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TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL POLLING: Bowie girls remain 13th in 3A
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team – despite a 42-35 victory over Paradise on Friday – remained in 13th spot in the statewide Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Conference 3A girls’ poll.
Bowie rattled off two more district wins and sports an overall record of 24-5, and 11-0 in District 3A-9.
Sunnyvale holds down the No. 1 spot with a 27-2 mark with Shallowater (23-1) second. Tuscola Jim Ned, the school that beat Bowie in the postseason during 2014, is fifth at 22-6.
Among Bowie News coverage area schools, Bellevue’s boys also are ranked.
However, the Eagles slipped from 17th to 18th in the Conference 1A boys’ poll, despite convincing victories over Prairie Valley and Saint Jo. Bellevue is 20-7 overall, 9-0 in District 1A-21.
In Conference 1A boys, Texline is the leader with a 24-2 mark and Laneville (19-3) is second.
Plano West continues to lead the Conference 6A boys’ poll with a 22-2 record, and Atascocita is second at 26-1.
Beaumont Central is tops in Conference 5A boys, sporting a 24-2 mark. Lancaster, a school in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, is second at 24-2.
Triple-A Academy out of Dallas is the leader in 4A boys at 17-4, and Houston Sterling is second with an 18-6 mark.
Brock, coached by Doug Boxell’s son, Zach, has been at the forefront in Conference 3A boys all season. The Eagles are 25-2. Brownfield (19-4) is second. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
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Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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