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Football Roundup
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers wrapped up the regular season by winning their third straight district title with a win at Perrin-Whitt.
The Panthers won 76-30, ending the game in the third quarter due to mercy rule.
Saint Jo ends its regular season with an 8-2 record and 3-0 in district play.
The Pirates did have some success on offense throwing the ball, but the Panthers got enough stops and collected four interceptions to slow them down while on offense Saint Jo scored on every possession.
Logan Brawner showed up big on both sides of the ball, rushing for 332 yards and six touchdowns while intercepting three passes.
Quarterback Matthew Butler-Everson completed eight passes for 153 yards and four touchdowns. Two went to Johnathon Diaz who led the team with five catches for 136 yards. Diaz also intercepted a pass on defense. Trevor Connor and A.J. Wright each caught a touchdown pass as well.
Bowie
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost their final game on Friday night against Boyd.
The Yellowjackets won 48-6 in a game that was not close after the first quarter.
It was senior night for Bowie though a playoff berth was out of the question a win would at least end the season on a happy note.
Boyd did not share that notion though. The Yellowjackets scored on a big run on the first offensive play of the game to go up 8-0.
Bowie’s offense did answer as the team marched down the field, leading to Justin Tucker scoring on a short run to cut the lead to 8-6.
Unfortunately, Boyd answered by taking the kickoff back for a touchdown.
After that, nothing much went right for the Jackrabbits. Despite the defense forcing four turnovers, the offense could not turn those into points after its opening drive.
The Yellowjackets racked up more than 500 yards of offense and 300 yards rushing. Bowie did have 161 yards passing on 13 completions. Senior Colby Miller completed 11 for 110 yards while Devin Melton completed both of his passes for 51 yards. Troy Kesey led the team with 76 yards receiving on three catches.
The team finished with 82 yards of rushing. Clark led the team with 38 yards and scored the team’s only touchdown.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians had a chance to sneak into the playoffs on Friday if they could win at City View.
Unfortunately, it was the Mustangs who earned the final playoff bid, beating the Indians 53-26.
Nocona was coming off its second win of the season and first district win against Valley View.
Despite the rough start to the season and the overall youth of the team, the Indians still had something to play for heading into the final week.
Nocona did not play its best game of the season though. Drives were killed with self inflicted penalties and drops despite moving the ball some.
On defense, the Indians were thrown off when City View’s quarterback went out. The Mustangs resorted to getting the ball into the hands of their best athlete and let him run with the ball.
Nocona did score some in the second half as Ian Hostetter and Johnny Stone scored touchdowns on the ground. Quarterback Brady McCasland also found Charlie Fuller for a score.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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