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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Back to back Bowie

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8 years ago

11/16/2016

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By ERIC VICCARO

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There was general consensus in Thursday’s Conference 3A-Region I bi-district game at Seymour High School.
When Gage Posey scampered left on a 70-yard touchdown late in the first quarter, momentum flipped to Bowie as the Jackrabbits went on to a 43-14 victory over Merkel.
“The momentum changed dramatically,” said Bowie quarterback Gabe Allen of his cousin Gage’s TD. “It really pumped us all up.”
Allen described the play as a jet left design. All Posey had to do was find the hole, scamper through and run to the end zone.
With the win, Bowie improved to 6-5 on the season and the Jackrabbits will now face the winner of Friday’s game between Littlefield (7-3) and Crane (3-7) in the area round.
Unlike last year, there was no tense dramatic finish. Rather this one was like a smooth drink going down easy as Bowie chewed up 388 yards rushing.
“We knew coming in their running game was something we were going to have to stop,” Merkel coach John Cornelius said. “I thought at times we had a chance to get them stopped, but we had too many penalties that gave them extra yardage and extra chances.”
For Bowie head coach Dylan Stark, the next step is for the Jackrabbits to show they can advance past the area round. This marks Bowie’s first back-to-back bi-district titles since the 1970s.

Members of the Bowie High School football team including (from left, front row), L.B. Clement, Brandon Hutto, Dustin Van Wey, Erik De Lao and Issac Landaverde celebrate as Bowie won a bi-district title for the second straight season. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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Nocona new press box put into place

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2 days ago

07/20/2024

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Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.

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Richey repeats at IFYR

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2 days ago

07/20/2024

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Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.

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Youth rodeo awards presented

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2 days ago

07/20/2024

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The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo presented awards for its summer season this week. Tess Egenbacher won the top cowgirl buckle for the 13-18 age division, which was presented to her by Kyle Bishop. (Courtesy photo)

The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.

To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.