The New Boston Lady Lions contnue to show that they are a force reckoned with in district varsity softball action as they took on the visiting Atlanta Lady Rabbs

New Boston & DeKalb The oldest rivalry in Texas ended with the coveted trophy staying in DeKalb. The Bears took a 2 possession lead late in the second quarter and continued into the second half. New Boston was not able to provide offensive stats at the time of publication. For the Lions defense, Connor Bobbitt had 9 tackles, one TFL, a fumble recovery and a defensive touchdown. The DeKalb Bear offense totaled 338 yards. Winky Williams rushed 15 times for 102 yards and one touchdown. Kayden Wherry rushed 5 times for 25 yards and one touchdown, and Kiondre Schlesinger rushed twice for 25 yards and 1 touchdown. Xavier Hawkins was the leading defender for the Bears with 12 tackles. The rivalry game ended with a final score of 30-12. DeKalb improved to 6-1 while New Boston dropped to 2-6.

Photo by Heather Russell The football soars over the outstretched hands of a New Boston defender and splits the uprights as the DeKalb Bears outscored the Lions by a score of 30-12 to win the 2022 version of one of the longest rivalries

Redwater High School students selected to TMEA All-Region Jazz Band

The 2022 DeKalb High School Homecoming Court pictured left to right

New Boston The New Boston Lions fell in their week 4 matchup against the Winnsboro Raiders. The Lions ran the ball 58 times for a total of 280 yards and one touchdown by Demetrius McChester. The Lions passing game was effective, completing 4 of 8 attempts for 33 yards and two touchdowns. On the other side of the ball, the Lions allowed only 89 rushing yards but gave up 468 passing yards. Dememtrius McChester returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Hooks The Hooks Hornets won in a blowout victory in their Homecoming game over Hawkins. Quarterback Trip Baysinger completed 15 out of 19 attempts for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 of which to senior receiver Matthew Hayes, 1 to senior receiver Carter Harris. Hooks had three different backs rush for a touchdown Keyshawn Walls, Dontravious Coulter, and Trip Baysinger. Final score 40-0 with Hooks on top. Kaleb Dooley had 11 carries for 46 yards and a couple of touchdowns as well.