The Fort Stockton Panther football team lost on the road to Sweetwater, 35-21. The defeat takes control of a playoff berth out of the Panthers hands, as they now need to help to secure a post-season slot.
Entering the last week of the season Nov. 8, Greenwood is the district champion. Snyder and Pecos are 3-2 and play each other next in what will be a battle for second place. Fort Stockton, Monahans, and Sweetwater are tied at 2-3. Lamesa is 0-5. Monahans and Sweetwater play next week, while Fort Stockton host Lamesa.
Unofficially, here's what I think are the scenarios:
First, if there is a three-way tie, there is no head-to-head tiebreaker. It shifts to a point system based on scores.
#1: Snyder, Sweetwater, Fort Stockton win Nov. 8:
Snyder 2nd
Pecos, Sweetwater, FS in a 3 way
Pecos +13/Sweetwater+14/FS+17
Sweetwater and FS lead in points so moves to head to head
SW 3rd
FS 4th
Pecos out
#2 Pecos, SW, FS win
Pecos 2nd
SW, Snyder, FS 3 way
SW+14/Snyder+1/FS 0
FS out
#3 Pecos, Monahans, FS win
Pecos 2nd
FS 3rd
Monahans, Snyder tie
Monahans holds head to head
Snyder out
Looking at last night's game:
• Early lead evaporates in third quarter
Fort Stockton scored on Dominic Aguilar's 1-run run to pull within 28-21, but saw the potential game-tying drive end on downs on the Mustangs' 43.
One play later, the Mustangs came up with the dagger on Leo Hosley's 58-yard touchdown run to make it 35-21 with 3:02 left.
Sweetwater scored on its first three possessions of the second half, with scoring drives of 45, 72 and 51 yards to erase the Panthers 14-7 halftime lead and go up 28-14.
That the Panthers had a 14-7 lead was due to a bend-but-don't break defense and two big scoring plays.
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