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Lady Rabbits win at City View
The Bowie Lady Rabbits won their third district game playing at City View on Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits got it done in four sets again 3-1 playing against an athletic Lady Mustang team.
Bowie came in confident after finishing its first week of district play 2-0 with one-sided wins against Henrietta and Jacksboro.
City View started off district losing to state-ranked Holliday in straight sets, but had pulled out back-to-back five-set wins against district newcomers Vernon and Iowa Park.
The first set was back and forth with neither team able to get more than a two point lead in the first 40 points. With the score tied at 20-20, the Lady Rabbits were able to close out the set on a 5-1 run to win the set 25-21 and go up 1-0.
Set two started out as more of the same close action as the score was tied at 10-10. City View would then go on a 10-3 run to open up a 20-13 lead. The Lady Rabbits could not come back as the Lady Mustangs closed out the set strong, winning 25-16 and tying the score at 1-1.
Set three saw Bowie bounce back in a good way, taking a lead right from the start and just growing it for most of the set. The Lady Rabbits lead went from 11-4 and after an even 22 points it stood at 22-13.
City View then made a late run that made the final score respectable, but the Lady Rabbits closed it out winning 25-20 to take a 2-1 lead.
Not wanting to give the Lady Mustangs hope for playing in their third straight five-set match, Bowie closed out the fourth set with its best showing of the match.
The dominance from the previous set came through in the opening points and this time never let up.
There was no last gasp for City View as the Lady Rabbits closed out the match with little suspense, winning the most one-sided set of the match 25-13 to make it 3-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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