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Lady Rabbits beat Nocona in high run affair 22-12

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The Bowie softball team beat Nocona at home on Tuesday in a shootout type of game that produced 34 total runs.
The Lady Rabbits were able to pull away in the fifth inning and win 22-12 due to run rule to pick up their third district win.
It was a windy day as any fly ball hit became an adventure for everyone involved and led to more fielding errors than outs.
The Lady Indians got the lead in the first inning. Cobi Womack drove in one run with a single, followed by Kamryn Weaver driving in two runs on a single to make their lead 3-0.
Bowie was able to cut into the lead. Kenzie Short led off with a triple. Alexa Holzer hit a groundball and a fielding error allowed Short to score, cutting the lead to 3-1.
Nocona made up giving up that run in the second inning. After two hits from Tobi Cable and Logan Patterson, Laci Stone drove in one run with a single to right field, making the score 4-1.
The Lady Rabbits then grabbed hold of the momentum with a big inning. Stephanie Allen led off and thanks to an error in the outfield wound up on third base. She would then score on a passed ball.
Bowie would then load up the bases and with two outs, Holzer got a hold of a pitch she sent deep to left field. With the wind blowing that way, the ball went over the fence for a grand slam, giving the Lady Rabbits the lead.
Bowie was not done in the inning though. Madison Hartin and Allen’s hits led to back-to-back errors that led to runs. Traycee Stewart then drove in a run with a single for the team’s final run scored in the eight run inning. The Lady Rabbits led 9-4.
Nocona was not going to give up though. After loading the bases with one out, Paige James came in to pinch hit. Her fly ball to second base produced an error that allowed one run to score. Another run failed to score with a throw home for the second out.
Later in the inning, an error throwing the ball to third base allowed Cable to score, cutting the lead to 9-6.
Bowie came back once it was its turn to hit again. With two runners in scoring position, Layla Felts bunt drove in a run and she was allowed to reach first base due to a fielding error. Hartin then drove in the other run on a ground out.
Later a passed ball allowed Felts to score. Following a drawn walk, Kaylie Kinney would then drive in another run on a single to up the team’s lead to 13-6.
Even with a little breathing room, the Lady Indians did not let the Lady Rabbits feel comfortable for long. In the fourth inning, Weaver drove in two runs on a triple. Thanks to an error at third base, Weaver would later score two batters later.
After Nocona loaded the bases, a passed ball scored one run and a double from Cable drove in the other two runners. The Lady Indians had cut the lead down to one 13-12, but Bowie got the third out before relinquishing its control of the game.
While the Lady Rabbits could have felt down after allowing Nocona back into it, they instead went back on the offensive. With two outs and two base runners in scoring position, Felts ground ball to second base produced an error that allowed both runners to score. Through some missed throws, Felts was able to get all the way home for another run.
A drawn walk from Hartin and Allen getting hit by a pitch followed. Several passed balls allowed Hartin to eventually score and Allen to reach third, but the next batter grounded out to end the inning. Bowie again got a little breathing room with its lead 17-12 and hoped this time it could hold off Nocona’s bats.
Weaver and MaKenna Nobile drew walks with one out for the Lady Indians as they tried to answer. A groundout moved both runners into scoring position as Nocona hoped to have another big inning offensively. Instead, the next batter grounded out to the shortstop for the third out.
With the Lady Rabbits defense finally stopping the Lady Indians from scoring in an inning, the team smelled an opening as long as their own bats did not suddenly fall asleep.
Stewart led off by drawing a walk. A bid to try and pick her off at first base backfired as the throwing error allowed Stewart to advance all the way to third base. Gracie Duke followed and her groundball produced another error that allowed Stewart to score.
Following a walk, Addie Farris then drove in a run with a double to left field. Holzer’s big bat then came through again with another double, driving in both runners with the hit.
Bowie was one run away from ending the game due to run rule. A ground out followed for the first out. Holzer would steal third base to put her in prime position.
Hartin would then groundout to the pitcher, whose throw out at first base allowed Holzer to score the game’s winning run as the Lady Rabbits won 22-12.

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Trae Campbell led Prairie Valley with 21 points against Ector.

Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Bulldogs had a good final non-district warm-up on Friday at home against Ector.
The Eagles beat the Bulldogs 69-63 in a game where Prairie Valley was trying to play catch up all the way through.
The Bulldogs were coming off a tough tournament at Electra the previous week to try and knock the holiday rust off. Prairie Valley was familiar with Ector, having played the team to start its season back in early November and was hoping to compete better than it did in that first game.
The Eagles came out firing, splashing five 3-pointers, including several deep ones, to go out to a 21-8 lead in the first quarter. Even with the Bulldogs changing out of their preferred zone defense, the 3-pointers continued a bit and opened things up inside the arc.
Thankfully, Prairie Valley’s offense came alive in the second quarter, scoring 18 points and cutting the lead down to 38-26 at halftime.
The third quarter was more of the same, though a different player for Ector started to get hot from beyond the arc. Even as the Bulldogs were able to keep up their offensive production from the second quarter, they could not break through and cut the game to single-digits, trailing 54-42 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter saw Prairie Valley break through to cut it the lead to single-digits, but just not close enough. Every time the Bulldogs were on the cusp of making it a one or two basket game, the Eagles would make a shot to keep that distance.
In the end, the final score was the closest Prairie Valley got as Ector won 69-63.

Nocona
The Nocona Indians bounced back with a competitive district win at Petrolia on Friday.
The Indians won 60-53 against the Pirates in a game where the middle quarters took drastic swings in momentum.
Nocona was coming off its first district loss against Windthorst as the team sat a 1-1 district record.
Petrolia came into the game at 0-1, but had a bit more time to prepare for the game.
The first quarter was competitive, but the Indians were able to get to the free throw line at will and led 16-11.
Then Nocona’s pressure defense turned up its intensity in the second quarter.
“Our pressure seemed to disrupt them and we were able to get out in transition after forcing turnovers,” Coach Brody Wilson said.
Nocona scored 25 points and led 41-25 at halftime.
Unfortunately, that intensity did not keep up at the start of the third quarter for Nocona.
The Indians took their foot off the gas a little bit which allowed Petrolia’s offense to get back into the game and make up some of the deficit.
The Pirates outscored Nocona 15-7 and trailed only 48-40 heading into the final period.
Thankfully, the Indians bounced back and competed a bit better in the fourth quarter. Nocona was able to keep offensive pace to keep Petrolia at a bit of a distance instead of making it a one score game.
The Indians held on to win 60-53.

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Jordyn O’Neal scores in transition as she finished with 12 points for the Lady Panthers.

Saint Jo vs Prairie Valley
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers opened up district play on Friday at Prairie Valley in their bid to repeat as district champs.
The Lady Panthers got off on the right start, beating an undermanned Lady Bulldogs team 60-6.
Saint Jo came into the game confident after a good run at the Caprock Classic tournament in Lubbock after the holiday break. With four starters back from last year’s team that went 11-1 on its way to a district title, nothing has deterred the Lady Panthers from being favorites to repeat this season.
For Prairie Valley, there was worry it might not have enough players to field a team following a successful volleyball season. Thankfully, the Lady Bulldogs have fielded seven players most of this season, but it has been tough during their pre-district schedule.
Prairie Valley was coming into the game off a win in its previous game against Christ Academy, but that was all the way back on Dec. 20 before the holidays.
Saint Jo came out in its full-court press and harassed the Lady Bulldogs from the jump. Every time Prairie Valley advanced the ball past halfcourt and got a shot up was a win with how voracious the Lady Panthers defense was.
It fed directly into Saint Jo’s offense, with the Lady Panthers trying quick hitting drives or post ups near the rim or jacking up 3-point shots.
The first quarter was the most competitive of the game with Saint Jo up 16-4. Even as Saint Jo eventually pulled its press defense back to halfcourt and eventually no press defense, the team is used to playing one way which is hard and physical on defense which leads to turnovers and pushing the ball in transition.
That wore on the Prairie Valley team as the game went on as few players got any rest besides during timeouts and quarter breaks.
That put an end to the Lady Bulldogs scoring after making two free throws in the second quarter. Even as Saint Jo emptied its bench, Prairie Valley players were just trying to survive by the end of the game.
The Lady Panthers won 60-6.

Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians won another district game on Friday in blowout fashion against Petrolia.
The Lady Indians scored a season high, breaking the century mark as they won 104-26 against the Lady Pirates.
Nocona came into the game confident, having last lost a district game back in 2019 and having won its first four district games by an average of 53 points. This game proved to be the most one-sided so far.
The Lady Indians scored 33 points in both the first and second quarters. The second half saw Nocona cool down only to scoring 20 and 18 points in the third and fourth quarters.
Few teams could have kept up, let alone Petrolia as the Lady Indians won 104-26.

Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles started district on a good note with a win at Midway on Friday.
The Lady Eagles won 68-40 against the Lady Falcons thanks to a strong first quarter.
Bellevue comes into district play hoping to improve on last year’s fourth place finish. While a few expected starters are out, the team has had a full pre-district schedule playing with a stable lineup to get ready for it as well as getting used to new Coach Celsey Hoffman.
The first quarter saw the Lady Eagles come out swinging offensively. Mostly just from attacking the basket and using a team first approach, Bellevue put up 29 points in the first quarter, with seven different players contributing.
The Lady Eagles led 29-12.
Playing with a huge lead allowed Bellevue to survive some of the eventual lulls that came as few high school teams can continually score at a pace like that. Midway actually outscored the Lady Eagles in the second quarter, but only by one point as Bellevue led 42-26 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the Lady Eagles play their most complete stretch of the game, limiting the Lady Falcons to only five points while scoring 17 points to extend their lead.
The fourth quarter was low-scoring and even as Bellevue won 68-40.

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Bowie teams lose close games at Holliday

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The Bowie Jackrabbits can’t catch a break in district as they lost another close game, this time at Holliday on Friday.
The Eagles won 59-57 in overtime against the Jackrabbits as Bowie made a second half push that gave it a chance.
The Jackrabbits were coming into the game 0-2 in district, losing earlier in the week to City View by three points and to Jacksboro before the holiday break by two points.
The first half saw Bowie’s offense struggle, scoring six points in the first quarter and eight in the second quarter. Holliday scored in the double-digits in both quarters led 27-14 at halftime as the team looked in control of the game.
The Jackrabbits came alive offensively in the second half. Bowie scored 18 points in the third quarter, with six different players scoring and the team making three 3-pointers after only making one in the first half.
While defensively the Jackrabbits did not shut down the Eagles, the team cut the lead to single-digits, trailing 39-32 heading into the fourth quarter.
From there, Bowie grinded away at the lead, with Rayder Mann and Bradly Horton combining to score 15 of the team’s 17 points in the quarter.
It was just enough to tie the score up at the end of regulation 49-49 and send the game into overtime.
In the extra period, the Jackrabbits scored at a good pace in the shortened time, with three players scoring eight points. Unfortunately, Holliday saw Jayden Whitley, who had scored only six points during regulation, explode to score nine of his team’s 10 points during overtime.
It was just enough to give the Eagles the win 59-57.

Bowie girls
The Bowie Lady Rabbits lost a low-scoring, closely contested game at Holliday on Friday.
The Eagles won the game by one basket 31-28 in a game where every point mattered in the defensive struggle.
Bowie came into the game following its first district loss of the season against City View in which the team had struggled to score and lost by 11 points against the Lady Mustangs. Before that the Lady Rabbits had picked up solid wins against Iowa Park and Jacksboro.
Bowie did not start the game great on a good note. The Lady Rabbits continued to struggle to score, making only one basket in the first quarter. Thankfully, the defense had not allowed Holliday to run away with it as Bowie trailed 10-2.
The Lady Rabbits offense found some things that worked in the second quarter, with four different players scoring two points as they scored 10 points. Bowie trailed only 18-12 at halftime.
Neither team were able to find offensive answers in the third quarter. The Lady Rabbits again only scored on one made basket. Thankfully, their defense did not allow Holliday to grow its lead much. The Lady Eagles outscored Bowie only 6-3 as the score was 24-15 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Rabbits easily had their best offensive quarter of the game, nearly outscoring their three quarter total with 13 points from four players scoring.
Bowie got some luck from Holliday not shooting well from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. The Lady Eagles went 3-12 from the free throw line which allowed the Lady Rabbits a chance.
Unfortunately, those three free throw makes proved to be all the difference as Holliday held on to win 31-28.

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