Coach Tisdell Looks Back at Lady Cats Play in Edgewood Tourney
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said for the Lady Cats, the Edgewood tournament last weekend (December 6-8) was not as good as they would have liked but was not bad. The Lady Cats took third place in the tourney with 3 wins and 2 losses. The Lady Cats defeated Wills Point, lost games to Gilmer and Edgewood and then defeated Kaufman and North Forney. Coach Tisdell said she would have liked a different ending for the double...
Panthers Win Freeman Parish Boys Tournament
The North Hopkins Panthers won their own Freeman Parish Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday (December 8) with a 52-39 victory over Prairiland. The Panthers won all four games they played in the tournament. One more county basketball note, the Saltillo Lady Lions earned a big win Friday night (December 7) at home against Union Grove, 47-39. Union Grove, the #15 ranked team in Class 2A, suffered their first loss of the season. The Lady...
Cipoletta Prepares Wildcats for District and Playoffs with Tough Games
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Forney ISD Winter Classic was a great experience for the Wildcats who again played some really good teams. For the second straight tournament, the Wildcats won 2 and lost 2. They won their pool Thursday (December 6) with wins over North Mesquite and McKinney Boyd. Friday the Wildcats lost to Wylie, up to #13 this week in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Poll. Coach...
Saltillo Lions Place Third in Freeman Parish Tourney
The Saltillo Lions won their last game in this year’s Freeman Parish Tournament Saturday (December 8) to take third place defeating Roxton, 60-37. The Lions outscored Roxton in each quarter leading 12-2 after one quarter, 29-12 at the half and 43-25 after three quarters. The Lions outscored Roxton, 17-12 in the fourth quarter. Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 27 points. Matthew Gurley added 16 points. Ben Moore had 7 points....
Lady Cats Place Third at Edgewood Tournament
The Lady Cats’ basketball team took third place in an Edgewood tournament by defeating North Forney, 40-33 Saturday afternoon (December 8). The Lady Falcons actually led after one quarter, 13-11 and at the half, 19-16. The Lady Cats used a big third quarter to take control of the game. The Lady Cats outscored North Forney, 16-4 in the third period to go up 32-23. The Lady Falcons made several runs at the Lady Cats in the fourth...
Wildcats Lost to Lake Highlands in 3rd Place Game at Forney Tournament
The Wildcats’ basketball team lost to Lake Highlands, 55-53 Saturday (December 8) at Forney in the third place game in the Gold Bracket at the Forney ISD Winter Classic. A big moment in the game occurred when a referee’s call went against the Wildcats in the last few seconds. With the Wildcats trailing 53-51, Wildcat Sadaidriene Day Day Hall went up strong toward the basket and was called for a charge with just 8.8 seconds...
Saltillo Lady Lions Defeat Union Grove; Lions Campbell
Saltillo Lady Lions Basketball 47, Union Grove 39 The Saltillo Lady Lions, playing at home, pinned the first loss of the season on the #15 ranked team in Class 2A as the Lady Lions defeated Union Grove, 47-39 Friday (December 7). The Lady Lions had a slim 18-17 lead after the first quarter. Union Grove surged into the lead at the half, 25-23. Saltillo used a big third quarter to go back up 37-31. The Lady Lions also outscored Union...
Lady Cats Play for Third Place in Edgewood Tournament Saturday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team completed pool play in the Edgewood tournament with a solid 54-32 win over Kaufman Friday night (December 7). The Lady Cats ended pool play with a 2-2 record with wins over Wills Point and Kaufman and losses to Edgewood and Gilmer. Based on pool play results, the Lady Cats will play for third place in the tournament against North Forney Saturday at 2:40 p.m. in the Edgewood High School Gym. Against...
Wildcats Face Lake Highlands Saturday; Lost to Wylie Friday
The #8 ranked Class 5A Wildcats’ basketball team fell way behind #14 ranked Class 6A Wylie and was never able to catch up in a 54-41 loss in a Gold Bracket semifinal game in the Forney ISD Winter Classic at North Forney High School Friday (December 7). The Pirates jumped out to a 16-1 lead against the Wildcats. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats dug ourselves into a big hole early with a lot of turnovers. He said...
Lady Cats Lose to Tourney Host Edgewood
The Lady Cats’ basketball team came out on the short end of a double overtime game Friday morning (December 7) in an Edgewood tournament. The Lady Cats lost to tournament host Edgewood, 62-59. The Lady Cats had to play both overtimes and several minutes of regulation without point guard Sadavia Porter who picked up her fifth foul with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter. Porter left with 20 points and 2 three point baskets. Still...
