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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.
Nocona and Gold-Burg opened district play with convincing wins Oct. 9 while Saint Jo and Forestburg suffered tough losses.
Brief summaries of area county games follow:
Nocona 49, Chico 7
The Indians nearly had a shutout but managed to get the road win. Nocona Coach Jeff Hill said Chico turnovers and Nocona capitalizing on them was a big key to the win.
“We took advantage of those opportunities, and I’m proud of how our guys executed offensively when it happened,” Hill said. “We would have had a shutout if not for a pick-six which the defense made a really good play.”
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Peaster jumped out to a 20-0 lead midway through the first quarter and Bowie was never fully able to recover in a 50-14 District 4-3A Division I game Oct. 9.
Bowie, which lost its second straight game, is 4-3 overall while Peaster is 3-4. Rabbit Coach Tyler Price said Peaster capitalized on Rabbit mistakes.
“When you don’t do your job, you get exposed,” Price said. “The same mistakes are continually showing up and we’re not able to fix them right now.” Price said a good look in the mirror by both players and coaches has to happen if things are going to improve.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s teams competed in the District 6-3A Meet at Burkburnett High Oct. 12.
Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater finished 1-2 individually with ties of 16:44.29 and 17:17.80 to lead the Rabbits in a 2nd-place finish. Hayden Cos was 11th in 19:26.39, Hayden Sutton was 16th in 20:03.33 with Shawn Willett 19th in 20:29.34. Also running for Bowie was Coleman Holloway in 20:39.44 and Taven Melton running a 20:54.19.
The Lady Rabbits finished 4th led by Laney Segura with a time of 14:09.89. Bella Lozano finished with a time of 15:20.49 followed by Isabella Casell in 15:30.43, An’Dee Miller in 15:39.61, Angeles Alvarez in 15:44.87 and Kylee Waldrep in 16:27.33.
The boys sualified for Regionals in Lubbock Oct. 27.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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