By ERIC VICCARO
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Thanks to the Bowie High School’s convincing 44-7 District 4-3A-I victory over Paradise, the Jackrabbits have qualified for the playoffs.
Now Bowie plays Clyde at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the Conference 3A Division I bi-district round at Stephenville’s Tarleton Memorial Stadium.
“I am proud of the kids,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark said. “We were all business.”
Behind Brandon Hutto’s 100-yard rushing performance, three touchdown passes and interceptions from L.B. Clement, Cayden Cox and Jay Rogers, Bowie had little trouble in Paradise.
Now it’s Clyde, a team that runs a spread offense and will use a traditional 3-4 base defense.
Clyde’s offense is reminiscent of what Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach Chip Kelly runs in the National Football League.
“They like to throw ball around, and use quick screens,” Stark said. “They like to run their offense at a high tempo.”
Stark said the key will be to keep the Bulldog offense off the field. If Clyde starts churning out first downs, then their offense will feed on that for success.
“We can’t give them long drives,” he said.
Don’t expect to see a bunch of blitzing or stunting from Clyde’s defense. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News, as well as see the complete box score and standings and schedules for every local district.

Bowie senior quarterback Trace Hardee scrambles for yards during Friday’s District 4-3A-I finale versus Paradise. Hardee and the Jackrabbit offense has totaled more than 4,000 yards during the 2015 season. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)