SPORTS
Boys Basketball Roundup

Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns were able to brush off a loss to Savoy early last week by winning their district opener on Saturday against Bellevue.
The Longhorns won 65-54 against the Eagles, coming back from double-digits in the third quarter to win.
Forestburg entered the game a little worried. The Longhorns last game before last week came all the way back on Dec. 20. Forestburg’s first game back from the holiday break was on Jan. 7 against Savoy.
Trying to shake off the holiday rust in one non-district game, the Longhorns were a bit sluggish due to trying to get back into shape in the days leading up to the game.
The Cardinals led 17-8 and Forestburg was playing catchup throughout. Despite competing better as the game wore on, the Longhorns could not take over the lead from Savoy.
The Cardinals held on to win 46-43.
Coach Curtis Enis was hoping a few more good days of practice would help the team prepare for the start of district play against a young Bellevue team that is an expected playoff team.
Then the snow came on Thursday and Friday which knocked off two potential days of practice and Forestburg went into Saturday’s rescheduled game feeling a little underprepared.
The Eagles had played a tournament as well as a game the previous week to shake off the rust and had been preparing for the game for about a week.
It showed in the opening minutes when Forestburg fell behind 10-1 midway through the first quarter.
The Longhorns got a bit together to tie the score at 10-10 by the end of the first quarter, but were not firing on all cylinders.
While Jesus Sanchez had a hot hand on offense to help Forestburg from falling too far behind, Bellevue’s offense was scorching hot. On top of making four 3-pointers, that opened up the lane to attack the rim against the Longhorns tight man-to-man defense.
Bellevue scored 24 points and led 34-23 at halftime.
The third quarter did not seem to change much. The Eagles made four more 3-pointers and were still giving the Longhorns fits on defense. Forestburg trailed by as many as 12 points during the quarter.
Thankfully, Wadsworth and Sanchez combined to score 17 of the team’s 19 points and the lead was narrowed down to single-digits 50-42 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter seemed to be where the Longhorns defense seemed to truly commit to chasing Bellevue shooters off the 3-point line. This funneled the Eagle players to the rim where good contests and an increased in defensive intensity seemed to stifle Bellevue’s offense.
This left the door open for a Forestburg team that had scored well all game, but really turned it on in the fourth quarter.
Sanchez, who finished with a game high 39 points, scored 19 of his team’s 23 points in the final period.
What was an excitingly close game midway through the fourth quarter ended up seeing the Longhorns pull away by double-digits as they won 65-54.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers had a great week, winning two games, including their opening district game, by double-digit scores.
The Panthers beat Christ Academy 53-32 and before winning at Gold-Burg 57-32 on Saturday to start off district play.
Saint Jo was playing the Warriors for the second time this season and were hoping to win by a lot like it had the first time the teams played in a tournament.
The Panthers started off well, going up 29-11 at halftime. Christ Academy had a better second half offensively, but it was not enough to make up any of the deficit. Saint Jo won 53-32.
It was a good feel good win for Saint Jo heading into the start of district play at Gold-Burg. The game was rescheduled to Saturday due to the snow last week, but it did not seem to effect the Panthers much.
Saint Jo raced out to a 26-8 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Even with the scoring pace slowing down the rest of the game, the Panthers defense still allowed them to outscore the Bears in every quarter until the last one.
Saint Jo won 57-32.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians lost a tough district game at home on Saturday against state-ranked Seymour.
The Panthers won 46-32 against the Indians in a game where Nocona just did not do enough to pull the upset at home.
The Indians had extra time to prepare for the game with a bye earlier in the week, so that even when the snow came to delay the game and limit practice time it did not hurt as much. Nocona was 2-1 in district and hoping it could give top 10 state-ranked Seymour its first district loss.
The game started and while the Indians did not allow the Panthers to go crazy on offense, Nocona had trouble getting easy shots.
The Indians trailed 26-12 at halftime.
Nocona equaled that first half total in the third quarter, but it was not enough to make up much ground since the Indians could not fully stop Seymour.
The Indians could not catch fire in the fourth quarter to make up the double-digit deficit as the Panthers won 46-32.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles started off district on Saturday and let a prime opportunity slip away.
The Eagles allowed Forestburg to come back from double-digits to eventually win 65-54.
Bellevue was coming into the game prepared. The Eagles had played in a tough tournament in Windthorst and a game against Eula the previous week to shake off the rust from the holiday break. Bellevue had a bye earlier in the week to have extra time to prepare for the opening district game against one of the top teams.
The snow through a wrench into the preparation later in the week, but it was a problem every team had to work through.
The Eagles came out firing, going up 10-1 against the Longhorns, led by Ryan Jones who scored eight of the points. Forestburg came back to tie the score at 10-10 heading into the second quarter, but Bellevue really started to get hot, especially from the 3-point line.
The Eagles scored 24 points in the second period. While Bryce Ramsey and Jones each made two 3-pointers each, this opened up driving lanes for their teammates as five players made at least one basket. Bellevue led 34-23 at halftime.
The Eagles slowed down only a little bit in the third quarter. Ramsey made three 3-pointers in the period and Bellevue led by as many as 12 points at one point. Forestburg cut the lead down to eight points 50-42 heading into the fourth quarter.
Then the Eagles went cold offensively. The 3-point shot attempts were harder to come by. The drives to the rim, which had been there all game, were now being contested well and few free throw attempts were being awarded to either team all game.
On the other side, the Longhorns had their leading scorer get hot as Jesus Sanchez scored 19 of his team’s 23 points.
On the other side, Bellevue scored only four points in the quarter.
“In the fourth quarter Forestburg got really hot shooting and that really changed the momentum into their favor,” Coach Colby Broussard said. “I felt it was then that we started to try and carry our team individually and that hurt us.”
Forestburg pulled away to win 65-54.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears lost their opening district game at home on Saturday against a tough Saint Jo team.
The Panthers won 57-32, thanks in large part to a one-sided first quarter.
The Bears came into the game knowing they were the underdogs, but hoping they could surprise a Saint Jo team that came into the game confident. Gold-Burg had played tougher teams recently in the Bridgeport tournament following the holiday break and were more up to speed than it had been in other seasons.
Still, the Panthers came out of the gate hot, scoring 26 points in the first quarter and the Bears could not keep up, down 26-8.
While Gold-Burg did play better in the final three quarters, the Bears only really started to cut into the lead in the fourth quarter when the game was well and won. Still, Gold-Burg outscored Saint Jo 11-3 to finish the game on a good note.
The Panthers won 57-32.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs lost their opening district game on the road at Midway on Saturday.
The Falcons won 77-53 against the Bulldogs, who scored much better in the second half than the first.
Prairie Valley came into the game feeling like the underdogs, being undersized in the post compared to Midway.
The Bulldogs could not allow itself to come out with anything less than their best and in the first half it was not the case. Prairie Valley scored six points in both quarters while the Falcons scored 20 or more points to build a big lead.
The Bulldogs picked it up offensively after halftime, scoring 16 and 25 points in the final two periods and actually outscored Midway in the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, the defense was never able to stop the Falcons to allow Prairie Valley to get back into the game.
Midway won 77-53.
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SPORTS
Girls basketball all-district list released

Bowie
First team: Laney Segura
Second team: Hanna Bell
Honorable mention: Parker Riddle, Railey Martin, Lanie Moore, Laney Enlow, Sadie Weaver
Nocona
Superlatives: Meg Meekins, most valuable player; Reagan Phipps, defensive MVP
First team: Aubree Kleinhans, Jolie Rose
Second team: Avery Crutsinger, Bayler Smith, Jasmine Olivares
Honorable mention: Paige Davis
Academic all-district: Kaygan Stone, Ayden Patton, Paige Davis, Bayler Smith, Jasmine Olivares, Avery Crutsinger, Aubree Kleinhans, Reagan Phipps, Jolie Rose, Meg Meekins
1A Awards
Superlatives: Taylor Patrick, Saint Jo, District MVP; Mary Grace Broussard, Bellevue, offensive MVP; Brenna Briles, Forestburg, defensive MVP; Tatum Morman, Saint Jo, sixth woman of the year; Mattie Broussard, Bellevue, newcomer of the year; Celsey Hoffman, Bellevue, coach of the year
First team: Brittany Gill, Bellevue; Tristan Shook, Bellevue; Jocelyn Rich, Forestburg; Payzlie Cervantes, Saint Jo; Jordyn O’Neal, Saint Jo
Second team: Karis Denson, Bellevue; Chloe Broussard, Bellevue; Isabella Lawson, Forestburg; Braylee Briles, Forestburg; Aubrey Morman, Saint Jo; Krista Reeves, Saint Jo
Honorable mention: Brooklyn Shook, Bellevue; Megan Bain, Forestburg; Taylor Griggs, Forestburg; Linzie Priddy, Prairie Valley; Natalee Young, Prairie Valley; Renee Stout, Prairie Valley; Kamron Skidmore, Saint Jo; Abigail Carter, Saint Jo; Savannah Hill, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue: Brittany Gill, Tristan Shook, Mary Grace Broussard, Karis Denson, Ella Broussard, Mattie Broussard, Brooklyn Shook
Forestburg: Braylee Briles, Jocelyn Rich, Isabel Lawson, Taylor Griggs, Brenna Briles, Megan Bain
Prairie Valley: Linzie Priddy, Natalee Young, Renee Stout
Saint Jo: Taylor Patrick, Aubrey Morman, Krista Reeves, Mercedes Diaz, Payzlie Cervantes, Kaycee Clark, Tatum Morman, Kamron Skidmore, Jordyn O’Neal, Abigail Carter, Savannah Hill, Olivia Johnson
SPORTS
Softball Roundup

Bowie
The Bowie Lady Rabbits softball team started off last week with an opening district win against Vernon before struggling at a tournament in Iowa Park over the weekend.
The Lady Rabbits won by run-rule against Vernon at home on Feb. 25, but then lost five games at the tournament playing some tough teams.
Bowie opened up district play hoping to do well since the team has missed the playoffs the last several years.
Against the Lady Lions the Lady Rabbits did most of their offensive damage in the fourth and sixth inning, scoring six and five runs.
Chloe Kinney led the team with three RBIs while Serinity Klump drove it two runs.
Sadie Britt had a team high three hits as the team finished with 10 in the game while drawing four walks.
On the mound, Klump struck out 10 batters while giving up three hits and three runs, two earned and walking two batters. The defense committed three errors overall.
Bowie took that good win into the tournament at Iowa Park where unfortunately wins were hard to come by.
Against Petrolia, the Lady Rabbits lost 8-4, with most of the damage done in the fourth inning before the game was called. Kinney led the team with two RBIs while Britt had two hits.
The next game against Caprock did not go well. The Lady Horns won 15-0 after four innings and not much went right for Bowie.
The second day started against Canyon. While the Lady Rabbits played a bit better, the Lady Eagles won 10-2 after four and half innings. KP Rutherford and Kinney both drove in one run on offense.
The last day of the tournament started against Amarillo. Bowie gave up 10 runs in the first inning and could not recover, losing 17-2 after three and half innings. Klump drove in both runs and had two hits. The Lady Rabbit defense committed only one fielding error in the game as well.
Bowie ended the tournament playing Wichita Falls Legacy and played a competitive game it almost won.
The Lady Rabbits led 5-0 heading into the bottom of the second inning when the Lady Leopards scored nine runs. Bowie answered with two runs in the third inning, but the game was called and the Lady Rabbits lost 9-7.
Four different players drove in one run each while Klump had two hits to lead the team.
Nocona
The Nocona softball schedule had to juggle around the basketball team’s march to the state championship last week, but the Lady Indians played and won one game last week.
Nocona won another high scoring game, this time against Bryson on Feb. 26, 34-24.
After winning earlier in the season a game with the final score of 35-34, the Lady Indians are not opposed to marathon games with lots of twists and turns.
After three innings, Nocona was down 16-8, but even though the team trailed for the majority of the game the Lady Indians hung around enough to stay within range.
Entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Nocona was down 24-21. The Lady Indians then scored 13 runs, the last one on a passed ball, to win the game by run-rule 34-24.
Nocona took advantage of Bryson’s pitching accuracy, drawing 30 walks in the game. That meant all nine hits in the game from the Lady Indians were impactful. Tinley Cable led the team with six RBIs and hit a home run. Skye Kirby, Kylea Wallace and Evelyn Marquez were second with four RBIs each.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers started their season with tough games against Lindsay and Era.
The Lady Panthers lost 18-0 against the Lady Knights and 17-1 against the Lady Hornets.
Saint Jo only had a week’s worth of practice as a full team heading into a tough game in the best of circumstances against 2A Lindsay on Friday.
With it being the start of the season, the only things that went right for the Lady Panthers was giving up only one fielding error in the game. The Lady Knights won 18-0, ending the game after three innings due to run-rule.
Nevaeh Spann got the team’s only hit and Symbri Evans drew a walk to mount some offense.
Saint Jo then played at Era on Monday afternoon. The Lady Panthers got off to a good start on offense.
Jordyn O’Neal drew a walk and after she stole two bases, Maxey Johnson drove her in with a single. Saint Jo led 1-0.
The Lady Hornets answered with three runs before having a big second inning scoring 10 runs.
The Lady Panther bats had no answer and Era tagged on two more runs in each of the next two innings to win 17-1 after four innings by run-rule.
Saint Jo struggled throwing strikes, giving up 22 walks in the game that fueled the Lady Hornets offense.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
SPORTS
Baseball Roundup

Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles picked up their first win of the season and of its most recent history against Vernon Northside on Feb. 27.
The Eagles won 9-1 to jump start this season after struggling last year in the program’s inaugural season after many decades of no baseball.
Bellevue dominated from start to finish as the game went six innings. Bryce Ramsey struck out 17 batters on the mound while giving up one run on three hits and one walk. Most importantly, the defense committed no fielding errors.
With the bats, River Trail and Brycen Bancroft led the team two RBIs each. Ryan Jones led the team with three hits.
Bowie
The Bowie Jackrabbit baseball team had a great weekend hosting the American Cancer Society Tournament.
The Jackrabbits went 3-1 overall, winning some close games as they start to come together as a team.
Bowie started the tournament against Archer City.
The Jackrabbits took control scoring four runs in the first inning to lead 4-1. After that, Bowie’s offense slowly added more runs the next four innings while shutting out the Wildcat offense. The Jackrabbits won 9-1.
Edmon De Leon and Caden Belcher led the team with two RBIs each, with De Leon hitting a home run.
On the mound, Rayder Mann pitched most of the game and struck out nine batters while giving up two hits, two walks and one run (zero earned).
Bowie’s second game came a day later against Whitesboro. It was a pitcher’s dual that went down to the final batter. De Leon pitched seven complete shut out innings while giving up one hit and striking out 17 batters.
In the bottom of the seventh inning with one runner on third base and one out, Weston Walker hit a groundball to third base which induced an error that allowed Hunter Rodriguez to score and the game to end. Bowie won 1-0.
The final day of the tournament did not start great for the Jackrabbits. Playing a tough Muenster team, the Hornets were up 4-0 after four innings and Bowie was having trouble scoring giving its limited chances. The Jackrabbits did score one run in the sixth inning, but the game was called before the seventh inning could start. Bowie lost 4-1. Boston Farris drove in the one run for the Jackrabbits.
Bowie was able to bounce back and end the tournament on a fun note. Playing an overmatched Electra team, the Jackrabbits easily beat the Tigers 16-0 after three and half innings played.
Four different players drove in two runs apiece to lead the team as Bowie finished with 13 hits. On the mound, Trae Siegler struck out seven batters in three innings of work while giving up no runs and one hit.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians only got to play two games on the final day of the Jacksboro tournament last week on Saturday due to the state basketball consuming the whole community.
The Indians went 1-1 and competed well in both of their games.
Nocona first played Comanche and won a good game 10-5 after five and half innings played. RJ Walker, Brody Langford and Miller Jhett each drove in two runs to lead the team.
Walker struck out 11 batters and allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits while walking two batters. The defense committed two fielding errors.
The Indians then played Wichita Falls Memorial JV team. It was even after four innings with the score tied at 5-5, each run Nocona scoring being answered by the Mavericks within the same inning.
The Indian offense failed to score any runs in the fifth inning and Memorial was able to score one run on a walk-off single to end the game. Nocona lost 6-5.
Landon Fatheree led the team with two RBIs and three hits while Walker drove in one run. Three different pitchers threw for the Indians and the defense committed only one fielding error.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers struggled in their three games played at the Era tournament last week.
The Panthers did not win, but showed flashes of good play.
Saint Jo first played Callisburg last week and lost 8-2. Tren Gaston and Sam Martin led the team by driving in one run each offensively.
The Panthers then played Tioga and lost 17-8. Charlie Evans and Martin led the team with three RBIs each.
The final game against Sam Rayburn was close, but Saint Jo lost 5-1. Rylan Forrester drove in the one run for the Panthers in the game.
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