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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.
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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