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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Area teams face daunting tasks

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9 years ago

10/08/2015

Two area teams face the daunting task of going on the road and facing powerhouse teams this Friday.
Nocona travels to Cisco for a District 2-3A-II game with the Loboes while Gold-Burg plays at Tioga, a blossoming force in six-man football.
This Cisco team isn’t as strong as in years past, but the Loboes (4-1, 2-0) are still outscoring opponents by a 159-77 through five games.
“Cisco is a very good football team,” Nocona head coach Brad Keck said. “They are a power football team. They run multiple things in the I-formation and shotgun.”
Nocona has to play like there’s nothing to lose.
The Indians will be starting Charles Evans at quarterback for Jeremy James, who suffered a shoulder injury in last Friday’s 20-6 loss to Holliday.
James lay on the field for several minutes while attended to by trainers and medical professionals. He went transported to Nocona General Hospital by Nocona EMS. The diagnosis was a broken clavicle.
Offensively, Keck said Nocona must account for Taylor Massey. It will be up to running back Emmanuel Gayton to power it all. Gayton has rushed for 342 yards with two touchdowns this season.
“They like to move Massey around, so we are going to have to be aware of him at all times,” Keck said. “We’ll have to keep our tabs on him.”

Gold-Burg prepares for Tioga
Winless Gold-Burg is preparing for a Tioga team that has outscored opponents 357- 136 behind the likes of Micah Villa, Cade Gibson and Austin Sprabary leading the attack.
Tioga is coached by former Holliday coach Cody Patton, who will help with the Bulldogs’ eventual transition from six-man to 11-man football in the years to come.
Gold-Burg coach Jay Johnson said the Bears run a balanced set on offense.
Look for different defensive alignments based on what Gold-Burg runs on offense. The Bulldogs will employ an odd-man front when the Bears are lined up tight for a possible run. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

Nocona running back Parker Marshall (4) shows his concern while teammate Jeremy James was down on the field at Jack Crain Stadium receiving medical attention. The Indians lost District 2-3A-I opponent Holliday 20-6. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Bowie Baseball Interview

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18 hours 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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18 hours 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.