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STORM CENTER: District basketball importance

The University Interscholastic League is currently tasked with the assignment of drawing up new district alignments for the 2016-18 seasons.
All of the teams in the Bowie News coverage area have been placed in eight-team districts the past couple of years.
When you look out in Region I, because of the expanse West Texas is from a geographical perspective, there are a lot of six-team districts.
The same can be said for some of the districts in the deepest part of South Texas.
Interestingly enough, District 30 features only four teams with Cotulla, Dilley, Freer and Hebbronville. District 31 has five teams.
There are disparities in Conference 1A as well.
Nearby schools Perrin-Whitt and Bryson are in a six-team district. District 1A-21 was paired with District 1A-22 in the bi-district playoffs last year.
District 1A-22 has just five teams, with Avalon, Irving Universal, Milford, Trinidad and Waxahachie Faith Family.
Saint Jo athletic director Chad Tallon once told me Irving Universal was even in the same district as the Panthers.
When you’re a small school inside the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, there aren’t enough like Conference 1A teams to play in your own backyard – so I’m not putting them at fault.
Regardless, if I was a basketball coach, I’d feel a little bit slighted being in an eight-team district, and that’s because district games begin on Dec. 15.
Suddenly, 10 days before Christmas, the stakes will be raised. Games will matter more. Read more in The Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Emma Meekins (10) passes off to a teammate during Tuesday’s non-district victory over Burkburnett 57-54. Meekins and the Lady Indians begin District 3A-9 play on Dec. 15 against City View in Wichita Falls. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (Courtesy photo by Susan Breeze)
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Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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