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Basketball Roundup
Prairie Valley
Both Prairie Valley basketball teams fell to district power Slidell at home on Tuesday night.
The Lady Bulldogs lost 68-22 and the Bulldogs lost 72-40 as both teams continued to fight for the district’s final playoff spot.
The Prairie Valley girl’s team was able to limit the Lady Greyhounds on the defensive side, but unfortunately had trouble breaking through Slidell’s full-court press on offense.
Karagan Ritchie led the team with nine points followed by Carmen and Makaylee Gomez with seven and six points.
The Prairie Valley boy’s chances of winning the game went away when Slidell went on a run to close the first quarter. That put the Bulldogs in a hole early on they could not dig their way out of.
Despite the team competing well the rest of the way, it was not enough to make up the lead. The Greyhounds led 12-7 in the second quarter and 20-17 in the third quarter.
When the fourth quarter came around, Prairie Valley did not have enough gas left to try and make up the difference.
Tyler Winkler led the team with 24 points while Isaac Yeargin was second with seven points.
Gold-Burg vs Bellevue boys
The Bellevue Eagles came away with a close win at Gold-Burg on Tuesday night.
The Eagles won 34-33 against a Bears team that for most of the game.
It was low scoring for both teams in the first half, but Gold-Burg was able to rebound in the second quarter by scoring 12 points to take a 15-8 lead at halftime.
The scoring picked up by both teams in the third quarter. Both teams scored 10 points each as Gold-Burg held on to its lead 25-18.
The Eagles were led by Terrance Perry though, who scored all 10 of his team’s points during the quarter.
The fourth saw Bellevue’s Kason Roper get in on the action as he scored 11 of his team’s 16 points. It was just enough to edge in front of Gold-Burg for the win 34-33, as the Bears went 2-8 from the free throw line in the final period.
For Bellevue, Perry led all scorers with 21 points while Roper finished with 12 points.
For Gold-Burg, Kolton Whitaker led the team with 13 points while Isaac Renteria was second with seven points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Coming into the Jan. 30 District 9-2A battle between Nocona and Windthorst at Indian Gym, most fans expected a repeat performance of the first meeting, which the Indians won in overtime.
The Trojans had other ideas.
Playing a very aggressive style from the get-go, Windthorst took control early by using 82% shooting from the field to take a 15-point lead after one quarter. It would prove to be the difference in a 61-48 win over the Indians before a packed house.
Both teams are now 6-2 in district (Nocona 27-4 overall, Windthorst 20-6).
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In the Jan. 31 battle between the boys basketball teams of Bowie and City View, the host Rabbits hung with the District 7-3A leaders for nearly a half but the Mustangs used their athleticism and speed to pull away in the second half of a 71-58 win.
Bowie is now 1-7 in district and 11-18 overall with City View goes to 7-1 and 15-6. Bowie Coach Ryan Dykes said his squad played hard for a while but needs to put together four quarters.
“I liked our start, our intensity from the tip,” Dykes said. “We did a good job rotating defensively and that seemed to rattle them early.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Sy Parker wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday in a big way.
The Nocona sophomore did just that, pacing a big first quarter for the Lady Indians with 17 points and six rebounds. The hosts fed off of that and would end up cruising over Windthorst, 61-23 Friday afternoon.
Nocona ran its record to 22-7 and 8-1 in District 9-2A while Windthorst is now 12-12 and 6-3 in district. Lady Indian Coach Kyle Spitzer’s pregame want of playing fast came to fruition.
“We like to push the pace and we did that, most notably Sy,” Spitzer said. “When (Windthorst) went into a zone (defense), it slowed us down a bit.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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