SPORTS
Saint Jo beats Perrin-Whitt in straight sets for area championship Thursday
After gaining the luxury of earning a bye in the bi-district, the Saint Jo Lady Panthers made sure they proved it was well deserved by dispatching Perrin-Whitt on Thursday night in Alvord.
Despite some slow starts, the Lady Panthers won in straight sets and by comfortably big margins.
The first set saw Saint Jo struggle at the beginning as they fell behind 4-1 as they struggled with their serve receive.
“They wanted it so bad, I think they frustrated themselves once they could not make the first pass,” Coach Charlie Pittman said.
Once the nerves settled down and the Lady Panthers started executing, there was not much hope for the Lady Pirates. Saint Jo quickly made up ground and grabbed a 9-6 lead.
From there it only went more right for the Lady Panthers as they won 16 of the next 20 points to win the first set 25-10.
That momentum carried over into the start of the second set. An early 4-1 lead proved substantial as Perrin-Whitt could not close the gap as they played mostly even with Saint Jo up until the middle of the set. The lead grew from 17-13 to 23-17 as the Lady Panthers won 25-18 to take a 2-0 lead.
Not wanting to give the Lady Pirates any hope for a comeback, Saint Jo again came out struggling at the beginning of the third set in the same way they did in the first set. After falling behind 4-1, the Lady Panthers quickly righted the ship and reeled off 10 straight points to take an 11-4 lead.
Things only got worse for Perrin-Whitt as they could tell the end was near. The lead went to double digits as Saint Jo took an 18-7 lead. The momentum from the Lady Panthers could not be stopped as they smelled blood in the water as they ended up winning 25-9.
They will play a familiar foe in the regional quarterfinals against another Montague County team Prairie Valley.
Information about the game is not set at the time of writing besides the date of the game being played Nov. 5-6. Look forward to our social media where we will post all of the information when we learn of it.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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