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Bowie boys play at holiday tournament in Bridgeport; Lady Rabbits pick up a win against Graham

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The Bowie Jackrabbits had an up and down holiday tournament at Bridgeport last week to get the rust off following the break.
The Jackrabbits went 2-2 during the two-day tournament, with a tough day one followed by a more enjoyable second day.
Bowie started the tournament playing a Boyd team Coach Ryan Dykes was coaching this time last year.
After a close first quarter, the Jackrabbits had a bad offensive stretch in the second quarter which allowed the Yellowjackets to take control. Bowie was playing catch up the whole second half, but nearly came back to steal the game at the end. Boyd held on to win by one point 47-46.
The Jackrabbits then played private school Liberty Christian which has former Dallas Cowboy tight end Jason Witten’s son on it as a freshman.
Bowie was actually in control early in the game, scoring well and holding a double-digit midway through the second quarter. The Warriors came back thanks to a tough full-court press defense that created scoring chances.
While the Jackrabbits scored well in the game, the myriad of good looks created by Liberty Christian’s press meant Bowie could not keep up offensively. The Warriors won 72-63.
The Jackrabbits then played fellow Montague County team Gold-Burg. Bowie used its size and experience to put the hurt on the smaller neighbor school, winning its first game of the tournament on day two 67-25.
The Jackrabbits finished the tournament by playing 4A Western Hills. The first half was very flip-floppy.
The Cougars initially went up by nearly double-digits in the first quarter. Bowie responded by doing the same in the second quarter and the teams went into halftime tied after two one-sided quarters.
The Jackrabbits came out in the second half and carried on what was working in the second quarter, limiting Western Hills to single-digit quarter totals while executing on offense.
Bowie pulled away and ended up winning by a comfortable margin 57-42.
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The Bowie Lady Rabbits played a warm-up game at home on Friday night against 4A Graham.
The Lady Rabbits won a low-scoring game 31-23 against the Lady Blues in a game which Bowie needed to try and get back on track.
The Lady Rabbits were coming off the holiday break with two losses in district play. The team lost their leading scorer shortly started and had to figure some things out on the fly.
While Bowie did not magically fix its offensive woes against Graham, it was a much needed pick-me-up for the team’s morale heading back into district play.
It also was a blue-print for the team of what it needs to do in order to win against good teams, which includes lights out defense.
The Lady Rabbits allowed only 14 points in the first three quarter, which allowed them to feel comfortable up 22-14 heading into the fourth quarter.
Even with the Lady Blues “exploding” for nine points in the final period, Bowie still won easily by the final score 31-23.
Kayleigh Crow led the team with 12 points. Katelyn McGehee and Emily Cueva each had four points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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