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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cap the Chaps?

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By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie High School football team will face an old-school offense this Friday when Aubrey visits Jackrabbit Stadium.
Aubrey, under head coach Keith Ivy, will run a Wing-T – which dates back to the 1940s under Delaware coaches David Nelson and Tubby Raymond.
In the Wing-T, the quarterback and fullback form an “I” with a pair of wing backs – including one lining up diagonally from the tight end.
“We’ll have to read our keys,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark said. “We’ve been working on it in practice, and I think we will play well. I’m excited to see how we will do against it.”
The Wing-T is predicated on both options and misdirection, and that puts pressure on linebackers to perform. L.B. Clement will pilot the Jackrabbit defense, coming off a season in which he recorded 95 tackles.
Aubrey will run a 4-3 defense, something which Stark said the Jackrabbit offense is capable of handling.
Bowie scored more than 400 points last season; but, the Jackrabbits will be using a third-string quarterback on Friday. There are several possibilities that could play quarterback Friday – including Brandon Hutto, Gary Mosley and Dustin VanWey.

Other county games

Alvord at Nocona

Alvord has a new offensive coordinator in Danny Nabors, the former coach at Paradise. The Bulldogs have transitioned to more of a spread team.

Forestburg at Notre Dame

This six-man contest in Wichita Falls will be between an area finalist in University Interscholastic League Division II and private school Division II state runner-up.

Benjamin at Gold-Burg

Gold-Burg head coach Jay Johnson reported seven boys will suit up for Friday night’s game versus Benjamin. The Mustangs were a playoff qualifier last season; but, Benjamin exited early after a loss to Forestburg at Vernon Northside.

Saturday’s game

At Blanket

Saint Jo vs. Nueces Canyon

The Saint Jo football team will participate in a “Six-Man Showcase” game at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday versus Barksdale Nueces Canyon at Blanket. Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon said Nueces Canyon is going through what Saint Jo did about a decade ago – transitioning from 11- to six-man football.

Bowie’s Cooper Huffstutler (center) fights off a Burkburnett block during Friday’s scrimmage. Huffstutler eventually recorded a quarterback sack. He didn’t play in the 2015 season. (News photo by Eric Viccaro) 

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Crutsinger resigns from Nocona

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Nocona Athletic Director/football coach Blake Crutsinger resigned from his position last week after spending four years at the school.

It was announced last week Nocona Athletic director/football coach Blake Crutsinger is resigning from his position at the school after serving four years.
Crutsinger said now is the time for his family to make the move, with his daughter Avery graduating after spending four years at Nocona and with his son Kellar about to enter high school and wanting the same for him at another school.
“With her going off to college, she had a really good four years here and just looking at Keller heading into high school and exploring some opportunities that might be better for him, it is just time,” Crutsinger said.
Crutsinger went 19-22 overall, helping the Indians to two playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023. The team’s best season was 2023, when it went 8-2 and won the district title, the first one in 11 years for the program.

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Cervantes signs to college

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Saint Jo senior Payzlie Cervantes signed her letter of intent to play college basketball last week at Highland College in Kansas. She also played volleyball, softball and ran track at Saint Jo. “After talking with Coach Tana Coleman, I really connected with her and loved the campus vibe and direction she wants for the team,” Cervantes said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my basketball career while getting my associates degree in nursing to become a registered nurse.”

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Sieberts earn bronze at state

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Bowie’s Willow and Heidi Siebert earned a bronze medal competing at the state tennis tournament last week. (Courtesy photo)

Last week Montague County had five girls from Bowie and Saint Jo compete at the state tennis tournament, and one team brought back some hardware.
Sisters from Bowie, junior Heidi and freshman Willow Siebert brought back a bronze medal competing in the 3A girl’s doubles bracket.
The pair were the first people from the program to make it back to state since their half sisters, Meagan and Myah Russell, advanced nine years previously.
The Sieberts came into state as a two-seed, having finished second at the regional tournament the previous week.
The duo was ready as they blew through their first two matches. They beat a team from Hondo in the first round with the scores being 6-1, 6-1 and dominated even more in the second round against a team from Tatum, winning 6-0, 6-1.
That got them through to the second day of the tournament, but Coach Dayna Boothe was worried they had had it too easy on day one.
Playing in the semifinals, the Lady Rabbits faced a familiar foe, a team from Peaster they had beaten in the regional tournament the previous week. Unfortunately, near the end of the first set, with the Sieberts fighting to stay alive, Heidi went after a high lob and slammed into the fence. She hurt her right arm and had to play through it for the rest of the match.
They lost the match with the scores being 6-3, 6-3.
It was an all Peaster final, with the other side of the bracket producing the team that both beat the Sieberts at the regional tournament and won their second straight state title.
Still, despite the disappointment, Bowie is bringing back a bronze medal. According to Boothe, after contacting people who would know dating back to the late 1970s, it could possibly be the program’s first medals from the state tournament in tennis.
Of course, Bowie was not the only school represented. Saint Jo had Taylor Patrick competing in girl’s singles and the team of Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson competing in girl’s doubles in the 1A classification.
Senior Patrick was making her third appearance at the state tournament, but her first in the singles competition.
She finished third at the regional meet which meant she had a tough first round matchup against a second seed from Fort Davis.
It took everything from Patrick in a match that lasted two and a half hours. She went down in the first set 6-2, but rebounded in a tight second set to win 6-4 to force a third and final set. She had the momentum and won 6-2 to move on.
She had to summon the energy to play later that day against a fresh one-seed player from Utopia. Patrick lost 6-1, 6-1 to end her Saint Jo career. Her opponent would go on to finish second.
Juniors Johnson and Nobile were making their first appearances at the state meet after finishing second at the regional tournament. In the first round they played a tough match against a team from Marathon. It seemed evenly matched throughout, but small mistakes at inopportune times cost them throughout the match. In the end, the team lost by the scores of 6-3, 6-3.

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