Sometimes it’s simply a business trip. In a game that didn’t feature many offensive bright spots outside of Keitenn Bristow and Cayden Howard, the Eagles did what was necessary to win in a 52-25 drubbing of Early in the bi-district round on Mon., Feb. 19, in Graham.

The Archer City Wildcats played their final district game on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in a home contest against the Nocona Indians. The rolling Wildcats (4-5) were on a two-game win-streak and aimed at extending the streak to three, giving themselves a tie for third place. The visiting Indians (9-0) already clenched the first-place spot in district and had a win-streak of their own to conserve. The matchup was sure to be a knock-down drag-out fight.

Defense was the name of the game for the Trojans on Tuesday, Feb. 13, not allowing the visiting Olney Cubs to score more than 10 points in a quarter until the fourth. With Windthorst (4-5) going on a slight skid, losing three of their last four, and just one victory away from clinching the third seed in district, the clash with the Cubs (1-8) was the only obstacle left in the season and a perfect “get-right” game.

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Mon., Feb. 12 Burkburnett 20, Holliday 2 (5) Burkburnett hung an eight spot in the top of the first while Holliday (0-1) never got the sticks going in a season opening 20-2 loss by the Lady Eagles.

My wife grew up in New Mexico and I remember driving through miles and miles of large pecan tree orchards. Pecan trees are in perfect rows for miles. What is interesting is the stages of the trees grouped together. Every year, they will come through and cut some of those trees and prune them back. They do it for one reason, to yield more pecans.