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Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Bears were able to send the homecoming crowd home happy as they beat Chillicothe on Friday.
The Bears won in the third quarter 54-6 by mercy rule to pick up their second win of the season.
With homecoming festivities happening before the game, there was plenty of reason for Gold-Burg to start the game flat. The Eagles took advantage, scoring on their first play of the game to go up 6-0. After that it was all Bears.
The defense did not allow another point while Gold-Burg scored on every offensive drive.
It was 42-6 at halftime, with it being a matter of time before the Bears won in the third quarter.
Coach Joe Helms thought it was easily the best his team has played so far this season.
The Bears next three games are all on the road, though Helms thinks that won’t affect his team negatively.
Gold-Burg is next scheduled to play at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Ranger.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians are still seeking their first win after losing at Ponder on Friday.
The Lions won 61-14 against the Indians as the defense was still an issue.
There were some positives to take away for Nocona in the first quarter. After Ponder took the opening kickoff back for a touchdown, the Indians went on back-to-back scoring drives.
Quarterback Brady McCasland found Ian Hostetter in the end zone for an eight-yard touchdown pass. McCasland then ran in a score from eight yards out on the next drive.
Nocona led 14-6 at this point, scoring not only its first offensive points of the season but the teams first lead in any of the games this season.
It went downhill after that. Ponder scored two quick touchdowns before the first quarter ended and led 20-14. With four touchdowns scored in the second quarter and the Lions leading 49-14 at halftime, it was all but over with another half to play.
Nocona is next scheduled to host Chico in its homecoming week. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Longhorns lost against Dallas Academy on Friday night.
The Bulldogs won 46-0, though the Longhorns made them win it in the third quarter in this game.
Despite the loss, Coach Greg Roller said he saw some great improvement from his team from their first game the previous week to the second game.
Forestburg is next scheduled to play Bryson. With the Cowboys also having mostly younger players as well, Roller hopes his team will have a fair shot at winning this week.
The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Bryson.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
In its’ second consecutive playoff trip, Bowie’s volleyball team gave it a valiant effort against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy. The Eagles proved to be too much with an athletic frontcourt proving too much in a 3-0 win (25-20,25-21,25-18) Oct. 29 at Breckenridge High.
Bowie led midway though all three sets but the Eagles were able to come from behind and pull out the win.
The Eagles got out quickly with a 5-0 lead in the opener. The Lady Rabbits showed some gumption and stormed right back with a Taelyn Webb dink breaking serve. Junior Molly Enlow rolled off four points to knot the game at five. KP Rutherford’s kil kept the drive alive.
Olivia Stewart’s kill set the stage for Serenity Klump’s three-point string. Frontcourt work by Ellie Mowery and Stewart allowed Bowie to take a 10-9 lead. Bowie maintained the lead thanks to dinks by Abby Reneau and Stewart, which forced the Eagles into a timeout.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
In its first playoff game of 2026, Saint Jo took control after a slow start and wound up cruising past Garner 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in a Class A area round game Nov. 2.
The Lady Panthers will face Strawn, which swept Crowell in the area round, next. No further details were available as of press time.
The Lady Longhorns showed they were ready to play in the early going, getting out to a 9-4 lead in game one. Saint Jo broke serve and used a pair of Kamron Skidmore points, aided by Savannah Hill kills on both points to get within one.
Garner led by six midway through the set before Hill’s five-point serving run, helped along by a Skidmore kill to draw within 13-14. A Skidmore kill was followed by two Skidmore points, including an ace, to tie the game at 19.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Several county schools will have runners at the state cross country meet Nov. 7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Bowie, which qualified for regionals with a 3rd place finish at the District 6-3A Meet, will have both Brayden Willett and Kellen Rater, who finished in the top 10 individually. Willett finished 3rd in the Class 3A Region I Meet in Lubbock with a time of 16:17.20. Kellen Rater finished 10th with a time of 16:51.60.
Other Rabbits competing were Hayden Cox with a time of 18:56.30, Hayden Sutton in 19:41.60, Taven Melton in 19:59.20. Coleman Holloway in 20:26.80and Jaxon Castro in 20:56.10.
The top 10 individuals and top four teams from each region qualify for State.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
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