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Bowie loses big to City View 72-47
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost their first district game on Tuesday when they ran into a buzz saw that is City View.
The Mustangs won with little issue 72-47 as the Jackrabbits looked overwhelmed at times, especially starting the game.
City View came in on a four-game win streak, a ranking among the top 25 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll and a blowout win against rival Nocona. It did not take long to see how.
The Mustangs’ long and springy athletes were tough for Bowie ball handlers to dribble and pass around thanks to their full-court press.
“We were ready for the press,” Coach Andy Atkins said. “We watched film on them and knew exactly what was coming, but in person that press felt a little bit more suffocating than really any of the other pressing teams we have faced this year.”
City View was firing from 3-point range in the first quarter and hitting, making four in the quarter.
As the game went on though, the Mustangs abandoned shooting from deep and instead tried to isolate defenders and drive to the basket.
City View had several different players who did this so the Jackrabbits had trouble keying in on any one player.
Bowie’s post defenders started trying to help by sagging off their man in the perimeter, but the Mustangs players did a good job of finishing through contact if not drawing free throw attempts.
“Part of that was them deciding, we are a little bit bigger,” Atkins said. “We are going to go bully this and I don’t think we were quite ready for that and it showed. They got a lot of shots at the rim and they finished. They are really good.”
The Jackrabbits fell behind 21-9 in the first quarter and never really got back into the game down 43-22 at halftime.
Bowie did a better job in the second half overall, but down 21 points only a miracle of a comeback would have been enough for the Jackrabbits to claw their way back into the game.
Playing about even in the second half did not allow them to get close at any point.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The 19th annual Bullfest came to the county on May 4, hosted at the Saint Jo Rodeo Arena. With bulls provided Big L Rodeo Company, Locke Bucking Bulls and more, it attracted many great riders, both local and farther away. In the end, it was Colby Deel from Jacksboro who won the the senior division round. The junior division winner was Ringo Stummer from Mountain Springs.
To see more photos, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
With the track season firmly over this year, one school went out of its way to encourage its athletes to not only improve on their totals, but set some school records this season.
Brenna Briles set the school record in the girl’s high jump (5-4), triple jump (33 feet), 100 meters (13.11) and the 200 meters (27.87).
Kayden Dill set the school record boy’s 100 meters (11.08) and 200 meters (23.47). Tye Reid set the boy’s 110 meter hurdles record at 18.7 seconds. Jesse Wadsworth set the boy’s 800 meters record with a time of 2:06.
Some relay teams also set some records. The boy’s 4×100 meter team of Jeremiah Perez, Kyler Willett, Will Johnson and Dill set the record with the time of 45.29 seconds.
The 4×400 meter relay team with Christian Binanti, Johnson, Willett and Wadsworth ran a time of 3:40.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs will be seeing a new face around the gym and fields next fall with the hiring of a new Athletic Director and Head Coach, Kent Caruthers.
Caruthers will be replacing Coach Seth Stephens, who has accepted a coaching job in LaPoynor, moving closer to his family and hometown. Although Coach Stephens will be missed after six years of being a part of the Prairie Valley family, Coach Caruthers will step into his new role with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Coach Caruthers has coached basketball, football, volleyball, cross country, track and golf.
He has a well-rounded background, which makes him the perfect candidate for a 1A coaching position.
He comes, most recently, from Matagorda where he was the athletic director, boys basketball, volleyball, and track coach.
He spent the majority of his coaching career at Tolar, where he was the head boys basketball coach, defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and head golf coach.
His record and experience speak for themselves, but when asked why he felt led to apply for this position, he said that the move north is all about coaching good kids.
His coaching philosophy revolves around hard work, stating “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off developing the talents into skills and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.”
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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