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Saint Jo loses 64-50 to No. 4 Jonesboro

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The Saint Jo Panthers came up just short hosting one of the top ranked teams in the state Jonesboro on Friday.
The Eagles late onside kick recovery allowed them to go two-scores up as they won 64-50.
It was not ideal circumstances to play one of the toughest games of the season. The day before the game, the Panthers original opponent Forestburg canceled due to roster numbers being too low.
Saint Jo then scheduled Jonesboro, the undefeated fourth ranked team in the state it had scrimmaged more than a month ago.
The Panthers got the ball first and capped off the drive with a short touchdown run from Logan Brawner to go up 6-0. The Eagles answered back with their own touchdown drive with runs off tackle being featured. The score was tied at 6-6.
The teams traded scoring drives again as Saint Jo’s Brawner scored on a 50-yard run and Jonesboro executed another methodical drive to tie the score 14-14.
Brawner scored on another long run (53 yards) to put the Panthers up 22-14. The defense then forced the first turnover on downs of the game right before the end of the first quarter.
Saint Jo had the opportunity to go up two scores, but unfortunately turned the ball right back over on downs to start the second quarter.
The Panther defense looked like it might get another stop forcing Jonesboro to a fourth down. The Eagles came through completing a 35-yard touchdown pass to tie the game up at 22-22.
The teams then traded touchdown drives as Brawner scored on a short run and Jonesboro scored on a 23-yard run to make it 30-30.
Saint Jo had the ball next and the offense failed to score.
An interception from the Eagles at their own six-yard line on fourth and long ended up working like a punt.
Jonesboro had 1:49 left before halftime to score and take the lead, but the Panther defense made the Eagles run out of time. The team’s went into halftime tied 30-30.
Jonesboro received the ball to start the second half and drove down to score on a short run to go up for the first time in the game 38-30.
The Eagles defense had started to zero in on Saint Jo’s Brawner running the ball and the Panthers turned the ball over on downs. This allowed Jonesboro to take a two score lead as it scored on the next drive to make the score 44-30.
Still Brawner proved dangerous as on the next drive he had two runs for 55 total yards, one being a 23-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 44-38.
Saint Jo’s defense then forced a turnover as Jordan Reeves recovered a fumble. The Panthers took advantage, tying the game at 44-44 early in the fourth quarter on a Brawner eight yard run.
The defense would need to come away with another stop to have chance to take the lead again, but the physical Eagles had wore down the Panthers by this time.
Jonesboro scored on a short run to retake the lead 50-44, which left the door open for Saint Jo to take the lead if it also converted its extra point following another touchdown.
The Panthers did not get that chance. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Eagles onside kick bounced awkwardly enough to allow them to recover the kick.
Three plays later Jonesboro was scoring on a 14-yard run to go up 58-44.
Saint Jo did score on its next possession with Jace Johnson scoring a on a one-yard plunge. It cut the score to 58-50, but the drive had taken up a lot of time with only 1:37 left to play.
The Panthers would need to either recover the onside kick on the kickoff or force a turnover on defense if they failed to.
Neither happened. Jonesboro recovered the onside kick and went on to score on a four-yard run with 38 seconds left to ice the game, making the final score 64-50.

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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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