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Bowie loses to Paradise 41-3
The Bowie Jackrabbits did not play their best on Friday’s senior night, losing to a bruising Paradise team.
The Panthers won a one-sided game 41-3 with little trouble from the Jackrabbits who were fresh off their first district win.
Bowie started the game on the right note. The Jackrabbits sprang a surprise onside kick to open the game and Nathan Curry jumped on it for Bowie.
Unfortunately the Jackrabbit offense could not do much with it. Paradise’s defense forced a turnover on downs at its own 30-yard line.
The Panther’s offense featured a man in motion most plays that were either handed the ball on jet sweeps or plays functioned off of the defenses reaction to that motion.
Paradise moved the ball down the field with some initial big run plays. Once on the goal line though, Bowie’s defense held up. Lineman Coleton Price came up with the stop on fourth and goal to give the Jackrabbits back the ball.
Nothing else of note happened as the quarter ended with the game still scoreless heading to the second quarter.
The Panthers were the first team to score almost midway through the quarter. Quarterback Trey Valentine started keeping the ball on runs up the middle to account for Bowie’s defense anticipating the jet sweeps. He scored on an 18-yard run to put Paradise up 7-0.
The Jackrabbits offense stalled around midfield, turning the ball over on downs. The Panthers again drove the ball down the field and into Bowie’s goal line. This time Paradise scored from the one-yard line as Valentine scored on a run. The extra point made the score 14-0.
With a little less than 1:26 left to play in the half and several time outs, the Jackrabbits had time to respond. Quarterback Colby Miller connected on a few passes as the offense had its most successful drive of the game.
Moving the ball inside Paradise’s 20-yard line, Bowie elected to kick the 30-yard field goal. Kicker Alan Miranda drilled the kick despite the Panther’s attempt to ice him with a time out.
The field goal cut the lead to 14-3 heading into halftime.
With the Jackrabbits receiving the ball to start the second half and fresh off their most successful offensive drive, there was hope they could come back.
Unfortunately, Bowie’s first drive of the third quarter did not go anywhere.
The Panthers got the ball and immediately completed the biggest pass play of the game as Valentine hit Jaeten Reynolds on a 50-yard touchdown pass. The extra point was no good, but Paradise’s lead upped to three scores 20-3.
The Jackrabbits offense again failed to move the ball much as any negative plays proved too costly to overcome for an offense that featured few big plays during the game.
The Panthers got the ball back and scored on another big play, this time with running back Joe Gonzalez scoring on a 27-yard run. The touchdown put Paradise up 27-3 heading into the fourth quarter.
It was the same story in the fourth quarter. Bowie’s offense failed to move the ball much in the few drives it had though it avoided turnovers.
Paradise scored on two more drives with runs from Gonzalez as Paradise’s lead continued to grow. The finals score was 41-3.
The Jackrabbits next travel to Whitesboro to play at 7:30 p.m., on Oct. 23.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns came away with a silver bracket championship win at Saint Jo’s tournament.
The Lady Horns went 3-2 overall, rebounding from a tough pool play to win some tough games during bracket play.
Forestburg had a tough pool, losing against state-ranked Graford and Dodd City. However the Lady Horns picked up a win against Vernon Northside so it was not all bad after day one.
This put them in the silver bracket. Against Ector and then Savoy both matches were competitive and emotional roller coasters. Playing Savoy in the championship game, Forestburg was even down by eight points in the final set. Eventually, the Lady Horns turned things around to win the match and the championship.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians quickly rushed to beat Bridgeport on Friday so they could concentrate on homecoming.
The Lady Indians won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Blues, with neither set taking very long nor being too competitive.
Nocona won with set scores being 25-9, 25-13 and 25-10.
On defense Aubree Kleinhans led the team with six digs while Gracie Brown was second with five. Both Bren Fenoglio and Bailey Waters each had three blocks.
Meg Meekins led the team with 13 kills and six service aces while Kleinhans was second with five service aces. Skyler Smith had a team high 14 assists and eight kills while Meekins was second with eight assists.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers had a good hosted tournament last week, competing with and beating some tough teams.
The Lady Panthers went 4-1 overall, losing their only sets in their loss at the end of the tournament.
In pool play Saint Jo picked up straight sets win against Graham’s JV, Savoy and a Chico team that made the Lady Panthers at least have to try.
This put Saint Jo in the gold bracket where it matched up against a state-ranked 1A team, Dodd City, a team it could see in the playoffs at some point. The Lady Panthers won a close first set 25-23 before pulling away in set two to win 25-15 and in straight sets.
Saint Jo had another challenge ahead, with another state-ranked 1A team Harrold up next with the winner playing the championship game.
The teams played the previous week with Harrold coming out on top. It was the same result this time as the Lady Panthers lost 25-17 and 25-18.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs had a tough tournament at Saint Jo last week.
The Lady Bulldogs went 2-3 overall while playing in the silver bracket, but ended strong with a remarkable comeback.
Prairie Valley opened the tournament with a competitive win against Ector the team wrapped up in straight sets. It would be the last wins of the day. The Lady Bulldogs lost to Victory Christian and state-ranked Harrold in straight sets to finish 1-2.
Sent to the silver bracket on day two, Prairie Valley lost an up and down match to Savoy in three sets. The Lady Bulldogs had one final match in the tournament which would be a rematch against Ector.
After winning the first set, Prairie Valley looked dead in the water down 17-1 to start set two. Somehow, some way the Lady Bulldogs came all the way back to grab the win 27-25 and the match 2-0.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles had one final test last week with a tournament at Saint Jo against several good teams.
The Lady Eagles went 1-4 overall, but with the team picking up their first win of the season only a week ago that is a good result.
In pool play the team suffered one-sided losses against Collinsville and state-ranked Harrold. Still, the day was saved with a three-set, competitive win against Ector raising the team’s spirits some.
Still, the team played in the silver bracket on day two and had a rematch against Ector. This time around the Lady Eagles were not so fortunate, losing in straight sets, though only losing the second set by the narrowest of margins.
Bellevue then played Vernon Northside to end the tournament and the result was a loss in straight sets.
Missing Scores
Gold-Burg did not play a game late last week.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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