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Bowie blows out Nocona 72-7
It was a one-sided beat down Friday night as Bowie started its season hosting rival Nocona.
The Jackrabbits won 72-7 against the Indians in a game where not much went right for Nocona and not much went wrong for Bowie.
It is the second straight year the team’s matched up to start the season after not playing for all of the 2010s. The Jackrabbits won last year’s game 35-6, though they did all of their damage in the first half. On Friday Bowie never let up.
After the Jackrabbits’ opening drive went nowhere, the Indians threw an interception to Bowie safety Devin Melton near midfield. The Jackrabbits then went down the field and scored the game’s first points as quarterback Colby Miller threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Melton to make it 7-0.
Nocona’s offense had trouble trying to establish the run as Bowie kept getting penetration. The Indians tried to roll out quarterback Brady McCasland, who used his feet to try and extend plays, but struggled to connect on many passes.
The Jackrabbits scored on their next two possessions as Miller connected with Jake Fallis for a two-yard touchdown.
Bowie then ran a reverse with Landon Felts lined up at receiver who threw a deep pass to Kynan DeMoss for a 63-yard touchdown pass to make the score 21-0 heading into the second quarter.
The Jackrabbits scored midway through the quarter as running back Matthew McCarty scored on a 37-yard run to make the score 28-0. McCarty would scored twice more during the quarter on 12 and two-yard runs to make the score 41-0 heading into halftime.
The second half saw the Jackrabbits keeping the pressure on despite several flags, including several personal foul calls, being called on them. Despite being backed up at one point, Bowie’s Felts got lose for a long run that eventually set up Miller scoring a touchdown on a short run.
Nocona started to have its most successful drive despite several running backs getting hurt. Miguel Oliveras had the most success running the ball besides quarterback McCasland.
Unfortunately, the Indian fumbles started to add up in the second half, the first one coming when Nocona drove down to Bowie’s 29-yard line.
Ironically it did lead to the Indian only points in the game. The defense forced a Jackrabbit punt and tall Sam Davis blocked the kick which was recovered by Landon Wilson in the end zone for a Nocona touchdown to cut the score to 48-7.
Not wanting to give the Indians any hope of getting any more positive momentum, Bowie immediately responded as Felts rushed for a 34-yard touchdown right before the third quarter ended to make the score 54-7 heading into the fourth quarter.
Felts scored on another long run for Bowie midway through the period. Back-to-back fumble recoveries near midfield set up two more touchdowns. Back-up running backs Jax Johnson and Nathan Curry scored on long runs following the turnovers to bump the lead up to 72-7.
The Jackrabbits recovered one final fumble, this one on a kickoff, before kneeling the ball to run out the clock.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits basketball team started off their season this past week by going 1-1.
The Lady Rabbits won against Dallas Carter 32-14 on the road before losing to Paradise at home 41-24.
Against Dallas Carter to start the season last weekend, Bowie used aggressive defense to limit the Cowgirls to five points or less in every quarter.
The Lady Rabbits struggled to score as well, but were able to convert on several more chances per quarter to keep their lead throughout the game.
Bowie led 12-6 at halftime, but was able to get more on track offensively in the second half to pull away while never giving an inch on defense.
The Lady Rabbits beat the Cowgirls 32-14.
Parker Riddle led the team with eight points while Hanna Bell was right behind her with seven. New varsity players Payton Holt and Laney Enlow added five points.
Unfortunately a few days later Bowie’s home opener against Paradise did not go its way.
The Lady Rabbits struggled to score all game and had trouble slowing down the Lady Cats two leading scorers who combined for 35 of their team’s 41 points.
New varsity player Sadie Weaver led Bowie with seven points while Bell was second with six points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona Lady Indians took care of business to easily beat Seymour on Tuesday night in their bi-district playoff match.
The Lady Indians easily won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Panthers in a match that went quick.
Nocona came into the match on a high having overcome Windthorst on its second try to get a share of the district title. Besides those matches against the Lady Trojans, the Lady Indians were breezing through opponents during district play.
Nocona expected to do the same on Tuesday night against a Seymour team that did just enough to make the playoffs in its district.
The Lady Indians won with the set scores being 25-16, 25-11 and 25-11.
Ava Johnson led the team with 18 kills while Jolie Rose was second with six. Meg Meekins had a team high 18 assists while Leah Meekins and Kasi Castro each had 10.
Meg Meekins also led the team with three service aces while Kaygan Stone had two and Castro also had two.
On defense Sy Parker had a team high three blocks while Raylea Bowles had one. Aubree Kleinhans led the team with 10 digs while Johnson was second with nine.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers got themselves a little challenge playing in their area round playoff match on Thursday against Perrin-Whitt.
The Lady Panthers won 3-1 against the Lady Pirates as they started the match on not the best note.
Saint Jo came into the match hoping it could recapture its form during its bi-district schedule. The Lady Panthers breezed through district play, never losing a set and rarely were challenged by anyone but their own high expectations.
Saint Jo had gotten a little on track playing a warm-up match against state-ranked Benjamin earlier in the week and winning 3-1. Still, Perrin-Whitt came in and seemed to surprise the Lady Panthers.
It was rematch since the teams opened the season against the other way back on Aug. 12. That match was a one-sided straight sets win from Saint Jo and the team was used to it being that way against the Lady Pirates.
Since then Perrin-Whitt won 22 matches and only lost to state-ranked Garner in its district. This time around four months later, things were different.
The first set was competitive until the Lady Panthers opened up a 14-11 lead. Instead of taking control, it was the Lady Pirates that came back and went on an 8-2 run. Perrin-Whitt led 19-16.
Even with Saint Jo closing the gap to two points 21-19 heading into the end of the set, it was the Lady Pirates that made the plays and feasted on uncharacteristic Lady Panther mistakes. Perrin-Whitt won 25-22 to take set one and the early lead.
While it was a close set, it was not Saint Jo’s best as more than once communication errors that are long ironed out at this point of the season resulted in points as well as hitting errors around the net.
The loss seemed to serve as a wakeup call for the Lady Panthers heading into set two.
Saint Jo took control of the set early thanks to some aggressive serving, good defensive net play and solid ball control. The Lady Panthers went on an 8-2 run to lead 14-6 and led by double-digits at one point 20-10.
Perrin-Whitt played better down the stretch to make the final score respectable, but Saint Jo won with little drama 25-17 to tie the match at 1-1.
That confidence from how it had won set two led into the set three for Saint Jo. The Lady Panthers were up 5-0 early.
The Lady Pirates cut the lead to as close to three points down 9-6, but from there it was all Saint Jo.
The Lady Panthers at one point opened up a double-digit lead 23-12 before eventually winning the set 25-17 again to take the lead in the match 2-1.
Any of the confidence or fire Perrin-Whitt had at the start of the match seemed to be gone heading into set four and Saint Jo was not letting up.
From the start again, the Lady Panthers took a quick 5-0 lead and never looked back.
It was a quick procession to the end of the match as Saint Jo’s lead grey to 17-8 to 21-9 to eventually 25-12.
The Lady Panthers won the match 3-1 to move on to the regional quarterfinals.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News. For more pictures from the match click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6870377&T=1
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