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STATE RANKINGS: Boyd drops one spot, but still top-10 in 3A volleyball
The Bowie High School volleyball team – and every other one in Montague County – is unranked in the latest Texas Girls Coaches Association poll.
Jewett Leon continues to be the class of the Conference 3A poll with Goliad second and Peaster third.
District 3A-8 leader Boyd dropped one slot to eighth spot. Beckville (fourth), Shallowater (fifth) and Commerce (ninth) also are among the top-10 in 3A.
Van Alstyne is 16th, Ponder 21st and Holliday in a tie for 25th spot.
In the combined Conference 1A-2A poll, Iola is tops with Archer City second and Wolfe City third.
Lindsay stands in ninth, and Windthorst has tumbled to 15th. Benjamin is 14th, Dodd City 19th, Detroit 21st and Post among several teams in a tie for 25th.
Krum is No. 1 in Conference 4A with Glen Rose, piloted by former Nocona coach Sandy Langford, in second and Bushland third.
Brock remains in front in DCTF poll
The Brock High School football team keeps rolling in non-district play, wrapping up that slate with a 5-0 record.
The Eagles, coming off Friday’s 60-0 victory over Pilot Point, are ranked No. 1 in the Dave Campbell Texas Football Rankings’ Conference 3A Division I poll.
Franklin is second, Malakoff third, Cameron Yoe fourth and Sunnyvale fifth. Grandview is seventh and Wall eighth.
Newton, after blanking East Chambers 36-0, is No. 1 in the Conference 3A Division II poll with Arp second, East Bernard third and Gunter fourth. Canadian is sixth, Cisco eighth and Coleman 10th. Read more rankings in Oct. 1 Bowie News.
Boyd Lady Jackets. (Graphic used with permission)
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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