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Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg boys
The Saint Jo boy’s basketball team hosted Gold-Burg on Tuesday in a game the Panthers dominated.
Saint Jo won 80-20 against a young Bears team.
The Panthers press was too much and allowed them to get some easy looks on offense to put the game away early at home.
Brock Durham led Saint Jo with 20 points and also swiped eight steals. Connor Thompson was second with 18 points.
Panthers Coach Lyndon Cook liked how his team took care of business and was able to get his whole bench playing time.
With only one loss in district play so far, the Panthers hope with another win to set themselves up to play Slidell for a share of the district title on the line.
Gold-Burg struggled against one of the most athletic teams in the district.
Coach Leo Murguia hopes his team can learn from this game heading into a bye game to gear up for the final three games of the season.
Saint Jo hosts Slidell at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11. The Bears next host Prairie Valley at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11.
Prairie Valley vs Forestburg girls
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs beat Forestburg at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs won a low-scoring game 35-23 to bounce back after several losses.
Emily Carpenter led Prairie Valley with a double-double scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Shelby Roof swiped seven steals on defense to go with scoring six points.
Lady Bulldogs Coach Jeannie Carpenter said the team struggled defending against the Lady Horns height as post player Morgan Miller scored a game high 21 points for Forestburg.
Prairie Valley plays its final game of the season at Gold-Burg at 6 p.m. on Feb. 11. The Lady Horns finish their season at home against Bellevue at 6 p.m. on Feb. 11.
Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg girls
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won a close game against Gold-Burg at home on Tuesday.
The Lady Panthers won 31-29 as they held on to win as they battled through injuries.
The Lady Bears were led by Shadie Whitaker, who scored 13 points. Gold-Burg Coach Carlynn Murguia thought her team played well, as the team had lost to Saint Jo by 15 points in the teams first matchup.
The teams will finish off their seasons on Feb. 11 on senior night. Saint Jo will host Slidell at 6 p.m. The Lady Bears will host Prairie Valley at 6 p.m.
Prairie Valley vs Forestburg boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs won a big home game on Tuesday against Forestburg.
The Bulldogs won 62-38 to win their third straight game.
Prairie Valley hurt the Longhorns from deep as the team made 14 3-pointers in the game. Nicholas Bell led the team with 27 points.
For Forestburg, Coach Eldon Van Hooser chalked the game up to the Longhorns getting into foul trouble and the Bulldogs hot shooting. Riley Sandusky led the team with 16 points.
Prairie Valley next plays at Gold-Burg at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11. Forestburg next plays at Bellevue at home at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11.
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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