The Jr. Bobcats played BIC at home on Nov. 9 in their first outing of the season. The Mustangs pulled off the win; 30-20. Jake Vannada #24 was lead scorer for the Jr. Bobcats with 14 points in the form of seven 2-point shots. Brady Russom #2 scored a 3-pointer, Rex Shroud #4 was 2-2 at the charity stripe and Caden Sweaney #21 added a point for the Jr. Bobcats.
Last Friday night we battled Mountain View for the 2023 State Championship and lost a very tough and physical game by the score of, 28-18. Mountain View scored first to go up 8-0 and we answered back with a scoring drive to make it, 8-6 and half. In the second half our defense really stood up and allowed our offense to score twice and take the lead 18-8 in the 4th quarter. Mountain View scored early in the 4th quarter to make the score 18-14. We had one more opportunity but wound up short, giving them the ball with 2:03 left and 90 yards to go. Mountain View seized the opportunity and scored to make the game 20-18 and then added another touchdown with under a minute to win 28-18.
The Corning Lady Bobcats opened their 2023-24 season on Nov. 7 with a win at home against the Lady Redskins of Pocahontas by a score of 49-44. Presley Martin #21 was lead scorer with eight 2-pointers and a free throw shot for a total of 17 points. Kenlie Watson #11 scored 14 points with three 3-point shots, a 2-pointer and going 3-4 at the charity stripe. Katie Karr #25 shot 11 points for the Lady Cats going 4-4 at the free throw line, two 2-pointers and a 3-point shot. Haleigh Cox #20 shot a 3-pointer while Avery Glasgow #5 and Olivia Compton #44 each added two points.
I cannot say enough about the game on Friday, Oct. 27 and how special it was for our team and community. We traveled to Conway on Thursday, stayed all night and then went over to Subiaco on Friday to play the South division champions. Subiaco was 6-1, with their only loss coming to number 1 ranked Mountain View, 40-26. Over the past 4 games they had rushed for 2,000 yards and scored on 25 out 26 series. We were able to create a turnover early in the game and turned that into points as Seth Smith hit Jakob Cox for a touchdown pass. Going into half we were leading 3014 and then held them on their first series but could not sustain a drive and had to punt the ball back to them with 5 minutes left in the third quarter. Subiaco turned that drive into a touchdown as they hit a touchdown pass on fourth and six. We began the fourth quarter leading 30-22 and with 2 minutes and 47 seconds left we scored to go up 38-22 but Subiaco scored in one play, pulling the game back to 38-30. After recovering an onside kick, our offense was able to get a first down and run out the clock, sending us to the championship game on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m. v Mountain View. Our entire team would like to thank the Corning community for your support and looked forward to seeing you at the game.
Synergy 12U came away with a first place win, championship rings and a trophy in the Dia De Los Dingers Fast Pitch Softball Tournament in Pocahontas on Oct. 21.
Celebrating 150 Years of the City of Corning & Clay County in 2023 Last Friday night the Corning Bobcats won their District 2A title when they defeated Lepanto, 13 to 12. This moves Corning into the first-round playoffs, and they will play McCrory, winner of District 3A, Friday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 23, Pee Wee football semi-final games were played at Bobcat Stadium. The Gold Team faced the Gray Team at 6 p.m. with the Gold Team coming out the victor. At 7 p.m. the Black Team played the White Team with the Black Team being declared the winners.
