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Bowie girls beat down Lady Mustangs 61-20
The Bowie Lady Rabbits were able to bounce back from a loss with a dominant home win on Tuesday against City View.
The Lady Rabbits won 61-20 in a game where they never trailed after the opening three minutes.
Playing in front of a big crowd and with the proceeds going to fellow student Austin Cox’s battle against cancer, the Bowie Lady Rabbits were playing for more than just themselves on Tuesday night.
After a slow beginning, Bowie got itself going with constant defensive pressure that forced turnovers and besides an early three pointer from the Lady Mustangs, allowed no points for the rest of the quarter.
The Lady Rabbits worked the ball inside and either scored or got to the free throw line as Aslyn Davis and Hope Howard combined to score 10 of the teams 12 points in the quarter.
The second quarter slow going for both teams. With two minutes to go, Bowie had outscored City View 6-2 and while they had played hard, it had not been the crispest play from the Lady Rabbits.
In the final two minutes, Bowie was able to double its score as they forced several turnovers that led to easy points.
The Lady Rabbits really moved the ball well during this time and shared the ball equally as six different players scored during the second quarter. Bowie led comfortably 25-9 at halftime.
The Lady Rabbits made sure to start the second half with the same fury as they ended the first as they quickly scored seven points in the first two minutes.
Howard continued to draw free throws and score inside while the rest of the team did a good job moving the ball around and finding openings in City View’s zone to score from.
The defense continued its aggressive play as another lone three-pointer proved to be the only points the Lady Mustangs could muster in the third quarter. Bowie led 44-12 heading into the fourth quarter.
Coach Chuck Hall utilizes his whole bench most games anyway, but knew there would be ample opportunity to get more girls playing time than in other games.
Even with such a big lead, the Lady Rabbits kept their energy and enthusiasm up for most of the game.
Bowie finished the fourth quarter with flurry, scoring eight points in the final two minutes as Bowie won 61-20.
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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