Bearcats open with a win
The Whitesboro Bearcats opened the 2025 football season Friday with a convincing 45-16 win on the road against North Lamar.
Colt Fagan went 13-of-21 passing for 256 yards and five touchdowns.
Shayne Gabbert had two catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
Justin Knight rushed 15 times for 104 yards and a TD.
Ian Bruce finished with three receptions for 85 yards and a score.
Camron Howard landed a 51-yard touchdown catch.
Much of the production came in the first half after North Lamar opened the game with an 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
In the final minute of the first half, Gabbert came up with an interception and the Bearcats made good on the turnover.
Fagan found Howard for a 51-yard touchdown with 24 seconds on the clock and the Cats led 37-9 going into the half.
The only Bearcat touchdown in the second half was Gabbert’s 45-yard catch with 6:46 left in the third quarter.
Whitesboro tallied 440 yards of total offense. Of that, 251 was in the air.
But the win did not come without costs.
Senior running back Mason Scarbrough left the game with a broken collar bone after a late hit out of bounds.
Junior running back Wyatt St. John left the game with a knee injury.
The Bearcats will look to regroup and build on the momentum at home tonight against a Bells Panthers squad who is ranked among the Top 25 in the State— Class 3A Division 2.
Bells is coming off a 41-14 loss last week to Pottsboro.
Pirates keep ‘Battle of the Bridge’ bragging rights
A close game at halftime turned to Collinsville favor and the Pirates downed Tioga 36-20 at home Thursday, Aug. 28.
The Pirates trailed 8-7 at the intermission and coach Garrett Patterson said some attitudes needed to change.
“We didn’t have any adjustments per se,” Patterson said. “There was a whole lot of fighting and bickering amongst the teammates in the first half. We came in and fixed it at halftime and they played together in the second half.”
Patterson said it wasn’t first week jitters for the number seven ranked team in the state, it was more about learning new jobs on the field in game one.
“We lost Garrett Trevino last year. And Cash Morgan— some of our biggest leaders,” Patterson said, “So, we don’t know who our leaders are and we don’t know who to listen to. When somebody is trying to establish themselves (as a leader)— sometimes you get into a little squabble match, and it was happening a lot during the game.”
But the Pirates regrouped and eventually reached the end zone on four of their final six possessions.
Paxton Davidson led the attack with four catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Quarterback J.J. Jenkins went 19-of-38 passing for 245 yards, three touchdowns and an interception and ran for a TD.
Chase Sheppard had 17 carries for 79 yards and a TD.
Jaxon Spivey landed seven receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Chad Davidson chipped in 59 yards on four catches.
Greeley McAden led the Bulldogs with four catches for 81 yards and a touchdown.
He rushed 11 times for 63 yards and a score.
He also returned a kickoff for a TD.
Caden Downing went 9-of-14 passing for 106 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Jonathan Hernandez had six carries for 21 yards.
The Bulldogs are without starting quarterback Cole Boyd, who suffered a knee injury in a recent scrimmage.
Leading receiver, Jake David, was hurt early in the game and did not return.
Collinsville looks to carry on the momentum tonight at Cooper.
The Bulldogs look to bounce back at home against Ponder.
Rams come up short to Comanche
The S&S Rams came up short in their season opener at home Friday with a 33-20 loss to Comanche (Oklahoma).
Joe Orr led the Ram effort with five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Kenny Melton threw for 135 yards.
Noah Rondeau had 11 carries for 53 yards and a TD.
Brandon Petty had three catches for 23 yards.
Brody Colwell came up big on special teams when he returned a blocked punt for a touchdown for S&S.
The Rams look to build on positive plays this week.
They travel to Prairiland tonight.
Lady Cats do well in C’burg Tourney
The Whitesboro Lady Bearcat volleyball team finished second at the Callisburg Tournament over the weekend with a 25-12, 25-13, loss against Krum.
Landry Trammell was named to the All-Tournament Team for Whitesboro.
The Lady Cats were 20-6 ahead of dual matches against Paris and Gunter on Tuesday.
Results were not available as of press time.
Lady Bulldogs top Tom Bean
The Tioga Lady Bulldog volleyball team finished the Tom Bean Tournament with a 25-21, 25-18 win over Dodd City.
The win took Tioga to 17-5 on the year.
They also picked a 25-10, 25-23 win against Texoma Christian and a 25-13, 25-16 loss to Leonard.
Tioga hosted Howe Tuesday night. Results were not available as of press time.
Lady Pirates take Bronze at Nocona
The Collinsville Lady Pirate volleyball team won the Bronze Bracket title at the Nocona Tournament over the weekend with a 25-18, 25-15 win over Wichita Falls Christ Academy.
Collinsville also beat Chico, 25-14, 25-15, in the semifinals after starting bracket play with a 25-16, 25-15 win against Childress.
The Lady Pirates also notched a 26-24, 25-20 win against Gainesville, a 25-18, 31-29 loss to Newcastle and a 25-21, 25-18 loss to Nocona.
Collinsville advanced to 15-8 on the year and hosted Valley View on Tuesday night. Results were not available as of press time.
Lady Rams win in Nocona Tourney
The S&S Lady Ram volleyball team ended the Nocona Tournament with a 22-25, 25-19, 25-16 win against Chico over the weekend, for third place finish in the Bronze Bracket.
S&S also had a 22-25, 25-21, 19-25 loss against Wichita Falls Christ Academy after a 25-13, 19-25, 25-21 win over Eagle Mountain’s JV.
The Lady Rams also had a 25-20, 25-13 loss to Bushland and a 25-5, 25-11 loss against Aubrey.
S&S was 16-10 going into Tuesday’s road game at Lindsay. Results were not available as of press time.
Bearcat runners win WC meet
The Whitesboro girls and boys cross-country teams won the Wolfe City Invitational on Aug. 28.
The Lady Bearcats earned seven of the top nine spots for 18 points.
Senior Aubrey Beam took first with a time of 14:03.53, just ahead of teammate junior Sydnie Duhon, who was the runner-up in 14:05.04.
Senior Brylee Weddle took fourth in 14:24.34.
Sophomore Paisley Blevins was fifth with a time of 14:29.96.
Junior Jasmin Hernandez was sixth in 14:42.42.
Junior Tammy Lopez took eighth in 14:47.52.
Sophomore Karen Melchor was ninth in 14:55.03.
The Whitesboro boys won the meet with 53 points.
Senior Zander Brannan led the pack with a runner-up finish in 17:14.56.
Sophomore Jaxsen McBride was sixth at 17:47.97.
Senior Jesus Hernandez-Cortez was seventh in 17:50.40.
Junior Jayden Jobert was 25th in 19:18.14.
Senior Aidan Brinlee was 27th in 19:24.96.
Lady Pirates take second at Nocona
The Collinsville Lady Pirates cross-country team finished as the runner-up at the Nocona Invitational at Indian Oaks Golf Course on Aug. 28.
Collinsville earned 107 points — four behind first-place Muenster.
Krum was third with 113 followed by Era and Callisburg.
Collinsville senior Ashleigh Ortowski led the Pirates with a time of 13:17.87 for third place.
Sophomore Zoey Kays finished 15th for Lady Pirates with a time of 13:54.56.
Sophomore Paige Davidson was 22nd in 14:17.14.
Freshman Bailey Jones was 35th in 14:37.38.
Senior Kim Perez placed 39th in 14:45.01.
Sophomore Genesi Valadez was 75th with a time of 16:36.19.
Lady Cats fall to W’wright in five sets
The Whitesboro Lady Cat volleyball team came up short to Whitewright at home on Aug. 26.
The Lady Tigers came back later and sealed the deal 25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 15-13 in non-district action.
Madison Pokluda, Cashtyn Wolf, Landry Trammell, Aubree Bruce and Karina Riddle led the way for Whitesboro.
The loss took Whitesboro to 17-4 on the year ahead of the Callisburg Tournament over the weekend.
Lady Pirates top Chico 3-2
The Collinsville Lady Pirate volleyball team notched a non-district win against Chico on Aug. 26.
They came home with a 25-22, 25-27, 25-23, 23-25, 15-8 win.
The win took Collinsville to 11-4 on the year ahead of the Nocona Tournament over the weekend.
The Lady Pirates won the Poolville Tournament the week prior, with a 25-18, 25-16 victory against Garner.
Kendall Brandewie, Paige Davidson and Jaydee Matlock made the All-Tournament Team.
The Lady Pirates started bracket play in Poolville with a 25-16, 25-16 win over Petrolia.
They also beat Victory Christian, 25-20, 25-18, in the semifinals.
Collinsville opened the tourney with a perfect showing in pool play.
They went 25-14, 25-13 against Weatherford Christian, 25-9, 20-25, 25-23 over Perrin-Whitt, 25-16, 25-19 against Lipan and 25-18, 24-26, 25-11 against Saint Jo.
Tioga tops S&S
The Tioga Lady Bulldog volleyball team pieced together a 25-20, 25-27, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10 win at home on Aug. 26 against S&S in non-district play.
Brooklyn Sterling had 22 kills and 15 digs for S&S.
Brady Clark had 12 kills.
Rylee Garrison offered 35 assists to go with seven digs.
Lana Walters had 18 digs.
Addy Russell landed four aces.
The loss took S&S to 13-5 ahead of the Nocona Tournament over the weekend.
Tioga went to 13-4 ahead of the Tom Bean Tournament.