SPORTS
Girls Roundup
Prairie Valley vs Bellevue
Prairie Valley hosted the top team in the district Bellevue on Tuesday night and gave the Lady Eagles a game they did not see in the first matchup.
Bellevue won 59-39, but it was not until the third quarter when the run from the Lady Eagles came through.
The first half saw the Lady Bulldogs hang in there and play Bellevue’s game, breaking the press and taking shots on their terms against an Eagles team that likes to get up and down the floor.
Bellevue led by only five at halftime, but came out in the second half ready to put the game away, which led to the final margin being 59-39.
For Prairie Valley, Kincaid Johnson led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds. Sydni Messer joined her in double figures with 11 points.
Lady Bulldog Coach Jeannie Carpenter liked how her team competed.
Saint Jo vs Forestburg
The rivalry game of Saint Jo and Forestburg lived up to its title on Tuesday night in Saint Jo.
It was the Lady Panthers who came out ahead in the end in a closely fought 42-39 win.
Saint Jo started the game slow in the beginning, but defensive adjustments made at halftime turned out to be the difference in the game.
Seniors Charity Brawner and Emily Haney led the way with 19 and 15 points as the Lady Panthers kept itself in line for the third seed in district.
For Forestburg Lacy Huddleston led the team with 15 points while adding nine rebounds. Faith Moore and Morgan Miller each scored seven points while Kassidy Travis pulled down a team leading 11 rebounds.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost a tough one against Midway on Tuesday night at home.
The Lady Falcons won 51-40 against the Lady Bears who are searching for their first district win of the season. It was unfortunate because it was one of Bears most balanced scoring games of the season.
Kelly Contreras and Taylor Lyons still led the team, scoring 13 and 10 points, but Ashlynn Smith had eight and Preslie Darden finished with six.
A low scoring third quarter proved to be the big difference in the game for Gold-Burg. Coach Cheryl Cromleigh was proud in how well her team played and how competitive the game was.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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