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.

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