In an early battle of two teams unbeaten in district games, the Wildcats Basketball Team got a big win on the road over Hallsville, 51-35 Friday night, January 8.
The win gave the Wildcats a 3-0 record in district play and they are 10-6 for the season. Hallsville slips to 3-1 in district play and 13-6 for the season.
The Wildcats were led by junior Justin Haire and senior Boo Wilkerson who both scored 11 points. Sophomore Kordrick Turner added 9 points. Senior Lamodrick Johnson had 5 points. Junior Caleb Alexander and senior Jatavian Hall had 4 points apiece. Ben Hatcher scored 3 points. Senior Malique Cole returned from a broken hand injury to score 2 points. Parker Whisenhunt also scored 2 points.
The Wildcats have another district game Saturday. The Wildcats play the Longview Lobos Saturday afternoon in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. There is a Freshman game at 1 p.m. A JV contest follows at around 2:15 p.m. The varsity game is scheduled at around 3:30 p.m.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
