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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Alba-Golden’s depth too much for Bowie girls

Published

9 years ago

03/04/2015

The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team was eliminated from the University Interscholastic League Conference 3A playoffs Saturday.
Alba-Golden’s depth proved to be too much – and Bowie wore down in the fourth quarter – as the Panthers downed the Lady Rabbits 59-53 at Rockwall Heath High School.
“I thought it was their depth,” Bowie head girls’ basketball coach Colby Davis-Pastusek said. “They had 10 girls, and they we’re able to rotate them in and out.”
In addition, Bowie was held to 23 second-half points as scoring became more difficult, and field-goal makes were fewer and far between.
“We just didn’t hit our field goals,” Davis-Pastusek said. “We had trouble making baskets, shots that would normally fall for us.”
Regardless, the Bowie program took major steps forward this season. The Lady Rabbits produced a 30-win season, and they advanced to the regional semifinals. Overall, Bowie was 30-6.
This was the farthest postseason penetration for Bowie since 2009. Tennessee State-bound Jordan Brightwell, Logan McMurray and Lily Gill will be lost to graduation.
McMurray was known for her leadership and work ethic. Brightwell provided rebounding and defense. Gill was a spark off the bench, helping with perimeter shooting.
“All three of them are great kids and they left a good mark on the program,” the coach commented. “They were all good basketball players and they will all be successful in their future careers.”

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Bowie’s Jordan Brightwell drives to the basket for two points during Saturday’s Conference 3A Region II semifinal at Rockwall Heath High School. Brightwell is one of three seniors on the team this year, joining Logan McMurray and Lily Gill. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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16 hours ago

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Bowie Softball Interview

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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.

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