SPORTS
Saint Jo beats Forestburg in a district showdown
Saint Jo and Forestburg volleyball teams faced off for the first time this season on Tuesday at Forestburg with both teams hoping to earn their first district win.
It was the Lady Panthers who came out on top in straight sets, dominating the first two sets and pulling away in the third set.
The Lady Horns fell behind early in the first two sets, struggling with their serve-receive to mount a consistent attack. Coach Cori Hayes said he had recently changed the team’s tactics to a more traditional attack and the team is still adjusting to it.
Saint Jo had the advantage at the net and were able to keep the pressure on Forestburg. A wild counterattack would score every now and again for the Lady Horns, but not consistently enough to keep them in the first two sets. Both sets saw the Lady Panthers win by 25-9, feeling extremely confident heading into the third set.
After initially falling behind 4-1, Forestburg came back not only to tie it up at 5-5, but take a 9-6 lead on the strength of some strong serving and scrappy defense.
Saint Jo quickly re-coursed the set in their favor with more of the same solid play as they came back to tie the score 10-10 before taking the lead and going from there. The Lady Panthers won 25-15.
For Saint Jo, Charity Brawner led the team with 10 assists while adding two kills. Bailey Melton led the team with three kills and Maddie Ogden also added two kills. Lacy Huddleston led the Lady Horns with four aces and nine digs. Faith Moore led the team with three kills and Katie Willett had nine digs. Saint Jo’s next game restarts district as they play Tioga at 5 p.m. on Oct. 2 at home. Forestburg’s next game also restarts district as they play Alvord at 5 p.m. on Oct. 2 on the road.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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