High School Royalty Crowned at Homecoming

Football Sweetheart Sadie McCambridge and Football Beau Junior Martinez.

The 2016 Homecoming royalty was crowned at halftime of Friday evening’s football game. This year’s Football Sweetheart is Sadie McCambridge, and her Beau is Junior Martinez. Nominees for Football Sweetheart were Leandra Deleon, Sadie McCambridge, and Becca Shaw, and nominees for Football Beau were Tristan Baker, Junior Martinez, and Ryan Highsmith.

Band Sweetheart Abby Stovall and Band Beau Caleb Reed.

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TRACY LAWRENCE APPEARANCE AT THE LUMBERYARD IS FEATURED IN THIS NEW VIDEO

A new video of the Tracy Lawrence concert Friday night highlights Roscoe and the Lumberyard as a popular and lively west Texas country music venue. Posted at 10:49am on Monday, it already had over 15,000 views on the Lumberyard facebook page at 10:00 this morning.

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CITY COUNCIL HEARS REPORTS, APPROVES ACTIONS

City Manager Cody Thompson addresses the Council at yesterday's meeting.

At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening, the City Council discussed work at the cemetery, heard a report from Fire Chief Virgil Pruitt, got updates on City works and the Police activity in September, and approved advertising for a new City clerk.

Cemetery employee Skeet Kimbrell spoke of the need for more work at the Roscoe Cemetery, particularly in getting rid of weeds and trimming of trees. Since his wife was recently been bitten by a dog in Roscoe, he also urged the City to consider measures that would make owners more accountable for their loose dogs.Fire Department Chief Virgil Pruitt reported the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department’s recent testing of all the Roscoe fireplugs and cited broken or deficient ones in certain areas of town. A couple of the ones not working at all need immediate attention, while others, particularly the ones with low pressure, will no longer be a problem once the new planned water line replaces the old one.

City Manager Cody Thompson reported that the sewer line replacement project is nearing completion. The contractors are currently awaiting the arrival of several manhole extensions, and a few areas need to be properly compacted before the project is finished.

The water line improvement project is on track, and environmental compliance is in progress. Bidding on the project is estimated to be about five months away.

Country legend Johnny Rodriguez will be the featured performer at the West Texas Wind Festival on Saturday, October 19. Opening for him will be Jarrod Morris from Fort Worth. As it always does, the festival will include street vendors, Plowboy Mudbog, and fireworks along with the free concert and street dance.

Work is needed at Windmill Park on Broadway and Main Street. The City is looking for a mason to do some brick work, and light fixtures are in the process of being replaced.

After approving the quarterly investment report, the Council discussed and approved advertising for a clerk to work in City Hall since long-time City Secretary Donna Parker will retire at the end of the year.

Police Chief Felix Pantoja gave the Police Report for the month of September. Roscoe Police reported 109 calls,  2 wrecks, 4 citations, 21 traffic warnings, 2 dogs taken to animal shelter, and 1 dog citation. There were no burglaries reported.

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PLOWBOYS FALL TO CHRISTOVAL 44-28

Christoval tacklers converge on Junior Martinez.

Christoval remained undefeated as they spoiled Roscoe’s homecoming with an impressive 44-28 victory over the Plowboys Friday evening. After the Plowboys fell behind 19-0 in the first quarter, they rallied in the second to close the gap to 19-14. But another disastrous third quarter put the game out of reach as the Cougars scored three times to increase their lead to 38-14. The Plowboys did manage two more TDs in the fourth quarter, but they came too late to make any difference in the outcome.

The Cougars struck three times in the first quarter. The first two were by quarterback Brayden Wilcox on runs of 73 and 3 yards and the third by Josh Fava on a one-yard run. The Plowboys were unable to put anything on the board, and at quarter’s end the score was 19-0.

The Plowboy scoring began in the second when Jaythan Coale recovered a fumble and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown. Antonio Aguayo kicked the extra point, and the score narrowed to 19-7. Later in the quarter Junior Martinez hit Ryan Highsmith with a seven-yard scoring pass, and after another Aguayo kick the score was 19-14, which was also the score at halftime.

The Plowboys started the third quarter by holding the Cougars and moving the ball well but were held and forced to punt. The punt rolled all the way to the Christoval 7-yard line, forcing the Cougars to start deep in their own end of the field. But the momentum completely changed when Beau Jolly took a short pass and broke free for a 93-yard touchdown. The lead increased to 25-13, and before quarter’s end the Cougars put the game out of reach with two more touchdowns.

They added another in the fourth to make the score 44-14. The Plowboys scored the last two touchdowns of the game. The first was a 6-yard pass from Martinez to Zachary Parrott, and the second a 39-yard Martinez pass to Ryan Highsmith. Aguayo’s extra-point kicks were good after both TDs, and the game’s final score was 44-28.

Scoring by quarters:
                             1          2         3           4           T
Christoval         19         0        19          6          44
Plowboys            0        14        0          14         28

Junior Martinez led the Plowboys on offense, completing 11 of 19 passes for 97 yards and 3 TDs, along with 2 interceptions. He also had 18 rushes for 95 yards. Leading receivers were Ryan Highsmith with 4 catches for 63 yards, and 2 TDs. Zachary Parrott caught 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD, and Vidal Aguayo caught 2 for 9 yards, while 3 others had 1 reception. Kolten Hope had 10 carries for 56 yards and Gunner Helm 10 carries for 51 yards.

Zachary Parrott led the Plowboy defense with 5 tackles. Antonio Aguayo had 4, Helm and Gonzalez 3, Vidal Aguayo, Hope and Garrett Bowers 2, and 3 others had one.

Plowboys vs. Hamlin in Hamlin 

The Plowboys open district play this Friday with Hamlin in Hamlin, another tough opponent. The Pied Pipers were ranked Number 1 in Texas in Class 2A-II for the first four weeks of the season before being upset in the fifth by Stratford, the state’s number 4 team. Even so, Coach Russell Lucas’s team is still ranked number 7. Their record is now 3-2 with losses to Hawley 44-42 and Stratford 39-7 and wins over Anson 27-7, Wheeler 44-15, and New Home 55-7. They had an open date last week to rest up before their game with Roscoe.  They are led by quarterback Braydin Warner and running back Jackson Sepeda on offense and linebacker Jacob Perez and end Austin Lozano on defense.

Kickoff is at 7:00pm, as it will be for all district games.

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EDUCATION NEWSLETTER INTERVIEWS DR. JOSE RANGEL

The Gallery Walk, the bi-weekly newsletter of Maya Consulting, an organization that supports school systems to achieve educational equity and tell stories of outstanding educators, has published an interview with 2013 RCHS graduate Dr. Jose Rangel celebrating the success of rural Latinx students. The article also discusses the P-20 System Model developed in Roscoe Collegiate High School, which is now spreading to schools in Texas and across the country.

To access the article, click here.

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PLOWGIRLS DO WELL AT ANSON CROSS-COUNTRY MEET

The Plowgirl cross-country runners once again did well on all levels at the huge Anson Cross-Country Meet at Anson Golf Club last Thursday. In a meet with teams from twenty-five area schools, the Plowgirls finished fifth in the Varsity Girls, fourth in the Junior Varsity Girls, seventh in the Eighth Grade Girls, and second in the Seventh Grade Girls events.

Schools represented at the meet were Afton Patton Springs, Anson, Benjamin, Breckenridge, Colorado City, Guthrie, Haskell, Hawley, Highland, Ira, Jayton, Knox City, Merkel, O’Brien, Paducah, Post, Roby, Roscoe Collegiate, Rotan, Rule, Snyder, Stamford, Wylie, and Wylie East.

Roscoe athletes finishing in the top ten of their events were the following:

Varsity 3200 meters: 2. Itzel Ortega Solis
Junior Varsity 1600 meters: 9. Mia Lavalais
8th Grade 1600 meters: 4. Jissel Rodriguez, 9. Kaidy Ornelas
7th Grade 1600 meters: 7. Zoey Welch, 9. Amri DeLoera

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WEATHER REPORT: THE FIRST TASTE OF FALL

Clear blue skies over Roscoe yesterday.

After a warmer than average September that extended into the first week of October, the Roscoe area got its first real taste of fall on Monday when a cold front blew in. The temperature dropped to 50°F on Monday, and the high that day was only 73°. Yesterday was warmer with a high of 82°, but after the hot days we’ve been experiencing in recent weeks, even it felt refreshing.

Today and tomorrow will return to the nineties, however. The projected high for both days is 91° along with strong southwest winds and mostly sunny skies. However, tomorrow night another cold front will blow in, and the temperature will plummet on Friday to a forecast low of 36° and a high of only 59° along with more high winds, only this time from the north. Saturday will be warmer with a high of 68° and a low of 50°, and Sunday warmer still with a high of 84° and a low of 58° with wind from the southwest.

Despite the changes in temperature and wind direction, there is little chance of rain in the coming week.

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† GARLAND DEWAYNE KEMP

Services for Garland Dewayne Kemp 61, of Sweetwater were held at 10:00am Tuesday, October 8, at Champion Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Parsons officiating. Interment followed at Roscoe Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. He passed away Saturday, October 5, at his residence.

Garland was born in England on June 14, 1958, to the late James Luther Kemp and Minnie Frances (Campbell) Kemp. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved to go fishing. He worked the last 15 years at Walmart in the electronics department.

He is survived by his daughters, Robin Barton and husband Rickie of Sweetwater and Sonja Mitchell of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Thomas Atwood, Jr. of Sweetwater and Tanner Umphress of Sweetwater; stepfather, Wilford Petty and wife Dorothy of Roscoe; brothers, James Randell Kemp and wife Brenda of Abilene; Royce Alan Petty and wife Denella of Weatherford; and numerous other extended family.

Garland was preceded in death by his wife, Vickie Kemp, and his parents, James Kemp and Frances Petty.

Pallbearers were Thomas Atwood, Jr., Tanner Umphress, Weston Davis, Steven Fenley, Kyle Sanford and Randy Merket.

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