SPORTS
Boy’s basketball all-district awards released
With the boy’s basketball season over and done with after this past weekend, all of the area’s all-district awards have now been released.
Depending on how well a team finished in its district, it gives more sway to how many players will earn awards.
The Bowie Jackrabbits finished fifth in their district standings. Andrew Sandhoff was named to the district’s first team. Tucker Jones was named to the second team.
Brady Lawhorn and Rayder Mann earned honorable mention status.
No academic all-district awards were listed in the results that was sent to the news, though a several players have earned a separate academic award that will be covered at a later date.
The Nocona Indians won their district with an undefeated record. Javier Gaytan and Brady McCasland were named the district’s co-most valuable players.
Karson Kleinhans was named the district’s sixth man of the year and the coaching staff earned staff of the year.
Conley Kleinhans and Charlie Fuller were named to the first team list. Johnny Stone and Jose Gomez earned second team honors. Oscar Salomon Gomez earned honorable mention honors.
All of the 1A teams in the area outside of first place Slidell, which garnered many of the superlative awards, and Midway are in the Bowie News coverage area.
Forestburg finished second in the district standings and had Kyler Willett, Jesse Wadsworth and Jesus Sanchez named to the first team. Nathan Payne and Angel Cruz earned honorable mention.
Saint Jo finished third in the district standings. Barrett Johnson earned first team honors while Devin Stewart was named to the second team.
Jayden Curry, Trent Gaston and Lee Yeley were given honorable mention status.
Bellevue finished in fourth place, but had the only players who earned superlative awards who were not from Slidell. Kason Roper was named co-defensive MVP. Ryan Jones earned newcomer of the year.
Jayson Gill was named to the first team while Brycen Bancroft earned second team honors. River Trail, Aaron Allison and Brycen Ramsey was named honorable mention.
Gold-Burg finished in fifth place and saw Jayon Grace named to the first team while Isaac Renteria earned second team honors. Jayton Epperson and Eli Freeland were given honorable mention honors.
Prairie Valley finished in sixth place and had Tyson Easterling finish with first team honors. Trae Campbell earned second team status while Dale Neugebauer, James Wells and Jarrett Horton were named honorable mention.
All the awards emailed to the Bowie News for area schools, including the academic all-district awards if they were sent, are in the mid-week 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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