The Newcastle Bobcats took on the Guthrie Jaguars in a homecoming contest that ended in a 50-0 blowout for the Bobcats. The Homecoming Queen and Hero were crowned at halftime. Your 2026-27 NHS Homecoming Hero (L) is Keegen Voyles and Homecoming Queen (R)
This year’s court included the NHS 2025-26 HOCO Queen Flor Carranza escorting the Hero Crown Holder Brentley Campbell and Queen’s Flower carrier Kirby Chenault, who made just an adorable trio before the pack stands.
NHS Bobcat #56 Cooper Clayton C/NG caught a bullet off his back heel, quickly dispatched the #10 Guthrie defender, and strolled into the end zone, opening up the first quarter and pressing down a Bobcat gas pedal that never let up till the end of the firs
Bobcat defender #10 Keegen Voyles, RB/WR, goes shoulder to shoulder with his Guthrie offensive counterpart and comes away with the interception.
NHS Bobcat #18 Keyton Newland, RB/QB, leads fellow teammates out of the Bobcat tunnel onto the field before the Guthrie match.
The Newcastle Pounce lead the way for their older counterparts before the NHS Bobcat HOCO game begins. The Pounce are made up of K-fifth graders who receive a shirt during pre-season, and each game receive a water and hot dog and lead the charge coming ou
OHS Bobcat #0 Tristan Schultz RB/DE plows through the Jaguar line, leaving #20 Jaguar defender lying on the ground, wondering what the number of the bus that ran over him was. The Bobcat defense was too much for the Guthrie offense, leading to a 50-0 blow
NHS Bobcat #12 Hunter Hill QB on the hunt (pardon the pun) for his pigskin missile downfield, which connects with #56 Cooper Clayton C/NG for a touchdown reception.
Caption: NHS Bobcat #18 Keyton Newland, RB/QB, has one of the best legs in the district and kicks bombs through the uprights, rarely missing his mark.
The NHS Bobcats did their job, making quick work of the Guthrie Jaguars and ending the game in the first half, 50-0, under the Mercy Rule
The Newcastle athletes form up into a circle ahead of their Homecoming game against Guthrie to share fellowship, prayer, and words of encouragement.
Pictured are the OHS Ag class, Tom Parker, Executive Director of the Olney Economic Development Corporation, and Wes Dutter and his team of volunteers from the Texas Parks & Wildlife.
With over ten pallets of pea-size gravel to load into spawning beds, the day holds the promise of sore muscles but will also reward the OHS Ag class with special memories and friendships strengthened by working together.
Often the seventh team member of any Bobcat game under the Friday Night Lights is the NHS Cheerleaders and fans that pack the stands, rain or shine, home or away. The stands are always a sea of green because Newcastle is one big extended family that alway

NHS Bobcats Tame Jaguars on Homecoming Nite

The Newcastle High School Bobcats hosted the Guthrie Jaguars for their Homecoming game and buried the Jaguars under the stadium, 50-0. The Bobcats ended the game after the first half, making way for the crowning of the HOCO Hero and HOCO Queen.

The Texas Six-Man Mercy Rule ends the game if one team leads by 45 points or more at halftime or during the second half, which isn’t that uncommon in six-man football where scores can quickly build up to 40 or 50 points in just one half of a game. It is one of the aspects of the fastpaced style of six-man that make it so exciting to watch.

This year’s HOCO Noms for Hero: Cooper Clayton, Rylan Hinojosa, Keegen Voyles and Keyton Newland. HOCO Queen Noms: Rae’Lyn Bennett, Camren Mallory, Kenzie King, and Kinzee Forbus. Court: Brentley Campbell and Kirby Chenault, accompanied by the NHS 2025-26 HOCO Queen, Flor Carranza. Your 2026-27 HOCO Hero and Queen, Keegan Voyles and Camren Mallory, were presented and crowned before family, friends, Newcastle ISD faculty, and the community who packed the stands for the blowout game and HOCO festivities.

Congratulat i ons ! Fight on Bobcats!