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Bowie boys beats Nocona in rematch 55-48
The Bowie Jackrabbits won the rematch against rival Nocona on Saturday.
The Jackrabbits won 55-48 at the Indians gym to pay back the loss Nocona gave them at their own gym a couple of weeks back.
Bowie came into the game following a tough loss to district leader City View that most likely meant the end to its quest for a district title. Nocona also was coming off a bad loss to the Mustangs, but had had a bye-game to get ready for the Jackrabbits.
The snowstorm moved the game from Friday night to Saturday afternoon and cost both teams a practice day while also throwing off any sort of routine.
The first game between the these two teams saw Bowie without Coach Andy Atkins, who missed due to illness. The Indians also were missing some key bench players for that game due to grades or injuries.
Nocona went into the game giving extra defensive attention on the Jackrabbit’s top two scorers Cade Thompson and Brody Armstrong.
Unlike some low-scoring games the two teams have had in the past, the beginning of the game saw both teams scoring in a flurry, especially near the end of the first quarter.
The Jackrabbits recent hot streak from 3-point range showed up as they made four 3-pointers by four different players in the first quarter and led 19-15.
The Indians got a big lift from Adam Meekins in the quarter as he made two 3-pointers and scored eight of his team’s points.
Bowie led for all of the second quarter, but for most of it Nocona was only one basket down.
Both teams got some scoring from the benches in the quarter. The Jackrabbits had Kynan DeMoss make two 3-pointers. The Indians had Ryder Oswalt, Michael Wetmore and Ty Presley each come in and score a basket.
Bowie ended the half stretching its lead to five points, going in ahead 33-28.
The third quarter saw both teams struggle to score much compared to the first half.
Baskets for both were hard to come by and free throws were not given out generously even on physical drives.
Nocona got as close as it would all game to taking the lead when it cut the lead to 37-36 with a little more than two minutes to play.
Bowie’s best offensive possessions for most of the quarter had been driving and kicking out for an open 3-pointer after a few more passes. Unlike in the first half, the shots were not going in.
In the final two minutes the Jackrabbits made two of those 3-pointers at the best of times by Armstrong scoring his sixth point of the game since he attracted so much attention and Drew Weber.
A long, skinny post player who can shoot from range and move his feet, Weber has come off the bench for most of the season after starting last year. The senior accepted his role and was big Saturday.
The two 3-pointers allowed Bowie to extend its lead to 43-36 heading into the fourth quarter.
From there Nocona knew it had to change up its tactics to no allow the Jackrabbits to run clock. The Indians took out all of their post players to play a more perimeter centric lineup and started aggressively pressing the ball on defense.
Bowie matched that personnel, but could still have a rim protector with Weber’s long arms and height. He also made two more 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help keep the Jackrabbits lead several baskets ahead.
Nocona was trying to grind the game into its type of game as the intensity ramped up. The team took a blow when started Brady McCasland fouled out with three minutes to go and down eight points.
Despite Bowie missing free throws in the final minute, the Indians could not make enough shots to come back from the 55-45 lead even with Meekins making his fourth 3-pointer of the game.
It just made the final score 55-48 in favor of the Jackrabbits.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
With baseball state tournament about to get under way this week, the district baseball honors were released for the district 10-2A which includes Nocona.
With the team missing the playoffs maybe the Indians were not as well represented as some other teams, but still some Nocona players were honored.
Wesley Murphey earned the highest honor as he was named second team all-district pitcher.
Fellow pitcher and brother Walker Murphey was named honorable mention along with outfielder Miguel Olivares and utility player Charlie Fuller.
To see photos of all four pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie BMX race park is hosting its busiest weekend of the year.
The park is scheduled to host three days of racing from June 10-12 with people from all over the state and even further expected to travel to Bowie to take part.
On June 10 is the Bob Warnicke scholarship race using single points format. Sign-ups start at 5 p.m. and go all the way up until races start at 7 p.m.
On June 11 is the Race for Life leukemia fundraiser and pro-am that will also be using single point format. Sign-ups start at 4 p.m. and will go until races start at 6 p.m.
June 12 is expected to be the busiest day as it will be at state championship qualifier races. Sign-ups begin at 9:30 a.m. and will go until 11 a.m. when the races will start.
Spectators are welcome to come free of charge with parking free as well. Concessions will be available for cold drinks to keep spectators hydrated and full.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
With the arrival of June comes increasing temperatures, camps galore for kids and for high school athletes making time to get ready for next school year.
For Bowie, incoming boy’s 7th-12th graders will practice Monday through Thursday starting June 12.
On Mondays and Wednesdays high school will do football skills and junior high athletes will do basketball drills from 7:30-8:30 a.m. They will switch on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Workouts will follow and go from 8:30-9:30 a.m. except on Tuesdays which will be before the skills at 6:30-7:30 a.m.
The Bowie girl workouts will start the same week for incoming 7th-12th graders. The workouts are scheduled every day for 7:30-8:30 a.m.
On Mondays and Wednesday’s, the high school girls will practice basketball and junior high volleyball from 8:30-9:30 a.m. On Tuesdays and Thursdays it will be reversed.
Bowie is expected to take the week of July 4th off to give athletes a break before ramping back up for the start of August.
For Nocona athletes, incoming 7th-12th grade boys and girls will start summer workouts on June 5. The workouts will be Monday through Thursday and go from 8-10:30 a.m.
They are scheduled to take the week of July 4th off and are expecting to take another week or two off at some point during the summer.
At Saint Jo, workouts start on June 5 and will be Monday through Thursday for incoming 7th-12th graders. The week of July 4th and the final week of July athletes will have off.
Every day strength and conditioning will go 8-9 a.m. On Monday through Wednesday, there will be an hour that follows for sport specific skill work. On Mondays and Wednesdays it will be football and volleyball. On Tuesdays it will be basketball.
At Prairie Valley, incoming junior high and high school athletes are scheduled to start summer workouts on June 6. Sessions will be from 8-11 a.m. and cover weight training, cardio training along with basketball and volleyball training.
Workouts will be Monday through Thursday. There will be a two week break in the middle with the last week of June and the first week of July athletes getting off.
For Forestburg, its incoming boy athletes have completed their first week of summer workouts this week. The girl athletes will join them at the beginning of next week on June 6.
They will go Monday through Thursday every week and also will take a break the week of July 4. Instead of the morning, workouts are scheduled for 6-8 p.m.
At Gold-Burg, some new coaches are expected to be hired but until then there are no plans for official summer workouts in the meantime.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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