Forsan 33, McCamey 2 — The Buffaloes stayed unbeaten with a blowout win over the Badgers, increasing a 13-2 halftime lead to 26-2 after three quarters and cruising from there to their fourth consecutive victory.

Forsan gained 342 of its 352 yards on the ground, getting 209 yards and a pair of touchdowns from Kevin Kligora. Brooks Wright added 68 yards rushing on six carries, while Huston Stockton and Brycen Cervantes also had scoring runs for the Buffs.

The FHS defense was virtually flawless, keeping the McCamey offense off the board and improving its opponents’ scoring average to 11 points per game for the season.

Forsan 34, Stanton 14 — The FHS Buffaloes took care of their SHS counterparts, building a 27-0 lead through three quarters on their way to a blowout win.

Forsan (3-0) had only 288 total yards, 235 of those on the ground, but the Buffs held Stanton to 241 yards and forced five turnovers, returning a fumble for their first touchdown.

Offensively, coach Jason Phillips’ team was led by Kevin Kligora, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, while Grant Roman ran for 73 yards and a score on six attempts. Quarterback Cade Wallis also had a productive day, going 5-of-9 passing for 53 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 36 yards.

Forsan 41, Post 15 — The Buffaloes improved to 2-0 with an emphatic win over the Antelopes, using a 19-point third quarter to increase a 19-7 halftime lead to 31 points by the start of the fourth.

Forsan only outgained Post 360-357, but the Buffs won the turnover battle 2-0 and held the Antelopes to just 5 of 16 on third-down conversion attempts and 2 of 6 on fourth downs.

FHS, which rushed for 285 yards, was led by Kevin Kligora, who had 89 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Quarterback Cade Wallis (8-16-0—85 passing, 6-48 rushing), Huston Stockton (8-33 rushing), Grant Roman (3-30) and Brycen Cervantes (1-1) also had rushing scores in the win.

Forsan 21, Coahoma 13 — Playing their annual rivalry game at Big Spring, the Buffaloes rallied past the Bulldogs on Thursday, scoring 21 fourth-quarter points to erase a 13-0 deficit.

Coahoma outgained Forsan 259-235, but the Buffs (1-0) made the plays they needed to down the stretch, getting a pair of touchdown runs from Kevin Kligora and a scoring run from Huston Stockton.

Kligora finished with 96 yards on 17 carries, while quarterback Cade Wallis rushed for 31 yards and passed for 59. Coahoma got 61 yards and a touchdown passing from Billy Bailey, while Jaidyn Vineyard led a balanced rushing attack with 56 yards and a score. 

Forsan senior Nolan Park is a unique football player. A multi-year starter on both lines for the Buffaloes, the 6-foot-1, 215-pounder is also one of the top kickers and punters in Region I-2A Division I.

One of just 11 returning lettermen for FHS this season, Park occupies four starting spots and makes his presents felt in all phases of the game. 

And if that weren’t enough, he’s also one of the Buffaloes’ most dependable leaders — providing an important bridge from last year’s large and talented senior class to the future of the Forsan program.

Coming off their first 10-win season since 1986, the Forsan Buffaloes will have a lot to replace in 2022. But longtime coach Jason Phillips doesn’t want anyone using his program’s heavy graduation losses as an excuse for a rebuilding year.

Yes, the Buffs did lose an instrumental senior class that led a program-wide resurgence across multiple sports. And yes, they’ll need some newcomers to step into new and larger roles if they hope to achieve their goals this year. 

But with 11 lettermen back from last year’s 10-2 squad and call-ups from a solid 6-3 junior varsity group providing reinforcements, Phillips feels he has a strong enough foundation laid to build on what his team did last fall.

Football is just around the corner, and we at BigCountryPreps.com are committed to bringing you the information you need to prepare for your favorite team’s season.

We’ll be releasing our Big Country Preps Preseason Football Preview, the most comprehensive look at the upcoming Big Country football season anywhere, on Wednesday, Aug. 17. But you won’t have to wait until then to sate your gridiron appetite.

Leading up to the first day of fall football practice on Aug. 1, we’ll be spotlighting each 11-man team in the area and posing some of the key questions they’ll face in 2022 as part of our annual “Countdown to Two-a-Days” series.

We move to Class 2A Division I with the Forsan Buffaloes. On Thursday we will take a look at the Anson Tigers, followed by the Cisco Loboes on Friday.

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