Plowboys Beat Crosbyton, Advance to Playoffs

Plowboys celebrate after Friday's victory.

The Plowboys came away with a 42-34 win at Crosbyton Friday and, in doing so, qualified for the playoffs. The state playoff setup allows four teams from each district to advance, and since Roscoe’s district, 5-2A-II, had only five teams, the Plowboy victory gave them a final 1-3 district record, and Crosbyton’s loss left them at 0-4. So, the Plowboys fill that fourth playoff slot and will play Quanah tomorrow evening in a bi-district contest at Abernathy.

In Crosbyton, the Plowboys jumped out to an early first-quarter lead and maintained it the entire game. Still, the Chiefs had their chances and kept the game interesting. The Plowboys finished the first quarter with a 20-6 lead and were ahead at halftime 30-22.

They had a 42-28 lead in the fourth quarter, but Crosbyton narrowed the gap to 42-34 with a late touchdown. However, the Plowboys then held on for the win.

Antonio Aguayo led the Plowboys on offense with 10 carries for 181 yards and 3 TDs. He was also perfect with his passes, completing 6 of 6 for 130 yards. Kolten Hope had 11 carries for 52 yards and 1 TD, and Jake Gonzales had 7 carries for 54 yards and 1 TD. Seth Wilcox had 4 carries for 31 yards and caught two passes for 61 yards. Zackary Jordan caught 1 pass for 37 yards.

Gonzales led the defense with 11 tackles, Reese Kiser had 10 with 2 for losses, Richie Solis had 9 with 1 for a loss, and Zeke Murphy had 8.

The win in the final district game gives the Plowboys something positive to build on for the coming year.

Plowboys vs. Quanah in Abernathy Tomorrow

The Plowboys’ bi-district opponent is the Quanah Indians. The Indians are the champions of District 6-2A-II and were undefeated in district play, going 4-0, and 5-4 on the season.

They won their first game against Haskell 35-13, then lost four in a row--35-22 to Celeste, 15-7 to Wheeler, 30-28 to Ralls, and 30-19 to Clarendon. However, once they reached their district games, they beat Archer City 38-20, Electra 42-0, Olney 53-8, and Seymour 62-35.

Their win over favored Archer City 38-20 decided their district championship. The Indians are led on offense by QB Landin Leija, RB Jakobe Mogary, and WR Bradin Thomas. Defensive leaders are LB Troy Conner and LB Andrew Meza.

Kickoff in Abernathy tomorrow evening is at 6:30pm.

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PLOWGIRLS FINISH FOURTH AT REGIONAL MEET

The Plowgirls finished fourth in Class 2A at the Regional Cross-Country Meet held in Lubbock Monday and yesterday, and none of them or the two Plowboys qualified for the state meet in Austin later this month.

Nevertheless, they have all been a bright spot for the school and community this fall, and we congratulate them for their accomplishments and hard work.

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PLOWGIRLS WIN ONE, LOSE ONE TO OPEN SEASON

2020-2021 Plowgirls' basketball: Mia Lavalais, Shauna McCambridge, Cameron Greenwood, Carson Greenwood, Kaidy Ornelas, Kirsten Welch, Jissel Rodriquez, Jacey Rodriquez. Their head coach is Shella Arnwine.

The Plowgirls started their basketball season right with a 39-35 win over the Robert Lee Lady Steers at the Special Events Center Saturday.

Scoring by quarters:
                             1          2         3         4          T
Plowgirls          10        14        13        2         39
Robert Lee       12          7          7        9         35

Jacey Rodriquez led the Plowgirls in individual scoring with 15 points. Carson Greenwood made 9, Shauna McCambridge 6, Kaidy Ornelas 4, Mia Lavalais 3, and Cameron Greenwood 2.

McCambridge had the most rebounds with 12, Carson Greenwood had 4, Rodriquez 3, and Ornelas 1.

Then, yesterday evening they lost a close game in Eula to Eula, 42-40. Although no one likes to lose, a two-point loss to the Lady Pirates is not necessarily a bad sign as that school has always been an area power when it comes to girls’ basketball.

Scoring by quarters:
                             1          2          3           4          T
Eula                   10        14         9           9         42
Plowgirls          14          5          1         20         40

Carson Greenwood led the Plowgirls in individual scoring with 12 points. Kaidy Ornelas and Mia Lavalais both had 8, Jacey Rodriquez had 5, Shauna McCambridge 4, and Carson Greenwood 3.

McCambridge had 8 rebounds, Carson Greenwood 4, Jacey Rodriquez 3, and Ornelas, Lavalais, and Cameron Greenwood 1 each.

The Plowgirls’ next game is with Blackwell in Blackwell on Friday.

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ROSCOE CITY COUNCIL HAS LIGHT MEETING

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

The Roscoe City Council had its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday, and it was a relatively light one with no pressing action items to deal with. The City Manager gave the Council updates on public works, and the Police Chief delivered the City’s October Police Report.

City Manager Cody Thompson said that City workers gathered and burned many broken tree limbs from the recent ice and windstorm. He also said that the crew had lost employee Brandon Reed to a higher paying job elsewhere.

He reported that City workers will soon complete the required work on the old sanitary sewer plant.

He also reported that major work will begin in the next couple of weeks on two of the town’s lift stations. In the main lift station by the baseball field, new pump rails will have to be installed for the pumps due to wear and tear, rust, and age since the facility is approximately 15 to 17 years old and due for an upgrade. Repair on the northside lift station next to FM 608 is already in progress.

All pump houses and R. O. water facilities have been winterized.

Plans with the TWDB (Texas Water Development Board) and TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) continue and are nearing completion. Months have been added due to Covid-19 and bids for the water line project will likely go out in Spring 2021.

Chief of Police Felix Pantoja then gave the Police Report for the month of October. He told the Council that Roscoe Police handled 77 total calls last month, gave 9 warnings for code violations, issued 4 citations, investigated 2 thefts and 3 vehicle burglaries, dealt with one stolen vehicle and its recovery, handled one unattended death, and impounded two dogs. He also mentioned that Officer Clay Bradshaw received an honorable discharge and is no longer with the Department.

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COMMUNITY CENTER THANKSGIVING LUNCH CANCELED

The Roscoe Community Center regrets to inform everyone that due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be having the Community Center's annual Thanksgiving Meal this year.  

We will be planning a Free Meal for the community at a later date. Sorry for the cancellation and thank you for your understanding.

THANKS TO VENDORS AND SHOPPERS

The Roscoe Community Center would like to thank all vendors who participated in our  "Christmas in November Trade Show" this past weekend!

We would also like to thank all who came and shopped with us! We had a fun time and will see everyone at our next event in the spring

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COVID-19 CONTINUES TO RAGE

The United States is now the worst affected country in the world with over 10 million cases reported and over 240,000 deaths. Hospitalizations have hit an all-time high and have more than doubled since September. Case numbers continue to spike, especially in the northern Midwest and west, with states like North and South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Montana seeing new Covid-19 cases at record levels.

Numbers in Texas are not quite as bad, but NBC and other major national news outlets are reporting that Texas has just become the first state to surpass a million Covid-19 cases. If it were a country, Texas would be listed at tenth in total number. California is second with 960,000. The recent surge in cases comes mainly from Harris, Dallas, and El Paso counties, although Lubbock, Amarillo, and Laredo are also at crisis level. Texas is also the state with the most Covid-19 cases on college campuses—over 20,000 at 83 schools—but this is primarily because it has the most schools with in-person classes this semester.

In the Big Country, Abilene’s number of active Covid-19 cases also continues to grow. The month of October in Taylor County began with 4 active cases. By November 1 that number had grown to 1,499, and as of yesterday was 1,867. The number of hospitalizations has also grown to around 50, although yesterday’s exact number was not available since the Hendrick Health System shut its computer systems down because of a security threat. The state is sending Hendrick assistance to staff ICU beds. The 22-county Big Country region has only one open ICU bed, and it is in Rolling Plains Hospital in Sweetwater. Abilene hospitals have now had 85 total Covid-19 deaths, including 7 more this past week. San Angelo’s numbers show similar increases with 1,135 active cases and 51 hospitalizations. Tom Green County now has 61 Covid-19 deaths.

Locally, Nolan County now has 48 active cases, up from 42 last week. The little chart for Nolan County in the Hard Times’ right-hand column is still showing a high infection rate. Mitchell County has 31 active cases, down from last week’s 43, and Fisher County has 18 active cases, the same as last week. In Scurry County, the numbers have gone up again. It now has 107 active cases compared to 95 last week. Scurry County has now had 16 Covid-19 deaths.

Here are the Big Country’s county totals for the year as of yesterday (with last week in parentheses): Howard, 1,265 (1,231); Scurry, 1,239 (1,167); Erath, 1,124 (1,090); Jones, 855 (613); Brown, 740 (701); Nolan, 479 (448); Comanche, 391 (381); Runnels, 313 (307); Eastland, 285 (273); Mitchell, 233 (212); Stephens, 173 (170); Callahan 153 (146); Coke, 136 (129); Fisher, 128 (124); Knox, 114 (114); Coleman, 105 (98); Haskell, 90 (89); Shackelford, 42 (40); Stonewall, 21 (21); Throckmorton, 20 (19); Kent, 12 (12).
 
Selected west Texas counties yesterday (with last week in parentheses): Lubbock, 22,634 (20,328); Midland, 5,843 (5,540); Wichita (Wichita Falls), 4,644 (4,189); Ector (Odessa), 4,360 (4,060); Tom Green (San Angelo), 2,824 (2,680).

On Monday, Texas had a total of 963,019 cases (916,773 last week), 126,412 of them active (108,522 last week), and 18,769 total deaths (18,194 last week).

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ANSON PLAYS WINTERS AT PLOWBOY FIELD FRIDAY

If you see the lights on at Plowboy Field Friday evening and hear bands playing, don’t worry. You aren’t missing a Plowboy game. The Anson Tigers will be playing the Winters Blizzards there. 

The Abilene Reporter-News has selected it as its Big Country Game of the Week, so it should be a good game should you decide to attend.

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WEATHER REPORT: PRETTY FALL WEATHER

Yesterday's sunrise.

There were no weather surprises this past week, as nothing of major import occurred. The freezing weather and ice storm of the previous week left many broken limbs and caused a mass movement of leaves from the trees to the ground. But skies were clear with few to no clouds, and temperatures were completely within the normal range for this time of year. The maximum for the week was Thursday’s 81°F with the other daily highs ranging from 80° to 75° and lows from 44° to 58°.

The outlook for the coming week is for more of the same but a little cooler as days grow shorter and Thanksgiving approaches. Today’s high will reach only 74° with sunny skies and southerly winds at 9mph. Tomorrow will be slightly warmer at 78° under mostly sunny skies, Friday will be mostly cloudy with a high of only 66° along with a 20% chance of rain. Saturday will reach 78° under partly cloudy skies and Sunday will be sunny with a high of 72° and northeast winds of 12-15mph. Lows will range from 46° to 57° between now and Sunday.

Chances for rain are slim with 20% or less given for days in the next couple of weeks.

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