SPORTS
Bowie loses but is not out yet
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a tough game on the road Friday night against Vernon that puts their playoff hopes in the hands of fate going into their bye-week.
The Lions won 51-26, pulling away in the second half after the Jackrabbits had clawed their way back into the game in the second quarter.
Bowie came in as the underdog, playing a Vernon team with 5-2 record that had a lot of playmakers that could break the game open. Still, the Jackrabbits were fresh off their first district win and were already in survival mode if they likely wanted to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The game did not start out well for Bowie. Vernon drove down the field and scored on a short run to take the lead. The Lions followed it up with a long catch and run to the running back for 33 yards for another score.
Down 14-0, the Jackrabbit offense hit on a big pass play. Rayder Mann found running back Justin Clark streaking wide open down the middle of the field for a 44-yard touchdown pass. It cut the lead to 14-7.
Unfortunately, still in the first quarter, Vernon came right back to score on a big play. The Lions running back got loose for a 74-yard touchdown run to go up 21-7.
Early in the second quarter, Bowie was able to hit on another big pass play. Mann found tight end Zac Harris open down the seam for a 32-yard touchdown pass. Unfortunately, Vernon blocked the extra point and returned it the other way for two points. The Lions led 23-13.
Still, the Jackrabbit defense got a stop and the offense drove down the field into Vernon’s red zone. There, rolling to his right, Mann found Tyler Richey who caught a tightly contested pass for an eight-yard touchdown pass. It cut the lead to 23-19.
Unfortunately, that would be as close as Bowie would get. Hoping to hold that score until halftime, Vernon had other ideas. The Lions drove down the field and scored on a short pass right before halftime to extend their lead to 30-19 heading into the second half.
Vernon was able to feed off that momentum to start the third quarter since it was receiving the ball first. The Lions then scored quickly when their quarterback scrambled for a 54-yard touchdown run.
The earlier four-point deficit had changed in a hurry as now Bowie found itself down 37-19.
The offense struggled in the second half as explosive plays in the passing game were harder to come by. The Jackrabbits were not able to take their time running the ball for short gains like they usually like to establish since they were down multiple scores for the entire second half.
Vernon’s offense scored twice more on short runs after long drives to push its lead up to 51-19. Bowie scored once more at the end of the game when Lane Whitfield found the end zone after a five-yard run.
It made the final score 51-26.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona golf teams competed at their hosted tournament at Indian Oaks Golf Course on March 12 and both did well.
The Lady Indians team finished second overall while the boy’s team got fourth.
The Nocona girl’s team shot 426 total and was led by Jessie Howard who shot a 97. The Lady Indians top four players included Estella Womble (104), Paige Davis (112) and Heidi Atteberry (113).
Alex Sosa shot 115 and Avery Crutsinger shot 119, but their scores did not count towards the team total.
The Nocona boy’s had two teams compete. The first team shot 349 overall and was led by Landon Fatheree who got a score of 78.
The team’s top four scorers included Jake Pribble (85), Kutter Cabrera (92) and Caden Gaston (94). Logan Gaston shot 97, but it did not count towards the team’s total.
The second team shot 370 overall and was led by Jax Fuller who shot 88. The team’s top four scorers included Jentry Miller (91), Brody Langford (92) and Caleb Cavallaro (99). Cooper Johnson shot 113, but it did not count towards the final total.
Stetson Forsyth competed individually and shot a 93.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona hosted a track meet on March 10 that featured four area schools.
Both Bowie track teams finished first overall ahead of Muenster in second place.
For Nocona, the boy’s team finished third and the girl’s team got fourth place. Saint Jo saw its girl’s team finish third and its boy’s team get fourth place. The Bellevue girls team got fifth place.
The Jackrabbit team won nine events. Isaac Renteria got first in the 800 meters, 1600 meters and 3200 meter races. Russell Anderson won both the 200 meter and 400 meter races.
Braden Rhyne won the 300 meter hurdles and Tyler Richey won the 110 meter hurdles. Jorge De Leon won the shot put event. Bowie closed out the meet by then winning the 4×400 meter relay race.
The Lady Rabbits had three first place finishes. Individually, Samara McChesney won the pole vault event. In the relays, both the 4×100 and 4×200 teams earned first place as well.
The Nocona boy’s team won only one event, but finished second in six events. McCrae Crossen won the pole vault event.
The Lady Indians finished first in five events. Grace Brown and Ava Johnson both won two races. Brown won the 400 and 800 meter races, Johnson won the 100 and 200 meter races. Nocona finished the meet winning the 4×400 meter relay.
For the Saint Jo girls team, the team won two events and got second in three events. Savannah Hill won the 300 meter hurdles and Bryndle Brewer won the long jump.
The Saint Jo boy’s team had Damon Byrd win both the long jump and triple jump as the Panthers finished second in two other events.
The Bellevue Lady Eagles had Mattie Broussard win the high jump and the 1600 meter race while the team got second in five other events.
To see results for all varsity athletes from Bowie, Nocona, Saint Jo and Bellevue who finished in sixth place or better, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Nocona
The Nocona Indians played only one game last week due high winds later in the week, losing at Petrolia.
The Pirates won 9-0 in a game where not much went right for the Indians.
Petrolia scored five runs in the first inning thanks to three singles and three fielding error. The Pirates added one run in the third inning, two in the fifth and one more in the sixth inning.
Nocona had much trouble with its bats all game, finishing with only one hit and drawing five walks. Petrolia’s defense was stingy, only committing one fielding error, so the Indian offense struggled to say the least.
Landon Fathree got the team’s one hit in the game. The team struck out 10 times while drawing five walks.
Brody Langford got the start on the mound and pitched five innings while giving up eight run (three earned) on six hits while striking out six batters. The defense committed six fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers played Electra on last week and lost a close game against the Tigers.
Electra won 7-6 in a game the Panthers knew they should have been able to win.
Saint Jo fell behind early in the game by five runs and spent the rest of it trying to catch back up. In the end, despite the Panthers ending with 12 hits, the team fell one run short.
Trent Gaston had a team high two RBIs. Sam Martin had three hits to lead the team.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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