SPORTS
Curve ball hits Nocona Indians; Gold-Burg Bears routed by Savoy
Nocona
Nocona lost at Ponder on Friday night in an effort that Coach Brad Keck did not think was his teams best.
The Indians and Lions were tied 17-17 at halftime, but Ponder pulled ahead to 30-17 heading into the fourth quarter. Nocona did score two touchdowns in the fourth in an effort to come back, but Ponder scored one more touchdown to win 36-31.
Keck said his team was anticipating and prepared for the Lions wishbone attack, but they hit them with a curve ball.
“They came out in a spread and gun,” Keck said. “I kind of knew they have some pretty good skill kids. If they go to that, we could be in trouble and we were.”
Even after sideline adjustments and halftime adjustments, the defense never got comfortable stopping Ponder’s offense after preparing all week for another type of offense. Keck felt like his offense did well enough, but still feels like they have been their own worst enemy with too many drive killing penalties and mistakes.
Nocona has homecoming this week as they play at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 against Valley View.
Gold-Burg
Gold-Burg found themselves in trouble early against Savoy on Friday night at home.
Turnovers are always killer in football, but they are especially in six-man football. The Bears turned the ball over three times in their first four possessions.
Facing a good Savoy team and dealing with some injury problems already, it was a hole too deep Gold-Burg could not climb out of. Savoy would go on to win 70-25.
Quarterback Blake Allen completed 16-29 passes for 182 yards and four touchdowns. Will Hodges caught two of those touchdowns while catching four passes total for 62 yards. Steven Bell also caught two touchdowns and finished with four catches for 52 yards. Bell also recovered a fumble.
Gold-Burg next plays at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Perrin-Whitt.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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