SPORTS
Bowie boys fall to Jacksboro
The Bowie Jackrabbits dropped their third straight game on senior night Friday against Jacksboro.
The Tigers won 54-44 against the Jackrabbits as they just played better than Bowie all of the night.
The Jackrabbits were coming off a disappointing loss on the road at Iowa Park, a team Bowie narrowly beat in the first round of district play and also needs to hold off for the fourth spot in district.
Jacksboro was a spot back of the Hawks even, with one win in district. Still, the Jackrabbits knew it would be tough as Bowie only escaped with a 38-35 win the first time the two teams played earlier in January.
The Jackrabbits had prepared for a new look defenses were throwing at them, with teams trying to shadow and deny the ball to Bowie’s leading scorer Andrew Sandhoff. The Tigers also threw a press defense at the Jackrabbits, but Bowie was not bothered early on.
Still, the team was having trouble scoring out of the gate as the flow of the offense was disrupted and other shots were tough.
Rayder Mann made a couple of 3-pointers, but it was not enough to keep up with Jacksboro.
The Tigers offense came out playing great. While Bowie paid plenty of attention to the Tiger’s big post player, it was a team effort as Jacksboro had all five of its starters making at least one basket against the Jackrabbits zone defense. The Tigers also created second and third chances with their offensive rebounding early on.
Jacksboro led 18-8 after the first quarter.
Even with Bowie changing defenses to man-to-man, it did not make things easier. The Tigers were running several actions off of screens that made things tough.
The Jackrabbits were still struggling to find consistent ways to score. The team made two 3-pointers in the second quarter, but could not find ways to attack the paint more often against Jacksboro’s front line.
Bowie trailed 31-19 at halftime.
The Jackrabbits had to try something drastic to try and get back into the game. Bowie started employing a full-court press so it could maybe get some transition opportunities going from its defense.
It worked in a sense as the Jackrabbits found ways to attack the paint and not just drive and kick for 3-point shots.
Unfortunately, it was a double-edged sword as Jacksboro broke through the press several times and could equal a score with a quick basket of its own.
The Tigers lead grew and they led 48-30 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie’s defensive intensity grew down so much and the team was able to convert some turnovers into transition baskets as the Jackrabbits scored the most points in any other quarter.
Unfortunately, it would not have been enough even if Bowie had shut out Jacksboro in the final period. The Tigers from the start slowed their pace down and was trying to run clock to limit the amount of time the Jackrabbits had to come back.
Despite holding Jacksboro to only one basket and six points as the Tigers went only 4-12 from the free throw line, Bowie ran out of time.
Jacksboro won 54-44.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
-
NEWS2 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS1 year agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS2 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS2 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS2 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
NEWS2 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
NEWS2 years agoBowie Police face three-hour standoff after possible domestic fight
-
NEWS2 years ago
Driver stopped by a man running into the street, robbed at knifepoint