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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Bowie cruises over Paradise
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Paradise High School volleyball team played a little better as the District 3A-8 match went along on Saturday.
However, that didn’t keep Bowie from sweeping the Lady Panthers in three games by scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-19.
Bowie was fueled by a 20-kill performance from Addy Cook as the Lady Rabbits recorded a .279 overall hitting percentage.
Even though the victory was not without its flaws, this was yet another efficient performance from Bowie – who improved to 23-13 overall and 8-3 in the district.
“I thought we played the first set Saturday as well as any set this season,” Bowie head coach Jeanie Stark said. “We continued well into the second set, but the third set we dropped off in intensity.”
Still, as Stark noted, the Lady Rabbits were able to finish off the set.
Paradise, even though an under .500 team, still plays strong defense – and that turned the third set into long rally after long rally.
“We became a little fatigued in the third set, which could have become a factor as to why we dropped off some,” Stark said.
Bowie has produced a dramatic uptick in serving this season thanks to the likes of Taylor Thompson, Mackenzie Tole, Karlyn Dean, Carcyn Robertson and Cook.
The Lady Rabbits hopped around for 12 ace serves in the match, with Thompson having five of them and Tole four. Bowie served at a 94.6 percent clip with Dean, Robertson and Henslee Ogle all spotless.
Bowie’s Aslyn Davis (9) and Addy Cook put up a combination block during Saturday’s District 3A-8 match between the Lady Rabbits and Paradise. Bowie knocked off Paradise in three games, and now stand 8-3 in 3A-8. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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