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Football Roundup

Nocona
Nocona won possibly its biggest game of the season as it won a high-scoring game at Tioga to take first place in the district standings and stay undefeated.
The Indians won 62-38 against the Bulldogs in another game where it was a shootout in the first half.
Nocona was coming off a game where it scored 41 points in the first half against Trenton. It would need that fire power to show up again against the explosive passing game of Tioga.
With both teams coming into the game with a 2-0 record in district, the winner would take sole possession of first place.
Nocona scored on its first two offensive drives as it led 14-6 heading into the second quarter.
The flood gates opened for both teams as the Indians scored 34 points and the Bulldogs 24 points in the quarter. Nocona led 48-30 and it was only halftime.
The scoring calmed down in the second half even with some developments. A controversial play saw key senior running back/linebacker Johnny Stone getting kicked out of the game in the middle of the third quarter. He had 55 yards rushing on offense before then.
Thankfully, Nocona’s defense limited Tioga to only one more touchdown in the fourth quarter while the offense scored twice more in the second half to not make it much of a game.
The Indians won with little drama at the end 62-38.
Quarterback Brady McCasland nearly equaled his seven touchdown game from the previous week. He completed 13-of-15 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns. He also led the team with 131 yards rushing while scoring two touchdowns.
Charlie Fuller grabbed a team high seven passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns.
Caden Gaston had five catches for 185 yards and one touchdown, with the score coming on a 92-yard catch and run. He also scored a rushing touchdown as he finished with 39 yards on the ground. On defense, he also intercepted two passes, returning one 68 yards for a touchdown.
Brody Langford also returned an interception for a touchdown, this one covering 45 yards. The other turnover forced on defense came when Fuller forced a fumble and Cooper Waldrop recovered it. Oscar Salmon led the team with 10 tackles.
Gold-Burg vs Forestburg
The Gold-Burg Bears beat county team Forestburg on the road Friday night to open up district play for both teams.
The Bears won 66-30 against the Longhorns.
Gold-Burg came in as the favorites with a 5-2 non-district record while Forestburg was 1-5.
The Bears led for most of the game by two or three touchdowns, up 14-0 after the first quarter and 36-14 at halftime. It was a low-scoring third quarter with both teams scoring once as Gold-Burg led 44-22 heading into the final quarter.
The Bears got within one-point of the 45-point mercy rule that would have ended the game early, but Forestburg battled and was able to survive until the end as the team played one of its best games of the season despite the loss.
Gold-Burg Coach Christian Healer thought his team started the game rusty and was thankful his team got better as the game went along. Following a bye-week and two tough losses, Healer was glad his team was able to get some good things going.
Forestburg Coach Greg Roller thought his team played well. Knowing his team would have trouble stopping Bears player Jayon Grace, he was glad his team was able to tackle him on some plays after barely touching him in last year’s matchup.
Also, Roller opened up the passing on offense and the team relied on quick passes as quarterback Jesus Sanchez attempted the most passes he has in a game this season.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their opening district game against Union Hill last week.
The Bulldogs won 68-22, ending the game early due to mercy-rule.
The Panthers had been preparing all non-district for this game, knowing the best chance to win a district title would be to beat Union Hill. The state-ranked Bulldogs were undefeated heading into the game, though they had shown flaws with close losses against Milford and Gold-Burg.
Unfortunately, Saint Jo’s were exploited more.
After a back-and-forth beginning with the team’s trading scores, it was a sequence where Union Hill recovered two straight onside kicks and converted them into touchdowns later that broke the game open.
Needing to come back, the Panthers tried to change some things up to be more aggressive on both sides of the ball, but unfortunately those adjustments backfired and they fell behind by more.
As things started to get worse, Saint Jo could not change the momentum caused from those onside kicks as Union Hill pulled away.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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Baseball Roundup

Nocona
The Nocona Indians ended their regular season with a sweep of Alvord to secure a number one seed heading into the playoffs.
The Indians won 13-6 and 3-1 to earn the top seed in the big school division in the playoffs.
With that much on the line despite already securing a playoff spot the previous week, Nocona had a lot to play for in its final regular season series.
The Bulldogs got on the board first with two runs, but the Indians answered with nine runs in the bottom of the first inning to retake the lead 9-2.
Both teams scored one run in the third inning before Nocona scored three runs in the fourth inning to go up 13-3. Alvord was able to extend the game and avoid getting run-ruled by scoring two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth inning.
The Indian bats were cold in the final three innings, but the defense bounced back to shut out the Bulldogs in the seventh inning to win 13-6.
RJ Walker and Jayce Lehde each drove in three runs to lead the team while Ladon Fatheree and Zyrus Moreno both drove in two runs. Nocona finished with nine hits and drew nine walks during the game.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched six innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on 12 hits while striking out one and walking two.
The second game was more a pitcher’s duel that had far less action scoring runs.
The Indians scored first in the second inning with one run, but Alvord tied the game with one run in the fourth inning. Nocona answered with two runs in the fifth inning and held on to win 3-1.
Lehde and Fatheree drove in one run each while Murphey scored the other run on the basepaths thanks to a wild pitch. Nocona had only two hits while the team drew seven walks.
Walker helped carry the team on the mound, pitching the whole game while giving up one run on four hits and striking out 13 batters. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles ended their season on Monday this week, losing some tough games on the way out before closing with a win.
The Eagles lost to Perrin-Whitt 13-1, to Bryson 17-2 before beating Saint Jo 7-2 to end the season on a high note.
Bellevue struggled against the two other 1A teams in its district in its previous matchups as both teams are heading towards the playoffs. Both the Pirates and Cowboys proved it once again in the final matchup on April 22 and Monday before playing a team more on its level.
The Eagles and Panthers were 1-1 against each other this season. Playing after Bellevue’s loss to against Bryson right before on Saint Jo’s home field, the Eagles wanted revenge.
Bellevue got it with a 7-2 win against the Panthers to end both team’s season and this year improve the series 2-1 in the Eagles favor.
River Trail led the team with two RBIs while Hunter Blackburn had a team high two hits.
The team finished with seven hits and drew 10 walks.
On the mound, Bryce Ramsey allowed two runs on nine hits while striking out seven and walking five. The defense committed one fielding error.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers had a tough final week to their disappointing season.
The Panthers lost to Bryson 10-4 before losing to Bellevue 7-2 to close out their season.
Saint Jo knew it was out of the playoff hunt and was playing for pride as it hoped to end the season with its head held high.
The Panthers played the Cowboys on April 22 and were put behind the eight ball when Bryson rallied off seven runs in the third inning. Saint Jo closed the game well, but could not overcome that bad inning as it lost 10-4.
Sam Martin, Charlie Evans, Mathew Sampson and Jayden Curry each drove in one run each. Saint Jo had nine hits and drew six walks during the game.
Unfortunately, Saint Jo’s defense allowed 10 hits and nine walks while committing five fielding errors.
The Panthers then waited a week before ending their season on Monday, due to rain causing the game to be rescheduled, against Bellevue. Each team had beaten the other so far this season and with both teams out of the playoffs, it was a game about local pride more than anything.
Unfortunately for Saint Jo, it did not go its way on Monday. The Eagles scored in every inning besides the first and seventh inning while the Panthers only scored in the fourth inning. Bellevue won 7-2.
Devin Stewart led the team with two RBIs on a double he hit. The team finished with eight hits and drew six walks, but it was not enough to hang with the Eagles.
The pitching staff allowed only four hits, but three fielding errors and nine walks allowed Bellevue to rack up the runs.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Jackrabbits end season with series sweep

The Bowie Jackrabbits finished their season last week with a dominant series sweep against Vernon.
The Jackrabbits won both games by run-rule 13-2 and 11-1 against the Lions.
Bowie came into the week with its playoff hopes shot after splitting with Holliday. The Jackrabbits were playing for pride and knew they had what it took to win decisively against Vernon and made sure to show it.
Game one did not start off great as the Lions scored two runs in the first inning, but Bowie answered with three runs of its own in the same inning, taking the lead 3-2 and never looking back.
The Jackrabbit defense shut down Vernon the rest of the game while scoring three runs in the second and fourth innings and four runs in the third inning.
It was enough to end the game early after four and half innings, Bowie winning 13-2 in its final home game on senior night.
Edmond De Leon led the team with four RBIs while Boston Farris, Trae Seigler and Jorge De Leon each had two RBIs. The team finished with 10 hits and drew seven walks as the team consistently found ways to score every inning of the game.
Farris got the start on the mound and allowed two runs on six hits while striking out seven and walking four during five innings of work. The defense committed no fielding errors.
The second game was on the road, but the Jackrabbits made sure not to start slow like they did in game one. Edmond De Leon blasted a three-run home run in the first inning to put Bowie up 3-0.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits scored three runs in the third and fifth innings and two runs in the fourth inning. With the Lions scoring only one run in the third inning, that was all the run support Bowie needed to end the game early again after five innings.
The Jackrabbits won 11-1.
Edmond De Leon led the team with three RBIs while hitting a home run and a triple. Seigler and Austin Cheney drove in two runs. Bowie finished with 10 hits and drew six walks.
On the mound, Seigler pitched four innings and allowed one run (zero earned) on two hits while striking out and walking one batter. The defense committed three fielding errors.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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Saint Jo softball loses to Knox City 21-7 in the playoffs

The Saint Jo Lady Panthers season ended on Thursday night in the bi-district round of the playoffs against Knox City.
The Houndettes won by run-rule 21-7 after six innings, ending the Lady Panthers year since the series was condensed to just one game.
Saint Jo came into the series after winning the district title, but knew Knox City would be tough. Still, the Lady Panthers had played in and won several games with high scores which gave them hope they could hang with whatever the Houndettes to could bring.
Knox City got on the board first, scoring on a three-run triple to go up 3-0. Saint Jo answered in the same inning with Kamron Skidmore driving in two runs on a single to cut the lead to 3-2.
In the third inning the Houndettes drove in five runs on a single, double and home run to increase their lead to 8-2. The Lady Panthers got one run back in the same inning thanks to a fielding error at third base that drove in one run to make it 8-3.
After a scoreless fourth inning, Knox City added to its lead in the fifth inning. A fielding error allowed one run to score and a three RBI triple added three more to make it 12-3.
In the sixth inning, the Houndettes reeled off nine runs to as it looked like the end was near for Saint Jo. Down 21-3, the Lady Panthers needed to score nine runs to avoid getting run-ruled.
Down to the final out, Saint Jo started a two-out rally. An error at short stop resulted in two runs to score. Jordyn O’Neal then ripped off a two RBI triple as the Lady Panthers had more than doubled their score.
Unfortunately that is where it would end. The next batter grounded out for the final out.
Knox City won 21-7.
Skidmore led the team with three RBIs while O’Neal was second with two. The team finished with seven hits and drew two walks, but it was not enough to keep up with the Houndettes who had 13 hits and drew 12 walks. Saint Jo committed two fielding errors.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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