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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Time for area teams to contend – Bowie News
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Time for area teams to contend

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By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

Four of the seven schools The Bowie News covers had boys’ basketball programs qualify for the postseason last year.
Bowie advanced all the way to the Conference 3A regional quarterfinals before falling to Ponder, who was eliminated by Van Alstyne in the next round.
Bellevue made it to the regional quarterfinals as well in Conference 1A, falling to Miller Grove – the same school that ousted Forestburg in the area round.
Nocona was eliminated from the playoffs by Whitesboro in the bi-district round, and the Indians had an interesting path to the postseason – which included a coin flip.
The University Interscholastic League state championships, like last year, will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio from March 10-12.
Here are capsules from every team.

Bowie

District 3A-9 most valuable player Chase Hall returns for his senior season, fresh off a successful football campaign.
Point guard Keck Jones, shooting guard Jeffery Howard and swing forward Zeke Vaughan join Hall to form part of a potent starting lineup for the Jackrabbits, along with Kaden Ogle, Trace Hardee, Tilghman Parr, Gary Mosley, Daniel Mosley, Cade Roth and Taylor Pigg.

Nocona

Nocona, under first-year head coach Bret Botard, is off to a strong 4-1 record after its play at the Blue Ridge Tournament last weekend.
Kameron Hill, who tallied 40 points in a game versus Coram Deo Academy of Flower Mound, is the unquestioned leader for Nocona at a swing forward spot. Guards Brenton Vineyard and Riley McCasland and forward Barkley Hayes also are part of the rotation.

Bellevue

Forward/center Layne Morris is back to lead Bellevue, the defending District 1A-21 champion.
The Eagles lost at Poolville to open the season, but head coach Colby Broussard likes assembling a difficult schedule to challenge the team – which includes this weekend’s Fantasy of Lights Tournament at Wichita Falls.

Forestburg

Steve Sandusky is the dean of area coaches now in his 11th season, and the Longhorns have plenty of talent this season.
“A concern I have is how long it will take to get our basketball legs under us,” said Sandusky, noting Forestburg had its first practice of the season Monday due to the Longhorns reaching the area round of the football playoffs.
The starting lineup features returners Malaci Moore and Skyler Sandusky at forward spots and Taten Vann at guard.

Gold-Burg

Gold-Burg won just two games a season ago, and the Bears have a new leader this year in Principal Aaron Tefertiller.
The team returns three talented starters in forward Anthony Rios and guards Kasen Allen, a senior, and Rayge Gardner.
Expect Gold-Burg to play more up-tempo this season, and mix man and zone on defense.

Prairie Valley

Prairie Valley is off to a rough start at 0-2, but there’s reason for optimism because the Bulldogs have so much depth.
The team returns four starters from a season ago with center Tyler Carter, guard Alec Ducharme, power forward Lane Roof and swing forward Anthony Roof. Forward Chase Edwards and center Brett Smith also are back.

Saint Jo

Second-year Saint Jo head coach Brian Blank is starting from scratch.
The starting lineup is laden with freshman and newcomers including guards Blake Anderson, J.C. Dunn and Preston Lyons and forwards T.J. Lindenborn and Bret Haney.
Forward Gene Hermosilla and guards Juan Sanchez and Brady Hilton also are part of the Panthers’ rotation. See complete team capsules in the Nov. 25 Bowie News.

Prairie Valley’s Lane Roof goes up for a shot during a game versus Christ Academy from Nov. 17. The Bulldogs will have more depth this year, and head coach Jack Williams hopes it translates into wins. (News photo by Kayla Jean Woods) 

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Two teams compete at state tourney

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Colt Henry, Lane Smith, Cooper Johnson and Corbyn Patton competed at the state high school bass tournament at Lake Conroe. (Courtesy photo)

The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.

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15 athletes playing in Oil Bowl

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The Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl is this week on June 6-7 and graduating athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo are confirmed to be playing.
In total, seven athletes from Bowie, five from Nocona and three from Saint Jo are planning to play in the all-star games this week. Nocona also will have a pair of coaches participating as well.
The girl’s basketball game kicks off events on June 6, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Wichita Falls Memorial High School. In the game, the east team will have Nocona players Avery Crutsinger, Meg Meekins and Reagan Phipps playing while Kyler Spitzer and Clayton Brown coach them one last time.
On the west team, Saint Jo’s Payzlie Cervantes is confirmed to be playing.
The boy’s basketball game is scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m. On the east team, Bowie’s Boston Farris and Nocona’s Jose Gomez Jr. will be playing.
On June 7, the volleyball games are scheduled to start at 4 p.m. with the small school game. On the west team, Nocona’s Kaygan Stone and Saint Jo’s Taylor Patrick are confirmed to play. On the east team, Saint Jo’s Aubrey Morman will get to play her teammate.
There are no local athletes confirmed to be playing in the big school volleyball game.
The final event is the football game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. It is an all Bowie affair with six players confirmed to be playing for the east team: Justin Clark, Jorge De Leon, Hunter Fluitt and Braden Rhyne, Preacher Chambers and Moh Azouak.

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Hill upgraded to Nocona AD

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New Nocona Athletic Director Jeff Hill along with his wife Amy and their kids Kason, Camden and Kinsley. (Courtesy photo)

Nocona Independent School District officials looked inward for a new athletic director/head football coach, selecting Jeff Hill for the position.
Hill, who served last year as Nocona football’s offensive coordinator and also led the softball program to the playoffs for the first time in a while as its head coach, was upgraded to the role.
This came on the heels of former Athletic Director Blake Crutsinger, who served in the role the last four years, resigned in May.
For Hill, the choice to apply for the position was a no brainer. His one year in Nocona had impressed upon him and his wife that it was the place they would like to be long term.
“I’m looking for a town to raise my kids in and Nocona has treated my family really well,” Hill said. “There are some really good people. The kids work hard. Everything I am looking for in a hometown is right here in Nocona and I want to try and make it as best as it can be, especially through athletics.”
Before Nocona, Hill served as the athletic director at S&S Consolidated while also spending time at Hebron and Whitewright in his coaching career.
Hill expresses great respect for the departing Crutsinger and besides changing a few small things in how he personally wants to do things, he is not trying to come in with a sweeping restructuring of the whole athletic department.
The program had five of its six team sports make the playoffs, with volleyball playing in the regional final and the girl’s basketball team winning the state championship.
That along with two athletes competing at the state championship in cross country and track with one earning a gold medal, it was one of the more successful school years in athletic program history.
“Coach Crutsinger was awesome and did a great job so honestly just little tweaks, a little bit of structure and cohesion amongst the coaching staff between boys and girls,” Hill said. “I hope to keep the winning tradition going overall in the athletic department.”

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