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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Scrimmages set for weekend

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10 years ago

08/10/2016

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By ERIC VICCARO

sports@bowienewsonline.com

Bowie High School head football coach Dylan Stark said he’s eagerly awaiting Friday’s home scrimmage versus Bridgeport.
The event will begin at 5 p.m., with the Bowie and Bridgeport junior varsity teams squaring off, followed by a period with just freshmen and then varsity action begins at 7:07 p.m.
“We will get a lot of reps,” Stark said. “They (Bridgeport) have more than 100 kids out, and we have more than 60. It’s going to be good to see somebody else.”
Stark said all drives will start on the 30-yard line. Should a team advance the ball inside the opposition’s 20, teams will enter four-down mode.
Turnovers, either fumbles or interceptions, will be blown dead at the spot.
Bridgeport is a stout Conference 4A school.

Nocona

Nocona will have a home scrimmage at 6 p.m. on Friday versus Windthorst at Jack Crain Stadium.
“The varsity players will have four sets of 10 plays, and the junior varsity will have two sets of 10 plays, and then a set of five,” said Nocona coach Brad Keck, when asked about the format.
Keck said the goal of the scrimmage is to emerge healthy, and the coaching staff will be using the time as an evaluation tool.

Six-Man

Saint Jo will scrimmage both Savoy and Tioga at 6:30 p.m. at Harley Sewell Field, and Victory Christian of Decatur also will participate.
“We just added Savoy,” said Saint Jo head coach Chad Tallon. “It’s always exciting to get to this week, with the first scrimmage.”
Tallon expects to see a reloaded Tioga contingent; however, the Bulldogs fell short of the playoffs last year despite a heap of talent. Savoy doesn’t have fast Alex Caldwell any longer since he’s graduated.
Saint Jo will play Savoy in a 20-minute period at the end of the scrimmage. Other periods will vary in length from 10 to 15 minutes, and shift from offense to defense.

Also

At 9 a.m. on Saturday, Covenant Classical of Fort Worth will square off against Forestburg – as if there wasn’t enough happening there this weekend – and Gold-Burg will play host to Notre Dame in a scrimmage at Joe Corpening Field in Stoneburg. Read more in the Aug. 10 Bowie News.

The Bowie High School football team will get to lineup against somebody else this coming Friday as the Jackrabbits face Conference 4A Bridgeport. The scrimmage will begin with junior varsity at 5 p.m. at Jackrabbit Stadium. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)

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Saint Jo volleyball opens with victory

Published

5 days ago

08/20/2026

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In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.

The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.

Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.

After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Lady Indian VB falls in semis at Brock Tourney

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5 days ago

08/20/2026

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Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.

After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.

From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.

To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Area teams hit gridiron for scrimmages

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5 days ago

08/20/2026

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County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.

Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.

“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”

Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.