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Lady Rabbits lose battle at Ponder
The Bowie Lady Rabbits traveled to Ponder on Friday to be tested by a fierce Lady Lions club.
The Lady Rabbits had their chance to tie the score at the end, but came up short losing 53-50.
Ponder employs an ever present full-court press defense. While similar to what this Bowie team does, the Lady Lions employ constant substitutions to keep their energy up almost every time the ball is dead.
With two teams looking to press the ball full-court, the play was fast and physical. Both teams had some issues offensively to start the game. Ponder made two three-pointers in the quarter and led 11-8, but the second quarter saw both teams start to shoot the ball better.
The Lady Rabbits made a couple three-pointers and started to break the press some. Unfortunately, the Lady Lions would not let their lead slip away, building a 27-21 at halftime.
The third quarter was played at a blistering pace as both teams seemed to score at will. The play was physical and few fouls were called either way that kept the pace at a go-go-go speed.
While Bowie scored 18 points in the quarter it could not catch Ponder. The Lady Lions scored 22 points in the quarter and extended their lead to double-digits 49-39 heading into the final quarter.
The pace slowed to a crawl in the fourth as Ponder went to holding the ball with six minutes to go up 49-42. It worked for most of the quarter as the Lady Lions led 53-44 with 2:41 left to play.
The Lady Rabbits picked up their intensity on defense and started forcing turnovers in the half court. In the final few minutes Bowie scrambled to cut the score to 53-50 with 20 seconds to go.
The Lady Rabbits sent Ponder to the free throw line and the Lady Lions missed. Bowie rebounded the ball and had a chance to tie the game, but struggled to find a good look from three-point range.
Eventually a player put a desperate running floater with five seconds left that would have only counted for two if it went in. It missed and the game was over. The Lady Lions won 53-50.
The Lady Rabbits traveled to Rider earlier in the week before hosting 4A Graham at 2:45 p.m. on Friday.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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