SPORTS
Saint Jo Panthers fall to Gordon in the bi-district
The Saint Jo Panthers lost to undefeated, state-ranked Gordon on Thursday night to end their season in the bi-district round of the playoffs.
The Longhorns won 64-14, winning by mercy-rule in a game that looks on paper like a repeat of last year’s playoff loss against the same program.
Still, there were positives to take away from the game despite the final score.
Saint Jo came in as big underdogs against undefeated Gordon.
The Panthers knew the matchup was a big possibility if they did not win the district title which is why Coach Mark Stevens placed such on emphasis on their district game against eventual district champion Union Hill.
Still, Saint Jo was determined to give the Longhorns their best shot.
Unfortunately, the game started about as bad as a coach could hope.
After a tackle for loss on defense, the Panthers allowed Gordon to get loose for a long touchdown run on the second play of the game.
Then on offense, Saint Jo threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown on its first play.
The Panthers offense then was stopped on their next drive before the Longhorns took the ball down and scored fast to make it 24-0 after only four minutes of game action.
It was heading towards the 45-point mercy-rule kicking in at halftime with that type of pace, but Saint Jo rallied heading into the second quarter.
The Panther offense put together a scoring drive with Devin Stewart running for a 24-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 24-8.
Saint Jo almost scored again before halftime, but it was called back on a holding penalty. The Gordon led 40-8 at halftime.
After the Longhorns scored to start the second half, the Panthers scored on special teams when Stewart returned the kick-off back 77 yards for a touchdown.
Gordon picked up their intensity and scored three more times, with the last one coming with four minutes left in the game.
The Longhorns won by mercy-rule 64-14.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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