SPORTS
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Nocona outlasts Iowa Park
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
For basketball fans, Tuesday’s Nocona-Iowa Park girls’ game had a little bit of everything.
Nocona played strong full-court pressure defense when it mattered most. First-year varsity player Emma Meekins made a pair of critical free throws late in the game. It went to overtime. And there were fouls.
Yes, there were a lot of fouls.
Nocona and Iowa Park combined for 73 free-throw attempts and there were 54 overall fouls as the Lady Indians defeated the Lady Hawks 68-65 in overtime. Thirty of those infractions were called in the first half alone.
And it marked Bradley McGann’s first-ever varsity head coaching victory, too.
“I am really impressed with this group of girls,” McGann said. “They work hard and fight all the way through the game. It was a crazy, hectic game to start the season. But, it showed us what we are capable of.”
Nocona (1-0) played on Saturday evening in Vernon. The game was pushed back from Friday because of the football playoffs.
Nocona’s Makenzie Franklin, the game’s leading scorer with 28 points, bolts on the fastbreak during Tuesday’s game versus Iowa Park. The Lady Indians won 68-65. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News photo 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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