SPORTS
STORM CENTER: NFL Draft turns wacky
So, after 46 years, the National Football League draft returned to Philadelphia – with the Museum of Art as the featured backdrop.
The draft was a bit different way back in 1961, which took place at the Warwick Hotel.
That year marked the Dallas Cowboys’ first regular draft, and the Minnesota Vikings had their own expansion selection position.
That was back in the day when the draft was 20 rounds deep. The San Francisco 49ers had an amazing 26 picks in the event.
There were seven future Pro Football Hall of Fame players chosen at the event – and I think you know many of them.
One of them was a man by the name of Bob Lilly, who has ties to the area in Olney, Throckmorton and Graham, Texas. Lilly was an all-district football player at Throckmorton in 1955 – but his family moved to Oregon during the famous severe Texas drought of the 1950s.
David “Deacon” Jones was picked by the Los Angeles Rams from South Carolina State. Jones became a member of the feared Rams’ defensive line of the 1960s.
Mike Ditka became a star tight end for both the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. One of the Vikings’ selections that year was a quarterback named Fran Tarkenton. That’s incredible. Read more from this column in the April 29 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II was part of a reach, by the Kansas City Chiefs, who traded up 17 slots with the Bills to take him at No. 10 during last week’s draft. Mahomes is a native of Whitehouse, a suburb of Tyler. (Courtesy photo)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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