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Lady Indians magical season ends against Brock 59-47 amid foul issues
The Nocona Lady Indians magical run came to an end Tuesday night at Bridgeport against perennial season ender Brock in a game that looked headed for a much uglier end.
The Lady Indians ended up losing 59-47, but got within one after coming back from double digits all while facing the prospect of how to proceed without leading scorer Averee Kleinhans for most of the game due to foul trouble.
She picked up her third foul midway through the first quarter, where the Lady Eagles had a 4-3 lead. Coach Kyle Spitzer felt like his girls came out a little intimidated in the first quarter because of the name recognition of Brock as they trailed 12-5 heading into the second quarter.
Kleinhans was only in for a brief time in the second quarter before picking up her fourth foul. One more and she would be out of the game so Spitzer was forced to sit her for the rest of the half.
With her off the floor, the Lady Indians point guard Trystin Fenoglio got sent the double teams and ball denying treatment usually reserved for Kleinhans. This prevented Nocona’s offense from really getting anything going despite its defense keeping the game within range. The Lady Eagles were up 23-13 at halftime.
Down 30-16 midway through the third quarter, Kleinhans checked back into the game. This ignited the Lady Indians on their comeback as they finished the quarter on an 11-5 run. Brock led 35-27 heading into the fourth.
That lead went down to 35-34 early in the fourth quarter, but that was as close as Nocona would get. A missed chance to take the lead changed things from there on out as the Lady Eagles extended their lead a bit before Kleinhans fouled out with 4:26 to go.
The Lady Indians still had their chances as Chloe Daughtry and Karlee Brown contributed greatly off the bench scoring the ball to keep them in the game.
Spitzer said two of Brock’s players, Olivia Lewis and Torrye Tyler, surprised him as both had great days scoring, combining for 40 points despite Spitzer not seeing much from them on film.
With Nocona not being able to get much closer than five to seven points away, the Lady Indians just ran out of time. The Lady Eagles made their free throws at the end and Nocona did not have the fire power to respond as their magical season came to an end 59-47.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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