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Nocona basketball teams challenged before holiday
Both Nocona basketball teams got some work in this week before the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Lady Indians played two games on consecutive days at the Glen Rose Showcase and went 1-1 while the Indians played a low scoring game against Alvord at home on Tuesday they won 34-31.
The Nocona boy’s team played the tough Bulldogs team in its lowest scoring game of the season.
“They were very good at keeping us from doing what we wanted to do offensively,” Coach Colby Schniederjan said. “It was a great challenge for us as we had to adjust on the fly to make things happen.”
The Nocona girl’s team first played the host Glen Rose on Monday. Despite being undersized, the Lady Indians hung with the Lady Tigers all game. Glen Rose led 32-29 at halftime
Nocona had a good defensive third quarter and held a one point lead 42-41 going into the fourth quarter. The Lady Indians could not close out the game in regulation as the teams were tied 54-54, forcing overtime.
Unfortunately, Nocona could not come out on top as the Lady Tigers won 62-59.
The Lady Indians came back the next day and played another bigger 4A school in Midlothian Heritage. The game was a bit of a slower pace as Nocona’s defense held the Lady Jaguars to under 10 points in the first two quarters. The Lady Indians led at halftime, but only 23-17.
Nocona’s defense picked up even more in the third quarter, allowing only two points to Midlothian Heritage. The Lady Indians pulled away to a 35-19 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Jaguars found their stroke in the final quarter, doubling its score. Nocona almost kept pace to keep its big lead safe. The Lady Indians won 52-38.
Both Nocona teams will travel to play one of the best 1A program’s in the state, Lipan, on Dec. 3. The Lady Indians will play at 6:30 p.m. and the Indians at 7 p.m.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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