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STORM CENTER: College football needed playoff
When Ohio State University safety Tyvis Powell intercepted Alabama’s Blake Sims on the final play of the Sugar Bowl Thursday evening, all the Southeastern Conference haters were in full effect.
And it made for entertainment on my Facebook page and Twitter feeds.
We live in a modern society where people aspire to have the first comment after a game is played – and social media is that outlet.
The record show that all four schools admitted to the SEC since 1991 – Arkansas, South Carolina, Missouri and Texas A&M – won their bowl games this year.
I looked on with pride Monday as Arkansas defeated Texas 31-7 in the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl. Maybe we should rename it the Arkansas Bowl now.
I’m kidding.
Actually, I’m in favor of restoring the bowl game in Houston to its rightful name – the Bluebonnet Bowl.
South Carolina topped Miami in the Duck Commander Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., by a score of 24-21.
Much to the delight of many local residents, Texas A&M had enough firepower to defeat West Virginia 45-37.
And Missouri took care of business with a 33-17 victory over Minnesota at the incredibly tasty food game known as the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl.
The rest of the SEC certainly didn’t live up to the hype, and I am well aware of that. Read the rest of this column in the Bowie News in print and/or with your electronic subscription.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
AT&T Stadium in Arlington will be the site of the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan. 12. (Courtesy photo by James Smith/The Dallas Cowboys)
Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.
The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.
Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).
Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.
“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)
Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.
Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.
Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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