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FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Rabbits are set for ‘Battle’

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10 years ago

08/27/2014

Bowie High School head coach Dylan Stark is preparing for Battle on Friday. That’s Wichita Falls Hirschi running back Cedric Battle to be more precise.
“They run a spread offense,” Stark said. “They have a lot of good athletes and speed.”
Stark said Battle isn’t the only quality running back Hirschi has, despite the fact Battle is coming off a sensational season running for 1,571 yards and an eye-popping 21 touchdowns. He added 258 more yards receiving.
There was some question this summer whether Battle would transfer to DeSoto, but that never completely materialized.
Channel 6 sports director Adam Ostrow reported that Battle was practicing on Monday, and will “most likely play in some form” against Bowie.
Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium, one of the larger venues Bowie will play in this season.
Hirschi is coming off a 7-4 campaign, and the Huskies were a bi-district finalist a season ago.
On defense, Hirschi features undersized but gifted linebacker Elijah Hull, who recorded 142 tackles in 2013. The Huskies also have talented defensive end Deshawn Herley (78 tackles, five quarterback sacks).
Stark said the outcome of the game might not come down to simple offense versus defense.
“In the first game, turnovers and special teams show up the most,” he said. “In the first game, we have to play sound football. If we take care of the ball and play well on special teams, that will give us a chance.” Read the rest of the story in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News.

Are you ready for some football?
Who: Bowie at Hirschi
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday
Where: Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls; Radio: KNTX 1410 AM.
Why it’s important: This marks the season-opening game for the Jackrabbits.

Bowie defenders did a masterful job of swarming Burkburnett’s running backs during last Friday’s scrimmage at Jackrabbit Stadium, and the team will need to do that again this Friday against Wichita Falls Hirschi. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Bowie Baseball Interview

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1 day ago

04/18/2024

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Interview with Bowie baseball players Seth Mann (left) and Tucker Jones following their win against Vernon on April 12, 2024.

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Bowie Softball Interview

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1 day ago

04/18/2024

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Interview with Bowie softball players Kaylie Kinney (left) and Victoria Cox following their win against Vernon on senior night April 12, 2024.

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Softball Roundup

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2 days ago

04/17/2024

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The Nocona Lady Indians beat Saint Jo at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Indians won 16-1 after four innings due to run-rule against the smaller school.
Nocona was coming off a competitive loss at Collinsville earlier in the week while the Lady Panthers were hoping to compete after a busy week of their athletes doing everything else besides just softball.
The Lady Indians easily won the first matchup between the teams in March, 19-2 and it was more of the same on Saturday.
Saint Jo struck first to start the game off well. Jordyn O’Neal hit a one out single. Krista Reeves followed with a walk after O’Neal had stolen second base and had advanced to third thanks to an error trying to throw her out. A wild pitch then allowed her to score to put the Lady Panthers up 1-0.
The lead did not last long. Nocona’s first two batters drew walks which set up Abby Hill to drive them both in with a single to right field.
Despite giving up a single and a walk later in the inning, Saint Jo’s defense did not allow another run. A line out and groundout to the shortstop while picking off a runner attempting to steal got the Lady Panthers out of the inning unscarred.
The Lady Indians led 2-1.
That was about as competitive as it got. In the second inning, Nocona’s bats got going. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases up with no outs.
Reagan Phipps drew a walk that drove in a run. Hill hit another two RBI single. Skye Kirby followed with a two RBI double.
After the first out, Allie Sutton drove in one run with a single. There was a fly out for out two, before a runner came in to score after a passed ball. Finally, an error allowed two more runs to score on the base paths.
Nocona had scored nine runs and led 11-1 to break the game open heading into the third inning.
Taylor Patrick hit a double, with O’Neal and Reeves following with singles. Unfortunately for Saint Jo, Patrick was thrown out before the hits attempting to steal a base so the Lady Panthers scored no runs from this.
The Lady Indians kept pouring on the runs. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases up with no outs. Tinley Cable then hit an RBI single. Shelby Swell was hit by a pitch that drove in another run.
After two strikeouts, Evelyn Marquez drove in two more runs on a double to put Nocona up 15-1, coming up one run short of ending the game early.
The Lady Indians scored that one run in the fourth inning. After Phipps drew a leadoff walk, Hill hit a triple that drove her in to end the game.
Nocona won 16-1.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.