SPORTS
Saint Jo Panthers fall to district leader; Holliday Eagles top Nocona Indians
Saint Jo was hoping they could dent undefeated district leader Newcastle on their last home game of the season, but unfortunately came up a bit short. The Bobcats came out ahead by two scores as they won 72-60.
It was a back and forth game for most of the contest, with neither team gaining more than a couple points advantage. Saint Jo led 52-50 heading into the fourth quarter before Newcastle was able to get some stops and score on their possessions to open up a 72-52 lead in the fourth quarter.
The Panthers finally scored and converted the two-point kick in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to two scores, but could not recover the onside kick. The Bobcats ran out the clock to secure the win.
It was Preston Lyons who led the way for Saint Jo on offense as he ran for 221 yards and four touchdowns and threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Eli Jones and Wyatt Geurin each scored on the ground as well while Chance Bennett and Pepe Gam each caught a touchdown.
“We battled back and forth all game,” Coach Derek Schlieve said. “Newcastle came out on the big end of it, but I’m very proud of how our guys stuck in there. We could clean a couple things up, but I do think our guys played hard.”
It was disappointing for the Panthers as a win would have put them in sole possession of second place and the final playoff spot.
As it stands now, they are in a four team tie for second place with only one team making the playoffs.
The scenario for Saint Jo to get the final playoff spot is for them to win their final game at Perrin-Whitt and Bryson has to win at Savoy. The Panthers play at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Perrin-Whitt.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians ran into the tough Holliday Eagles on Friday night. With a win clinching a playoff spot, the Indians will have to wait another week as they lost to the Eagles 38-0 on the road.
Read the full story in 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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