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Saint Jo baseball wins at Era 11-2
The Saint Jo Panthers won their first game of the season on Tuesday in Era with many players fresh off the basketball court.
The Panthers won in one-sided fashion 11-2 against the Hornets.
It was not a promising start for Saint Jo. Besides Collin Thomas getting on base by getting hit by a pitch and stealing second base, the other three Panthers batters struck out.
On defense, the first two Era batters were walked as it seemed nothing was going right for Saint Jo.
Fortunately, the defense came through with a groundout to third base and then a double play ending the inning before any runs could be scored.
The offense got going for the Panthers in the second inning. Payton Harris drew a one out walk followed by Brice Durham reaching first on an infield single.
The next batter struck out, but not before both base runners stole third and second to put themselves in scoring position. Their teammates came through as Matthew Butler and Tyler Cook drove both of them in on back-to-back singles to give Saint Jo a 2-0 lead.
The Panthers defense allowed one base runner in the second inning on a hit pitch, but got that one back when they caught him trying to steal second base for the third out.
Saint Jo would then score five runs in the third inning. Butler and Jordan Reeves drove in runs with singles while Durham drove in a run on a groundout. Butler and Reeves would then score thanks to opportunistic base running before the third out. The Panthers lead did not allow the Hornets to get on base in the third, up 7-0 heading into the fourth inning.
Saint Jo loaded the bases with Trevor Conner and Reeves singles along with Harris drawing a walk. Unfortunately, the Panthers came away empty handed.
Era was able to get its leadoff batter on base thanks to an error that somehow had the runner settle on second base. The base runner then stole third base which allowed him to score on a passed ball to cut the lead to 7-1 heading into the fifth inning.
Colton Thomas drove in Tyler Cook on a triple to begin the inning. Jace Johnson then drove in Thomas on a fielder’s choice to extend Saint Jo’s lead to 9-1.
A fielding error from the Panthers allowed another run to score from the Hornets, cutting the lead to 9-2 after five innings.
After a scoreless sixth inning, Saint Jo added tow more runs in the final inning. Johnson drove in Thomas on a single. Two batters later Caleb Carlton pinch hit and came through with a single up the middle to drive in Johnson for the Panthers final runs.
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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