SPORTS
Bowie boys fall to Jacksboro
The Bowie Jackrabbits dropped their third straight game on senior night Friday against Jacksboro.
The Tigers won 54-44 against the Jackrabbits as they just played better than Bowie all of the night.
The Jackrabbits were coming off a disappointing loss on the road at Iowa Park, a team Bowie narrowly beat in the first round of district play and also needs to hold off for the fourth spot in district.
Jacksboro was a spot back of the Hawks even, with one win in district. Still, the Jackrabbits knew it would be tough as Bowie only escaped with a 38-35 win the first time the two teams played earlier in January.
The Jackrabbits had prepared for a new look defenses were throwing at them, with teams trying to shadow and deny the ball to Bowie’s leading scorer Andrew Sandhoff. The Tigers also threw a press defense at the Jackrabbits, but Bowie was not bothered early on.
Still, the team was having trouble scoring out of the gate as the flow of the offense was disrupted and other shots were tough.
Rayder Mann made a couple of 3-pointers, but it was not enough to keep up with Jacksboro.
The Tigers offense came out playing great. While Bowie paid plenty of attention to the Tiger’s big post player, it was a team effort as Jacksboro had all five of its starters making at least one basket against the Jackrabbits zone defense. The Tigers also created second and third chances with their offensive rebounding early on.
Jacksboro led 18-8 after the first quarter.
Even with Bowie changing defenses to man-to-man, it did not make things easier. The Tigers were running several actions off of screens that made things tough.
The Jackrabbits were still struggling to find consistent ways to score. The team made two 3-pointers in the second quarter, but could not find ways to attack the paint more often against Jacksboro’s front line.
Bowie trailed 31-19 at halftime.
The Jackrabbits had to try something drastic to try and get back into the game. Bowie started employing a full-court press so it could maybe get some transition opportunities going from its defense.
It worked in a sense as the Jackrabbits found ways to attack the paint and not just drive and kick for 3-point shots.
Unfortunately, it was a double-edged sword as Jacksboro broke through the press several times and could equal a score with a quick basket of its own.
The Tigers lead grew and they led 48-30 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie’s defensive intensity grew down so much and the team was able to convert some turnovers into transition baskets as the Jackrabbits scored the most points in any other quarter.
Unfortunately, it would not have been enough even if Bowie had shut out Jacksboro in the final period. The Tigers from the start slowed their pace down and was trying to run clock to limit the amount of time the Jackrabbits had to come back.
Despite holding Jacksboro to only one basket and six points as the Tigers went only 4-12 from the free throw line, Bowie ran out of time.
Jacksboro won 54-44.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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