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Basketball Roundup

Published

5 years ago

01/08/2020

Prairie Valley vs Bellevue boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs hosted the Bellevue Eagles on Friday to kick off district play for both teams.
It was a close game down the stretch for two teams with playoff aspirations, but in the end it was the Eagles who made more plays at the end of the game to win 51-47.
It was a defensive struggle in the first half as neither team could make many shots. The Bulldogs trailed 19-14 at halftime.
Both teams got things going in the second half. Prairie Valley’s leading scorer Nicholas Bell scored 14 of his team high 20 points in the third quarter to give the Bulldogs a one-point lead heading into the final quarter.
Down the stretch, the Eagles were able to make their way to the free throw line, where they shot a good percentage missing only one. It was enough as Bellevue won 51-47.
Besides his 20 points, Bell almost finished with a triple-double as he led Prairie Valley with nine rebounds and steals. Tyler Reid joined him in double-figures scoring 10 points.
The Bulldogs Coach Seth Stephens liked his teams fight, but felt his team just did not shoot well enough to win.
Prairie Valley next hosts Forestburg at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10. Bellevue next plays at Midway at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14.

Prairie Valley vs Bellevue girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs had a tough task on Friday hosting Bellevue in the second district game of the season.
The Lady Eagles full-court pressure proved too much for the inexperienced Lady Bulldogs as Bellevue won big 74-27.
It was a competitive first quarter with Prairie Valley trailing by only two points. Unfortunately for the Lady Bulldogs, the press and physical nature got to them and allowed the game to become a blowout.
With only two starters on the court for the majority of the game thanks to recent injuries and illness, Prairie Valley Coach Jeannie Carpenter knew she would have to play short handed against one of the top teams in the district.
The Lady Eagles feel like they have unfinished business after last year taking perennial district champion Slidell to the brink last year before eventually losing.
While many players from that team graduated, there are enough returners that the pursuit is still in this teams grasp.
Prairie Valley next hosts Forestburg at 6 p.m. on Jan. 10. Bellevue has a non-district game scheduled next as it travels to Vernon to play at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 10.

Gold-Burg boys
The Gold-Burg Bears hosted Midway on Friday in the team’s opening district game following the winter break.
The size of the Falcons played a major role in Midway’s 64-34 win against the young Bears.
The first half was a little slow for Gold-Burg though the team did do a good job of getting to the free throw line and making many of its free throws.
Unfortunately, the Bears just could not keep up with the scoring pace of the Falcons, who led 30-14 at halftime.
Things continued in the third quarter as Midway scored 22 points to extend its lead to 52-21.
Gold-Burg finished strong scoring 13 points in the final quarter, but it was not enough as the Falcons won 64-34.
The Bears hope the holiday rust is off.
The young Gold-Burg team hopes some of the rust from the holiday breaks is off after this game as it looks to host an athletic Saint Jo team next at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10.

Gold-Burg girls
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears hoped to get their first district win following the holiday break as they hosted Midway on Friday.
The Lady Eagles rode a huge second quarter all the way to a 77-33 win, though the Lady Bears showed improvement.
While the first quarter proved tough for Gold-Burg to score, it was the fast paced second quarter that saw Midway score 36 points that put the game out of reach for the young Lady Bears.
From there Gold-Burg tried to make the most of the game as there were still positives to take away.
The Lady Bears did their best to finish the game as down the stretch the team only had four players left to play with.
Taylor Lyons scored 19 points to lead the team. Coach Carylynn Murguia tried to focus on the positives she saw from her team.
Gold-Burg next plays Saint Jo at 6 p.m. at home on Jan. 10.

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Two teams compete at state tourney

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6 days ago

06/05/2025

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Colt Henry, Lane Smith, Cooper Johnson and Corbyn Patton competed at the state high school bass tournament at Lake Conroe. (Courtesy photo)

The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.

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15 athletes playing in Oil Bowl

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6 days ago

06/05/2025

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The Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl is this week on June 6-7 and graduating athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo are confirmed to be playing.
In total, seven athletes from Bowie, five from Nocona and three from Saint Jo are planning to play in the all-star games this week. Nocona also will have a pair of coaches participating as well.
The girl’s basketball game kicks off events on June 6, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Wichita Falls Memorial High School. In the game, the east team will have Nocona players Avery Crutsinger, Meg Meekins and Reagan Phipps playing while Kyler Spitzer and Clayton Brown coach them one last time.
On the west team, Saint Jo’s Payzlie Cervantes is confirmed to be playing.
The boy’s basketball game is scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m. On the east team, Bowie’s Boston Farris and Nocona’s Jose Gomez Jr. will be playing.
On June 7, the volleyball games are scheduled to start at 4 p.m. with the small school game. On the west team, Nocona’s Kaygan Stone and Saint Jo’s Taylor Patrick are confirmed to play. On the east team, Saint Jo’s Aubrey Morman will get to play her teammate.
There are no local athletes confirmed to be playing in the big school volleyball game.
The final event is the football game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. It is an all Bowie affair with six players confirmed to be playing for the east team: Justin Clark, Jorge De Leon, Hunter Fluitt and Braden Rhyne, Preacher Chambers and Moh Azouak.

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Hill upgraded to Nocona AD

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6 days ago

06/05/2025

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New Nocona Athletic Director Jeff Hill along with his wife Amy and their kids Kason, Camden and Kinsley. (Courtesy photo)

Nocona Independent School District officials looked inward for a new athletic director/head football coach, selecting Jeff Hill for the position.
Hill, who served last year as Nocona football’s offensive coordinator and also led the softball program to the playoffs for the first time in a while as its head coach, was upgraded to the role.
This came on the heels of former Athletic Director Blake Crutsinger, who served in the role the last four years, resigned in May.
For Hill, the choice to apply for the position was a no brainer. His one year in Nocona had impressed upon him and his wife that it was the place they would like to be long term.
“I’m looking for a town to raise my kids in and Nocona has treated my family really well,” Hill said. “There are some really good people. The kids work hard. Everything I am looking for in a hometown is right here in Nocona and I want to try and make it as best as it can be, especially through athletics.”
Before Nocona, Hill served as the athletic director at S&S Consolidated while also spending time at Hebron and Whitewright in his coaching career.
Hill expresses great respect for the departing Crutsinger and besides changing a few small things in how he personally wants to do things, he is not trying to come in with a sweeping restructuring of the whole athletic department.
The program had five of its six team sports make the playoffs, with volleyball playing in the regional final and the girl’s basketball team winning the state championship.
That along with two athletes competing at the state championship in cross country and track with one earning a gold medal, it was one of the more successful school years in athletic program history.
“Coach Crutsinger was awesome and did a great job so honestly just little tweaks, a little bit of structure and cohesion amongst the coaching staff between boys and girls,” Hill said. “I hope to keep the winning tradition going overall in the athletic department.”

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