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...
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....
