Bowie boys
The Bowie Jackrabbits had an up and down holiday tournament at Bridgeport last week to get the rust off following the break.
The Jackrabbits went 2-2 during the two-day tournament, with a tough day one followed by a more enjoyable second day.
Bowie started the tournament playing a Boyd team Coach Ryan Dykes was coaching this time last year.
After a close first quarter, the Jackrabbits had a bad offensive stretch in the second quarter which allowed the Yellowjackets to take control. Bowie was playing catch up the whole second half, but nearly came back to steal the game at the end. Boyd held on to win by one point 47-46.
The Jackrabbits then played private school Liberty Christian which has former Dallas Cowboy tight end Jason Witten’s son on it as a freshman.
Bowie was actually in control early in the game, scoring well and holding a double-digit midway through the second quarter. The Warriors came back thanks to a tough full-court press defense that created scoring chances.
While the Jackrabbits scored well in the game, the myriad of good looks created by Liberty Christian’s press meant Bowie could not keep up offensively. The Warriors won 72-63.
The Jackrabbits then played fellow Montague County team Gold-Burg. Bowie used its size and experience to put the hurt on the smaller neighbor school, winning its first game of the tournament on day two 67-25.
The Jackrabbits finished the tournament by playing 4A Western Hills. The first half was very flip-floppy.
The Cougars initially went up by nearly double-digits in the first quarter. Bowie responded by doing the same in the second quarter and the teams went into halftime tied after two one-sided quarters.
The Jackrabbits came out in the second half and carried on what was working in the second quarter, limiting Western Hills to single-digit quarter totals while executing on offense.
Bowie pulled away and ended up winning by a comfortable margin 57-42.

Bowie girls
The Bowie Lady Rabbits played a warm-up game at home on Friday night against 4A Graham.
The Lady Rabbits won a low-scoring game 31-23 against the Lady Blues in a game which Bowie needed to try and get back on track.
The Lady Rabbits were coming off the holiday break with two losses in district play. The team lost their leading scorer shortly started and had to figure some things out on the fly.
While Bowie did not magically fix its offensive woes against Graham, it was a much needed pick-me-up for the team’s morale heading back into district play.
It also was a blue-print for the team of what it needs to do in order to win against good teams, which includes lights out defense.
The Lady Rabbits allowed only 14 points in the first three quarter, which allowed them to feel comfortable up 22-14 heading into the fourth quarter.
Even with the Lady Blues “exploding” for nine points in the final period, Bowie still won easily by the final score 31-23.
Kayleigh Crow led the team with 12 points. Katelyn McGehee and Emily Cueva each had four points.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.