SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Defense propels boys past Pottsboro
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Last year, the Bowie High School boys’ basketball team was eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs.
This year, Doug Boxell and crew have taken the next step as Conference 3A bi-district champions – as the Jackrabbits recorded their 12th straight victory with a 47-31 conquest of Pottsboro.
“We got a playoff win,” Boxell said. “It’s part of the journey, and we get to move on. The kids have been working hard toward that. They played hard and played together (to win).”
Bowie improved to 24-9 overall, and the team will play Dallas Life Oak Cliff at 3 p.m. today in the 3A area round. The game will be played at Saginaw High School.
Boxell was pleased with how the Jackrabbits picked up their defensive intensity in the second half – holding Pottsboro to 11 second-half points.
“We were able to outhustle them for loose balls,” Boxell said, “and we were able to get a few turnovers off our press, and we got a double-digit lead. Our intensity helped us out.”
Pottsboro’s Zane Pritchett knotted the score at 23-all with a 3-pointer at the 6-minute, 1-second mark of the third quarter.
That’s when Bowie dialed up the defensive pressure, and the Jackrabbits went on a 14-2 run during the game’s next four minutes.
Jeffery Howard opened the scoring run with a 3-pointer from the wing. Zeke Vaughan and Chase Hall worked a nifty give-and-go on the Jackrabbits’ next possession.
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Bowie’s Cooper Cantwell (14) and Zeke Vaughan find themselves crowded down along the baseline during Wednesday’s Conference 3A bi-district game at Denton. Click on the image for the complete photo. (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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