SPORTS
Bowie, Nocona teams run at Brock last week
The Bowie and Nocona cross country teams ran at Brock on Sept. 30 as the teams push to get better with the district meet less than a month away.
The boy’s teams ran in the same heat with the Jackrabbits coming out ahead of the Indians, finishing first and second.
The girl’s teams ran in different heats, with the Lady Indians winning their heat and the Lady Rabbits finishing third. Besides the different heats, the course was a little longer than regulation and was a challenge for all the runners.
The Bowie boy’s were led by Nathan Rogers, who finished fourth with a time of 20:05. The Jackrabbits had five runners finish in the top nine, with Ignacio Saucedo, Sid Mayfield, Andrew Sandoff and Alex Castro finishing fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth.
Coach Andy Atkins thought his team ran great overall, with the win giving his runners a big confidence boost.
The Nocona boys were led by Hank Ulbig, who finished second with a time of 19:44. Ivan Hernandez and Frank Espinoza joined him in the top 10 finishing eighth and 10. The top five runners for the Indians were rounded out with Alex Stephens and Noe Estrada not far behind finishing 13th and 14th.
Coach Colby Schniederjan has some runners out at the moment, but was proud of ones who did compete and stepped up.
The Lady Indians were led by Allie Brown, who won her heat with a time of 14:43. The top five finished among the top nine as Kylie Rose finished fourth, Jayce Rose finished sixth, Raylee Sparkman finished seventh and Madilyn Ferguson finished ninth.
Coach Kyle Spitzer was pleased with the win, but is still waiting on a meet where everyone runs their best race.
Running in another heat the Lady Rabbits were led by Samantha Clarke, who finished sixth overall with a time of 16:30. Jojo Villarreal finished 11th, Kaydee Jones finished 13th, Deasarai Reyes finished 18th and Hannah Craddock finished 20th to round out the team’s top five finishers. Coach Joe Crabb thought his team ran well at the tough course.
The Bowie boy’s team next runs at Seymour on Oct. 7 while the girl’s team will run at Stephenville. The Nocona teams next run at Holliday on Oct. 16.
To see results for all of the high school runners, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo boys
The Saint Jo Panthers were able to win a one-sided game at Dodd City on Tuesday.
The Panthers won 41-22 against the Hornets as they try and ramp back up after the holidays to get ready for district play.
Saint Jo had an up and down performance at its tournament in North Hopkins the previous week as it tries to get the rust off caused by the holiday break.
The first quarter was competitive as the Panthers got scoring from four different players. Saint Jo held Dodd City to only one field goal, but several free throws allowed the Hornets to trail only 12-7 after the first quarter.
The Panther defense cleaned up the fouling while continuing to make any shot an easy one for Dodd City. This allowed Saint Jo to grow its lead as the game went along.
The Panthers allowed the Hornets to never score more than eight points in a quarter while they scored modestly in the double-digits in three of the quarters.
Saint Jo led 22-11 at halftime, 34-19 after three quarters before allowing only three points in the final period to make it 41-22.
Nocona girls
The Nocona Lady Indians stayed undefeated in district with a blowout win at home against Windthorst on Tuesday.
The Lady Indians beat the Lady Trojans 78-27 in a game that was not close at all.
Nocona came into the game confident with, easily winning its first three district games before the holiday break before playing several tough teams at the Championship Basketball Tournament last week where it went 2-2.
The Lady Indians were up 15-8 after the first quarter and 33-17 at halftime. Despite leading by double-digits, Nocona upped its intensity in the second half by outscoring Windthorst 24-3 in the third quarter.
The Lady Indians scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to end the game with the ludicrous score of 78-27.
Nocona boys
The Nocona Indians lost their first district game of the season, losing a tough game at home against Windthorst.
The Trojans won 63-52 in a game where one bad quarter from the Indians was all it took.
Nocona came into the game after starting district 1-0 with a win against Olney before the break. The Indians struggled in their holiday tournament last week in Bridgeport, but it was mostly against bigger schools.
It was a low-scoring first quarter as Nocona led only 9-7, but were in control.
Then the second quarter came and the Trojans flipped the game on its head.
Windthorst exploded for 26 points, scored all by three of its players as the low-scoring game was burst open.
On the flip side, the Indians scored only eight points while making one field goal in the quarter. Nocona found itself down 33-17 at halftime.
The Indians bounced back a little in the third quarter, outscoring the Trojans 14-11 to make it 47-31 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter was high scoring for both team. Nocona easily had its best offensive quarter, with 21 points scored as six different players made at least one basket.
Unfortunately, the Indians could not slow down Windthorst to try and make a comeback. The Trojans attempted 17 free throws in the period alone and made enough of them to nearly equal Nocona’s total, finishing with 19 points.
Windthorst won 62-53.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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