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Bowie girls win 43-22; Jackrabbits lose 66-55
Girls
The Bowie Lady Rabbits won big at Burkburnett on Friday night.
The Lady Rabbits won 43-22 against the Lady Bulldogs.
Bowie came into the game winning its previous two games by 18 and 26 points. Against Burkburnett it was the same result.
The Lady Rabbit defense held the Lady Bulldogs to only nine points in the first three quarters.
On offense, Bowie leaned heavily on its two leading scorers Maddie Mandela and Ziba Robbins. Through the first three quarters the two combined to score 27 of the team’s 35 points.
With the foot off the gas in the fourth quarter and the bench cleared for everyone to get some playing time, Burkburnett was able to double its three quarter total and outscore the Lady Rabbits.
It was not enough to make up the big lead Bowie had as the team won anyway.
Boys
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost their first game of the season at Aubrey on Friday night.
The Chaparrals were able to hold off a furious Jackrabbit comeback attempt to win 66-55.
Bowie was coming off a good win against a bigger school Hirschi heading into the game. Aubrey was also a 4A playoff team last year and came in with a size advantage along the front line.
That combined with some hot shooting and using their athleticism allowed the Chaparrals to score at will in the first half. Aubrey scored 24 in the first quarter and 21 in the second to go up 45-24 at halftime.
Bowie was not going to lie down and quit against an opponent the Jackrabbits looked like they were outmatched against.
The third quarter saw the teams play about even, a good sign but Bowie would need to make up a lot of ground in the final quarter still trailing 56-37.
The Jackrabbits outplayed Aubrey in the fourth quarter and even had the Chaparrals sweating with the lad cut to only six with a little more than two minutes left to play.
Unfortunately, Aubrey was able to hold on for the win and the shot making from Bowie in the quarter ran out of steam.
The Chaparrals won 66-55.
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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