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Bowie loses to Bridgeport 35-28 on the road
The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a fierce back-and-forth game at Bridgeport on Friday night.
The Bulls staved off the Jackrabbits desperate final drive to win 35-28 in a game where neither team was ever up by more than one touchdown.
Bowie was coming into the game feeling good after winning its season opener against Callisburg despite not playing too well on offense. Bridgeport was coming off a tough loss to City View in week one.
The Jackrabbits took the lead in the first quarter when quarterback Rayder Mann scored on a 12-yard scramble. Shortly after there was a lightning delay that lasted about an hour and half before the game could get back under way.
Bowie led 7-0 after the first quarter was over.
The Bulls answered in the second quarter as a drive ended with big running back Cole Pritchard scored on a short plunge to tie the game.
The Jackrabbits responded with their own drive, capitalized when Mann found Tyler Richey for a one-yard touchdown pass. Bowie got its lead back now up 14-7.
Bridgeport came back and with a little less than a minute to go before halftime tied the game at 14-14 as Pritchard scored on another short run.
In the third quarter the Bulls took their first lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Bowie answered with its own drive, punctuated by Justin Clark scoring on a three-yard run to tie the game at 21-21.
Bridgeport was able to score before the quarter ended, with another drive ending with a short Pritchard touchdown run. The Bulls led 28-21 heading into the fourth quarter.
Bowie’s offense struggled in the fourth quarter and could not answer. Bridgeport’s offense was driving again and looking like it might give the Bulls a definitive lead as it entered the Jackrabbits territory.
Then cornerback Braden Rhyne caught on overthrown ball for an interception, broke a tackle, bumped into an unaware Bridgeport lineman before breaking away down the sideline for a 70-yard touchdown. It tied the score back up at 28-28 early in the quarter.
Bowie had a chance to take the lead later, but turned the ball over with a fumble.
Bridgeport then scored quickly on a 40-yard touchdown pass to take the lead 35-28.
The Jackrabbits had one final drive with less than a minute left to frantically try and tie the game up, but could not get it done.
The Bulls won 35-28.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of 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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