SPORTS
Bowie blows through Ponder
The Bowie offense came alive Friday night as it exploded for 63 points to lead the Jackrabbits to their first district win against Ponder in front of their home fans.
Bowie (2-5, 1-2 in district) won 63-21 in a game that was never close as the Jackrabbits did whatever they wanted to the Lions (2-6, 0-4).
Bowie scored on their opening possession as they marched down the field with their array of running from running back Ty Harris, quarterback Payton Price and slot receiver Joey Crawford. Price scored from four yards out to give the Jackrabbits an early 7-0 lead.
Ponder did not have much success running the ball early as Bowie got the ball back and marched down the field. Price hooked up with Crawford for a 19-yard touchdown pass on a seam route to give the Jackrabbits a 14-0 lead.
The Lions were able to respond as their quarterback went straight up the middle and down the sideline for a 39-yard touchdown run. They converted the two-point conversion to cut the lead to 14-8.
Still in the first quarter, Bowie responded fast. On what was a reverse run towards the left side, Crawford instead cut up the middle and veered back towards the right sideline as he took off, cutting back inside to avoid the final defender on his way to a 54-yard touchdown run.
The good extra point from Alan Miranda put the Jackrabbits up 21-8 and it was only the end of the first quarter.
The Ponder offense was able to drive down the field with their running attack as they finished the drive with a short touchdown run to cut the lead to 21-14. Still, the Lions defense could not stop Bowie.
The Jackrabbits offense started to see some more success with their down-field passing as Price was able to find Crawford and Boo Oakley for some big gains, but it was Harris who finished off the drive with a 16-yard touchdown run to make it a two score game 28-14.
With less than two minutes to go, it seemed like that was going to be the halftime score, but with multiple time outs left, Coach Dylan Stark kept his eyes open.
Stark used two of his timeouts to give his offense the ball back. They got themselves within field goal range, but were looking for more if there was an opening.
Price found it as he threw the ball up for a jump ball to Crawford, who came down with the ball for a 14-yard touchdown catch with 11 seconds left to put Bowie up 35-14 at halftime.
If there were any illusions the second half would see a comeback from Ponder, they were dashed as Crawford took a five-yard little out route up the sideline for a 44-yard touchdown to score his fourth down of the game and put the Jackrabbits up 42-14 not two minutes into the second half.
That was followed up by Evan Kennedy forcing a fumble on the kick-off and Hunter Pullen recovering the ball to give the Bowie offense another chance. The offense did not disappoint as they drove down the field. It was bruiser Jacob Skinner who scored from two yards out to give the Jackrabbits a 49-14 lead.
Ponder’s offense did respond next drive as their running back got loose on a 36-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 49-21, but with no end in site for the Jackrabbits offense to stop their assault, there was no worry from the Bowie sideline.
On their next possession Crawford carried the ball on a jet sweep on the Lions 40-yard line towards the right sideline. He cut just inside the corner and made another subtle cut inside to avoid the crowd of defenders.
With a head full of steam, Crawford could see the end zone and his fifth touchdown of the night right in front of him. Unfortunately, Crawford was tackled and despite spinning and lunging was marked just short at the one-yard line.
Instead, it was Price who scored on the next play for his fifth touchdown of the night to put Bowie up 56-21.
The Jackrabbits defense forced Ponder’s offense to turn the ball over on downs on their next drive and as the third quarter winded down, Bowie started putting in some reserves to put on some of the brakes.
The Jackrabbit offense still scored one more time early in the fourth quarter as Hunter Pullen scored on a six-yard run to give Bowie a 63-21 lead, but after that both teams just wanted to play till the clock ran down to zero. The fourth quarter passed with no further incident to give the Jackrabbits their first district win.
To read the full story and see the full stat line, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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