SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: For Bowie, here come the ‘Cats
By ERIC VICCARO
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Here’s the great news for the Bowie High School football team.
The Jackrabbits are allowing less than four yards per play on defense. However, that could change this week as Bowie takes on talented Henrietta in the Homecoming game at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
“They run a spread offense,” Bowie head coach Dylan Stark. “We’ll have to make plays on defense in space.”
Should Bowie stop Henrietta it will be with L.B. Clement playing an increased role without Cayden Cox expected to play at middle linebacker.
So Bowie will need to make plenty of tackles in the open field to contain the likes of Riley Watson and Cody Fletcher.
Henrietta throttled Bowie 37-9 in 2014, but that was last year, and the Jackrabbits were struggling despite a 1-1 record.
“They got after us and they have a lot of those same kids back,” Stark added.
Expect Henrietta’s 3-4 defense to put plenty of pressure of Bowie, but quarterback Trace Hardee has matured well this season.
In last Friday’s conquest over Lake Worth, Hardee was the team’s leading rusher with 105 yards – in part with an injury to Carter Shackelford – and Hardee was also accurate on 56 percent of his throws.
GAME TIME
Who: Henrietta at Bowie
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday
Where: Jackrabbit Stadium.
Ticket Prices: Adults are charged $5 and students $3.
Why it’s important: Both Bowie and Henrietta are looking for 3-0 starts to the 2015 season.
Last year’s game: Henrietta 37, Bowie 9 in Henrietta.
Bowie High School defensive lineman Jared Roberts (78) jumps in an attempt to block a pass late during the fourth quarter of Friday’s game at Kittrell Stadium in Lake Worth.
SPORTS
Nocona gets delivered new press box
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
SPORTS
Richey repeats at IFYR
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
SPORTS
Youth rodeo awards presented
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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