SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie girls move up to 15th
The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team, fresh off of two straight district victories over Boyd and Paradise on the road, keeps moving up.
The Lady Rabbit bumped from 17th to 15th in the latest Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Conference 3A girls’ poll.
The poll was released on Monday.
As the Bowie boys’ basketball team continues to struggle – with four straight losses – the Jackrabbits were ousted from the Conference 3A TABC poll this week.
GIRLS
Canadian (14-2) is now No. 1 in the Conference 3A girls poll with Wall second, Brock third, Tuscola Jim Ned fourth and Little River Academy fifth.
Undefeated Pottsboro is slotted ninth with Shallowater is 12th and Ponder 18th among regional teams of note.
Dodd City remains No. 1 in the Conference 1A poll with an unblemished 14-0 record, with Nazareth second, Hermleigh third, Huckabay fourth and Garden City fifth.
Eula is 10th, Lipan 13th, Roby 20th and Slidell, a member school in District 1A-21, has moved up to 23rd. Lance Shelton, son of Bowie legend Gayno Shelton, is the Slidell coach.
BOYS
Lipan is No. 1 in Conference 1A boys with a 13-1 mark, followed by Happy in second, Nazareth third, Waelder fourth and Leggett fifth.
Lingleville is next in sixth with Graford, coached by Ty Tabor, seventh. Eula is 16th to round out the regional teams of note.
Muenster, coached by Bowie graduate Lynn Cook, is No. 1 in Conference 2A at 13-0 with Anthony second, Mumford third, Clarksville fourth and Clarendon fifth.
Electra is ninth, Albany 15th, Petrolia 16th and Poolville, who Bellevue has beaten twice this year, in 25th spot.
Santa Rosa is No. 1 in Conference 3A with a 13-3 mark. La Marque is second, Dallas Madison third, Brock fourth and Ponder fifth.
Peaster, who beat Bowie 64-47 last week, is next in sixth with Wall seventh, Littlefield ninth, Dallas Triple-A 16th and Canadian 20th. See more rankings in the Dec. 21 Bowie News.
Bowie’s Addy Cook drives toward the basket during Friday’s District 3A-8 game at Paradise. The Lady Rabbits moved up to 15th in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Conference 3A poll this week. (News photo by Dani Blackburn)
Coming into the Jan. 30 District 9-2A battle between Nocona and Windthorst at Indian Gym, most fans expected a repeat performance of the first meeting, which the Indians won in overtime.
The Trojans had other ideas.
Playing a very aggressive style from the get-go, Windthorst took control early by using 82% shooting from the field to take a 15-point lead after one quarter. It would prove to be the difference in a 61-48 win over the Indians before a packed house.
Both teams are now 6-2 in district (Nocona 27-4 overall, Windthorst 20-6).
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In the Jan. 31 battle between the boys basketball teams of Bowie and City View, the host Rabbits hung with the District 7-3A leaders for nearly a half but the Mustangs used their athleticism and speed to pull away in the second half of a 71-58 win.
Bowie is now 1-7 in district and 11-18 overall with City View goes to 7-1 and 15-6. Bowie Coach Ryan Dykes said his squad played hard for a while but needs to put together four quarters.
“I liked our start, our intensity from the tip,” Dykes said. “We did a good job rotating defensively and that seemed to rattle them early.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Sy Parker wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday in a big way.
The Nocona sophomore did just that, pacing a big first quarter for the Lady Indians with 17 points and six rebounds. The hosts fed off of that and would end up cruising over Windthorst, 61-23 Friday afternoon.
Nocona ran its record to 22-7 and 8-1 in District 9-2A while Windthorst is now 12-12 and 6-3 in district. Lady Indian Coach Kyle Spitzer’s pregame want of playing fast came to fruition.
“We like to push the pace and we did that, most notably Sy,” Spitzer said. “When (Windthorst) went into a zone (defense), it slowed us down a bit.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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