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Nocona wins homecoming
The Nocona Indians sent the fans home happy on Friday as they won their first game of the season against Chico.
The Indians beat the Dragons in dominant fashion 54-22 to have a happy homecoming night for all in Nocona.
Both the Indians and Chico came into the game hoping to get the first win of the season.
The Dragons got on the board first after both team’s initial drives went nowhere. Chico’s option running game sprouted some big plays early on and a drive was capped when the Dragons scored on a short quarterback sneak to go up 8-0.
Nocona responded as its offense moved down the field inside Chico’s red zone. Quarterback Brady McCasland then found Bodie Davis for a 6-yard touchdown.
The score was tied at 8-8 heading into the second quarter, but not before Charlie Fuller intercepted a pass near midfield.
The Indians could not take the lead right away. The Dragon defense forced a turnover on downs on their own 33 yard-line. Luckily, Chico turned the ball right back over as Miguel Olivares recovered a fumble on the next play.
Nocona then scored on the next offensive play as running back Johnny Stone scored on a 35-yard run to put the Indians up 14-8.
Nocona’s defense then forced a punt on Chico’s next possession. The special teams came through as Dayson Elliott and a crowd blocked the punt. McCasland recovered the ball and took it 30 or so yards in for another touchdown to put the Indians up 20-8.
The Dragons’ next possession looked promising as they moved into Nocona territory running the ball. Unfortunately for Chico, another fumble allowed the Indians to recover the ball by McCasland again.
Nocona’s offense moved the ball down the field and scored again as McCasland found tight end Sam Davis for a 14-yard touchdown to put the Indians up 26-8.
With less than two minutes before halftime the Dragons to tried to be aggressive and pass the ball down the field.
The pass was intercepted by none other than McCasland, who returned the ball from near midfield inside Chico’s 10-yard line.
Nocona had chances to score before halftime, but failed to though the Indians lead was still good.
Nocona wanted to make sure to not let up following a long halftime full of homecoming festivities.
The Indians got the ball first and went on a scoring drive, capped off by Stone scoring on a 17-yard run to increase the lead to 34-8.
Following a defensive stop, Nocona scored again as McCasland found Fuller for a 20-yard touchdown catch as the lead grew to 40-8.
Still in the third quarter, the Indians again got a stop and the offense scored as McCasland ran in a touchdown from 17-yards out to increase Nocona’s lead to 46-8.
The Indians then started playing backups and reserves with the game in hand.
At the start of the fourth quarter Chico scored its first points since the first quarter on another quarterback sneak to cut the lead to 46-14.
Nocona’s backup offense answered back as Caden Gaston ran in another touchdown from 21 yards to make the score 54-14.
The Dragons had one final drive with the time ticking down and scored on another short run as time expired, making the final score 54-22 in favor of the Indians.
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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