SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Saint Jo girls triumph again with tough ‘D’
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
For the second straight District 1A-21 game, the Saint Jo High School girls’ basketball team won a gritty, defensive contest.
The Lady Panthers stepped up their defensive pressure in the fourth quarter, limiting Gold-Burg to only three points as Saint Jo earned a 39-32 victory.
Saint Jo and Gold-Burg were deadlocked at 30-all in the fourth quarter when the Lady Panthers forged ahead.
Marysol Avila stole an errant Lady Bear pass and converted a layup, and then Emily Haney scored inside to give Saint Jo (9-6, 2-1) a two-possession lead.
Bailey Melton – who joined the team just within the past week – added a basket, and Saint Jo made enough late free throws to prevail.
“I think we hustled well in the fourth quarter,” said first-year Saint Jo girls’ coach Taylor Klement. “We were able to force turnovers that we didn’t in the first three quarters.”
Gold-Burg (7-9, 0-2) head coach Cheryl Cromleigh said the Lady Bears played a lethargic game, with too many turnovers and ineffective shooting. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the Dec. 24 Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s Kloé Tallon corrals a rebound during Monday’s District 1A-21 game against Gold-Burg at Stoneburg. The Lady Panthers prevailed 39-32. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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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