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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie girls win with depth
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team and Paradise vied for District 3A-9 supremacy on Friday evening.
Well, for the Lady Rabbits, their depth and their ability to knock down crucial fourth-quarter free throws helped them to a 42-35 conquest over the Lady Panthers.
With the victory, Bowie stands two games clear of Paradise in the district standings. The Lady Rabbits are now 24-5 overall, 11-0 in 3A-9.
“Paradise is a tough place to play,” Bowie head coach Colby Davis-Pastusek said. “It was a game of free throws, and we stepped up and hit them. That’s what we did.”
Courtney Brady, who paced Bowie with 13 points, sank all four free throws she took during the final frame. Addy Cook made two foul shots. So did Jordan Brightwell. And reserve Henslee Ogle canned 3-of-4 free throws.
Bowie scored all of its fourth-quarter points from the stripe.
Because Kamryn Cantwell and several other Lady Rabbits were riddled with foul trouble during the game, bench players like Lily Gill and Ogle played a vital role in the win.
“Henslee played really well,” Davis-Pastusek said. “She gave us good minutes. We needed her, and she made an impact.”
Bowie’s defense excelled yet again, holding Paradise guards Kaylee McConnell and Courtney Kerr to four points apiece. McConnell and Kerr combined for 28 points in the game at Bowie earlier this season.
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Bowie’s Henslee Ogle (14) shoots a fourth-quarter free throw while teammate Courtney Brady looks on. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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