The three county teams closed out the regular season with varying results. On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Lady Cats and the Lady Eagles recorded wins while the Trojanettes dropped a tight contest to Nocona.

The Archer City Wildcats were one of the few high school football teams in the area to brave the weather on Friday, Oct. 24.

Archer City 3 Olney 2 The Lady Cats secured their spot for the playoffs after a tight 3-2 win over the Lady Cubs on Tuesday. After they took the first set 25-19, Olney snatched the next two sets (12-15, 2125) to go up by a set.

The rematch between the Archer City Lady Cats and the Windthorst Trojanettes on Friday, Oct. 17 was very similar to their meeting earlier in the season, with the two battling out for three close sets.

The Archer City Wildcats have struggled with untimely turnovers all season, and Friday’s home district matchup against the Haskell Indians was no different. A fumble by the Wildcats on the opening kickoff gave the Indians field position on Archer City’s 34yard line.

In a Battle of the Birds, the Eagles set a season-high in points on Friday, Oct. 17, plucking district opponent Valley View 71-6.

The second meeting between the Holliday Lady Eagles and the Iowa Park Lady Hawks was one of the most anticipated rematches of the season, resulting in one of the biggest crowds for the matchup.

Eagles fly past Valley View.

The Eagles returned from their bye-week reinvigorated on Friday, Oct. 10, crushing the Millsap Bulldogs to kickoff district play at Don Lucy Field.

Friday’s District 6-2A matchup between bitter rivals Windthorst and Archer City was a tale of two high school football programs in different stages of development. For the Trojans, both sides of the ball teamed with athletes with multiple years of varsity experience.