By ERIC VICCARO
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The Nocona High School volleyball team came out strong, and the appearances were this would be a short night for the Lady Indians.
Well, those appearances were somewhat deceiving as Jacksboro claimed the third set before Nocona won the match in four by scores of 25-8, 25-15, 24-26, 25-22.
This marked Nocona’s first District 3A-9 victory of the season, and the Lady Indians improved to 14-11 on the season. Nocona played Boyd at home on Friday evening.
“We came out on fire, besides missing three serves, they were only able to score eight points on us in the first set,” Nocona head coach Tiffany Clay said.
Clay said Nocona has struggled with unforced errors all season, but they were able to limit them in the first couple of sets to take command of the match.
However, then Jacksboro challenged Nocona.
“In the third set, Jacksboro’s offense stepped up and they were able to get us rattled,” Clay said. “We had a huge wake-up call with them stealing the third set, but we were able to come together and finish the game.”
Payton Ferguson put down a kill to give Nocona its 25th point of the second set. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.

Nocona High School’s Payton Ferguson (10) sends the ball over the net for one of her kills during Tuesday’s District 3A-9 match at Nocona. The Lady Indians needed four games to top visiting Jacksboro. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)