City Council Hears Public Works, Police Reports

City Manager Cody Thompson reports to the Council at last night's meeting.

At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening, the Roscoe City Council conducted routine business and heard reports from the City Manager and Police Chief.

City Manager Cody Thompson reported that the City has ordered new filters for the Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant. They should be arriving soon and will be installed within the next two to three weeks. Estimated cost to the City is $38,000.

Work on the windmill park is ongoing. New lighting will be the next improvement. The City Christmas tree will be put up in Old Town Park next week along with other Christmas decorations.

There was some discussion as to how best to use the fireworks that were never used at the recently rained out West Texas Wind Festival. One idea is to use them for a New Year’s fireworks show, although no decisions have yet been made.

Roscoe was featured at the recent Texas Midwest Community Network meeting in Abilene.

City workers have been cleaning up the Roscoe Cemetery this week. They will soon be working on Maple and Main Streets from Broadway to Front Street.

Police Chief Felix Pantoja reported on Police activities for the month of October. There were 28 warnings for ordinance violations and 37 warnings for traffic violations. Two traffic citations were issued. Five traffic crashes were handled, along with 3 blue-form accidents (less than $1000 damage). There were 114 calls for service.

City Offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 23 and 24, for Thanksgiving; Friday, December 22, and Monday, December 25, for Christmas; and Monday, January 1, for New Year’s.

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HAMLIN BEATS PLOWBOYS IN OVERTIME 21-14

It was “close, but no cigar” for the Plowboys Friday night as their bid for a district co-championship just failed as the Pied Pipers pulled out an overtime victory before a the Hamlin homecoming crowd 21-14. It was a close game from start to finish with several lead changes, and the Plowboys played well in a hostile environment, but in the end Hamlin prevailed. They will have a favorable bracket as playoffs begin this week while the Plowboys will have a tougher row to hoe.

The Plowboys jumped out to an early lead. They received the kickoff, and before the game was a minute old, Jayden Gonzales hit Brandon Lavalais with a 32-yard pass for a touchdown. The 2-point conversion attempt failed but the Plowboys were ahead 6-0. There were no other scores in the quarter as both teams’ defenses settled in.

Hamlin got their first TD in the second quarter on a Jackson Sepeda 25-yard run four minutes before the half. The extra-point kick was good, and the Pipers took the lead 7-6.

The Plowboys capped a drive just before the end of the third quarter with a 2-yard Francisco Garcia run. This time their two-point conversion attempt was successful, and they were back in front 14-7.

Hamlin quickly responded with a 59-yard kickoff return followed with their second touchdown on a 25-yard run. The extra-point kick was good, and the game was tied 14-14. Neither side was able to score again in regulation, and the game went into overtime.

Hamlin had the ball first and their quarterback scored on a third down from the one-yard line. The point-after kick was good, and they led by seven. They then held the Plowboys four downs in a row as a fourth-down pass to the end zone fell incomplete, and the game was over with a final score of 21-14.

After the game, Plowboy coach Jake Freeman told the Abilene Reporter-News sportswriter that despite the loss, he’s proud of the way the Plowboys played. “They played their tails off all night. Obviously, it’s disappointing to lose, but they fought to the very end.”

For the game, turnovers once again hurt the Plowboys, who lost one fumble and had three passes intercepted. Hamlin had 397 total yards to the Plowboys’ 263 and 20 first downs to the Plowboys’ 12. They also held the Plowboys to just 55 rushing yards.

For the game, Jayden Gonzales completed 18 of 36 passes for 211 yards and 1 TD. Jose Ortega led the receivers with 9 catches for 98 yards. Michael Wright caught 4 for 58 yards, Brandon Lavalais 2 for 36 and 1 TD, Clemente Aguayo 2 for 20, and Francisco Garcia 1 for -1.

Garcia was the leading rusher with 14 carries for 41 yards and 1 TD, while Gonzales had 3 carries for 11 yards.

Jose Ortega led the Plowboy defense with 15½ tackles. Tait Fullwood had 9, Clemente Aguayo 7½, Nick Limones 5, Diego Garza 4, Paul Pantoja and Jacob Rainey 3½ each, while several others had 3 or fewer.

Scoring by quarters:
                           1          2          3          4         OT         T
Hamlin             7          0          0          7          7          21
Plowboys         6          0          8          0          0          14

Plowboys Face Farwell in Post Tomorrow

The Plowboys open the playoffs with a bi-district game with Farwell in Post tomorrow evening. It should be a good game. Farwell is 5-4 for the year and 3-1 in district 3-2A II. Like Roscoe, the Steers are coming off a close defeat for their district championship, losing on Friday to Bovina 21-19. They are led by running backs Miguel Vasquez and Lee Roy Cervantes.

Kickoff is at 7:00pm.

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MERCHANTS REPORT RECORD CROWD AT CHRISTMAS OPEN SUNDAY

Shoppers check out the new inventory at Vickie's Gifts.

Roscoe merchants reported that a record crowd participated in the city’s Christmas Open Sunday this past weekend. Cars lined the streets of downtown Roscoe, and a largely female crowd partook of some early Christmas cheer and good bargains at several Roscoe businesses. Sales were brisk, and the Roscoe Express shuttle transported many from one store to another.

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PLOWGIRLS DEFEAT ROTAN, LOSE TO ROBY

The Plowgirls got their first basketball victory of the season Saturday with a 42-37 win over Rotan. Then they lost to Roby 60-24 at home yesterday evening.

After trailing for most of the Rotan game, the Plowgirls finished strong, outscoring the Lady Yellowhammers 16 to 9 in the fourth quarter.

Individual Plowgirl scoring was led by Jaci Alexander with 14, followed by Bonnie Wilkinson with 10, Kinzie Buchanan 9, Veronica Cuellar 5, Liberty Saenz 2, and Baylor Trevino 2.

The score by quarters:
Roscoe             2          15        26        42
Rotan               8          18        28        37

In yesterday’s game against Roby, the Lady Lions jumped out to an early start and then cruised to the victory.

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Jaci Alexander 6, Bonnie Wilkinson 6, Kinzie Buchanan 5, Veronica Cuellar 4, Ainsleigh Nelson 2, Baylor Trevino 1.

The score by quarters:
Roby                27        35        43        60
Roscoe               7        15        20        24

The Plowgirls will host a tournament this weekend. The Varsity’s first game will be at 3:30pm on Friday in the new gym with the winner of the Winters Varsity-Roby JV game. The Roscoe JV’s first game is Friday at 2:00 in the old gym with the Paint Rock Varsity.

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SWEETWATER DUCKS UNLIMITED BANQUET AT LUMBERYARD SATURDAY

On Saturday evening from 6:00-10:00pm, the Lumberyard will host the annual Sweetwater Ducks Unlimited Banquet with dinner, drinks, and live music.

Both members and the general public are invited. Great gifts, guns, and other items available, along with both a silent and live auction.

For more information, contact Cesar Ortiz at 325-338-2146.

Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation.

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WEATHER REPORT: COOL, CLOUDY, WET

Monday morning fog.

Following a rain of from ½” to ¾” last Wednesday, the past week has been generally cool and cloudy. Roscoe weatherman Kenny Landfried reported an official .71” for the rain here in town. The temperature was a chilly 33°F during the rain, which fell most of the morning and up to about 2pm, but never went below the freezing mark, sparing the plants a freeze would kill. The high that afternoon rose only to 44°.

Thursday and Friday were also cool with highs of 59° and 55° respectively, but the weekend was warmer with highs of 70° on Saturday and 61° on Sunday, although both days were mostly cloudy, as was Monday with a high of 62°. Yesterday afternoon the sun came out and the temperature rose to a balmy 79°.

Today’s forecast is for a high of 62°, warming to 70° tomorrow, and 85° on Friday with lows in the fifties. On Saturday, a norther will blow through, and the high will drop to 63° with sunny skies. The low will drop to 38°. Sunday’s high will be 59°, Monday’s 66°, and Tuesday’s 68° with clear skies and lows in the forties.

There is no rain in the forecast.

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† DEBBIE LYNN PRICE

Funeral services for Debbie Lynn Price, 61, were at 2:00pm, Sunday, November 12, at Trinity Baptist Church in Sweetwater with Reverend Matt McGowen officiating. Interment followed at Roscoe Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, November 9, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.

Debbie was born April 26, 1956, in Colorado City to the late James Noel and Jimmie Ruth (Bourland) Decker. She is a graduate of Sweetwater High School and past Homecoming Queen and graduate of Angelo State University. Debbie was a 30 plus year school teacher, retiring four years ago, and had taught at Sweetwater ISD, Highland and Roby Schools. She lived in Nolan County most of her life.

Survivors are her daughter, Callie Jones and husband Casey of Fort Worth; son, Tyson Price and wife Riley Ann of Roscoe; sister, Kelly Miller and husband Mike of Sweetwater; brother, Mike French and wife Stacy of Abilene; three grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Laura DeLynn Price, January 28, 1985; step-father, Claude French, August 22, 2009; and her brother, Ricky Decker, October 13, 2017.

Pallbearers were John Pollard, Gary Schubert, Kenneth Reed, Jake Fullwood, Cole Fullwood and Scott Fullwood. Honorary pallbearers were Gaines Price and Eugene Fullwood.

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