SPORTS
Nocona teams lose at Childress
Both Nocona basketball teams got to take the long two hour drive to district newcomer Childress on Tuesday and unfortunately both teams got to make the long drive back empty handed.
The boys lost 46-39 to a team no one knows yet while the girls lost 57-55 in what many people were calling an upset.
The Lady Indians came into Tuesday night 3-0 in district winning by an average of 27 points and only two losses in pre-district.
It seemed like they were on a collision course to play rival Bowie to see who would be at the top of the district standings when all was said and done.
With the Lady Rabbits beating the unknown Lady Cats by 13 the previous week, it seemed like Nocona would be able to win if they played well.
The whole game something just seemed off according to Coach Kyle Spitzer. Childress made it a chore to get the ball to leading scorer and ball handler Averee Kleinhans by denying her the ball and doubling her on inbound plays.
While it did not stop her or slow her down much as she still scored 20 points, it threw off the rhythm of the offense in a game where for whatever reason the Lady Cats made them uncomfortable.
The first half was high scoring and close as Childress led 33-32. The Lady Cats had their own top scorer in Grace Foster, who could score both inside and out. She finished with 28 points and gave Nocona all they could handle.
It came down to the wire at the end and the Lady Indians had a chance to win it with a three-pointer at the buzzer, but the contested shot missed as Childress won 57-55.
The Indians team was still searching for their first district win. Coach Colby Schniederjan liked how his team fought and thought they handled the Bobcats’ pressure well. A bad night at the free throw line, going 8-16, and not attacking the rim enough were things Schniederjan wanted to be better. Still there were things to be proud of.
“We held a team that had just scored 85 to 47,” Schniederjan said. “We rebounded well. We hit shots. We were unable to close out the game when we had opportunities.”
Jason Sparkman and Rowdy Waters each had eight points in the balanced scoring attack to lead the team.
Despite an 0-2 start, they were against teams who have a good chance of making the playoffs out of the district and there is still time to get in rhythm.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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