SPORTS
Lady Horns beat Prairie Valley
The Forestburg Lady Horns started the second round of district with an easy win against Prairie Valley on Tuesday night.
The Lady Horns won 50-22 against a Lady Bulldog team whose depth was tested.
Forestburg came into the game following a non-district win against Savoy, which was a pick-me-up following a disappointing loss to Saint Jo, the only one the Lady Horns suffered during the first round of district play as the team went 4-1
Prairie Valley was on the other end, having gone 0-5 in the first round of district play as the six-player team was tested in conditioning and resolve every game, especially against teams that employed full-court presses against the Lady Bulldogs low numbers.
That was Forestburg’s plan and early on the press was a deterrent, but the Lady Horns were not scoring in transition from turnovers they created. Forestburg tried to carve up Prairie Valley’s 2-3 zone and found openings when the passes were sharp.
Still, the Lady Bulldogs offense executed some to start the game, with the score actually tied at 7-7 midway through the first quarter. When Prairie Valley broke the press, it seemed to capitalize on the few chances it had to start the game.
Unfortunately for the Lady Bulldogs, that type of play was short-lived. Fatigue and frustration at falling behind 15-7 heading into the second quarter led to a scoring draught that lasted almost two whole quarters for Prairie Valley.
Despite playing better defense that held the Lady Horns to single-digits in the second quarter, the Lady Bulldogs got more bad news right before halftime when point guard Makaylee Gomez went down with an ankle injury.
Forestburg led 23-7 at halftime, but Prairie Valley knew playing without the senior would make breaking the press defense tough.
It was to start the third quarter as the Lady Horns press smelled blood and converted turnovers to quick points and the Lady Bulldogs could barely get across half court.
Then when a Prairie Valley player fouled out after the first few minutes, Gomez gutted it out and came back in so her team would not be down a player.
Thankfully, Forestburg Coach Cori Hayes had a heart and called off the full-court press, even if his players were still eager to try and put pressure on the ball in the half-court in a game that was already physical.
The Lady Horns had their best scoring stretch of the game in the third quarter as six different players made at least one basket as the lead grew and grew.
Prairie Valley put an end to the scoring draught with two minutes to go in the third quarter when Natalee Young made a 3-pointer.
Forestburg led 41-10 heading into the fourth quarter.
With the lead so far ahead, the Lady Horns the intensity waned and cycled in their whole bench.
This allowed the Lady Bulldogs offense to have their best stretch of the game as they more than doubled their three quarter total by scoring 12 points.
Forestburg won 50-22.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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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