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Jackrabbits go 2-0 last week
After a rough 0-3 start in district play, the Bowie Jackrabbits were able to have a great week going 2-0 against Vernon and Henrietta.
The Jackrabbits beat the Lions 37-29 earlier in the week before winning at Henrietta 53-44.
Bowie came into the week on a tough stretch to start district. Its first three games against Jacksboro, City View and Holliday were all lost by a combined seven points.
While the Jackrabbits were competing well against some of the top teams in the district, they just could not pull out a close win so far.
Bowie then played Vernon on Jan. 7 and decided to just make sure the game was not close. The Lions were a small team and the Jackrabbits were able to use their height and length to not allow them to get easy shots inside the 3-point arc, which is where they wanted to score from.
Bowie led 9-3 after the first quarter and really took control in the second quarter up 24-11 at halftime.
Despite the Jackrabbits never really getting their offense going, their defense continued to stifle Vernon in the second half as Bowie led 33-16 heading into the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, the Jackrabbits dialed back their intensity and did not finish the game well. This allowed the Lions to nearly double their three quarter total and cut Bowie’s secure lead to single-digits by the end.
The Jackrabbits still won with some room for comfort 37-29, but it was not the end to a one-sided game they wanted to have.
The win got Bowie its first win, but knew Henrietta would not be an easy game. The Bearcats were 2-1 with wins against Holliday and Vernon and would be playing at home.
The Jackrabbits did end up playing a little earlier on Friday due to weather, but besides missing a day of practice it did not throw them off too much.
Bowie started the game well, up 18-8 after the first quarter as five different players made at least one basket. The second quarter proved to be an offensive explosion for both teams.
The Jackrabbits continued on their pace, scoring 20 points as five players again made at least one basket. For Henrietta, the team made four 3-pointers and also scored 20 points.
Thankfully, the 10-point lead after the first quarter held as Bowie led 38-28 at halftime.
The second half proved to be much more of a slog for both teams offensively as the pace slowed down.
The teams combined to score on 11 points, but thankfully it was near even as Bowie’s lead stayed in the double-digits up 44-33 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter saw a bit more scoring as both teams made several trips to the free throw line. The Bearcats made two 3-pointers and five of their six free throw attempts to score 11 points in the quarter.
Thankfully, Bowie was not far behind, scoring nine points and to win with some breathing room 53-44.
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The Red River High School Bass Club competed this past weekend, May 31 – June 1, at the State Tournament on Lake Conroe for the two-day tournament.
Two of the teams from Montague County traveled south to try their best at the culmination of the year for the state title. Teams were able to pre-fish on Friday before the Saturday and Sunday competition. On Friday, there was a flipping contest for the youth and Cooper Johnson won third overall and won a $500 scholarship and an Academy gift card.
The club’s two teams who competed were Lane Smith/Colt Henry with boat captain Jimmy Smith. The team placed 63rd with a total of 16.22 pounds. The second team of Cooper Johnson/Corbyn Patton and boat captain Jayson Toerck placed 169th with a total weight of 2.29 pounds.
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The Maskat Shrine Oil Bowl is this week on June 6-7 and graduating athletes from Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo are confirmed to be playing.
In total, seven athletes from Bowie, five from Nocona and three from Saint Jo are planning to play in the all-star games this week. Nocona also will have a pair of coaches participating as well.
The girl’s basketball game kicks off events on June 6, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Wichita Falls Memorial High School. In the game, the east team will have Nocona players Avery Crutsinger, Meg Meekins and Reagan Phipps playing while Kyler Spitzer and Clayton Brown coach them one last time.
On the west team, Saint Jo’s Payzlie Cervantes is confirmed to be playing.
The boy’s basketball game is scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m. On the east team, Bowie’s Boston Farris and Nocona’s Jose Gomez Jr. will be playing.
On June 7, the volleyball games are scheduled to start at 4 p.m. with the small school game. On the west team, Nocona’s Kaygan Stone and Saint Jo’s Taylor Patrick are confirmed to play. On the east team, Saint Jo’s Aubrey Morman will get to play her teammate.
There are no local athletes confirmed to be playing in the big school volleyball game.
The final event is the football game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. It is an all Bowie affair with six players confirmed to be playing for the east team: Justin Clark, Jorge De Leon, Hunter Fluitt and Braden Rhyne, Preacher Chambers and Moh Azouak.
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Nocona Independent School District officials looked inward for a new athletic director/head football coach, selecting Jeff Hill for the position.
Hill, who served last year as Nocona football’s offensive coordinator and also led the softball program to the playoffs for the first time in a while as its head coach, was upgraded to the role.
This came on the heels of former Athletic Director Blake Crutsinger, who served in the role the last four years, resigned in May.
For Hill, the choice to apply for the position was a no brainer. His one year in Nocona had impressed upon him and his wife that it was the place they would like to be long term.
“I’m looking for a town to raise my kids in and Nocona has treated my family really well,” Hill said. “There are some really good people. The kids work hard. Everything I am looking for in a hometown is right here in Nocona and I want to try and make it as best as it can be, especially through athletics.”
Before Nocona, Hill served as the athletic director at S&S Consolidated while also spending time at Hebron and Whitewright in his coaching career.
Hill expresses great respect for the departing Crutsinger and besides changing a few small things in how he personally wants to do things, he is not trying to come in with a sweeping restructuring of the whole athletic department.
The program had five of its six team sports make the playoffs, with volleyball playing in the regional final and the girl’s basketball team winning the state championship.
That along with two athletes competing at the state championship in cross country and track with one earning a gold medal, it was one of the more successful school years in athletic program history.
“Coach Crutsinger was awesome and did a great job so honestly just little tweaks, a little bit of structure and cohesion amongst the coaching staff between boys and girls,” Hill said. “I hope to keep the winning tradition going overall in the athletic department.”
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