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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie prepares for Whataburger
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Get ready, Bowie High School boys’ and girls’ basketball fans.
Both the Jackrabbits and Lady Rabbits will be competing in the Whataburger Tournament down in the Fort Worth area this coming week.
The court is sure to be as hot as a Whataburger with jalapenos and green chilies.
Bowie’s girls will take on Wall in this match up of two teams ranked among the top-20 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Conference 3A poll.
Wall, with a record of 10-5, is ranked No. 3, behind Shallowater and Sunnyvale. Bowie (12-4) is situated at No. 19.
“Wall is a very talented team,” said Bowie head girls’ basketball coach Colby Davis-Pastusek. “They are well-coached and disciplined.”
This will mark Bowie’s third trip to the Whataburger Tournament on the girls’ side. The boys are playing in the event for the first time in many years.
“It’s an honor to play in it,” Davis-Pastusek said. “It’s a talented group of teams, top to bottom. It’s going to be a good challenge and great competition.”
Bowie comes into the tournament rolling, with a pair of district wins over Boyd and Henrietta by the whopping margin of 162-37.
But, the Lady Rabbits still have some things they need to work on, Davis-Pastusek stated.
Bowie will play Wall at 7 p.m. on Dec. 29, at Saginaw High School.
Should Bowie defeat Wall, the team will face Liberty Christian or Cisco in the next round on Dec. 30 at noon.
If Bowie loses, it will play Abilene Wylie or Crandall in the consolation bracket at 11:30 a.m.
The Bowie boys have a less daunting opening-round task, taking on Grapevine Faith Academy at 10 a.m. on Dec. 29, at Chisholm Trail High School in North Fort Worth.
Bowie (10-4) is coming off a tough 72-64 loss to Iowa Park.
Grapevine Faith has a record of 7-10. However, the Lions are a high-scoring team and they’ve put up 114 points on Gainesville.
Should Bowie win, it will play either Kennedale or Liberty Christian at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 30. If the Jackrabbits fall, they will play either Wall or Argyle at noon the same day. Read more of the story in the weekend Bowie News.
Bowie’s Jordan Brightwell, shown here driving for a basket during a Dec. 12 game against Decatur, has been named one of the players to watch during next week’s Whataburger Tournament at Saginaw. See more information on Page 3B. (News file 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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