Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
Kangaroos grounded by Eagles, 63-12
By Melissa Winn
mwinn@star-telegram.com
A 14-12 first quarter deficit for the Kangaroos turned into a 42-12 halftime lead for the Abilene Eagles Saturday afternoon after a 28-point second quarter at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene.
The Roos would eventually succumb to the Eagles, 63-12, to fall to 1-1 in District 3-5A and 1-5 overall.
Up next for Weatherford is a Homecoming tilt against the Haltom Buffaloes, who are coming off a 46-41 win over Paschal.
Kangaroos head coach Kenny Wheaton said they had three starters out against Abilene and several other injuries but that, hopefully, "we will get one or two of them back this week."
In comparing the matchup, Wheaton said Haltom and Weatherford are similar.
"They are a lot like us; they are very capable of winning," he said. "They have lost a couple of very close games and Haltom has some very good skill position players, so they are scary."
Wheaton said the preparation for the game will be the same as always, despite the fact that it’s Homecoming.
"Homecoming is only fun when we win, so we have to keep our players focused on the task at hand," he said. "[And take] care of business first and foremost."
Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
See News and Notes on this page for events surrounding the game.
TCA Eagles fall
Fort Worth Hill School defeated the Trinity Christian Eagles 60-13 in a game played at Southwest Christian High School Friday night.
The defeat leaves the Eagles 4-3 on the season and 0-2 in district play.
TCA as led by Kyle Richter who returned a Hill School kick-off 78 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and Daniel Dooley who ran one yard for an Eagle score in the second quarter. Richter also intercepted his sixth pass of the season for the Eagle defense.
The senior transfer from Aledo, who leads the state six-man division in receptions with 37 for 919 yards and 19 touchdowns, sustained a broken ankle late in the game.
Eagle quarterback Michael Sapp completed 16 of 31 passes attempted for 177 yards.
TCA’s defense was led by Daniel Dooley and Tab Sharp who recorded nine tackles each; Caleb Jernigan and Jared McMutt who each had 8 tackles in the game; and Howdy Pike who had six tackles.
The Eagles will travel to Crowley to play Nazarene Friday.
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