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Saint Jo girls secure district title with win at Bellevue
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers secured their second straight district title with a win at Bellevue on Friday night.
The Lady Panthers beat the Lady Eagles 64-44 in a game that was not as close as the first time these teams matched up.
Saint Jo came into the game undefeated in district, but knew Bellevue was tough after narrowly winning the first match up by two points. With the Lady Eagles only district loss coming from that game and the regular season ending this week, Friday’s game was the last chance for Bellevue to possibly get a share of the district title.
The Lady Panthers came out firing to start the game. Payzlie Cervantes scored 18 of her team’s 24 points in the first quarter as Saint Jo took control and never let go, up 24-11.
The Lady Panthers’ offense cooled off in the second quarter, but defensively was still bothering a Bellevue team that just could not get any breathing room against Saint Jo’s constant physical pressure. The Lady Panthers led 33-18 at halftime.
Saint Jo started to use its size advantage it had in the post more in the second half to try and wear the Lady Eagles out while also getting some better offense since the Lady Panthers were cold from the 3-point line after the first quarter.
While Bellevue got some things going offensively in the second half, it was not enough to make up the double-digit lead Saint Jo had been playing with all game.
The Lady Panthers won easily 64-44.
Cervantes led the team with 23 points and five steals. Aubrey Morman was second with 15 points while dishing out a team high six assists. Taylor Patrick grabbed a team high eight rebounds to go with eight points.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles had an up and down week, going 1-1 against Forestburg and Saint Jo and losing out on a chance at the district title.
The Lady Eagles beat the Lady Horns in a close game 41-37, but did not play well against the Lady Panthers 64-44.
Bellevue entered last week sitting in second place in district, with its only loss coming against Saint Jo in the first round of district play.
The Lady Eagles had dominated Forestburg the first time the two teams played, but this game was different on Jan. 28.
The Lady Horns were ready to better handle the Lady Eagles’ aggressive press defense which limited the transition opportunities for Bellevue.
The Lady Eagles had the lead for all of the game, but could not shake a Forestburg team that would not go away.
Bellevue led 12-8 after the first quarter, 20-15 at halftime and 35-29 after the third quarter. The Lady Eagles were able to hang on to win by two baskets, 41-37.
Mattie Broussard led the team with 12 points while Brittany Gill was second with nine points.
That led into Friday’s game against Saint Jo. Bellevue let a prime opportunity to win in the first game slip away, leading by 10 points at one point in that game and controlling the fast pace for most of it before the Lady Panthers stole the two-point victory in the final minute.
Unfortunately for the Lady Eagles, they would be playing catchup for most of the game. Saint Jo jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first four minutes and led 24-11 after the first quarter.
Bellevue just could not close the distance no matter what it did. A slower paced second quarter saw both teams struggle scoring as the Lady Eagles trailed 33-18 at halftime.
Bellevue scored better in both quarters in the second half, but could not slow down Saint Jo enough to make up the double-digit deficit. The Lady Panthers won 64-44.
Mattie Broussard led the team with 17 points while Mary Grace Broussard was second with nine points.
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The Nocona golf teams competed at their hosted tournament at Indian Oaks Golf Course on March 12 and both did well.
The Lady Indians team finished second overall while the boy’s team got fourth.
The Nocona girl’s team shot 426 total and was led by Jessie Howard who shot a 97. The Lady Indians top four players included Estella Womble (104), Paige Davis (112) and Heidi Atteberry (113).
Alex Sosa shot 115 and Avery Crutsinger shot 119, but their scores did not count towards the team total.
The Nocona boy’s had two teams compete. The first team shot 349 overall and was led by Landon Fatheree who got a score of 78.
The team’s top four scorers included Jake Pribble (85), Kutter Cabrera (92) and Caden Gaston (94). Logan Gaston shot 97, but it did not count towards the team’s total.
The second team shot 370 overall and was led by Jax Fuller who shot 88. The team’s top four scorers included Jentry Miller (91), Brody Langford (92) and Caleb Cavallaro (99). Cooper Johnson shot 113, but it did not count towards the final total.
Stetson Forsyth competed individually and shot a 93.
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Nocona hosted a track meet on March 10 that featured four area schools.
Both Bowie track teams finished first overall ahead of Muenster in second place.
For Nocona, the boy’s team finished third and the girl’s team got fourth place. Saint Jo saw its girl’s team finish third and its boy’s team get fourth place. The Bellevue girls team got fifth place.
The Jackrabbit team won nine events. Isaac Renteria got first in the 800 meters, 1600 meters and 3200 meter races. Russell Anderson won both the 200 meter and 400 meter races.
Braden Rhyne won the 300 meter hurdles and Tyler Richey won the 110 meter hurdles. Jorge De Leon won the shot put event. Bowie closed out the meet by then winning the 4×400 meter relay race.
The Lady Rabbits had three first place finishes. Individually, Samara McChesney won the pole vault event. In the relays, both the 4×100 and 4×200 teams earned first place as well.
The Nocona boy’s team won only one event, but finished second in six events. McCrae Crossen won the pole vault event.
The Lady Indians finished first in five events. Grace Brown and Ava Johnson both won two races. Brown won the 400 and 800 meter races, Johnson won the 100 and 200 meter races. Nocona finished the meet winning the 4×400 meter relay.
For the Saint Jo girls team, the team won two events and got second in three events. Savannah Hill won the 300 meter hurdles and Bryndle Brewer won the long jump.
The Saint Jo boy’s team had Damon Byrd win both the long jump and triple jump as the Panthers finished second in two other events.
The Bellevue Lady Eagles had Mattie Broussard win the high jump and the 1600 meter race while the team got second in five other events.
To see results for all varsity athletes from Bowie, Nocona, Saint Jo and Bellevue who finished in sixth place or better, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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