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BOWIE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Bowie JV offense sputters in loss

Published

12 years ago

10/31/2014

The Bowie High School junior varsity football team had several chances to score during Thursday’s game against Ponder at Jackrabbit Stadium.
However, the Jackrabbits cost themselves with bad snaps, penalties and turnovers inside Ponder’s red zone.
In the end, Ponder topped Bowie 20-6, dropping the Jackrabbits to 3-6 on the season. The team plays its season finale at 6 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Paradise.
The Jackrabbits wasted long runs by Bret Davis and Kenny Fails.
Davis scored Bowie’s lone touchdown on a five-yard pass from Dustin VanWay with 2 minutes, 35 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
Ponder had a 6-0 lead at halftime, and expanded it to 12-0 after three quarters.
Junior varsity head coach Quentin Berend named linebacker Chandler Allison a defensive standout.
Thursday’s Result
At Bowie
Jackrabbit Stadium
Ponder 20, Bowie 6
Score By Quarters
Ponder 0 6 6 8 – 20
Bowie 0 0 0 6 – 6
Scoring Summary
(Bowie only)
Fourth Quarter
B – Bret Davis 5 pass from Dustin VanWay (pass failed)

Eighth-Grade Game
Bowie 43, Ponder 0
The Bowie Junior High eighth-grade football team scored all sorts of ways en route to a 43-point whitewash over homestanding Ponder on Thursday. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Kenny Fails turns upfield on a long run during the third quarter of Thursday’s junior varsity football game at Jackrabbit Stadium. The Jackrabbits failed to cash on several long runs and chances in the red zone in this 20-6 loss. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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McLennan to coach Saint Jo boys

Published

5 days ago

06/19/2026

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New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.

“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”

McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.

McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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McLennan to coach Saint Jo boys

Published

6 days ago

06/18/2026

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New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.

McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.

McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Botard new BHS girls BB coach

Published

6 days ago

06/18/2026

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After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.

Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.

“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”

Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.