ABILENE — ABILENE — The Kangaroos caught a break early in the contest with the state-ranked Abilene Eagles, Saturday at Shotwell Stadium, recovering a fumble while covering a punt, and turning the good fortune into a touchdown. Never mind that Weatherford’s extra point attempt was partially blocked and unsuccessful, the Roos were on the board first, taking the gift at the 50-yard line and crossing the goalline eight plays later. Colton Kamper did most of the damage on the drive, with runs of 9, 19 and 3 yards, the last one achieving paydirt.
After Abilene scored on an efficient six-play drive of its own, Weatherford returned the miscue favor on its next possession, when an errant option pitch was scooped up by an Eagles lineman and returned 36 yards. Just before the end of he opening quarter, the Roos put together another nice drive, culminating with a 4-yard jaunt by Roos slotback Shawn Roberson. Another blocked PAT left the score at 14-12, Abilene.
The turnover beast reared its ugly head in the second period, as Weatherford gave the ball away twice more in the first half. Abilene was rolling with enough efficiency without any help from the Roos, who added another pair of lost fumbles in the second half. The Eagles, taking advantage of the Roos miscues through the rest of he contest, scored 49 unanswered points to deal Weatherford its first District 3-4A loss of the season, 63-12.
Abilene 62 Weatherford 12
Weatherford 12 0 0 0 — 12
Abilene 14 28 7 14 — 63
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Weatherford fumbles away chance to play Eagles close
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Eagles rebound, advance to regional finals
Brock had a score to settle with the Troy Trojans after the opening game of their Class 2A, Region II semifinal series on Wednesday.
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Roos get taste of “real” football in annual spring scrimmage
Weatherford football coaches, along with a healthy contingent of Roo football fans, got an early look at next season's players on Thursday at Kangaroo Stadium. The finale to spring drills spawned the 2012 version of the annual Blue-White game, with the Blue taking the controlled scrimmage, 14-3.
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OK, let’s give it a rest — Column
Ever since the Texas Ranger’s last home stand, not the one they are in the middle of right now _ the local radio heads have kept the controversy alive concerning the decision by Coach Wash to rest some of his starting lineup (i.e., stars) during the short series with Oakland.
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Knight inks with Jacksonville's new tennis program
Fresh off a Class 2A boys doubles state championship, Millsap senior Gabe Knight put finishing touches on a stellar prep tennis career recently, signing a letter-of-intent to attend and play tennis at Jacksonville College.
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Eagles look to even series on Friday
The Brock Eagles drew first blood on Wednesday, and then drew a little more before their Class 2A regional semifinal opponents found their bats in a big way.
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McDonald heads to national competition
Tyler McDonald competed in the Cadet division in the 145-pound class last weekend at the Texas USA Wrestling State Tournament in Lewisville, and finished as the state runner-up.
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WHS play out intra-squad match
The annual Roos Blue-White scrimmage heralded the conclusion of spring drills as Weatherford coaches got a preview of the players who will suit up in the fall.
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Making History
Heather Henson and Bailey Duvall became the first girls in the history of the Poolville High School tennis program, recently, to ever qualify and compete at the state championship tournament.
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Sports briefs - May 22, 2012
Brock schedule finalized for regional semifinal series
Staff Report
After eliminating Melissa on Friday night with a 4-2 win, the Brock Eagles baseball team had to wait until Saturday's rubber match between Teague and Troy to see who its opponent would be.
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