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Football Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost their opening district game on Friday at Callisburg.
The undefeated Wildcats won easily 51-7 against the young Indian team.
The bigger and older Callisburg team used its size advantage well scoring four touchdowns in the first quarter and never looking back.
Nocona quarterback Brady McCasland scored on a 19-yard run late in the fourth quarter to keep the Indians from getting shut out. He completed eight passes for 55 yards to lead the team while Johnny Stone led the team with 25 yards rushing. Charlie Fuller caught two passes for a team high 22 yards.
Coach Blake Crutsinger thought his team took step forward despite the loss after a disappointing performance the previous week.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers blew out Keene at home on Friday night.
The Panthers won 54-8, ending the game by mercy rule in the third quarter.
Coming off consecutive games against some of the states best, Saint Jo was able to address some of its issues that came up in those games.
“We played so much better offensively than we did against Union Hill,” Coach Mark Stevens said. “There were some things we didn’t do right that we fixed.”
Forestburg
A week after winning their first game in a marathon, the Forestburg Longhorns picked up their second win against Woodson on Friday.
The Longhorns won 39-27 against the Cowboys.
It was a competitive first half with Woodson keying in on stopping Forestburg’s running game. The Cowboys led 13-6 at halftime, but the Longhorns swung the momentum in the second half.
Jesus Sanchez scooped up a fumble to score a touchdown and Forestburg never looked back. The Longhorns opted to spread the field after some trouble running the ball bunched up. Woodson had trouble adjusting and Forestburg was in control.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears four game winning streak snapped on Friday against state-ranked Benjamin.
The Mustangs won 65-20 due to mercy rule as the Bears struggled to match up against the bigger team.
Gold-Burg fell behind early and never recovered against the highly touted team from Benjamin.
It’s a bitter pill to swallow for the team heading into its bye-week before district play starts.
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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