SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Forestburg part of 3-way tie for first in Chico
Saturday’s matches
At Chico Tournament
The Forestburg volleyball team was in a three-way tie for first at the Chico Invitational from Saturday.
Chico def. Forestburg, 26-28, 25-18, 25-21
Forestburg def. Bryson, 25-22, 25-14
Forestburg def. Savoy, 25-17, 25-15
Forestburg def. Northside, 25-13, 25-22
Record: Forestburg, 14-3.
Nocona wraps up Lu Allen Memorial play
The Nocona volleyball team played three matches on Saturday as part of the Lu Allen Memorial Tournament in Graham, losing two and winning one.
Jacksboro def. Nocona 25-20 in both matches played. Libero Magye Fenoglio provided an outstanding 15 digs for the team, followed by Angel Rhudy with 10 digs.
Payton Ferguson paced the team with seven kills and Karson Phipps and Trystin Fenoglio combined for 13 assists.
Nocona was victorious in its second game of the day, defeating Abilene Wylie JV 25-17, 25-14. Once again, Magye Fenoglio led the team with 11 digs, with Emma Meekins providing eight. Trystin Fenoglio gave the Lady Indians seven assists with Karson Phipps’s five.
Payton added five kills and Kinley Hansard added to the scoreboard with three ace serves.
In game three of the day, Christ Academy def. Nocona 25-19, 25-18, with Payton pacing the team with six kills and Magye Fenoglio and Rhudy providing a combined 21 digs. Read more from this notebook in the Aug. 24 Bowie News.
Forestburg’s Hope Phipps performs a jump serve during the Chico Tournament from Thursday. The Lady Horns finished in a three-way tie for first. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)
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.
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.
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.
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