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Lady Rabbits win home opener
The Bowie Lady Rabbits won their home opener on Tuesday night against Poolville.
The Lady Rabbits won in blowout fashion 67-41 in a game that was only competitive for about a quarter.
Bowie came into the game fresh off its first win against Era that it won in a blowout.
The Lady Rabbits started the game on the right foot, driving to the basket and scoring enough to go up 8-0 midway through the first quarter.
The Lady Monarchs turned to their best player Emery Bryan who used her big frame and ball handling to score in many different ways. Her 13 points the rest of the quarter kept Poolville in the game even as Bowie continued to score at a good pace.
The Lady Rabbits led 17-13 heading into the second quarter.
Bryan could not keep that up for Poolville though. Bowie changed to a zone defense to try and wall off the paint while also allowing their guards to harass anyone out on the perimeter knowing there was help behind them.
Outside of a couple corner 3-pointers, the Lady Rabbits defense controlled the Lady Monarchs in the second quarter.
On offense, Bowie kept scoring at a good clip even with much of the bench getting valuable playing time. Ziba Robbins scored 11 of the teams 16 points during the quarter as the Lady Rabbits lead was up to 33-19 at halftime.
The third quarter was more of the same. Bowie players were now jumping passing lanes for steals and Poolville dealing with some foul trouble was never able to get back into the game.
Bowie played its regular rotation in the third as Maddie Mandela scored eight of her team high 18 points during the quarter to help lead the team.
Up nearly 20 points heading into the fourth quarter and with Poolville’s Bryan now fouled out, the Lady Rabbits started clearing the bench and playing everyone in platoon like shifts.
The lead stayed secured even with a lot of early season mistakes happening as girls were eager to make plays, sometimes too eager.
Bowie won 67-41.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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