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Bowie players compete in all star game
Two Bowie basketball players competed in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All Star game on May 18 in San Antonio.
Kamryn Cantwell competed in her third all star game this spring while Kason Spikes competed in his first. Ironically enough, the duo spent the previous Friday in Austin as both represented Bowie at the University Interscholastic League state track meet.
Cantwell had a banner senior year athletically in more than just basketball despite it being her focus for the future as she had signed her letter of intent to play basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
She averaged 20.3 points per game while averaging 4.6 rebounds, two assists and 3.5 steals a game while shooting 49 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point land. For this, she was named district MVP and was named to the all region and all state teams. The all state nomination is impressive since the Lady Rabbits did not have quite as deep of a playoff run that gets the TABC’s attention.
“God’s gifted her with ability to shoot the ball,” her Coach Chuck Hall said. “She’s worked so hard to get her body in enough shape to play the whole game like I had her play so often. To play it at a level with two or three people hanging all over her when she drives in there to shoot. She’s such a pleasure.”
Spikes on the other hand, did have that luxury as he stepped up and had his biggest games in the regional tournament and the state tournament. His season stats were modest, averaging 6.9 points, 3.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds, 1.1 steals while shooting 52 percent from the field and 35 percent from 3-point range.
He did the grunt work for the team, guarding the best perimeter player and usually playing unselfishly on offense, only taking shots when he was open, but his work did not go unnoticed.
Spikes was named co-district defensive MVP and was named to both the all region and all state teams.
“We put him on the best offensive player on the other team,” Coach Doug Boxell said. “He has to work his tail off on defense every game. He can shoot the ball very well. He’s a very unselfish player because he could definitely shoot the ball more than what he does. He knows we have confidence in him.”
Both also competed in cross country, while Cantwell also competed in volleyball. They were Jackrabbit and Lady Rabbit of the year at Monday’s sports banquet for their all around success in several sports.
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.
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