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Basketball roundup
Gold-Burg vs Prairie Valley girls
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears won against Prairie Valley at home on Friday night.
The Lady Bears won the low scoring affair 35-27 against the Lady Bulldogs.
Gold-Burg held a small 12-9 lead at halftime as every point mattered in the defensive battle.
The second half saw both teams score better, but it was the Lady Bears who did it the best. The team more than doubled its first half total in the third quarter scoring as Shadie Whitaker scored all of her game high 13 points. This put Gold-Burg up 27-16 heading into the fourth quarter.
Prairie Valley tried to come back, outscoring the Lady Bears in the fourth quarter with renewed urgency.
Unfortunately, too many missed free throws in the final period could not get the Lady Bulldogs within range to try and come back.
Gold-Burg won 35-27.
Besides Whitaker’s one quarter explosion, Sadie Weaver and Kelly Contreras each scored six points for the Lady Bears.
For Prairie Valley, Carmen Gomez led the team with eight points and Emily Carpenter was second with six points.
Gold-Burg vs Prairie Valley boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs won big at Gold-Burg on Friday night 72-38.
Prairie Valley shook off two losses against likely playoff teams Slidell and Midway to take it to a scrappy Gold-Burg team.
The Bulldogs were led by Tyler Winkler who scored 28 points and had six steals. Eli Croxton scored 19 points and Konner Ritchie joined them in double figures scoring 12 points while nearly getting a double-double grabbing nine rebounds.
For Gold-Burg Coach Jessie Vaughn, he liked how his team played after the first quarter.
Saint Jo vs Forestburg boys
The Saint Jo Panthers won against Forestburg at home on Friday night.
The Panthers won 60-35 against the young Longhorns team.
The first quarter started out close as Saint Jo only led 10-8. The Panthers then exploded for 21 points in the second quarter and Forestburg could not keep up.
The Longhorns responded in the third quarter, outscoring Saint Jo and cutting the lead to single-digits 43-34 heading into the final period. Unfortunately for Forestburg, the Panthers closed the game strong, nearly shutting the Longhorns out in the fourth quarter.
For Saint Jo, Kile Thurman led the team with 26 points while Brice Durham joined him in double-figures scoring 10 points and grabbing six steals.
For Forestburg, Braxton Osteen led the team with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
On defense Kyler Willett led the team with three blocks and Jesus Sanchez collected three steals.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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