Callisburg Athletics

Basketball Playoffs

The boys basketball team will play their round 1 game of the playoffs vs. Peaster on Monday, February 22, at 7:00 pm at Denton Guyer High School.

There will be a pep rally for the team on Monday at 2:50 pm at the high school gym.

Directions to Denton Guyer High School

Take I-35 south from Gainesville
At Denton take 35E at the I-35 split
Take the Teasley Ln exit (exit 465A)
Turn right (south) on Teasley Ln
Drive 1.8 miles to Lillian Miller Pkwy
Turn right at this intersection which actually will continue you on Teasley Ln.
Drive 3.1 miles and Guyer High School will be on your left

Alternate directions (if the mall traffic doesn't scare you)

Take I-35 south from Gainesville
At Denton take 35E at the I-35 split
Take the Loop-288 exit (exit 463)
Turn right on Lillian Miller Pkwy
Drive 0.8 miles to the Teasley Ln intersection
Continue straight ahead on Teasley Ln for 3.1 miles and Guyer High School will be on your left

Yet one more way to get there (a little longer but pretty simple). Also there is a lot of fast food at the I-35/Swisher Rd exit.

Take I-35 south from Gainesville
At Denton take 35E at the I-35 split
Take the Swisher Rd exit (exit 458)
Turn right (west) on Swisher Rd
Drive 3.8 miles and Guyer High School will be on your right.

Wildcats fare well in all-district voting

Nine Wildcat football players were voted by the district coaches to the 10-2A all-district team. Five of the nine players were selected at multiple positions.

Co-offensive MVP - Bobby Dorman, Sr.
1st team running back - Langston Jones
1st team wide receiver - Kevin Bartley
1st team offensive lineman - Scott Fuqua
1st team kicker - Bobby Dorman
1st team defensive tackle - Charles Smith
1st team outside linebacker - Langston Jones
1st team defensive back - Kevin Bartley
2nd team wide receiver - Cole Wescoat
2nd team offensive lineman - Chase McCage
2nd team return specialist - Kevin Bartley
2nd team defensive tackle - Scott Fuqua
2nd team defensive end - Brandon Larue
2nd team inside linebacker - Chase McCage
2nd team outside linebacker - Seth Wolfe
2nd team punter - Bobby Dorman

Click here for the entire list.

These Wildcats showed heart

by Darin Allred
Gainesville Daily Register

While it might not have been David vs. Goliath, it sure felt like that Saturday night when the Callisburg Wildcats took on the Bushland Falcons in a Class 2A state semifinal football playoff in Wichita Falls.

Bushland was undefeated and heavily favored. Their school is just on the outskirts of Amarillo (population 173,627). Callisburg is just on the outskirts of, well, Walnut Bend.

The David vs. Goliath analogy was even more appropriate for the Wildcat defensive backs, most of them around 5-feet, 10 inches, who had to try and cover Falcon receiver Crockett Gillmore, who had to have been at least 6-6. Gillmore finished with five catches including three touchdowns.

But in this David vs. Goliath match, Goliath might have come out on top, but let me just say that he came away with more than a few bruises from flying rocks.

Callisburg fell behind 14-0 early in the first quarter and you could just feel an uneasy feeling on the west side of the stadium where the Wildcat fans were sitting. Their team had made an historic run through the playoffs. The Cats had never even won a playoff game in school history until last year, and now here they were in 2009 playing in the state semifinals. I’ll admit, when Bushland scored those two quick touchdowns, I thought the rout would be on. Luckily I don’t play for Callisburg.

The Wildcats never thought they were out of it. In fact, they battled back to tie things up 14-14 at the end of the first quarter. They were down by two scores again at halftime (28-14), but just like they did in the first half, they came right back and eventualy took a 34-28 lead.

Bushland would eventually use a strong fourth quarter to win 42-34, but there wasn’t a person in that stadium Saturday that thought Callisburg didn’t deserve to be there.

The Wildcats displayed heart and played their guts out, literally. After being injured while playing defense in the second half, Callisburg senior quarterback Bobby Dorman was seen throwing up on the sideline. But he shook off the injury and the brief queasy stomach to go back in the game.

There were other moments like that. Football is a brutal, contact sport and several Wildcat players got nicked up or bloodied when they got knocked down, but they always got up and they played hard until the final whistle.

Their fans were amazing as well. I think the entire Callisburg community was in Wichita Falls Saturday, along with a good portion of Cooke County who went to cheer on the maroon and white. As I drove to the game on Hwy. 82, I saw businesses in both Lindsay and Muenster that had put signs of encouragement up for their county team.

So I want to thank the Callisburg players and coaches for a magical playoff run that was fun to watch for fans like me, but could also be used as encouragement for teams or players that have always been told they are not big enough or strong enough or fast enough to play with the big boys. Trust me, Bushland knows different.

Wildcats bow out in state semifinals

The Wildcat football team's Cinderella run came to an end last Saturday in Wichita Falls when they succumbed to an undefeated Bushland Falcons team 42-34 in a hard-fought state semifinal battle. The Wildcats finished the season with a 12-3 record, the best run in Callisburg school history.

Click here for game report from Sherman Herald-Democrat
Click here for game report from Gainesville Daily Register
Click here for video report from kxii.com
Click here for video report from kten.com
Click here for the KPFC radio broadcast
Click here for the TRSN Bushland broadcast

Click here for game photos from Kip Garner

Wildcats chosen as the Army Strong team of the week

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football is proud to announce that the Callisburg High School Wildcats football team has been named the Army Strong Team of the Week for Division 2A.

The Callisburg Wildcats were chosen for this honor because of their teamwork, dedication, discipline, personal courage and integrity, values shared by U.S. Army Soldiers.

“Callisburg's outstanding defense came up with a big play to secure a 21-13 win over previously unbeaten McGregor,” said Adam Hochfelder, general manager of Dave Campbell's Texas Football. “The Wildcat defense sacked the quarterback on a pivotal fourth-down play in the final two minutes to stop McGregor's last drive. Callisburg now advances to face Bushland in the state semifinals.”

The award will be presented to the team at a time to be determined later this week by a representative of the U.S. Army.

"The U.S. Army is recognizing the student-athletes at Callisburg High School for demonstrating qualities similar to those exhibited by its Soldiers. Student-athletes and Soldiers share similar values, but more importantly they must be mentally, emotionally and physically strong," said Captain Joshua Fishman. "We expect to see some of these young men competing at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, the college level, or maybe even professionally in the future."

Wildcats Football in State Semifinals

With a 21-13 win over the undefeated McGregor Bulldogs, the Callisburg Wildcats advance to the state semifinals.

Press Coverage from the Callisburg/McGregor game
Click here for press coverage from the McGregor game
Click here for the KPFC radio broadcast replay
Click here for game photos from Kip Garner
NEW: Click here for more photos from MaxPreps.

Callisburg will play Bushland who beat Crane 35-28 on Saturday. The game will be played at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls at 6:00pm on Saturday, December 12. The Wildcats will be the visiting team.

Memorial Stadium information
Click here for a map and directions to the stadium

Wildcats advance to round 4 of the football playoffs

With a 33-12 win over the Caddo Mills Foxes, the Callisburg Wildcats moved their record to 11-2 as they advance to the state quarterfinals.

Callisburg will play McGregor who beat Aubrey on Friday 31-21. The game will be played at Midlothian Stadium at 6:00 PM on Saturday, December 5. The Wildcats will be the home team.

Midlothian Stadium information
Click here for a map and directions to the stadium
Click here for stadium information (watch the video)

Press Coverage from the Callisburg/Caddo Mills game
Click here for video highlights from PrepTicket.com
Click here for video highlights from kxii.com
Click here for game report from the Sherman Herald-Democrat
Click here for game report from the Gainesville Daily Register
Click here for game report from the Greenville Herald Banner
Click here for the KPFC radio broadcast replay

Morgan Reed runs well at state cross country meet

Running with 107 of the top cross country runners in the state, senior Morgan Reed had a great showing at the state cross country meet in Round Rock this past Saturday. Her time of 12:48.91 gave her a 34th place finish.

Congratulations Morgan on this great accomplishment. The hard work and dedication required to be a successful cross country athlete goes unnoticed by most. Great job!!!!

Click here for the full results.

Powderpuff Football

The annual Powderpuff football was held last week at Wildcat stadium. In the opening bout the freshman girls came from behind to beat the seniors. In the second game the sophomores beat the juniors to setup the battle in the finals between the freshman girls and the sophomore girls.

The sophomore team handled the freshman girls in the finals to take the title.

The highlight of the night might have been off the field as the freshman and sophomore cheerleaders showed off their skills as they performed routines with great precision choreography.

7th Grade Cheerleaders

Coaching Staff
Click coach's name for bio
Jerry Bomar	Athletic Director, Head Football, Boys Golf
Angela Allen *	Head Volleyball, Head Softball
Chet Baker	Girls and Boys Track, Assistant Football, Assistant Boys Basketball
Brian Bradford *	Head Boys Basketball, Assistant Football, Assistant Track
Kenny Collings *	Tennis, Assistant Girls Basketball
Janelle Dreiling *	Middle School Volleyball, MS Basketball, MS Track
Dennis McAlister	Assistant Football, Powerlifting, Head Boys Track
Randy Ratliff *	Assistant Volleyball, Assistant Softball
Randy Romines *	Head Girls Basketball, Girls Golf, Assistant Football
Bruce Scott *	Head Girls Track, Assistant Football
David Shaw *	Cross Country, Assistant Girls Basketball
Jeff Smiley	Football Defensive Coordinator
Heath Turnbow *	Assistant Football, MS Basketball, Head Baseball
Mike Wallace	Assistant Girls Basketball, Middle School Volleyball and Track
* Bio has been submitted by coach