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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Bowie takes care of feisty Jacksboro
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com
The Bowie High School volleyball team continued to make adjustments without Karlyn Dean as the Lady Rabbits middle blocker.
In Saturday’s District 3A-9 match against Jacksboro, Bowie had to contend with a feisty Tigerettes squad that pushed Nocona to four games on Sept. 15.
Jacksboro really pressed Bowie during the second set, and the score was level at 24-all.
The Lady Rabbits responded by scoring two points in a row to take the frame.
Bowie rolled to a 23-15 lead in the third set as Jacksboro began committing hitting errors, and the Lady Rabbits held off the Tigerettes. The Lady Rabbits claimed the third set and the victory on another Jacksboro attack error.
The only set in which Bowie won with an offensive play was the first as Madison Little executed a well-placed tip on Jacksboro’s side of the hardwood.
In the end, Bowie won by scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-20, improving to 17-12 and 2-1 in 3A-9. The Lady Rabbits travelled to Nocona to face their in-county rival Tuesday.
“Overall, we were pleased with finishing the match in three sets,” Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. “Jacksboro is a much improved team. I always feel when a match goes into a fourth set, anything can happen.”
Stark said Bowie didn’t play with as much intensity or consistency as the four-set victory over Boyd on Sept. 15, but the Lady Rabbits’ efficient serving was a help. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie’s Madison Little (17) prepares to pound the ball during Saturday’s District 3A-9 match against Jacksboro in Jacksboro. The Lady Rabbits swept the Tigerettes. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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