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Bowie football loses to Clyde

The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a tough matchup at home on Friday night against undefeated Clyde in a district game.
The Bulldogs won 48-21 as the Jackrabbits did not pull the upset as they look for their first district win.
Bowie knew it was going to be a tough game. Clyde was coming off a win against a Jim Ned team many thought would be the favorite to win the district title.
Still, the Jackrabbits wanted to give the Bulldogs everything they have in case they caught them slipping thinking it was going to be easy.
Unfortunately, the first quarter saw Clyde come out and get a big lead.
After stopping Bowie on the first drive, Clyde got the ball and on the first play connected on a 48-yard touchdown pass over the top to go up early.
The Bulldogs had to drive a little bit on their next drive before scoring on a 14-yard pass to go up two scores. Still in the first quarter, an interception committed by the Jackrabbits allowed Clyde to score on a 15-yard run up the middle to make the score 20-0 heading into the second quarter.
Bowie got a big lift as its offense slowly started to work down the field on a drive that chewed up a lot of clock as well with short runs up the middle and off tackle. It ended with Seth Mann punching the ball into the end zone on a five-yard run to cut the lead to 20-7.
Things did not change all of a sudden just because the Jackrabbits scored. The Bulldogs answered with a quick touchdown drive capped by a five-yard run by their running back to make it 27-7.
Bowie tried to score once more before halftime. The offense drove the ball all the way to Clyde’s 21-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with 28 seconds left in the half.
The Bulldogs made sure they were not going to be caught by the Jackrabbits now that their offense showed some life in the second quarter. Clyde scored on three touchdown passes to the same speedy receiver in the third quarter to pull ahead for good.
Bowie was not giving up. The offense finished another drive in the third quarter with Justin Clark scoring on a short run. It was set up earlier with quarterback Rayder Mann connecting with Troy Kesey on a long catch and run down into the red zone.
The fourth quarter saw Clyde take its foot off the gas. This allowed Bowie’s defense to force the first punt and later a turnover on downs at its own 29-yard line as the Jackrabbits did not allowed the Bulldogs to score again.
One last highlight saw Rayder connect with his brother Seth on a long touchdown pass. There was some contact as the defender covering Seth fell down, but the flag was on the defense which allowed a non-contested catch and run on a post route to complete a 73-yard touchdown pass.
The score made the final 48-21.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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Crutsinger resigns from Nocona

It was announced last week Nocona Athletic director/football coach Blake Crutsinger is resigning from his position at the school after serving four years.
Crutsinger said now is the time for his family to make the move, with his daughter Avery graduating after spending four years at Nocona and with his son Kellar about to enter high school and wanting the same for him at another school.
“With her going off to college, she had a really good four years here and just looking at Keller heading into high school and exploring some opportunities that might be better for him, it is just time,” Crutsinger said.
Crutsinger went 19-22 overall, helping the Indians to two playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023. The team’s best season was 2023, when it went 8-2 and won the district title, the first one in 11 years for the program.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Cervantes signs to college

Saint Jo senior Payzlie Cervantes signed her letter of intent to play college basketball last week at Highland College in Kansas. She also played volleyball, softball and ran track at Saint Jo. “After talking with Coach Tana Coleman, I really connected with her and loved the campus vibe and direction she wants for the team,” Cervantes said. “I’m looking forward to continuing my basketball career while getting my associates degree in nursing to become a registered nurse.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Sieberts earn bronze at state

Last week Montague County had five girls from Bowie and Saint Jo compete at the state tennis tournament, and one team brought back some hardware.
Sisters from Bowie, junior Heidi and freshman Willow Siebert brought back a bronze medal competing in the 3A girl’s doubles bracket.
The pair were the first people from the program to make it back to state since their half sisters, Meagan and Myah Russell, advanced nine years previously.
The Sieberts came into state as a two-seed, having finished second at the regional tournament the previous week.
The duo was ready as they blew through their first two matches. They beat a team from Hondo in the first round with the scores being 6-1, 6-1 and dominated even more in the second round against a team from Tatum, winning 6-0, 6-1.
That got them through to the second day of the tournament, but Coach Dayna Boothe was worried they had had it too easy on day one.
Playing in the semifinals, the Lady Rabbits faced a familiar foe, a team from Peaster they had beaten in the regional tournament the previous week. Unfortunately, near the end of the first set, with the Sieberts fighting to stay alive, Heidi went after a high lob and slammed into the fence. She hurt her right arm and had to play through it for the rest of the match.
They lost the match with the scores being 6-3, 6-3.
It was an all Peaster final, with the other side of the bracket producing the team that both beat the Sieberts at the regional tournament and won their second straight state title.
Still, despite the disappointment, Bowie is bringing back a bronze medal. According to Boothe, after contacting people who would know dating back to the late 1970s, it could possibly be the program’s first medals from the state tournament in tennis.
Of course, Bowie was not the only school represented. Saint Jo had Taylor Patrick competing in girl’s singles and the team of Bailie Nobile and Maxey Johnson competing in girl’s doubles in the 1A classification.
Senior Patrick was making her third appearance at the state tournament, but her first in the singles competition.
She finished third at the regional meet which meant she had a tough first round matchup against a second seed from Fort Davis.
It took everything from Patrick in a match that lasted two and a half hours. She went down in the first set 6-2, but rebounded in a tight second set to win 6-4 to force a third and final set. She had the momentum and won 6-2 to move on.
She had to summon the energy to play later that day against a fresh one-seed player from Utopia. Patrick lost 6-1, 6-1 to end her Saint Jo career. Her opponent would go on to finish second.
Juniors Johnson and Nobile were making their first appearances at the state meet after finishing second at the regional tournament. In the first round they played a tough match against a team from Marathon. It seemed evenly matched throughout, but small mistakes at inopportune times cost them throughout the match. In the end, the team lost by the scores of 6-3, 6-3.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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