SPORTS
Boyd pulls away from Bowie late
A close game got away from the Bowie Jackrabbits on Friday as they lost to the young, but talented Boyd Yellowjackets.
After a low scoring defensive struggle for three quarters, the teams combined to score 27 points in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, most of them were the Yellowjackets, who won 33-13.
The Jackrabbits started the game great. They drove down the field with some short passes and runs all the way down to Boyd’s one-yard line. There quarterback Payton Price threw a touchdown pass to Boo Oakley to give Bowie a 7-0 lead early in the game.
The Jackrabbit defense had some early success keeping the Yellowjackets running attack at bay as they carried that lead into the second quarter. Boyd did put a drive together to score as their quarterback Kody Risenhoover scored on a short run, but a missed extra point saw Bowie still in the lead 7-6 at halftime.
After a successful first drive, the Jackrabbits offense was having issues. The Yellowjackets were focused on stopping Bowie’s run game and was having success, forcing the Jackrabbits to beat them passing.
Turnovers and not being able to convert third downs all night was also preventing Bowie from extending their lead.
It did not take long for Boyd to take the lead in the second half as they took the opening kickoff back 82 yards for a touchdown to give the Yellowjackets a 12-7 lead.
The Jackrabbits defense was able to keep them in the game as their offense continued to struggle. There was still a good amount of hope Bowie would find a way to win down only one score heading into the fourth quarter.
Boyd was able to get the train moving as the Jackrabbit defense was starting to wear down. Short drives and a turnover led to the Yellowjackets scoring twice in quick succession to balloon their lead up to 27-7.
Bowie’s offense answered with a scoring drive capped with Price buying time scrambling to his right before throwing it to the end zone to Joey Crawford for a 24-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 27-13 and make it a two score game.
Needing stops for a hope of a comeback, the Jackrabbits sold out to try and stop the run, but Boyd’s Risenhoover squeaked through and found a hole as he scored from 30 yards out to score the final dagger. The Yellowjackets won 33-13.
To read the full story, 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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