SPORTS
Shorthanded Bowie loses to Celina
Despite competing well without Jackrabbit starters Justin Franklin and Daniel Mosley, class 4A Celina was too much for Bowie to handle as they dropped 58-43 to the visiting Bobcats.
“We competed well without two of our starters. I believe we played pretty good defense and rebounded considering two of our leading rebounders were out and Celina was fairly big and strong. It was one of the biggest differences in the game, they had some good size in the boards and that hurt us,” explained Bowie Coach Jonathon Horton.
It was up to Jed Castles to grab the ball down low against Celina’s largest defender as he led the team in rebounds after grabbing five. Castles also netted 13 points to lead the Jackrabbit offense.
Without Mosley and Franklin, the scoring was an all-around team effort, with senior starter Taylor Pigg joining Castles in double digits with 10 points.
“Not only were we missing our two leading rebounders, we also were missing our leading scorers. It was difficult because we had to distribute scoring over several people and we were unable to do that, partly because we were unable to generate offense and partly due to not playing good defense,” said Horton.
Meanwhile, Riley Harris provided six points, Trevor Vann and Boo Oakley netted five each, and Evan Kennedy and Braden Armstrong pitched in two points each.
“It was a good learning experience for those kids who hadn’t had as much time. They were able to work against those bigger, stronger kids and prepare themselves for district,” explained Horton.
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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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