By ERIC VICCARO
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The Bowie High School girls’ basketball team continued its rough-and-tumble schedule this past weekend at the Fantasy of Lights Tournament.
Under the bright lights of the large school girls’ division championship at D.L. Ligon Coliseum, the Lady Rabbits played a competitive game against one of Texas’ best private schools – Prestonwood Christian Academy of Plano.
Logan McMurray worked a nifty give-and-go to Tennessee State-signee Jordan Brightwell with 1 minute, 5 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Lady Rabbits were down only 40-37, and the game was set to become a fourth-quarter cliffhanger.
However, Bowie (5-2 record) committed several successive turnovers during the fourth frame while Prestonwood (8-0) built its lead to as many as 17 points.
Just like that, the drama was zapped.
“I think it was fatigue,” Bowie head girls’ basketball coach Colby Davis-Pastusek said. “We were tired. We made some mistakes and had trouble scoring. Good teams are going to take advantage of that.”
How good is Prestonwood? The Lions are the defending Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools’ Class 5A champion, and they are currently ranked second in the state according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the mid-week Bowie News.

Bowie’s Courtney Brady (left) muscles inside for two points while defended by Prestonwood’s Addison Garcia during the large school girls’ championship game on Saturday at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on the Midwestern State University campus. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)