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NFL Re-watch series; Cowboys win first Super Bowl
With live sports on the back burner as the world is in the midst of COVID-19, some sports stations like ESPN are filling time by running back great games from various sports.
It can be hit or miss if you have no interest in said sport or game being replayed.
Fortunately, for those wanting control over what memories they want to watch, the NFL has uploaded more than 100 classic games on its official Youtube channel.
With this being Dallas Cowboy territory, along with the Cowboys having been involved in some classic games, I’ll be going through some of the games you can watch on Youtube with nothing more than a decent internet connection.
I will start with the oldest Dallas game on the channel, the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory in 1972 in Super Bowl VI against the Miami Dolphins. Not only was it the first big win for the Cowboys, but it excised a lot of demons for players and fans since the team had started in 1960.
With Hall of Fame Coach Tom Landry turning the expansion team into contenders in record time, Dallas suffered losses to Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers in 1966 and 1967 NFL championship games, back before the Super Bowl was considered the official league championship that it is today and was considered a fun exhibition.
The year before in 1971 the Cowboys suffered another heartbreaker, losing Super Bowl V on a field goal as time expired to the Baltimore Colts 16-13 in one of the worst played Super Bowls of all time as both teams combined to commit 13 turnovers.
Dallas, the franchise not any one person, was thought of as a team, “never able to win the big one” or “next year’s champions.” That changed in 1971 as Landry finally gave the keys to the offense in week eight to 29-year-old quarterback Roger Staubach after much back and forth with the other quarterback Craig Morton. The team would not lose again that season as it made its way to its second straight Super Bowl.
This Cowboys team was different than the ones they would become known for during the 1970s as they became one of the most beloved franchises not just in the NFL, but in the sports world. America’s Team they were called.
Many players were great players from the 1960s who either finally wanted to win or who were holding on for one last great ride with the esteemed Landry as their coach.
While future Hall of Famers and Dallas lifers like Mr. Cowboy himself Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro and Bob Hayes were on the team, other Hall of Fame players playing the last few years of their careers included Mike Ditka, Lance Alworth, Forrest Gregg and Herb Adderley. Cowboy’s Ring of Honor players from the 60s also included Lee Roy Jordan and Chuck Howley.
Future Hall of Fame players, that would go on to make the Cowboy’s franchise what it was in the ‘70s, included of course Staubach as well as Rayfield Wright and Cliff Harris.
The Dolphins team Dallas was meeting was at the start of a three year run of dominance. Despite being an expansion team as recently as 1966, Hall of Fame Coach Don Shula quickly turned the team into contenders with as the team had six Hall of Fame players on its team.
Miami would go on to win Super Bowls the following two years, including the league’s only perfect season during the 1972 season thanks to a dominant rushing attack that included a big play passing offense and the memorable No-Name defense.
But on Jan. 16, 1972 it would be the Cowboy’s day in one of the most one-sided performances in Super Bowl history to this day, winning 24-3.
The three points is still the fewest amount of points a defense has given up to this day, tied as recently as last year in Super Bowl LIII. The Doomsday defense lived up to its name that day. What is your favorite memory from watching this game or watching the Cowboys growing up?
To read my observations about the game, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a tough opening district match to Henrietta on Saturday morning at home.
The Lady Cats won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Rabbits, who struggled to stay with the more experienced Henrietta team.
Coming into district play, Bowie is still growing week by week and will need to in a district with plenty of great teams at the top. Henrietta is the defending district champs and returns plenty from that team to look poised to getting it again.
With the Lady Cats having some big blockers at the net and ability hit on quick hitting set pieces, it was a challenge for the Lady Rabbits despite the inexperience.
The first set did not start well as Henrietta got out to an 8-2 lead. Even when Bowie started to settle down and play more competitively point-to-point, it was the Lady Cats that won the next six five-point exchanges 3-2 which caused their lead to grow throughout the set. Henrietta won 25-14.
The start of the second set was up and down for both teams until the Lady Cats grabbed control. Henrietta started 4-1, but then Bowie went on a 4-1 run to tie the set at 5-5.
Then the Lady Cats went 5-0 to establish control and the Lady Rabbits could not get it back. Henrietta won the next four five-point exchanges 3-2 to grow its lead again. The Lady Cats then ended on a three-point run to close the set winning 25-13.
Bowie needed to show more in the third set now down 2-0. The Lady Rabbits were only down 6-4, but again Henrietta started to win the five-point exchanges 3-2 to slowly but surely grow its lead to 21-14.
Bowie showed some life, going on a 4-1 run to get back some of the deficit, but the Lady Cats sealed the set on a three-point run to win 25-18. Henrietta took the match 3-0.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost a match against Lindsay on Friday night.
The Lady Knights won in straight sets 3-0, though two sets were pretty close.
Nocona was still missing senior outside blocker Meg Meekins, who missed her second game with an undisclosed injury.
The two teams have met in the third round of the playoffs the past two seasons, with Lindsay winning the first time and the Lady Indians winning last year’s match.
The first set was close, but the Lady Knights held control and won 25-22. The second set was not as competitive as Lindsay won 25-18 to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set could have gone either way as it went to extra points. In the end, the Lady Knights came out on top 27-25. Lindsay won 3-0.
Kaylea Bowles led the team with 15 kills while Ava Johnson was second with 11. Kasi Castro had a team high 22 assists while Leah Meekins was second with 11 assists. Avery Crutsinger and Castro both had one service ace.
On defense, Paige Davis led the team with two blocks while Jolie Rose and Krisyah Parker each had one. Aubree Kleinhans led the team with 24 digs while Jonson and Meekins each had 10.
Nocona is next scheduled to play at 4 p.m. on Sept. 20 at Saint Jo.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers finished second at their hosted tournament during the weekend.
The Lady Panthers went 5-1 overall during the tournament before losing in the championship match.
Saint Jo was hoping to get some good momentum going in its final tournament of the season with district play closing in.
The Lady Panthers swept through pool play, beat Ector, Sacred Heart and Lipan without losing a set.
Saint Jo then started bracket play with a win against fellow district opponent Prairie valley. The Lady Panthers won in two sets to move on. Against state-ranked 2A team Detroit, Saint Jo won a close three-set match to move on to play in the championship match.
There they played fellow state-ranked 1A team Harrold. The Lady Hornets were state runners-up last year and with them moving into Saint Jo’s region, the team that could potentially stand in the Lady Panthers way if they want to make it to the state tournament.
Saint Jo lost the first set 25-18, but the Lady Panthers battled back in set two to win 25-18 to tie the match at 1-1. In the third and final set, it was Harrold that came through to win the closest set of the match 25-22, securing the championship for the Lady Hornets.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs had an up and down tournament at Saint Jo last week.
The Lady Bulldogs went 2-3 overall, winning some matches but struggling against tough competition in others.
Prairie Valley started off well with straight set wins against Tishomingo and Munday in pool play. Unfortunately, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Grayson Christian to end the day 2-1.
This was good enough to advance the team into the gold bracket. Unfortunately, this meant the team was paired against future district opponent and eventual tournament runner-up Saint Jo. Prairie Valley lost 2-0 to move to the consolation side of the bracket. There the Lady Bulldogs faced 2A Alvord and fell short to end the tournament.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns came back from a tough start to their tournament in Saint Jo to finish strong and earn the consolation championship.
The Lady Horns went 2-4 overall, but won their last two matches to earn the silver bracket consolation title.
Part of the trouble was in pool play where Forestburg had eventual tournament champion Harrold, state-ranked 2A team Detroit and 2A Chico to play all in the same day.
After the Lady Horns lost all three of those matches, they got put in the silver bracket where they played Sacred Heart. It was a close match in both sets, but Sacred Heart won both to send Forestburg towards the consolation side of the bracket.
There the Lady Horns beat Tishomingo easily to meet Ector in the title game.
After losing set one, Forestburg came back to win closely in both sets two and three to wrap up the victory.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles played some of the best volleyball they have all season at the Saint Jo tournament.
The Lady Eagles went 3-3 overall and ended up finishing second in the silver bracket.
The young and still inexperienced Bellevue team has struggled at times to compete this season while its tough schedule has tested it.
It seems to be paying off as the Lady Eagles easily won the first match of the tournament in pool play against Olney. Unfortunately, matches against Dodd City and Alvord did not go well and Bellevue ended pool play with 1-2 record.
That sent the Lady Eagles to the silver bracket. There they won matches against Tishomingo and Sacred Heart in straight sets to reach the championship game of the bracket.
Playing against 2A Chico, unfortunately Bellevue fell to the bigger school in straight sets to finish as runners-up.
Missing scores
The Bowie News did not receive scores from Gold-Burg’s match on Friday.
To read the full story pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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