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AREA FOOTBALL: Saint Jo pounds Bryson in season-ending game
All seven of Saint Jo’s seniors scored in some fashion – including Daimeon Lawler tackling a Bryson player in the end zone – as the Panthers ended the 2014 campaign on a high note with a comfortable 32-point victory, 54-22.
“That was our motivation,” Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon said. “We wanted to get a win and get to .500. This means a lot to all the seniors. We’d been struggling. But, they put it all together here. It was one of our most complete games of the year.”
Laramie Brawner added an 80-yard punt return touchdown, covering the entire length of a 6-man football field.
Garrett Parker punched in two third-quarter TDs and Colton Thomas, Anthony Gutierrez and Baltazar Lozano also scored rushing TDs.
Saint Jo was up 24-8 at halftime, and the Panthers coasted from there.
The team racked up 417 total yards in offense. Gutierrez keyed the ground game with 157 yards on 17 carries. Parker rushed for 93 yards and added 59 more rushing. Colton Thomas caught two passes for 51 yards. Read the mid-week Bowie News for more.
Saint Jo football helmet. (Image by Eric Viccaro)
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.
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.
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.
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