SPORTS
Bowie, Forestburg football lose final games, miss playoffs
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost their final game on Friday at Vernon.
The Lions won 34-2 in a game that still had value as the Jackrabbits were fighting for a playoff spot in spite of everything.
Bowie came in with a 1-8 record, but with a win a 2-3 district record would give it the tie-breaker against Vernon and get the Jackrabbits the fourth and final seed.
Unfortunately, it did not come to that. Bowie’s offense failed to do much in the game, finishing with 109 yards of offense, four first downs and three turnovers.
Vernon mostly moved it on the ground, though three completed passes went for big gains.
Bowie’s defense held on as best it could, but with the offense doing so little with the ball it eventually wore down as the game went on.
Vernon took the lead in the first quarter with an interception that was returned for a touchdown. The Lions then hit on a 61-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
In the second half, Vernon finished off three drives with its running back scoring on two short runs and one from 22 yards out.
One of the only bright spots for Bowie came when it blocked an extra point in the second quarter and it was scooped up in the end zone and returned 104 yards by Tucker Jones for the lone two points the Jackrabbits got all night. Another positive was the team committing only four penalties on the night.
Quarterback Brody Armstrong led the team with 53 yards passing 34 yards rushing. Running back Matthew McCarty led the team with three catches for 15 yards.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns lost a tough game against district champs Newcastle at home on Friday.
The Bobcats won 50-0, with the game ending in late in the third quarter due to the mercy rule.
The Longhorns knew it was a long shot to try and beat a tough team like Newcastle, who had won easily against the other two teams in the district so far. Still, Coach Greg Roller wanted his team to fight and make the Bobcats earn everything they got in the game.
At the end, Roller felt like he got that from his team.
If the Longhorns could have hooked up on a few long passes or done a few small things here and there, the score would have been a bit different according to Roller. Making the Bobcats play most of the third quarter was a win in his book.
The season ends with the young Forestburg team missing the playoffs with a 2-8 overall record. Still, Roller thinks his team and the program is growing in the right direction, it is just taking longer than many would like.
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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