Portion of Highway 82 to be named in honor of Chad Key

Tuesday "So I was there this morning and it was a unanimous vote yes "

Now TXDOT will make the signs and there will be an unveiling and dedication at a date to be determined

An announcement was made on Tuesday at the Commissioner's Court tht will honor the late Chad Key with the naming of a portion of US 82 in Sherman after him

Key was killed by drunk driver, Ricky Trent Stanley, Jr on the night of April 20, 2013 on the particular portion of the highway that will now be named in his honor

The portion named for him will be from Junction Road to Bethany Road on US 82 About a year ago, Key's widowed wife April said something her my mother and Lt Ricky Wheeler at the Sheriffs Office that she wished they could name part of the highway after her late husband, since that's where he was killed at. According to April Key, for the last year, Lt. Wheeler long with her month, the Grayson County Sheriffs office and Senator Larry Phillips were working on it

"It was kept a surprise and I received a call last Thursday night that the County Commissioners were going to vote on it this morning " April Key said on

"On behalf of me, our boys and the family, we are so honored and grateful that Chad is remembered everyday by so many people, nd that he is being honored in such a huge way by naming part of Highway 82 after him." April Key said in a released statement "Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen, especially to Grayson County Sheriffs Office and Senator Larry Phillips "

Stanley was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the felony murder, and 42 years for the first degree aggravated assault causing serious bodily harm to a public servant charge, along with fines totaling $20,000

In April of this year, a 5K run at Loy Lake Park in which over 550 registered to run to benefit the scholarship fund in the name of Key. The run not only benefited the Chad Key Memorial Scholarship Fund, but also will benefit the Grayson County Police Academy and the Austin State Memorial for Fallen Officers Half of the proceeds go to the scholarship fund and half will go to the memorial

The event raised over $12,000 and is planned to be a annual event

In irony of irony fashion, a young man with the last name of Key finished first in the race Kasey Key of Denison, the Tigers in to a 4th and 7 Instead of attempting a 50-yard field goal with their big-legged kick Hearn, Gunter went for it and came up empty when quarterback Trey Carr overthrew his receiver which gave Howe the ball at the Bulldog 32 yard line Jaden Matthews wasted no time by going the distance on a 68-yard score on the first carry of the drive Howe regained the lead, 14-7 with 7:04 left in the second quarter

Gunter's next possession would start at their own 37 yard line After another 4-minute drive, Howe would force another turnover on downs and would take the ball at their own 33 yard line Gunter's defense was impressive and forced another Howe punt Gunter would start their last possession of the first half at their own 32 yard line, but would run out of time and Howe took a 14-7 lead into the half.

Gunter would start the third quarter with the ball at their own 42 yard line and were forced to punt A roughing the kicker penalty on Howe would give Gunter new life, but again, Howe would hold and force another turnover on downs for the third time after Tanner Hartsfield would make a stop on 4th and 4

Howe would take the ball at their own 33 yard line, but a Stratton Carroll fumble would give Gunter great field possession at the Bulldog 33. Moments later, Jantz would score for the second time, this one on a 15-yarder. Gunter would try to take the lead with a two-point conversion attempt, but Ty Portman would bat down the pass and Howe maintained the lead, 14-13 Perhaps, this is the moment Howe transformed to front-runners

Howe's next possession resulted in a 62-yard touchdown by Matthews when Howe was facing a 2nd down and 21 The 'Dogs extended their lead to 21-13 after Brice Honaker's third successful PAT

Gunter would start at their own 40 yard line with 3:19 left in the third quarter. Two minutes later, Carr would carry it over from the 15 yard line. Howe denied the 2-point conversion and clung to a 21-19 lead with 1:20 left in the third.

The fourth quarter was a defensive battle with Howe punting twice, Gunter punting once Another possible front-runner transition moment came with 5:50 left when Bulldogs Head Coach Zack Hudson (aka the Riverboat Gambler) went for it on 4th and 2 and called Grisham's number, who got just enough to keep the drive alive and Hudson came up with aces once again That kept the ball out of Gunter's hands for three more minutes before punting and pinning Gunter deep at their own 15 yard line

The game fell in the hands of the Bulldog defense to turn back Gunter with only 3:04 left in the game. With Jantz out of the game due to injury, Gunter laid all of their hopes on the back of their quarterback Carr Howe linebacker Jacob Taylor would sack Carr on a blitz and force Gunter to take a timeout from their own 19 yard line with 2:28 left After the timeout, Carr would have to fall on the ball after a bad shotgun snap and that forced a 3rd and 25 with the clock rolling under two minutes Carr's third down pass fell incomplete Wilson nearly picked off Carr's fourth down heave to seemingly secure the win

Howe's last possession was all about killing the clock, however, Gunter would get one chance to win the game with four second remaining. Carr would complete the pass, but the 'Dogs defense stopped the receiver at midfield and the front-runner transformation had completely taken place.

Matthews led the 'Dogs with 149 yards on 8 carries and 2 touchdowns Grisham added 33 yards on 11 carries and one TD Others were Carroll (8-23), Brandon Wall (4-28), Brent Masters (6-18) and Cooper Akins (1-3)

Howe will travel to Tom next Friday seeking 6-1 and 2-0