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Bowie boys start season with 77-24 win; Lady Rabbits pick up first win in blowout win against Era 41-23
The Bowie Jackrabbit boy’s basketball team opened its season with a one-sided win against Ector at the Lipan Tip-off Showcase on Saturday.
The Jackrabbits took it to the Eagles 77-24.
Bowie came into the game after a week of practice trying to integrate some football players fresh off the gridiron, some of whom are returning starters.
While it was not the type of game that tested the Jackrabbits much, it is the type of early season blowout that is good for a team that is going to be trying to figure some things out.
Bowie returns six players from its varsity team last year that finished third in district and lost to state-power Brock in the bi-district round of the playoffs, with two of them being starters.
Brody Armstrong was an all-district pick last year and shared ball handling duties with A.J. Whatley at times. Both also had starting or big roles as sophomores and will be leaders to lean on this year.
Tucker Jones was the district’s newcomer of the year last year a sophomore. The athletic wing came off the bench last year and used his athletic gifts to impact the game in several ways.
Bayler Swint spent a lot of last year recovering from a leg injury and was never really able to find the footing he had his sophomore year. He hopes his size and skill inside and out can impact the team.
Brady Lawhorn was the third post player on varsity last year as a sophomore and makes up for his lack of height with athleticism and effort. Kynan DeMoss returns as a three-point gunner whose added physicality makes up for his lack of length.
Half of the team is made up of newcomers to the varsity level, but all are either juniors or seniors who have now been in Coach Andy Atkins system for two years now.
While the team is expected to be shorter than it was last year in the front line, several newcomers had some growth spurts and Atkins expects it will only be an issue if and when they play someone who is 6’6” or taller.
Lady Rabbits
The Bowie Lady Rabbits won easily against Era on Friday night to pick up their first win of the season.
The Lady Rabbits won 41-23, breaking the game open in the third quarter with their defense.
Bowie jumped out to a 15-5 lead after the first quarter and kept the Lady Hornets down double-digits in the second quarter with a lead up to 25-14 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the Lady Rabbits shut out Era on defense, allowing no points from the Lady Hornets. In return, Bowie got its biggest quarter from its leading scorer Maddie Mandela who scored 11 of her team high 23 points in the quarter to help the Lady Rabbits put the game away.
Bowie only scored once in the fourth quarter, but it did not matter in the end as the team coasted to the win 41-23.
Besides Mandela, Ziba Robbins finished in double-figures for the Lady Rabbits, scoring 10 points and grabbing a team high 10 rebounds for a double-double. Mandela also swiped a team high four steals.
The team made seven three-pointers, but only got to the free throw line twice in the game as the team maybe settled too much to hoisting long range shots.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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