SPORTS
Volleyball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians battled to win a five-set match at Iowa Park on Friday night.
The Lady Indians won a match that had a lot of ups and downs for them.
Nocona won the first set in dominating fashion 25-14.
The second set was the most competitive of the whole match. It went into extra points and could have gone either way, but unfortunately Iowa Park won 28-26 to tie the match up.
Not able to rebound after the disappointment of set two, set three never saw the Lady Indians get anything going. The Lady Hawks won with little trouble 25-17 to take a 2-1 lead.
Nocona rallied and showed how it had dominated back in set one, winning set four by the same wide margin 25-14 to force a fifth and final set.
Instead of treating it like this magical set that decides the game and where anything can happen, the Lady Indians kept on controlling things. They easily won the set 15-6 to close out the match.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers took care of Petrolia at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Panthers won in straight sets against the Lady Pirates.
While the first set was a bit close, Saint Jo won 25-21. The next two sets did not see Petrolia get any more competitive as the Lady Panthers settled down and controlled things, winning 25-17 and 25-16.
Aubrey Morman led the team with six kills and four blocks. Maxey Johnson led the team with seven assists while Kayden Skidmore was second with six assists and four kills. Taylor Patrick had a team high 21 digs while Payzlie Cervantes was second with 13.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a tough match at home against Graford on Friday.
The Lady Rabbits won in four sets against the Lady Bulldogs.
Prairie Valley won set one 25-19, but would go on to lose the next three sets 25-11, 25-17 and 25-14.
Makaylee Gomez got some praise from Coach Amanda Aldriedge with her serving sparking several rallies throughout the match.
Aldriedge also praised Karagan Ritchie and Carmen Gomez for getting some crucial blocks.
Gold-Burg vs Forestburg
Both Gold-Burg and Forestburg got an early look at the other in Friday’s non-district match.
The Lady Bears won in straight sets against the Lady Horns.
Gold-Burg took control of set one leading 17-8 midway through before ultimately winning 25-15. Set two was a similar story with the Lady Bears winning 25-16.
Set three was much closer in the beginning with Gold-Burg’s lead only 9-6. The lead would grow from there as the Lady Bears kept control of the match throughout, eventually winning the set 25-17.
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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