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Girls Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona girls basketball team lost a close one at 5A Rider Tuesday night.
The Lady Indians hung with the seventh ranked team in the state for three quarters, falling just short 62-59.Nocona actually was in control in the first half. The Lady Indians did their best to keep the Lady Raiders post players occupied at all times.
On offense Nocona was trying to be fearless scoring at the basket but also made a couple of 3-pointers in the first quarter to get the lead 16-10. The teams were even in the second quarter 11-11 with the Lady Indians making three more 3-pointers in the quarter to keep their lead 27-21 at halftime.
Rider came back in the third quarter and tied the game up at 40-40. The majority of Nocona’s points in the quarter again came from 3-pointers, but the Lady Vikings offense seemed to have sparked after a lackluster first half.
That continued in the fourth quarter. Rider more than doubled its first half score (21) with the amount the team scored in the fourth quarter.
The Lady Indians would not give up though. The team made four 3-pointers in the quarter while also scoring from the free throw line to try and keep up. Unfortunately, Nocona could not as it lost by one score 62-59.
Nocoan’s next scheduled game is at 11:45 a.m. on Dec. 5 at Peaster.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a close game to Ector on Tuesday after a last second rescheduling.
The Lady Eagles won 41-36 in a game the Lady Bulldogs were outsized in.
The physical intimidation might have been a mental factor in the first half as Prairie Valley trailed by seven points at halftime.
The Lady Bulldogs hung on close despite the height disadvantage thanks to their outside shooting. Prairie Valley had a chance to tie the score up in the final minute down three points.
Unfortunately, a turnover and foul led to Ector able to make some free throws that iced the game.
Prairie Valley’s next scheduled game is at 5 p.m. on Dec. 8 at Wichita Christian.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns won their first game of the season against Savoy on Tuesday.
The Lady Horns picked up the big win 50-22 against the Lady Cardinals.
Faith Moore led the team with 19 points while Morgan Miller joined her in double-figures with 10 points.and grabbing six rebounds.
Coach Cori Hayes liked what he saw from his team so early in the season, but still sees plenty of room for improvement.
Forestburg’s next scheduled game is at 6 p.m. on Dec. 8 against Perrin-Whitt at home.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears beat up on Henrietta’s junior varsity team on Tuesday.
The Lady Bears beat the Lady Bearcats 79-25 in a one-sided affair.Gold-Burg did not waste any time scoring 20 or more points in both the first and second quarters before cooling off a bit in the second half.
Taylor Lyons led the team with 25 points while Kelly Contreras was second scoring 20 points. Sierra Weaver and Ashlyn Brown both finished in double figures as well scoring 10 points each.
The Lady Bears next scheduled game at 6 p.m. on Dec. 8 against Petrolia’s JV at home.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost to one of the top rated 2A private schools in the state on Tuesday.
Muenster Sacred Heart beat the Lady Panthers 37-17.
Kaitline Harris led the team with five points. Kayden Skidmore and Kate Sherwin were second with four points.
Coach Daniel Lindenborn thought his team did good job breaking the Lady Tigers press and putting up shots that just didn’t fall. As the game wore on, the lack of depth for Saint Jo became a factor.
The Lady Panthers next are scheduled to play at noon on Dec. 5 at Bryson.
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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