SPORTS
Prairie Valley tops Forestburg
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs grabbed their first district win of the season in a tight race against the Forestburg Longhorns on Friday.
The teams competed in Longhorn territory with Nick Bell leading the Bulldogs with 13 points and six steals to the close 50-45 win. Tyler Reid joined him in double digits with 10 points, while James Gaston played a part in the win with eight points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Carter Lemon added seven points, seven assists and three steals.
Sergio Mancilla helped round out the offense with six points, William Winkler contributed five points and eight rebounds and Kaden Fleming added one point.
“It was a grind it out road game for us,” said Prairie Valley Coach Seth Stephens. “We really needed a district win, so it was a big game for us. Ultimately, we won the game on the defensive end of the floor and I am proud of how we played in the final minutes to close out the game.”
Riley Sandusky powered the Longhorn offense with 24 points.
“Our boys played well and had a chance to win it toward the end,” said Forestburg Coach Trey Cumby. “Ultimately, Prairie Valley was able to grab some crucial offensive rebounds and make clutch free throws to secure the win.”
Prairie Valley continues district play on the road at Gold-Burg on Friday, while Forestburg plays at home against Bellevue.
Girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs held off the Forestburg Lady Horns to grab a 46-33 district win on Friday.
Three Lady Bulldogs reached double digit numbers to lead the team to the win as Emily Carpenter provided 12, Hailey Winkler, 11, and Kincaid Johnson, 10.
“I feel we played pretty well,” said Prairie Valley Coach Jeannie Carpenter. “You could definitely tell we had been on break, we were slow on defense and didn’t run the floor as well as normal. However, it is always good to get a district win with Forestburg at their place.”
Faith Moore was the lone Lady Horn to reach double digits for Forestburg as she led them with 13 points.
She was joined by Lacy Huddleston with eight, while Morgan Miller netted five, Katelyn Park, four, and Athena Britain, three.
“We came out flat and scored very little in the first half,” explained Forestburg Coach Cori Hayes. “We started doing better in the second, but couldn’t close the gap. We can’t afford to come out shooting that bad in this district.”
Forestburg continues district play as they host Bellevue on Friday night, while the Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs will play Saint Jo at home.
Nocona and Saint Jo opened their respective district play with convincing road wins.
The Lady Indians needed four games but outlasted Archer City, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16). Paige Davis and Sy Parker each had 12 kills to pace Nocona with Davis adding 12 digs defensively. Maddyn Bowles led the way with 17 digs, 11 assists and served up three aces.
Setter Kasi Castro had 24 assists and 13 digs with Sophia Gaytan adding 12 assists and eight digs. Saint Jo went into Bellevue and posted a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 sweep over the Lady Eagles.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After a tough loss to open District 10-A volleyball play, Bellevue’s squad used the two-day break to refocus its efforts. The break worked as the Lady Eagles evened its record at 1-1 with a 3-0 win over visiting Midway Sept. 24 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20).
Bellevue Coach Jamie Hickey said working on game scenarios in practice has begun to pay off. Keeping focus was key to the victory as well.
“I think our key tonight was our mindset and just staying together,” Hickey said. “Letting mistakes go and focusing on the next play. We’ve been working on scenarios in practice and being intentional with each possession and attacking the ball more. I think we did tonight.” The Falcons played gutsy all night long, staying in each game after Bellevue had taken a good lead but the Lady Eagles, playing before a large crowd, held their own.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg opened District 10-A action with a road win at Gold-Burg Sept. 22, beating the Lady Bears in a three-game sweep (25-8, 25-9, 25-6.)
Forestburg’s Madi Wadsworth started game one with a five-point run, including two aces. Brenna Briles kept the drive alive with a kill. Gold-Burg broke serve and Zara Andrade’s serving point cut the deficit to three.
Yareli Aguirre cut the lead to 5-7 with another single point. Jocelyn Rich later countered for Forestburg with another five-point string to extend the lead to 13-5Back-to-back aces by Rich forced Gold-Burg Coach Cheryl Cromleigh into a timeout.
Sophomore Addy Conway rolled off four aces amidst a six-point run for the Lady ‘Horns to give the squad a 20-6 lead. Jocelyn Rich’s kill kept things moving along for Forestburg.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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