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Basketball Tournaments Roundup
Nocona boys
The Nocona Indians played a tough tournament at Bridgeport last week in the days following Christmas.
The Indians went 1-3 overall in a tournament that was meant to shake them from the holiday break as district play awaits them in the new year.
Nocona came into the tournament following a win against Olney to start off district play, but that game had happened seven days previously.
Still, the Indians got off to a good start, playing fellow Montague County team Gold-Burg. Nocona’s easily dispatched the smaller 1A team 69-35 in a game that was good to get the teams’ confidence up after such a long layoff.
Landon Fatheree led the team with 21 points while Karson Kleinhans was second with 17 points.
Unfortunately, it would end up being the highlight for the Indians.
Nocona next played tournament host Bridgeport to close out the first day. The Bulls got out to a good start against the Indians in the first quarter. Nocona caught back up and cut the lead to one basket 18-16 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the Bulls get back the lead, up double-digits 34-24 heading into the fourth quarter. While the Indians closed the game strong, Bridgeport made enough of its free throws down the stretch to win 45-38 against Nocona.
Kleinhans led the team with 23 points while Fatheree was second with seven points and Raul Rodriguez had six points.
The second day started with a showdown between former Montague County rivals. Nocona last played Bowie in 2022.
The Indians led in the first half, up 10-4 after the first quarter and 20-16 at halftime. Nocona’s offense struggled in the second half, scoring seven points in each of the remaining quarters. The Jackrabbits took the lead in the third quarter 32-27 and held on to win 41-34.
Kleinhans led the team with 21 points while RJ Walker was second with seven points.
The Indians ended the tournament with a tough game against Bonham. Nocona fell behind in the first quarter and scored double-digits in only the third quarter. The Warriors scored 11 or more points in every quarter as their lead grew and grew as the game went on. In the end, Bonham won 56-36.
Kleinhans led the team with 17 points while Fatheree was second with eight points.
Nocona girls
The Nocona Lady Indians had an up and down performance playing at the prestigious Championship basketball tournament at Saginaw last week.
The Lady Indians went 2-2 overall while competing against some of the best teams they will see the rest of the season.
Nocona got a tough draw to start the tournament, playing 2nd ranked in 3A Jim Ned.
It was a low-scoring grind as the Jim Ned’s deliberate pace on offense dictated things after the Lady Indians good 13-9 start in the first quarter. It was close in the end, but Jim Ned played ball control with the lead late in the fourth quarter and Nocona failed to make enough shots to make up the difference as it lost 37-32
Meg Meekins led the team with 13 points while Regan Phipps was second with 10 points.
The loss put the Lady Indians in the consolation bracket where they played Lorena, a state-ranked 4A team.
From the start, Nocona got out to a lead 15-10. The Lady Indians increased it to 32-24 at halftime and 46-37 heading into the fourth quarter. The final period saw Nocona slow down the pace and to run out the clock.
The Lady Leopards made a good run despite that, scoring 14 points and nearly coming back to steal the game. Thankfully, the Lady Indians scored just enough and most importantly made their free throws to win 53-51.
Meekins led the team with 18 points while Phipps was second with 13 points.
The second day saw Nocona matchup with fellow 2A team Farwell who is ranked higher than the Lady Indians in the state polls.
The first half saw both teams compete well. Nocona led 14-8 after the first quarter and trailed 23-22 at halftime.
The second half saw the Lady Blues run away with the game, scoring nearly 20 points each quarter on their way to winning 61-38.
Meekins led the team with 18 points while Phipps was second with 12 points.
The final game of the tournament for the Lady Indians was against Comanche, a not super highly ranked but still state-ranked 3A team.
The first half was competitive as the two teams exchanged leads. Comanche led 12-11 after the first quarter while Nocona led 25-22 at halftime.
The second half saw Nocona change roles from the previous game as its offense kicked it into a higher gear while holding Comanche to single-digits in each of the final two quarters. Nocona won easily 58-39 in the end to wrap up the tournament on a good note.
Jasmine Olivares led the team with 15 points while Meekins was second with 14 points.
Gold-Burg boys
The Gold-Burg Bears had a tough tournament at Bridgeport last week following the holiday break.
The Bears went 0-4 in a tournament playing only bigger schools.
Gold-Burg started off the tournament facing the hosts, Bridgeport and the Bears knew it was going to be tough playing a 4A team. It was as the Bulls won the game 78-34 to let Gold-Burg know how tough it was going to be playing against bigger schools.
Levi Hellinger led the team with 12 points and Camden Dreyer was second with 11 points.
The next game was against fellow Montague County team Nocona, a bigger 2A team. The Indians won 69-35 as the Bears struggled to score against the press in the first half. Keelyn Case and Brady Allen both had nine points to lead the team.
The final day saw Gold-Burg start with 4A Western Hills. The athletic, full-court pressing and 3-point shooting Cougars proved too tough for the Bears as they lost 69-38. Barrett Allen led the team with 14 points while Case scored seven points.
The last game of the tournament was against 2A Petrolia. The Pirates won 67-40. Case scored 16 points to lead the team while Dreyer was second with eight points.
Saint Jo boys
The Saint Jo Panthers had an up and down tournament at North Hopkins following the holiday break.
The Panthers went 1-3 overall, but several losses were close
Saint Jo first played a 2A Maude team and lost the close game 59-51. The Panthers were able to bounce back to end the first day, beating 3A Mount Vernon 66-52.
The second day saw Saint Jo play tournament host North Hopkins. The 2A team beat Saint Jo in another close game 48-40.
The final game of the tournament was against 3A Rains. The Wildcats won by double-digits 59-41 to end the Panthers tournament on a down note.
Saint Jo girls
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers played at the Caprock Classic tournament in Lubbock last week.
The Lady Panthers went 1-3 overall during the three days while playing mostly bigger schools.
Saint Jo first played a big private school in All Saints and lost 66-46. Payzlie Cervantes led the team with 22 points and Aubrey Morman was second with 12 points.
The Lady Panthers then played 3A Brownfield and won a close game 59-57. Cervantes led the team with 30 points while Krista Reeves and Jordyn O’Neal each had nine points.
Saint Jo ended day two playing fellow 1A team Klondike and lost 56-46. Cervantes led the team with 18 points and Taylor Patrick was second with 12 points.
The final day saw the Lady Panthers lose by one point against 2A Floydada in overtime 62-61. Cervantes led the team with 24 points while Patrick was second with nine points. Morman and O’Neal had eight points each.
Prairie Valley boys
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs played at the Electra tournament last week after taking off several days for holiday break.
The Bulldogs went 0-3 overall, with results from one game not reported by Monday’s deadline.
Prairie Valley first played tournament host Electra and lost 66-30 against the Tigers.
The Bulldogs had a better result against Woodson, but fell just short losing 63-59. The second day saw Prairie Valley play Guthrie and lose 50-34.
Missing scores
Did not receive results from the Bellevue basketball team’s tournament results last week. Every other team did not have a tournament scheduled last week.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
For more pictures from the Nocona boy’s basketball team’s game against Gold-Burg, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6871606&T=1
The Bowie track team competed in its final meet before district last week on March 27 at Peaster.
The boy’s team finished fourth overall while the girl’s team got seventh place.
The boy’s team had three athletes who won their events.
Russell Anderson won the 400 meter race, Braden Rhyne won the triple jump and Tyler Richey won the pole vault events.
Some other highlights for the team included Cody West getting second in the shot put, the 4×400 relay team getting second place, Richey getting fourth in the 110 meter hurdles, Rhyne getting third in the 300 meter hurdles and Jorge De Leon getting fourth in both the discus and shot put.
Brayden Willett got second place in the 3200 meters, third place in the 1600 meters and fourth place in the 800 meter race.
The Lady Rabbit highlights included Dallie Monroe getting fourth in the shot put, Laney Segura getting fifth in the 800 meters and Olivia Richey getting sixth in the 100 meters.
The 4×200 relay got fifth place and the 4×100 relay got sixth place to earn points.
Bowie competes in the district rack meet this week at Iowa Park. The running finals are scheduled for 5 p.m. on April 4.
Results for all Bowie varsity athletes who finished sixth or better are in the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona’s Meg Meekins (above) not only earned all-region honors, she also earned all-state honors and was named the Texas Girls Coaches Association 1A-4A Player of the Year.
Other Montague County basketball athletes who were named to all-region teams including Rayder Mann from Bowie and Reagan Phipps from Nocona. From Saint Jo, Payzlie Cervantes, Taylor Patrick and Barrett Johnson were named to the all-region team. From Forestburg, Jesus Sanchez, Brenna Briles and Kyler Willett were named to the all-region team.
For pictures of all nine athletes, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost a close game at home against Perrin-Whitt on March 28.
The Pirates won 8-3, only taking the lead in the seventh inning after the Panthers had come back to tie up the game.
Saint Jo was coming into the game after a close one-run loss in extra innings against Perrin-Whitt earlier last week.
The second game started with two scoreless innings before the Pirates got on the board in the third inning. A line drive into left field resulted in a fielding error that allowed one run to score. A double followed that drove in another run as Perrin-Whitt went up 2-0.
The Pirates added to the lead in the fourth inning, driving in a run on a single to extend its lead to 3-0.
Saint Jo answered back in the same inning. Charlie Evans drove in one run with a single. Later in the inning, with a runners on second on third base, the Perrin-Whitt pitcher balked twice, an illegal pitching motion, that allowed both runners to advance to home plate. The Panthers had tied the score at 3-3.
After a scoreless fifth and sixth inning, the Pirates had the pressure on in the seventh inning.
With the bases loaded, a hit batter and later a walk scored two runs for Perrin-Whitt. Then a bases clearing double scored three more runs to break the game open in the final inning.
Saint Jo tried to answer in its final at-bats, getting two singles and drawing a walk but could not get enough things going to score.
The Pirates won 8-3.
Evans led the team with one RBI and two hits as the team finished with five hits and drew six walks.
Sam Martin allowed eight runs (two earned) on seven hits while striking out six and walking three batters in 6.2 innings of work. The defense committed three fielding errors overall.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians had a tough start to district last week, losing both games in their series against Lindsay.
The Knights won 11-4 and 7-3 against the Indians last week as Nocona hopes to get back into the playoffs.
Nocona was coming off a string of good wins the previous week against smaller schools, but knew Lindsay would be tough.
The first game saw Lindsay continually score runs in the first four innings, building a 9-0 lead before the Indians could get on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning with two runs.
Nocona added two more runs in the fifth inning to cut the lead to 9-4 and get some momentum heading into the final two innings.
After a scoreless sixth inning, the Knights scored two runs in the seventh inning to extend their lead and eventually win 11-4.
Miller Jentry led the team with two RBIs while RJ Walker also drove in two runs. The team had only two hits, but drew nine walks in the game.
Brody Langford allowed six runs (two earned) on five hits while striking out three in three innings pitches. Landon Fatheree allowed five runs (two earned) on seven hits while striking out one and walking four. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Nocona knew it could play better and tried to in the second game later in the week while playing on the road at Lindsay.
The Knights again took the early lead, scoring in three of the first four innings and going up 6-0. The Indians scored two runs in the fifth inning and one in the top of the sixth inning to initially cut the lead to 6-3. Lindsay answered with one run in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on to win 7-3.
Walker Murphey led the team with two RBIs after hit a double. Kutter Cabrera drove in the other run for Nocona. The Indians finished with three hits and drew only two walks, making the most of their limited opportunities.
Walker got the start on the mound and allowed seven runs (two earned) on eight hits while striking out six batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed six fielding errors overall.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles started district last week playing a series against fellow 1A team Bryson.
Unfortunately, the Cowboys won both games handily 11-1 and 10-1.
Bellevue was coming off a tough week where it hung tough playing 2A teams Nocona and Chico, not getting wins but competing well against the more experienced and bigger schools.
Unfortunately against Bryson in the first game, a few bad defensive innings threw away a good start to the game. Bryce Ramsey drew a leadoff walk in the first inning and stole his way around to second base, third base before eventually coming home on a steal.
Bellevue led 1-0 after the first inning.
That was the highlight as the Cowboys scored four runs in both the third and fourth inning to take control of the game. Bryson eventually added three more in the sixth inning.
The Eagles needed to score at least one run to avoid getting run-ruled and play the seventh inning, but could not do it. The Cowboys won 11-1.
Walker Strahan, Ryan Jones and Ramsey each had one hit to lead the team. With the Eagles drawing only one walk, it was a tough day swinging the bats for Bellevue.
Defensively, the Eagles allowed 12 hits and walked four batters, though avoided committing any fielding errors.
The second game on the road was not much better.
Bryson built up a 6-0 lead before Bellevue scored in the fifth inning. Cam Blaylock scored on the base paths to cut the lead to 6-1. The Cowboys responded in the same inning scoring four runs to go up 10-1.
The game cuts off on the Game Changer app from there.
Ramsey led the team with three hits in the game and Strahan was behind him with two hits as the team finished with six total and drew one walk.
Defensively, Bryson had nine hits and drew eight walks, but Bellevue did not commit any fielding errors.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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