SPORTS
Saint Jo baseball plays Alvord and Chico
Saint Jo baseball has had a tough time in the last two weeks winning games though the Panthers are still competing.
Saint Jo lost both double header games against Alvord on April 22 and lost to Chico on Tuesday 13-8.
The Panthers first game against the Bulldogs did not go well. Alvord was up 5-0 after two and half innings before Tyler Cook drove in Jordan Reeves with a double.
The Bulldogs got the run back in the fourth inning before Reeves was again driven in by Cook, this time on a sacrifice fly ball, in the fifth inning.
Alvord answered with two more runs in the sixth inning as the Bulldogs won 8-2 in the first game.
In the second game it looked like it might be more of the same. Alvord took the lead in the first inning and scored seven runs in the first three innings.
Saint Jo answered in the fourth inning with Brice Durham driving in Jace Johnson with a single. The Panthers then scored four runs in the fifth inning.
Cook drove in Reeves with a single. An error fielding the ball allowed Trevor Conner and Matthew Butler to also score and Cook to advance to third base.
Collin Thomas then laid down a sacrifice bunt that drove in Cook to cut the lead to 7-5. That would be where the game would end during the bottom of the fifth inning.
Saint Jo fell behind playing the Dragons at home on Tuesday.
Chico scored six runs in the first two innings matched to the Panthers one run driven in by Johnson.
Saint Jo cut the lead in half as Johnson drove in another run in the bottom of the third inning and Thomas stole home to make it 6-3.
The Dragons got one run back in the fourth inning, but the Panthers hit back to take the lead in the same inning.
Conner drove in one run with a single, Cook drove in two with a double and Johnson drove in one run with a single to tie the game up. With the bases loaded, Durham was hit by a pitch to bring in another run to give Saint Jo its first lead 8-7.
Unfortunately, the lead would short-lived. Chico scored six runs in the fifth inning to retake the lead 13-8.
The Panthers prevented the Dragons from scoring any more, but they also could not cut into the lead in the last two innings as they lost.
Saint Jo’s final regular season game was a rematch against Chico on Friday, on the road this time.
The Panthers hope to turn their fortune around heading into the playoffs where they can finally play 1A teams after struggling to get wins against mostly bigger schools during their regular season..
The bi-district has to be done by May 8. Playoff details will be shared on the Bowie News social media pages.
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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