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Jackrabbits lose at Paradise
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a tough game at Paradise on Friday night in a game it needed to have.
The Panthers won 31-20 as the Jackrabbit could not close the distance in the fourth quarter, despite cutting the lead down to what was once a double-digit deficit to one point in the third quarter.
Bowie moved the ball on its first drive well, but stalled in Paradise’s territory and turned the ball over on downs. The Panthers took advantage only a few plays later as busted coverage allowed them to hit on a 70-yard touchdown play to go up 7-0.
The two teams exchanged defensive stops, but the Jackrabbits offense was driving again and in Paradise’s red zone as the second quarter started.
Quarterback Colby Miller then hit big receiver Troy Kesey on a five-yard slant route for a touchdown to cut the lead to 7-6.
Paradise responded on its next drive. Casey Nocks took a jet sweep around the right side for 59 yards and touchdown to up the Panthers lead to 14-6.
Paradise then seized on a mishap from Bowie.
A mishandled snap on a punt from the Jackrabbits’ 22 yard line gave the Panthers a shortened field as they scored on a short touchdown run to go up 21-6 with four minutes to play before halftime.
Bowie’s offense then drove down the field also while battling the clock. The Jackrabbits caught some luck at the end. Miller’s pass down the middle was tipped, but receiver Kynan DeMoss adjusted to haul in a spectacular 16-yard touchdown catch.
It gave the Jackrabbits some life as it cut the lead to 21-12 heading into halftime.
Bowie started the second half with new life. Paradise got the ball first, but a fumble within the first minute of action was recovered by Hunter Duke near midfield.
A few plays later Jackrabbit running back Matthew McCarty found a seam and scored on a 46-yard run.
Despite a penalty pushing them back 13 yards, Bowie then converted on the two-point conversion to cut the lead to one-point 21-20 with most of the second half still to play.
Unfortunately, that momentum and good feeling was short lived for the Jackrabbits. Paradise responded a minute later with a 49-yard touchdown pass up to extend its lead to 28-20.
The teams spent the rest of the quarter with both defenses putting stops to drives with turnovers on downs deep in the opponents’ territory.
Bowie’s drive stalled at Paradise’s 14-yard line, but with the team’s kicking game proving to be unreliable, the team came away with no points as the game moved to the fourth quarter.
The Panther offense looked like it was going to stall again in the Jackrabbits territory after taking more than four minutes off the clock in the quarter. Instead Paradise kicked a 32-yard field goal to make the game a two score game.
Bowie would need to score fast so it could have a chance to get the ball back. Instead the offense turned the ball over on downs at the Panthers 33-yard line on its next possession.
The defense did eventually get the ball back after a punt, but the ball was on the one-yard line with only two minutes left.
Still, the Jackrabbits moved the ball near midfield before an interception off a tipped pass at the line of scrimmage sealed the win for Paradise.
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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