SPORTS
Basketball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Indians basketball teams took City View at home on Tuesday night with the girls winning big and the boys losing.
The Lady Indians won 78-41 while the Indians lost 75-46.
The Nocona girls got off to a blazing start to the game scoring 22 and 19 points in the first two quarters. The Lady Mustangs just could not keep up with that level of scoring which did not slow down in the second half.
The Lady Indians came out and scored 24 points in the third quarter before putting the breaks on in the fourth quarter with the lead past 30 points.
Skyler Smith led the team with 18 points while Stephanie Gutierrez (17) and Megyn Meekins(16) were not far behind as everyone got in on the scoring action.
Coach Kyle Spitzer liked what he saw overall, but knows there are still things to work on despite winning by a lot.
The Nocona boy’s were on the opposite side of the coin. The defending district champ Mustangs scored at a pace that the Indians just could keep up with. The main culprit was Chris Whitten for City View, who scored a game high 27 points.
Sam Davis led Nocona with 11 points while Michael Wetmore was second with eight points.
Coach Colby Schniderjan gave all the praise for the Mustangs being the better team that night.
Saint Jo vs Gold-Burg boys
The Saint Jo Panthers beat Gold-Burg at home on Tuesday night.
The Panthers won with little trouble 69-24 against a Bears team that was missing several players and their coach who were out with COVID and other illnesses.
Saint Jo was hoping to have a good pick me up game after struggling recently in its games before the break and during its holiday tournament last week.
Coach Lyndon Cook thought his team could have played better at the beginning of the game to establish control, but liked what he saw from his team as the game went on.
Devin Stewart finished with a team high 17 points while Brice Durham joined him in double-figures with 10 points.
Cook also praised Caleb Workman, who handed out seven assists for the team as another highlight of the game.
For Gold-Burg, Coach Jessie Vaughn had to miss the game due to testing positive for COVID. He expects to be back for the Bears next game.
Kolton Whitaker led the team with 12 points.
Prairie Valley boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs played one of their worst games of the season at their non-district game at Christ Academy on Tuesday.
The private school Warriors won 70-29 against the Bulldogs in a game Coach Seth Stephens was not happy with at all.
“Was certainly the poorest we’ve played all season,” Stephens said. “Not to take anything away from our opponents, they played well and beat us in every facet of the game. We shot the ball poorly and weren’t aggressive enough. We did show some good fight and energy in the second half, but that didn’t translate into points or defensive stops.”
Tyler Winkler led the team with 14 points while Isaac Yeargin was second with nine points. Konner Ritchie led the team with 14 rebounds.
Prairie Valley is scheduled to next play at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 at home against Midway.
Forestburg boys
The Forestburg Longhorns were overwhelmed on Tuesday against Slidell.
The Greyhounds won 75-8 against a young Longhorns team that is just trying to gain experience.
Coach Eldon Van Hooser hopes his team’s decision making and shooting improves first as the team has struggled to score against tough defenses.
Forestburg is next set to play at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 at home against Gold-Burg.
SPORTS
Saint Jo volleyball opens with victory
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.
SPORTS
Lady Indian VB falls in semis at Brock Tourney
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.
SPORTS
Area teams hit gridiron for scrimmages
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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