SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie boys tourney starts today
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
For the fourth straight year, the Bowie High School boys’ basketball team will have its own tournament.
The Jackrabbits will open play at 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 1 versus Iowa Park, and they will play Mineral Wells later in the evening at 7 p.m.
“It’s going to be a good test,” Bowie head coach Doug Boxell said. “Mineral Wells is a 4A school, and we’ll see Azle here. These are schools we don’t normally see.”
Bowie is coming off a stellar season-opening performance over Krum, 57-34, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Teams have been broken down into two pools in varsity play.
Pool A will feature host Bowie plus Bridgeport, Mineral Wells, Iowa Park and Callisburg.
North Lamar, a school located near Paris, Azle, Trinity of Cedar Hill, Krum and Petrolia will make up Pool B. Petrolia is coming off a runner-up performance at the Fantasy of Lights. Trinity has a good private-school program.
“We’re trying to create a great basketball atmosphere,” Boxell said. “People can come watch games during the day.”
The tournament will also provide an economic impact to the city of Bowie, with games taking place on Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and additional games on Saturday. Read more in the Nov. 30 Bowie News.
Kason Spikes (right) and the rest of the Bowie High School boys’ basketball team will play in their own tournament beginning Thursday morning versus Iowa Park. (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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