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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.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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