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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Rabbit season begins Friday

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9 years ago

08/26/2015

The Bowie High School football team is set for another season-opening game against Wichita Falls Hirschi.
Hirschi will attempt to spread Bowie’s defense thin with a spread offensive formation. The same alignment the Huskies gashed the Jackrabbits for 427 yards on the ground a season ago.
Still, Bowie head football coach Dylan Stark said the team has to be ready for it all.
“Hirschi has given us tough games,” Stark said. “They are athletic. On offense, they like to run a spread, but they still like to run and pass it about 50-50.”
Tavion McKinney and Gerrick McKinney will be counted on to replace Cedric Battle for the Huskies.
“We can’t miss any tackles,” Stark said. “They had some big plays on offense against us last year. We have to run to the football and wrap up.”
As of earlier this week, second-year Hirschi coach Danny Youngs was still deciding between senior Clayton Richardson and sophomore Mar’tez Vrana to be the quarterback.
Bowie will counter with a 4-3 defense spearheaded by Kevin Stallcup, a defensive lineman who produced 70 tackles last season. Safety Brandon Hutto had a team-best 78 stops. Carter Shackelford, Cayden Cox and LB Clement will be counted on to contain the Huskies as well.
Like Bowie, Hirschi also will run a 4-3 defense with the likes of linebacker Dorian Norwood leading the unit. Norwood recorded 103 tackles. Mammoth near 300-pounder Deondre Clark will be tough to run on inside.
That means Bowie’s running game may need to flare toward the outside. Shackelford is completely healthy this season. In fact, Bowie is in much better physical shape to start the 2015 campaign. Read more from this preview in the midweek Bowie News.

Bowie High School starting quarterback Trace Hardee throws an out pattern early during Friday’s scrimmage with Burkburnett. Hardee threw for two touchdown passes to Jeffery Howard. See more photos, page 3B of the Bowie News. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Nocona new press box put into place

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3 days ago

07/20/2024

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Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.

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Richey repeats at IFYR

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3 days ago

07/20/2024

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Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.

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Youth rodeo awards presented

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3 days ago

07/20/2024

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The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo presented awards for its summer season this week. Tess Egenbacher won the top cowgirl buckle for the 13-18 age division, which was presented to her by Kyle Bishop. (Courtesy photo)

The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.

To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.