PERRIN – The Lady Pirates and visiting Olney battled for three quarters Monday, Nov. 25, Olney fighting to stay close for most of the game.
Tied at 23 heading to the final quarter, the Lady Cubs used their first three-pointer of the game to begin the pulling away process. Perrin missed its last five shots from the floor with Olney having its best shooting frame of the game to post a harder than it looked 39-31 win over the hostesses.
BRYSON – Coaches will admit there are games where you want to have some breathing room to try some different things.
Bryson’s girls basketball team had such a contest Nov. 26 versus Moran, the Cowgirls jumped out to a quick start and were able to try some different things in a 39-15 rout of the Bulldogs. Bryson Coach Rusty Jones said his squad was able to work on offensive and defensive schemes in the second half to help go to 4-2 on the season.
WICHITA FALLS – Jacksboro’s girls basketball squad had a solid weekend at the Fantasy of Lights Small School Tournament in Wichita Falls.
The girls finished in the top four of the 16-team event. The girls opened the tournament Friday with wins over Troy, 56-37, and Van Alstyne, 44-43. Saturday, the girls lost to Martin’s Mill, 76-34 in the semifinals.
Brief summaries of both games follow:
Jacksboro 56, Troy 37
In Friday’s opener, the Tigerettes pulled away in the middle quarters to win.
BURLESON – For a half, Jacksboro gave No. 9 Rogers a fight, things changed very quickly in the second half, as Rogers scored five touchdowns to pull away to a 46-14 area round win over the Tigers at Burleson Stadium.
After Rogers scored on a 9-yard pass on its first drive of the game, Jacksboro used the running back duo of Justin Loucks and Caleb Helm to move the ball downfield. The squad tried its first pass early in the second quarter to no avail.
Chase Thompson knew where his sister Baylee was going to school three years ago.
Chase, a freshman at Texas Tech University at the time, said he knew Baylee, a freshman at Jacksboro High School, was going to be a dominant high school track athlete and called where she was going to school.
“I said she’ll get a full ride at Tech either academically or athletically, but I knew where she was going,” Chase Thompson said with a laugh. “I called it.”
BOWIE – Seth Isbell showed no fear Friday night.
After he blocked one Henrietta punt which led to a first-half touchdown, the senior figured why not give it another try on a fourth quarter Bearcat punt.
“There was no call for a block,” Isbell said with a smile. “I just went in there and did it.”
The second time worked like a charm as well with Brayden Roberts picking the ball up and taking it in for another score. Isbell keyed a Tiger defense and special teams which accounted for 34 points in a 55-21 Class 3A bi-district win at Jackrabbit Stadium.
The Bryson Cowgirls volleyball team began their 2019 playoff slate, just as they did in their 2018 state tournament run, with a bi-district match versus the Forestburg Lady ‘Horns. The Cowgirls defeated the Lady ‘Horns in straight sets 25-17, 25-10, and 25-14, Thursday night at Jacksboro’s Tiger Gymnasium.
Bryson had won its regular season match in August versus Forestburg and looked ready to take care of business in the playoff match. The Lady ‘Horns had other ideas, however, taking advantage of the notorious slow start by Bryson to keep things interesting in set one.
Balance has been the name of the game in Jacksboro, the Tigers using a number of running backs to wear down defenses the last several years.
Friday night, there was still some balance to a certain extent, as running backs Caleb Helm (136 yards) and Justin Loucks (142 yards) combined for three rushing touchdowns offensively. It was the Tiger defense that came to play in the second half, however, of a tight game in the first half and post a 28-24 win over visiting Millsap before a sparse crowd at Tiger Stadium.
Perrin has a chance to win their first district title since 1971 defeating Bryson 28-24 on Nov. 1.
The Pirates move to 8-1 on the season and are undefeated in district. Bryson falls to 4-5 and is winless in the district.
The Pirate’s eight wins equal with their most wins in a season when the Pirates went 8-3 and 4-1 in the district in 2008.
Bryson’s volleyball team continued its scenario of playing down to its opponents Tuesday night, getting off to a quick start before letting the visiting Lady Bobcats make things interesting in game two before pulling away to post a 25-13, 25-21, 25-11 win at Bryson Gym.
The Cowgirls will be the top Class A seed in the playoffs out of their combined district. The postseason begins for Bryson with a first round bye.
