SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bowie could clinch playoff spot
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
The Conference 3A Division I playoffs are at hand should Bowie top Paradise in Friday’s Senior Night game.
Paradise has played better football in 2016 under first-year head coach Ronnie Gage, who returned home to Wise County.
“Ronnie has been very successful everywhere he’s been, and Paradise will be well-coached,” said Bowie head coach Dylan Stark.
Bowie will face a Paradise team that runs the option on offense and a rather unique 4-2-5 defense where one of the defensive backs is disguised as a linebacker.
“When you play an option team, it’s all about assignment football,” Stark said. “We’re going to have to play sound.”
Stark said Bowie must do a better job of protecting the football, which was especially lacking two weeks ago in a home district loss to Breckenridge.
Paradise’s players to watch are freshman quarterback Jace Essig, senior wide receiver Tristan Sims and two strong defensive linemen in Seth Grammer and Jared Richardson, the latter tipping the scales at nearly 260 pounds. Read more, and see complete statistics and district standings, in the Oct. 26 Bowie News.
Bowie’s Gary Mosley rushes with the ball during Friday’s District 4-3A-I game against Brock on the road. Mosley was more of a featured runner this week. The Jackrabbits could clinch a playoff spot on Friday with a victory over Paradise. (Courtesy photo by Jack Milchanowski)
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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