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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Bowie works overtime to win

Published

12 years ago

12/10/2014

By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

For a game that went into overtime, the Bowie High School boys’ basketball team didn’t leave much room for drama during the extra session.
The Jackrabbits outscored Krum 10-2 in overtime en route to a 53-45 victory at the Bowie Tournament on Saturday at the high school gymnasium.
“We picked up our intensity,” Bowie head boys’ basketball coach Doug Boxell said. “We got some energy when Jeffery (Howard) made those 3’s.”
So, Bowie didn’t necessarily make many defensive adjustments, the Jackrabbit players simply guarded Krum closer and caused a high volume of contested shots.
Bowie won all five of its games at the tournament, defeating the likes of Mineral Wells, Iowa Park, the Abilene Hawks’ homeschooled team and Callisburg.
Jackrabbit senior Cooper Cantwell was named tournament most valuable while Chase Hall and Howard both attained all-tournament status.
Bowie (7-0) played perennial state powerhouse Brock on Tuesday night in a game between father and son coaches. Doug’s son, Zach, is the head coach at Brock.
Coincidentally, Brock is also 7-0, and both teams are ranked in the latest Texas Association of Basketball Association Coaches poll. The Eagles sit at No. 1, and the Jackrabbits are ranked for the first time this year at No. 21. Read more, and see the complete box score, in the mid-week Bowie News.

Bowie’s Jeffery Howard (23) scraps for a loose ball during Friday’s game against Mineral Wells. Howard was named to the all-tournament team and the Jackrabbits won all five games at the event. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)

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McLennan to coach Saint Jo boys

Published

5 days ago

06/19/2026

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New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.

“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”

McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.

McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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McLennan to coach Saint Jo boys

Published

5 days ago

06/18/2026

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New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.

McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.

McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Botard new BHS girls BB coach

Published

6 days ago

06/18/2026

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After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.

Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.

“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”

Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.