Bowie defends hometurf, wins SQT

ARLINGTON-- The Bowie Volunteers may have graduated a lot of talent but after going undefeated in pool play, they still managed to sweep through Boswell, Coppell and South Garland to win their own tournament. Senior quarterback Derric Davis looked sharp throughout the day and hooked up with junior-to-be Cameron White on a 40 yard touchdown pass to seal a 32-28 victory over South Garland.

The Colonels surprised many by getting to the finals behind stellar play from senior quarterback Colton Altier. Altier was on the money throughout the day and got a lot of help from John Lacour. Lacour returns as the team's leading receiver from a year ago and picked up right where he left off last season with several highlight reel catches.

But in the end, Bowie came up with just enough stops to hold on for a hard-fought victory. Things got a little chippy at the end as junior Quintin Sargent was ejected after some extracurricular activity with a South Garland receiver, however he and Troy George-Adams were standouts on defense throughout the day.

The Colonels had the benefit of sitting out a game through a pre-determined bye but the extra rest wasn't enough as Bowie overcame a 14-13 halftime deficit with Langston Williams giving the Volunteers an unexpected boost with several clutch catches. Bowie, South Garland and Coppell each qualified for the State Tournament in College Station on July 10th.

Sideline Notes

*Although they fell one game short of the championship, Coppell was very impressive as quarterback Hayden Hawk was on target all day long. Jeff Johnson, Cam McDaniel and Taylor Gobel all showed well, running crisp routes and displaying sure hands.

*Arlington High School didn't win their pool but with several starters missing, they should be a force from here out. Quarterback Matt Joeckel had a good day but would love to have one pass back. A pick six can be deadly in 7-on-7 and a miscommunication with a receiver proved to be too much to recover from as they fell to Hebron 43-18.

*In just their second year of varsity play the kids from Dallas Conrad showed a lot of heart going 1-2 in pool play, including an impressive 25-7 win over A. Maceo Smith.

*Arlington Junior Miles Onyegbule was the most impressive athlete on the field. At 6 foot 4 and 200 pounds, Onyegbule looks like a young Plaxico Burress.

*The biggest surprise was arguably the play of Boswell quarterback Quinton Gregory. After playing in just 2 games last season, he showed excellent mechanics and made good reads in leading Boswell to a 3-1 record.

Arlington Bowie SQT scoreboard

First Round of pool play

Pool A:
Arlington Bowie 34 Dallas Smith 12
FW Wyatt 21 Dallas Conrad 12

Pool B:
Boswell 45 FW Arlington Heights 21
FW Paschal 33 South Oak Cliff 21

Pool C:
Richland 46 Arlington 27
Denton Guyer 48 Hebron 40

Pool D:
Coppell 28 Colleyville Heritage 25
Duncanville 38 Arlington Lamar 34

Pool E:
Mesquite Horn 40 Arlington Martin 19
Waxahachie 26 Midlothian 14

Pool F:
Grand Prairie 33 Arl. Sam Houston 20
South Garland 44 Birdville 33

2nd Round

Pool A
Arlington Bowie 38 Dallas Conrad 20
Dallas Smith 48 FW Wyatt 25

Pool B
FW Arlington Heights 26 South Oak Cliff 18
Boswell 40 FW Paschal 29

Pool C
Richland 41 Denton Guyer 34
Hebron 43 Arlington 18

Pool D
Arlington Lamar 41 Colleyville Heritage 31
Coppell 27 Duncanville 12

Pool E
Arlington Martin 39 Waxahachie 34
Midlothian 21 Mesquite Horn 20

Pool F
South Garland 38 Arl. Sam Houston 26
Birdville 48 Grand Prairie 28

3rd Round

Pool A
Arlington Bowie 45 FW Wyatt 13
Dallas Conrad 25 Dallas Smith 7
Arlington Bowie advances

Pool B
Boswell 46 South Oak Cliff 30
FW Paschal 27 FW Arlington Heights 6
Boswell advances

Pool C
Hebron 45 Richland 34
Arlington 47 Denton Guyer 41
Hebron advances

Pool D
Coppell 27 Arlington Lamar 26
Ducanville 32 Colleyville Heritage 27
Coppell advances

Pool E
Mesquite Horn 41 Waxahachie 31
Midlothian 21 Arlington Martin 28
Mesquite Horn advances

Pool F
South Garland 39 Grand Prairie 19
Birdville 44 Arl. Sam Houston 28

Elimination Round

Arlington Bowie 40 Boswell 30

Coppell 42 Hebron 26

South Garland 38 Mesquite Horn 27

Championship Game

Arlington Bowie 32 South Garland 28

Date of Article: Sat May 23, 2009 5:48 pm