SPORTS
Lady Rabbits finish 2nd in silver bracket
The Bowie Lady Rabbits volleyball team played in their second tournament last weekend in Glen Rose.
The Lady Rabbits went 5-3 and ended up finishing second in the silver bracket.
Bowie was coming off of a loss to Boyd earlier in the week after a third place finish in its first tournament at Burkburnett.
Pool play got off to a bad start for the Lady Rabbits. They lost to Saginaw (25-15, 25-13) and against Bushland (25-9, 25-10) in one-sided matches. Bowie was able to come back in pools and beat private school Coram Deo Academy in a close match (25-22, 25-22) and Monahan in a back and forth three set match (25-18, 17-25, 26-24).
The two losses meant Bowie would play in the silver bracket on the final day. The Lady Rabbits beat Hardin-Jefferson in the first round (25-22, 25-15) to set up an early meeting with an important district team.
Henrietta has finished second the past two season in Bowie’s district, ahead of the Lady Rabbits. Despite graduating several players, the Lady Cats were the winners at the Burkburnett tournament Bowie was at the previous week, beating the Boyd team in the championship game that had prevented the Lady Rabbits from playing in that championship game.
Despite being in an exhausting tournament setting and playing a best of three format, it would provide good bragging rights in the meantime.
It took all three sets as the Lady Rabbits won the first set 25-19. Henrietta then won set two by the smallest of margins 25-23 to go to a fifth and final set. It was there Bowie won the set 25-20 to win the match to get one over on a team it will see twice more with higher stakes.
The next game against Burleson did have some stakes as a win would put Bowie in the championship match. It was a competitive match, but the Lady Rabbits won both sets with the scores 25-21 and 25-20.
In the silver bracket championship, Bowie faced private school Midland Christian. The Lady Rabbits lost the first set convincingly 25-18. Not wanting to go out that way, the second set was one of the most competitive of the tournament for Bowie. Going into extra points, unfortunately the Lady Rabbits came up just short losing 28-26 to finish second.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo clinched a playoff spot in their home finale. Nocona and Gold-Burg both suffered regular season losses.
Brief summaries of the games follow:
Tioga 50, Nocona 0
After losing a Nocona High students a few days before the Nov. 5 game, the Indians never fully recovered and wound up on the short end of the stick to the Bulldogs.
Nocona had just 95 yards of offense. Quarterback Brody Langford was 6-11 passing for 21 yards. Logan Gaston had 53 yards on 10 carries. McCrae Crossen had 22 yards on eight carries with Jax Fuller adding 18 yards on four totes.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Looking to get back to the State championship, Nocona’s volleyball team got off to a quick start in its area round matchup with Coleman Nov. 3.
A bit of a letdown in the middle games was rectified in game four, allowing the Lady Indians to post a 3-1 (25-12, 26-24, 22-25,25-13) victory. Nocona Coach Sandy Langford said getting back to its style of game helped.
“We’ve had to overcome a lot this week,” Langford said in reference to the school losing a student in an accident two days prior. “We talked during a timeout about getting back to playing fast which is more our style. Coleman had us playing a slower style of play and they took advantage of it.
The fast style of play benefitted the Lady Indians, who got out to a 4-0 lead in game one courtesy of Paige Davis. Maddyn Bowles added a kill to keep things moving.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
When you’re gunning for a playoff spot, playing error free football is paramount.
Or is it?
In a District 4-3A Division I battle for the fourth and final playoff spot, Bowie had made five turnovers in the first nearly three quarters but still managed to lead 21-17 late in the third quarter. The Jackrabbits received a pep talk from their coaches and did not turn the ball over again while receiving some clutch defense down the stretch in a much closer than it looked 42-17 win over the Boyd Yellowjackets.
With the victory, Bowie clinched its first playoff spot in football since 2017. The Jackrabbits, 1-3 in district and 5-5 overall, will travel to Cisco for a 6 p.m. Nov.13 game vs. defending state champion Wall, who is ranked No. 4.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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