SPORTS
Bowie loses in last minute at Breckenridge
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a heartbreaker on the road Friday night at Breckenridge.
The Buckaroos won 28-21 as the Jackrabbits attempt in the final minute to either tie or take the lead fell short inside Breckenridge’s red zone.
Bowie came into the game with a bit of hope of salvaging a playoff spot if things went a specific way.
Without getting into the minutia of hoping certain teams lost and what margin of victory would have been needed, the main idea was the Jackrabbits needed to win their final two games.
The Bucks got on the board first with a short run that capped off a drive in the first quarter’s only score.
In the second, Breckenridge went up two scores when another drive ended with an eight-yard run.
Down 14-0, Bowie’s offense put multiple drives together right before halftime.
Largely predicated on marching the ball down the field running the football for short to medium gains that kept the chains moving, two short touchdown runs from Justin Clark saw the Jackrabbits tie the score at 14-14.
In the third quarter, the Bucks finished off their first drive with a seven-yard touchdown run to go back up.
Bowie immediately came back to tie the score 21-21 as Jax Johnston took the kickoff back 85 yards for a touchdown.
Breckenridge was able to break the tie before the fourth quarter when a drive ended with a short plunge into the end zone, the Bucks up 28-21.
The Jackrabbits had a shot near the end of the game. Coach Tyler Price said he would have gone for the win and attempted a two-point conversion if his team would have scored as time was winding down.
With the ball on the one-yard line, a false start moved Bowie back which made the team pass the ball which would result in a game sealing interception from the Bucks.
Breckenridge won 28-21.
Justin Clark led the Jackrabbits with 142 yards rushing and he scored two touchdowns. This helped Bowie finish with more than 200 yards rushing for the seventh time this season.
Unfortunately, despite being the closest game of the season and one the Jackrabbits had a chance to win, the loss eliminates them from playoff contention heading into the final week of the season.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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