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Running the gauntlet
Fireworks
Regional
playoff pits
Refugio and
Lexington
“I love where this foot-
ball team is right now; I
love our attitude, our hun-
ger and our discipline”
- Jason Herring, RHS
head coach
By Kenda Nelson
Editor, County Press
Last week, the Bobcats
burst into the playoffs
with a win over Rogers to
begin what Herring calls
“the gauntlet.”
“As soon as the realign-
ment came out and I saw
that five teams are in the
top 10 in our region, we’ve
been preparing the kids
for the gauntlet,” Herring
said.
At 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
Nov. 30, in Dub Farris
Stadium in San Antonio,
the Bobcats will meet the
second team in the gaunt-
let - Lexington, which is
the only team to beat
Refugio for the past three
show will
honor Cats
and Eagles
seasons.
After going into the area
round following a bye,
Herring’s fears that the
Bobcats might be a little
rusty were soon quelled.
The No. 1-ranked Bobcats
went into the third quar-
ter leading 55-7.
The Eagles scored four
touchdowns in the fourth
quarter and the Bobcats’
scored three, making the
final 76-35. Rogers was
clearly out-matched.
Monday afternoon,
minutes before the team
arrived in the fieldhouse
for practice, the athletic
director was finishing up
details of his game plan
for Friday’s regional bat-
tle against Lexington in
San Antonio.
“Lexington is a great
football team,” Herring
said. “They match up
with us athletically as
good as any team we’ll
play. Lexington is always
going to be a scary team.”
Lexington and Rogers
have been in the same
district for years. Earlier
in the season, Lexington
scraped by Rogers 58-53.
Refugio’s decisive
41-point shellacking of
Rogers does not reflect
Lexington’s capabilities,
the coach said.
“I’m telling you, you
can’t think that way,”
Herring said. “Rogers
lines up foot-to-foot, three
yards and a cloud of
dust to keep you off the
football field. Lexington
spreads it out, finesses it
and throws the ball.”
career.
Neil Tucker photo
Refugio, the defending state champion, has scored 717 points
this season, surpassing the 710 points amassed last year at this
time. Head coach Jason Herring says this team "may be the most
complete team I've ever coached."
Like Refugio, Lexington
plays the spread.
“They’re all over the
place, slinging it every-
where,” Herring said.
“When the same team
entatively set Dec. 14
By Kenda Nelson
Editor, County Press
Neil Tucker photo
Bobcat Draigon Silvas (2) darts past Rogers' Erique Godino to score one of five touchdowns the
stellar running back made in the first half of play during Friday's Class 2A, Div. II area playoff game
in Columbus.
keeps showing up year
after year in the playoffs,
they’re quality.”
The Bobcats were firing
on all cylinders against
Rogers, Herring says.
Playing with that same
intensity will be required
against Lexington.
“We have great senior
leadership,” Herring said.
“Our nucleus of seniors
do all the right things -
they work hard and make
their grades. Our chemis-
try is second to none.”
The throwing, the kick-
ing, the offense, defense
and special teams are col-
lectively the best of his
REFUGIO — The Refugio City Council agreed
to hold its annual $10,000 fireworks show on
Friday, Dec. 14 in honor of the Refugio Bobcats
and the Woodsboro Eagles.
Currently, both football teams are in the state
playoffs.
Instead of holding the show on its traditional
site at the county fairgrounds, the show will be
moved to Gin Road near Bayside Richardson Gin.
“I got the go-ahead from everybody,” said
Mayor Ray Jaso.
The mayor told the group that permission
to use property across the street from the fair-
grounds as a launching pad for the town’s fire-
works was denied. The property was sold since
the last show and the current owner said the
town could not use the property, Jaso said.
The city purchased the fireworks from hotel-
motel tax funds and, should the town cancel the
show, it stands to lose $5,000 according to the
mayor.
“I would love to see it out at the gin for the
Woodsboro and Refugio football teams,” said
Karen Watts, council member.
The area near Rayside-Riehardson Gin has
been used for a number of years for Bill Sharp’s
annual Fourth of July fireworks show.
The $10,000 fireworks show is tentatively set
for Friday, Dec. 14.
“This may be the most
complete team I’ve ever
coached,” Herring said.
The Bobcats are special
to Herring in other ways.
“These seniors are my
seventh graders,” he said
This is the first team
that has been under
Herring’s wing since he
arrived six years ago. The
affection is as real as it
gets.
“He’s really great,”
said stellar running back
Draigon Silvas who made
five touchdowns against
Rogers and 10 tackles as
linebacker.
Draigon said as long
as he’s on the field and
the team is winning, he’s
happy.
“I love playing football
and I love the game,” he
said.
The controversy that
muddied the waters last
season over high scores
has disappeared. At this
point in the playoffs last
year, the Cats had scored
710 points to this year’s
717. They’ve been averag-
ing more than 65 points
per game. Teetering on
shattering more records,
the Cats are not counting.
“I don’t look at the
records,” Herring said.
“I’d be lying if I told you
its not special but my goal
has never changed. My
goal is to put the best
football game on the field
every Friday night and
to win a state champion-
ship.”
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Kenda Nelson photo
Councilman Joey Heard reads a statement during the items by
citizens since his request for discussion on a city inventory was
left off the agenda which he claims was intentional.
Heard left o agenda
Councilman claims failure was intentional
By Kenda Nelson
Editor, County Press
REFUGIO — City
Councilman Joey Heard
accused Mayor Ray Jaso
at the city council meet-
ing Tuesday night of
intentionally withholding
his request for an agenda
item to discuss inventory
of city-owned equipment.
Heard said he was
forced to make a public
statement during the
items by citizens after his
request was ignored.
“At the last council
meeting, with every coun-
cil member present, an
agenda item was request-
ed for an inventory to be
held,” Heard said. “That
night the city attorney
actually stated I could not
discuss the inventory but
an agenda item was in
order. The agenda item
I requested was killed
before the next meeting.”
Heard said he checked
throughout the week to
ensure the item remained
on the agenda; however,
as late as last Tuesday
afternoon, it was removed,
making it impossible for
him to discuss the agenda
at Tuesday’s meeting.
“The mayor killed it
last Wednesday after tell-
ing me he was not going
to,” Heard said.
The alderman said he is
not the only council mem-
ber who has been kept off
the agenda.
“We have an ex-police
chief in jail and one for-
mer employee who just
had a judgment in dis-
trict court,” Heard said.
“Refugio just started a
new fiscal year. The time
seems to be right (for an
inventory).”
(See Contractors, 13A)
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