SPORTS
AREA BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Bowie boys knock out Holliday by 10
The Bowie High School boys’ basketball team held Holliday to single-digit scoring in the second, third and fourth quarters for a 39-29 District 3A-9 victory on Tuesday.
Bowie sent Holliday to its second loss in the school’s new gymnasium.
This was a “Pink Out” game for breast cancer awareness.
Jeffery Howard and Chase Hall combined for more than 75 percent of the Jackrabbits’ points, with Howard netting 19. Howard canned three 3-pointers as part of his scoring barrage and he helped out on the defensive end with four steals.
The teams combined for just 15 free throws.
Hall snared a Bowie-best 11 rebounds and he dished off four assists.
At Holliday
Score by Quarters
Bowie 12 2 13 12 – 39
Holliday 12 4 7 6 – 29
Individual scorers: Chase Hall, 11; Jeffery Howard, 19; Zeke Vaughan, 3; Kamry Weber, 6
Additional statistics: Bowie connected on just 33 percent of its shots at 15-for-46 attempts. Seven of Hall’s 11 rebounds were on the offensive glass. Bowie had 24 rebounds in all.
Record: Bowie 17-9, 6-2
GIRLS
DISTRICT 3A-9
Bowie 75, Holliday 20
The beat and the beat down continued on Tuesday night as the Conference 3A 13th-ranked Bowie girls trounced Holliday 75-20 on the road this past Tuesday.
Courtney Brady paced the Lady Rabbits with 22 points including a sparkling 9-of-14 from the field.
Bowie finished the game with an 18-6 in free-throw attempts.
The Lady Rabbits didn’t allow Holliday to score more than seven points in any given quarter and the stingy defense held the Lady Eagles to a terrible 8-of-35 field-goal shooting (23 percent).
Jordan Brightwell, Addy Cook and Brittney Pound also scored in double figures for the maroon-clad girls with 15, 12 and 10 points, respectively.
At Holliday
Score by Quarters
Bowie 17 21 13 24 – 75
Holliday 2 5 6 7 – 20
Individual scorers: Brittney Pound, 10; River Romine, 4; Kamryn Cantwell, 7; Courtney Brady, 22; Logan McMurray, 5; Addy Cook, 12; Jordan Brightwell, 15
Additional statistics: Both Brightwell and Pound collected five rebounds. The Rabbits made an astounding 30-of-46 field goals (65 percent), including 28-of-39 from inside 2-point land. Brady also dished off five assists. Cook played stellar defense with seven pass deflections and five steals.
Record: Bowie 23-5, 10-0
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Bowie High School’s Courtney Brady, shown here during a Jan. 23 game at Henrietta, scored 22 points and had five assists in Tuesday’s win at Holliday. Click on the image for the complete photo. (News file photo by Blake Wood)
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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