By ERIC VICCARO

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Bowie High School head football coach Dylan Stark beefed up the Jackrabbits schedule in 2014, and Friday’s opponent was no different.

Pottsboro used a balanced offense and took advantage of two costly Bowie first-half fumbles to record a 52-19 victory on Friday at Jackrabbit Stadium.

“I thought we moved the ball,” Stark said. “We did some good things in the first half. We had two big turnovers, and you can’t do that against a good team. The halftime score would have been closer if we didn’t.”

Stark complimented Pottsboro on passing the ball just as well as threw it.

Bowie wraps up non-district play on Sept. 26 against Gunter. That will mark Homecoming Night for the Jackrabbits.

Bowie actually had the lead early as Jeffery Howard, promoted to the varsity roster in recent days, caught a 13-yard TD pass from Lawson Mickler.

Pottsboro claimed the lead late in the first quarter on a Thadeus Flinn four-yard run. Flinn finished the night with three TD runs.

Bowie closed the gap on Pottsboro in the second quarter as Brandon Hutto went up the middle on a 30-yard TD rumble. The Jackrabbits cut the Cardinals’ lead to 17-13 with less than six minutes left before intermission.

That’s when Pottsboro scored the game’s next five touchdowns, and effectively put the game out of reach. Jesse Vaughn contributed a 14-yard run for the Jackrabbits in the fourth quarter.

Score By Quarters

Pottsboro            10           28           14           0              —           52

Bowie                   6              7              0              6            —           19

Records: Bowie 1-3; Pottsboro 3-1

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

B — Jeffery Howard 13 pass from Lawson Mickler (kick failed)

P — Abdul Mal 35 field goal

P — Thadeus Flinn 4 run (Mal kick)

Second Quarter

P — Zane Pritchett 3 run

B — Brandon Hutto 30 run (Francisco Flores kick)

P — Flinn 9 run (Mal kick)

P — Pritchett 29 TD (Mal kick)

P — Myles Daniels 59 pass from Pritchett (Mal kick)

Third Quarter

P — Flinn 5 run (Mal kick)

P — Myles Daniels 80 pass from Pritchett (Mal kick)

Fourth Quarter

B — Jesse Vaughn 14 run (kick failed)

Other Games

Forestburg 80, Denton Calvary 75

At Denton, Forestburg’s Malaci Moore powered his way to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown on a 6-yard run with 20 seconds left as the Longhorns won this non-district shootout.

Forestburg racked up a whopping 629 yards on 60 plays, an average of 10.5 yards per play.

Moore finished the game with 12 carries for 159 yards (13.3 per carry) and four touchdowns. He also caught five passes for 106 yards and a TD.

Quarterback Matthew Wallace was 10-of-19 passing for 189 yards, four TDs and two interceptions.

Daniel Sharon picked off a pair of Denton Calvary passes which also helped the Longhorns win.

Score By Quarters

Forestburg          22           22           8              28           —           80

Denton Calv.      22           23           16           14             —           75

Forestburg’s Record: 3-1.

Saint Jo 72, Northside 26

At Vernon, Saint Jo’s Laramie Brawner ran all over Northside, rushing for 234 yards on 20 carries with seven touchdowns in the Panthers’ non-district victory.

Anthony Gutierrez added a pair of TD’s, including one on a fumble recovery in the end zone. Brawner also threw for a TD pass to teammate Wyatt West.

Saint Jo was up 20-14 at the end of one quarter, but rolled to 38 second-quarter points to put Northside away.

The game was stopped with 3:27 remaining in the fourth quarter.

This marked Saint Jo’s first conquest of Vernon Northside since the 2010 season.

Score By Quarters

Saint Jo                 20           38           14           X             —           72

Northside            14           12           0              X             —           26

Saint Jo’s Record: 3-1.

Volleyball Matches

Lindsay def. Forestburg 25-6, 25-6, 25-6. Forestburg drops to 16-9, 2-1.

Saint Jo def. Prairie Valley 25-19, 22-25, 25-9, 25-10. Saint Jo improves to 8-13, 2-1 while Prairie Valley is 3-19, 0-3.

Valley View def. Gold-Burg 25-3, 25-9, 25-6. Gold-Burg is 0-16, 0-3.

Bowie plays host to Jacksboro while Nocona travels to Boyd today in District 3A-9 action today. Matches begin with junior varsity contests at 11 a.m.

Chase Hall (11) turns upfield with the ball during the first quarter of Friday’s non-district football game between Bowie and Pottsboro at Jackrabbit Stadium. Bowie suffered a 52-19 loss. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)