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Prairie Valley vs Gold-Burg
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs close win on Tuesday against Gold-Burg forced a play-in game for the last playoff spot.
The Lady Bulldogs won 43-42 to force the play-in game on Friday.
The Lady Bears were coming off a good win against Forestburg 47-28 from the previous night while Prairie Valley had a couple of days rest.
Gold-Burg came out of the game shooting well against the Lady Bulldogs 1-3-1 zone, making four 3-pointers in the first quarter and leading 16-11. Prairie Valley slowly came back and took the lead in the final moments 25-24 before heading into halftime.
It was a low scoring third quarter as Gold-Burg switched a bit to man-to-man while Prairie Valley made a concerted effort to not give up open 3-point shots the Lady Bears were making in the first half. The Lady Bulldogs led 33-29 heading into the fourth quarter.
It went back and forth in the final three minutes of the game after most of the fourth quarter saw neither team have much offensive success.
There were four lead changes until Prairie Valley led Gold-Burg 43-42 with 1:14 left to play. The Lady Bears had three different trips to the free throw line that could have either tied the score or taken the lead, but missed them.
Prairie Valley had possession with 24 seconds left and was able to avoid getting fouled or turning the ball over to dribble out the win.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns lost their final two regular season games on Monday and Tuesday to Gold-Burg and Saint Jo.
The Lady Bears won 47-28 and the Lady Panthers won 40-26.
Against Gold-Burg, Braylee Briles led the team with eight points and Reagan Ladewig grabbed 13 rebounds.
Coach Cori Hayes said the story of the game saw his team send the Lady Bears to the free throw line too much while Forestburg did not take advantage of its opportunities at the line or close to the basket.
The one against Saint Jo was closer than the final score. The Lady Horns were down eight at halftime, but played well enough to tie the score at one point. Unfortunately for Forestburg, its offense went cold and Saint Jo was able to close out the game well.
Faith Moore led the team with 12 points while Ladewig grabbed 10 rebounds. Hayes said it was the best effort his team has shown all season as it comes to an end.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles won their final game of the season at home on Monday at Saint Jo.
The Lady Eagles won 55-48 against the Lady Panthers.
Bellevue went into halftime actually down one point, but came out scoring better in the second half.
At one point the Lady Eagles led by as much as 12 points.
Austin Ford led the team way with 35 points while Callie Martin and Cirstin Allen each added 10 points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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