By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The junior varsity football team got a lot of help from its defense but not enough from its offense, dropping its season finale, 18-15 to Cisco Junior College at Shotwell Stadium Monday. After freshman quarterback Brock Pierce went down with a knee injury in the third quarter, the team couldn't regain its ... [Read More…]
Cats try to rebound at ASU after loss: ACU has dropped five of last six games to 2-4 Angelo State
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor As history would indicate, Angelo State football coach Jerry Vandergriff doesn't have much to worry about going into Saturday's ASU Homecoming game against ACU. After all, throughout his 22 seasons coaching the Rams, he has lost to the Wildcats just five times. Even worse, ACU hasn't won in San Angelo since a 23-9 ... [Read More…]
Errors cost Wildcats against UCO: Mental mistakes plague ACU in 17-14 road loss to Bronchos
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The ACU football team outran and outpassed unbeaten opponent Central Oklahoma in Saturday's Lone Star Conference crossover game in Edmond, Okla., but couldn't seem to outscore the Bronchos-who took advantage of ACU's numerous mistakes and prevailed, 17-14. UCO all but handed ACU the football game, but the nervous ... [Read More…]
Hardin-Simmons upends ACU, 40-21
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor ACU's junior varsity football team let Hardin-Simmons get away with a huge third quarter en route to a 40-21 Wildcat loss at HSU Monday. "We didn't play well in the second half," JV coach Colby Carthel said. "We were trying to drive into the wind, and we just couldn't get good field position. That third quarter ... [Read More…]
Cats try to unseat Central Oklahoma: ACU hits road for first time in a month at No. 13 Bronchos
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The Wildcat football team faces yet another daunting task this weekend when it travels to Edmond, Okla., to take on Lone Star Conference North opponent Central Oklahoma. The Bronchos (5-0, 1-0) are ranked No. 13 in the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 poll a season after finishing with a dismal 3-8 ... [Read More…]
Cats spoil ENMU’s weekend: Defense pushes ACU past undefeated Eastern New Mexico
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor On Saturday, the ACU football team was able to keep a nationally ranked, undefeated Eastern New Mexico squad off its heels in the fourth quarter and come away the spoiler. Can we say deja vu? The Wildcats accomplished the same task almost one year ago to the date, when they knocked off the No. 25 Greyhounds 20-19 ... [Read More…]
JV team stomps McMurry, 22-7: Cats use balanced attack, down McMurry
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The junior varsity football team moved to 2-2 on the season after a 22-7 victory over McMurry on Thursday. The Wildcats had their best offensive output of the year with 313 total yards and held the Indians to 177 total yards-80 of which came on their opening touchdown drive. "We gave up a touchdown on the opening ... [Read More…]
Wildcats take on ENMU: After bye week, 1-2 ACU plays host to unbeaten Greyhounds
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor For the second straight year, the Wildcat football team opens its Lone Star Conference South Division schedule against an unbeaten Eastern New Mexico program. This year, ACU (1-2 overall) hopes to repeat the same feat of last year-knock off the nationally-ranked Greyhounds (4-0) and begin building a winning ... [Read More…]
ACU JVs fall to Ranger varsity: Turnovers hurt team in first half; second half better for Cats
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The junior varsity football team dropped its third game of the season to Ranger College's varsity team, 34-14, on Saturday. The Wild-cats trailed 27-0 at halftime but came back to score twice in the second half; once on a 48-yard touchdown scamper by freshman wideout Macie Shaw and once on a quarterback keeper by ... [Read More…]
Football hazing incident crosses decency line
By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor For years, hazing has been an expected ritual in the realm of athletics. Most students who played high school sports could probably attest to carrying a senior's shoulderpads freshman year or hauling a varsity player's bat bag JV season. Even the big leagues haze: Major League Baseball players use September as ... [Read More…]
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