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Indians lose tough playoff game
The Nocona Indians were not the biggest tribe on the field Friday night as they lost their bi-district football game Friday night in Mineral Wells against Comanche.
Nocona had their opportunities late in the game after digging themselves a hole early, but Comanche ultimately won 42-30 to end their season.
Early on it did not look good for the home Indians. After driving down and getting themselves a challenging, but makeable 42 yard field goal, a penalty made the kick even harder and Nocona came away with nothing on their opening drive.
Comanche’s run first attack out of the Wing-T, forced into a three and out on their first drive, got things going in a big way by breaking a 57 yard touchdown run to go up 7-0. An interception by the road Indians at the end of the first quarter spelled trouble for Nocona heading into the second quarter.
Comanche methodically ran the ball bit by bit down the field as they scored on their next two drives early in the second quarter to go up 21-0.
The game seemed like it was threatening to get out of hand before Nocona’s offense, who was dormant after their opening drive, started to move the ball with better execution. They drove the ball into Comanche’s red zone where quarterback Carter Horn ran up the middle on a draw from two yards out to cut the score to 21-7 at halftime.
Needing to carry over that momentum to the second half, Nocona’s opening drive looked stalled as a penalty put them in a third and twenty. Horn dropped back and threw the ball deep to the outside and found Hunter Fenoglio, who got behind the corner for a 56-yard touchdown catch. It cut the lead to 21-14 and made it seem like, even with a bad start, the game was winnable for the home Indians.
Unfortunately, Comanche answered. A block in the back brought a kickoff return for a touchdown back, but the ball was still deep in Nocona’s territory. The road Indians offense kept groove up as they ended up scoring from eight yards out to make it a two score 28-14 game.
The home Indians immediately responded as Tyler Richards found a gaping hole on one of their first plays of the series and outran the Comanche defenders for a 74-yard touchdown run. The missed extra point made the score 28-20.
Following the score, Nocona pooch kicked the kickoff to not allow another big return, but Comanche mishandled it and the home Indians recovered the ball. Unfortunately, Nocona could not take advantage of the great field position to score a touchdown, but Fenoglio did make a 38-yard field goal to cut the lead to 28-23 heading into the fourth quarter.
Sill, the road Indians ever steady offense kept rolling as Comanche drove the field and scored on a seven yard run to go back up two scores 35-23. Nocona would not give up as it drove down the field as everything was working offensively at this point. Horn scored again on a two-yard draw to make the score 35-30 midway through the fourth.
There was enough time for at least one more possession if the defense could just get one more stop, but Comanche’s offense kept their level of consistency on point till the very end. The road Indians again drove down the field and scored on a short seven yard run to go up two scores 42-30.
With 2:49 left in the game, Nocona needed to score fast and recover an onside kick if they wanted a chance. They scored on a run that was called back on a hold Coach Brad Keck says he is still looking for on film, but they moved down the field completing big pass plays as they drove all the way down to Comanche’s 14 yard line with a little more than a minute left.
Unfortunately, a free rusher came around the right side and blindsided the quarterback, who fumbled the ball and the road Indians recovered it to ice the game. The ever fighting Nocona Indians who never gave up all season finally saw the writing on the wall as time ran out on their season.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Jackrabbits beat down City View on the road on Monday by run-rule to pick up a district win.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0 after five innings due to run-rule as they dominated against the Mustangs.
Bowie was coming off a close loss at Holliday in a game it nearly came back to win, so took out its frustration on a struggling City View team.
The Jackrabbits got going early as Troy Kesey hit a solo home run with two outs to get a rally going for the team. Two batters later Edmond De Leon hit a two-run home run.
Rayder Mann hit a ground ball to third base that resulted in an error that drove in a run. Cy Egenbacher then hit an RBI single to put Bowie up 5-0 before the Mustangs had even hit.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits got back going in the third. Boston Farris and Seth Mann both hit a two RBI doubles.
Kesey and Hayden Rodriguez followed with RBI singles to make it 11-0 for Bowie.
The Jackrabbits kept the pressure in the fourth inning. Farris hit a three-run home run and Kesey later drove in another run with a double to make it 15-0 for Bowie.
The game continued into the fifth inning and City View needed to score at least six runs to keep the game going. The Mustangs broke up Kesey’s no-hitter on the mound with three straight singles to load the bases up with no outs.
Kesey finished strong, striking out the next two batters before inducing a fly ball to center field for the final out.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians got some revenge by beating Perrin-Whitt on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 5-3 to hopefully make up for losing the previous game in the final inning against the Pirates.
Nocona had lost two days earlier to Perrin-Whitt 3-2 after leading for the entire game until the final inning.
The second game it was the Pirates that led for the majority of the game, leading 2-1 after the first inning. The Indians tied the score 2-2 after the third inning, but Perrin-Whitt got the lead back in the fourth inning with one run to make it 4-3.
Nocona took control in the sixth inning when Wesley Murpehy drove in two runs with a double. Brody Langford followed him with an RBI single to double the Indians score and put them up 6-4.
This time around, Nocona’s defense held on in the final inning, allowing only one base runner before closing the game with little trouble.
Missing scores
Scores from Saint Jo and Bellevue are not updated due to games being delayed due to weather late last week.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits came up just short of winning their final game at City View on Friday.
The Lady Mustangs held off a furious Lady Rabbits rally in the seventh inning to scrape out a win 11-10.
Bowie was entering the game knowing it was the last game of the season no matter what so it came out loose and ready.
The Lady Rabbits took control early. Chloe Kinney scored due to an error trying to pick her off. Sage Gossett hit a single that drove in one run and an error on the throw allowed another run to score.
Several batters later, Beau Combs and Victoria Cox both hit RBI singles to make it 5-0 for Bowie.
The Lady Mustangs scored two runs to make cut the lead to 5-2 after the first inning.
Bowie scored one run in the second inning when Serenity Klump was able to score from third base due to an error by the catcher. City View equaled that run in the same inning with an RBI double.
After the teams exchanged scoreless innings in the third and fourth, things picked up in the fifth inning.
Kaylie Kinney hit an RBI double with two outs to extend Bowie’s lead to 7-3.
The Lady Mustangs answered with a huge inning to get back in the game. Three singles and two errors allowed City View to score four runs and tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Lady Rabbits offense could not get anything going in the sixth inning, the Lady Mustangs picked up where they left off.
Five straight singles, one walk and a passed ball allowed City View to score four more runs to take the lead 11-7 heading into the final inning.
With Bowie down to its last three outs of the season, the team buckled up to get something going.
Cox hit a one out double. Chloe Kinney followed with a single that drove her in. After a strikeout and Kinney advancing to second base after a passed ball, Klump drove her in with a double.
After a walk, Gossett came through and hit a single that drove in one more run to cut City View’s lead to one run.
With the tying run in scoring position, Bowie was in good condition but was also down to its last out.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out looking to end the game and the Lady Rabbits season.
City View won 11-10.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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