Lions Win First Game in North Hopkins Tournament
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team won their first game in a North Hopkins boys varsity tournament Thursday (December 6) over Yantis, 72-48. The Lions outscored the Owls in each quarter leading 20-10 after one quarter, 36-24 at the half and 57-39 after three quarters. Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 24 points. Matthew Gurley scored 18 points. Ben Moore added 16 points. Levi Hoover had 8 points. Andrew Redburn, Edi Olayo and...
Lady Cats Are 1-1 in First Day of Edgewood Tournament
A scoring drought came at the wrong time for the Lady Cats’ basketball team Thursday afternoon (December 6). In their second pool play game in the Edgewood tournament, the Lady Cats went scoreless in the fourth while Gilmer scored 15 points to turn a 7 point Lady Cat lead into an 8 point Lady Buckeye win. Gilmer won 41-33. The teams were tied 15-15 after the first quarter and 22-22 at the half. The Lady Cats had a strong third...
Wildcats Win First Two Games at Forney Winter Classic
The #8 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team won their pool with two solid victories in the 2018 Forney ISD Winter Classic Thursday (December 6). The Wildcats topped North Mesquite, 52-43 and then took care of McKinney Boyd, 62-42. The Wildcats now face Wylie, the #14 ranked team in Class 6A, in a semifinal game in the Gold Bracket Friday at 5 p.m. in the Main Gym at North Forney High School. Against North Mesquite, the Wildcats...
Lady Cats Open Edgewood Tourney With Win Thursday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team opened the Edgewood tournament Thursday morning (December 6) bright and early at 8 a.m. with a 44-23 victory over Wills Point in a pool play game. Lady Cats Coach Brittney Tisdell said the Lady Cats got off to a rough start in the early morning and looked like zombies. She said they woke up after a few minutes and then played a very good game. She was especially pleased with the Lady Cats defense....
Wildcat, Lady Cat Coaches Talk About Tuesday Victories
Cipoletta on Wildcats 84-70 Home Win Against Dallas Woodrow Wilson Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said Dallas Woodrow Wilson refused to go away Tuesday night (December 4) in Wildcats Gym. The Wildcats finally separated from Wilson with a big 31 points fourth quarter to take a 84-70 win. Coach Cipoletta called Woodrow a tough team that could hit shots. He said the Wildcats had to double team Wilson’s big post players...
Saltillo Lions Defeat CHESS; Prepare for North Hopkins Tourney
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team got a solid win over CHESS, 69-31 Tuesday (December 4). The Lions got off to a very good start outscoring CHESS in the first quarter, 26-4. The Lions also led at the half 43-15 and after three quarters 54-28. Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 24 points. Matthew Gurley added 17 points. Andrew Redburn had 8 points. Stephen Marroquin scored 6 points. Edi Olayo, Ben Moore and Levi Hoover all had...
Hall Scores 36 in Wildcat Win Tuesday Night
The Wildcats’ basketball team used a huge 31 point fourth quarter to break open a tight game with Dallas Woodrow Wilson to win, 84-70 Tuesday night (December 4) at Wildcats Gym. The Wildcats had 6 three-point baskets in the big fourth quarter. Sadaidriene Day Day Hall led the Wildcats with 36 points including 2 three-pointers in the fourth quarter. Keaston Willis added 20 points including 3 three-point baskets. Jeremiah Roland...
Lady Lions Limit CHESS to Only 10 Points in Last Three Quarters of Game
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team evened their season record at 8-8 with a lopsided 74-18 win over CHESS on Tuesday (December 4). The Lady Lions led only 11-8 after the first quarter but then limited CHESS to only 10 points over the last three quarters. Jocelyn Ochoa had a big game for the Lady Lions with 29 points. Anna Reeder scored 18 points. Chandler Bain and Maddy Smith had 10 points apiece. Lorena Castro scored 3...
Lady Cats Defeat New Boston; Edgewood Tournament Next
The Lady Cats’ basketball team racked up another impressive win Tuesday evening (December 4) at New Boston, 64-43. The Lady Cats had only a 1 point lead after one quarter, 12-11. They extended their lead to 12 at the half, 33-21. Both teams scored 15 points in the third quarter so the Lady Cats maintained their lead at 48-36. They outscored New Boston in the fourth quarter, 16-7 to further build their lead. The Lady Cats are now...
Freeman Parish Tournament Boys & Girls Schedule
Where: North Hopkins High School New Guy December 6th, Thursday 8:15 AM- Cooper vs. Yantis – Girls 9:35 AM- Cooper vs. Roxton- Boys 10:55 AM- North Hopkins vs. Trenton- Girls 12:15 PM- Campbell vs. Prairiland- Boys 1:35 PM- Saltillo vs. Yantis- Boys 2:55 PM- Cooper vs. Sam Rayburn- Boys 4:15 PM- Wolfe City vs. Commerce- Girls 5:35 PM- Yantis vs. Campbell- Boys 6:55 PM- Trenton vs. Cooper- Girls 8:15 PM- North Hopkins vs. Sam Rayburn-...
