Bearcats Backers Look Toward Comanche Gridiron Clash
Gayle Wilkerson notes bumper peanut crop hopes as farmers anticipate a robust harvest. A visitor from De Leon, R H Campbell, recalls school days with the ag teacher. Bearcats host Comanche on Friday with junior high and B teams playing at Bearcat Field. Fans urged to support the 1976 season opener.
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The
Free Press
De Leon
R. H. Campbell
Campbells
Comanche
Bearcat Field
Cubcats
Bearcat
De Leon Loses Season Opener to Gorman Panthers
Gorman Panthers defeated De Leon 29 to 8 on Friday night. Burgess rushed for 129 yards and Maxfield scored for Gorman, while Huddleston and Hallmark starred for De Leon on returns and punting. The Bearcats kick off at 8:00 p.m. in Comanche next.
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DE LEON
GORMAN PANTHERS
Bearcats
Gorman Panther
Panthers
Gorman
Steve Hallmark
Billy Burgess
Stacy Webb
Burgess
Mel Maxfield
Bearcat
Joe Bob Huddleston
Andy Quinn
Maxfield
Alan Sadberry
Weather rainfall totals through August stand at 14.34 inches
The year to date rainfall through August accumulates to 14.34 inches across the region. Local meteorologists note this figure as the current year to date total.
Bearcats Face Comanche Friday Night
The Bearcats travel to Comanche for a county championship game with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. Coach Jack Waggoner notes Comanche’s strength, defense, and passing, while Comanche aims to win district 9-AA. The Harris Rating System lists Comanche as a thirteen point favorite.
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Bearcats
Comanche
Jack Waggoner
Indians
Ricky Wright
Barry Coleman
Gordon Bearden
Greg Edwards
Abel Cuellar
Greg Foreman
Jim Smith
Steve Hazelrigg
Brick Sudderth
Edwin McGuire
Harris
Upshaw Begins Harvest Season As First Seller In De Leon
Sam Upshaw, a De Leon peanut farmer since 1972, sold the first 1976 crop peanuts last Friday. His Spanish peanuts were planted May 15 and yield about 70 bushels per acre. He farmed 350 irrigated acres, with 100 acres Florunner, and applied all chemicals via irrigation. He saved about 2500 dollars this year and expects a strong crop outlook, possibly his best ever.
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Sam Upshaw
DE LEON
Ward Woods
Fincher’s Dryers
De Leon Peanut Company
UPSHAW
County steer feeding program underway in Comanche County
Comanche County's 1977 Commercial Steer Feeding Program has 71 official entries from FFA Chapters and 4-H Clubs across Comanche, De Leon, Gustine, Hasse, Newburg, and Sidney. Steers were weighed and started on feed August 28, with the event leading to the 42nd Annual Comanche County Junior Livestock Show January 20 and 21, 1977.
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Comanche County
FFA
Comanche
De Leon
Gustine
Hasse
Newburg
Sidney
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Wilkersons
Texas
Rocky Hardin
Waggoner
De Leon Gorman
By Floyd Key
Buddy Lane
FIGHTING BEARCATS
DE LEON BEARCATS
Chan Priest
Bill Nabors
Toby Hare
Daryl Ward
Jeff Rogers
Toby Morris
Grady West
Sig Wolfe
Joey Wilcoxson
Jakie Brooks
Daniel Cisneroz
Greg Hammit
Buddy Hooper
Larry Nabors
Randal Clark
Rusty Weaver
Bruce Hodges
John Moss
Ricky Snider
Roger Saldivar
Bryan Preston
Ronald Powell
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