SPORTS
Bowie boys lose at City View
The Bowie Jackrabbits suffered a setback on Friday with a loss at district leader City View.
The Mustangs won 74-47, beating the Jackrabbits for the second time this season by an almost identical score.
Bowie came into the contest hopeful, riding a three-game winning streak and feeling like their outside shooting was starting to peak. Three weeks since the first game, this time it was going to be different.
The Mustangs also were looking vulnerable. After sweeping through district beating every team by at least 20 or more points besides Holliday, City View had just barley escaped beating Nocona in overtime by one point.
The game started and the teams traded shots on offense. Bowie avoided complete disaster against the Mustangs full-court press.
The Jackrabbits were able to find some penetration, but with the long athletes City View had, the help defense made many shots at the rim a tough contest.
Bowie did a good job of kicking it out to shooters and the team made three 3-pointers in the first quarter. The Mustangs made three as well and had a one basket advantage 15-12 heading into the second quarter.
The Jackrabbits went small to try and match up more athletically with City View. Shots were not going in as much for Bowie, but the team was still hanging around down 26-22 late in the quarter.
The Mustangs would go on one of their runs though, closing the quarter scoring seven straight points, upping their lead to 33-22 at halftime. The Jackrabbits looked like they had just been stunned, with the first half being much closer before City View’s quick run all of sudden put them in a double-digit hole.
Bowie would need to come out in the third quarter to try and change the momentum of the game, but that did not happen.
The first two minutes saw the Mustangs score every possession, upping their lead to 41-26.
The Jackrabbits flow on offense was not there like they would have needed to come back from double-digit deficit.
Every shot proved tough, open 3-pointers that needed to go in missed. The physicality from City View grew wearisome.
While the Mustangs did a good job of taking advantage of transition opportunities while attacking defenders in isolation in the first game, City View also made more 3-pointers on Friday night at the right times.
Bowie did a good job to fight back from what was once a 20 point lead in the third quarter to trailing 51-34 heading into the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately the Mustangs’ offense exploded for 23 points in the final period, not giving the Jackrabbits a chance to try and come back. City View’s lead grew and grew as the game wore on, with the final score 74-47.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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