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Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg
In what is always a big challenge, Gold-Burg hosted Saint Jo on Friday in a game that was over at halftime.
The Panthers scored less than a minute before the gun to make the margin just the right amount (45 points) to end the game due to mercy rule, winning 51-6.
The Bears came out of the game committed to trying to slow down Saint Jo’s vaunted rushing attack, but Saint Jo countered with two touchdown passes in the first quarter as it led 15-0.
Heading into the second quarter, the Panthers depth and physical play started to wear on Gold-Burg as Saint Jo seemed to score at will.
The Panthers were led by Cade Stephens, who completed four passes for 92 yards and tossed three touchdowns. He also intercepted a pass on defense. He connected with Payton Harris twice for 60 yards and one touchdown and Tyler Cook twice for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Cook also intercepted a pass on defense and returned it for a touchdown.
Logan Morman led the team with 140 yards rushing on 11 carries while scoring twice. Chance Bennett also scored a rushing touchdown as he picked up 12 yards on three carries.
The Bears’ offense struggled to do much all game though its defense did score the teams only points as Jack Henry scooped up a fumble to score. Jayon Grace recovered another fumble for Gold-Burg earlier in the game.
Saint Jo plays its first home game this week against Fort Worth THESA at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11. The Bears travel to Chillicothe to play at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians first road game of the season at Paradise is one the team hopes to put behind them as soon as possible
The Wildcats won a one-sided game 57-6 in a game the Indians did not have much to be positive about.
Paradise dominated running the ball for more than 300 yards and led 43-0 at halftime. Nocona’s offense struggled all game to string drives along. Running back Trent Sappington scored on a 19-yard touchdown run on a sweep to the left side that saw him score untouched.
The Indians next host Ponder, a team that has a lot of size on the offensive line and will try to confuse the defense with the versatile triple option attack. Weaver thinks his team has a speed advantage and hopes to use that against the Lions on offense.
The Nocona High School Media program will stream the game for those who cannot make it to Jack Crain Stadium on Friday night on it’s YouTube channel “nhsdigitalmedia.”
The Indians kick off at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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