SPORTS
57TH ANNUAL WHATABURGER TOURNAMENT: Bowie girls falter from field in loss to Wall
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team matched up against Wall in this contest of two teams ranked in the top-20 of Conference 3A on Monday.
In the end, Wall proved to be just a little bit better than Bowie, winning this Whataburger Tournament of Champions game by a score of 53-50.
The Lady Rabbits dropped to 12-5 on the season. They played a consolation bracket first-round game against Crandall on Tuesday morning. Wall improved to 11-5.
Bowie didn’t help itself any with a slow start in the first quarter, generating only six points.
The Lady Rabbits bounced back to close within two points of Wall by intermission, 26-24. But, the Hawks once again claimed a three-possession lead by the end of three (39-32).
Three Bowie players scored in double figures, paced by Courtney Brady’s 18 points. Jordan Brightwell added 13 points, and Addy Cook. But, only five Lady Rabbits scored in all.
Monday’s Result
Whataburger Tournament
At Saginaw High School
North Fort Worth
Wall 53, Bowie 50
Score by Quarters
Bowie 6 18 8 18 – 50
Wall 13 13 13 14 – 53
Individual scorers: Brittney Pound, 6; Courtney Brady, 18; Logan McMurray, 3; Addy Cook, 10; Jordan Brightwell, 18.
Individual scorers, Wall: Kelsey Walling, 14; Allie Dierschke, 7; Sadie Brest, 12; Bobbi Chitsey, 12; Emmy Phillips, 4; Macy Gully, 4.
Additional statistics: Bowie made just 12-of-52 shots from the field, 23 percent. Wall canned 20-of-33 field goals (61 percent). Bowie made up for cold shooting from the floor by going 20-of-26 from the free-throw line (77 percent). Cook went 8-for-11 on field goals. Brady canned three 3-pointers, but the Lady Rabbits were 6-of-23 as a team from beyond the 3-point arc.
Record: Bowie, 12-5.
Next game: Bowie played Crandall in the first round of the consolation tournament at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Editor’s Note: Read more in the mid-week Bowie News in print and with your electronic subscription.
Bowie’s Courtney Brady (10) works her way around a Jordan Brightwell screen during a Dec. 12 game against Decatur. Bowie lost to wall 53-50 Monday, but Brady was the game’s leading scorer with 18 points. (Bowie News photo by Eric Viccaro)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
-
NEWS3 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS4 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS4 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
-
100th Birthday4 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News
-
NEWS3 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death