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Lady Rabbits easily beat Henrietta
The Bowie Lady Rabbits rebounded after suffering their first district loss the previous game with a win at home against Henrietta to start off the second round of district.
The outcome was never in doubt from the end of the first quarter as the Lady Rabbits won big 45-17. While this was a big improvement from the first game which saw Bowie win 46-36, the energy was only there in spurts.
After taking an 8-2 lead in the first quarter, the Lady Rabbits were able to reel off seven points in the final three minutes to go up 15-2.
With a comfortable lead, Bowie’s energy went down as well on offense as well. The comfortable interior passes they were able to take advantage of in the first quarter went away with as the Lady Cats started bring help defenders to double post players when they got the ball.
Coach Chuck Hall made it a point to his team, to start calling out double teams during the game, to immediately pass out of those situations to an open shooter on the perimeter.
Unfortunately, the good three-point shooting from the Lady Rabbits previous game at Nocona did not show up for a repeat performance as Bowie made only one three pointer for the game.
Still, unlike the first game, the Lady Rabbits defense never slouched as they scored just enough to keep growing the lead to 25-6 at halftime and 33-9 heading into the fourth quarter.
Both teams picked up the pace in the final quarter as the Lady Cats were able to string together a few shots, almost doubling what they had scored through three quarters, which is not saying much.
Bowie still outscored them in the quarter on their way to win 45-17, but it was the type of blowout coaches do not like to see from their winning team, that it seems like it was a chore to get through.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo boys
The Saint Jo Panthers were able to win a one-sided game at Dodd City on Tuesday.
The Panthers won 41-22 against the Hornets as they try and ramp back up after the holidays to get ready for district play.
Saint Jo had an up and down performance at its tournament in North Hopkins the previous week as it tries to get the rust off caused by the holiday break.
The first quarter was competitive as the Panthers got scoring from four different players. Saint Jo held Dodd City to only one field goal, but several free throws allowed the Hornets to trail only 12-7 after the first quarter.
The Panther defense cleaned up the fouling while continuing to make any shot an easy one for Dodd City. This allowed Saint Jo to grow its lead as the game went along.
The Panthers allowed the Hornets to never score more than eight points in a quarter while they scored modestly in the double-digits in three of the quarters.
Saint Jo led 22-11 at halftime, 34-19 after three quarters before allowing only three points in the final period to make it 41-22.
Nocona girls
The Nocona Lady Indians stayed undefeated in district with a blowout win at home against Windthorst on Tuesday.
The Lady Indians beat the Lady Trojans 78-27 in a game that was not close at all.
Nocona came into the game confident with, easily winning its first three district games before the holiday break before playing several tough teams at the Championship Basketball Tournament last week where it went 2-2.
The Lady Indians were up 15-8 after the first quarter and 33-17 at halftime. Despite leading by double-digits, Nocona upped its intensity in the second half by outscoring Windthorst 24-3 in the third quarter.
The Lady Indians scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to end the game with the ludicrous score of 78-27.
Nocona boys
The Nocona Indians lost their first district game of the season, losing a tough game at home against Windthorst.
The Trojans won 63-52 in a game where one bad quarter from the Indians was all it took.
Nocona came into the game after starting district 1-0 with a win against Olney before the break. The Indians struggled in their holiday tournament last week in Bridgeport, but it was mostly against bigger schools.
It was a low-scoring first quarter as Nocona led only 9-7, but were in control.
Then the second quarter came and the Trojans flipped the game on its head.
Windthorst exploded for 26 points, scored all by three of its players as the low-scoring game was burst open.
On the flip side, the Indians scored only eight points while making one field goal in the quarter. Nocona found itself down 33-17 at halftime.
The Indians bounced back a little in the third quarter, outscoring the Trojans 14-11 to make it 47-31 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter was high scoring for both team. Nocona easily had its best offensive quarter, with 21 points scored as six different players made at least one basket.
Unfortunately, the Indians could not slow down Windthorst to try and make a comeback. The Trojans attempted 17 free throws in the period alone and made enough of them to nearly equal Nocona’s total, finishing with 19 points.
Windthorst won 62-53.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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