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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bellevue boys take control in 1A-21
By ERIC VICCARO
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Ranked teams recorded victories during Friday’s District 1A-21 games at Slidell as the Bellevue boys did enough for a 66-60 victory and Slidell’s girls rolled to a 65-36 win.
“We did just enough to come out on top,” Bellevue head boys’ basketball coach Colby Broussard admitted.
“I thought we could have done a better job defensively,” Broussard continued. “They really spread us out and drove to the basket. Their goal was to get to the free-throw line to try and win the game, and that’s what they did.”
Still, the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) 17th-ranked Bellevue boys prevailed behind a 20-point night from point guard Jakob Watkins.
The Slidell girls registered 18 free-throw attempts en route to the win over Bellevue.
“Slidell is very good about drawing fouls and getting to the free-throw line, but then on top of that, they make their free throws when they get there,” Bellevue head girls’ basketball coach Bryan Goehring said.
Slidell closed Bellevue’s lead to 49-43 heading into the fourth quarter, heightening the tension in this game.
But then, the Eagles expanded their margin back to double figures with 3-point bombs from Watkins and Gabriel Garza.
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Bellevue’s Layne Morris dribbles past a Slidell defender during the first half of Friday’s District 1A-21 game at Slidell. Morris contributed 17 points in the Eagles’ 66-60 victory over Slidell. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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