SPORTS
Jackrabbits win overtime thriller against Childress Bobcats 70-64
Heading into their final regular season game, the Bowie Jackrabbits hoped to not just avenge their lost to Childress, but to win the second seed.
It was not easy, but the Jackrabbits came out on top Monday at home 70-64 in overtime.
From early on, Bowie was able to have a slight advantage inside with Daniel Mosley receiving the majority of attention. Likewise, Stephon Harris from the Bobcats received a lot of attention from the Jackrabbits on the perimeter. Bowie led 15-13 heading into the second quarter.
Despite having a tough time keeping Harris off the free throw line and him scoring 12 points, the Jackrabbits offense never played a better stretch. Despite the attention Mosley got, he was still able to score when he touched the ball and Bowie was able to knock in some perimeter shots that were created by his presence.
While Childress was still in the game, the Jackrabbits felt good and in control leading 36-29 at halftime.
The second half saw the Bobcats close the gap a smidge, thanks to a more balanced scoring attack not solely reliant on Harris. Bowie was able to keep its lead. Their achilles heel, giving up offensive rebounds, was not much of an issue in this game. The Jackrabbits led 51-46 heading into the fourth quarter.
Down the stretch, Bowie could not deny Harris. Besides some deep three-pointers made, the Jackrabbits could not keep him off the free throw line. Evan Kennedy was one of the people who guarded him all night and ended up fouling out.
Childress had a chance to win the game at the end with an open shot, but it missed. With the score tied 62-62, the game went into overtime.
Disaster struck early in the overtime period for Bowie. Mosley fouled out and without their leading scorer and rebounder, things did not look good. Fortunately, the Jackrabbits were able to score well in the overtime period while shutting down the Bobcats offense and limiting them to only two points. Bowie won 70-64.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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