SPORTS
Jackrabbits fall in second half
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost at Pilot Point on Friday in the classic game of two halves format.
The Bearcats won 52-21 after holding only a 24-21 lead at halftime.
The Jackrabbits got things going first as quarterback Colby Miller found fullback Devin Melton for 17 yards and a touchdown to put Bowie up 7-0.
Pilot Point responded as Asten Kirby returned the kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was missed so the Jackrabbits led 7-6.
Still in the first quarter, Miller threw the ball up to Ryder Richey, who came down with the ball in between two defenders and raced to the end zone to complete a 41-yard touchdown catch. The extra point extended the Jackrabbits’ lead to 14-6.
Before the quarter was done, the Bearcats capped off a drive as Ish Harris scored on a short run. Pilot Point converted the two-point conversion to tie the game at 14-14 heading to the second quarter.
The Bearcats took their first lead of the game as Harris scored on a 28-yard run to go up 21-14. Bowie’s offense started to struggle after its hot start to the game as plays failed to get made like they were in the first quarter.
The Jackrabbit defense provided a spark as Richey picked off a tipped pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 21-21. With the half winding down, Bowie felt good heading into locker room with the score tied.
Unfortunately, Pilot Point executed one final drive before halftime. The Bearcats drove down deep into Jackrabbits territory. With a few seconds left Pilot Point made a 31-yard field goal to take a 24-21 lead, leaving a bitter taste in the Jackrabbits mouth.
Still, if Bowie could continue to play like it did in the first half it would have been in position to win at the end. The team knew a good start in the third quarter would set the tone for the rest of the game.
Instead, the second half was all Bearcats. Pilot Point scored on its first possession to take the lead to 30-21. The Jackrabbit’s offense continued to struggle despite moving the ball some running the ball. Unfortunately, those big plays in the passing game did not happen in the third or fourth quarter.
Once the Bearcats offense started rolling, Bowie’s defense had trouble slowing it down as they passed for three touchdowns before the game was over. Pilot Point scored 28 points in the second half as it extended its lead to where people forgot how close the game had been in the first half. The Bearcats won 52-21.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie had six players play in the Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl football all-star game. For pictures from not just the football game, but the basketball and volleyball games as well that feature athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6875584&T=1
Nocona is welcoming back Coach Sandy Langford, former coach and alumnus for the Lady Indians, as its new volleyball head coach.
Langford comes back to Nocona after spending the past 11 years leading the Glen Rose volleyball program.
Her circumstances with her family allowed her to jump at the opportunity once she became aware the position at Nocona was available.
“My youngest graduated and is playing football at Midwestern (State University),” Langford said. “All of our family is here and I knew that Coach Kara (Lucherk) was leaving. We were eventually going to retire here. Our oldest son plays college football at West Texas A&M and we’ll be two hours closer to him as well.”
She again will lead the Lady Indians volleyball program, one that she led all the way to the state title game in 2011, which is the farthest the volleyball program has ever gone in its prestigious history.
Langford kept up that level of success during her 11 years at the bigger 4A Glen Rose. She won less than 20 games only twice during her time, winning her 500th career game back in 2023. Her teams were ranked among the top 10 in the state five times and Langford led Glen Rose to the state tournament in 2017, the best finish in program history.
With the Lady Indians also having its own string of success, appearing in back-to-back regional finals while finishing atop the district standings both years, Langford is excited to not just keep the success going, but shoot for the stars.
“We are not expecting anything less than a state championship,” Langford said.
She has stacked the non-district schedule with strong, state-ranked 3A and 4A teams as well as big tournaments that will test Nocona’s mettle early next season in the hopes it will prepare them for a long playoff run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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