SPORTS
Forestburg dominates in first two playoff wins
The Forestburg Longhorns won both of their playoff games last week to continue their season.
The Longhorns won in blowouts against Newcastle (64-38) and Avery (73-36) in the bi-district and area rounds.
Forestburg came into the playoffs confident after winning its first district title since 2009 and only losing one during district play.
The Longhorns were first matched up with a Newcastle team that came in with only nine wins on the season and had to scrape and claw and win a play-in game to get into the playoffs.
Last year the teams met in the same round, but it had been a much closer game which Forestburg had won. This year, with the game played on Feb. 18, the Longhorns won with little trouble.
The first half was competitive as Forestburg nursed a 26-19 lead at halftime. The second half saw the Longhorns offense get rolling, scoring 20 points in the third quarter and 18 in the fourth quarter.
Newcastle could not keep up as the Longhorns won 64-38.
Jesus Sanchez led the team with 24 points while Josiah Wadsworth was second with 15 and Kyler Willett adding 10 points.
Coach Curtis Enis thought his team’s defense got better and better as the game wore on which he singled out as the key reason the team won the game.
The win moved the Longhorns on to play an Avery team that had much higher accolades. The Bulldogs won their district’s championship with only one loss and had 24 wins on the season.
Despite that, Forestburg came out scorching hot, scoring the ball well and forcing turnovers on offense as it led 28-6 after the first quarter.
The Longhorns could not keep up that offensive pace all game and came back down to earth in the second quarter, actually being outscored 13-9.
Still, because the first quarter explosion Forestburg’s lead was still sizable at halftime 37-19, but the Longhorns did not want to give Avery any hope it could come back.
The third quarter saw Forestburg’s offense get back into rhythm in the third quarter, scoring 23 points to extend its lead before being able to slow things down in the fourth quarter.
The Longhorns won by more than twice the Bulldogs score 73-36.
Sanchez again led the team with 24 points. Jesse Wadsworth was second with 19 points and Willett scored 14 points.
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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.
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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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