SPORTS
Bowie starts district against Jim Ned
The Bowie Jackrabbits come off their bye-week to start district play off against possibly its best opponent of the season.
Jim Ned has been one of those programs the last several years people talk about when discussing the top teams in 3A.
The Indians are down at the moment thanks to a 2-3 pre-district record, which are more losses than they had the previous two years combined. Still, there was a reason Jim Ned was a preseason top 10 team in the state in 3A.
The Indians want to run the ball as they have three players with 200 or more rushing yards on the season and two with 300 or more yards. One of Jim Ned’s most highly thought of player is lineman Gage Stanaland who is committed to playing football at Navy. Jackrabbit Coach Hugh Farmer pointed him out as being the best lineman they will have faced so far this season.
While Jim Ned leans on the run, it is to set up big plays in the passing game. Only 59 passes have been thrown this year, but they have completed 39 for 436 yards and seven touchdowns.
Some of the struggles have come from the quarterback situation at Jim Ned as two different players have about equal time. Initially going with an immobile thrower at the position did not produce good results in the first few weeks as the team started 0-3.
The last two games the team has started senior Troy Doran who added an element with his legs at the position and the team has won both of its last two games with him at the helm.
Farmer knows it will take a team effort.
“We are going to have to stop the run and put a lot of people in the box,” Farmer said. “With saying that, we have to read our keys and know our eyes are right so we don’t give up the big play.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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