SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Conditioning is a factor in scrimmages
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
Well, the Nocona High School football team was certainly involved with plenty of snaps during Saturday’s scrimmage at Windthorst.
“We had 160 plays overall,” Nocona head coach Brad Keck said. “That’s way too many for a first scrimmage. That’s a game and a half of plays, and we were really tired by the end of it.”
Keck said this is the best Windthorst team he’s ever seen.
The Trojans scored six times while the Indians didn’t score once.
Even with the results, Keck was optimistic with the regard to the Indians’ performance.
“In the first 10 minutes of offense and defense we did pretty well,” he said. “We did some good things.”
Keck said the Indians’ mistakes are correctible – such as missed blocking assignments, especially from skill position players.
It’s a matter of repetition at this point, and the Indians will see how they fare in yet another scrimmage on Aug. 20 at Olney.
Saint Jo played host to a scrimmage at home. Segments were timed, with first segments for offense and defense running 15 minutes long.
“It was definitely a learning experience, especially with a large number of freshmen,” Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon said.
Tallon was pleased with the Panthers’ effort, and that’s important since Saint Jo is transitioning from a tight to spread offense to take advantage of new team speed.
Tallon said the offensive line needs work on blocking while the defense needs to play more “physical.” Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
High school football. (Metro photo, used with permission)
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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