SPORTS
Jackrabbits lose in last seconds
The thread of victory got snatched away from the Bowie Jackrabbits on Friday as they played at Bridgeport.
After leading the whole game, Bowie lost the lead in the final seconds of the game 38-35.
The Jackrabbits started the game offensively on fire. Ty Harris scored from 3 yards out on their opening drive. Next drive Payton Price hit Boo Oakley across the middle and he took it the rest of the way for a 58 yard touchdown. A good two-point conversion put Bowie up 15-0.
Bridgeport’s quarterback Jadon Maddux got loose and ran for a 27-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 15-7, but Price was able to find Jed Castles for an 18-yard touchdown pass putting the Jackrabbits up 22-7. Before the first quarter was done, the Bull’s Christian Hand ran for a 70-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 22-14 heading into the second quarter.
Bowie went up by two scores again when Price found Castles again, using his six-foot-six inch frame to out jump the corner for a 16-yard touchdown. The Jackrabbits led 29-14. Maddux got loose again and scored on a 19 yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 29-21 heading into halftime.
Bowie was able to go back up by two scores on a play that saw Price buy time with his legs before throwing a pass up the seem to Joey Crawford, who took the ball to the house for a 63 yard touchdown. The extra point was no good to give the Jackrabbits a 35-21 lead. The Bulls answered back with their own drive as Hand scored from three yards out to cut the lead to one score 35-28 heading into the fourth quarter.
One thing or another kept Bowie’s offense from adding to their lead in the fourth quarter. Penalties played a huge part of the game for both teams, as the Jackrabbits were penalized 13 times, stalling drives.
Bridgeport cut the lead to 35-31 with a 32 yard field goal about halfway through the fourth quarter. Bowie ran some clock, but had to punt it back to the Bulls with about two minutes left and needing a touchdown to win.
Bridgeport moved down the field to the Jackrabbit’s 14 yard line, but Bowie’s defense was doing all it could to halt the Bulls as they started to run out of downs. On fourth down, Maddux threw the ball down the right sideline, where only his receiver Nolan Hernandez could get it. The extra point gave Bridgeport their first lead 38-35 with less than 30 seconds left. There would be no miracle play for Bowie.
To read the whole story, including full stats and JV results, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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