SPORTS
Boys basketball roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Indians won a low scoring game at Muenster.
The Indians won 30-21 despite scoring no points in the opening quarter.
Luckily, Nocona held the Hornets to only three points and never let them score in the double-digits.
The Indians bounced back to score 11 points in the second quarter, enough to lead at halftime 11-8. Nocona then struggled to score again in the third quarter and Muenster retook the lead 15-14 heading into the fourth.
The Indians finished strong, doubling their offensive output through the first three quarters as the team made three 3-pointers and five different players scored. The Hornets could not keep up.
Nocona’s first scheduled game after the break will be opening district play at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 30 at Henrietta.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs beat down Chico on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs had their best offensive performance of the season as they won 58-31 against the Dragons.
Prairie Valley had it rolling from the 3-point line as the team shot 66 percent from there and 57 percent overall. The team also knocked in all of their free throws.
Isaac Yeargin led the team with 30 points, making 10 3-pointers. Tyler Winkler was second scoring 18 points and making four 3-pointers while leading the team with eight assists.
Konner Ritchie led the team with seven rebounds and five steals to go with four points.
The Bulldogs kick off district play at 3 p.m. on Dec. 21 at Forestburg.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears lost to Vernon Northside at home on Tuesday.
The Indians won by a comfortable margin 73-43 as the Bears were without two starters who were stuck in quarantine.
Gold-Burg hung with Northside in the first quarter, trailing only 17-14.
The Bears offense stuttered in the second quarter scoring only six points while the Indians almost equaled their total and led 32-20 at halftime.
While Gold-Burg scored in the double-digits in both the third and fourth quarter, Northside scored 20 or more in both quarters as well to extend its lead throughout the game.
Luke Skinner led the team scoring 11 points while Jack Henry scored 10 points.
The Bears next scheduled game is the start of district at 3 p.m. on Jan. 2 against Saint Jo at home.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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