SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Back to back Bowie
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
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)
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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