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Nocona boys win first district title in 35 years
Nocona
The Nocona Indians won their first district title since 1988 with their win against Archer City on senior night Tuesday.
The Indians blew the Wildcats away by winning 61-32 in a game that was expected to be close.
Nocona needed to win to avoid being in a three-way tie for first place with Seymour and Archer City. The Indians won the first game between the teams by only six points 48-42 and knew with the stakes high they could not come out flat.
So Nocona came out and played its most complete game from the jump. All five starters made at least one basket, scoring in multiple ways, sharing the ball on smart cuts to the basket, drives and four made 3-pointers.
On the flip side, Nocona defensively were pests all night, pressuring the ball full-court in tough man-to-man sets that just seemed to overwhelm the Wildcats.
The Indians led 25-7 after the first quarter and never looked back.
While Nocona’s offense cooled off the next three quarters, Archer City did not score in the double-digits until late in the fourth quarter when the game was out of reach and the Indians had pulled back their press and intensity.
With the lead growing past 30 points at certain times in the second half, it was the type of game where end of the bench rotation players, some of whom are seniors, got to play big stretches of minutes and were encouraged to throw up shots with the game already in hand.
In the end, Nocona won 61-32.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers came up short against Slidell on Tuesday night.
The Greyhounds won 54-48 to seal up another district title.
The Panthers came into the game hoping to upset Slidell’s senior night and maybe keep alive the chance to move up in the district standings.
The Greyhounds came out scoring well in the first half and were up 37-25. Saint Jo made some defensive adjustments and limited Slidell to only 19 points in the second half which gave the Panthers a shot.
Some late 3-pointers got the game close and Saint Jo had opportunities to either tie or take the lead, but ultimately just could not convert. Slidell escaped with the win, 54-48.
Forestburg vs Bellevue
The Forestburg Longhorns ended their season on a high note with a win at Bellevue on Monday night.
The Longhorns won 55-54 against the Eagles.
Forestburg got out to a big lead up 23-11 after the first quarter. The pace slowed to a crawl in the second quarter as the team’s combined to score seven total points. The Longhorns scored only one point during that time, but still led 24-17 heading into halftime.
The pace picked back up in the second half for both teams as they made shots. The Longhorns lead was picked away at, but they still held 42-37 lead heading into the final period.
In the fourth quarter, Forestburg survived three Bellevue 3-pointers by making just enough free throws to eek out the win by one point 55-54.
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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