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Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg
The Saint Jo Panthers earned their first win of the season hosting fellow Montague County team Gold-Burg on Friday.
The Panthers ended the game in the third quarter as they won 78-28 against an improved Bears’ team.
The Panthers scored on every possession with Brawner scoring five touchdowns and rushing for 155 yards. Harris completed five passes for 128 yards and three touchdowns. Two touchdowns went to Connor for 95 total yards.
The Bears had glimpses of great play as Kani led the team with 137 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Jayon scored two touchdowns as well while rushing for 84 yards.
Unfortunately, three turnovers and getting in a two score hole to start the game thanks to a failed onside kick recovery never allowed Gold-Burg to get into the game.
Trying to contain Saint Jo’s big plays never really got going either.
While it is disappointing for the Bears to not compete better against the bigger school, it is at least the last such opponent for the team this season.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost their home opener on Friday night against a tough Paradise team.
The Panthers won 56-0 in a game where the Indians fell behind early and never recovered.
Paradise scored 35 points in the first half throwing and running ball while Nocona’s offense is still trying to find some success.
The Indians were led by quarterback Brady McCasland who led the team with 52 yards passing and 38 yards rushing.
Forestburg
The young Forestburg Longhorns opened up their season on Friday with a tough loss against Wichita Christian.
The Stars won 52-0 at halftime at Forestburg, ending the game early due to mercy rule.
The result was not unexpected as the mostly senior led Wichita Christian showed how much experience pays off against the mostly underclassmen and undermanned led Longhorns.
Julius Blaylock led the team with 34 yards rushing. Braxton Osteen completed one pass to Kyler Willett for 11 yards.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its’ second consecutive playoff trip, Bowie’s volleyball team gave it a valiant effort against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy. The Eagles proved to be too much with an athletic frontcourt proving too much in a 3-0 win (25-20,25-21,25-18) Oct. 29 at Breckenridge High.
Bowie led midway though all three sets but the Eagles were able to come from behind and pull out the win.
The Eagles got out quickly with a 5-0 lead in the opener. The Lady Rabbits showed some gumption and stormed right back with a Taelyn Webb dink breaking serve. Junior Molly Enlow rolled off four points to knot the game at five. KP Rutherford’s kil kept the drive alive.
Olivia Stewart’s kill set the stage for Serenity Klump’s three-point string. Frontcourt work by Ellie Mowery and Stewart allowed Bowie to take a 10-9 lead. Bowie maintained the lead thanks to dinks by Abby Reneau and Stewart, which forced the Eagles into a timeout.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In its first playoff game of 2026, Saint Jo took control after a slow start and wound up cruising past Garner 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in a Class A area round game Nov. 2.
The Lady Panthers will face Strawn, which swept Crowell in the area round, next. No further details were available as of press time.
The Lady Longhorns showed they were ready to play in the early going, getting out to a 9-4 lead in game one. Saint Jo broke serve and used a pair of Kamron Skidmore points, aided by Savannah Hill kills on both points to get within one.
Garner led by six midway through the set before Hill’s five-point serving run, helped along by a Skidmore kill to draw within 13-14. A Skidmore kill was followed by two Skidmore points, including an ace, to tie the game at 19.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Several county schools will have runners at the state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Bowie, which qualified for regionals with a 3rd place finish at the District 6-3A Meet, will have both Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater, who finished in the top 10 individually. Willett finished 3rd in the Class 3A Region I Meet in Lubbock with a time of 16:17.20. Kellen Rater finished 10th with a time of 16:51.60.
Other Rabbits competing were Hayden Cox with a time of 18:56.30, Hayden Sutton in 19:41.60, Taven Melton in 19:59.20. Coleman Holloway in 20:26.80and Jaxon Castro in 20:56.10.
The top 10 individuals and top four teams from each region qualify for State.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
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