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Saint Jo boys blowout Forestburg
The Saint Jo Panthers blitzed Forestburg on Tuesday night.
The Panthers won 76-26 in a game where the outcome was in hand by the end of the first quarter.
The opening minutes were a little slow from both teams. The Longhorns, short on bodies with only six players, were playing a tight two-three zone and daring Saint Jo to shoot from outside.
Forestburg actually led 4-2 in the opening two and half minutes with scores from Braxton Osteen and Jackson Raney. Once a couple of shots went in for the Panthers though the game quickly turned into a route.
Saint Jo was able to set up its full-court press defense that forced a lot of turnovers that led directly to points.
The Panthers quickly scored 10 points in the next two minutes and then scored 14 more in the final two and half minutes of the quarter. With Saint Jo up 26-6, it was all but over.
The second quarter was more of the same. The Panthers kept up their relentless assault on defense which led directly into their offense with transition opportunities. They also were hitting 3-pointers as Kile Thurman made four in the quarter alone.
Forestburg tried switching to different ball handlers, hoping to get its best scorer Osteen off the ball and in better position to score and change things up. Unfortunately for the Longhorns, the inexperience from some of the other players showed its face.
Osteen did score a basket and make one free throw to keep the Longhorns from going scoreless in the quarter, but they were down 50-9 heading into halftime.
Thankfully, Saint Jo Coach Lyndon Cook had a heart and called off the press in the second half while clearing his bench. The third quarter was the most competitive of the game.
Even with the press called off, the Panthers still found ways to attack the rim while driving and kicking out with great success, scoring 19 points.
With no worries about getting the ball up the floor and setting up its offense, Forestburg got baskets from its two senior frontcourt players James Stokes and Hayden Berry. Osteen scored and continued to get to the free throw line as the Longhorns more than doubled their total from the first half.
The fourth quarter saw neither team’s offenses do much.
Saint Jo removed all of its starters while Forestburg players were tired with such little rest during the game. Neither team broke into the double-digits as the Panthers won 76-26.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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