SPORTS
AREA BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Slidell boys top Forestburg
In what was billed to be a showdown between District 1A-21 elite, Slidell was too powerful for Forestburg as the Greyhounds topped the Longhorns 81-56 on Tuesday evening.
Bryan McDowell, Skyler Sandusky and J.D. Moore all scored in double figures, with McDowell netting 16 points.
Coach Steve Sandusky said Forestburg wasn’t quite prepared for Slidell’s quickness. The Longhorns made only 35 percent of their field goals and finished 2-of-9 from the free-throw line.
Meanwhile, Slidell made good on 28-of-40 foul shots, and that’s what proved to be the difference maker in the Greyhound conquest.
Tuesday’s Result
At Slidell
Slidell 81
Forestburg 56
Score by Quarters
Forestburg 15 17 12 12 – 56
Slidell 24 16 16 25 – 81
Individual Scorers: Skyler Sandusky, 12; J.D. Moore, 11; Nate Shepherd, 7; Matt Wallace, 4; Bryan McDowell, 16; Bear Osteen, 5; Daniel Sharon, 1
Additional Statistics: Daniel Sharon grabbed a team-best eight rebounds while Shepherd and Sandusky had six caroms apiece. Sandusky also distributed three assists. Bear Osteen recorded a couple of steals.
Record: Forestburg, 8-8, 1-1.
Editor’s Note: See more box scores in the mid-week Bowie News in print and/or with your electronic subscription.
Forestburg’s Nate Shepherd posts up inside with the basketball during a Dec. 22 game against Midway at Forestburg. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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