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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bowie prepares for Whataburger
By ERIC VICCARO
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Get ready, Bowie High School boys’ and girls’ basketball fans.
Both the Jackrabbits and Lady Rabbits will be competing in the Whataburger Tournament down in the Fort Worth area this coming week.
The court is sure to be as hot as a Whataburger with jalapenos and green chilies.
Bowie’s girls will take on Wall in this match up of two teams ranked among the top-20 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Conference 3A poll.
Wall, with a record of 10-5, is ranked No. 3, behind Shallowater and Sunnyvale. Bowie (12-4) is situated at No. 19.
“Wall is a very talented team,” said Bowie head girls’ basketball coach Colby Davis-Pastusek. “They are well-coached and disciplined.”
This will mark Bowie’s third trip to the Whataburger Tournament on the girls’ side. The boys are playing in the event for the first time in many years.
“It’s an honor to play in it,” Davis-Pastusek said. “It’s a talented group of teams, top to bottom. It’s going to be a good challenge and great competition.”
Bowie comes into the tournament rolling, with a pair of district wins over Boyd and Henrietta by the whopping margin of 162-37.
But, the Lady Rabbits still have some things they need to work on, Davis-Pastusek stated.
Bowie will play Wall at 7 p.m. on Dec. 29, at Saginaw High School.
Should Bowie defeat Wall, the team will face Liberty Christian or Cisco in the next round on Dec. 30 at noon.
If Bowie loses, it will play Abilene Wylie or Crandall in the consolation bracket at 11:30 a.m.
The Bowie boys have a less daunting opening-round task, taking on Grapevine Faith Academy at 10 a.m. on Dec. 29, at Chisholm Trail High School in North Fort Worth.
Bowie (10-4) is coming off a tough 72-64 loss to Iowa Park.
Grapevine Faith has a record of 7-10. However, the Lions are a high-scoring team and they’ve put up 114 points on Gainesville.
Should Bowie win, it will play either Kennedale or Liberty Christian at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 30. If the Jackrabbits fall, they will play either Wall or Argyle at noon the same day. Read more of the story in the weekend Bowie News.
Bowie’s Jordan Brightwell, shown here driving for a basket during a Dec. 12 game against Decatur, has been named one of the players to watch during next week’s Whataburger Tournament at Saginaw. See more information on Page 3B. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
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.
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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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