Panhandle edges Wellington in OT
In a game as good as advertised, the Panhandle Panthers scored on the first possession of overtime to edge a very good Wellington team for a thrilling 38-32 win leaving the Panther fans exstatic on Friday night in Panhandle.
This was a very physical game that saw two teams leave everything on the field. Wellington led 32-26 with just under eight minutes to play when quarterback Broxton Robinson found Dylan Pohlmeier on a 12-yard touchdown reception to tie the game, 32-32.
Brayson Choate was clutch in the win for Panhandle rushing for a team-high 132 yards on only seven carries with two touchdowns. Robinson was 5-for-10 for 71 yards with three touchdown passes and rushed it for 32 yards.
Panhandle closes out non-district at a perfect 5-0. Wellington drops to 3-2.
Shamrock stuns Bovina with second half rally
Shamrock had to overcome multiple adversities but somehow left Bovina with an incredible come-from-behind 30-28 victory by scoring 30 unanswered points to leave the Mustangs stunned on Friday night at Mustangs Stadium.
Shamrock’s first obstacle was its bus breaking down in the afternoon on the way to Bovina. The bus died 15 miles east of Highland Park High School. Fortunately, Highland Park ISD stepped up and let Shamrock use a bus to get the team to Bovina. The Irish were delayed getting to Bovina with the game being delayed 30 minutes.
With a frantic afternoon, the head coach Nate Skelton’s team couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start falling behind 20-0 at half and found themselves down 28-0 early in the third quarter.
However, Shamrock didn’t quit and were able to make a furious comeback behind quarterback Phillip Cook and receivers Rodney Holmes and Terry Menefield. Menefield got the Irish on the board with two touchdown catches cutting the lead 28-14. Holmes then had a scoring catch and thanks to a two-point conversion it was suddenly 28-22. Holmes then made the eventual-game winning comeback snag over two defenders with six minutes to play. The two-point conversion was once again good and Shamrock left Bovina with a furious 30-28 win.
Cook overcame three interceptions to go 28-of-39 for 352 yards with four touchdowns. Menefield had a monster effort with 12 catches for 169 yards and two scores and Holmes hauled in eight catches for 125 yards with a pair of TDs.
The Irish improve to 3-2 overall. The Mustangs fall to 1-4.
Spearman holds off Gruver to avenge win in Hansford County rivalry
After falling to Gruver a year ago, the Spearman Lynx gained a measure of revenge by taking down arch-rival Gruver in a battle of Hansford County thanks to an exciting 23-22 victory on Friday night at Greyhound Stadium.
The Lynx move to 2-3 with the victory while Gruver falls to 3-2.
Gruver led 22-16 with just under eight minutes remaining until Spearman running back JP Carbajal burled his way in from four-yards out. With the extra-point good, the Lynx were able to take the 23-22 advantage and hold on for the win.
All of the Lynx 304 yards came by the run game with Carbajal leading the way chewing up the Greyhounds defense for 213 yards with two touchdowns.
Gruver quarterback Briggs Satterfield threw for 139 yards on 13-of-19 passing with a touchdown and ran for 79 yards with another score. Teammate Pratt McLain added 56 yards rushing with a TD.
Sunray smokes Crosbyton
Sunray made it look easy against Crosbyton for a second straight year by rolling to an 81-0 shutout at home on Friday night.
The Bobcats (4-1) blistered the Chieftains (0-5) on both sides of the ball. Sunray standout quarterback Armando Lujan put together another outstanding performance by throwing for 410 yards on 25-of-30 passes with eight touchdowns. Arnold Mendoza had three catches for 73 yards with a touchdown, Damian Barragan snagged three catches for 86 yards with a pair of TDs, and Kagan Davis made five catches for 59 yards with a touchdown of his own.
Defensively, Sunray held Crosbyton to 40 yards of total offense and (-) 75 yards rushing forcing four interceptions, three forced fumbles and totaled eight sacks.
River Road gets first win by blasting Sanford-Fritch
In a battle of someone has to get their first win, it was the River Road Wildcats doing just that by dominating Sanford-Fritch in a 44-13 blowout victory on Friday night at Eagles Stadium.
River Road gets its first win of 2023 as the Wildcats move to 1-4 overall. Sanford-Fritch continues to struggle falling to 0-5.
Wildcat quarterback Alex Warren shined in the win using both his arm and his feet to lead River Road. Through the air, Warren was 5-of-9 for 156 yards with three touchdown passes. On the ground, Warren toted the ball 10 times for 142 yards with another score. Dadrian Wallace was the main target for Warren catching three passes for three touchdowns finishing with 98 yards.
Boys Ranch finds win column for second straight week
Boys Ranch is finding its rythym after a rough start to the season.
The Roughriders were able to dismantle Memphis at home by nabbing a lopsided 26-7 win.
Boys Ranch is now 2-3 on the year. Memphis drops to 0-4.
Roughrider freshman quarterback Isaac Acosta went 11-of-23 for 233 yards with three touchdown passes. Xavier Wheeler had a nice game with four catches for 96 yards with a pair of TDs and Wetera Schlachter tacked on an 85-yard kickoff return for a score. Defensively, James Sully led Boys Ranch with 12 tackles.