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Jackrabbits win area game 66-52

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The Bowie Jackrabbits beat Jim Ned 66-52 on Friday to win in the area round of the playoffs. (Photo by Ashley Bell)

The Bowie Jackrabbits kept their late season magic going by beating Jim Ned in the area round on Friday.
The Jackrabbits won 66-52 against the Indians in a game they controlled from the jump and never let go of to keep their playoff run going.
Bowie came into the game on the heels of the upset of the year with it beating highly ranked Peaster in the bi-district after four overtime periods. There might be some worry there would be a bit of a let down after such an emotional win, but that win was just the continuation of its previous game.
Bowie’s win in its final regular season game against a Holliday team did not improve its seeding, but it did lead to the Eagles losing expectedly in the bi-district round to state-power Brock since the loss made them finish third in the district. It was the fate Holliday sent Bowie to last year.
The confidence was sky high now and the Jackrabbit team was not ready for their ride to end. In comparison, despite Jim Ned being one of the top programs in 3A in just about every sport, this year’s boy’s basketball team was human.
The Indians were 23-13 on the season and finished third in their district, which meant they were a bit of a step down in competition for Bowie from its previous two wins. Still, the Jackrabbits were in no position to not take Jim Ned seriously now that everyone was jumping on their band wagon following the upset win against Peaster.
There is some recent history with Jim Ned beating Bowie in the same area round back in 2019, which ruined that team’s chances at trying to repeat as state champions.
The start of the game was the most important as the Jackrabbits got a good lead in the first quarter and never let go.
“They were very good at driving the ball and also have a talented post man,” Coach Andy Atkins said. “We had a plan to help on that post and attempted to neutralize their ability to drive the ball. I thought we were able to do those things well.”
Bowie came out and scored the game’s opening 13 points. Even with the Indians getting its stuff together, the Jackrabbits led 16-7 after the first quarter.
Bowie could never run away with the lead and cruise, but it also never let Jim Ned back into the game to make it close. The Jackrabbits led 34-20 at halftime and 53-38 heading into the final period.
Bowie was able to go 7-12 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to close out the win with little trouble 66-52.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.

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Interview with Bowie baseball players Boston Farris (left) and Trae Seigler following their district win against City View on April 8, 2025.
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Interview with Bowie softball players Hanna Bell (left) and Sadie Britt following their district win against City View on senior night on April 8, 2025.
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RJ Walker pitched four perfect innings for Nocona and got his 100th career strike out. (Courtesy photo)

Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.

Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.

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