SPORTS
Bowie boys spoil Eagle district title
The Bowie Jackrabbits finished their regular season with a big morale boosting win against Holliday on Tuesday night.
The Jackrabbits won 71-67 in a game that went back and forth throughout the night.
Bowie came into the game following two disappointing losses against City View and Vernon which meant the team was stuck finishing fourth in the district no matter what happened in its final home game against the Eagles. Still, the Jackrabbits had something to play for.
This year Holliday was in a three-team race for the district title with City View and Vernon heading into the final game and needed to win to keep that hope alive.
On a personal level, despite the teams being close in talent the past two years, and exchanging buzzer-beating winners last year, the Eagles have found ways to finish ahead of Bowie both years in the coveted second seed.
That history combined with senior Brody Armstrong most likely scoring his 1,000 career point during the game meant there was plenty to play for on both sides.
The first quarter started with both teams coming out and hitting shots. The Jackrabbits usually liked to push the pace by pressuring teams with their defense, but Holliday made them pay for it in the first game. This time, Bowie sat back in a zone and tried to limit the Eagles chances in the paint and contest best it could on 3-pointers.
It was shaky in the first quarter, but the Jackrabbits were making enough shots to stay close trailing 21-17.
Bowie did make three 3-pointers in the first quarter to keep pace, but when that was not happening in the second quarter the team found other ways to score on mid-range shots and baskets around the rim off dump off passes.
Holliday’s offense took a dip down in the second quarter which allowed the Jackrabbits to tie the game up at 32-32 heading into halftime.
It was another back and forth third quarter, with Bowie coming back to tie the game again after Holliday pulled ahead a bit. The game was tied 48-48 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie had its best offensive stretch of the game, powered by Armstrong as he scored 12 of his team high 29 points in the final period.
The Jackrabbits powered ahead in the final minutes and got some clutch free throws in the final seconds from Tucker Jones, who scored all six of his points in the fourth quarter after dealing with foul trouble all game.
He put Bowie up by four with less than 10 seconds left to seal the game up and give the Jackrabbits the win 71-67.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
-
NEWS3 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS4 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS4 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
-
100th Birthday4 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News
-
NEWS3 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death