SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie girls rally past Rider
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team struggled in the first quarter against Conference 5A Wichita Falls Rider.
However, Bowie held Rider to single digit points in all three final quarters as the Lady Rabbits defeated the Lady Raiders 47-39 on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Bowie and Rider have formed one of the better non-district girls’ basketball rivalries in recent years, which included the pair of teams facing each other in the Fantasy of Lights Tournament championship just last year.
The Lady Rabbits improved to 2-0 heading into this weekend’s Fantasy of Lights Tournament at Wichita Falls. Due to a limited number of teams, this year’s event features a round-robin format.
“I think we played well in the second half,” said Bowie head coach Chuck Hall. “We were fortunate they stopped making some of the shots they had made in the first half.”
Hall said the Lady Rabbits didn’t change the style of defense they played; rather it came down to not allowing any lob passes down into the post – which hurt Bowie in the opening half. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the Nov. 26 Bowie News.
Bowie’s Kamryn Cantwell plays tough defense on Wichita Falls Rider during Tuesday’s non-district game here in Bowie. The Lady Rabbits topped the Lady Raiders, 47-39. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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