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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Nocona keeps rolling
By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Nocona High School’s boys’ basketball team has found its stride under first-year head coach Tyson Mankin.
Mankin, who replaced the legendary J.D. Mayo in the offseason, brought with him from Brackettville, a different system.
The Indians, with scorers such as Kameron Hill, Jaxon Phipps and Brenton Vineyard, ran Mankin’s offense and defense with much success during Friday’s District 3A-9 victory over Boyd 72-59.
The Indians’ lowest scoring output was 11 points in the second quarter while Boyd didn’t score more than 17 in any frame.
“Our coaching staff kept preaching that playing in all these close games will benefit us later in the season, and our kids believed that,” Mankin said. “I can see a much more confident team late in close games.
“Against Boyd, I believe we started the game very aggressively, and we regained our aggressiveness about halfway through the third quarter and we went on a little run that opened the game back up,” Mankin concluded.
Nocona spent most of the first half building a 13-point lead. The Indians were up 31-18 after Hill went on a dribble drive to the basket and finished off a traditional 3-point play.
The Indians allowed Boyd to go on an 8-0 run during the final three-plus minutes of the first half, and Nocona’s lead was down to 31-26 at recess.
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Nocona head coach Tyson Mankin signals during Friday’s District 3A-9 game at Nocona. The Indians defeated Boyd 72-59, and moved into first place in the district.
Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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