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Saint Jo loses to Union Hill
The Saint Jo Panthers faced their biggest test of the season on Friday as they drove three-plus hours to take on state-ranked Union Hill.
The Bulldogs showed why they are so well regarded as they outplayed the Panthers, winning 46-29.
Saint Jo started the game about as bad as a team could. The first two offensive plays were fumbles Union Hill recovered. Both times the Bulldogs took little time to turn them into touchdowns. With less than a minute gone in the game, Union Hill led 14-0.
The Panthers got their act together and established a drive featuring its power running game. Despite a holding penalty setting the team back, running back Logan Brawner found some room to the outside and scored on a 24-yard run diving for the pylon. The touchdown cut the lead to 14-7.
The Bulldogs offense failed to be slowed down on their first drive not after a turnover. The touchdown run put Union Hill up 22-7 heading into the second quarter.
Saint Jo answered with its next drive as its offense slowly but surely ran its way up the field. Only one play went for more than 10-yards, a crucial fourth down conversion Brawner sliced for 16 yards. In the end, bruising fullback Chance Bennett scored from five yards out to cut the lead to 22-15.
The tide seemed to be turning. The Bulldogs first big mistake, a fumbled exchange, allowed Bennett to pounce on the ball. Four plays later Brawner scored on a tough eight yard run. The kick from Kyler Dunn gave the Panthers their first lead 23-22, but it would not be for long.
Union Hill scored in two plays on a 25-yard run to retake the lead 30-23.
With three minutes to go before halftime, Saint Jo had just enough time respond on offense. Unfortunately, a couple of Panthers passes fell incomplete and a negative running play contributed to turning the ball over on downs at their own 25-yard line.
The Bulldogs took advantage, scoring on a short run to go up 38-23 heading into halftime.
Saint Jo had hope having come back from two scores down in the game, but it would need a strong start in the third quarter.
Union Hill got the ball first and zapped a bit of that hope away immediately, scoring on its first play, a 45-yard run, to push the lead to 46-23.
There was still plenty of time left, but stops in six-man can be harder to come by than touchdowns, especially against one of the top teams in the state.
Still the Panthers answered on their next drive. Getting a couple of big runs from Brawner moved the ball down into Bulldog territory. Jordan Reeves took a quick dive up the middle and scored untouched on a 10-yard touchdown run, cutting the lead to 46-29.
Saint Jo got some hope for a comeback as Brawner recovered another botched Union Hill exchange on the next drive.
Unfortunately, the Panthers found themselves behind the sticks and could not complete a pass to get out of it as they turned the ball over on downs as the game moved into the fourth quarter.
The defenses really came alive as both teams exchanged turnover on downs to start the quarter. Saint Jo got another break as Reeves recovered another fumble.
The Panthers completed the only pass of the day as Cade Stevens found Dylan Brockman for 31 yards deep into Bulldogs territory. Unfortunately, Saint Jo could not capitatlize as it turned the ball over on downs. With a little more than a minute left and down three scores, the Bulldogs kneeled the ball down to run the clock out, winning 46-29.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers picked up a high-scoring win against Perrin-Whitt on Thursday to get their second straight district win and some revenge.
The Lady Panthers won 35-20 against the Lady Pirates, nearly equaling the total when both programs played on the gridiron during the fall.
Saint Jo was coming off a big win the previous week against Bryson, but had lost the last time it played Perrin-Whitt by 10 runs in another high-scoring game.
The Lady Panthers did not start the game off well, allowing 11 runs in the top of the first inning before they had even gotten a chance to bat yet.
Most teams would crumble, but Saint Jo fought back slowly at first before picking things up.
The Lady Panthers scored three runs in the first inning to cut the lead to 11-3.
Perrin-Whitt added four more runs in the second inning to go up 15-3, which in most games is insurmountable.
Saint Jo answered with eight runs in the bottom of the second inning, cutting the lead to 15-11.
The Lady Pirates scored five runs in the third inning and went up by nine runs 20-11. Then the Lady Panthers had a monster offensive inning that went on for awhile.
Saint Jo scored 18 runs in the third inning, not only getting its first lead, but going up by nearly double-digits 29-20.
The Lady Panthers had the momentum and it showed on defense in the fourth inning, allowing no runs for the first time all game by either team.
Saint Jo then went for the kill, scoring six runs to end the game early due to run-rule with the final score being 35-20.
Mercedes Diaz led the team with seven RBIs as she hit one of the two home runs for the Lady Panthers, with the other going to Lily Cook. Maxey Johnson was right behind with six RBIs and Kamron Skidmore had four.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians started the second round of district with a dominant win against Era on Monday.
The Lady Indians won 16-0 after four innings, winning by run-rule against the Lady Hornets.
Nocona went 3-2 in the first round of district, only losing to big dogs Lindsay and Muenster. The first time the Lady Indians had played Era, it had been a close 5-2 win for Nocona so the team knew it had to come to play.
The Lady Indians started off well, scoring five runs in the first inning to take the early lead. Nocona added three runs during the next two innings to go up 8-0 as the Lady Indian defense shut down the Lady Hornets.
Nocona then went for the kill, scoring eight runs in the fourth inning to end the game early, winning 16-0.
Reagan Phipps and Tinley Cable each had home runs. Phipps had a team high three RBIs while Cable, Heidi Atteberry and Gwyndelyn Forsyth each finished with two RBIs.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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