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Bellevue girls lose out to Slidell for district title
The Bellevue Lady Eagles had a chance to exact revenge as they played Slidell on Saturday in Bridgeport for the district title and the number one seed.
Both teams stormed through district, leaving no doubt who the top two teams were this season, only losing one game each to the other in closely fought games.
In the end, it was the Lady Greyhounds who came out on top in a low scoring, overtime thriller 31-27.
Right from the start, the two high scoring and physical teams realized this game was not going to set the scorebooks on fire. Slidell’s man-to-man defense left little room on the perimeter for the three-pointers the Lady Eagles like to shoot and the physical posts made scoring inside tough on both ends.
It was the Lady Greyhound’s who grabbed an early 10-3 lead and with Slidell already in the bonus, things did not looks good.
Bellevue was able to settle down and find some good looks in the second quarter. Zoe Berry made two three-pointers and the Lady Eagles tightened up on defense as they took a 13-10 lead late in the second quarter.
Slidell was able to recapture the lead with five quick points in the final minute as they led 15-13, but Bellevue knew they were in this game after a shaky start.
Both teams continued to struggle to score as fouls had to be earned at this point in the game despite the physical play on both sides.
Slidell wanted to score on postups inside or open three-point shots, but the Lady Eagles did a good job of making both options hard.
An early five point lead 19-14 in the third quarter from the Lady Greyhounds made it seem like Bellevue’s offense could not get much momentum. The Lady Eagles were able to make up a little ground as they trailed 21-19 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bellevue was able to take its biggest lead of the game midway through the fourth quarter as they led 25-21. Coach John McGee wanted his team to slow down and run some clock and force Slidell to foul them.
Unfortunately, the Lady Eagles could not hold onto the ball as they turned the ball over a couple times. Slidell was able to come back and tie the game up at 25-25 to send the game to overtime.
Both teams exchanged points early in the extra period, but the Lady Greyhounds were able score on their next possession to go up 29-27. They then held the ball with less than two minutes to go, forcing Bellevue to foul them.
Slidell missed a couple to keep the game within one score, but the Lady Eagles could not tie up the game.
The Lady Greyhounds finally went up two scores 31-27 with a made free throw with 27 second left. It was too much for Bellevue to come back from as they lost.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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