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Nocona
The Nocona Indians won another close game against Seymour on Tuesday night on the road.
The Indians won 36-34, which was their second low-scoring win against the Panthers this season.
Nocona came into the game 5-0 after the first round of district, but knew Tuesday was important. Seymour was the closest game of the first round and the Indians had barely won 29-28 at home.
Nocona also was missing a senior starter as Johnny Stone was missing his final game from suspension after his on-court altercation back against Olney meant he missed three games.
The Panthers only loss in the first round of district was against the Indians. With the home crowd on its side, Seymour was hoping to even the score.
Nocona fell behind early thanks to foul issues as Seymour led 12-10 after the first quarter. The second quarter was the most low-scoring of the game as the Indians scored only one basket and the Panthers made only three.
Seymour again outscored Nocona, this time 7-4, to increase its lead to 19-14 heading into halftime.
The Indians made some adjustments at halftime and came out in the third quarter and almost equaled their first half total. Leading scorers Brady McCasland and Javier Gaytan each scored six points and combined for 12 of the team’s 13 points.
With Nocona still playing good defense, the Indians took the lead 27-25 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Indians scored just enough in the final period to hold on. Seymour only got points from one player who scored eight of the team’s nine points, but again fell one basket short in the end.
Nocona won 36-34.
Forestburg vs Gold-Burg
The Forestburg Longhorns were able to stay in second place with a win at Gold-Burg on Tuesday night.
The Longhorns won 39-32 on the road, coming from behind in the second half against the Bears.
Forestburg came into the game with a 5-3 record in district and a recent win against Midway. For Gold-Burg, the Bears had a 3-4 district record and was coming off a tough loss against Saint Jo.
The first game was close as the Longhorns won only 61-58 so the second game was also expected to be competitive.
Gold-Burg came out hot from 3-point range and built a 15-7 after the first quarter.
Even with the second quarter being more competitive, the Bears were still in control up 27-18 at halftime.
Some defensive adjustments from Forestburg tightened the screws and upped the pressure against Gold-Burg. Even when the Bears were able to find good shots in the second half, few went in during the final two quarters as Gold-Burg scored only five points.
This left the door open for the Longhorns, who cut the lead to 30-26 heading into the final period, before outscoring the Bears 13-2 in the fourth quarter to win the game 39-32.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs won their second district game at home on Tuesday night against Midway.
The Bulldogs won 62-47 against the Falcons.
Prairie Valley came into the game with a disappointing 1-7 district record.
Though the young Bulldogs have had at least spouts of competitive play in every district game, wins were tough to come by this season.
Prairie Valley lost the first game between the teams 50-33 and were hoping to play better.
It was a high scoring first half as both teams scored in double-figures in each quarter. It was the Bulldogs who lead in both quarters, outscoring the Falcons 17-13 and 20-12. Prairie Valley led 37-25.
The pace slowed down in the third quarter, but the Bulldogs built on their lead a little by outscoring Midway 10-6.
The pace picked back up in the final period and while the Falcons finally outscored Prairie Valley, it was only by one point 16-15 as the Bulldogs coasted to an easy win.
Prairie Valley won 62-47.
Missing scores
Saint Jo had a bye-game on Tuesday night.
The Slidell coach did not answer his email about Tuesday’s game against Slidell.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a tough opening district match to Henrietta on Saturday morning at home.
The Lady Cats won in straight sets 3-0 against the Lady Rabbits, who struggled to stay with the more experienced Henrietta team.
Coming into district play, Bowie is still growing week by week and will need to in a district with plenty of great teams at the top. Henrietta is the defending district champs and returns plenty from that team to look poised to getting it again.
With the Lady Cats having some big blockers at the net and ability hit on quick hitting set pieces, it was a challenge for the Lady Rabbits despite the inexperience.
The first set did not start well as Henrietta got out to an 8-2 lead. Even when Bowie started to settle down and play more competitively point-to-point, it was the Lady Cats that won the next six five-point exchanges 3-2 which caused their lead to grow throughout the set. Henrietta won 25-14.
The start of the second set was up and down for both teams until the Lady Cats grabbed control. Henrietta started 4-1, but then Bowie went on a 4-1 run to tie the set at 5-5.
Then the Lady Cats went 5-0 to establish control and the Lady Rabbits could not get it back. Henrietta won the next four five-point exchanges 3-2 to grow its lead again. The Lady Cats then ended on a three-point run to close the set winning 25-13.
Bowie needed to show more in the third set now down 2-0. The Lady Rabbits were only down 6-4, but again Henrietta started to win the five-point exchanges 3-2 to slowly but surely grow its lead to 21-14.
Bowie showed some life, going on a 4-1 run to get back some of the deficit, but the Lady Cats sealed the set on a three-point run to win 25-18. Henrietta took the match 3-0.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost a match against Lindsay on Friday night.
The Lady Knights won in straight sets 3-0, though two sets were pretty close.
Nocona was still missing senior outside blocker Meg Meekins, who missed her second game with an undisclosed injury.
The two teams have met in the third round of the playoffs the past two seasons, with Lindsay winning the first time and the Lady Indians winning last year’s match.
The first set was close, but the Lady Knights held control and won 25-22. The second set was not as competitive as Lindsay won 25-18 to take a 2-0 lead.
The third set could have gone either way as it went to extra points. In the end, the Lady Knights came out on top 27-25. Lindsay won 3-0.
Kaylea Bowles led the team with 15 kills while Ava Johnson was second with 11. Kasi Castro had a team high 22 assists while Leah Meekins was second with 11 assists. Avery Crutsinger and Castro both had one service ace.
On defense, Paige Davis led the team with two blocks while Jolie Rose and Krisyah Parker each had one. Aubree Kleinhans led the team with 24 digs while Jonson and Meekins each had 10.
Nocona is next scheduled to play at 4 p.m. on Sept. 20 at Saint Jo.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers finished second at their hosted tournament during the weekend.
The Lady Panthers went 5-1 overall during the tournament before losing in the championship match.
Saint Jo was hoping to get some good momentum going in its final tournament of the season with district play closing in.
The Lady Panthers swept through pool play, beat Ector, Sacred Heart and Lipan without losing a set.
Saint Jo then started bracket play with a win against fellow district opponent Prairie valley. The Lady Panthers won in two sets to move on. Against state-ranked 2A team Detroit, Saint Jo won a close three-set match to move on to play in the championship match.
There they played fellow state-ranked 1A team Harrold. The Lady Hornets were state runners-up last year and with them moving into Saint Jo’s region, the team that could potentially stand in the Lady Panthers way if they want to make it to the state tournament.
Saint Jo lost the first set 25-18, but the Lady Panthers battled back in set two to win 25-18 to tie the match at 1-1. In the third and final set, it was Harrold that came through to win the closest set of the match 25-22, securing the championship for the Lady Hornets.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs had an up and down tournament at Saint Jo last week.
The Lady Bulldogs went 2-3 overall, winning some matches but struggling against tough competition in others.
Prairie Valley started off well with straight set wins against Tishomingo and Munday in pool play. Unfortunately, the Lady Bulldogs lost to Grayson Christian to end the day 2-1.
This was good enough to advance the team into the gold bracket. Unfortunately, this meant the team was paired against future district opponent and eventual tournament runner-up Saint Jo. Prairie Valley lost 2-0 to move to the consolation side of the bracket. There the Lady Bulldogs faced 2A Alvord and fell short to end the tournament.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns came back from a tough start to their tournament in Saint Jo to finish strong and earn the consolation championship.
The Lady Horns went 2-4 overall, but won their last two matches to earn the silver bracket consolation title.
Part of the trouble was in pool play where Forestburg had eventual tournament champion Harrold, state-ranked 2A team Detroit and 2A Chico to play all in the same day.
After the Lady Horns lost all three of those matches, they got put in the silver bracket where they played Sacred Heart. It was a close match in both sets, but Sacred Heart won both to send Forestburg towards the consolation side of the bracket.
There the Lady Horns beat Tishomingo easily to meet Ector in the title game.
After losing set one, Forestburg came back to win closely in both sets two and three to wrap up the victory.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles played some of the best volleyball they have all season at the Saint Jo tournament.
The Lady Eagles went 3-3 overall and ended up finishing second in the silver bracket.
The young and still inexperienced Bellevue team has struggled at times to compete this season while its tough schedule has tested it.
It seems to be paying off as the Lady Eagles easily won the first match of the tournament in pool play against Olney. Unfortunately, matches against Dodd City and Alvord did not go well and Bellevue ended pool play with 1-2 record.
That sent the Lady Eagles to the silver bracket. There they won matches against Tishomingo and Sacred Heart in straight sets to reach the championship game of the bracket.
Playing against 2A Chico, unfortunately Bellevue fell to the bigger school in straight sets to finish as runners-up.
Missing scores
The Bowie News did not receive scores from Gold-Burg’s match on Friday.
To read the full story pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
To see pictures of Bowie volleyball, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6868909&T=1
To see pictures of Saint Jo volleyball, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6868727&T=1
To see pictures of Prairie Valley volleyball, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6868729&T=1
To see pictures of Forestburg volleyball, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6868730&T=1
To see pictures of Bellevue volleyball, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6868726&T=1
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