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Jackrabbits beat Alvord 47-35
The Bowie Jackrabbits got a good win against Alvord on Friday in their last game before district play starts.
The Jackrabbits easily won 47-35 in a game they could have won by more if Bowie shot the ball better.
After a bye game earlier in the week, the Jackrabbits knew it was their last chance to get things right before this week’s start to district play.
The Bulldogs are a solid team, but Bowie showed it was in another class early in the game. Taking advantage of Alvord’s zone defense the Jackrabbits crashed the offensive glass to grab rebounds and get extra chances to score.
Also Bowie set up some half court trapping on defense that produced steals and some transition opportunities. The Jackrabbits led 15-7 after the first quarter.
The Bulldogs showed some grit early in the second quarter, cutting the lead to one basket 17-15.
That would be as competitive as the game ever got as Bowie closed the quarter on a 14-4 run to take a comfortable 31-19 lead at halftime.
The highlight of the game happened in the second quarter when Andrew Sandhoff collected a steal on Bowie’s end, dribbled the ball between the legs of an opposing player before pushing the ball in transition and finally passing the ball behind his back to Jax Williams for an open layup on the fast break.
The second half seemed more like a drag than it did in the first half on the offensive end. The Jackrabbits were subbing in everyone off the bench with the game looking like it was wrapped up comfortably.
The defense did not waver as Alvord scored less than it did in the first half. Bowie was getting good shots as guys were driving the lane and making smart passes back out for better shots. Unfortunately, just not a lot of scoring happened for the Jackrabbits in the second half.
At one point the Bulldogs cut the lead to 10 points 42-32 with 5:30 left to play in the game. One more basket would cut the lead to single-digits and possibly force the Jackrabbits to start taking the game a bit more seriously with their substitutions.
That never happened and Bowie won 47-35.
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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