By ERIC VICCARO
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Girls’ basketball teams from Montague and eastern Clay County shone brightly during the 2014-15 season.
Bowie had its deepest penetration in the playoffs since 2009, advancing to the regional semifinals and finishing with 30 wins.
“Each and every player on our team had vital roles that contributed to our successful season,” Colby Davis-Pastusek said. “Twenty win seasons are few and far between in this profession, and to win 30 games is remarkable.”
Forestburg qualified for the postseason and won its first playoff game in nearly a decade, playing in the area round versus a tough group from Saltillo.
“I believe all my players did an awesome job this year,” said Forestburg head coach Rosana Barbosa, who was named Coach of the Year in District 1A-21. “They worked hard to improve every day and results definitely showed. Each player had a job, and they executed well.”
Bellevue made the playoffs, too, under first-year head coach Bryan Goehring, and also earned a postseason victory. Alex Brown and Hannah McWilliams both landed on our newspaper’s all-star team because of the Lady Eagles’ strong season.
“Alex showed a lot of promise for us,” Goehring said. “She will be an inside factor for us in the upcoming years, even though she is a sophomore. Hannah left everything out on the court every time she played. She led us in many statistical categories and will be hard to replace next year.”
All of this success made the Lady Rabbits, Lady Horns and Lady Eagles hungry for even more during the forthcoming 2015-16 season.
Bowie landed five girls on the all-county team, spearheaded by Conference 3A all-state Texas Girls Coaches Association honoree Courtney Brady and TGCA all-region pick Addy Cook.
Saint Jo’s Karla Fernandez was also an all-region selection, in Conference 1A. Read more, and see all the selections, by reading the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Courtney Brady looks for a teammate during the Conference 3A regional semifinal against Alba-Golden at Rockwall-Heath High School. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)