SPORTS
FOOTBALL: Nocona struggles in opener
By BLAKE WOOD
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Nocona opened the 2014 season in Alvord against a former district opponent.
And the Bulldogs would get the better of their familiar foe with a 38-8 victory.
“I don’t think they played very well,” said head coach Brad Keck. “We looked like a deer in headlights.”
Those headlights may have been courtesy of Alvord’s star running back, Joe Randall.
Randall rushed for 176 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns, and he reached the 3,000-yard career rushing mark.
Despite that, most of Alvord’s scores came from the air.
“Randall was a must to stop,” said Keck. “But you have to try to defend against the other 10 guys out there too.”
Nocona’s only touchdown was courtesy of a blocked punt by Matt Womack, followed by Cristian Ibarra completing the two-point conversion.
“Well, that says a lot of good things about special teams, but the offense will have to start scoring as well,” said the coach.
Turnovers were another issue for the Indians. Of the six fumbles, Alvord was able to recover four. The Bulldogs also recorded an interception.
Keck noted the team is still very young.
“For a lot of those kids, that was their first varsity game. We only have one kid playing both ways,” he said. “So we essentially have 21 new positions.” Read the Bowie News for the rest of the story, including game statistics.
Nocona’s Cristian Ibarra scampers upfield during Friday’s game at Alvord at Bulldogs Stadium. The Indians had trouble moving the ball, and lost 38-8. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News photo by Blake Wood)
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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