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Bowie loses opening game 46-6
The Bowie Jackrabbits football started its season on a tough note as it traveled to Godley on Friday night.
The Jackrabbits lost 46-6 in a game that was dominated by the Wildcats.
Bowie started the game off with a great play. On defense, tall cornerback Boo Oakley jumped in front of a pass to the flat and raced 60 yards for a touchdown to put the Jackrabbits up 6-0 on Godley’s opening offensive drive.
The Wildcats got the ball again, but Bowie’s defense again forced a turnover as it recovered a fumble to prevent Godley from scoring. Unfortunately, the Jackrabbit’s offense could not get moving and on the ensuing punt, the Wildcats blocked the kick and fell on the ball in the endzone for a touchdown.
The extra point put Godley up 7-6 and the Wildcats never looked back.
Two long touchdown passes from Ethan McBrayer to Caden Midkiff, one from 78 and the other from 27 yards away, put Godley up 20-6 by the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter saw McBrayer cap off a drive with a short two-yard run for another score from the Wildcats. Godley added another score before halftime with an interception returned for a touchdown. Bowie trailed 33-6 at halftime.
The Jackrabbit’s defense picked up in the second half. Another Wildcat touchdown was averted when Tru’Vion Sansom intercepted a pass inside Bowie’s 10-yard line after jumping a slant route.
Godley’s only score in the third quarter came on special teams. Parker Priddy took back a punt 42 yards for a touchdown to give the Wildcats a 39-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Godley added one more touchdown early in the fourth quarter with a nine-yard rush from Kobly Bartlet to make the final score 46-6.
Bowie’s offense struggled to score with 177 total yards of offense and four turnovers, with big plays coming few and far between. Drives just could not be sustained as the team went 4-16 in third down conversions and 0-3 on fourth down.
Coach Cory Mandrell did not see much good from his team Friday night. With several players playing in their first official varsity game, he hopes everything can get smoothed out with more experience.
“We all will continue to get better and better,” Mandrell said. “The more experience we get.”
The Jackrabbits play their first home game this Friday against an equally tough Bridgeport team that is coming off a big loss as well. Kick-off will be at 7:30 p.m.
To see statistics, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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