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Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians stayed undefeated in district with a big, statement win on the road at Windthorst.
The Lady Indians beat the Lady Trojans 51-27 in a game between the two dominant unbeaten teams in district so far.
Nocona came in as the favorite, ranked sixth in the state in 2A in the most recent Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll. All of its three district wins had been by 31, 59 and 67 points so far.
Windthorst did not come into district play ranked in any polls this season, but the Lady Trojans have been dominant as well, with wins by 38, 50 and 61 points.
If anyone in district was going to make the Lady Indians sweat or think about pulling an upset for the ages, it would be Windthorst at home.
The first quarter was pretty competitive, as Nocona led only 13-7. This set up a trend where the Lady Indians offense never seemed to fully break out and make shots they are used to making, especially when Windthorst switched to a zone for the final three quarters.
But Nocona’s defense more than made up for it as the Lady Trojans were never able to get anything going as well. The Lady Indians limited Windthorst to single-digit quarter totals for the whole game.
Nocona led 27-15 at halftime.
The third quarter saw the Lady Indians get out in transition more than they had all game and seemingly put the game out of reach from early on. While the quarter totals were not much different from the first half, Nocona’s lead did continue to grow and grow as the game went along.
The Lady Indians won 51-27.
Meg Meekins led the team with 15 points and eight assists. Skyler Smith finished with a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
Jolie Rose came off the bench and scored 11 points while making three 3-pointers.
Saint Jo vs Bellevue
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers won at home against Bellevue to stay undefeated in district play.
The Lady Panthers won 62-40 as they pulled ahead in the third quarter after a close first half.
Saint Jo came into the second round of district play undefeated at 5-0 and sitting in first place and coming off a dominant win against Prairie Valley.
The Lady Eagles were 2-3 after the first round, beating a Midway team the previous week in one-sided fashion.
The first game between the teams a month previous was close and the first half proved to be more of that on Tuesday.
It was fast paced, physical, full-court press style defenses from both teams who were looking to score in transition off of turnovers.
Saint Jo led only by one basket 29-26 at halftime.
It was the Lady Panthers that made the key changes at halftime to pull ahead. Saint Jo cleaned up its turnovers and made personal adjustments. After 15 turnovers in the first half, the Lady Panthers only had four in the crucial third quarter.
That allowed Saint Jo to outscored Bellevue 22-2 in the third quarter alone. What was a one-score game turned into a route, even with the Lady Eagles recovering to score a respectful 12 points in the four quarter.
The Lady Panthers won 62-40.
Missing scores
Bowie girls had a bye game earlier in the week. Gold-Burg girls have canceled its season for having too few players.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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