Mount Vernon Football Coach Art Briles Resigns, College Job May Be Next
Coach Art Briles has resigned as Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Mount Vernon High School. The resignation was announced Monday (December 14). Briles, a former Baylor Head Football Coach who left there under a cloud of player sexual assault allegations, has coached the Tigers for the past two seasons compiling a 20-6 record. He was nearing the end of a two year contract and is said to be drawing college coaching interest,...
Saltillo Basketball Tops Commerce JV
Saltillo Lions Get Victory Over Commerce JV The Saltillo Lions Basketball Team picked up a win this past weekend over the top Commerce JV team, 59-31. The Lions improved their season record to 2-3. Gunner Tarver and Andrew Redburn led the Lions with 18 points each. Coy Collins and Colby McCoy had 8 points apiece. David Whitworth scored 7 points.
Wildcats Soccer Team Opens Season With Three Scrimmage Wins Saturday at The Prim
The Wildcats Soccer Team took care of business Saturday defeating smaller schools North Lamar, Sabine and Mineola in scrimmage games Saturday (December 12) at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats opened the day’s schedule with a 5-0 win over North Lamar. The Wildcats led 3-0 after the first 25 minute half and scored twice more in the second half. Five different Wildcats scored goals: Alex Yanez, Omar Hernandez, Alejandro Diosdado,...
Wildcats Basketball Team Rallies in the Fourth Quarter to Defeat Mesquite Horn, 52-43
Going into the fourth quarter, the Wildcats Basketball Team trailed Mesquite Horn, 33-30 but they outscored the Jaguars, 22-10 in the final quarter to take a 52-43 win Saturday afternoon (December 12) in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. Contributing in the big quarter for he Wildcats were Lamodrick Johnson, Kordrick Turner, Caleb Alexander and Justin Haire. During the first three quarters, both teams exchanged the lead in...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Opens District With 41-36 Win Over Mount Pleasant
In their district opener Friday evening, December 11, at home against Mount Pleasant, the Lady Cats Basketball Team built up a 11 point lead after three quarters and, then, were able to withstand a fierce comeback attempt by the Lady Tigers in the fourth quarter to take a 41-36 win in a hard fought, physical game. The Lady Tigers pressured the Lady Cats with a full court press the entire game. Both teams had trouble early scoring...
Wildcats Basketball Team Gets Solid Road Win At Royse City
After a disappointing one point loss at Garland Naaman Forest Tuesday night, the Wildcats Basketball Team got back off the mat and bounced back with a solid win at Royse City Friday night, December 11, 57-38. The Wildcats big guys led the way as sophomore Kordrick Turner led the team with 18 points and junior Justin Haire added 15 points. Senior Boo Wilkerson added 9 points. Junior Caleb Alexander scored 7 points. Junior Cason...
Wildcats Basketball Team On the Road, Lady Cats at Home on Game Day Friday
The Wildcats Basketball Team will be traveling to Royse City to face a former district opponent on this game day Friday (December 11). The schedule calls for a freshmen game at 5 p.m. A JV contest is scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m. The varsity game will begin at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats varsity comes into Friday’s game with a 5-4 record. They will be trying to get a bad taste out of their mouths after a heartbreaking loss at...
Lady Cats Soccer Team Drops First Scrimmage At Home, 2-1 to Royse City
The Lady Cats Soccer Team scored first in their scrimmage game with Royse City Thursday night, December 10, at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Lady Bulldogs answered with two goals of their own in the second half to take the scrimmage game, 2-1. Lady Cats sophomore Rebekah Stanley scored the Lady Cats goal at the 24:14 mark in the first half. Senior Janine Yamaguchi assisted on the goal. The Lady Cats went into the halftime break with a 1-0...
Lady Cats Soccer Opens Scrimmage Season Thursday, Wildcats Follow on Saturday, Both at The Prim
The Lady Cats Soccer Team opens the scrimmage portion of their season Thursday evening (December 10) against Royse City at Gerald Prim Stadium. Plans call for a JV scrimmage at 5:30 p.m. with a varsity scrimmage to follow at around 7:15 p.m. This is the first scrimmage of six planned for the Lady Cats this season. For the past several seasons, Royse City has been a top of the district type team. When the pandemic intervened last...
THSCA Academic All-State Honors For Seven Wildcats Football Players
Seven Wildcats Football Players earned Academic All-State Honors according to a list compiled by the Texas High School Coaches Association. Senior safety Wiley Bennett, senior offensive lineman Alfredo Olavide and senior defensive lineman Koben Wyly made Second Team Academic All-State. Senior outside linebacker Landry Meskimen, senior running back Caden Davis, senior center Raydon McCormack and senior B-back Langston Bridges were all...
