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Bowie loses to Bridgeport 35-28 on the road
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a fierce back-and-forth game at Bridgeport on Friday night.
The Bulls staved off the Jackrabbits desperate final drive to win 35-28 in a game where neither team was ever up by more than one touchdown.
Bowie was coming into the game feeling good after winning its season opener against Callisburg despite not playing too well on offense. Bridgeport was coming off a tough loss to City View in week one.
The Jackrabbits took the lead in the first quarter when quarterback Rayder Mann scored on a 12-yard scramble. Shortly after there was a lightning delay that lasted about an hour and half before the game could get back under way.
Bowie led 7-0 after the first quarter was over.
The Bulls answered in the second quarter as a drive ended with big running back Cole Pritchard scored on a short plunge to tie the game.
The Jackrabbits responded with their own drive, capitalized when Mann found Tyler Richey for a one-yard touchdown pass. Bowie got its lead back now up 14-7.
Bridgeport came back and with a little less than a minute to go before halftime tied the game at 14-14 as Pritchard scored on another short run.
In the third quarter the Bulls took their first lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Bowie answered with its own drive, punctuated by Justin Clark scoring on a three-yard run to tie the game at 21-21.
Bridgeport was able to score before the quarter ended, with another drive ending with a short Pritchard touchdown run. The Bulls led 28-21 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie’s offense struggled in the fourth quarter and could not answer. Bridgeport’s offense was driving again and looking like it might give the Bulls a definitive lead as it entered the Jackrabbits territory.
Then cornerback Braden Rhyne caught on overthrown ball for an interception, broke a tackle, bumped into an unaware Bridgeport lineman before breaking away down the sideline for a 70-yard touchdown. It tied the score back up at 28-28 early in the quarter.
Bowie had a chance to take the lead later, but turned the ball over with a fumble.
Bridgeport then scored quickly on a 40-yard touchdown pass to take the lead 35-28.
The Jackrabbits had one final drive with less than a minute left to frantically try and tie the game up, but could not get it done.
The Bulls won 35-28.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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