SPORTS
Lady Indians beat Anson in the bi-district round
The Nocona Lady Indians started their playoff run on Monday night with a big win against Anson in the bi-district round.
The Lady Indians won easily 59-34 against the Lady Tigers in their quest to at least reach the regional tournament again if not farther.
Nocona came into the game as heavy favorites. The Lady Indians head into the playoffs with a 28-3 record and ranked ninth in the state in 2A in the most recent Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll.
Anson was its district’s fourth seed so naturally were the underdogs.
Nocona did not waste time. The Lady Tigers point guard was the main player the Lady Indians keyed in on to stop from getting into the paint to make plays.
When Nocona’s top two scorers Meg Meekins and Skyler Smith were not scoring in the paint or marching to the free throw line in the first quarter, they were kicking out to open teammates on the perimeter. They both scored six points in the first quarter while the team made three 3-pointers.
The Lady Indians led 21-7 after one quarter.
Nocona’s offense took a bit of a step back, but still grew its lead in the second quarter. Kaygan Stone, who missed most of the season recovering from a shoulder injury, scored five points during the period.
Anson’s most consistent way of scoring was at the free throw line, but it was not such a constant parade to keep up with the Lady Indians.
Nocona led 37-14 at halftime.
Naturally, the Lady Indians had a defensive let down in the third quarter with them being up by 20 plus points.
It was the only stretch of the game where the Lady Tigers scored in double-digits as four different players scored baskets.
It still was not as much as Nocona, but only by a basket as the Lady Indians outscored them 14-12.
The final period, Nocona slowed down the pace and held the ball to limit Anson the possibility to come back.
Neither team broke double-digits in the fourth quarter as both scored eight points.
The Lady Indians won 59-34.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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