SPORTS

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Potholes in the road, Bowie travels to Pottsboro

Published

11 years ago

09/16/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

The Bowie High School football team will try and find a way to bounce back from Friday’s 30-26 Homecoming loss to Henrietta.
The task is front of them is daunting, however, as the Jackrabbits face a tough Pottsboro team that has outscored opponents 141-14 so far. Last week, Pottsboro bounced Boyd 54-14 and the Cardinals whitewashed Gunter – another team Bowie will face – by 42 points.
“They’ve been clicking on all cylinders,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark said. “They have played very well this season.”
Stark said the Cardinals have generated plenty of turnovers, and that has snowballed against the opposition.
Meanwhile, Bowie couldn’t catch a break with turnovers in its most recent game. Several defensive players forced turnovers – six of them in fact – but the Jackrabbits only pounced on one of them.
Pottsboro will run a spread offense and quarterback Zane Pritchett will be a handful for the Bowie defense.
“They also have good receivers and No. 8 for them (Carson Rein) runs the ball well,” Stark said.
Pritchett has thrown for 353 yards and eight touchdowns, with just one interception.
Bowie’s defense, which gave up nearly six yards per play last week, will have to keep an eye on Pritchett at all times.
“We have to make them work for everything” Stark said. “We have to make them drive the field if they are going to score. We have to make them earn every point they get.”
Defensively, Bowie can’t give up the big play and stop the Cardinals on third down. Henrietta converted most of its third- and fourth-down plays when it mattered most in the fourth quarter last week. Read more, and see complete game statistics, in the mid-week Bowie News.

GAME TIME
Who: Bowie at Pottsboro
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday
Where: Jim Henderson Memorial Stadium
Ticket Prices: Adults are charged $5 and students $3.
Why it’s important: Can Bowie, bounce back from a Homecoming loss, and defeat Pottsboro on the road?
Last year’s game: Pottsboro 52, Bowie 13 here in Bowie.

Bowie High School’s Daniel Mosley tried to spark the Jackrabbits in the punt return game during Friday’s game versus Henrietta. Mosley helped give Bowie better field position during Homecoming at Jackrabbit Stadium. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Montague County All-Stars host Fall Games

Published

5 days ago

10/29/2026

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For the second year, Montague County All-Stars hosted its annual Fall Games at Saint Jo High School Oct. 21.

Representatives from nearly every county elementary and high school took part in the day-long event. Students with assorted disabilities learned how to play basketball in the morning and volleyball in the afternoon.

Helping teach the finer points of both games were players and coaches from all the area high schools. Individual skills such as passing, dribbling, and shooting were taught in one of the school’s gyms before athletes were broken up into teams and played timed games in the other gym.

Some of the younger athletes had issues with the ball dribbling and got hit in the nose. Eventually they all got the hang of it, one even getting a basket.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Lady Indians get past Olney, 3-0

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5 days ago

10/29/2026

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Nocona’s volleyball team had a tough first set against visiting Olney Oct. 16 but then turned things around in the final two games and cruised to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-14) win.

The Lady Indians are now 4-2 in district with one match to go in the regular season Oct. 23 in Petrolia.

Kasi Castro opened the match with a Nocona ace. Paige Davis later followed with a kill to break serve and a single point for a 3-1 lead.

Kills by Sy Parker and Raylea Bowles helped keep Olney down. Leah Meekins’ single point put Nocona up 6-3. Castro’s five-point streak extended the lead to 13-7 with kills from Presley Weber and Parker keeping the drive alive.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

SPORTS

Forestburg closes regular season with 3-0 victory

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5 days ago

10/29/2026

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To close out the District 10-A season, Forestburg’s volleyball team traveled to Bellevue and posted a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-18) over the host Lady Eagles.

Forestburg tied for first place with Saint Jo and broke the deadlock Oct. 26 (see story, same section).

Brooklyn Shook’s ace put Bellevue up 1-0 in game one. Forestburg’s Lacie Shotwell’s three-point run later put the visitors up 5-2, Brenna Brailes extended the Lady ‘Horn lead to 7-3.

Single points by Landry Fluitt and Brylie Hager cut the lead to 7-8. Forestburg’s Addy Conway rolled off five straight points to extend the lead to 14-7. Mattie Broussard of Bellevue later cut the deficit to 11-14 with a three-point string. points from Madi Wadsworth and Presley Brown put Forestburg up 18-12.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.