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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Indians third at Valley View
With Blue Ridge focusing on stopping Emma Meekins, the Nocona girls’ basketball team needed someone else to come through in the clutch.
And that someone was Brooke O’Neal.
In the final minute of the third-place game at the Valley View Tournament, O’Neal connected on a 15-foot baseline jumper and then she canned two free throws.
Although Blue Ridge later knocked down a 3-pointer, O’Neal’s points were more than enough as Nocona won by a slim 41-39 margin.
“It definitely was not our best game of the tournament, but the girls kept fighting and we found a way to pull out the win,” said second-year head coach Heather Nobile.
Nocona stood at 8-2 heading into Tuesday’s game at Burkburnett. The Lady Indians travel to the Era Tournament for games Thursday through Saturday this week.
Meekins was still Nocona’s leading scorer in the game with 18 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals. She was 5-of-7 from the free-throw line and made one 3-pointer.
O’Neal contributed 10 points, five rebounds and three steals. Read more in the Dec. 7 Bowie News.
Nocona’s Karson Phipps plays tough defense on Blue Ridge in the Valley View Tournament third-place game on Saturday. (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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