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Football Previews
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers opening game will come on Saturday afternoon against Medina at Hico.
Coach Mark Stevens anticipates an option type offense and a defense that likes to stack the line of scrimmage and dare teams to beat them deep.
He is not too worried since he feels if his team executes, the Panthers will have success on offense.
The team could potentially be without electrifying running back Logan Brawner, but Saint Jo knows it has the depth to do well even if he cannot suit out.
The Panthers play at 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 in Hico.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns host Mount Calm on Friday night.
Coach Trey Cumby said the tape shows the offense does a lot of misdirection in the backfield to create confusion for the defense.
The Longhorns will need to read their keys well on offense if they do not wish to get tricked.
Cumby said on defense the Panthers look like they are committed to stopping the run. With an experienced quarterback and some confident pass catchers, Cumby hopes Forestburg can take advantage and make some big plays in the passing game.
The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 at Forestburg.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears travel to Perrin-Whitt on Friday to take on a tough Pirates team who was a playoff team last season and returns almost all of their starters.
This will be a tough team, but if the Bears are able to hang with a division I playoff team, that could be a big confidence boost in its own right.
Coach Joe Helms is trying to have his team to not just be satisfied with moral victories. He feels his team can score on anyone if they execute well.
Fatigue could become a factor if the game goes four quarters with a small roster, but Helms is throwing this team that suffered a lot of heartache last year to a big challenge early to see where Gold-Burg will stack up.
The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 at Perrin-Whitt.
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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