SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Forestburg boys smack Tioga
The Forestburg High School boys’ basketball team qualified for the University Interscholastic League Conference 1A playoffs on Tuesday with a 73-41 victory over Tioga.
Tioga and Forestburg then flipped for second place in District 1A-21 behind champion Bellevue, with the Longhorns prevailing.
Forestburg will play Milford in the bi-district round at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Joshua High School.
“We played smart defense and we worked the ball around pretty well,” Forestburg head coach Steve Sandusky said.
Sandusky said it was a must-win, and the Longhorns played like it.
Forestburg improved to 17-7 overall, and 10-4 in 1A-21.
Bear Osteen dropped in a team-best 21 points, and J.D. Moore supplied 14.
At Bellevue
Bellevue 87, Slidell 69
Gold-Burg gave Bellevue all it could handle in this game, but the Eagles still topped the Bears by 18 points to garner the District 1A-21 championship.
Bellevue was ahead 50-30 at intermission, but the Eagles had trouble building the lead more than that.
Layne Morris was Bellevue’s leading scorer with 29 points, while Jakob Watkins added 24. Read more recaps, and see box scores, in the Feb. 20 Bowie News.
Bellevue’s Dylan Throckmorton dribbles while defended by Kasen Allen from Gold-Burg during the District 1A-21 season finale on Feb. 16. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)
Coming into the Jan. 30 District 9-2A battle between Nocona and Windthorst at Indian Gym, most fans expected a repeat performance of the first meeting, which the Indians won in overtime.
The Trojans had other ideas.
Playing a very aggressive style from the get-go, Windthorst took control early by using 82% shooting from the field to take a 15-point lead after one quarter. It would prove to be the difference in a 61-48 win over the Indians before a packed house.
Both teams are now 6-2 in district (Nocona 27-4 overall, Windthorst 20-6).
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In the Jan. 31 battle between the boys basketball teams of Bowie and City View, the host Rabbits hung with the District 7-3A leaders for nearly a half but the Mustangs used their athleticism and speed to pull away in the second half of a 71-58 win.
Bowie is now 1-7 in district and 11-18 overall with City View goes to 7-1 and 15-6. Bowie Coach Ryan Dykes said his squad played hard for a while but needs to put together four quarters.
“I liked our start, our intensity from the tip,” Dykes said. “We did a good job rotating defensively and that seemed to rattle them early.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Sy Parker wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday in a big way.
The Nocona sophomore did just that, pacing a big first quarter for the Lady Indians with 17 points and six rebounds. The hosts fed off of that and would end up cruising over Windthorst, 61-23 Friday afternoon.
Nocona ran its record to 22-7 and 8-1 in District 9-2A while Windthorst is now 12-12 and 6-3 in district. Lady Indian Coach Kyle Spitzer’s pregame want of playing fast came to fruition.
“We like to push the pace and we did that, most notably Sy,” Spitzer said. “When (Windthorst) went into a zone (defense), it slowed us down a bit.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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