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FOOTBALL: Nocona’s offense struggles in loss
The Nocona High School football team struggled on offense in its home opener, and eventually Ponder walked away with a 27-3 win at Jack Crain Stadium on Friday.
The Indians are winless heading into their bye week this week.
“This will help us,” Nocona head coach Brad Keck said. “We’ve got to keep working on the basics, blocking and tackling.”
Nocona has two weeks to prepare for a Henrietta team coming off a 37-9 triumph over Bowie.
Keck said the Indians have decided to change defenses for the remainder of the season, going with a four-man front.
“I think this puts us in a little better position with the personnel we have,” he said. “We’re going to do this for the long term, and we’re excited for the possibilities with it.”
Keck said Henrietta will have the size advantage along the offensive line. The Bearcats will run a spread offense, with zone reads. Defensively, Henrietta likes to use a four-man front, and stunt off it. The Nocona offensive line must pick up blitzes quickly. Read more in the mid-week edition of The Bowie News, including statistics.
Nocona’s Cristian Ibarra runs with the ball while pursued by Ponder defenders during Friday’s non-district game at Jack Crain Stadium. Click on the image for the complete photo. (Photo courtesy Tanner Rivera/Nocona Independent School District)
County officials approved a ban on outdoor burning effective on Jan. 12. The official order with the ban stipulations should be released later this morning.
At least three county athletes qualified for the State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock next weekend.
Bowie’s Brayden Willett finished 7th at the Region I-3A Meet Monday in Lubbock with a time of 16:46.50. He was followed by teammates Monte Mayfield with a time of 18:08.90, Kellen Rater with a 18:22.0 time, Jackson Frye in 18:40.10, Shawn Willett in 18:42.60, Austin Jones in 19:10 and Hayden Sutton with a 20:44.3 time.
The Lady Rabbits were paced by Ollie Gaston in 13:04.2. Bowie had five more runners taking part including Laney Segura in 14:33, Bella Lozano in 14:34.7, Mariah Tompkins in 14:56.5, Scarlett Aviles in 15:50.9 and Isabella Caswell in 17:09.
For further information, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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