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Nocona
The Nocona Indians had a good showing at the Highway 82 tournament last week at Bells/Bonham.
The Indians went 3-1 overall and competed well in games that almost all were decided by single-digit deficits.
Nocona won against Honey Grove 45-40 as Michael Wetmore led the team with 14 points.
The next game against Grand Saline was the only hiccup of the tournament as the Indians lost 56-49 thanks to a lack of rebounding and forced shots according to Coach Brody Wilson.
Wetmore again scored a team high 18 points while Ryder Oswald joined him in double-figures with 14.
The team rebounded with its most dominant win of the tournament against Tom Bean, winning 61-39.
Brady McCasland led the team with 24 points while Wetmore joined him in double-figures with 10 points.
Finally, Nocona finished the tournament with a 53-45 win against Lindsay. Wetmore led the team with 18 pints while McCasland was not far behind scoring 14 points.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears won big against Ranger on Friday night.
The Bears won 46-28 in a game where once things started rolling, it went right for Gold-Burg.
The Bears were down after the first quarter, trailing 11-8 to the Bulldogs, but the defense came alive in the second quarter allowing only one point to be scored before halftime.
This allowed Gold-Burg to take the lead and control of the game for the final two quarters.
Aidan Foster led the team with 15 points.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs lost a tough defensive game at Tioga on Friday night.
Tioga won 42-30 in a game where one bad quarter made all the difference.
After a competitive first half, Tioga went on a 17-8 run in the third quarter to open up a double-digit lead heading into the fourth quarter. Prairie valley could not recover with only one quarter left to play.
Tyler Winkler led the team with 13 points while Trae Campbell was second with 11 points.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns got blitzed at home by private school Victory Christian on Friday night.
The Patriots won 81-42 in a game that got out of hand in the second quarter.
The young Longhorn team actually played Victory close in the first quarter as both teams were putting the ball in the basket.
Forestburg trailed only 18-16 despite its lead post player getting into early foul trouble.
All of that intrigue melted away as the Patriots started to dial up the pressure, bringing a half-court trapping style defense that rattled the Longhorns and created a lot of opportunities in transition. On top of that, Victory started making 3-pointers at an efficient clip in the half-court and started to run away with it.
Jesus Sanchez and Jesse Wadsworth led the team with 14 points each. Kyler Willett had a team high 15 rebounds to go with seven points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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