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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’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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