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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Britain propels Forestburg girls in win
By BLAKE WOOD
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
The Forestburg High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams had a tough task ahead of them Tuesday, playing Slidell in what was expected to be a pair of competitive District 1A-21 games.
Forestburg and Slidell provided plenty of drama on the boys’ side, and the Longhorns outscored the Greyhounds 15-13 in overtime for a 66-64 victory.
The opening girls’ game was thrilling through the first three quarters, but Forestburg outscored Slidell 18-4 in the fourth for a 59-45 win.
“That was the best game we played all season,” said Lady Horns coach Rosana Barbosa. “The girls were determined and focused like never before. I am very proud of them.”
Though Forestburg jumped out to a 15-10 lead after one, Slidell answered by taking a 32-29 lead at intermission.
The stage was set for an exciting fourth quarter with both teams tied at 41-all. Alexia Britain came up big in the fourth, scoring necessary points, drawing fouls and grabbing rebounds to lead the Lady Horns to the win.
Britain played a huge game for the Lady Horns overall, scoring 28 points with 12 rebounds and a steal.
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Forestburg’s Makayla Mason takes a shot during Tuesday’s District 1A-21 thriller against Slidell. The Lady Horns both prevailed over Slidell 59-45 for a much-needed victory, knotting Slidell for the top spot in the district. (News photo by Blake W00d)
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.
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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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