SPORTS
Nocona wins first district title in 11 years
The Nocona Indians got it done on senior night against Tom Bean to earn the program’s first district title since 2012.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Indians scored in the fourth quarter to ultimately put them ahead for good 27-22 against a tough Tomcats team.
Nocona was coming into the game on cloud nine, having played probably its best game of the season in its win against Tioga the previous week to take sole possession of first place in the district.
The Indians would need to win at least one of their two remaining games to wrap up the district title, but a let down was probably expected after such a high.
Tom Bean came in with two straight wins and a good defense that was hoping to play spoiler in spite of having a postseason ban.
Nocona got things going early as Johnny Stone scored on the team’s first offensive play on a 56-yard run.
Unfortunately, the Indian offense had a down week despite racking up the yards and having more than 400 yards of offense. Three turnovers held the unit back and the passing game, outside of some big plays, was not as efficient as it has been in recent weeks.
Defensively, Nocona’s defense shut down the Tomcats running game, but suffered some busts in the secondary that cost the Indians. Still, the unit forced two turnovers with Carson Peters and Brady McCasland intercepting passes and Oscar Salomon leading the team with 13 tackles.
The Indians found themselves in a unique position as they trailed for the first time heading into the fourth quarter, down 22-21.
Nocona went up as quarterback McCasland finished a drive with a short touchdown run. It was his second rushing touchdown of the game as he led the team with 164 yards on the ground while also completing eight passes for 105 yards and one touchdown to Charlie Fuller.
Up 27-22, the Indian defense had to hold. In the end, it was Caden Gaston who broke-up a potential touchdown pass on fourth down that sealed the win for Nocona. The offense ran the ball out and the Indians celebrated the 27-22 win and the district championship.
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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