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By TIM WHITE,
Sports Editor
In their
quest for another chapter in Texas football history, your
DeLeon Bearcats will face Collinsville in Mansfield at
Newsom Stadium 7:30 p.m. Friday, about two miles east of
Highway 287 on East Broad Street. With the Collinsville
Pirates defeating the Quinlan Boles Hornets last Friday
night in Aubrey, the playoff preparations for the Bearcats
now switch focus from the favored Hornets to the up and
coming Pirates.
In what was touted
one of the two biggest upsets for the first round of 2009 playoffs
in all divisions and perhaps one of the biggest in 1A football
history, the 5-5 Pirates laid the strap to the third-ranked team in
the state, the 10-0 Hornets, by a score of 56-21.
The Pirates seemed
to limp into the playoffs, having lost to Goldthwaite, Prairieland,
S and S Consolidated, Muenster and Lindsey.
They were 3-2 in
district.
Meanwhile, Boles was
10-0, having sailed into the playoffs and expecting to play for a
state trophy.
The Pirates held a
21-0 lead in the game before the cheerleaders could get loosened up,
tallying three scores in the games first 3 minutes and 19 seconds,
all off of turnovers. The first came after a fumble by
the quarterback, the second on an errant snap and sack of the punter
on the one yard line, and the third, a fumble in the end zone
recovered by the Pirates.
The rumble heard in
the stands was the sound of an approaching avalanche.
Collinsville led
34-0 shortly after the starting of the second period. Those 34
points were the difference in the 35 point win.
“I've been keeping
up with Collinsville for 5 years now,” said DeLeon head coach Jason
Ferguson, who watched the game. “Coach Danny David is a Pilot Point
Graduate as well and we played in the same system. He has 7 State
Championship rings as a player and one of the backbone coaches for
Celina for many years. So I knew what to expect. I felt very
confident that they could play with Boles.
“Did I expect what
happened? No. But I did expect a very well coached team that was
going to get after Boles. I'm not surprised they won in the least.
Very glad for Coach David actually.”
The Collinsville
victory changes how DeLeon has to prepare for the game, as opposed
to the plan for playing the Hornets.
“Boles has an
incredibly good offensive scheme,” said Coach Ferguson.
“Very good system.
If you can do something to disrupt the scheme, you have a chance of
winning. With Collinsville, it won't be the scheme that matters
much. This will be a unique match-up in the fact that two
programs based on the same principles of 'Attitude' and 'Effort'
will be going at it. This game will be won by the team that gives
better effort and makes fewer mistakes.”
Bearcat fans are
anticipating a tailgate party before the game and hoping for a
celebration after the game, as DeLeon goes for its first playoff win
in several years.
“We need everyone in
DeLeon with a pulse to make the trip to Mansfield Friday night,”
said Coach Ferguson.
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SPECIAL NOTE: The
game will be available on 94.3FM "the OX" -- and online on their
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TOWN HALL DRAWS CROWD OF ALL AGES
By JON AWBREY, Publisher
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About 75 DeLeonians were on hand to ask
questions of their government Friday, when the 11th District’s U.S.
Representative Mike Conaway stopped by DeLeon City Hall.
Conaway began his talk with mentioning
the status of the much debated universal health care bill that
recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
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PECAN/PEANUT BINGO WALK COMING SOON
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Go positively nuts about this year’s
Peanut/Pecan Walk of Fame Bingo, and help provide a good Christmas
for a DeLeon family, and at the same time provide jars of peanut
butter to the DeLeon Food Pantry.
Anyone who brings a jar of peanut
butter to the Chamber of Commerce office on Wednesday, Thursday or
Friday, December 2, 3 or 4, will receive a bingo card featuring
local businesses. They will then be able to “play bingo” by having
those businesses stamp their cards.
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ARTIFACT SHOW DRAWS LARGE AREA CROWD
By JON AWBREY, Publisher
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DeLeon played host to another
successful Indian artifacts show Saturday, providing space for 31
booths and attracting over 200 visitors, many of whom traveled a
respectable distance to attend.
And some left a thousand dollars
richer, while others left a few artifacts heavier.
Collectors flocked to the DeLeon City
Hall Auditorium to buy, sell, and display what for many were the
prizes of a lifelong obsession.
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CHIEF DICKEY RETIRES
By LAURA KESTNER, Editor
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Chief Ralph Dickey announced his
intention to retire soon during the most recent DeLeon City Council
meeting, Thursday, November 12, 2009.
All council members -- Gayle Stroud,
Bobby Schuman, Billie Lightfoot, Pauline Villarreal, Lee Childers
and Mayor Danny Owen -- were present for the 6 p.m. meeting.
In addition to Chief Dickey, those
present and participating included Lois Rockefeller, city attorney;
Karen Wilkerson, city administrator/secretary; Ray Helberg, Comanche
County emergency management coordinator, and Sgt. Ben Rowell.
Chief Dickey said that he would be
willing to stay for a while, if they need him, until such time as a
replacement could be found.
“I’ve been wrestling with this for
about a year,” Dickey said. “I’m burnt out -- I’m getting out of law
enforcement. I’m not capable right now of giving it my all, and
that’s always been very important to me. It’s been fun, I’ve enjoyed
working for the city.”
Mayor Owen expressed his appreciation
to Dickey for taking on the position of chief in the first place. “I
know you agreed to be chief, reluctantly, just to help us out,” Owen
said, “and I appreciate it.”
Dickey also informed council members
that Officer James Elliott would be leaving the DeLeon Police
Department, effective November 23, to work in Brownwood. …
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IN ARM’S WAY. At
11:57 a.m. Monday DeLeon was racked by emergency sirens of all
varieties when Armando de Luna of Brownwood, an employee of IESI,
had his arm pinned between a garbage truck and a dumpster in the
800 block of N. McKinney. De Luna was attempting to move a
dumpster that had fallen into the truck, when it slipped and
pinned his arm. Firefighters used a Porta-power, a
pre-jaws-of-life hydraulic tool, to free de Luna in a matter of
minutes. No injuries resulted from the potentially dangerous
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Coming Events
Call 254-893-6868 if you have an event to
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DISD Thanksgiving Lunch
The annual DISD Thanksgiving Lunch for
students will be Thursday, November 19, during regular lunch periods
of each school. You are invited to eat with your child at regular
visitor meal price. Please check in with the campus office before
joining your child in the lunchroom.
Play-off Tailgate Community
Wide Pep Rally
The cheerleaders, booster club and
Bearcat moms will be hosting a community wide tailgate pep rally,
Thursday night, November 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Bearcat Field.
Hamburgers, chips, and drinks will be served to all. $1 donations
will be accepted. Serving will begin at 6 p.m. and the pep rally
will begin at 7. Everyone is invited to come out and show your
support for our Bearcats as they prepare to play Collinsville.
Senior Citizens’ Bake Sale
A Senior Citizens’ Bake Sale is
scheduled for Friday, November 20, 2009 beginning at 9 a.m. at the
Senior Citizen’s Center, 133 W. Ball Park Loop. Pies, cakes, candies
and frozen casseroles will be available.
DeLeon Community
Thanksgiving Service
DeLeon area residents will gather to
give thanks November 22, 2009 at the annual Community Thanksgiving
Service beginning at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of DeLeon.
Anyone wishing to be in the choir should come at 6:15 p.m.
DeLeon Elementary PTO
Meeting
A PTO meeting has been scheduled for
Monday, November 23, 2009 at the DeLeon Elementary School library
beginning at 6 p.m.
Bake Sale
The Comanche County unit of the
American Cancer Society will hold its annual pre-Thanksgiving bake
sale on Tuesday, November 24, at the First National Bank beginning
at 9 a.m. Get your homemade cakes, pies, cookies, candy and jelly
for Thanksgiving Day. Donated baked items are appreciated and can be
dropped by the bank beginning at 8:30. All proceeds go to the
American Cancer Society.
Sharing and Caring Holiday
Kitchen
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thanksgiving
Day, City Hall will be open for a free soup and sandwich lunch,
featuring soups, chili, sandwiches, desserts and beverages, courtesy
of the First United Methodist Church. The church goal is to make
sure no one in DeLeon will be cold, hungry or alone for
Thanksgiving.
DeLeon Arts and Crafts Fair
The DeLeon Arts and Crafts Fair, is
scheduled for Saturday, November 28, 2009, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the
City Hall auditorium. This year’s event will include vendors, food,
silent auction, chili supper, a Winter Princess pageant, a parade, a
stew lunch, and much more.
House and Business
Decorating Contest
Women’s Division Chamber of Commerce
will sponsor a Christmas house and business decorating contest which
will be judged on December 19, 2009. You can nominate yourself, or
someone else. Categories include: Most Original, Most Beautiful,
Most Religious and Town Favorite.
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website by Clicking Here
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creating an Internet website with history & photos of our town.
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to visit his website
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