their best game of the season for a chance, with the last win against the Panthers coming in 2017.
It was one-sided from the jump.
Saint Jo got a stop on defense before Wade Lucas scored on a 34-yard run. The Panthers then recovered the onside kick and Devin Stewart connected with Lee Yeley on a 32-yard touchdown catch.
The Panther defense got a stop before Stewart could find Lucas on a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Saint Jo’s defense then forced a turnover when Stewart intercepted a pass. Shortly later, Blayton Calabrese scored on a 39-yard run.
Following another stop on defense, the Panthers scored once more before the first quarter ended with Stewart scrambling for a 19-yard touchdown.
Saint Jo led 36-0.
The Panthers got another turnover on defense as Stewart intercepted a pass. With it being fourth down, it served more as a defacto punt.
Saint Jo gave the ball to Logan Hoover who scored on a 55-yard run.
Following another stop on defense, the Panthers scored with Lucas scoring on a short run.
Saint Jo’s defense forced its final turnover of the game when Mathew Sampson recovered a fumble. It was followed up with Charlie Barclay scoring on a short run for the game’s final score.
The Panthers won 58-0.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears won their first game of the season on homecoming on Friday night against Harrold.
The Bears won 51-6, ending the game early in the third quarter due to mercy rule.
Gold-Burg had struggled in its first three games against really tough teams, but was able to beat up on a Hornets team that was 1-1.
The Bears used their speed on the perimeter to bust out big runs on sweeps that Harrold had no answer for while dominating on defense.
Paul Jones led the team with 85 yards passing, completing a 55-yard touchdown pass to Keelyn Case. He also rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Jayton Epperson led the team with 199 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost another tough game on the road on Friday to Archer City.
The Wildcats won 53-14 against the Indians.
Nocona was coming off its first win the previous week against S&S Consolidated and the team had fully embraced it’s under the center, run first offensive identity.
Unfortunately, that was not enough for the Indians to hang with an Archer City team that proved to be more physical than them up front as the Wildcats finished 401 yards rushing.
Nocona did the move the ball a bit, finishing with 163 yards rushing and completing four passes for 75 yards. Jayce Lehde found Jose Gomez for an 18-yard touchdown pass.
Arty Malone led the team with 76 yards rushing and scored one touchdown on a 12-yard run. Jax Fuller was right behind him with 75 yards rushing.
On defense, Cristhian Cortez led the team with seven tackles. Raul Rodriguez and Gomez each recovered a fumble on defense as well.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News. For pictures from the Saint Jo and Gold-Burg game, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6869054&T=1
