SPORTS
Gold-Burg’s Metz scores TD in East win
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
In the second quarter of Friday’s Texas 6-Man Coaches Association Division II all-star football game, Gold-Burg’s Timothy Metz got open.
And Metz grabbed a touchdown pass from Tyler Mays in helping the East to a comfortable 68-38 victory over the West at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.
“We were running a Jaybird offense,” Metz said. “I caught the ball downfield in the end zone.”
The weakside out pattern worked like a charm, he said.
“It was exciting to score and to be able to put points on the board,” said Metz, a Bowie resident who recently graduated from Gold-Burg.
Metz said the East team was motivated to win because the players heard all week the West was supposed to win.
“We expected more of a challenge,” Metz said. “But, we were all confident in our offense.”
Metz was the first-ever selection in Gold-Burg’s 10-year football history to be chosen to play in this acclaimed all-star contest.
“It was a learning experience for me,” Metz said. “We had a bunch of players from all over the state. We learned different offenses and defenses, and I made new friends with the other athletes and coaches.”
Last season, Gold-Burg finished second in district play and qualified for the playoffs despite finishing with a 3-8 record. The Bears lost to Strawn in the opening round of the Conference 1A Division II playoffs.
At Gold-Burg, Metz was an all-district linebacker and running back this season. The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder was also post on the Bears’ basketball squad and he competed in sprints during track and field season. Read more in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News.
Gold-Burg’s Timothy Metz. (File photo by Ryan Evans)
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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