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Sports October 17th, 2007
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Jasper blasts BC 68-3
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor
      After last year's dreadful 2-8 season, Jasper needed a football laugher. Jasper got a good laugh at the expense of a young Bridge City squad last Friday at the Bone Yard. The Bulldogs spotted Bridge City a 3-0 lead and then scored 68 unanswered points to claim a commanding 68-3 victory over the o...
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Showdown looms with H-F Friday
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor
      Jasper may be on a roll but so is their opponent in this Friday's District 21-3A match-up. Jasper will travel to Hamshire-Fannett to take on the Longhorns in a crucial contest that could go a long way in determining the playoff berths in the district.
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Lady Bulldogs post victory over WO-S
By GEORGIA PURDY Newsboy Correspondent
      The Jasper Lady Bulldogs posted their first district win over West Orange-Stark last Tuesday, beating the Lady Mustangs 25-16, 25-18 and 25-23. "We played really well," Coach Casey Murphy said. "We looked like we were a team because we played together. If we had played like this all season, we co...
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Jasper places ninth at Coca Cola Classic run
By GEORGIA PURDY Newsboy Correspondent
      Both of Jasper's varsity cross country teams placed ninth overall at the Coca Cola Classic run at Lufkin High School Saturday, boosting Head Coach Terry Young and assistant Tim Little's hopes that these squads will advance to Region.
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Buna captures tough contest with Kountze
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor
      Buna Head Football Coach Bradley Morgan believed his Cougars would respond strong when faced with a close ballgame. He was right. Buna used a late turnover to defeat a game Kountze Lions squad to claim a 21-14-district victory Friday, Oct. 12.
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Wildcats wake up, put away late charging Bobcats 49-42
'We won but we didn't win like everybody thought we should' - Alvarez
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor
      It was a game that the Kirbyville Wildcats were supposed to own. This one was a sure win. But at the nail-biting end, Orangefield put a mighty scare into the Kirbyville faithful as the Wildcats held off the Bobcats behind a late Pierce Rhodes touchdown to claim a vital 49-42 victory Friday, Oct. ...
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Newton holds off late charge for district win
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor
      Newton scored late and held off a late Corrigan- Camden threat to claim a 24-20 victory over the Bulldogs in the District 23- 2A opener. "We made a lot of mistakes but we were able to win," said Newton Head Football Coach Curtis Barbay.
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Rigsby leads way for Woodville
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor
      When Steve Fentress first saw senior Adam Rigsby, he knew he had an unexposed talent in his hands. "When I got here last year, I looked at him and knew this kid was going to be pretty good," Fentress said.
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W'VILLE'S NEXT FOUR CONTESTS
      Oct. 19 San Augustine The Eagles host their second straight home district contest and will be looking for a quick 2-0 start to the district campaign. Oct. 26 at Corrigan- Camden It will be a bit of a homecoming for head coach Steve Fentress as he travels to take on the Bulldogs, where he last se...
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Eagles roll past Shelbyville 42-13
By JIMMY GALVAN Managing Editor
      Woodville entered the halftime break leading Shelbyville 21-0 but head coach Steve Fentress wasn't happy. "We had a little motivation speech at halftime to get everybody back on track," Fentress said. "We scored the third play of the game and then we got the ball back and scored again and it just...
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