September 23, 2009 Edition

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WR beats Cross County, 22-18

Walnut Ridge quarterback Luke Holloway prepares to pass the ball during the Bobcats' 22-18 victory over Cross County Friday night. Holloway was 13-of-20 passing for 127 yards and two touchdowns.
Submitted Photo ~ Ashley George

The Walnut Ridge Bobcats moved to 2-0 in 2A-3 conference play with a 22-18 victory over the Cross County Thunderbirds Friday night at Sexton Field.

After a scoreless first quarter, Walnut Ridge opened the scoring on a seven-yard run by Logan Gaither. Quarterback Luke Holloway passed to Gaither for the two-point conversion to give the Bobcats an 8-0 lead with 6:01 to play in the second period.

The Thunderbirds cut the Cats' lead to 8-6 on a two-yard run by Blake Veasley with 1:36 to play in the half.

Walnut Ridge reached into its bag of tricks to come up with another score in closing seconds of the first half. Derek Medlock was on the receiving end of a 45-yard pass from Zach Carson on a double pass. The conversion attempt was no good, leaving the Bobcats with a 14-6 lead with 23 seconds to play before halftime.
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Mustangs struggle in Highland game

Mistakes at crucial times proved costly for the Hoxie Mustangs on Friday night, as the Highland Rebels came away from Crider Field with a hard-fought 14-7 victory in senior high football action.
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Lady Mustangs split games with Piggott

The Hoxie Lady Mustangs lost to Piggott in four games in a senior high volleyball match on Thursday at Piggott. Scores of the games were 12-25, 28-26, 23-25, 25-27.
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Lady Cats sweep Bay

The Walnut Ridge Lady Bobcats volleyball team traveled to Bay on Thursday and swept the Lady Yellowjackets 25-20, 25-15, 25-17.
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2009 Football Schedules

Hoxie Mustangs
Sept. 4 ~ at Heber Springs
Sept. 11 ~ Mountain View
Sept. 18 ~ Highland
Sept. 25 ~ Manila
Oct. 2 ~ at Rivercrest
Oct. 9 ~ Corning
Oct. 16 ~ at Piggott
Oct. 23 ~ at Earle
Oct. 30 ~ Cave City
Nov. 6 ~ Harrisburg
Walnut Ridge Bobcats
Sept. 4 ~ Cave City
Sept. 11 ~ at Cedar Ridge
Sept. 18 ~ Cross County
Sept. 25 ~ at McCrory
Oct. 2 ~ Salem
Oct. 9 ~ at Marked Tree
Oct. 23 ~ Rector
Oct. 30 ~ at EPC
Nov. 6 ~ at Augusta

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