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Panthers lose to Ector 56-39

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The Saint Jo Panthers fell to Ector on Friday night in the area round of the playoffs at S&S Consolidated.
The Eagles would pull away in the second half, winning 56-39 after a tight first half.
Saint Jo came into the game after a one-sided victory against Perrin-Whitt earlier in the week. The Panthers were trying to get to the regional quarterfinals for the second straight year to rematch state power Graford, but were slight underdogs.
Ector was on top for most of the first quarter as the team tried to attack the rim with drives and post ups. Saint Jo was never behind by more than two scores and eventually took the lead 11-9 to end the first quarter on top. Connor Thompson scored six of the team’s points.
The Panthers started the second quarter well up 15-12 in the opening few minutes. The Eagles responded with an 8-0 run as they started to make some 3-pointers while mixing in some scores near the basket.
Down 20-15, Saint Jo cut the lead to 22-20 in the next minute heading into the final two minutes of the quarter. From there Ector made some shots to close out the quarter as it led 26-22.
The Panthers competed well, playing tough defense against the feisty Eagles looking to post up and drive. While Ector had made three 3-pointers in the second quarter, it was a manageable amount with the rate Saint Jo was scoring the ball.
Senior leading scorers Logan Morman and Thompson combined for 14 points mostly trying to attack the basket while Kile Thurman and Brice Durham had both made crucial 3-pointers in the game.
A good third quarter would be needed to try and possibly wrestle the lead away from the Eagles or at least stay within range.
The two teams struggled to score for most of the quarter. Ector seemed to dedicate even more attention to trying to wall off the paint from Morman and Thompson with free throw attempts rarely awarded for either team.
The Eagles were up only 30-27 with a little more than two minutes to go in the quarter when they hit their groove. Thanks to some well executed pick and rolls and a timely 3-pointer, Ector ended the quarter on an 8-0 run upping its lead to 38-27 heading into the final quarter.
Saint Jo would need to bounce back in a big way offensively to make up the double-digit hole it was in. The Panthers continued to drive into the paint and got to the free throw line more than it had in the entire game.
Unfortunately, Saint Jo only made 5-9 of its free throws in the quarter while making only three field goals. The Eagles pulled away even more as Garen Norwood seemed to score at will inside as he scored 10 of his game high 17 points.
The Panthers fought hard until the end, but could not make enough shots to come back as Ector won 56-39.

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Interview with Bowie baseball players Boston Farris (left) and Trae Seigler following their district win against City View on April 8, 2025.
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Interview with Bowie softball players Hanna Bell (left) and Sadie Britt following their district win against City View on senior night on April 8, 2025.
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RJ Walker pitched four perfect innings for Nocona and got his 100th career strike out. (Courtesy photo)

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.

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