SPORTS
MSU football picked second
Midwestern State Univeristy Texas is ticketed to finish second in the Lone Star Conference race as released Tuesday afternoon at the league’s media day at the Marriott Riverwalk Hotel.
The Mustangs return 10 defensive starters and seven on the offensive side of the ball from a team that rolled to a 10-0 regular season and claimed the program’s first NCAA Division II playoff win since 2016.
Defending national champion Texas A&M-Commerce was the pick to win the league title claiming 13 of the 24 first-place votes to finish with 201 total points to edge out the Mustangs, who took 10 first-place votes for a total of 200 points. MSU Texas has beaten the Lions in 12 of the last 13 meetings between the programs.
Eastern New Mexico (142 points), is picked to finish third followed by Angelo State (136), Tarleton State (130), Texas A&M-Kingsville (104), West Texas A&M (73 points), UT Permian Basin (1 first-place vote, 57 points) and Western New Mexico (37 points).
MSU Texas senior quarterback Layton Rabb was named LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after 3,109 yards with 31 touchdowns and five interceptions in leading the Mustangs to their fourth Lone Star Conference title and a perfect 10-0 regular season in 2017.
Angelo State senior defense end Markus Jones was selected as the LSC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year after racking up 63 tackles including 18.5 stops for loss with 10.5 sacks last season. He is the returning J.V. Sykes Defensive Player of the Year in the LSC.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Jackrabbits
A day after football season ended and the Bowie boy’s basketball team played its first game of the season and is working towards a new goal this season.
The Jackrabbits lost that first game against Sanger on Nov. 9, 70-36 before bouncing back a few days later after some practice to beat Bridgeport on Nov. 12, 56-51.
Bowie comes into this season after falling just short of making the playoffs last season.
The team graduated two of its three double-digit scorers along with an experienced post player from its starting rotation last season.
Rayder Mann is the team’s most proven scorer from last season, but other players will be counted on to step up according to Coach Ryan Dykes, who enters his second season at Bowie.
“Rayder Mann and Bradly Horton will need to be the floor generals for us to be successful,” Dykes said. “Boston Farris will be counted on to be a productive player and Gaige Goodman will need to be a factor in the paint on both the offensive and defensive end.”
In the first game against Sanger, Mann led the team with 13 points while Goodman was second with eight points.
The offense was much better overall against Bridgeport. Horton had 15 points, Mann had 14 points and Farris had nine points as Bowie scored in double-digits in every quarter of the game.
Lady Rabbits
In the second week of the season the Bowie Lady Rabbits had up and down performances.
The Lady Rabbits lost at Bridgeport on Nov. 9, 68-30 but bounced back to win at home on Nov. 12 against Boyd 55-42.
Against Bridgeport, Bowie gave up too many three-pointers on defense as the Sissies made 12 in the game.
It was too much for the Lady Rabbits to keep up with.
Parker Riddle led the team with 14 points while Payton Holt was second with five points.
The offense was more successful overall and balanced against Boyd, pulling away in the second half. Hanna Bell led the team with 13 points while Holt was second with eight points and Lanie Moore had seven points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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