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Dave Campbell Magazine predicts county football districts
“Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine” for the 2025 season has come out.
The magazine is affectionately known as the “Bible” of Texas High School football since nowhere else is the more than 700 football teams previewed all in one place.
Questionnaires are sent to every coach in the state and their answers or lack thereof, influence what the staff eventually put into each team’s short blurb.
Not all information is accurate since the questionnaires are sent out during the spring.
Coaches and players move on during the summer sometimes, changing a team’s expectations heading into the season. Players change positions during the season from what they were expected to play in the spring.
Still, it’s the only preview on that scale, where the 6A defending state champs are previewed as well as a six-man football team that is hoping to field enough players heading into the season within the same magazine.
Along with that, district and regional predictions are made, putting on record the first general outside predictions for teams that can either put high expectations on them or fuel them to prove everyone wrong.
Bowie is the biggest school in Montague County, playing in 3A Division I. In district four, the Jackrabbits are picked to finish sixth out of seven teams in the district. Bowie is coming off a 5-5 record and just missed making the playoffs last year after going 2-4 in district play. The Jackrabbits will again use the prediction as fuel as Bowie hopes to break the playoff drought, which dates back to 2017.
For Nocona, the Indians play in 2A Division I in district six. The Indians are also picked to finish sixth in a seven team district. Nocona is coming off a tough 1-9 season that saw a ton of players injured throughout.
The young team hopes it can only go up from there after several freshman were moved up throughout the season to play key roles. That along with a new coach will hopefully get the Indians back on track after making the playoffs the previous two seasons.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo clinched a playoff spot in their home finale. Nocona and Gold-Burg both suffered regular season losses.
Brief summaries of the games follow:
Tioga 50, Nocona 0
After losing a Nocona High students a few days before the Nov. 5 game, the Indians never fully recovered and wound up on the short end of the stick to the Bulldogs.
Nocona had just 95 yards of offense. Quarterback Brody Langford was 6-11 passing for 21 yards. Logan Gaston had 53 yards on 10 carries. McCrae Crossen had 22 yards on eight carries with Jax Fuller adding 18 yards on four totes.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Looking to get back to the State championship, Nocona’s volleyball team got off to a quick start in its area round matchup with Coleman Nov. 3.
A bit of a letdown in the middle games was rectified in game four, allowing the Lady Indians to post a 3-1 (25-12, 26-24, 22-25,25-13) victory. Nocona Coach Sandy Langford said getting back to its style of game helped.
“We’ve had to overcome a lot this week,” Langford said in reference to the school losing a student in an accident two days prior. “We talked during a timeout about getting back to playing fast which is more our style. Coleman had us playing a slower style of play and they took advantage of it.
The fast style of play benefitted the Lady Indians, who got out to a 4-0 lead in game one courtesy of Paige Davis. Maddyn Bowles added a kill to keep things moving.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
When you’re gunning for a playoff spot, playing error free football is paramount.
Or is it?
In a District 4-3A Division I battle for the fourth and final playoff spot, Bowie had made five turnovers in the first nearly three quarters but still managed to lead 21-17 late in the third quarter. The Jackrabbits received a pep talk from their coaches and did not turn the ball over again while receiving some clutch defense down the stretch in a much closer than it looked 42-17 win over the Boyd Yellowjackets.
With the victory, Bowie clinched its first playoff spot in football since 2017. The Jackrabbits, 1-3 in district and 5-5 overall, will travel to Cisco for a 6 p.m. Nov.13 game vs. defending state champion Wall, who is ranked No. 4.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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