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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Another giant leap for Bowie boys
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By ERIC VICCARO
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The Bowie High School boys’ basketball team took another giant leap on Monday.
As second-year Jackrabbits’ head coach Doug Boxell continues to stamp this program, every notch, virtually every step, is charted.
Monday night at Saginaw High School, Bowie survived a late Dallas Life Oak Cliff surge as the Jackrabbits topped the Lions 55-44 to win a Conference 3A Area championship.
Bowie improved to 25-9 on the season with the uproarious event.
“I’m proud of the guys,” said Boxell, the multi-time state champion mentor. “The kids knew what to do to win. They were all locked in and concentrated.”
For more than three quarters, Bowie controlled the tempo. The Jackrabbits methodical style has won them plenty of games lately – the District 3A-9 championship over Henrietta and the bi-district crown over Pottsboro.
Boxell said the Jackrabbits needed to handle Dallas Life Oak Cliff’s full-court press, keep the Lions from the lane and grab defensive rebounds. The team did well with all three of these concepts to win.
It was more of the same here, except for a dramatic final three minutes that forced fans from both sides to remain standing.
“The last three minutes were wild,” Boxell said. “But, we took care of business. We made plays defensively, Zeke took that charge and then we were able to hit some key free throws. I was proud of the way the kids kept their composure.”
Now, Bowie will play Ponder at 4 p.m. tonight at Decatur, weather permitting. Boxell formerly coached at Ponder, and guided them to three state championships in 2001, 2008 and 2009.
“This is an exciting time for us,” Boxell said. “It’s going to be a great challenge, but no matter who we play, the kids know they have a chance to win.”
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The Bowie High School boys’ basketball team played excellent interior defense as evidenced by the photo on the left. Trey Johnson (2), Cooper Cantwell and Gary Mosley (44) surround Dallas Life Oak Cliff’s Tyler Watkins during the third quarter. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)
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Nocona gets delivered new press box
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Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
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Richey repeats at IFYR
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Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
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Youth rodeo awards presented
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The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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