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Nocona
The Nocona Indians started off the season at home on Friday night against proven area team Boyd.
The Yellowjackets took it to the Indians 52-0 in a game where nothing seemed to go right for Nocona.
Boyd’s ground game overpowered the Indians as it led 26-0 at halftime. The Indians success on offense could not be maintained for most of the night as any big plays would be negated by one of several snapping errors that cost big yards.
Nocona’s defense did bough its neck up in stopping the run in the second half, but the Yellowjackets scored on three big pass plays in the second half that led to the final score.
Coach Rich Weaver said he and his coaching staff are going to work to simplify things for their players so mental mistakes will hopefully be less frequent this week.
Nocona next plays Venus, a team that also is looking for its first win after losing at Burkburnett. The Indians will kick-off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Venus.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers took care of business as it opened the season Friday night at Fannindel.
The Panthers took it to the Falcons 48-0 in a show of domination from the opening kick-off.
The talented and deep Saint Jo team ran only 16 offensive plays on the night while the defense pitched a shutout as it ganged up to stop Fannindel’s fleet footed running back Dayton Dunbar.
The Panthers offense was led on the ground by sophomore Logan Brawner, who scored every time he touched the ball and finished with 124 yards and four touchdowns.
Saint Jo is set to travel again this Friday, but will stay within the county as it takes on Gold-Burg. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns started off its season at home against the fast team from Lone Star North out of Gainesville.
The Longhorns fell by mercy rule 60-6 as they just could not match up with Lone Star’s overall team speed.
Forestburg lost steamrolling running back Zach Bradley in the first quarter to an injury after he picked up a team leading 86 yards on only four carries. James Stokes did his best to make some plays on offense as he hauled in a big 42 yard catch and returned three kicks for 49 yards, both leading the team.
Traveling to Wichita Christian next, Coach Trey Cumby anticipates Forestburg will not face a faster team than it just played.
The Stars offense is more balanced than Lone Star North, so Cumby hopes the defense will do well in coverage after concentrating on stopping the run in the first week.
The game kicks-off at 7 p.m. on Friday at Wichita Christian.

Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears faced a huge test as it opened the season on the road Friday against private school Notre Dame out of Wichita Falls.
The Bears almost pulled a come from behind win last year, but this season the game was done at halftime as the Knights won 76-6.
Will Hodges scored the only touchdown for Gold-Burg as he finished with 30 yards rushing. Kani Grace led the team with 47 yards rushing, with most of it coming on the biggest play from scrimmage for the Bears. Cornerback Jack Henry led the team with six tackle and was praised by Coach Leo Murguia.
The next opponent does not get much easier as the Bears host county team Saint Jo. The Panthers are coming off a win against Gold-Burg’s district opponent Fannindel in which they won 48-0.
The game is scheduled to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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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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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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