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Bowie boys spoil Eagle district title
The Bowie Jackrabbits finished their regular season with a big morale boosting win against Holliday on Tuesday night.
The Jackrabbits won 71-67 in a game that went back and forth throughout the night.
Bowie came into the game following two disappointing losses against City View and Vernon which meant the team was stuck finishing fourth in the district no matter what happened in its final home game against the Eagles. Still, the Jackrabbits had something to play for.
This year Holliday was in a three-team race for the district title with City View and Vernon heading into the final game and needed to win to keep that hope alive.
On a personal level, despite the teams being close in talent the past two years, and exchanging buzzer-beating winners last year, the Eagles have found ways to finish ahead of Bowie both years in the coveted second seed.
That history combined with senior Brody Armstrong most likely scoring his 1,000 career point during the game meant there was plenty to play for on both sides.
The first quarter started with both teams coming out and hitting shots. The Jackrabbits usually liked to push the pace by pressuring teams with their defense, but Holliday made them pay for it in the first game. This time, Bowie sat back in a zone and tried to limit the Eagles chances in the paint and contest best it could on 3-pointers.
It was shaky in the first quarter, but the Jackrabbits were making enough shots to stay close trailing 21-17.
Bowie did make three 3-pointers in the first quarter to keep pace, but when that was not happening in the second quarter the team found other ways to score on mid-range shots and baskets around the rim off dump off passes.
Holliday’s offense took a dip down in the second quarter which allowed the Jackrabbits to tie the game up at 32-32 heading into halftime.
It was another back and forth third quarter, with Bowie coming back to tie the game again after Holliday pulled ahead a bit. The game was tied 48-48 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie had its best offensive stretch of the game, powered by Armstrong as he scored 12 of his team high 29 points in the final period.
The Jackrabbits powered ahead in the final minutes and got some clutch free throws in the final seconds from Tucker Jones, who scored all six of his points in the fourth quarter after dealing with foul trouble all game.
He put Bowie up by four with less than 10 seconds left to seal the game up and give the Jackrabbits the win 71-67.
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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