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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.
Nocona’s volleyball team headed to Bowie for a three-team scrimmage with the host team and Ponder Aug. 7.
Each team played the other two for 30 minutes in the Lady Rabbit gym. Lady Indian Coach Sandy Langford said she thought things went well for a first scrimmage.
“Just like any young team that is trying to find itself in a first scrimmage, We looked really good at times and at others not so much,” Langford said. “We’re forming a new team after losing a lot of seniors.”
Langford said the squad would have one thing go wrong and it would explode into several things. That will need to stop for a successful year in Langford’s mind.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s tennis team is now 3-3 for the non-district campaign with a 1-2 week.
In the Rabbits’ home opener Aug. 5 against Graham, Bowie posted a 13-6 match win with the girls completing a 9-0 sweep.
Jessi Mayfield and Angeles Alvarez won 9-8 (7-4) while Payton Goodwin and Maddie Schwarz were 8-1 winners as were Avery DeWeber and Avery Bonham.
In girl’s singles Willow Seibert won 8-2 in No.1 1 singles. Goodwin and Mayfield were each 8-5 winners. Alvarez posted an 8-1 win. Schwarz won 9-8 (8-5) with Deweber taking an 8-2 decision.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Two major portions of Nocona’s 2023 bond issue are very close to being completed.
The new high school gym should be complete in time for the volleyball team to begin practice there Aug. 1, according to Superintendent Dr. David Waters. Ground on the 22,000 square foot facility was broken on Oct. 18, 2024.
Waters said a punch list meeting with the construction manager was scheduled for earlier this week with final touchups expected shortly afterwards. Fans should be able to enjoy the facility for the volleyball team’s season opener Aug. 11.
Fans will enjoy the new gym from entering the facility which has glass walls, enabling fans to watch the game from the foyer. Once inside the gym itself, there is stadium, chair back seating on the home side allowing for a much more comfortable experience.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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