The Windthorst Trojans opened their 2020 campaign with a 27-6 victory over the Henrietta Bearcats. Senior Ethan Belcher scored three touchdowns while rushing for 110 yards. He also led the defensive charge with six tackles as the Trojans held the Bearcats to negative rushing yards.
As it turns out, the Archer City Lady Cats are only human. After a perfect 4-0 start without dropping a set, the Lady Cats (4-2) dropped a pair of matches last week, falling to Jacksboro on the road in five sets (25-19, 22-25, 20-25, 25-15, 8-15) on Tuesday, Aug. 25, and at home to Henrietta in a 3-0 sweep (17-25, 22-25, 21-25) on Friday, Aug. 28, .
The Windthorst Trojanettes dropped their sixth and seventh-consecutive matches last week, falling in three to Nocona (13-25, 15-25, 15-25) on Tues., Aug. 25, and in a four-set thriller to Jacksboro (19-25, 20-25, 25-22, 23-25) on Friday, Aug. 28. Windthorst slips to 1-9 on the season.
Holliday finished off its second-straight sweep of a 4A school on Friday, Aug. 28, as the Lady Eagles dominated Vernon (25-14, 25-11, 25-20) to remain unbeaten at home. Holliday improves to 5-3 on the year.
Friday night was not quite the start the Eagles envisioned in their season opener against Iowa Park. The Hawks used a 21-point second quarter to break the game open in a 28-0 win at Holliday.
The city council of Archer City approved a resolution for use of 4B sales tax funds to be used on an Archer City Country Club project during its meeting Thursday, Aug. 20.