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Bellevue holds off Woodson in its bi-district win
The Bellevue Lady Eagles held off a furious second half comeback to beat Woodson on Monday in their bi-district playoff game.
The Lady Eagles beat the Cowgirls 62-57, holding them off after being up double-digits at halftime.
Bellevue came into the game confident. The Lady Eagles had finished district play the previous week on Feb. 4 with a win against Prairie Valley 58-26. The Lady Eagles finished second in the district, but had secured a first seed in the second division of 1A.
Woodson came into the game with only seven wins on the season and four of them coming in district play. The Cowgirls had also finished in fourth place in their district as well.
The first half saw Bellevue show why it was the better team, outscoring Woodson in both quarters and leading 29-17 at halftime.
The Lady Eagles’ offense had not slowed down in the third quarter, but the Cowgirls found something to work offensively, doubling their first half total in the third quarter alone and cutting the lead to 10 points, 44-34.
That offensive rhythm kept up and was amplified by Woodson getting to the free throw line a lot. After attempting 10 free throws in the first three quarters, the Cowgirls attempted 15 in the fourth quarter alone.
Three players from Bellevue ended up fouling out and several more were a foul away from doing so.
The Lady Eagles continued to score well with 18 points in the final period, but missed all six of their free throws which would have provided some much needed breathing room as Woodson slowly got its way back into the game on the charity stripe.
Thankfully, the Cowgirls missed four of their free throws in the fourth quarter which would have made it a one-point game.
Bellevue held on to win 62-57.
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Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
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Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
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Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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