SPORTS
Forestburg goes on the road to Slidell; Bellevue faces Midway on home court
The Forestburg basketball teams faced a heavy challenge on Tuesday as they traveled to play at district favorites Slidell.
With both boys and girls teams ranked in the top 25 teams in the state in the 1A classification, the Longhorns and Lady Horns both did their best to hold on and give the Greyhounds their best shot.
In the end it was not enough as the boys fell 96-33 and the girls 70-28.
Riley Sandusky led the boys with 15 points and nine blocks. Bannon Osteen scored nine points and tied for the team lead with six rebounds with Carson Rowlett, who scored seven points while gathering four steals.
Coach Trey Cumby felt his team played well in the first half, but could not match that effort as the game got away from them in the second half.
“After a nice second quarter we failed to come out of halftime with any energy,” Cumby said. “Slidell started the second half with a lot of energy and built an insurmountable lead largely on fast breaks. It may not show in the score, but our boys played some of their best defensive basketball in the first half of the game.”
Read the full story in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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