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Boys Roundup
Gold-Burg vs Saint Jo In a game the Gold-Burg Bears needed to have, against the district number two team Saint Jo, one player refused to give up on the season.
The Bears pulled off the upset against the Panthers 79-74 at home on Tuesday night, having lost to them by double digits the two previous times this season, thanks to the heroic exploits of senior Tanner Parrish.
Parrish scored 57 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as he went 20-22 from the field and 17-21 from the free throw line.
He did this while having to sit out six minutes of the third quarter with foul trouble and playing the entire fourth quarter with four fouls.
With Saint Jo playing press defense all game to push the pace, Parrish was the benefactor each time Gold-Burg broke the press, finishing several two on ones with emphatic dunks.
Bears Coach Gordon Williams knew it was a game his team needed to win after four consecutive losses.
“Tanner was incredible,” Williams said. “That was the best offensive game I have seen in my career.”
While the insane individual point total suggests the Panthers should have tried something new, they did force 30 turnovers and play with the lead at times as 74 points is usually more than enough to win most high school games.
The Bears needed a win if they still had any hope of grabbing the third seed in the district from Bellevue.
The Panthers, whose only loss has been to district leader Slidell, hoped when they played again next week it would be for a chance at the district title.
Neither possibility is out of the question only two games into the second the round of district play.
Prairie Valley vs Forestburg
In the third meeting between Prairie Valley and Forestburg on Tuesday, the outcome proved similar with the Bulldogs coming out on top.
Playing at home, Prairie Valley was able to just come out on top 47-44 against the Longhorns.
It was a defensive struggle as both teams struggled to connect from deep except Carter Lemon for the Bulldogs. Lemon made five three-pointers and finished with 21 points. William Winkler and James Gaston each grabbed a team high 12 rebounds.
Prairie Valley next hosts Gold-Burg on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. Forestburg plays at Bellevue on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.
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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