Motley Co. goes to 6-0 with 72-0 rout of Petersburg

Body The number one team in the state in D1 six-man high school football lived up to their billing once more as the Motley County Matadors lassoed the Petersburg Buffaloes 72–0, bringing their season record to 6–0. A trio of seniors set the pace for Friday night’s win.

MOTLEY MEDAL Congratulations to Tyne Marshall

Body MOTLEY MEDAL Congratulations to Tyne Marshall. On September 20 the cross country team competed at Crowell, and Tyne placed 9th, earning a medal. | COURTESY PHOTO

TOUGH LOSS The Valley Patriots

Body TOUGH LOSS The Valley Patriots fell to Jonesboro 70-26 last week. This week they open district away at McLean. | COURTESY PHOTO

FFA hosts gala with live music by Jason Nutt

Body A planning meeting took place in the ag classroom at Valley this week to prepare for upcoming fundraising efforts in support of student involvement in the FFA.

Remembering one of the most famous area six-man games ever

Body Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from Leman Saunders and Texas 1A Fan’s remembrances of the best all-time six-man football games. Has it really been more than a quarter of a century since the famous Guthrie-Balmorea game?

GUTHRIE LOSS The Guthrie Jaguars

Body GUTHRIE LOSS The Guthrie Jaguars took a tough loss last week to the undefeated, 6-0 Hedley Owls 66-45. This week the Jags open district by hosting the number one in the state, Motley Co. Matadors. | COURTESY PHOTO

GUTHRIE XC Coulter Reel of Guthrie

Body GUTHRIE XC Coulter Reel of Guthrie sets the pace at last week’s Silver Spur Invitational Meet in Spur. Reel, a senior, finished number 6 out of of 78 runners. | COURTESY PHOTO

PADUCAH RUNS OUT OF TIME

Body PADUCAH RUNS OUT OF TIME After leading for much of the game, the Paducah Dragons’ Homecoming victory was snatched from their grasp 57–65 by the state-ranked Anton Bulldogs. The Dragons will begin District play Friday night at 7:30 p.m. by hosting perennial rival Knox City.

CLOSE ONE The Valley Patriots

Body CLOSE ONE The Valley Patriots ran out of time Friday night in their quest to defeat the Nazareth Swifts. Even with less than a minute to go, it appeared that the Patriots had a shot to win, but fell short in the end to Nazareth, 30 to 28.

Paducah celebrates Homecoming this week

Body This week will be Homecoming for the Paducah Dragons, who will be looking to get back in the win column after a heartbreaking loss to 4th ranked Follett last week. This Friday the Dragons take on the Anton Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.