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Basketball Roundup
Bellevue vs Gold-Burg girls
Before Christmas break the Bellevue Lady Eagles hosted Gold-Burg in the second district game of the season.
The Lady Eagles came through with a big win 73-19 to move to a 2-0 record and stay in the hunt for a district title.
The physical press from Bellevue was too much for the Lady Bears. Sky-Lar Embry had a game high 35 points for the Lady Eagles while Austin Ford scored 16 as well.
Bellevue Coach John McGee likes the start to district play his team has in the first week. With ambitions for challenging perpetual district favorite Slidell for the district crown, his team took care of business.
Bellevue next plays at the Windthorst holiday tournament on Dec. 26-28 to get back into things.
The young Gold-Burg team got the short end of the stick. In the first week of district play the Lady Bears played arguably the top two teams in district.
Gold-Burg is confident against some of the other teams in its district it can compete better as the team continues to come together and gain confidence.
The Lady Bears next host Midway at 6 p.m. on Jan. 3.
Saint Jo boys
The Saint Jo Panthers were able to go into the break feeling good about themselves getting a double-digit win at home against 2A Collinsville.
The Panthers won 62-48 as they got out to a good start from the get go.
Saint Jo scored 14 points in the first quarter and 21 points in the second. The Panthers led the Pirates 35-19 at halftime.
From there Saint Jo continued things in the third quarter and was able to coast in the fourth quarter for the win.
Seniors Connor Thompson and Logan Morman both performed well offensively. Thompson finished with 26 points and Morman with 14.
Coach Lyndon Cook also praised Brock Durham and Logan Brawner for their play on the defensive end as he felt the game was the perfect note to go into the Christmas break on.
The Panthers will play in the North Central Texas College holiday tournament in Gainesville on Dec. 26-28 to get ready for the start of district play.
Gold-Burg boys
The Gold-Burg boys hosted Petrolia on Thursday night heading into the holiday break.
The Bears lost 67-36 to the Pirates.
Gold-Burg could not keep up with Petrolia’s 19 points in the first quarter, but was still in the game at halftime as the pace slowed down. The Bears only trailed 28-20 at halftime.
Unfortunately, the Pirates had big offensive performances in the third and fourth quarter while Gold-Burg struggled from the field.
The young Bears team was led by their only senior Jacob Reno, who scored 17 points. Kani Grace was second with seven points.
Coach Leo Murguia hopes the tough test against the 2A school will be enough to get the team ready.
Gold-Burg kicks-off district play at home against Midway at 7 p.m. on Jan. 3
For the second year, Montague County All-Stars hosted its annual Fall Games at Saint Jo High School Oct. 21.
Representatives from nearly every county elementary and high school took part in the day-long event. Students with assorted disabilities learned how to play basketball in the morning and volleyball in the afternoon.
Helping teach the finer points of both games were players and coaches from all the area high schools. Individual skills such as passing, dribbling, and shooting were taught in one of the school’s gyms before athletes were broken up into teams and played timed games in the other gym.
Some of the younger athletes had issues with the ball dribbling and got hit in the nose. Eventually they all got the hang of it, one even getting a basket.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona’s volleyball team had a tough first set against visiting Olney Oct. 16 but then turned things around in the final two games and cruised to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-14) win.
The Lady Indians are now 4-2 in district with one match to go in the regular season Oct. 23 in Petrolia.
Kasi Castro opened the match with a Nocona ace. Paige Davis later followed with a kill to break serve and a single point for a 3-1 lead.
Kills by Sy Parker and Raylea Bowles helped keep Olney down. Leah Meekins’ single point put Nocona up 6-3. Castro’s five-point streak extended the lead to 13-7 with kills from Presley Weber and Parker keeping the drive alive.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
To close out the District 10-A season, Forestburg’s volleyball team traveled to Bellevue and posted a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-18) over the host Lady Eagles.
Forestburg tied for first place with Saint Jo and broke the deadlock Oct. 26 (see story, same section).
Brooklyn Shook’s ace put Bellevue up 1-0 in game one. Forestburg’s Lacie Shotwell’s three-point run later put the visitors up 5-2, Brenna Brailes extended the Lady ‘Horn lead to 7-3.
Single points by Landry Fluitt and Brylie Hager cut the lead to 7-8. Forestburg’s Addy Conway rolled off five straight points to extend the lead to 14-7. Mattie Broussard of Bellevue later cut the deficit to 11-14 with a three-point string. points from Madi Wadsworth and Presley Brown put Forestburg up 18-12.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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