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Lady Rabbits hold off late run by Iowa Park
The Bowie Lady Rabbits picked up a big win at home on Wednesday night.
The Lady Rabbits beat Iowa Park 49-39 to bounce back from their loss at Holliday and stay firmly in second place in the district.
Bowie started the second round of district losing to state-ranked buzzsaw Lady Eagles, but were able to pick up wins against the five other teams in the first round.
The Lady Hawks were one of the teams that were supposed to finish in front of the Lady Rabbits according to pre-season predictions.
Iowa Park comfortably made the playoffs the previous two seasons playing in 4A by finishing second and third. Dropping down to 3A, usually most programs see their results go up.
Bowie proved in the first game back in December that was not going to be a foregone conclusion when it walloped the Lady Hawks 53-32.
As one-sided as it was, the Lady Rabbits knew they could not take a night off and expect the same result.
Bowie came in ready to play. Even with the game being rescheduled to Wednesday because of weather and then the game starting an hour late because of referee miscommunication, the Lady Rabbits started fast.
Bowie’s defense, playing some zone while mixing in some man-to-man to keep giving different looks, just bothered Iowa Park early on as passes flew out of bounds or the Lady Rabbits stripped ball handlers.
The Lady Hawks first came out playing straight up, but then switched to a box-and-one defense, with one defender shading Bowie’s leading scorer Maddie Mandela while playing zone as well.
It did limit her touches and disrupt the Lady Rabbits usual offensive flow, but Bowie found other players to score early. Thanks in large part to their defense, the Lady Rabbits led 10-2 after the first quarter.
While Iowa Park finally got something going offensively in the second quarter, it was not enough to keep up with Bowie. The team made three 3-pointers and built its lead up 27-12 heading into halftime in control.
The third quarter was more of the same though the Lady Rabbits made only one 3-pointer. The Lady Hawks found themselves down 39-20 heading into the fourth quarter and knew something needed to change.
Iowa Park started to bring the pressure defensively with its back against the wall.
It was a physical game throughout, but it got turned up a level in the fourth quarter.
The Lady Hawks started taking and making some 3-pointer they had not made much all game. Bowie’s offense started turning the ball over and players frustration grew as momentum swung to Iowa Park’s side.
Thankfully, the Lady Rabbits offense did not completely crater as they still scored in the double-digits. While the Lady Hawks nearly doubled their three quarter total in the fourth quarter, it was not enough to catch Bowie.
The Lady Rabbits won 49-39 despite the late push.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo hosted its own volleyball tournament Sept. 10-12.
In its first match, the Lady Panthers bested Sam Rayburn in a b est-of-three match 2-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-14.) In the opener, senior Tatum Morman staked the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 lead with help from Kamron Skidmore and Olivia Johnson kills. The Lady Rebels would come back and tie the game at seven.
Savannah Hill’s kill broke serve and allowed Abby Carter to string together seven points. An ace and a Hill kill helped keep the drive alive. Hill later rolled off six points in a row, helped by two aces, to go up 23-10. Sam Rayburn broke serve but Saint Jo finished the game with a single Morman point.
Sam Rayburn came right out of the gate firing in the second game leading 4-0. A single Carter point, thrown down by a Hill block, and Hill’s four-point skein put the Lady Panthers up 8-6. Sam Rayburn tied the game at eight.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Forestburg’s volleyball team gave visiting Chico a solid test Sept. 8, but the Lady Dragons rebounded from a third-set loss to pull out the 3-1 win (25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19).
The Lady Longhorns got out to a quick start with aces from freshmen Madi Wadsworth and Lacie Shotwell staking the squad to a 4-1 lead in game one. Wadsworth later broke a 4-all tie with a kill.
Addy Conway rolled off four straight points, helped by a Wadsworth kill to give Forestburg an 11-9 lead. Chico took a 16-14 lead but a Brenna Briles ace and Jocelyn Rich’s two points forced Chico into a timeout down 17-19.
The respite worked as it would be Forestburg’s last lead of game one, the Lady ‘Horns not having another serving point.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After splitting the first two games with Vernon Northside, Bowie’s volleyball team turned things out and wound with a 3-1 match win (25-17, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17).
Molly Enlow used two aces amidst a four-point string to give the Lady Rabbits a 5-1 lead in game one. Senior KP Rutherford’s pair of points extended the lead to 8-3.
Northside cut the deficit to 10-11 before Rutherford’s kill broke serve.
Bella Culwell’s point, aided by an Ellie Mowery kill, put Bowie up 13-10. Northside tied the game at 13 before Rutherford came through with another pair for a 17-14 lead. Lillie Maddox also had a deuce for a 20-15 lead and force a Lady INdian timeout.
Northside broke serve but a Sophie Maddox block and Lillie Maddox three-point string gave the squad game point at 24-16. The squads exchanged side outs to end the game.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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