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Longhorns win third straight district game
The Forestburg Longhorns won their third straight district game on Tuesday with a win against Prairie Valley at home.
The Longhorns pulled away in the second half and won 52-38 against the youth filled Bulldogs team.
Forestburg was well rested coming off a bye game and before that beating Saint Jo to improve to 2-2.
Prairie Valley was coming off its first district win at Saint Jo, in which the Bulldogs came back to swing the game with a big fourth quarter.
The game started off competitively. Prairie Valley came out in a 1-3-1 defense that surprised the Longhorns. Forestburg early on showed its advantage in size in the post by gobbling up offensive rebounds for second and third chances, but only a few shots went in for the team in the first quarter.
The Bulldogs were running players off of picks to get open looks on the perimeter and tried to spread out the Longhorns defense, which started the game playing man-to-man. Prairie Valley got some good looks and in the first quarter knocked in a couple of 3-pointers and was able to drive to the basket for shots around the rim.
The Bulldogs led 12-9 heading into the second quarter.
Prairie Valley’s offense then stopped making shots. Despite getting some good looks, the shots were not going in. With Forestburg’s superiority rebounding the ball, trips were one and done as the Bulldogs scored only six points before halftime.
The Longhorns offense opened up and started getting everyone in on the action scoring the ball as five different players made at least one basket.
With Prairie Valley defenders doing a good job of chasing Forestburg off the 3-point line, Longhorn players settled for and made some mid-range shots.
That along with the continued dominance rebounding the ball allowed for some made baskets around the rim for Forestburg. The Longhorns scored 15 points and took the lead 24-18 into halftime.
The trouble continued for Prairie Valley in the third quarter. Forestburg was now playing zone, but pressuring more on the perimeter. With shots continuing to not fall for the Bulldogs, players were encouraged to try and drive to the basket, but baskets continued to be hard to come by. Prairie Valley only scored five points in the third quarter.
Forestburg’s offense continued to go, even if only three players scored in the quarter. The Longhorns did not have as much success scoring from the post, but made shots driving to the rim.
They scored 14 points and grew their lead to double-digits 38-23 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs were not going away though. Coming off a game where they came back in the final period thanks in part to a change in defense, Prairie Valley switched to a full-court press, man-to-man defense.
It seemed to reenergize the Bulldogs shooting as the team made four 3-pointers in the quarter.
Unfortunately for Prairie Valley, the pressure defense was a double-edged sword, allowing some easy points and looks for Forestburg when it was broken. The Longhorns had a plethora of good chances at the rim during the quarter. While the team did not convert all of them, Forestburg still kept pace with the hot shooting Bulldogs to not give up much of its lead.
The Longhorns held on to win 52-38.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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Bowie basketball teams play tough district games at Jacksboro
Girls
The Bowie Lady Rabbits head into the holiday break starting 2-0 in district after winning a close game at Jacksboro on Friday.
The Lady Rabbits took the lead when Laney Enlow put an offensive rebound back in with 36 seconds left to secure the win 44-42 against the Lady Tigers.
Bowie came into the game knowing it would be tougher than its district opener where it beat Iowa Park by double-digits. Jacksboro was 1-1 in district, coming off a close win against Henrietta.
The Lady Rabbits started out the game as well, limiting the Lady Tigers to only three points in the first quarter. On offense, Bowie had four different players score make one basket, including Lanie Moore who sunk two 3-pointers as the Lady Rabbits led 13-3.
The second quarter saw Jacksboro get back into the game on offense, with four different players scoring points as the Lady Tigers scored 14 points. Thankfully, Bowie’s offense was not slowing down as the team first approach continued. Six different players scored at least one point as the Lady Rabbits scored 15 points, growing their lead by one point as they led 28-17 at halftime.
Unfortunately, the third quarter was one in which everything seemed to go wrong for Bowie. The Lady Rabbits made only two free throws all quarter. Coach Matthew Miller thought the shots his team were taking were good, but just none went in during this period.
This left the door open for Jacksboro to make up ground and the team did. Leaning on its leading scorer Hayden Walker, who scored 10 of the team’s 18 points during the period, the Lady Tigers took the lead 35-30 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie’s offense got back on track in the final period. Four different players made at least one basket as the Lady Rabbits climbed back. Most importantly, Bowie’s defense limited Jacksboro to only seven points during the quarter.
Still, it came down to the final minute before the Lady Rabbits went ahead for good on Enlow’s offensive put back. Bowie’s defense was able to hold as the team won 44-42.
Boys
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a close game at Jacksboro on Friday in their district opener right before the holiday break.
The Jackrabbits lost 46-44 to a tough Tigers team full of upperclassmen.
Bowie came into the game on the heels of a good showing at a tournament in Graham the previous week and had extra time to prepare for the game with a bye earlier in the week.
Jacksboro had a lot of recent wins, but almost all of its opponents were smaller 2A or 3A schools. Also, the Tigers three-round playoff run in football meant the team had only been together for a little less than three weeks.
Still, when the teams meet it was Jacksboro that took the lead early, attacking the paint and limiting Bowie’s chances to score as the Tigers led 11-7.
The Jackrabbits started to use that physicality against Jacksboro, shooting 12 free throws in the second quarter alone. The Tigers shot seven themselves in the quarter as both teams scored 11 points.
Bowie trailed 22-18 at halftime.
The third quarter started off poorly by the Jackrabbits. Jacksboro got off to a great start and led by as many as 11 at one point. Thankfully the team rallied and had the best offensive performance of the game. The Tigers lead was cut down to 35-34 heading into the fourth quarter.
The final period was back and forth throughout as neither team had much luck getting free throws like it had in the second quarter. Every point was tough to score for both Bowie and Jacksboro.
The Jackrabbits rode the hot hand of Bradly Horton who scored eight of the team’s 10 points during the quarter. His 3-pointer down the stretch cut the lead to one basket and a free throw cut it to two points.
Unfortunately, Bowie never got a chance to tie the game as the Tigers were able to keep possession and hold on to win 46-44.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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