SPORTS
Lady Indians coast to bi-district win
The Nocona Lady Indians made quick work of Tolar in their bi-district playoff game Monday night at Springtown.
The Lady Indians took it to the Lady Rattlers, winning by a big margin 57-22.
Nocona did not wait long to establish itself as the dominant team. The Lady Indians pushed the ball in transition as they got several stops early. Four players scored at least one basket including Averee Kleinhans scoring 10 points.
Nocona led 19-5 heading to the second quarter.
In the second quarter Tolar did a good job of getting the ball in the paint and drawing fouls, but it was not at the same pace as the Lady Indians. Nocona scored 14 points from the free throw line in the quarter as its lead continued to grow.
At one point the frustration from the Lady Rattlers grew to the point that a player got ejected from the game for throwing a punch.
It turns out she was the player the Lady Indians were targeting to stop. Nocona led 40-13 at halftime.
Coach Kyle Spitzer said the team made some adjustments at halftime and did a better job of keeping Tolar off the free throw line. The Lady Rattlers scored only nine points and attempted four free throws in the second half.
The scoring cooled for the Lady Indians in the second half as well as they held the ball and drove not quite as hard or as frequent into the paint with the game in hand. Nocona scored 13 points in the third quarter and emptied its bench in the fourth quarter, scoring only four points from free throws.
The Lady Indians would win 57-22.
The road ahead looks like it might be similar to last year. If Nocona can get past Merkel for the second straight year in the area round on Friday, the Lady Indians are likely to meet state-ranked Brock in the regional quarterfinals as well.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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