The Bowie Jackrabbits played their final non-district game before district play on Friday night at Alvord.
The Jackrabbits won a tough game 45-40 against the Bulldogs.
Bowie was coming off a tough overtime loss against Whitesboro earlier in the week and wanted to head into the start of district with some positive momentum.
It slow going to start the game, but the Jackrabbits were in control. Bowie got scoring contributions from seniors Tucker Jones and Andrew Sandhoff as they combined to score all 11 points for the Jackrabbits in the first quarter as they led 11-9.
Both teams picked up the scoring pace in the second quarter and Bowie again was able to just outscore Alvord enough to extend its lead by two more points. The Jackrabbits had six different players make at least one basket during the stretch as they led 27-23 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the scoring take a dip a bit for both teams.
The Bulldogs made three 3-pointers and got to the free throw line eight times.
Bowie was led by Jones who scored nine of his team’s 11 points during the quarter.
It was enough to not let Alvord make up more than one point of the deficit as the Jackrabbits led 38-35 heading into the fourth quarter.
The pace slowed down to a crawl as Bowie tried to limit the Bulldog possessions so they could not come back. The Jackrabbits scored only seven points, with Rayder Mann scoring five of the team’s points.
It was enough as Bowie limited Alvord to only five points in the final period as it won 45-40.

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