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Jackrabbits host tournament
The Bowie Jackrabbits had an up and down first tournament at their hosted Gayno Shelton Classic.
The Jackrabbits went 2-3 in three days against tough competition from the surrounding area and even one from abroad.
Bowie kicked off the tournament playing Saint Monica’s College from Australia. The foreigners brought great size and athleticism and led for most of the game.
Down 43-30 entering the fourth quarter, the Jackrabbits upped their intensity to get the game to a one possession lead 55-52. Unfortunately, Bowie missed its chances to tie the game late and lost.
Cade Thompson, Braden Armstrong and Riley Harris led the team with double-digit scoring each.
The Jackrabbits next played 5A Aledo. Bowie’s offense struggled to score for the first three quarters against the Bearcats. A strong fourth quarter could not make up the double-digit lead as the Jackrabbits lost 54-38.
Only Armstrong finished with double-digit point total with 15.
The first game on Friday was against private school Country Day from Fort Worth. Bowie blitzed the Falcons in the first quarter and had a 30-6 lead. From there the Jackrabbits were able to coast to an easy big win 74-38.
Four players scored in double digits as the team shot more than 60 percent from the field, with Trevor Vann leading the team with 18 points.
Bowie finished the second day playing charter school International Leadership of Texas from Keller. The game was close in the first half, but the Falcons established a 31-28 lead at halftime.
The Jackrabbits played from behind for most of the game and lost another close one 53-50. It was a balanced scoring effort as six players scored at least six points, with Armstrong leading the way with nine points. While Bowie shot well inside the arc and at the free throw line, the team made only two three-pointers all game.
The Jackrabbits finished the tournament on Saturday against a familiar area team and 4A competitor Burkburnett. Another strong first quarter from Bowie set the tone as the Jackrabbits led 18-6.
The teams played relatively even the rest of the way as the Bulldogs could not make up any ground. Bowie won 54-38. Armstrong had his best scoring game of the season as he exploded for 25 points while making five three-pointers.
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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