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Mr. and Mrs. Brame
Maxine and Paul Brame of Amarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a small family gathering. The event was hosted by the couple's children and their spouses: Eddie Brame, Dondi and Vicki Brame, all of Borger and Paula Lang and Twila and Les Compton, all of Amarillo.

Mr. and Mrs. Bryant
Norma and C.M. Bryant of Claude celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Methodist Family Life Center. The event was hosted by the couple's daughters and their spouses: Lynn and Mark Lewis, Brenda and Jimmy Butler, all of Claude, and Nikkole and Sam Inman of Oklahoma City.

Mr. and Mrs. Day
Charlene and Joe Day of Amarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Oct. 28, at a reception at Paramount Baptist Church. Hosts for the event were the couple's children and their spouses, and their grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Harrell
Sybil and Glynn D. Harrell of Amarillo celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Wednesday, Oct. 24, at a family dinner and reception.

Mr. and Mrs. Mulkey
Louise and Bob Mulkey of Panhandle celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary at a family dinner and reception. The event was hosted by the couple's children and their spouses: Sara and Steven Hightower, Jeremy Mulkey, all of Panhandle, and Matthew and Anise Mulkey of Keller.

Arts Calendar
Art and Theater

Afternoon with the Arts set for today
Ascension Academy will host its Afternoon with the Arts program from 3 to 5 p.m. today.

First Friday Art Walk set
The Galleries at Sunset Center will host its First Friday Art Walk from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Sunset Center, 3701 Plains Blvd.

Symphony to accompany Chaplin film
West Texas A & M University will re-create the charm of the silent film era when it presents Charlie Chaplin's 1931 movie, "City Lights," tonight.

Art Beat: Urban Texas on display at PPHM in Canyon
"Urban Texas - Changing Images of an Evolving State" is on display in the Foran Gallery at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon. The museum's Michael Grauer has assembled the show from private and institutional collections all around the state, as well as from PPHM's own ample archives of Texas art.

Amarillo Repertory Theatre to perform classic 'Faust'
Amarillo Repertory Theatre has blended two classic versions of the same devilish tale for its next production.

Works of intensity
Deborah Houston places secrets within the layers of mixed media.

AMoA to open photography show
The Amarillo Museum of Art will open "The Biographical Landscape: The Photography of Stephen Shore, 1968-1993" on Saturday.

806 to host artist opening Thursday
The 806 will host its monthly artist opening on Thursday.

Chamber Music Amarillo announces new programs
Chamber Music Amarillo is launching two new extension programs this season.

Making its mark
Look around at some of Amarillo's biggest construction landmarks. Chances are pretty good that the Reid and Gary Strickland Co. built them.

New technology makes cotton harvest easier
Step by step, cotton harvest has come a long way from the days of hand picking, but this year it's making more of a leap.

Bankruptcies
Note: All petitions have been verified to be voluntary.

Ag input
The Texas Cattle Feeders Association reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established an advisory committee on agriculture.

Oil and Gas Report

Show teams with FFA
The 23rd annual Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show announced a partnership last week with Future Farmers of America.

Tabletop football goes pro
LOS ANGELES - Richard Crasnick rode in three championship parades with the Los Angeles Lakers, wrote speeches for a basketball legend named Magic and toured Europe with Olympic gold medalists. But the biggest sporting event of his life is playing out in a drab warehouse in Carson, using a thin triangle of leather less than half the size of a credit card.

Farm credit tour
Lee and Leslie Whitaker of Claude were in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10 as part of the Young Leaders Program, a weeklong event sponsored by the Tenth District Farm Credit Council.

Intel, scholars explore future of computing
PITTSBURGH - On university campuses in three states, teams funded by Intel Corp. are exploring the future of computing - and of the market for Intel's industry-driving microprocessors.

Farm Bill
The five-year farm bill, approved Thursday by the Senate Agriculture Committee, would provide more than $280 billion for agriculture and nutrition programs and leave in place most subsidies to producers of major crops.

Ag conditions
The following are condition reports from Extension officials:

BlackBerry, cell addicts report phantom vibrations
NEW YORK - If your hipbone is connected to your BlackBerry or your thighbone is connected to your cell phone, those vibrations you're feeling in the car, in your pajamas, in the shower, may be coming from your headbone.

Vegas monorail suffering
LAS VEGAS - Can the Las Vegas Monorail double down to avoid going bust?

Panel to review permitting process
TOPEKA, Kan. - Angry legislators aren't sure what to do about the denial of a permit for two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas, but a committee plans to resume its investigation next month into the permitting process.

Remodel: The Perfect Fit
Think about the amount of time you spend in your bathroom. It's where you get ready in the morning and most likely where you unwind before bed. Now, think about which rooms you would like to remodel in your home. Chances are the kitchen and bathroom just came to mind.

ACU beats Tarleton, 70-63
Abilene Christian knocked No. 8 Tarleton State from the unbeaten ranks, winning one of the wildest Lone Star Conference games in history, 70-63, Saturday in Stephenville.

Colorado thwarts Tech
LUBBOCK - Colorado's defense followed a successful blueprint against Texas Tech's high-octane offense and handed the Red Raiders their second straight loss against a Big 12 North opponent.

'Horns dump Cornhuskers
AUSTIN - Once Texas figured out it should be running against one of the nation's worst run defenses, things turned out all right for the Longhorns.

An 'awesome' experience
When Theresa Noggler-Fangman's phone rang in August, she didn't anticipate that the voice on the other end of the line would be informing her of some outstanding news. That phone call was the first step toward shining the spotlight on her impressive career as a volleyball player at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Big 12 Perspective: Kansas continues winning ways
It's time for another round of Red River rivalry games in the Big 12 South. Two games on the first Saturday in November - Texas A&M at Oklahoma, and Texas at Oklahoma State - could further jumble the South standings.

Jayhawks hold off Texas A & M
COLLEGE STATION - Chalk up another win for Kansas, and this one is historic.

Dr. Gott: Statins not required for 89-year-old woman
Dear Dr. Gott: I am the caretaker of my elderly mother, age 89. She is a patient of a heart specialist because she has six blockages (both carotid arteries, two with the heart and in each leg). She is too fragile for surgery; she barely survived her angiogram in 2002. She is now taking 20 milligrams of Lipitor.

Heloise: Baking soda snuffs fires
Dear Heloise: I recently saw a hint in your column about using baking soda as a fire extinguisher. Awhile back, as my teenage son was cooking, a pan of grease on the stove caught on fire.

Building a Day of the Dead altar
Altars are often built on one or two tiers of cardboard boxes covered with embroidered linen. The altars are decorated with flowers, food and symbols that represent the deceased person.

In the Service
Army Reserve Pvt. Desaree B. Molina has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

Dear Abby: Man afraid people will think he is gay
Dear Abby: I am a 22-year-old man, and I think I have found what I want to do with the rest of my life. There's just one thing: It's not the typical male career. I want to work in a beauty salon as a stylist.

Ritual has Mesoamerican and Spanish Catholic influences
With all that Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, encompasses, there are two things that it definitely does not: Halloween and spookiness.

Dear Abby: Desperate housewife meets guardian angel
Dear Abby: I have enjoyed reading the occasional letters people write you about the acts of kindness they have experienced. I would like to share one that happened to me.

What's your candy personality profile?
Halloween looms and with it the annual candy-buying frenzy. While dieters stock up on candy they don't like so they won't be tempted by leftovers, the rest of us buy the stuff we DO like and hope that only one or two of those pesky little costumed punks comes a-knocking. (And even then, we smack their grabby hands if they dig too deep: "Hey, pal, you're only 5 years old. One Butterfinger for you!")

Travel briefs
Book offers every urban transit map

Pet owners dressing up furry friends
About 7 percent of dog owners say they have purchased a Halloween costume for their pet - up from 4 percent in 2004, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.

Cabela's seen as tourist attraction
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Leslie Coppola and Mark Guimond detoured several years ago while heading home from a vacation in Virginia to visit a Cabela's outdoors store in eastern Pennsylvania. They camped out in their Winnebago at night and shopped during the day.

Day of the Dead
Butterfinger candy bars.

PGA tourney unfinished with logjam at top
Just when it looked as if Daniel Chopra would roll to his first PGA Tour win, things began to fall apart.

Quick Hits
Playoff Bound: Randall, Bushland, Happy and Motley County punched tickets to the playoffs with wins.

Friday Rewind

Childress 56 - Shallowater 44
At Shallowater, the Bobcats rallied from a four-point deficit with eight minutes left to remain atop the District 3-2A standings.

H.S. Volleyball Capsule: River Road vs. Tulia

Coll. Covenant 41 - San Jacinto 6
Dillon Hess threw for 372 yards and five touchdowns to lead Colleyville Covenant past San Jacinto Christian in a TAPPS Division 4 District 1 triumph at Colleyville.

Bushland 55 -Dimmitt 8
The Falcons rode a 28-point first quarter to clinch the first playoff berth in school history.

Lefors 78 - Fort Elliott 30
This Six-Man Division II District 8 game ended in the fourth quarter because of the 45-point mercy rule.

Statewide high school scores
AP Top 10

Happy 56 - Petersburg 6
The Cowboys clinched the Six-Man Division I District 5 title as Darius Kimberling completed 15-of-20 passes for 266 yards and five touchdowns at Petersburg.

H.S. Volleyball Region I Playoff Pairings

Springlake-Earth 35 - Claude 21
Springlake-Earth took the an early 14-point advantage in the first quarter and never relinquished the lead as the Wolverines improved to 2-1 in District 4-1A.

Tascosa boys, AHS girls prevail
Tascosa defended its boys championship while the Amarillo High girls jumped from third in 2006 to first at the District 2-5A cross country Saturday on the Mae Simmons course.

Nazareth fends off Bovina, 20-7
Nazareth scored two touchdowns during the final 3½ minutes and clinched a football playoff berth with a 20-7 victory against Bovina on Friday night at Bovina.

Area high school standings
District enrollment ranks in parenthesis are used to determine playoff brackets for Texas Class 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A districts. The largest playoff-qualifying team in each district will be in the Division I bracket. The other playoff qualifiers will be in the Division II bracket. In Class 5A, the two largest schools qualify for the Division I bracket, with the other schools in the Division II bracket.

Randall rolls to a sweep
The Randall Lady Raiders cruised through their Class 4A bidistrict match against San Angelo Lake View by pulling off a 25-9, 25-5, 25-9 sweep Saturday afternoon at the Lubbock Monterey gym.

Dumas cruises by Plainview
Playoffs are all about surviving.

Sudan 35 - Farwell 20
Farwell had the football five more minutes than did Sudan, but the Hornets built a 35-8 lead before notching its first District 4-1A victory.

Laredo beats Gorillas, 9-3
Laredo's Jeff Bes scored four goals and dished out two assists to lead unbeaten Laredo to a 9-3 win against Amarillo in a Central Hockey League game Saturday night before 6,103 fans in the Laredo Entertainment Center.

Boston sweep party
DENVER - Overwhelming in every way, the Boston Red Sox swept to their second World Series title in four years Sunday night.

Higgins has no shortage of Colorado supporters
I must admit, I might be the second-biggest Rockies fan living in these parts. No. 1? It's a tie between Vester and Martha Smith of Higgins, a town in the northeast corner of the Panhandle.

My Turn: Wishing Rocktober would never end
As you read this morning, I sit in Colorado either crying like a kid who just had his bike stolen or waiting with the anticipation of a 4-year-old on Christmas morning staring down unopened presents.

Scoreboard
Auto Racing, Baseball, Football, Golf, Hockey, Rodeo

This day in history

Sports On The Air

Sports On The Air

Scoreboard
Auto Racing, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Volleyall, Golf, Hockey, Rodeo, Horse Racing, Odds, Soccer, Transactions

Breaks go Johnson's way; Gordon's lead cut to nine
HAMPTON, Ga. - Jimmie Johnson didn't have the fastest car at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. He didn't need one.

Spurs stay motivated
SAN ANTONIO - Before proceeding to drip sweat all over the microphones of the inquisitive media, a huffing and puffing Manu Ginobili wiped his forehead on the freshly pressed shirt of a Spurs employee.

Food Establishment Inspection Report
The Food Establishment Inspection Report is a weekly report that appears on Mondays. Information is taken from reports provided by the Bi-City-County Health District and individual reports can be viewed at their Web site at www.ci.amarillo.tx.us/departments/environhealth/foodestablishments.htm.

On the Agenda

Suit filed over fatal balloon accident
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The sister of a California woman who fell at least 70 feet to her death during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta earlier this month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the balloon pilot, his employers and the fiesta.

Calendar

Help sought
The Amarillo Globe-News is trying to find parents of children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for a story.

Ones to Watch: Morgan Culwell
School: Bonham Middle School

Ones to Watch: Joel Gomez
Whittier Elementary

Home sales remain brisk
"Slower, yes. But compared to what?"

Busing: A means to an end
A Moore County housing shortage has pushed Swift & Co. into the bus business.

JuCo role likely to expand
AUSTIN - In mid-June, the day after Gov. Rick Perry vetoed $154 million for community college employee health-care coverage, South Plains College President Kelvin Sharp sent an urgent e-mail to the media. Sharp wanted the public to know about the heavy blow the loss of funds would deal to his school.

Jon Mark Beilue: A game plan for prisoners
Bill Glass had a stroke two years ago. You'll have to take his word for it. Otherwise, no one would know. At age 72, he shows no signs of yielding to advancing age or minor inconveniences like strokes.

Vehicle theft rises in winter
'Tis the season for vehicle thefts.

Potter Co. insurance fund takes a beating
Drugs that cost $40,000 for a 90-day supply. Car accidents with under-insured drivers. Health issues that cost more than $150,000.

Balloons take flight
Yes, those were hot air balloons in the skies above Amarillo on Saturday.

Calendar

UIL Band Contest Results
University Interscholastic League Area "A" 1A Marching Contest Results

Firefighters use Safety House to show children how to handle emergencies
October is always filled with ghosts and goblins, but it's also Fire Prevention Month. Using the Amarillo Fire Department's Fire Safety House, firefighters were out teaching children what to do in case of a fire.

Abuse and homicide

Artists helping revive sleepy West Texas town
SLATON - An artists' enclave is forming in an unexpected place 15 miles southeast of Lubbock.

Author, pastor to address Texas Baptist conclave
The Rev. Rick Warren will be in Amarillo on Monday to address the annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He is scheduled to speak at 6:45 p.m. at the Amarillo Civic Center. Admission is free, but conference registration, also free, is required.

So much hot air ... so much beauty

You asked for it
Q: How many parks do not have lighting? And what can we do to rectify that? If we have dogs and skating parks, we should have lights for safety. Why do they build parks in the first place without lights?

Worker housing a top priority
Dairies, a cheese plant and other businesses have moved into Panhandle counties.

Baptists on brink of historic vote
A historic vote will take place on Monday and Tuesday in Amarillo when the Baptist General Convention of Texas convenes for its annual meeting and to elect a new president.

Amarillo.com | Local News: State's largest Baptist group elects first woman leader

Child homicides are up
He saw what he believed were ominous signs.

Who's watching the children?

Officials: Donate to keep the elderly warm
The goal is raising awareness and giving a blanket and heater. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and Adult Protective Services started their second annual "Warm Hearts, Warm Homes" blanket and heater drive last week. They are asking for the public's help in ensuring the elderly are taken care of this winter.

Five Questions: New coordinator to keep city in touch
Donna Makkhavane is stepping in as interim community relations coordinator for the city of Amarillo.

Real People: An ear for music, an eye for talent
When Randy Ray teaches, he relies on life experiences. Ray, assistant director of broadcasting at West Texas A&M University, spent more than 15 years in the Nashville, Tenn., broadcasting industry before returning to his alma mater as an instructor.

Reasons for child murder varied
Police have investigated 13 homicides in Amarillo so far this year. Four of them involved child victims younger than 2 years old.

It's All Trew: Tobacco is as American as apple pie and baseball
Though fewer people are using tobacco products today, probably most of our ancestors used tobacco in some form or another. My immediate family were smokers, my grandparents dipped snuff and chewed tobacco and both pipes and cigars were used on occasion.

Eye on Austin: Gas prices to rise again
More bad news for Texas motorists. Just when it seemed like gasoline prices had finally stabilized, AAA Texas reported Friday that, for the second week in a row, the cost of filling up went up.

Terry Bannon's NFL Capsules
Today's TV Games

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Noel Myers Smith
Noel Myers Smith, 86, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007.

Scott Alan Cline
BORGER - Scott Alan Cline, 35, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in Houston. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Minton Memorial Chapel with the Rev. James Stephens, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in The Garden of Serenity at Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors.

Roberta C. Romero Lake
BOISE CITY, Okla. - Roberta C. Romero Lake, 45, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

Lori Brock Conner
HUMBLE - Lori Brock Conner, 34, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2007.

Services

Tiffany Nicole Schupp
KELLER - Tiffany Nicole Schupp, 36, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

Beatriz Vargas
SPEARMAN - Beatriz Vargas, 55, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007.

Lawrence F. Fitzner
LOGAN, N.M. - Lawrence F. Fitzner, 93, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in Muleshoe.

Lawrence J. Dirks
SALLISAW, Okla. - Lawrence J. Dirks, 86, formerly of Hereford, Texas, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in McAlester.

Robert Weston "Bob" Sexton
GUYMON - Robert Weston "Bob" Sexton, 92, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.

All Obituaries - Text

Betsy K. Cleaver
Betsy K. Cleaver, 57, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.

All Obituaries - Text

Lloyd "Bub" Deputy
Lloyd "Bub" Deputy, 79, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.

Carmanita Hill
PAMPA - Carmanita Hill, 69, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.

Jean Marie Hardenburg
Jean Marie Hardenburg, 87, a nine-year resident of Amarillo, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.

Joshua Alan Coombes
LEAGUE CITY - Joshua Alan Coombes, 30, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

Bill Margrave
Bill Margrave, 66, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.

The Rev. Jesse Dea
QUANAH - The Rev. Jesse Dea, 74, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in Lubbock.

Angelita C. Vigil
Angelita C. Vigil, 61, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.

Services

James Coniver "Jake" Williams
James Coniver "Jake" Williams, 88, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.

Jesse Wayne Bishop
Jesse Wayne Bishop, 55, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.

Ima Jeri "Bo" Kelley
CHILDRESS - Ima Jeri "Bo" Kelley, 72, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.

Henry Clay Smith
BORGER - Henry Clay Smith, 83, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Warner Memorial Cemetery in Warner, Okla., with the Rev. Earl Skaggs of Claremore, Okla., officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

Don Evans
PAMPA - Don Evans, 84, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Perryton.

Ilene Bullick
PAMPA - Ilene Bullick, 52, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007.

Destiny Marie Eaton
PLAINVIEW - Destiny Marie Eaton, 5, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in Amarillo.

Beverly Ann Donnell Clark
PAMPA - Beverly Ann Donnell Clark, 73, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Amarillo.

Eva Maldonado Pantoja
WEATHERFORD, Okla. - Eva Maldonado Pantoja, 57, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, in Oklahoma City.

Letters: Van Camp's abortion views surprising
(Re: Oct. 19 column, "The recurring nightmare of life without choice," by Virgil Van Camp.)

Column - John Kanelis: 'Bubba' has joined chorus of laughter
Potter County Sheriff Mike Shumate is blessed with the gift of glibness.

Letter: Drive a day in my shoes
(Re: Oct. 14 column, "Deliver us from cell-phone insanity!" by John Kanelis.)

Column - Tony Tackitt: Words, deeds of founders point to secular intent
If you buy into what a number of letters and columns in recent months have described, you would believe our nation's Founding Fathers envisioned our government as a biblically based "Christian nation."

Column - Bud Joyner: Success of AC bond election vital to our regional economy
By the evening of Nov. 6, the voters of Amarillo will have decided the outcome of the Amarillo College bond election. My fervent hope and belief is that they will have sent a resounding message of support.

Monday Briefing

Letter: Display makes light of tragic problem
This letter is in regard to the display of the haunted house on 10th Avenue in Amarillo.

Editorial: Perry and Rudy are two of a kind
Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Texas Gov. Rick Perry aren't exactly the odd couple, but Perry's recent endorsement of Giuliani certainly makes for some odd possibilities.

Editorial: Success comes with a price
Amarillo Mayor Debra McCartt has touched what many people believe might be the so-called "Third Rail" of City Hall politics. You touch it and you die - politically, of course.

Letter: Casting doubt on integrity of staff unfair
(Re: Oct. 21 editorial, "Enough is enough: Mike Shumate must go.")

Column - Elizabeth Ames Jones: Energy freedom is under our feet
AUSTIN - Americans burn 490 million gallons of gasoline and diesel every day and import 65 percent of the oil used to make those products.

Letters: Writer should seek more 'enlightened' environs
(Re: Oct. 24 letter, "Region glows scarlet," by Jim Perkins.)

Letter: 'Revolt' an insurgency against education
On Oct. 19, I received a flier in the mail titled "Bushland Tax Revolt."

Letters: How to be a Democrat in the Texas Panhandle
(Re: Oct. 24 letter, "Region glows scarlet," by Jim Perkins.)

Column - Morton Kondracke: 'Universal health care' as mantra?
WASHINGTON - Something remarkable - and good - has happened in the health care debate: Almost everyone agrees that all Americans need to have insurance coverage. The debate now - and it will be furious - is over how to bring that about.

Women to join BASS spotlight
DALLAS - BASS recently announced a new format for the 2008 Women's Bassmaster Trail that will qualify the first woman angler for the heralded Bassmaster Classic, considered the bass fishing Super Bowl.

ATVs get plenty of added features
FORT WORTH - As the big fall hunting seasons near, Texans aren't just oiling their guns and setting their scopes.

Texas Hunting Seasons
Doves: North and Central zones through Tuesday; South zone through Nov. 11.

Will Leschper: Playing by the book
Every hunter has heard their fare share of them.

Fishing Report
Panhandle & West

Coll. Covenant 41 - San Jacinto 6
Dillon Hess threw for 372 yards and five touchdowns to lead Colleyville Covenant past San Jacinto Christian in a TAPPS Division 4 District 1 triumph at Colleyville.

Area high school standings
District enrollment ranks in parenthesis are used to determine playoff brackets for Texas Class 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A districts. The largest playoff-qualifying team in each district will be in the Division I bracket. The other playoff qualifiers will be in the Division II bracket. In Class 5A, the two largest schools qualify for the Division I bracket, with the other schools in the Division II bracket.

Happy 56 - Petersburg 6
The Cowboys clinched the Six-Man Division I District 5 title as Darius Kimberling completed 15-of-20 passes for 266 yards and five touchdowns at Petersburg.

Springlake-Earth 35 - Claude 21
Springlake-Earth took the an early 14-point advantage in the first quarter and never relinquished the lead as the Wolverines improved to 2-1 in District 4-1A.

Bushland 55 -Dimmitt 8
The Falcons rode a 28-point first quarter to clinch the first playoff berth in school history.

Friday Rewind

Statewide high school scores
AP Top 10

Nazareth fends off Bovina, 20-7
Nazareth scored two touchdowns during the final 3½ minutes and clinched a football playoff berth with a 20-7 victory against Bovina on Friday night at Bovina.

Quick Hits
Playoff Bound: Randall, Bushland, Happy and Motley County punched tickets to the playoffs with wins.

Childress 56 - Shallowater 44
At Shallowater, the Bobcats rallied from a four-point deficit with eight minutes left to remain atop the District 3-2A standings.

Dumas cruises by Plainview
Playoffs are all about surviving.

Lefors 78 - Fort Elliott 30
This Six-Man Division II District 8 game ended in the fourth quarter because of the 45-point mercy rule.

Randall rolls to a sweep
The Randall Lady Raiders cruised through their Class 4A bidistrict match against San Angelo Lake View by pulling off a 25-9, 25-5, 25-9 sweep Saturday afternoon at the Lubbock Monterey gym.

Sudan 35 - Farwell 20
Farwell had the football five more minutes than did Sudan, but the Hornets built a 35-8 lead before notching its first District 4-1A victory.

Tascosa boys, AHS girls prevail
Tascosa defended its boys championship while the Amarillo High girls jumped from third in 2006 to first at the District 2-5A cross country Saturday on the Mae Simmons course.

ASU-WT Box
West Texas A & M 38, Angelo St. 17

Buffs notch 1-0 victory
Sophomore Jacob Fynboe Jensen scored on a header inside the near post off a corner kick from junior Tommy Nutter in the fifth minute to give West Texas A&M a 1-0 victory against Texas A&M-International on Sunday at Laredo.

My two cents ... on Ronnie Jones' prophecy
Ronnie Jones' first statement as head football coach at West Texas A&M might have been his most prophetic.

WT quarterback sparkles in 1st start
Stop if you've heard this one before. A redshirt freshman quarterback gets his first start for West Texas A & M and leads the team to a record victory.

9-0! Flemming runs WT past ASU
All eyes Saturday night were on Taylor Harris, which may be how Keithon Flemming made his great escape.

WT Soccer Today

Buffs stand alone after historic victory
West Texas A&M was dressed to the nines Saturday night. Keithon Flemming's record-tying 99-touchdown ignited the No. 5 Buffaloes to a 38-17 victory against Angelo State, the first time a WT football team has won its first nine games.



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