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Bowie football season ends
It was a tough final game for the Bowie Jackrabbits to close against a playoff bound Vernon team.
The Lions won 42-7 against the Jackrabbits, pulling ahead in the second half after competitive first one that was not reflected in the final score.
Bowie came into the game with nothing to play for but pride with its playoff hopes gone. Vernon needed to win to hold onto its third place finish.
The Jackrabbits started the game well, driving right down the field running the ball down the Lions throats in short, tough runs. It ended with Seth Mann scoring on a 12-yard touchdown run to put Bowie up 7-0.
The start would be the highlight of the game.
Vernon answered with a one-play drive, scoring on a 52-yard run to tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Jackrabbit offense punted the ball away, the Lions then took their time driving a long way for their second touchdown.
The drive started at the end of the first quarter and ended with 4:42 left in the second quarter when Vernon scored on a short run to take the lead 13-7.
Bowie was hoping to answer back before halftime and drove into Lions territory. Unfortunately, an interception was thrown with 29 seconds left.
The Jackrabbits did get one more chance. Shortly after, linebacker Zac Harris intercepted a pass near midfield to give Bowie the ball with four seconds left. Unfortunately, the Jackrabbits could not take advantage and the score was 13-7 at halftime.
The second half saw Vernon pull away with big plays on offense. A 72-yard touchdown pass to start the second half set the tone and Bowie could not pull itself out of it.
Touchdown runs covering 47, 53 and 33 yards followed from Vernon. Add in a recovered onside kick and an interception in the end zone when the Jackrabbits were trying to score right before the game ended, and it capped off another frustrating game for Bowie.
The Lions won 42-7.
Jax Johnston led the team with 80 yards rushing while Justin Clark was second with 64 and Mann rushed for 49 yards and one touchdown. The team combined for 220 yards rushing, which was its eighth time to break the 200 yard mark this season and one of the few bright spots.
Unfortunately, the passing game failed to complete a pass which made recovering from negative plays nigh impossible.
And while the defense did some good things, too many explosive touchdown plays compounded against Bowie and cut into the team’s morale.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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