SPORTS
Panthers season ends in playoffs
The football season is over for the Saint Jo Panthers.
With their 56-28 loss to the defending state champs Blum on Friday in the area round of the playoffs, football season is officially over for Montague County teams.
Saint Jo started the game off about as well as it could have hoped. On the first play Logan Brawner took a sweep outside to the left and ran 75 yards for a touchdown to go up 6-0.
The defense shut down the Bobcats and forced a turnover on downs near midfield to get the ball back. Two plays later Brawner scored again on a 35-yard touchdown run, with the kick making the score 14-0 after only 3:30 minutes of game time.
Blum answered back on its next drive. The Bobcats moved the ball down in the red zone where they scored on a funky halfback pass from nine yards to cut the lead to 14-8.
Saint Jo’s next drive stretched into the beginning of the second quarter. Blum’s defense seemed to tighten things up making the Panthers grind out first downs.
A penalty and a negative play put Saint Jo at third and 24 it could not make up, turning the ball over on downs near midfield.
The Panthers defense had the Bobcats on a fourth and short attempt, when Blum scored on a 34-yard touchdown pass, tying the game at 14-14.
Things started to unravel. Saint Jo fumbled on its next possession. The Bobcats scored two plays later on a 33-yard touchdown pass to take their first lead of the game 22-14.
The Panthers’ offense tried to respond with a pass on first down, but it fell incomplete. Two runs gained only two yards and a completed pass on fourth down fell short of the first down. Saint Jo turned the ball over on downs again near midfield.
Blum scored on a quick dive run up the middle from 22 yards to push the lead to 28-14.
With less than two minutes to play until halftime, the Panthers were hoping to head into the locker room with any sort of momentum. Unfortunately, a fumble deep in their own territory was recovered by the Bobcats, who scored on a short run one play later to push the score to 34-14 heading into halftime.
Blum got the ball to start the second half, but Saint Jo showed some life. Tyler Cook intercepted a pass and returned it to midfield.
Unfortunately, the Panthers’ offense continued to struggle. A false start penalty on fourth and three made it fourth and eight. Saint Jo did not convert, turning the ball over on downs.
The Bobcats picked back up where it was. Giving the tailback the option to throw, he scrambled around and scored on a 23-yard run increase the score to 40-14.
Before the third quarter ended, the Panthers had another turnover on downs and Blum scored on a 28-yard pass to increase the lead to 48-14 heading into the fourth quarter as it looked like the hope was leaving Saint Jo’s side with only 10 minutes left to play.
After some successful runs allowed the Panthers to pick up their first first down of the second half at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Brawner got loose again for the first time since the first quarter, scoring on a 51-yard run. It cut the lead to 48-20 and hoped it would be the spark the team needed to try and come back.
The defense stepped up as senior leader Chance Bennett recovered a fumble on defense near midfield.
A completed pass down the sidelines from Cade Stevens to Brawner for 12 yards was the biggest pass play of the day for the Panthers. Branwer followed it up two plays later as he scored on an 18-yard run.
With the score 48-28 and a little less than seven minutes left to play, there was hope it was still a possibility to make a remarkable comeback now Saint Jo had a bit of momentum.
Unfortunately that was dashed on the kickoff. A Blum player recovered the onside kick on the run and returned it for a touchdown to push the score to 56-28.
Saint Jo’s offense was running in turbo with the tempo to try and preserve as much clock as possible. Still, the Bobcats’ defense only allowed short runs to move the ball down the field, with the Panthers biggest play being a 15-yard personal foul penalty on the defense.
The Panthers offense stalled out on Blum’s 11-yard line, turning the ball over on downs.
With a little less than five minutes left to play, Saint Jo’s defense needed to get a quick stop.
Unfortunately, the Bobcats kept the ball and moved it down the field. Time outs were no good as the Panthers’ defense could not get Blum off the field.
The Bobcats moved the ball into Saint Jo’s red zone, but with no time outs left, Blum kneeled the ball to run the time out, winning 56-28.
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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