SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Saint Jo aims to build from win
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
Two Montague County football teams, Saint Jo and Gold-Burg, played a classic 6-man football game in Stoneburg.
Meanwhile, Forestburg earned its first win of the season on Friday night, defeating a tough Wichita Christian bunch by 32 points on the road.
And Nocona suffered a gut-wrenching loss, falling to Ponder on the road as Jonathan Aguilar scored the game-winning touchdown from 44 yards out.
This week, Saint Jo returns to Harley Sewell Field for its Homecoming game against Northside. Forestburg also plays at home versus Denton Calvary. Gold-Burg travels to face Lakeland, with the game in Carrollton. All kickoffs are set for 7:30 p.m.
Meanwhile, Nocona will be off this week as it prepares for District 2-3A-II action, giving the Indians a couple of weeks to practice before their opener at Henrietta.
Both Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon and Gold-Burg head coach Jay Johnson were pleased with Friday’s game, as the Panthers narrowly defeated the Bears 44-39.
“At halftime, I challenged the boys,” said Johnson, who said the Bears made some adjustments on offense to give players more space while Gold-Burg was more aggressive on defense.
Tallon said the Panthers’ youth may have got the best of them in the second half.
“I think our youth kicked in,” Tallon said. “We had to finish the game. Gold-Burg fought well to get back into it.”
Saint Jo will be helped by the return of Blake Anderson in this week’s Homecoming game.
“He (Blake) will give us another speed threat,” said Tallon, who hopes to see better blocking from the Panthers’ offensive line this week.
Northside will use multiple formations against the Panthers, and present a 2-3 look on defense. The Indians will provide the Panthers a test since they are so big and physical.
Meanwhile, Gold-Burg will face a Lakeland team it scrimmaged before the start of the 2014 season. Read more, and see game summaries, in the mid-week Bowie News.
Gold-Burg’s Coplin Miller (middle) attempts to run while Saint Jo defenders Gene Hermosilla (24) and T.J. Lindenborn attempt to tackle him during Friday’s non-district 6-man game between the two Montague County schools in Stoneburg. Saint Jo won 44-39. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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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