SPORTS
Football Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona football team hosted Holliday on Friday night in a game it needed to win if it wanted to keep its playoff hopes alive.
Unfortunately, those hopes came crashing down as the Eagles put the hurt on winning 67-0.
Most of the damage from Holliday came on the ground as it combined for 295 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. One more touchdown came through the air as the Eagles totaled 95 yards passing.
Sitting with a 2-3 district record and only being able to tie third and fourth place teams Holliday and Henrietta, both teams that beat Nocona this season, the playoff dream is over.
With one game left to play against the number two team in district City View, Weaver says it will all be about pride as the Indians will have nothing to lose heading into the game as their seniors strap on the pads for the last time.
Nocona travels to City View to play at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers suffered their first loss of the season on Friday at Newcastle.
The Panthers lost control of the lead in the fourth quarter as they lost 79-70.
It was a close back and forth game as neither team got up by more than two touchdowns at any time in the game.
In the fourth quarter, Saint Jo scored twice early in the period to go up 70-58 with 7:56 left. The Bobcats J.D. Brice, who the Panthers had a tough time stopping all night, scored to cut the lead to 70-66.
Saint Jo turned the ball over on downs and Brice scored again in two plays to take the lead 72-70 with just less than 4 minutes to go. A personal foul on second down meant the Panthers would need to go 30 yards in three plays for a first down.
After losing two yards, Saint Jo completed two passes for 17 and 11 yards. Unfortunately, it was short of the first down and Newcastle took over at midfield. Brice then scored on next play from 45 yards to ice the game at 79-70 with a little more than a minute left, winning the game.
Logan Brawner led the Panthers with 300 yards rushing and scoring two touchdowns. Brayden Bell had four touchdowns on the ground to go with his 65 yards.
Eli Jones threw for 52 yards and one touchdown to Pepe Gam while also scoring once on the ground. Jones also intercepted a pass on defense while Logan Morman scooped up a fumble and scored on defense.
Brice also ran for 301 yards while scoring seven touchdowns. He also threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Saint Jo plays Perrin-Whitt at home on Friday. The Pirates are the only undefeated team in district left.
The Panthers will need to win by a specific margin if they want to get into the playoffs if Newcastle also wins on Friday.
The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Saint Jo.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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