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Lady Rabbits lose to Holliday despite good defensive effort
The Bowie Lady Rabbits fell to Holliday on Friday night in the second round of district play.
The Lady Eagles won a low-scoring game 38-20 as the Lady Rabbits made them work in the first half.
Bowie came into the game hoping it could try and turn things around. The Lady Rabbits have not won a district game in the first round of district play, missing their leading scorer Ziba Robbins who was still out with an injury.
Bowie hoped it could get an upset win with Holliday coming off two straight losses, the first losses in district for the Lady Eagles.
Early on it looked like the Lady Rabbits were doing the things they could do to make it happen.
Bowie was shadowing Holliday’s top player Kenna Wood to try and deny her touching the ball and making things difficult for her. The Lady Rabbits defense, which has been solid despite recent results, were playing physical and hustling like they wanted this game.
The biggest struggle for Bowie, scoring, was solved with Maycie Metzler getting to the free throw line several times and converting 4-7 in the first quarter. With baskets from Ella Richey and a 3-pointer from Emily Cueva, the Lady Rabbits held a one basket lead 9-7 heading into the second quarter.
Unfortunately, that would be the highest scoring period for Bowie for the rest of the game. The team scored only one basket each the next two quarters as Holliday pulled ahead.
Bowie’s team seemed to wear down as the game went along against the Lady Eagles press defense. Even if only a few turnovers led directly to quick points in transition, the Lady Rabbits had too many in the form of traveling or off off-target passes that went out of bounds.
Bowie scored multiple baskets in the fourth quarter as the team found Imala Walker open in the post after driving the lane for five points.
The Lady Eagles offense never fully broke out against the Lady Rabbits. Even with Wood finding ways to score in the second half after being held to only basket in the first half, Bowie’s defense still did a consistently tough job. Holliday scored 17 points in the first half and 21 in the second half.
It was not enough as the Lady Rabbits offense let them down again as Holliday won 38-20.
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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