SPORTS
FRIDAY NIGHT FINALS: Henrietta smothers Nocona in district opener
By ERIC VICCARO
Coming into the season, Nocona head football coach Brad Keck knew the Indians would face stiff competition in the 8-team District 2-3A Division II.
Henrietta, one of the teams many have predicted to qualify for the postseason, spoiled Nocona’s Homecoming as the Bearcats triumphed 55-14 at historic Jack Crain Stadium.
Nocona dropped to 0-4 overall, 0-1 in 2-3A. Henrietta remained unbeaten 4-0, 1-0.
“Henrietta is a good football team,” Keck said. “They have more team speed than we do, and they are big.”
Depth was also factor as the Indians lack of numbers proved too much to bear.
Kyle Sentell and Ryder Nobile both scored touchdowns for Nocona on short runs. Sentell set up those runs on pass plays to promising sophomore Marcus Carter.
“I thought sophomore Marcus Carter caught the ball well for us tonight,” Keck added. “All he has to do is get a little bigger and strong, but he has good hands.”
Carter was also proficient running routes.
But this night belonged to Henrietta, who scored a couple of defensive touchdowns en route to a 34-0 lead midway through the second quarter.
Cody Fletcher was the star of the show for the Bearcats, catching three TD passes and running for two more. Fletcher finished with 251 yards rushing and receiving.
Zach Trentham was chosen as homecoming king and Miriam Diaz was crowned the crown during a special ceremony at halftime.
Nocona plays at Holliday next Friday.
Score By Quarters
Henrietta 20 21 7 7 – 55
Nocona 0 7 7 0 – 14
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
H – Cody Fletcher 16 run (kick failed)
H – Fletcher 22 pass from Riley Watson (Jameson Dowell kick)
H – Logan Carter 17 interception return (Dowell kick)
Second Quarter
H – Kandon Bennett 27 fumble return (Dowell kick)
H – Fletcher 22 pass from Watson (Dowell kick)
N – Kyle Sentell 2 run (Emmanual Gayton kick)
H – Fletcher 74 pass from Watson (Dowell kick)
Third Quarter
N – Ryder Nobile 1 run (Gayton kick)
H – Fletcher 76 run (Dowell kick)
Fourth Quarter
H – Landon Davis 13 run (Dowell kick)
Gunter 47, Bowie 14
Lawson Mickler threw a 10-yard TD pass to Chase Hall and Jeffery Howard ran a kickoff back 98 yards for another score, but it wasn’t enough for Bowie on its homecoming.
Gunter had a 7-0 lead at the end of one period, and built it to a 21-7 cushion at halftime.
Lily Gill was chosen as homecoming queen and R.J. Oliver as homecoming king.
Look for photos of homecoming next week in The Bowie News and here at www.bowienewsonline.com.
Bowie is idle next week.
Nazarene Christian 78, Forestburg 22
Daniel Sharon had a pair of touchdowns and Malaci Moore added a score, before the bottom dropped out for homestanding Forestburg.
The Longhorns dropped to 3-2 with the loss.
The game was knotted at 22-all at halftime, but Nazarene Christian rolled after that.
Gold-Burg 36, Founders Classical 28
Homecoming King Colt Rainey threw a 19-yard TD pass to Billy Rogers and he had a game-saving interception as Gold-Burg defeated visiting Founders Classical.
Founders Classical, a private school team based in Lewisville, rolled to a 14-6 intermission lead before the Bears piled on 24 points in the third quarter to pull ahead.
Josh Belt powered TD runs covering 5, 40, 56 and 78 yards.
Gold-Burg evened its record at 2-2 with the win.
Mariah Reaves was selected as homecoming queen.
Gold-Burg plays at Covenant Classical in Fort Worth next week.
Saint Jo idle
The Saint Jo football team was off Friday as the Panthers (3-1) prepare for next Friday’s tilt at Montague County rival Forestburg.
VOLLEYBALL
Friday’s Matches
District 2A-10
Valley View topped Saint Jo In a tough hard-fought loss for the Panthers, 25-20, 12-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-12. Saint Jo now stands 9-15, 2-3.
Collinsville defeated Forestburg, 25-18, 25-20, 25-16. Forestburg is now 16-11, 2-3 in 2A-10.
Prairie Valley was too good for Gold-Burg, winning 25-14, 25-17, 25-15. Prairie Valley improved to 4-20, 1-4, while Gold-Burg dropped to 0-18, 0-5.
Ryder Nobile (13) scampers to the left before crossing over the goal line with a touchdown during the third quarter of Friday’s District 2-3A Division II game between Nocona and Henrietta at Jack Crain Stadium. Nobile finished with 113 all-purpose yards on the night. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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