The Bowie boy’s basketball team lost a close game with a chance to win at the buzzer against Ponder at home on Tuesday.
The Lions just held on to win by the narrowest of margins 41-40 as the Jackrabbits staged a furious comeback late in the fourth quarter.
It was a low scoring game overall, but even more so in the first half.
Bowie did not start the game off well. The Jackrabbits scored only one basket in the first quarter as they fell behind by double-digits 13-2.
Luckily Bowie’s defense then limited Ponder in the second quarter, letting the Lions score only two points themselves in the quarter.
The Jackrabbits got back into the game thanks to A.J. Whatley, who scored eight of the team’s 10 points in the quarter, cutting the lead to 15-12 at halftime.
The second half was more even as neither team’s offense really got going. Bowie tied the score up at 23-23 heading into the final quarter.
The Jackrabbits then had another bout of trouble trying to score where Ponder made a couple of 3-pointers that put the Lions up by several scores with time winding down.
Bowie was forced to start fouling with about two minutes left to play and send Ponder players to the free throw line.
Fortunately for the Jackrabbits, the pressure of the situation started to get to the Lions players who started missing free throws and turning the ball over.
Bowie boys lose close game at home within one point 41-40 and had a chance to win at the end, but the shot missed as Ponder just survived.
Cade Thompson led the Jackrabbits with 11 points while Whatley was second scoring all eight points in that second quarter.
Bowie is next scheduled to travel to state-ranked 1A team Slidell at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 15.

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