SPORTS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Rabbits take TBC boys’ 3A-4A title
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
It was fitting the Texas Basketball Championships Summer State Tournament Conference 3A-4A championship game pitted district rivals against each other.
The Bowie High School boys’ basketball team squared off against Holliday in a showdown featuring these District 3A-8 opponents.
As has been the case in recent years, and thanks in part of a late Justin Franklin layup and Jackrabbits making free throws down the stretch, Bowie got the best of Holliday 52-44 for the title on Sunday at Colleyville Heritage High School.
The Jackrabbits ran the table for the entire tournament – which included a pair of wins over Conference 4A Burkburnett and a 16-point conquest over another district rival in Nocona. In all, Bowie won nine games without a loss.
“It was a good time,” said Bowie head coach Doug Boxell.
(Boxell is unable to coach the team on the floor according to University Interscholastic League rules, so Elton Johnson served as head coach.)
“The kids have worked hard in the spring and summer, and something special happened for us,” said Boxell, whose Bowie squad has state tournament aspirations with the return of a healthy Jeffery Howard.
Boxell was especially impressed with the pair of wins over Burkburnett, 55-51 in pool play, and then 54-39 in the bracketed tournament finals.
The Bowie High School boys basketball team celebrates as the Conference 3A-4A champion from June 25 at Colleyville Heritage High School. The Jackrabbits won all nine games, including the title game 52-44 over District 3A-8 rival Holliday. Here’s the team (from left): Trent Johnson, Kason Spikes, Gary Mosley, Keck Jones, Daniel Mosley, Taylor Pigg, Dillon Swaim, Justin Franklin and Jeffery Howard. (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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