SPORTS
STORM CENTER: TCU doesn’t look No. 2
The Bowie News sports editor was all set to anoint the Texas Christian University football team as his dark horse pick to compete in the national championship game this year.
But, after Thursday night’s slim 23-17 victory over Big 10 school Minnesota, I’m not having a such a good feeling about it.
I watched part of the game here in Bowie, and I didn’t completely like what I saw.
Because of last night’s Bowie High School junior varsity maroon game, I was only able to see the second through fourth quarters. But, I saw highlights of the first quarter.
Despite my skittish feelings, there were plenty of laurels to go around.
Defensive end Terrell Lathan registered a quarterback sack in the first quarter, stripping Minnesota quarterback Mitch Leidner in the process.
Fellow Horned Frog defensive end Josh Carraway picked it up – and that set up a 10-0 lead in favor of the purple people in the opening frame.
Derrick Kindred forced a fumble in the second quarter, and that helped TCU maintain its double-digit lead.
Quarterback Trevone Boykin, who struggled at times, finally broke free on a 19-yard touchdown scamper in the third quarter.
Boykin is a dual-threat quarterback, and he showed his running ability on this play.
Overall, Boykin accounted for 246 yards passing on 26-of-42 attempts with a TD through the air. He rushed for 92 yards overall, too.
To his credit, Boykin knows the Horned Frogs are in the crosshairs of most teams. Read more of this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: Please take a look at Page Six in this weekend’s Bowie News for a special page, a Big 12 preview courtesy of our partners at Athlon Sports. Have a safe Labor Day weekend. The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. (Logo provided by the university, used with permission)
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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