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Nocona
The Nocona Indians won their third straight district game at Petrolia on Tuesday night.
The Indians blew out the Pirates 89-45 in the team’s highest scoring game of the season.
Nocona scored 20 or more points in three of the four quarters and were up 50-21 at halftime.
Coach Brody Wilson has been critical of his team’s shot selection during the season so far, but had little to complain about besides the team’s need to rebound better on the defensive end.
Michael Wetmore led the team with 20 points. Javier Gaytan was second with 15 points and Ryder Oswald joined in double-figures with 14 points.
Conley Kleinhans had a team high seven assists and Johnny Stone collected a team high seven rebounds.
Prairie Valley vs Bellevue
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs won on the road at Bellevue on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs won 72-55 against the Eagles.
The game started out high scoring with Prairie Valley leading only 17-14 after the first quarter.
While Bellevue’s offense was calmed down to score nine and 10 points in the next two quarters, Prairie Valley never slowed down.
The Bulldogs scored 16, 19 and 20 points the final three quarters as they ran away with the game as the Eagles could not keep up.
Tyler Winkler led Prairie Valley with 36 points and made six 3-pointers.
Dakota Fore joined him in double-figures with 11 points and Trae Campbell scored nine points on three made 3-pointers to add to the total.
For Bellevue, Kason Roper led the team with 28 points while Jayson Gill was second with 19 points.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns lost a tough game on Thursday night against first place Slidell on the road.
The Greyhounds won 86-14 against a young Longhorns team that struggled mightily with being pressed on offense according to Coach Eldon Van Hooser.
Kyler Willett led the team with six points and 10 rebounds.
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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