SPORTS
Bowie boys lose first district game
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost their first district game on Friday at City View.
The reigning district champ Mustangs beat the Jackrabbits 74-50 in an offensive fire show Bowie just could not keep up with.
City View swept through the district last year undefeated before going three rounds deep in the playoffs. The Mustangs are picked to do it again as the eighth ranked team in the state from the most recent poll. City View is long and athletic and led by brothers Jaeden and Chris Whitten.
The first quarter was a fireball of a start for both sides as the teams combined for nearly 40 points.
Bowie came out making several 3-pointers and dumping it off inside to Riley Blackburn for finishes around the rim. The Jackrabbits scored a game high for them 17 points.
Unfortunately, it was not enough to keep up with the Mustangs.
City View scored 22 points in the quarter, with 14 coming from the brother duo.
Not much was different in the second quarter for the Mustangs as they scored 20 points. Bowie’s offense took a bit of a dip as the team made no 3-pointer during the quarter.
Brody Armstrong scored six points as the Jackrabbits did not struggle to score, but it was not enough to keep up as they trailed by double-digits 42-29 at halftime.
The third quarter was a complete tone shift as neither team scored much. Both teams combined to score 20 points, though City View got the small advantage scoring 11-9 during the period.
This did not help Bowie much as the team still trailed by quite a bit 53-38.
At one point it looked like the Jackrabbits were about to get the score under 10 points by cutting the lead to 53-41. Unfortunately, that would be as close as they would get.
The Mustangs offense took advantage of the high pace again in the fourth quarter and scored more than 20 points again and brother duo combined for 48 points in the game. Bowie failed to keep up which made the final margin worse than the team would have liked.
City View won 74-50.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys basketball team got off to a quick start and used a big third quarter to take a 65-44 homecourt win over Dodd City Jan. 6.
The Panthers got out to a 19-7 first quarter lead on the Hornets. Barrett Johnson had 13 points for Saint Jo with Trent Gaston adding four and Zeke Bonn having a basket.
Lee Yeley led the hosts in the second quarter with a pair of 3-pointers. Johnson had five points and Gaston a basket.
Dodd City tossed in 18 points but still found themselves down 33-25 at the half.
For further information, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Many Prairie Valley fans had misgivings about taking state-ranked and defending Class A state champs Perrin Jan. 6, one fan saying “nothing good can come of this.”
The Bulldogs gave a solid showing against the visiting Pirates, staying close for more than three quarters before outside shooting by Perrin enabled the visitors to pull away in a 72-57 win.
Perrin looked to blow things out early, with a 5-0 lead in the opening minute before Sawyer Bray snapped the string. The Pirates went on an 8-0 run for a 13-2 lead mid-quarter.
Prairie Valley’s Trae Campbell showed what kind of night it would be by getting inside for baskets. Jarrett Horton’s 3-pointer capped a 4-of-11 shooting frame for the ‘Dogs, who were down 19-11 after eight minutes.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Several Bowie turnovers in the opening moments Friday night enabled visiting Holliday to get out to a 10-2 lead. The Eagles then used a third quarter offensive explosion for a 72-27 win over the host Rabbits.
Four turnovers in the first 90 seconds hurt the Rabbits, Holliday took advantage and broke things wide open. Holliday led 10-2 with Tyler Richey coming through with the only Bowie points. Cason Airington’s 3-pointers ended a 3-of-8 shooting frame for the Rabbits, which were down 17-8 after one quarter.
Bowie’s shooting continued going downhill into the second quarter, the Rabbits missing all five shots. A free throw by Richey midway through the frame would be the only point. Holliday outscored Bowie 13-1 in the second frame to take a 30-9 lead at the half.
The Visitors opened the third quarter on a 12-1 run, over the first nearly three minutes of the third. Both teams had their best scoring quarters in the third.
For further information, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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