SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Nocona, Gold-Burg return to field
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Nocona’s Jack Crain will be packed Friday for the triennial Homecoming celebration, and Holliday will bring a strong contingent with them too.
Essentially the population of Nocona will double on Friday night as the Indians and Eagles square off in the District 5-3A-II opener.
Nocona coach Brad Keck said Holliday will be a tough team to deal with because the Eagles run the deceptive Wing-T and a solid odd-man front that’s yielded just 99 points through five games.
“The biggest thing is we are going to have to be disciplined on defense,” Keck said, “because there’s so much misdirection. We can’t be sucked in by their fakes.”
Jett Johnson, the son of head coach Frank Johnson, is the Holliday quarterback. Other players to watch are leading tackler Kyle Bowman at linebacker and junior safety Kade Patterson.
Keck said the break was good for Nocona.
“We shortened practices and gave the players time off here and there,” Keck said.
Luis Rico and Zach Boyd are questionable to play versus Holliday.
Keck said the game is important because it will set the tone for how district will play out. And there’s the question of whether Homecoming will motivate or distract the Indian players.
Gold-Burg at Bryson
Gold-Burg plays at Bryson on Friday as the Bears face a Cowboys’ squad that has outscored opponents 327-138 this season.
“They execute well,” Gold-Burg head coach Jay Johnson said. “They run everything from a tight shotgun to a spread. On defense, they are athletic and use a 2-3.”
Johnson said it was beneficial for the Bears to have two weeks to prepare for imposing Bryson. Many of the players also competed in the Rabbit Run at Bowie, which helped them with conditioning.
Brayden Houser paces Bryson’s offense with 874 yards passing, including 18 TD. Houser has also rushed for 310 yards. The Cowboys are averaging 393.6 yards per contest. Read more, and see standings, in the Oct. 5 Bowie News.
Nocona assistant coach Nathan Alling talks with Luis Rico (55) and Logan Barnes during a timeout. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
The Red River High School Bass Club competed on Saturday at Eagle Mount Lake as the club finished fifth overall out of 28 clubs.
The club had two teams that brought in fish at the end of the day, but one also finished highly.
The team of Carson Caudle and Hunter Blackburn got fourth overall out of more than 100 teams. The pair caught three fish that weighed in at 7.99 pounds.
The club had one more pair that brought in fish. Walker Strahan and Bryce Ramsey got one fish that weighed in a 1.95 pounds that was good for 33rd place.
Only 37 out of the 126 teams were fortunate enough to bring fish to the weigh-in.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie
Superlatives
Offensive most valuable player: Rayder Mann
First team
Gaige Goodman
Second team
Boston Farris
Honorable mention
Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Braden Rhyne
Academic all-district
Hayden Sutton, Keller Dosch, Anthony Jaraleno, Finn Riddle, Tyler Richey, Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Hayden Heugatter, Boston Farris, Rayder Mann
Nocona
Superlatives
Co-newcomer of the year: Landon Fatheree
Fighting heart award: Jose Gomez Jr.
First team
Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez
Second team
Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey
Honorable mention
Adrian Gutierrez
Academic all-district
Jose Gomez Jr., Kyle Waters, Kasch Johnson, RJ Walker, William Henley, Skye Kirby, Landon Fatheree, Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez, Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey, Adrian Gutierrez
1A
Superlatives: Jesus Sanchez, Forestburg, most valuable player; Barrett Johnson, Saint Jo, offensive MVP; Evan Chavez, Bellevue, sixth man of the year; Camden Dreyer, Gold-Burg, co-newcomer of the year; Josiah Wadsworth, Forestburg, co-newcomer of the year; Curtis Enis, Forestburg, coach of the year
First team
Ryan Jones, Bellevue; Jesse Wadsworth, Forestburg; Kyler Willett, Forestburg; Lee Yeley, Saint Jo; Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Second team
Aaron Allison, Bellevue; Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; River Trail, Bellevue; Jayton Epperson, Gold-Burg; Trae Campbell, Prairie Valley; Zeke Bonn, Saint Jo; Landon Shannon, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue; Brenna Criswell, Bellevue; Eli White-Freeland, Gold-Burg; Keelyn Case, Gold-Burg; Barrett Allen, Gold-Burg; Angel Cruz, Forestburg; Hayden Halliburton, Forestburg; John Carranza, Forestburg; Hunter Camden, Prairie Valley; Jarrett Horton, Prairie Valley; Landen Williams, Saint Jo; Jayden Curry, Saint Jo; Colton Curry, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue: Walker Strahan, Brycen Bancroft, Bryce Ramsey, Will Bonds, Cowyn Langford
Forestburg: Rafeal Sanchez, Josiah Wadsworth, Tristan Cumby, Hayden Halliburton, Jesse Wadsworth
Prairie Valley: Hunter Camden, Jarrett Horton, Josh Stout, Dayne Sadler, Kasey Caruthers
Saint Jo: Jayden Curry, Colton Curry, Landon Shannon, Barrett Johnson, Trent Gaston, Zeke Bonn, Lee Yeley
Gold-Burg: Levi Hellinger, Brady Allen, Barrett Allen
For pictures from players from every team, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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