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BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT NEWS: Bowie girls set for Lady Elk Tourney
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team will continue tournament action this week, traveling to the Burleson Lady Elk Tournament.
The Lady Rabbits are set to take on El Paso Jefferson at 3 p.m. on Thursday. The game will take place in the auxiliary gymnasium.
Bowie will take on host Burleson at 7:30 p.m. in the arena gymnasium.
On Friday, Bowie plays Mansfield Legacy at 3 p.m. and then Dallas South Oak Cliff at 6 p.m. on the same day.
On Saturday, based on how the Lady Rabbits perform, they will be seeded.
The fifth seeds will play in the auxiliary gymnasium at 11 a.m., while the third seeds will play at the same time in the arena.
The second seeds will play in the arena gymnasium at 12:30 p.m., and the fourth seeds will play in the auxiliary gymnasium at the same time.
The top seeds from each pool will play at 2 p.m. in the main arena.
Seeding will be based on record, head-to-head games and point differential.
Halftime will be eight minutes and pre-game warm-ups will last 10 minutes.
The Lady Elk Basketball Booster Club will provide a concession stand. Trophies will be given to the top-six teams and there will be 16 all-tournament trophies.
There will be T-shirts for sale, and a hospitality room will be provided.
For information on ticket prices, call Burleson High School at 1-817-245-0000. Read more on other weekend tournaments in the mid-week Bowie News in print or with your electronic subscription.
Henslee Ogle (14), shown here during the Fantasy of Lights, and the rest of the Bowie girls basketball team will play in the Lady Elk Tournament this weekend in Burleson. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Jackrabbits
A day after football season ended and the Bowie boy’s basketball team played its first game of the season and is working towards a new goal this season.
The Jackrabbits lost that first game against Sanger on Nov. 9, 70-36 before bouncing back a few days later after some practice to beat Bridgeport on Nov. 12, 56-51.
Bowie comes into this season after falling just short of making the playoffs last season.
The team graduated two of its three double-digit scorers along with an experienced post player from its starting rotation last season.
Rayder Mann is the team’s most proven scorer from last season, but other players will be counted on to step up according to Coach Ryan Dykes, who enters his second season at Bowie.
“Rayder Mann and Bradly Horton will need to be the floor generals for us to be successful,” Dykes said. “Boston Farris will be counted on to be a productive player and Gaige Goodman will need to be a factor in the paint on both the offensive and defensive end.”
In the first game against Sanger, Mann led the team with 13 points while Goodman was second with eight points.
The offense was much better overall against Bridgeport. Horton had 15 points, Mann had 14 points and Farris had nine points as Bowie scored in double-digits in every quarter of the game.
Lady Rabbits
In the second week of the season the Bowie Lady Rabbits had up and down performances.
The Lady Rabbits lost at Bridgeport on Nov. 9, 68-30 but bounced back to win at home on Nov. 12 against Boyd 55-42.
Against Bridgeport, Bowie gave up too many three-pointers on defense as the Sissies made 12 in the game.
It was too much for the Lady Rabbits to keep up with.
Parker Riddle led the team with 14 points while Payton Holt was second with five points.
The offense was more successful overall and balanced against Boyd, pulling away in the second half. Hanna Bell led the team with 13 points while Holt was second with eight points and Lanie Moore had seven points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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