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Nocona boys fall to Childress

After winning at Holliday to start off district play, the Nocona Indians knew it was only going to get tougher as they hosted Childress on Tuesday.
In another low scoring affair, the Bobcats pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 42-36 as they took early control of first place in the district.
The first quarter was fast and physical. Midway through the quarter the Indians lost both of their starting post players to foul trouble.
Their bench did a great job as Nocona had a size advantage against the athletic team from Childress.
The Bobcats employed a full-court trap that had their players diving on the ground constantly and just creating havoc.
Even when the Indians broke the press and tried to set up their half court offense, traps would be timed at precisely the right moments to disrupt Nocona from doing what they wanted to do.
Despite several turnovers forced by Childress, it could not convert them into points as the Indians contested every shot. After a fast and intense first quarter, the score was tied at only 5-5.
With all of that physical defense came foul trouble for the Bobcats and free throw trips for Nocona. Half of the team’s points came from free throws, but scoring was still an issue. Childress scored some points late in the quarter to go up 18-13 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the Indians play better. The defense was locked down again and Blake Gauna scored six of the team’s 10 points in the quarter. The Bobcats still had the lead heading into the fourth quarter, but it was only 24-23.
The defensive chaos from the first quarter came back a bit for Childress. Midway through the Bobcats lead was 30-25. That little bit of lead kept Nocona at bay as the final few minutes saw a lot of scoring.
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Childress looked to put the nail in the coffin as the Bobcats were up 40-31 with less than a minute to go. Carter Horn made a three to cut the lead to six and with some free throw misses and a couple more shots, there was still hope for the Indians.
Childress made its free throws and a clean layup from Nocona did not close the gap much as the Bobcats would win 42-36.
After battling at Bowie on Friday, Nocona next hosts City View at 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 28.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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