SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forestburg wins with depth
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Prairie Valley girls’ basketball team featured a new player during Friday’s District 1A-21 game.
Robin Fenoglio, who hadn’t played in nearly two years, was back in the court for the Lady Bulldogs out of necessity.
Lexi Roof was out of action with a toe injury and Taylor Carter has been reduced to limited activity. Prairie Valley needed another player, so Fenoglio stepped in.
However, even with another player, Forestburg had simply too much depth – and the Lady Horns outscored the Lady Bulldogs 18-6 in the final quarter to prevail 47-29.
“We started the game very slowly,” Forestburg head coach Rosana Barbosa said. “We played a very strong fourth quarter. We allowed them to score only six points.”
Barbosa said Forestburg is playing well, improving to 10-7, 2-0 in 1A-21, but she doesn’t see any district games being easy.
Prairie Valley stayed close with Forestburg, but the Lady Horns inside presence eventually wore down the Lady Bulldogs.
“Playing in the post is a weakness of ours,” Prairie Valley head coach Jeannie Carpenter admitted. “They have good girls in the post, and they are tough to defend. That’s what hurt us in the game.”
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Prairie Valley’s Brooklynn Meeser looks for room to dribble while defended by Forestburg’s Hope Phipps. Forestburg defeated Prairie Valley 47-29. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Coming into the Jan. 30 District 9-2A battle between Nocona and Windthorst at Indian Gym, most fans expected a repeat performance of the first meeting, which the Indians won in overtime.
The Trojans had other ideas.
Playing a very aggressive style from the get-go, Windthorst took control early by using 82% shooting from the field to take a 15-point lead after one quarter. It would prove to be the difference in a 61-48 win over the Indians before a packed house.
Both teams are now 6-2 in district (Nocona 27-4 overall, Windthorst 20-6).
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In the Jan. 31 battle between the boys basketball teams of Bowie and City View, the host Rabbits hung with the District 7-3A leaders for nearly a half but the Mustangs used their athleticism and speed to pull away in the second half of a 71-58 win.
Bowie is now 1-7 in district and 11-18 overall with City View goes to 7-1 and 15-6. Bowie Coach Ryan Dykes said his squad played hard for a while but needs to put together four quarters.
“I liked our start, our intensity from the tip,” Dykes said. “We did a good job rotating defensively and that seemed to rattle them early.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Sy Parker wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday in a big way.
The Nocona sophomore did just that, pacing a big first quarter for the Lady Indians with 17 points and six rebounds. The hosts fed off of that and would end up cruising over Windthorst, 61-23 Friday afternoon.
Nocona ran its record to 22-7 and 8-1 in District 9-2A while Windthorst is now 12-12 and 6-3 in district. Lady Indian Coach Kyle Spitzer’s pregame want of playing fast came to fruition.
“We like to push the pace and we did that, most notably Sy,” Spitzer said. “When (Windthorst) went into a zone (defense), it slowed us down a bit.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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