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Nocona
The Nocona Indians were more competitive than they have been coming off a bye-week, but still fell to Trenton at home on Friday.
The Tigers won 22-0 against the Indians as Nocona’s defense played better than it has in recent weeks.
The Indians came into the game knowing it had a tough challenge. Despite Trenton’s modest 3-4 record and no wins in district, the Tigers offense is a unique one that features a lot of misdirection and is unlike anything Nocona has ever played.
“There offense is different, it’s certainly one of a kind,” Crutsinger said. “Had an extra week to get ready for it, but the biggest thing is we couldn’t get the ball in the end zone. We got the ball inside the 10-yard line twice and one time inside the 25-yard line, but came away with no points.”
Even with an extra week to prepare for it, the Indians could only prepare so much. Still, on the first drive of the game the Indians defense forced a turnover on downs.
Unfortunately, it did not lead to a lot of great things.
After a scoreless first quarter, Trenton scored one touchdown in each of the final three quarters,
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns were able to win their final non-district game of the season at Throckmorton.
The Longhorns won 46-33 against the Greyhounds to break out of their winless funk.
Forestburg came into the game with a 1-6 record, but was confident taking on a young Throckmorton squad that was 0-6 on the season.
The Longhorns mixed up their offense during the game, from spread to power I formation to great effect. Christian Binanti scored on a 12-yard run to start the game.
The Greyhounds responded with a touchdown drive, but the Longhorns scored when Jeasus Sanchez found Aiden White for a 22-yard touchdown catch.
In the second quarter, Sanchez found Binanti open for a 38-yard touchdown pass. Forestburg led 22-7 at halftime.
Throckmorton was not going away though. The team scored twice in the third quarter to cut the Longhorns lead to 22-19 heading into the fourth quarter.
Forestburg then exploded in the final period thanks to all three phases of the game. Sanchez recovered a fumble and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown.
On special teams, the Longhorns recovered not one, but two consecutive onside kicks.
This led to scores as Binanti ran for a 38-yard score and Sanchez later caught a pass from John Carranza for a 24-yard touchdown.
Carranza was rewarded since he was the kicker that led to the successful onside kicks, with three in the game since Forestburg got one earlier. He also made five of his six extra point kicks.
Throckmorton scored once more on a long run in the final minute of the game to make the final score 46-33 for Forestburg.
Binanti led the team with 104 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground while catching one through the air. White led the team with seven catches for 73 yards and one receiving touchdown.
Sanchez completed nine passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns. On defense he led the team with 19 tackles and recovered a fumble for a touchdown. It was one of five turnovers the team forced, with White leading the team with two fumble recoveries.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears win streak was broken as it lost to Fort Worth Texas Home Educators Sports Association on Friday.
The Riders won 65-37 in a game that challenged the Bears.
Gold-Burg came in feeling good about its chances. After starting the season 0-3, the Bears had reeled off four wins in a row. Still, it was facing a big challenge playing a 7-1 team.
The Bears defense had trouble against THESA’s spread out offense that threw the ball as well as any team they had faced.
Gold-Burg was able to keep pace initially with its running game, but eventually the Riders were starting to pull away.
Some of the Bears top players were starting to get nicked up as the game went along. With THESA up multiple scores in the second half, Coach Christian Healer decided to call it and subbed in bench players to save his guys for the next game.
Paul Jones led the team with 133 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns on the ground. He also threw for 46 yards and one touchdown. Jayton Epperson rushed for 71 yards and also caught a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Zander Crawford and Keelyn Case each had six tackles to lead the team.
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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