SPORTS
Boys Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona boys lost another close game at Bonham on Tuesday.
The Warriors beat the Indians 59-55 thanks to a great third quarter that gave them the lead.
Nocona got out to a good lead in the first quarter. The Indians knocked in four 3-pointers and led 15-9 with solid defense.
The two teams were more even in the second quarter, which allowed Nocona to keep its lead comfortable 30-23 heading into halftime. Bonham came out in the third quarter bombing 3-pointers away, making five in the quarter alone. Four were made by the Warriors leading scorer Tanner Reaves as he scored more than half of the teams points in the third. This along with the Indians only scoring nine points allowed Bonham to take the lead 44-39 heading into the fourth quarter.
Nocona caught fire from distance to try and take back the lead. Lyndon Fenoglio made three of the team’s four 3-pointers in the quarter as he scored 12 of his 17 points during this time.
Unfortunately, the Warriors knocked in enough free throws down the stretch to hang on to get the win.
Nocona is next scheduled to play at 2 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Whitesboro.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs came up just short against Era on Tuesday.
The Hornets did just enough to pull out the win 47-45 thanks to a tip-in at the buzzer.
The Bulldogs did not start off the game well, finding themselves down 10-0 in the opening quarter. It was a slow process of getting back into the game, but Prairie Valley did eventually tie the score at 45-45 in the final seconds on a made 3-point shot. Unfortunately, the ball bounced Era’s way in the final seconds.
The Bulldogs next scheduled game is at 6 p.m. on Dec. 8 at Wichita Christian.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers won on the road at Muenster Sacred Heart on Tuesday.
The Panthers held on to win a tough game 44-38 against a Tigers team that cut the game to one point in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Cook was praised by Coach Lyndon Cook as he scored seven of his 12 points in the fourth quarter when the team needed it the most. Kile Thurman also scored 12 points to help lead the team in scoring.
With the majority of the team still getting their feet wet fresh off of football, things are not pretty right now for Cook and the team, but he is not having to coach effort.
Saint Jo is next scheduled to play at noon on Dec. 5 at Wichita Christian.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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