SPORTS
Bowie boys close out first round of district with loss at Iowa Park
The Bowie Jackrabbits wrapped up the first round of district play with a tough loss at Iowa Park on Friday night.
The Hawks won 54-39, pulling away in the second half after tight play for two quarters.
The Jackrabbits came into the game with a 2-3 district record. After starting district on a string of close losses against Jacksboro, City View and Holliday by a combined eight points, Bowie came into the game on a two-game winning streak after beating Vernon and Henrietta.
The Jackrabbits started the game well even if the game was low-scoring. Bowie led 10-8 after the first quarter and 19-18 at halftime. The Jackrabbits were having trouble getting easy shots against Iowa Park’s zone defense and could not make the Hawks pay enough when getting open 3-point shots.
Iowa Park seemed to be hunting 3-pointers against Bowie’s zone defense and only made two in the first half.
The team made two in the third quarter which opened up all of the Hawk’s offensive execution in a flurry of scoring to end the quarter. The home crowd and team seemed to grow more bombastic as Iowa Park opened up a double-digit lead.
The Jackrabbits struggled in the third quarter, scoring only five points as they trailed 36-24 heading into the final period.
The Hawks offense did not slow down in the fourth quarter, making three 3-pointers and seeming one step ahead of Bowie’s defensive rotation.
The Jackrabbits got desperate and had a late scoring surge as they knocked in three 3-pointers as well, but it was too little too late for Bowie to come back.
Iowa Park won comfortably 54-39.
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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.
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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.
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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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