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Saint Jo boys beat Forestburg to open district

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It was the start of district play for both teams as Forestburg traveled to rival Saint Jo on Friday.
The athletic Panthers held off a valiant Longhorn comeback in the third quarter to win comfortably 55-39.
Saint Jo was coming off a 3-1 performance at the North Central Texas College Holiday tournament the previous weekend while Forestburg had a challenge trying shake the rust off since its last game was Dec. 20.
The game started off slowly in the first quarter. The Longhorns initially handled the Panthers full-court press defense enough not to turn the ball over, but could not make consistent perimeter shots.
Saint Jo moved the ball and found good looks against the Longhorns zone, but were looking for shots at the rim that were tough to find among Forestburg’s big front line.
The Panthers led only 7-5 with a less than three minutes to go in the first quarter when a flurry of Longhorn turnovers against the press led to quick and easy points. Saint Jo went 8-2 to close out the quarter to lead 15-7.
Play continued in the second quarter as Forestburg struggled to score while the Panthers lead continued to grow. Saint Jo led 26-11 at halftime.
The Longhorns turned the game around in the third quarter. Saint Jo’s offense stalled as multiple turnovers were forced in the half court.
This combined with Forestburg breaking the press easier led to scoring chances in transition capitalized by post player Riley Sandusky, who scored 11 points in the quarter after scoring only two in the first half.
Combined with Zach Bradley making two three-pointers, the Longhorns came all the way back to make it a one score game down 29-26 with three minutes to go in the third quarter.
The Panthers called a time out where Coach Lyndon Cook’s message was the team has to be better than this. The team answered as Connor Thompson drove hard to the basket and finished through contact for a three-point play to push the lead to 32-26.
Some steals were converted to points and Saint Jo’s lead was double-digits again 36-26.
Forestburg scored five points in the final 1:28 in the third quarter to cut the lead to 38-31, with the hope it could go on another run to maybe take the lead in the fourth quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter Sandusky picked up his fourth foul. As the main rim protector and fearing he would foul out, the Longhorns moved him to the perimeter in their zone hoping he would not pick up his fifth foul.
This opened things up for the driving Panthers as they relentlessly attacked the rim. Thompson especially feasted as he scored 15 points himself in the final quarter as Saint Jo’s defense again picked up the intensity while limiting transition opportunities.
Forestburg kept the lead within range 45-37 for a chance of a comeback midway through the fourth quarter, but the Panthers went on a 9-2 run in the next two minutes to close the game out. Saint Jo would win 55-39.
Saint Jo does not play again until it travels to Gold-Burg to play at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10. The Longhorns play at Prairie Valley at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10.

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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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