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Football Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up a win at Tom Bean on Thursday night.
The Indians were able to score twice in the fourth quarter to pull away to win 21-8 in a game they felt like they should have been leading much sooner.
Nocona came into the game following two straight losses after winning the first six games of the season.
The Tomcats were looking for their first district win as they had only two wins earlier in the season. They are not eligible for post season play the next two years due to recruiting allegations handed down from the University Interscholastic League.
The Indians took their opening drive down the field and eventually scored when quarterback Brady McCasland found Luke Fuller for a six-yard touchdown. It took nearly nine minutes off the clock to start the game and put the Indians up 7-0.
Tom Bean answered as the team scored early in the second quarter on a short run. The Tomcats elected to go for two and made it to go up 8-7.
The rest of the first half and all of the third quarter saw neither team’s offense find any success scoring the ball.
Nocona was moving the ball well, but penalties and two turnovers put a stop to promising drives.
The Indian defense meanwhile did not let Tom Bean do much on offense after the scoring drive. Nocona only allowed 139 yards of offense in the game and also forced two turnovers as Cade Gaston and McCasland intercepted passes.
Early in the fourth quarter the Indians finally got ahead. Arturo Garcia broke off long touchdown runs from 31 and 61 yards on consecutive drives to seel the win up for Nocona as it won 21-8.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers won at Campbell on Thursday night.
The Panthers won 56-7 early in the third quarter due to mercy rule against the Indians.
Saint Jo was coming into the game following a tough loss to Union Hill to open up district play. Campbell came into the game following a blow out win against Savoy to start off district.
It was all Panthers from the opening kickoff. Devin Stewart returned it for a touchdowns to start the game and put Saint Jo up.
Saint Jo’s defense forced a turnover on downs and the offense would then score when Dylan Brockman ran for a 25-yard touchdown on fourth down to go up 16-0.
The Panthers recovered an onside kick, but unfortunately gave it back to Campbell by fumbling the ball away a few plays later. The Indians took advantage as they scored on a long run to cut the lead to 16-7.
That would be about all of the fight Campbell would show the rest of the game.
Saint Jo got the ball and scored on its next drive as Matthew Butler-Everson found Stewart open for a 35-yard touchdown pass to make it 24-7.
The two teams exchanged stops on defense with the Panthers forcing a turnover on downs and the Indians intercepting a pass before the first quarter ended.
Following two straight stops on defense for Saint Jo, the offense scored on both ensuing drives. Stewart ran in a short touchdown and Trevor O’Neal would score on a 22-yard run.
After a deep kickoff pinned Campbell deep in its territory, the defense then tackled the Indians for a loss in the end zone for a safety.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Panthers Lee Yeley then returned it for a touchdown to put Saint Jo up 50-7 at halftime.
It did not take long for the Panthers to end the game after starting the third quarter.
The defense forced another turnover on downs to give the ball back to the offense. Three plays later Butler-Everson found Stewart for a 14-yard touchdown to end the game.
The final score was 56-7.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns lost a tough game against defending state champ Strawn on the road Friday.
The Greyhounds won 59-14 with the game ending in the third quarter.
The Longhorns were hoping they could upset a Strawn team that was not having its usual dominant season after a heavy graduation year.
Early on, Forestburg looked poised to try and steal the game. The Longhorns scored on their opening possession then got a stop on defense and was hoping to score once more.
Unfortunately, three holding penalties put a stop to that drive and once Strawn started scoring it was tough to stop.
Forestburg went into halftime down 36-7.
The Longhorns were not going to give up though. They started the third quarter like they did to start the game and went down the field to score a touchdown. Forestburg looked poised to score again on its next drive, but penalties again got in the way.
The Greyhounds then kept scoring to eventually win by mercy rule 59-14.
Coach Greg Roller thought there were good moments sprinkled in, though he wished the field conditions which were all muddy due to the rain, made passing the ball tougher than he would have liked for his team.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears were hoping to be sitting in first place in the district if it beat Newcastle on Friday.
Unfortunately, the Bobcats won definitively 45-0 due to mercy rule.
The Bears were coming off a big district win against county rival Forestburg.
Newcastle had won against defending state champs Strawn to start off district. The winner would be in first place.
Unfortunately, it did not prove to be a competitive game. Gold-Burg failed to execute like Coach Brady Hibbitts wanted and could never recover.
The Bears still have a chance to get second place. Gold-Burg hosts Strawn and both teams are tied for second place with a 1-1 record. Whoever wins will get the final playoff spot.
The game is schedule for 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4 at home.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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Softball Roundup
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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Bowie, Nocona compete at area track
Both Bowie and Nocona track teams competed at the area meets on Thursday, with the Jackrabbits running at Breckenridge and the Indians at Graham.
As a team, the Bowie boys placed sixth overall, the Lady Rabbits finished 14th overall, the Indians got seventh overall and the Lady Indians earned sixth overall.
The Bowie boy’s team had four athletes finish fourth or better to qualify for the regional meet while the Nocona teams had 10 athletes move on.
The Jackrabbits had Case Curry and Tyler Richey gets second and fourth place in the pole vault to move on.
Tucker Jones finished third in the 110 meter hurdles to qualify along with Russell Anderson who also finished third in the 400 meters.
The Lady Rabbits did not have anyone move on, with Harlei Hudson getting sixth in the 100 meters and the 4×200 relay team finishing in eighth place.
From Nocona, both teams had athletes qualify in several events. Defending state champion Graci Brown won both the 400 and 800 meter races. She also anchored the 4×400 relay to second place and earned second in the long jump.
On the boy’s team, Caden Gaston finished first in the long jump, second in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters. Kyle Waters finished fourth in the 400 meters and third in the 800 meters.
Individual qualifiers included Meg Meekins placing fourth in the 200 meters, Cooper Waldrip placing second in the 300 meter hurdles and the boys 4×400 relay team finishing in fourth place.
The regional meets are both scheduled for April 19-20 if weather permits. The Bowie team will compete at Elmer Gray Stadium at Abilene Christian University. The Nocona team will compete at Springtown High School.
Results for all Bowie and Nocona athletes are in the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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Lady Rabbits beat Vernon on senior night
The Bowie Lady Rabbits won their senior night on Friday against Vernon.
The Lady Rabbits won 10-4 against the Lady Lions.
Bowie was hoping it could play well after a couple of losses where one bad defensive inning had really set the team back. The Lady Rabbits knew it would be a good opportunity as they had beaten Vernon a few weeks back 14-3.
The first two innings saw Bowie’s bats fail to go off and challenge the Lady Lions much. In the second inning, Vernon hit a leadoff single and two fielding errors later allowed one run to score.
Down 1-0 heading into the third inning, the Lady Rabbits started to get hot with their bats following a flawless defensive inning.
After two singles, Serenity Klump drove in two runs with a double to help Bowie take the lead. After getting on third base, she eventually was able to score thanks to a passed ball.
Following a walk and a double hit by Sadie Britt, Kaylie Kinney followed with a double that drove in two more runs to make it 5-1 for the Lady Rabbits.
After a scoreless fourth inning, Vernon answered back in the fifth inning. After hitting a batter and walking another, a Lady Lion hitter drove the ball into the gap. An error trying to field the ball allowed not just both base runners to score, but the batter to get all the way around to score. Vernon cut the lead to one run 5-4.
Bowie got one of the runs back. Klump led off with a walk and Laci Goodwin then drove her in with a triple to make it 6-4.
After another flawless defensive inning, the Lady Rabbits added to their lead in the sixth inning to put the game away.
After three straight singles from Victoria Cox, Chloe Kinney and Rhyan Carle led off the inning, Klump cleared the bases with a double to drive in three runs.
Three batters later, she was able to score from third base after an error at catcher to make it 10-4.
The Lady Lions needed to come alive in the final inning, but besides a one out single, the Bowie defense was able to shut them down for the final two outs with no issue.
The Lady Rabbits won 10-4.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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