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Lady Rabbits win last home game
The Bowie Lady Rabbits were able to secure at least a third place finish in the district with their win against City View on Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits won with little drama this time around 59-47 against the athletic Lady Mustangs.
Bowie was coming into the game knowing it needed to win in order to not lose its place in the district standings. The first game went into overtime after City View came storming back in the fourth quarter. The Lady Rabbits barely won that game 52-50.
Tuesday’s game started with the Lady Mustangs leading first in slow paced quarter that ended with a bang. Down 9-8 with less than two minutes to play, Bowie went on a 10-4 run to end the quarter. The team made three 3-pointers against City View’s zone in the quarter that forced the Lady Mustangs to switch defenses and the Lady Rabbits also drew five free throws.
Both teams were nearly in the bonus after the first quarter as Bowie was up 18-13.
The second quarter saw the Lady Rabbits go on an even more impressive run in the first 3:30.
The team continuously got stops, pushed the ball up the floor and either scored layups or got to the free throw line. Bowie went on a 14-0 run before City View scored its first basket of the quarter.
The run allowed the Lady Rabbits to take a comfortable lead into halftime 36-21.
The second half saw Bowie struggle a bit more scoring the ball once transition opportunities dried up. City View tried to use its size advantage inside, as well as the Lady Rabbits attention to double-teaming one of its players in the post, to get close shots around the basket.
The Lady Mustangs seemed to slow the game down and with their defense making it harder to drive to the basket or make 3-pointers. Bowie did a good enough job on defense to not let the bigger and taller Lady Mustangs bully them. City View only outscored them 10-8 to make the smallest dent in the lead 44-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
This was a similar position Bowie found itself in in the first game. A frantic City View team turned up the pressure and came back from a big lead to tie the game up and force overtime.
The Lady Mustangs switched things up on defense starting the fourth quarter, switching to a half court trapping scheme to try and up the pressure. This allowed Bowie to take advantage of the aggression and make them pay.
Even with City View drawing even more free throws and starter Macon Chambers fouling out as a result, the Lady Rabbits never got nervous or let the Lady Mustangs start to build any sort of comeback momentum.
Even win the final three minutes when City View switched to a full-court press, Bowie did not let that change much. The Lady Mustangs were never able to get the lead closer than 10 points, especially with them going 5-12 from the free throw line in the quarter.
The Lady Rabbits closed out the game well winning 59-47.
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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