Joey Schroeder (right) was recognized at the Windthorst pep rally for running the chains at Windthorst HS for 60 years. Also pictured is his wife, Gail, and son, Bruce.

With a raucous crowd behind them, the Holliday Lady Eagles are headed back to the regional tournament. Holliday (39-5) needed four sets to take down Peaster in the regional quarterfinals, 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 25-19), but the Lady Eagles overcame every obstacle along the way.

The Archer City Lady Cats are regional tournament bound. Archer City outlasted Lindsay in a four-set thriller in the regional quarterfinals, 21-25, 25-12, 25-13, 31-29, to advance to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2017.

The Windthorst Trojanettes drew a tall-task in the Area round, taking on top-ranked and defending state runner-up Crawford in the second round of the playoffs.

For the first time since 2008, the Holliday Eagles enter the postseason unbeaten. Holliday rolled Henrietta 56-13 to move to 10-0 and win an outright district championship on Friday.

Junior quarterback Logan Cope had six touchdown passes in the first 15 minutes of game action and the Windthorst defense held Era to just seven total yards in a 60-0 rout of the Hornets on Friday, Nov. 5.

For the first time since 2008, the Archer City Wildcats are district champs. Archer City blew the game open with a 27-point second quarter after holding a 7-6 lead to secure the No.

Windthorst senior Mikah Frank swings for a kill in the third set of the Trojanettes 3-0 loss to Crawford on Friday, Nov. 5.