West Fork not alarmed by 0-2 start

West Fork isn’t on schedule to match its record-setting season of 2006, when the Tigers went 11-3, hosted a home playoff game in school history and reached the semifinals of the Class 3A playoffs.
The Tigers are 0-2, dropping their home opener 37-0 to Prairie Grove. Despite the lackluster start, West Fork Coach Bryan Dougan is [...]

Abshier’s Tigers earn stripes

The Prairie Grove Tigers looked more like the LSU Tigers in a 37-0 shellacking of West Fork in Week 2.
Danny Abshier’s hard-nosed jungle cats stymied West Fork’s Spread offense. West Fork gained just 121 yards of total offense.
Expect more outcomes similar to this one from Prairie Grove. The Tigers’ 28-14, Week 1 loss to Lavaca [...]

Get out the rain gear

The great thing about football is that there are no rainouts, but then again fans have to put up with wet weather.
Tonight is one of those nights.
The forecast is calling for temperatures to be a muggy 81 degrees at kickoff with scattered thundershowers.
So be sure to take a raincoat, poncho, rain boot and a hat [...]

Battle of scorned Tigers

Danny Abshier’s Prairie Grove Tigers suffered a setback to Class 3A Lavaca last Friday in a game all five Times’ staffers pick them to win.
It was 28-7 before a late touchdown made the final score respectable.
But Abshier’s teams have established a history of hard-nose play and the ability to recover from adversity.
West Fork was shocked [...]

West Fork season opener

The Tigers are ready to start the ‘07 campaign. Can senior Eddie Frazier make the switch from slot receiver to fulllback and help West Fork reach the playoffs for a third-straight year? West Fork will find out if it can repeat the success of last year when it travels to Pottsville Friday.