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Bowie volleyball beats Christ Academy in four sets
The Bowie Lady Rabbits hosted reigning 1A Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools state champs Christ Academy on Tuesday night.
The Lady Rabbits won in four sets against the Lady Warriors in their final match before district play starts Tuesday.
Bowie was coming off a tough loss to Peaster the following week which snapped a nine-game winning streak. With it being the last game action until they start to count towards playoff seeding, it was important the Lady Rabbits had a good showing to feel good about heading into district play.
Despite Christ Academy’s impressive resume of three state titles in the last four years, the Lady Rabbits came out ready to dominate.
Bowie comfortably took the first two sets 25-17 and 25-15, controlling them with superior net presence and tough serving.
In the next set the Lady Rabbits suffered a bit from third-set-syndrome. After winning the first two sets with little trouble, sometimes teams do not come out focused to close things out in the third set which can allow a much closer or even losing the third set.
That was what happened for Bowie, along with a starter going down with an ankle injury that sidelined her for the rest of the match. Coach Ashley Sanders was already challenging her team, using different lineups and subbing out players who usually never leave the court.
All of that seemed to contribute towards a lackluster third set where the Lady Rabbits were never really into it. The Lady Warriors started making plays at the net and their serves were giving Bowie trouble. Wichita Christian won 25-17 to continue the match.
The fourth set was the most competitive of the match. Not wanting to open the door to a possible set five, the Lady Rabbits were more focused but it was a struggle to the finish line.
Bowie was up 9-6 early on, but lost the lead and looked like it might be getting left behind again down 14-11. The Lady Rabbits came back to tie the score up soon after and it was back and forth to the finish line.
Bowie grabbed a little lead 21-19 before closing out the set strong to win 25-22 and the match 3-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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