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Lady Rabbits lose defensive struggle against Jacksboro in bi-district round

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It was a tough matchup for the Bowie Lady Rabbits in their bi-district game against old foe Jacksboro on Tuesday in Denton Ryan.
It was a low scoring and physical game, but the bigger Lady Tigers were able to go ahead at the end thanks to some clutch free throws as they won 39-30.
Jacksboro came into the game just missing out on winning the district title against Brock. Still featuring the tall and imposing Baylee Thompson in the post as well as several big and long girls, Bowie was mostly undersized at every position. Still, after splitting the district title last year and beating the Lady Tigers in 33-31 in the Whataburger tournament before district, the Lady Rabbits were not intimidated.
The opening quarter went back and forth. Bowie’s main concern was trying to shut down any scoring from the paint. If Jacksboro passed out for a three-point shot, they would do their best to close hard.
With both teams playing physical throughout and with fouls being called few and far between, scoring was tough. It also was the type of game where the Lady Rabbits thrive. The Lady Tigers led 9-6 heading into the second quarter.
The second quarter was the worst stretch Bowie played in the game. On the floor the Lady Rabbits were flying around, getting offensive rebounds, forcing turnovers and not getting any balls to go in the basket.
Jacksboro was able to knock in two three-pointers and make the most of their free throw attempts as they stretched their lead to the biggest of the game. Bowie trailed 23-10 heading into the second half.
It did not take long for the Lady Rabbits to turn things around in the second half. In the first minute and half they outscored the measly four points they scored in the entirety of the second quarter.
They cut the lead to less than 10 points at 25-18 midway through the quarter. This was thanks to more of that same energy, but it came with more payoffs. Bowie was mixing in some press defense and trapping. Along with some offensive rebounds and a couple three-pointers, the Lady Rabbits were making the hustle plays pay off with points.
The Lady Tigers were not going to go down quietly though as the rest of the quarter was almost a stalemate as both teams continued to struggle to score.
Jacksboro kept committing what felt like a million traveling violations that gave Bowie the ball and seemed to compound the momentum the Lady Rabbits had, despite still trailing.
The Lady Rabbits wanted to score inside with leading scorer Hope Howard, but with her going against the Lady Tigers’ length inside, they had to get her the ball in certain situations or spots where she could score, like perimeter shots or one-on-one drives before help could come.
Bowie was behind 30-22 heading into the fourth quarter, but the game seemed within reach since they had mostly controlled the third quarter.
Things continued from the third as the Lady Rabbits battled closer and closer. Jacksboro’s lead was down to 32-28 with a little more than four minutes to go.
The next two times down the court, the Lady Tigers were able to draw free throw attempts. They went 3-4 and the lead was at 35-30 with 2:07 left after Bowie scored.
Jacksboro avoided catastrophe as they ran clock for more than a minute before taking a shot at the basket. Despite missing, the Lady Tigers were able to score on the offensive rebound to go up by three baskets 37-30 with a minute left.
Some desperate shots at the basket missed from the Lady Rabbits and another successful attempt at the free throw line from Jacksboro sealed Bowie’s fate. The Lady Tigers won 39-30.

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Baseball Roundup

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Saint Jo vs Bellevue
The Saint Jo Panthers got out of their early season funk as they beat fellow 1A Bellevue twice last week on two different days.
The Panthers won the first high-scoring game 15-9 before shut out the Eagles 10-0 in the second game.
Saint Jo had a rough beginning to its season, with mostly ugly losses and only one win.
Bellevue came in with no wins, but it was not unexpected due to it being the Eagles first year as a program since the late 1990s.
Bellevue led the first game for most of it scoring five runs in the first inning and just holding off the Panthers 5-4 heading into the sixth inning.
Saint Jo then caught fire, scoring six runs in the sixth inning to take its first lead since the first inning. The Eagles kept it close and scored four runs to make it a one run game 10-9 heading into the final inning.
The game had to be postponed due to Bellevue’s new field not having any lights to play past a certain time.
When the game was picked up three days later, the Panthers added five more run to their lead. The Eagles could not answer and Saint Jo won the game 15-9.
Devein Stewart and Logan Hoover led the Panthers four RBIs each while Charlie Evans and R Forrester drove in two runs each.
Trent Gaston pitched 4.1 innings and allowed two runs and struck out seven batters to lead the team.
Saint Jo’s defense committed four errors.
For Bellevue, Brayden Moore led the team with three RBIs while Bryce Ramsey and Ryan Jones each drove in two runs.
Ramsey pitched five innings and allowed four runs while striking out nine batters to lead the team.
The second game picked up right after the end of the first game. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the second game went similarly to the end of first game.
Saint Jo scored three runs in the first inning, four in the second inning and three in the third inning.
The Panther defense shut out Bellevue and the game ended with Saint Jo winning 10-0 after four and half innings due to run rule.
Sam Martin led the Panthers with four RBIs while Evans drove in two runs. Stewart pitched three innings and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out six batters. Hoover pitched two innings and struck out four batters while allowing no hits and walking two batters. The team committed no fielding errors.
For Bellevue, River Trail got the only hit in the game for the team. The team drew three walks, but could not get on base.
Blake Reese led the team with two innings pitched and three earned runs on two hits and five walks while striking out two batters. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost their second game against Muenster on Friday on the road.
The Indians lost 10-0 after five innings due to run-rule as the Hornets picked up all of their runs in one horrible inning for Nocona.
The score was tied at 0-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning. The Indian defense had navigated one out singles the first two innings without letting it morph into anything threatening.
Unfortunately, the third inning saw Muenster get going from the first batter.
Five singles, two doubles, two walks and a hit batter later saw the Hornets score 10 runs.
Nocona’s bats had been able to get someone on base in most innings despite Walker Murphey getting the team’s only base hit, but could not get a run to score.
The Indian defense did bounce back to not allow any runs in the fourth or fifth inning, but with no runs coming through for Nocona, the game ended after five innings.
Muenster won 10-0.

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Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost at home on Friday night against Muenster.
The Lady Hornets won 9-0, with most of the damage coming in the fourth inning against the Lady Indians.
Nocona gave up two runs in the first inning, but kept the game within reach after shutting out Muenster in the second and third innings.
Then came the fourth inning. Five fielding errors and two singles contributed to the Lady Hornets scoring six runs to go up 8-0.
The Lady Indians struggled to get their bats going all game though they did get some base runners that could have been worked home with some timely plays in other games.
Muenster added one more run in the sixth inning to make the final score 9-0.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost a shootout at Era on Friday night.
The Lady Hornets won 25-15 in a game that ended early after six innings due to run-rule.
Saint Jo was trailing the early part of the game down 9-1 after three innings.
The Lady Panthers then had a huge offensive inning, scoring nine runs in the fourth inning to go up 10-9.
Era bounced back in the same inning and scored three runs to retake the lead 12-10, but Saint Jo then scored four runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth inning as it lead 15-12.
The Lady Hornets then embarked on an inning from hell for the Lady Panthers, more than doubling their score and not ending until Era was up by 10 runs to end the game early.
The Lady Hornets had scored 13 runs to win 25-15.

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Nocona’s Stone signs to play football

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Nocona senior Johnny Stone, son of Chelsi and Haydan, signed his letter of intent to play football at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie on Monday. Stone played running back and linebacker for Nocona on varsity for three years, helping the Indians go from two wins his first season to winning 16 games the last two seasons that resulted in playoff berths and a district title this past season. Stone has also spent time playing baseball, golf, basketball and track during his four years at Nocona. “They have a great program there,” Stone said. “Their business and financing program, it is five years for a masters so I thought that was a really good choice. They have a nice indoor gym. They really focus on the relgious part of school.” Stone plans to focus on business and financing major with maybe a minior in religious beliefs.

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