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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Critical district showdown for Bowie

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9 years ago

10/22/2015

Despite the fact Bowie suffered a cruel 56-19 loss to Brock this past Friday in District 4-3A-I action, there are some positives from the game.
Bowie scored 19 points against an Eagle defense that had yielded just 24 coming into the game.
The Jackrabbits amassed 310 yards. Carter Shackelford continued working himself back into a more prominent role in the offense with 50 rushing yards. They didn’t have any turnovers, committed just one penalty and went 4-for-6 on fourth-down conversions.
However, Brock was simply too good as the Eagles gained 10.12 yards per play thanks to Tyler Gray, Cooper Warren, Leddy French and Seth Boleman.
Now the attention turns to a Breckenridge team that doesn’t give up many points, just 127 through seven games. Both the Jackrabbits and Buckaroos approach this 4-3A-I game with identical 3-4 records.
“They have a physical front-seven, and they haven’t given up a bunch of points,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark said.
Stark said it may be easier to pass the ball against Breckenridge than run with it, which could mean heavy work loads for wide receivers Jeffery Howard and Chase Hall and quarterback Trace Hardee (80-for-125, 992 yards, 10 passing touchdowns). Hardee also has 385 rushing yards.
Breckenridge is an old-school type of team, preferring to run more than throw.
“They run a flex-bone” the coach commented, “They like to run a lot of option football with blasts and through the middle of the line.”
Stark said he hopes Bowie will play with more energy, which could help the defense flourish. The Jackrabbits have been outscored 216-196, but that’s come against a tough schedule. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

GAME TIME
Who: Breckenridge at Bowie
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday
Where: Jackrabbit Stadium
Ticket Prices: Adults are charged $5 and students $3.
Why it’s important: Should Bowie win this game, the Jackrabbits will be in prime position to earn a playoff berth from District 4-3A-I.
Last year’s game: Breckenridge 23, Bowie 6 at Breckenridge

Bowie’s Trace Hardee (10) looks for a receiver downfield during Friday’s District 4-3A-I game at Brock’s Eagle Stadium. The Jackrabbits gained 310 yards in the game. (News photo by Lance Winter/Weatherford Star-Telegram)

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District awards for 1A released

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1 day ago

05/18/2024

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Bellevue’s Bryce Ramsey was named his district’s newcomer of the year.

With the baseball and softball seasons over for the area 1A schools, district awards have been released.
Listed below are those earned honors on the field and in the classroom for Saint Jo and Bellevue.

Softball
Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Utility player: Taylor Patrick; Catcher: Jordyn O’Neal

Baseball
Superlatives
Offensive MVP: Devin Stewart, Saint Jo
Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue

Pitcher: Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Outfielder: Jayden Curry, Saint Jo

Second team
Pitcher: Charlie Barclay, Saint Jo
Infielder: Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; Sam Martin, Saint Jo
Outfielder: Rylan Forrester, Saint Jo
Catcher: Charlie Evans, Saint Jo
Utility: Logan Hoover, Saint Jo
DH: Amzy Barclay, Saint Jo

Honorable mention
Cody Gaston, Saint Jo; Xander Joyner, Saint Jo

To see academic awards from Saint Jo players, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Forestburg coach retiring

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1 day ago

05/18/2024

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Forestburg boys basketball coach Eldon Van Hooser helped lead the program to its first playoff win in nine years in his last year coaching.

Eldon Van Hooser is leaving Forestburg better than he found it.
The head boy’s basketball coach is retiring after more than 30 years, spending the last five at Forestburg.
Van Hooser did not come to this decision because of a lack of fire or feeling tired after decades in the profession. He had to for family reasons.
“My wife has MS (multiple sclerosis) and it’s a disease where you have trouble standing and walking and she needs help,” Van Hooser said. “I am able to so I am going to step away from teaching and coaching to be there for her.”
Van Hooser was hired in 2019. Along with being the boy’s basketball coach, he also was the football team’s defensive coordinator.
There were some lean years for Forestburg on the boy’s athletic side, with numbers being low and the available athletes being mostly underclassmen.
For two years, the Longhorns’ boy’s basketball team won few games and one of those seasons saw the team field five players on the high school team.
“One of those years we had COVID-19 and the other we had five kids,” Van Hooser said. “It was very rough. After that we worked with the kids and we had a good freshman group coming up. Next year they are going to be seniors.”
That group has helped to turn the program around. Last year the young Longhorns team contested for a playoff spot and just barely missed it finishing fifth in the district.
This season, that same group took a leap and finished second in district with a record of 7-5.
Despite losing its last two regular season games in dramatic fashion heading into the playoffs, the team stepped up in the bi-district game.
Playing against an athletic Newcastle team, Forestburg led for most of the game.
Unfortunately, the previous game against Bellevue saw the Longhorn team blow the lead late in the fourth quarter against a hard pressing style team and they were suffering the same fate against the Bobcats down the stretch.
Fortunately, Forestburg held on just enough to win 53-46. It was the first boy’s basketball playoff win in nine years for Forestburg.
“It was huge for our program,” Van Hooser said. “This new year we will have new goals. The new coach will have some goals of his own, but I set some for the team and think that we have come a long way.”

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Bowie Sports Banquet

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4 days ago

05/15/2024

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The Bowie sports banquets was on Monday night. Olivia Gill and Tucker Jones were named Jackrabbit and Lady Rabbit of the year. Pick up the mid-week paper for all of the sports team awards and pictures.