SPORTS
Lady Horns beat Prairie Valley
The Forestburg Lady Horns started the second round of district with an easy win against Prairie Valley on Tuesday night.
The Lady Horns won 50-22 against a Lady Bulldog team whose depth was tested.
Forestburg came into the game following a non-district win against Savoy, which was a pick-me-up following a disappointing loss to Saint Jo, the only one the Lady Horns suffered during the first round of district play as the team went 4-1
Prairie Valley was on the other end, having gone 0-5 in the first round of district play as the six-player team was tested in conditioning and resolve every game, especially against teams that employed full-court presses against the Lady Bulldogs low numbers.
That was Forestburg’s plan and early on the press was a deterrent, but the Lady Horns were not scoring in transition from turnovers they created. Forestburg tried to carve up Prairie Valley’s 2-3 zone and found openings when the passes were sharp.
Still, the Lady Bulldogs offense executed some to start the game, with the score actually tied at 7-7 midway through the first quarter. When Prairie Valley broke the press, it seemed to capitalize on the few chances it had to start the game.
Unfortunately for the Lady Bulldogs, that type of play was short-lived. Fatigue and frustration at falling behind 15-7 heading into the second quarter led to a scoring draught that lasted almost two whole quarters for Prairie Valley.
Despite playing better defense that held the Lady Horns to single-digits in the second quarter, the Lady Bulldogs got more bad news right before halftime when point guard Makaylee Gomez went down with an ankle injury.
Forestburg led 23-7 at halftime, but Prairie Valley knew playing without the senior would make breaking the press defense tough.
It was to start the third quarter as the Lady Horns press smelled blood and converted turnovers to quick points and the Lady Bulldogs could barely get across half court.
Then when a Prairie Valley player fouled out after the first few minutes, Gomez gutted it out and came back in so her team would not be down a player.
Thankfully, Forestburg Coach Cori Hayes had a heart and called off the full-court press, even if his players were still eager to try and put pressure on the ball in the half-court in a game that was already physical.
The Lady Horns had their best scoring stretch of the game in the third quarter as six different players made at least one basket as the lead grew and grew.
Prairie Valley put an end to the scoring draught with two minutes to go in the third quarter when Natalee Young made a 3-pointer.
Forestburg led 41-10 heading into the fourth quarter.
With the lead so far ahead, the Lady Horns the intensity waned and cycled in their whole bench.
This allowed the Lady Bulldogs offense to have their best stretch of the game as they more than doubled their three quarter total by scoring 12 points.
Forestburg won 50-22.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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