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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hop over the hump

Published

11 years ago

10/14/2015

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@gmail.com

The Bowie High School football team cleared a hurdle for the first time in a number of seasons.
See, the Jackrabbits overwhelmed Boyd 45-7 on Friday at home. It marked the first time since Dylan Stark’s first season as head coach Bowie won its district opener.
Now Bowie faces the daunting task of playing at Brock, a football program that arrived last season as a Conference 3A Division I regional finalist. The Eagles are undefeated at 6-0.
Stark said he’s expecting a hard-fought game.
“We think back to how competitive the Brock game was (a year ago),” Stark said. “There are going to be a lot of competitive games in this district.”
Stark said it all comes down to control.
Brock isn’t one of these new-age teams.
“They like to run the ball,” Stark said. “They like the quarterback under center, with multiple backs. They run a lot of power formations.”
Leddy French, last year’s top district player, and Tyler Gray make the offense go as the Eagles have piled up 344 points through six games. Both French and Gray are the same style running back with both ample speed and power.
Defensively, middle linebacker Zane Young will key the group. Brock has surrendered just 24 points this season. Stark said he was particularly impressed with Young.
Bowie is coming off, arguably, its best performance of the season. The Jackrabbits totaled a season-high 534 yards while allowing Boyd just 87. The margin in first downs was 25-4 in Bowie’s favor. Read more and see complete statistics and district standings in the mid-week Bowie News.

Bowie’s Jeffery Howard (7) tries to find room to run during the second-half opening kickoff return against Boyd. The Jackrabbits defeated Boyd 45-7 in the District 4-3A-I opener. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

SPORTS

Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

11 hours ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Willett, Richey off to State

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11 hours ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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11 hours ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.