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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie girls bounce Decatur by 34
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team had a six-day break between games.
That freshness was apparent Friday as the Lady Rabbits had little trouble with visiting Conference 4A school Decatur, dispatching the Eagles by a score of 69-35 at BHS Gymnasium.
Bowie head coach Colby Davis-Pastusek was understandably pleased with the outcome, especially with how the Lady Rabbits kept the Eagles to single-digit point totals in the opening three quarters.
“Our kids played well defensively, Davis-Pastusek said. “We executed on offense, and scored points off our defense. We also limited Decatur’s offensive rebounds, and didn’t give them many opportunities for second chances.”
Davis-Pastusek was also satisfied with the Lady Rabbits’ balance on offense as four girls scored in double figures – paced by Courtney Brady’s 19-point effort.
Bowie, with a record of 10-4, opened district play on Tuesday evening at Boyd. The Lady Rabbits also will play Henrietta this week.
The Lady Rabbits held Decatur to only 34 field-goal attempts and the Eagles had only seven chances at the free-throw line. Meanwhile, Bowie recorded 58 field-goal attempts.
Bowie played “happy hands” defense with 19 steals. Kamryn Cantwell and Addy Cook both had five swipes. Jordan Brightwell and Brady had three steals each.
That’s how dominating Bowie’s defense was, especially seeing the 6-foot-1 Brightwell reading Decatur’s passing lanes for steals – something not too many post players can pull off easily. Read more, and see the complete box score in the mid-week Bowie News in print and with your online subscription.
Bowie’s Courtney Brady (10) dribbles to the basket after Addy Cook (22) set a screen. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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