By ERIC VICCARO

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The Bowie High School football team suffered yet another setback Friday night as Boyd rallied to defeat the Jackrabbits 14-13 in the District 4-3A-I opener for both schools at Boyd ISD Stadium.

The game included a weather delay that lasted about two hours, 30 minutes.

Officials spotted lightning at 9:30 p.m. when Bowie had what proved to be a tenuous 13-7 lead at the 1:21 mark of the third quarter.

Teams returned to the field at midnight, and the game concluded at 12:42 a.m.

Boyd tackled Bowie behind the line of scrimmage on the final play.

Everything seemed to be going the Jackrabbits way. The team built a 13-0 lead with a couple of exhausting first-half drives.

Kevin Stallcup and Lawson Mickler punched in short runs for touchdowns in the opening half. Bowie’s defense held Boyd in check for nearly three quarters, aided by several interceptions.

Fortunes changed late in the third quarter after a faulty Bowie punt that traveled just two yards, giving Boyd field position at the Jackrabbit 19.

Qualynn Wells cashed in four plays later on an 11-yard TD run.

After the game resumed, Jackson Basting intercepted a Lawson Mickler pass to end one Bowie drive. Mickler later was stopped short on a key fourth-down conversion midway through the fourth quarter.

Aided by a Bowie face mask infraction, Boyd then set for course on its next possession – and ultimately Wells scored his second TD of the contest from 35 yards out with 1:04 left in the fourth.

Bowie dropped to 1-5, 0-1 in 4-3A-I heading into next Friday’s showdown with tough Brock. Boyd improved to 2-4, 1-0. Read the mid-week Bowie News for more coverage.

Friday’s Result

At Boyd

Boyd 14, Bowie 13

Score By Quarters

Bowie                   7              6              0              0              –             13

Boyd                      0              0              7              7              –             14

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

Bw – Kevin Stallcup 5 run (Francisco Flores kick)

Second Quarter

Bw – Lawson Mickler 1 run (kick failed)

Third Quarter

By – Qualynn Wells 11 run (Spencer Pelligrini kick)

Fourth Quarter

By – Wells 35 run (Pelligrini kick)

OTHER GAMES FRIDAY

Saint Jo 50, Denton Calvary 44

Laramie Brawner had a 72-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second half, and that proved to be the difference for Saint Jo in its victory over visiting Denton Calvary at Harley Sewell Field.

Brawner rushed for 120 yards. Garrett Parker also had a kickoff return for a TD.

Saint Jo improved to 4-2 heading into its Oct. 17 home game with Savoy.

Cisco 41, Nocona 0

Cisco outgained Nocona 293-55 en route to a District 2-3A-II victory at Jack Crain Stadium on Friday.

Nocona punted seven times in the first half, and had one of them blocked and returned for a touchdown by the Loboes’ Carson Teaff.

The game was stopped at halftime due to weather. The Indians are winless at 0-6, 0-2.

Nocona plays Wichita Falls City View on Oct. 17.

Tioga 55, Gold-Burg 8

Kasen Allen rushed for a 25-yard touchdown, but that was all the offense the Bears could muster in this non-district 6-man game. Gold-Burg is now 2-4. The Bears play on Oct. 16 at Victory Christian in Decatur with a 5 p.m. kickoff.

Forestburg called off

Forestburg’s non-district game at Harrold was called off due to severe weather. Coach Wayne Tuckwell reported the game will not be made up. The Longhorns remain 4-2. Forestburg is idle the weekend of Oct. 17.

FRIDAY NIGHT VOLLEYBALL SCORES

DISTRICT 3A-9

Nocona def. Jacksboro, 25-8, 25-8, 25-11. Nocona now 18-15, 7-2 in district.

Boyd def. Bowie 25-15, 25-15, 19-25, 18-25, 15-13. Bowie now 18-17, 3-6 in the district.

DISTRICT 2A-10

Tioga def. Prairie Valley 25-22, 25-18, 25-13. Prairie Valley now 4-23, 1-8.

Collinsville def. Saint Jo 25-6, 25-23, 25-13. Saint Jo now 9-19, 3-6.

Valley View def. Forestburg, 25-15, 16-25, 25-18, 25-14. Forestburg now 19-12, 5-4.

Lindsay def. Gold-Burg, 25-10, 25-9, 25-7. Gold-Burg now 0-22, 0-9.

Bowie linebacker Abraham Landaverde (20) sizes up Boyd’s Qualynn Wells during the first half of Friday’s District 4A-3-I game at Boyd ISD Stadium. Bowie lost to Boyd, 14-13. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)