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Jackrabbits playoff hopes dashed

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A playoff appearance is not in the cards for the Bowie Jackrabbits as any hope of grabbing the fourth seed got dashed on Friday as they lost to Paradise in their final home game.
The Jackrabbits dug themselves too big of a hole to climb out of. Though their valiant effort gave them a chance to win, it came up short 42-35.
The Panther’s fast and powerful quarterback Jace Essig got Paradise going out of the gate as he scored three touchdowns on the ground to give the Panthers a 21-0 lead. They were able to capitalize on two Jackrabbit turnovers and turn them into points.
Bowie’s offense was able to respond with a touchdown drive of their own as Ty Harris scored from six yards out to cut the lead to 21-7.
It did not take long for Paradise to go back up by 21 as Jack Ishmael took the kickoff back 92 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers led 28-7 heading into the second quarter.
The Jackrabbits offense was able to cut the lead to 14 as slot receiver Joey Crawford scored on a five-yard jet sweep run to make it 28-14.
Bowie and Paradise traded touchdowns as Essig scored again on the ground and Jackrabbit quarterback Payton Price scored on diving 12-yard run to make the score 35-21.
Bowie could not keep Essig out of the end zone one last time before the half as Paradise led 42-21.
The Jackrabbits defense came out as a different animal in the second half while the good momentum the offense had pored over to start the second half.
They received the opening kickoff and drove down the field. A pass interference call against the Panthers set up Price scoring on an 11-yard run to cut the lead to 42-28.
Bowie’s defense was able to stall Paradise’s offense on the Jackrabbit’s 21 yard line, their first official stop of the day and a sign of things to come in the half.
Unfortunately, the Jackrabbits offense came up just short on fourth down deep in Panther’s territory and came away with no points as the game went into the fourth quarter.
After forcing Paradise to punt deep in their territory, Bowie moved the ball down the field with Price scoring his third touchdown of the game on a two yard run to cut the lead to 42-35.
With more than seven minutes to go and all of the momentum, it looked like the Jackrabbits might complete the comeback.
Bowie next got the ball near midfield with more than six minutes to go. Everything was poised for them to go tie the game and potentially get the ball back for a game winning drive if they scored fast enough.
Unfortunately, the Jackrabbits threw an interception at Paradise’s own 25 yard line.
Still with a little more than five minutes to go and all of their timeouts, if Bowie stopped the Panthers it would leave plenty of time for them to score.
Paradise’s offense would not be denied as they steadily made the plays to earn first downs and keep the clock moving as they ran the clock out. The Panthers won 42-35

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Jackrabbits blow out City View

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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.

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Baseball Roundup

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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.

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Bowie softball season comes to an end

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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.

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