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Bowie football season ends
It was a tough final game for the Bowie Jackrabbits to close against a playoff bound Vernon team.
The Lions won 42-7 against the Jackrabbits, pulling ahead in the second half after competitive first one that was not reflected in the final score.
Bowie came into the game with nothing to play for but pride with its playoff hopes gone. Vernon needed to win to hold onto its third place finish.
The Jackrabbits started the game well, driving right down the field running the ball down the Lions throats in short, tough runs. It ended with Seth Mann scoring on a 12-yard touchdown run to put Bowie up 7-0.
The start would be the highlight of the game.
Vernon answered with a one-play drive, scoring on a 52-yard run to tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Jackrabbit offense punted the ball away, the Lions then took their time driving a long way for their second touchdown.
The drive started at the end of the first quarter and ended with 4:42 left in the second quarter when Vernon scored on a short run to take the lead 13-7.
Bowie was hoping to answer back before halftime and drove into Lions territory. Unfortunately, an interception was thrown with 29 seconds left.
The Jackrabbits did get one more chance. Shortly after, linebacker Zac Harris intercepted a pass near midfield to give Bowie the ball with four seconds left. Unfortunately, the Jackrabbits could not take advantage and the score was 13-7 at halftime.
The second half saw Vernon pull away with big plays on offense. A 72-yard touchdown pass to start the second half set the tone and Bowie could not pull itself out of it.
Touchdown runs covering 47, 53 and 33 yards followed from Vernon. Add in a recovered onside kick and an interception in the end zone when the Jackrabbits were trying to score right before the game ended, and it capped off another frustrating game for Bowie.
The Lions won 42-7.
Jax Johnston led the team with 80 yards rushing while Justin Clark was second with 64 and Mann rushed for 49 yards and one touchdown. The team combined for 220 yards rushing, which was its eighth time to break the 200 yard mark this season and one of the few bright spots.
Unfortunately, the passing game failed to complete a pass which made recovering from negative plays nigh impossible.
And while the defense did some good things, too many explosive touchdown plays compounded against Bowie and cut into the team’s morale.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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