SPORTS
Bellevue boys beat Saint Jo on buzzer-beater
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles had a tough week playing two of the top teams in the district at home in Forestburg and Saint Jo, but were able to end it with a bang.
The Eagles lost to the first place Longhorns 64-49 before beating the Panthers 58-56 on a buzzer-beater from Aaron Allison.
Bellevue entered last week sitting in fourth place in the district standings. The Eagles had let a prime opportunity to beat Forestburg the first time around, going up by double-digits in the third quarter and having a hot shooting game. The Longhorns had rallied to win by double-digits and had beaten every other team in district since then to sit in first place.
Playing on Jan. 28, Bellevue allowed Forestburg to come out hot, going up 26-10 in the first quarter. The Eagles spent the rest of the game trying to climb out of the big hole they found themselves in.
While Bellevue cooled off the Longhorn offense in the final three quarters, the Eagles were never able to make up much ground. The two teams played nearly even basketball for the rest of the game as Forestburg won 64-49.
Ryan Jones led the team with 16 points while Allison was second with 14 points and Brycen Bancroft scored 10 points.
The loss was disappointing, but the Eagles had a chance to try and get a little redemption on Friday playing a Saint Jo team that was only one game ahead in the district standings.
The first time around, the Panthers frustrated Bellevue with their physical play and seemed to get in their heads which allowed Saint Jo to win by double-digits.
On Friday, the teams battled from beginning to end. Both teams had to play around key players getting into foul trouble throughout the game as the game was called tight.
Bellevue led 13-12 after the first quarter and 25-23 at halftime. Saint Jo then grabbed the lead 40-38 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Eagles had to play the majority of the game with their tallest post player Bancroft in foul trouble and playing with a disadvantage in the post.
The Panthers were able to get a quick seven point lead to start the final period and led by six 54-48 with less than two minutes left in the game.
A Jones 3-pointer cut the lead down to one basket 54-51, but Saint Jo answered with a basket to make it 56-51.
Bellevue then had Bancroft earn a free throw attempt that fouled out the Panthers top post player. Bancroft made both clutch free throws to cut the lead to 56-53 with 21 seconds left.
After getting the ball back, Bancroft again was fouled and sent to the free throw line with six seconds left to play. He again made both to cut the lead to one point 56-55.
Saint Jo threw the ball away out of bounds, giving Bellevue the ball back near the basket.
Initially the Eagles’ Allison drove to the basket and had a good chance at a layup, but missed and it was deflected out of bounds underneath the basket. It was still Bellevue’s ball and with 1.44 seconds left.
The ball found Allison again who caught it just beyond the 3-point line. He fired it up in one motion and was knocked to the ground as he came down. The ball went in and the home crowd erupted.
The Eagles won 58-56.
Allison finished the game with a team high 22 points while Jones was second with 15 points.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers almost had a great week, but a buzzer-beater loss on Friday at Bellevue meant the team finished 1-1.
The Panthers were able to win big against Gold-Burg 77-34 before losing at the buzzer at Bellevue 58-56.
Saint Jo entered last week sitting in third place in the district standings, having only lost to Forestburg and Midway in the first round.
The Panthers had beaten the Bears the first time around in district and on Jan. 28 it was not much different.
Saint Jo started the game strong, going up 21-5 in the first quarter. The Panthers never really slowed down until the fourth quarter when the defense lost some of their edge and allowed almost half of Gold-Burg’s points to come.
Still, it was not much to worry about as Saint Jo won 77-34.
Trent Gaston led the team with 30 points while Lee Yeley was second with 14 points.
The Panthers then traveled to Bellevue on Friday. The first game saw Saint Jo’s physical defense frustrate and get in the heads of the Eagles as the Panthers won easily by double-digits.
This game was different from the start.
Within two minutes, Saint Jo’s usual leading scorer Barrett Johnson had to sit after he had picked up two quick fouls. This became a theme as both teams had to play around various players dealing with foul trouble since the game was called tight.
The Panthers hung tough, but trailed narrowly 13-12 in the first quarter and 25-23 at halftime. Saint Jo was mostly scoring through its front line since Gaston and Yeley had avoided foul trouble in the first half.
Johnson came out ready to make up for lost time in the second half. He scored eight of the team’s 17 points as the Panthers took a narrow 40-38 lead into the fourth quarter.
In the opening minutes of the final period, Johnson seemed to have heat check, hitting multiple shots as he helped Saint Jo open up a 52-41 lead at one point nearly midway through the quarter.
Unfortunately, the Panthers saw Bellevue start to catch fire. Also, while Gaston had avoided foul trouble in the first half, he eventually fouled out late in the game which meant Saint Jo lost its advantage at the rim on both offense and defense.
The Eagles kept making plays and made four clutch free throws to cut the lead to one point 56-55 with six seconds left.
The Panthers committed a crucial turnover in their own back court to give Bellevue back the ball. The Eagles took advantage of Gaston’s absence by driving the lane, but missed a layup. Unfortunately, the rebound bounced off a Saint Jo player out of bounds underneath the basket.
Bellevue had one more chance with a little more than a second left to play. The Panther defender contested the catch and shoot 3-point shot at the buzzer well, but it went in.
Saint Jo lost 58-56.
Johson and Gaston each had 18 points to lead the team while Yeley was second with 12 points.
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The Red River High School Bass Club competed on Saturday at Eagle Mount Lake as the club finished fifth overall out of 28 clubs.
The club had two teams that brought in fish at the end of the day, but one also finished highly.
The team of Carson Caudle and Hunter Blackburn got fourth overall out of more than 100 teams. The pair caught three fish that weighed in at 7.99 pounds.
The club had one more pair that brought in fish. Walker Strahan and Bryce Ramsey got one fish that weighed in a 1.95 pounds that was good for 33rd place.
Only 37 out of the 126 teams were fortunate enough to bring fish to the weigh-in.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie
Superlatives
Offensive most valuable player: Rayder Mann
First team
Gaige Goodman
Second team
Boston Farris
Honorable mention
Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Braden Rhyne
Academic all-district
Hayden Sutton, Keller Dosch, Anthony Jaraleno, Finn Riddle, Tyler Richey, Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Hayden Heugatter, Boston Farris, Rayder Mann
Nocona
Superlatives
Co-newcomer of the year: Landon Fatheree
Fighting heart award: Jose Gomez Jr.
First team
Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez
Second team
Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey
Honorable mention
Adrian Gutierrez
Academic all-district
Jose Gomez Jr., Kyle Waters, Kasch Johnson, RJ Walker, William Henley, Skye Kirby, Landon Fatheree, Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez, Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey, Adrian Gutierrez
1A
Superlatives: Jesus Sanchez, Forestburg, most valuable player; Barrett Johnson, Saint Jo, offensive MVP; Evan Chavez, Bellevue, sixth man of the year; Camden Dreyer, Gold-Burg, co-newcomer of the year; Josiah Wadsworth, Forestburg, co-newcomer of the year; Curtis Enis, Forestburg, coach of the year
First team
Ryan Jones, Bellevue; Jesse Wadsworth, Forestburg; Kyler Willett, Forestburg; Lee Yeley, Saint Jo; Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Second team
Aaron Allison, Bellevue; Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; River Trail, Bellevue; Jayton Epperson, Gold-Burg; Trae Campbell, Prairie Valley; Zeke Bonn, Saint Jo; Landon Shannon, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue; Brenna Criswell, Bellevue; Eli White-Freeland, Gold-Burg; Keelyn Case, Gold-Burg; Barrett Allen, Gold-Burg; Angel Cruz, Forestburg; Hayden Halliburton, Forestburg; John Carranza, Forestburg; Hunter Camden, Prairie Valley; Jarrett Horton, Prairie Valley; Landen Williams, Saint Jo; Jayden Curry, Saint Jo; Colton Curry, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue: Walker Strahan, Brycen Bancroft, Bryce Ramsey, Will Bonds, Cowyn Langford
Forestburg: Rafeal Sanchez, Josiah Wadsworth, Tristan Cumby, Hayden Halliburton, Jesse Wadsworth
Prairie Valley: Hunter Camden, Jarrett Horton, Josh Stout, Dayne Sadler, Kasey Caruthers
Saint Jo: Jayden Curry, Colton Curry, Landon Shannon, Barrett Johnson, Trent Gaston, Zeke Bonn, Lee Yeley
Gold-Burg: Levi Hellinger, Brady Allen, Barrett Allen
For pictures from players from every team, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians’ softball team had a great first week as a full team, winning all of their games and going 4-0 at their hosted tournament against a Seymour program.
The Lady Indians were able to add some players from basketball, which only ended the previous week after winning the state title.
Nocona kicked off the week with a blowout win against Perrin-Whitt on March 4. The Lady Indians scored 12 runs in the first inning and seven in the second as the game ended after three innings due to run-rule, Nocona winning 19-1.
Skye Kirby led the team with four RBIs while Kylea Wallace and Heidi Atteberry were second with two RBIs each. The team drew 12 walks.
Reagan Phipps, fresh from the basketball court, allowed one run (zero earned) on two hits while striking out seven batters.
Nocona on March 6-7 played double-headers on each day against Seymour and its JV team.
The first game against the Lady Panthers varsity team saw the Lady Indians win 14-6 after four and half innings. Gwyndelyn Forsyth led the team with three RBIs while Tinley Cable, Kirby and Phipps each drove in two runs. Phipps hit a home run as well.
On the mound, Phipps allowed six runs on nine hits while striking out nine batters.
The next game against the JV team from Seymour was strangely closer, but Nocona came out on top, winning 10-7 after four innings played.
Forsyth led the team with two RBIs as five different players drove in one run each. Atteberry got the start on the mound and allowed seven runs on six hits while striking out six batters and walking seven.
The next day Nocona dominated the Seymour varsity team again, winning 11-2 after five innings played. Evelyn Marquez led the team with two RBIs while four other players had one in a balanced approach. Phipps allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out seven batters.
The Lady Indians made sure not to let up against the Seymour JV team in the next game. Nocona won 16-3 after four innings played to end the week off right.
Kaitlyn Tiffner led the team with four RBIs while Marquez drove in three, Kirby and Cable drove in two. Atteberry allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits while striking out two batters.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers had tough games last week against 2A team Chico and Muenster.
The Lady Panthers lost by the scores 21-2 and 22-0 as they try to look for the positive while playing against mostly bigger schools.
Saint Jo played Chico on March 7. Most of the damage was done in the second inning, with the Lady Dragons scored 13 runs. The Lady Panthers did score runs in two of the three innings played, but the game ended after three due to run-rule as Chico won 21-2.
Reagan Wilson led the team with one RBI. On defense, the team had 17 walks and allowed 10 hits, though the team committed zero fielding errors.
It did not get any easier hosting Muenster on March 10. The Lady Hornets scored 10 runs in the first inning before Saint Jo could come up to bat and had dug itself a big hole. The Lady Panthers had little success with their bats in the game, with Maxey Johnson being the sole base runner as she got a hit.
Muenster won 22-0 as the Lady Hornets had 14 hits and drew 16 walks.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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