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Prairie Valley vs Gold-Burg boys
The Prairie Valley boy’s basketball team hosted Gold-Burg on Friday in what would turn out to be a happy homecoming game for the Bulldogs.
Prairie Valley shot the roof off the gym on its way to beating the Bears 87-18, led by a great shooting performance from Nicholas Bell. The senior made 13 3-pointers to score a season high 43 points.
Teammates Isaac Yeargin and Tyler Winkler each scored in double-figures as well, with Yeargin scoring all 12 of his points from 3-pointers and Winkler scoring 11 points.
With the Bulldogs scoring 32 points in the first quarter, the Bears just did not have enough fire power to keep up with the hot shooting.
Leading scorers for Gold-Burg were Jack Henry, Kani Grace and Jacob Reno who all scored four points for the game.
Both teams finish up the first round of district play on Jan. 24. Prairie Valley will host district leader Slidell at 7 p.m. and Gold-Burg will host Bellevue at 7 p.m.
Bellevue vs Forestburg girls
The Bellevue Lady Eagles hosted Forestburg on Friday to close out the first round of district play.
The Lady Eagles press defense was too much for the Lady Horns for most of the game as Bellevue would win 61-10.
Sky-Lar Embry led all scorers with 25 points while her teammates Kaylee Trail and Austin Ford each added 15 points.
The young Forestburg team wanted to try and get the ball into the post, but the Lady Eagles ferocious press did not allow the Lady Horns to get that chance too much.
Bellevue next plays at Gold-Burg at 6 p.m. on Jan. 24. Forestburg next hosts Saint Jo at 6 p.m. on Jan. 28.
Prairie Valley vs Gold-Burg girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs hosted Gold-Burg on Friday as part of the homecoming festivities.
The Lady Bulldogs sent their fans home happy as they won 49-10 against a depleted Lady Bears team, who suited up five players.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Shelby Roof finishing with a double-double, scoring 13 points and swiping 13 steals. Emily Carpenter also had a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Molly Gilleland also scored in double figures as she scored 10 points.
For the Lady Bears, Taylor Lyons led the team with seven points.
Prairie Valley next plays district favorite Slidell at home on Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. Gold-Burg hosts Bellevue at 6 p.m. on Jan. 21.
Saint Jo boys
The Saint Jo Panthers traveled to Slidell on Friday to play the defending state champions and district facorites.
The Greyhounds showed why they are favorites as they beat the Panthers 59-34. Despite the loss, Coach Lyndon Cook was able to take away some positives.
Logan Morman led the team with 12 points while Connor Thompson added 10 points. It was Saint Jo’s first loss in district so far and if the team wants to keep it that way, it will have to go through two tough teams this week to end the first round that way.
The Panthers played at Bellevue earlier in the week and host Midway at 7 p.m. on Jan. 24.
Saint Jo girls
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers traveled to undefeated and state-ranked Slidell on Friday.
The Lady Panthers struggled to score against the mighty Lady Greyhounds as Slidell won 65-9.
With the first round of district play done Coach Taylor Klement knows her team can play better in some of the winnable games.
Saint Jo travels to tough Bellevue earlier in the week before hosting Midway at 6 p.m. on Jan. 24.
To read the full story, 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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