SPORTS
Bowie Lady Rabbits lose first district game to Holliday
The Bowie Lady Rabbits undefeated run in district play was snapped Saturday morning against reigning district champs Holliday.
The Lady Eagles won in straight sets like most outsiders thought, but the set scores were close throughout as the Lady Rabbits gave them trouble throughout the match.
Holliday came into the match with only two losses on the year and a top 10 ranking in the state since before the season started. Bowie last beat Holliday in 2019, when the current seniors were freshman.
Still, the Lady Rabbits have shown so far in district they might be the best team that could challenge Holliday. With the stakes being high and Bowie playing them on their home floor at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, what weird things could happen?
Well the Lady Eagles came out swinging and took a 7-3 lead and initially looked like they were going to be too overwhelming for the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie answered with a run of its own to tie the score at 8-8 and it was on. The Lady Rabbits took a 14-11 lead, but Holliday answered with a run of its own to retake the lead.
The Lady Eagles held a small 21-19 lead heading into the final points where anything could happen. Unfortunately, Holliday was able to close out the set strong, winning four of the next five points to win the set 25-20 to take a 1-0 lead.
There were no big leads in the first 30 points of set two. The score was tied at 10-10 and Bowie had a small 13-12 lead before the Lady Eagles took a 16-14 lead.
Holliday stretched it out to a 20-15 lead and looked like it was going to run away with the set. The Lady Rabbits fought back to cut the lead to two points 21-19, but unfortunately the Lady Eagles were able to close the set out again, winning 25-20 to take a 2-0 lead.
With as tight as the first two sets had gone, it was easy to think there might be a third set let up potential from Holliday if Bowie played its best.
Instead set three started off competitive again for the first 20 points. The Lady Rabbits came back from a three-point deficit to tie the score up at 10-10, but then the Lady Eagles started to pull away.
Holliday led 14-11, then 17-13. Bowie made cut it back to three down 19-16, but it was running out of time.
Then the Lady Eagles went scored four of the next five points and it was all but over. Holliday would win 25-18 to close out the match 3-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo clinched a playoff spot in their home finale. Nocona and Gold-Burg both suffered regular season losses.
Brief summaries of the games follow:
Tioga 50, Nocona 0
After losing a Nocona High students a few days before the Nov. 5 game, the Indians never fully recovered and wound up on the short end of the stick to the Bulldogs.
Nocona had just 95 yards of offense. Quarterback Brody Langford was 6-11 passing for 21 yards. Logan Gaston had 53 yards on 10 carries. McCrae Crossen had 22 yards on eight carries with Jax Fuller adding 18 yards on four totes.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Looking to get back to the State championship, Nocona’s volleyball team got off to a quick start in its area round matchup with Coleman Nov. 3.
A bit of a letdown in the middle games was rectified in game four, allowing the Lady Indians to post a 3-1 (25-12, 26-24, 22-25,25-13) victory. Nocona Coach Sandy Langford said getting back to its style of game helped.
“We’ve had to overcome a lot this week,” Langford said in reference to the school losing a student in an accident two days prior. “We talked during a timeout about getting back to playing fast which is more our style. Coleman had us playing a slower style of play and they took advantage of it.
The fast style of play benefitted the Lady Indians, who got out to a 4-0 lead in game one courtesy of Paige Davis. Maddyn Bowles added a kill to keep things moving.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
When you’re gunning for a playoff spot, playing error free football is paramount.
Or is it?
In a District 4-3A Division I battle for the fourth and final playoff spot, Bowie had made five turnovers in the first nearly three quarters but still managed to lead 21-17 late in the third quarter. The Jackrabbits received a pep talk from their coaches and did not turn the ball over again while receiving some clutch defense down the stretch in a much closer than it looked 42-17 win over the Boyd Yellowjackets.
With the victory, Bowie clinched its first playoff spot in football since 2017. The Jackrabbits, 1-3 in district and 5-5 overall, will travel to Cisco for a 6 p.m. Nov.13 game vs. defending state champion Wall, who is ranked No. 4.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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