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Nocona
The Nocona Indians faced former district opponent Henrietta on the road on Tuesday night.
The Indians won a close fought game 56-48 against the Bearcats.
The first quarter saw Nocona lead only 12-9, but its lead blew up in the second quarter with the Indians outscoring Henrietta 21-9.
Noocona led 33-18 at halftime.
The second half saw the Bearcats get on track offensively, outscoring the Indians in both the remaining quarters.
Henrietta cut the lead to 40-29 heading into the final quarter.
Thankfully, the Nocona offense got back on track after scoring only seven points in the previous quarter.
Henrietta still outscored the Indians, but only by a basket as Brady McCasland scored 11 of his team’s 16 points to keep Nocona ahead until the end.
The Indians won 56-48.
McCasland finished with a season high 27 points while leading the team with five assists. Michael Wetmore joined him in double-figures with 10 points, while Conley Kleinhans had a team high eight rebounds to go with six points.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs lost a close game to Petrolia on Tuesday night.
The Pirates won by one basket 49-46 against a Bulldogs team that almost came back to steal the win after falling behind.
The first half was a low scoring, defensive battle that was locked at only 17-17 at halftime. The scoring picked up in the second half, but along with that came with foul trouble.
Petrolia benefitted more from this development, building a double-digit lead heading into the fourth quarter. Prairie Valley made it close and had a chance to steal, but was not able to seal the deal, losing 49-46.
Tyler Winkler led the team with 20 points while Eli Croxton was second with 11 points.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears won their final non-district game against Vernon Northside on Tuesday.
The Bears won 69-34 against the Indians.
After a low scoring first quarter where Gold-Burg led only 9-6, the Bears exploded to score 23 points in the second quarter. Northside could not keep up as Gold-Burg led 32-16 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the offensive pace for the Bears take a dip, but it picked right back up as Gold-Burg scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to win running away with it 69-34.
Aidan Foster led the team with 26 points while Jack Henry was second with 15 and Isasc Renteria added 11 points.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns had a tough game at Bryson on Tuesday night.
The Cowboys won 66-50 against the young Longhorns.
The team was without Coach Eldon Van Hooser for the game as he was dealing with a personal matter.
Forestburg fell behind in the second and third quarters by double-digits and could not catch back up even when the Longhorns offense found its groove in the second half.
Jesse Wadsworth led the team with 16 points and five 3-pointers, all scored in the second half. Kyler Willett was second with 14 points while Nathan Payne joined the two in double-figures scoring 10 points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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