SPORTS
Bowie boys win at Henrietta
The Bowie Jackrabbits won their first road district game at Henrietta on Saturday.
The Jackrabbits used a big fourth quarter grabbing the win 41-34 to go to 2-0 in district play.
The Bearcats started the game off on the right note, grabbing the lead 11-6 in the first quarter. Henrietta made a couple of 3-pointers and some free throws.
Bowie seemed to settle for more outside shots than usual thanks to the Bearcats big post players, but none were going in.
The second quarter was more even as both teams had trouble scoring. The Jackrabbits were behind 19-13 at halftime.
The third quarter was more of the same. Neither team scored in double-figures even though Bowie made a couple of 3-pointers.
Still trailing by six 27-21 heading into the fourth quarter, the Jackrabbits were still in range to turn things around. In the final quarter they did.
Bowie made three 3-pointers, but more importantly it started making free throws. Through the first three quarters the Jackrabbits missed all nine of their free throw attempts.
As Bowie grabbed a hold of the lead early in the fourth quarter, the team did a better job of getting to the free throw line. The team made nine of its 13 attempts in the fourth quarter alone, with most of the damage coming from A.J. Whatley and Drew Weber.
The Bearcats were hoping to keep the game close so only a couple of made shots could get them back the lead, but the Jackrabbits took care of the ball and made their free throws down the stretch to pull away, winning 41-34.
Weber led the team with 12 points while Whatley scored all nine of his points in the fourth quarter.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona Lady Indians beat Saint Jo at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Indians won 16-1 after four innings due to run-rule against the smaller school.
Nocona was coming off a competitive loss at Collinsville earlier in the week while the Lady Panthers were hoping to compete after a busy week of their athletes doing everything else besides just softball.
The Lady Indians easily won the first matchup between the teams in March, 19-2 and it was more of the same on Saturday.
Saint Jo struck first to start the game off well. Jordyn O’Neal hit a one out single. Krista Reeves followed with a walk after O’Neal had stolen second base and had advanced to third thanks to an error trying to throw her out. A wild pitch then allowed her to score to put the Lady Panthers up 1-0.
The lead did not last long. Nocona’s first two batters drew walks which set up Abby Hill to drive them both in with a single to right field.
Despite giving up a single and a walk later in the inning, Saint Jo’s defense did not allow another run. A line out and groundout to the shortstop while picking off a runner attempting to steal got the Lady Panthers out of the inning unscarred.
The Lady Indians led 2-1.
That was about as competitive as it got. In the second inning, Nocona’s bats got going. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases up with no outs.
Reagan Phipps drew a walk that drove in a run. Hill hit another two RBI single. Skye Kirby followed with a two RBI double.
After the first out, Allie Sutton drove in one run with a single. There was a fly out for out two, before a runner came in to score after a passed ball. Finally, an error allowed two more runs to score on the base paths.
Nocona had scored nine runs and led 11-1 to break the game open heading into the third inning.
Taylor Patrick hit a double, with O’Neal and Reeves following with singles. Unfortunately for Saint Jo, Patrick was thrown out before the hits attempting to steal a base so the Lady Panthers scored no runs from this.
The Lady Indians kept pouring on the runs. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases up with no outs. Tinley Cable then hit an RBI single. Shelby Swell was hit by a pitch that drove in another run.
After two strikeouts, Evelyn Marquez drove in two more runs on a double to put Nocona up 15-1, coming up one run short of ending the game early.
The Lady Indians scored that one run in the fourth inning. After Phipps drew a leadoff walk, Hill hit a triple that drove her in to end the game.
Nocona won 16-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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