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Nocona
The Nocona Indians won on the road at Windthorst to improve to 2-0 in district play.
The Indians won 56-47 against the Trojans thanks to some one-sided play during the middle quarters of the game.
Nocona comes into district play as the favorite to repeat as district champs, ranked 14th in the state in 2A in the most recent Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll.
That didn’t stop the Indians from barely escaping from their opening district game against Seymour with a one-point victory.
Windthorst proved to be tough early on, getting out to a 14-9 lead after the first quarter. Nocona found other ways to score in the second quarter besides just 3-pointers and defended better to go into halftime with the score tied at 23-23.
Coach Brody Wilson wanted his team to look to push the ball more and make the game faster paced and the Indians did that in the third quarter.
Nocona rained in four 3-pointers, but also scored near the basket with dump off passes to post players. The Indians nearly equaled their first half total, scoring 20 points.
Just as importantly, Nocona’s defense continued to limit the Trojans like it did in the second quarter, holding Windthorst to just six points.
The Indians led 43-29 going into the final period.
The Trojans, with their back against the wall, had one player get hot from 3-point range as he made four during the last stretch. Windthorst made five total 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the team scored 18 points to close the game.
Thankfully, Nocona’s offense only barely cooled down as the team scored 13 points, all inside the arc, to make the end of the game not very dramatic.
The Indians won 56-47.
Saint Jo vs Bellevue
The Saint Jo Panthers outlasted Bellevue at home on Tuesday night in a high-scoring, double overtime game.
The Panthers won 92-90, just pulling ahead in a game where nobody deserved to lose.
Saint Jo was coming off of two disappointing losses and sat at 2-2 in district play. Bellevue was also sitting at 2-2 and coming off a loss at Gold-Burg.
The Eagles got out to a 20-15 lead in the first quarter, but the Panthers closed the gap and trailed by only one basket 37-35 at halftime.
Saint Jo pulled ahead in the third quarter, outscoring Bellevue 16-11 to take the lead by one basket 51-48 heading into the fourth quarter.
Both teams had many chances to pull ahead or take the lead with made or missed free throws in what was the highest scoring quarter of the game. The Panthers scored a game high 21 points and usually that would be enough to pull ahead with them entering with the lead.
Unfortunately for Saint Jo, Bellevue also had its best offensive quarter, scoring 24 points, enough to force an overtime period with the score tied at 72-72 at the end of regulation.
The Panthers had more opportunities in the first overtime to pull ahead, but four missed free throws bit them in the ankle. Both teams scored eight points and the score was still tied, now 80-80, and forced to go to a second overtime period.
Saint Jo did a better of job of making its free throws in what would be the final period, making 7-8, which was just enough to pull ahead and win 92-90.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears lost a tough game at home against district favorite Slidell on Tuesday night.
The Greyhounds won 72-31 to show why they are undefeated in district play so far.
The Bears came into the game 2-2 and on a two game win streak after disappointing losses to start off district play in the new year.
Slidell was 4-0, with its four wins being won by 45, 41, 37 and 43 points.
The Greyhounds showed why from the opening jump, forcing the game into the pace they want to play and throwing Gold-Burg off from the start.
Slidell led 24-4 after the first quarter and 38-9 at halftime.
The Bears showed some life on offense in the third quarter, making some shots and actually competing well despite being so far behind.
It did not last long as the fourth quarter saw the Greyhounds dominate to end the game once again.
Slidell won 72-31.
Jayon Grace led the team with 11 points and four assists. Isaac Renteria was second with six points while collecting a team high seven rebounds and six steals.
Missing scores
The Bowie boy’s team had a bye game earlier in the week.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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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