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Nocona
The Nocona Indians started off the season at home on Friday night against proven area team Boyd.
The Yellowjackets took it to the Indians 52-0 in a game where nothing seemed to go right for Nocona.
Boyd’s ground game overpowered the Indians as it led 26-0 at halftime. The Indians success on offense could not be maintained for most of the night as any big plays would be negated by one of several snapping errors that cost big yards.
Nocona’s defense did bough its neck up in stopping the run in the second half, but the Yellowjackets scored on three big pass plays in the second half that led to the final score.
Coach Rich Weaver said he and his coaching staff are going to work to simplify things for their players so mental mistakes will hopefully be less frequent this week.
Nocona next plays Venus, a team that also is looking for its first win after losing at Burkburnett. The Indians will kick-off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Venus.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers took care of business as it opened the season Friday night at Fannindel.
The Panthers took it to the Falcons 48-0 in a show of domination from the opening kick-off.
The talented and deep Saint Jo team ran only 16 offensive plays on the night while the defense pitched a shutout as it ganged up to stop Fannindel’s fleet footed running back Dayton Dunbar.
The Panthers offense was led on the ground by sophomore Logan Brawner, who scored every time he touched the ball and finished with 124 yards and four touchdowns.
Saint Jo is set to travel again this Friday, but will stay within the county as it takes on Gold-Burg. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns started off its season at home against the fast team from Lone Star North out of Gainesville.
The Longhorns fell by mercy rule 60-6 as they just could not match up with Lone Star’s overall team speed.
Forestburg lost steamrolling running back Zach Bradley in the first quarter to an injury after he picked up a team leading 86 yards on only four carries. James Stokes did his best to make some plays on offense as he hauled in a big 42 yard catch and returned three kicks for 49 yards, both leading the team.
Traveling to Wichita Christian next, Coach Trey Cumby anticipates Forestburg will not face a faster team than it just played.
The Stars offense is more balanced than Lone Star North, so Cumby hopes the defense will do well in coverage after concentrating on stopping the run in the first week.
The game kicks-off at 7 p.m. on Friday at Wichita Christian.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears faced a huge test as it opened the season on the road Friday against private school Notre Dame out of Wichita Falls.
The Bears almost pulled a come from behind win last year, but this season the game was done at halftime as the Knights won 76-6.
Will Hodges scored the only touchdown for Gold-Burg as he finished with 30 yards rushing. Kani Grace led the team with 47 yards rushing, with most of it coming on the biggest play from scrimmage for the Bears. Cornerback Jack Henry led the team with six tackle and was praised by Coach Leo Murguia.
The next opponent does not get much easier as the Bears host county team Saint Jo. The Panthers are coming off a win against Gold-Burg’s district opponent Fannindel in which they won 48-0.
The game is scheduled to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
To read the full story and see photos from Nocona and Forestburg, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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