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)
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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