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Jackrabbits beat feisty Bearcats 49-40 at home improving to 3-1
The Bowie Jackrabbits were able to secure the team’s first home district win Tuesday night as they took on Henrietta.
Despite the Bearcats having no answer for Bowie’s players inside, the Jackrabbits less than stellar outside shooting allowed the final score to be 49-40.
The first quarter was relatively slow offensively for both teams. With a little less than three minutes to go, Bowie only led 6-3. The Jackrabbits were able to end the quarter well by doubling their score and leading 12-5.
The second quarter was more of the same, except no momentous push came from either team’s offense. To counteract Bowie’s strength of size and skill in the post, the Bearcats sat back in a tight two-three zone and dared the Jackrabbits to take good three-point shots.
While the Jackrabbits have had moments where the team has been on fire from deep, they have not shot a good percentage on the year and were not having their best night Tuesday.
The two teams each scored only six points in the second quarter as Bowie led 18-11 at halftime.
The pace picked up in the second half and especially in the third quarter. The Jackrabbits started pushing the ball and were able to finish several two on one and three on two situations with guard Justin Franklin getting his teammates easy looks to score as he dished out a season high 11 assists in the game.
Henrietta made enough shots from three while scoring through gritty means to keep pace. While Bowie did go up by double digits 32-21 with 3:30 to play in the third, the Bearcats closed the score to 36-28 heading into the fourth quarter, refusing to go away.
In fourth quarter Henrietta’s Jonah Lyde, who was held scoreless in the first half, scored 11 of his game high 18 points with a couple of three-pointers and getting to the free throw line. The Jackrabbits scored and played just well enough not to feel threatened even as the Bearcats cut the lead to 43-39 with 3:06 left to play.
Bowie takes awhile to run its offense under normal circumstances, but when trying without actually stalling, only the most aggressive of teams have succeeded in rattling the Jackrabbits with the lead.
Bowie was able to stay calm and play the game out normally as they won 49-40.
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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