SPORTS
Jackrabbits win big against Breckenridge
The Bowie Jackrabbits won the final district game of round one at Breckenridge on Friday night.
The Jackrabbits won a high scoring game with little issue 70-54 against the Buckaroos.
Bowie came into the game following one of its biggest wins of the season, a buzzer-beater win against Holliday. The Jackrabbits could not afford an off night if they wanted to reap the rewards beating the Eagles had given them
Breckenridge was having a tough district stretch with its only win coming against Jacksboro, but many coaches know the Bucks are better than that record if you take them lightly.
With a big, tall center surrounded by a scrappy group of guards, Breckenridge is not a team to take as lightly as its record would perceive.
Bowie came out with its full court press to try and impose its up-tempo style it likes to play. The Bucks were ready for it and did a good job of not letting the pressure force many turnovers.
The Jackrabbits did a good job of taking the lead in the first quarter while making most shots Breckenridge took contested shots. Bowie led 15-9 after the first quarter.
The second quarter saw the Jackrabbits go on the run that separated themselves from the Bucks. With 3-pointers from Drew Weber and Kynan DeMoss off the bench as well as 3-pointers from starters A.J. Whatley and Brody Armstrong, Bowie scored 23 points in the quarter.
Breckenridge did not match that scoring pace at all, scoring only seven points in the quarter as Bowie ran away with the game leading into halftime. The Jackrabbits had more than a 20-point lead heading into the second half up 38-16.
The second half saw both teams play more evenly down the stretch. The Bucks would more than triple its first half total while Bowie almost equaled its first half total.
It was never close as the Jackrabbits won 74-50.
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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