SPORTS
Area schools ran well this week
Several area schools ran at cross country meets on Wednesday.
They were spread out at three different meets.
Bowie and Forestburg ran at Brock, Nocona and Saint Jo ran at Lindsay and Prairie Valley hosted its own meet attended by Bellevue. Gold-Burg boy’s ran at Lindsay while its girl’s team ran at Prairie Valley.
The Jackrabbit boy’s team finished fourth overall at Brock. Their top runner Nathan Rodgers finished 10th overall with a time of 18:23. Bowie’s only girl runner, Jojo Villarreal, finished 47th overall with a time of 16:09.
Forestburg only had one runner in the meet, Brenna Briles, who placed 52nd with a time of 16:44.
At the Lindsay meet, the Nocona Lady Indians finished fifth overall as a team. Bayler Smith was the team’s top runner finishing fourth with a time of 12:25.
The Nocona boy’s team finished third overall. Its top runner was Alex Stephens who finished 10th overall with a time of 17:21.
In the same race, the Saint Jo boy’s team finished seventh overall. The Panthers top runner was Elijah Young who finished 15th with a time of 17:42.
Saint Jo’s only girl in the race was Kaycee Clark who finished 59th with a time of 15:10.
Also at the race was the Gold-Burg boy’s team. The Bears finished 10th as a team, but top runner Isaac Renteria finished second overall with a time of 16:14.
Also going on the same day was Prairie Valley’s hosted meet. The Bellevue girls finished second as a team while top runner Grace Martin finished first with a time of 14:08.
The Lady Bulldog team finished behind the Lady Eagles in third place while their top runner Linzie Priddy finished second with a time of 14:23.
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears finished fifth overall and their top runner Ollie Gaston finished seventh overall with a time of 15:59.
In the boy’s race, Prairie Valley finished second overall with its top runner being Eli Croxton who finished third with a time of 18:36.
The Bellevue boy’s team finished fourth overall with Jayson Gill finishing first for the Eagles in eighth place with a time of 21:39.
To see the results for all of the varsity runners from all of the teams mentioned, 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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