SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Watkins explodes for 37 in win
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
When the game mattered most, Bellevue High School guard Jakob Watkins flourished the most.
Watkins tallied 13 of his game-high 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Eagles outscored Forestburg 20-9 en route to a 75-64 victory.
It was Watkins who outscored the Longhorns all by himself as Bellevue took another step in another hopeful perfect District 1A-21 record. The Eagles went 14-0 in district games a year ago, too.
Bellevue improved to 18-11, 12-0 while Forestburg dropped to 14-7, 8-4. The Eagles played at Slidell on Friday evening.
“Jakob is the key to our success,” Bellevue head coach Colby Broussard said. “He plays with so much intensity, and the other guys feed off him. That was the difference in the game.”
Broussard also was pleased with how Bellevue played with composure, especially late with Forestburg played such a physical style. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the Feb. 13 Bowie News.
Forestburg’s Taten Vann (left) and Bellevue’s Gabriel Garza vie for possession during Tuesday’s District 1A-21 game at Forestburg. Bellevue won by 11 points, 75-64. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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