SPORTS
Lady Indians squash Graham 72-24
The Nocona Lady Indians showed out in their home opener on Friday against Graham.
The Lady Indians won 72-24 showing why they are a pre-season top 10 team in the state.
Nocona won its season opener against City View leaning heavily on its two returning starters and ball handlers on offense Megyn Meekins and Skyler Smith.
Against Graham the rest of the team, half of which are new to varsity, got in on the action too.
The first quarter was actually competitive. The Lady Blues post player was the tallest on the floor and had good touch to score around the basket.
She also was a deterrent in the lane on defense.
With few fouls getting called, driving into the lane usually led to blocks or toughly contested shots.
Nocona still pushed the ball every time it could with long outlet passes that provided several of its baskets and allowed it to take a 16-10 lead after the first quarter.
While the Lady Indian post players Sydnee Mowry and Avery Crutsinger were not as tall, they were challenged to stick more closely onto Graham’s leading scorer and not allow her to catch a ball cleanly without a fight.
This led to more stops from Nocona on defense which then led to more chances in transition to push the ball. With many teams not ready for full court outlet passes and with one girl always looking to leak out ahead of an unsuspecting defense, the Lady Indians quickly grabbed control of the game as the lead grew to double-digits.
Nocona led 34-17 heading into halftime and it would only get worse for Graham in the second half.
All of the running in transition seemed to drain all of the offensive energy out of Graham in the second half. Nocona allowed only seven points in final two quarters combined.
All of those stops then fed into transition opportunities, which were more numerous than in the first half. Not taking their foot off the gas until the final minute, the Lady Indians won by nearly 50 points, 72-24.
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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