SPORTS
Boys Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost a tough one to Muenster on Tuesday night.
The Hornets won by one basket 47-45 in a game that went down to the wire.
After a close first quarter, the Indians struggled to score in the second, being outscored 17-8. That was the difference at halftime with Nocona down 29-21.
The Indians made some adjustments and upped their defensive intensity, limiting Muenster to only two points in the third quarter. This allowed Nocona to tie the game at 31-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Both teams scored at a good pace in the final period. The Indians made four 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough as they came up one basket shot, losing 47-45.
Adam Meekins led the team with 15 points and five made 3-pointers. Brady McCasland joined him in double-figures scoring 11 points.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns lost a tough one against Electra at home on Tuesday night.
The Tigers won 76-35 against a young Longhorns team that just could not keep up with the scoring pace.
One thing of note besides the basketball game. Forestburg took up a collection totaling $373 it then donated to the Electra team afterwards to help towards the big fire in the community the previous week.
Electra scored the games first 12 points in the first two minutes of the game and Forestburg did not have the firepower to either get back into the game or keep up.
The second and fourth quarter were the times when the Longhorns competed the best with the Tigers, with the margins being 16-12 and 10-8 during that time. Braxton Osteen led the team with 17 points and Jesus Sanchez joined was second with seven points.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers did not play their best game at Boyd on Tuesday night.
The 3A Yellowjackets won 51-39 against a Panthers team that was hoping to compete well following a good tournament performance.
Unfortunately, Saint Jo did not look good from the start. The Panthers scored only five points in the first quarter and allowed Boyd to get a lead that caused them to play catch up all game.
Saint Jo did try to cut it close at times, but it seemed like every time the team did, the Yellowjackets had an answer ready.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears lost a tough one at Vernon Northside on Tuesday night.
The Lions won 45-30 against the Bears who just made too many mistakes to win the game.
“It was a tough loss for us because even the boys will tell you we did it to ourselves,” Coach Jesse Vaughn said. “Even with the tough loss it gave us a good understanding and insight on what we as a team need to improve on as a team.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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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