Wildcats 69, PineTree 65
The Wildcats’ basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter to take a narrow, 69-65 win over Pine Tree on the road in the district opener for both teams Tuesday afternoon. The Pirates led going into the final quarter, 48-47 but the Wildcats outscored them 22-17 to take the win. The Wildcats led after the first quarter, 18-11 and at the half, 33-26. The Pirates had a big third quarter to take the one point lead after three...
Lady Cats 3-0 in District with Win Against Pine Tree
The Lady Cats’ basketball team remained unbeaten in district play at 3-0 after a 52-35 win over Pine Tree Monday in Wildcats Gym. Once again the Lady Cats won with strong defense allowing the Lady Pirates less than 9 points a quarter. The Lady Cats led 15-11 after one quarter and 19-16 at halftime. The Lady Cats used a big third quarter to expand their lead after three to 34-20. Point guard Sadavia Porter led the Lady Cats with...
Channel 18 Coaches Show: Wildcats Begin District Tuesday at Pine Tree; Lady Cats Host Pine Tree Monday
Clark Cipoletta on Wildcats Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta, on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, said the win over Royse City Friday night in the Middle School Gym didn’t come easy. The Wildcats won 62-45. Coach Cipoletta said there might have been some hangover from the tough Paris loss earlier in the week. Coaches are also big on routines and Coach Cipoletta said some of the...
Lady Cats Stymie Hallsville; Face Pine Tree Monday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team combined a strong offensive effort with their usual stout defense to overwhelm Hallsville, 71-28 at Wildcats Gym Friday. The Lady Cats got off to a fast start as they outscored the Lady Bobcats, 20-2 in the first quarter. The Lady Cats led 37-13 at the half and 60-21 after three quarters. Kaylee Jefferson led the Lady Cats with 21 points and also had 4 rebounds, 1 block, 8 steals and 6 assists....
Wildcats Defeat Royse City; District Opener Next Tuesday Afternoon
The Wildcats’ basketball team jumped out to a big halftime led and then coasted in the second half to defeat Royse City, 62-45 at the Sulphur Springs Middle School Gym Friday night. The Wildcats led 15 to 8 after the first quarter and then increased with lead to 33-14 at the half. Royse City actually outscored the Wildcats 31-29 over the last two quarters but it wasn’t nearly enough. Ke’Ontae Dunn had one of his...
Game Day: Lady Cats Seek Second District Win; Wildcats Host Royse City
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams will be playing at home this Friday game day. The Lady Cats will be having their second district game as they will host Hallsville Friday afternoon in Wildcats Gym. Games begin with the freshmen team playing at 2:30 p.m. The JV is scheduled to play at around 3:30 p.m. The varsity Lady Cats take on Hallsville at around 5 p.m. The Lady Cats varsity is 1-0 in district after...
Lions Lose Close One to Bland
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team lost a close one, 58-54, to Bland on the road on Tuesday. The Lions led by one, 13-12, after the first quarter. Bland used a big 19 point second quarter to take a 31-24 lead at the half. The Lions fought back in the third quarter and trimmed the lead to just four, 43-39, after three quarters. Then Bland hung on to win. The Lions got 15 points from Lyle Bench. Trevor Moore had 14 points. Adam...
Lady Cats Open District Play with Win in Greenville
The Lady Cats’ basketball team got off to a slow start but once again depended on tenacious defense to open district play with a solid 40-17 win over Greenville on the road. The Lady Lions actually led the Lady Cats 8-5 after the first quarter. Then the Lady Cats defense took over allowing Greenville only 2 points in the second quarter, 7 points in the third quarter and no points in the fourth quarter. The Lady Cats had their...
Paris Eked Out Win Over Wildcats
With 2:34 to play in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats and Paris had fought to a 60-60 tie at Paris Tuesday night. Paris made a few more things happen at the end and eked out a 67-64 win. The Wildcats entered the fourth quarter down by 8 but fought back. Victor Iwuakor led the Wildcats with 20 points. Keaston Willis added 15. Ke’Ontae Dunn had 11, Bryson Lynn 9 and Michael Jefferson 7. Paris got huge games from their talented...
Game Day: Lady Cats Begin District Play in Greenville; Wildcats Take on Old Rival Paris
There is Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball on this Tuesday game day. The Lady Cats begin district play at Greenville this Tuesday evening. A JV Gold game gets things started with a 5 p.m. game against Greenville. A JV Blue game will be played next at 6:15 p.m. The varsity Lady Cats play the Greenville Lady Lions at 7:30 p.m. The Lady Cats come into the game having won an Edgewood tournament in impressive fashion this past...
