By ERIC VICCARO
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When Henrietta’s Kamryn Weaver thundered down a kill to give the Bearcats game four on Tuesday night, it was gut-check time for the Bowie High School volleyball team.
The Lady Rabbits weren’t to be denied, taking the fifth set and winning the match by scores of 12-25, 25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 15-11.
Bowie improved to 20-13 overall, 5-3 in District 3A-9.
Speaking of the district race, it has gotten tighter at the top with Henrietta at 7-1, Holliday lost to Boyd – dropping to 6-2 – and Bowie, Nocona and Boyd are all 5-3.
“The top-five teams in this district are so close to each other,” Henrietta head coach Rachelle Kabisch said. “We knew it would be hard for anyone to go through district undefeated. This makes the district closer, and makes our job harder.”
Meanwhile, Bowie head coach Jeannie Stark called it an opening for the Lady Rabbits to potentially claim a playoff spot.
“I couldn’t be any prouder of the girls,” Stark said. “After a slow start, we turned it on and began to execute. I felt our blocking in set two played a big role in our comeback.”
Stark said Henrietta plays a controlled style – with Weaver a powerful hitter for the Lady Bearcats.
“We had a plan, and the girls executed it after set one,” Stark said. “We began to control the ball, move the sets around, blocked, dug balls, and hit spots we knew would be open. It was a total team win.”
Bowie won the match because they recorded 13 ace blocks as a team, and the Lady Rabbits made good on 99-of-100 serves. Read more, and see district standings, in the weekend Bowie News.

Bowie’s Addy Cook (10) is in the middle of a back set while Henslee Ogle (1) and Karsen Morgan (5) look on in Tuesday’s District 3A-9 match versus Henrietta. The Lady Rabbits won in five games, helping to shake up the district standings. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)