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 Kaufman, the Lady Cats jumped out to a 17-10 lead. They went up at halftime by 9 at 31-22. In the big third quarter, the Lady Cats outscored the Lady Lions 13-2 to take a 44-24 lead after the third quarter. The Lady Cats also outscored Kaufman 10-8 in the fourth quarter.
Sadavia Porter scored 20 points to lead the Lady Cats. She hit 3 three-point baskets. Autumn Tanton scored 19 points including 1 three-pointer. Te’Arria Rose and Danielle Godbolt scored 7 points each. Rose had one basket behind the 3-point arc. Nylah Lindley added 1 point. Coach Brittney Tisdell played all eleven Lady Cats on the roster.
The Lady Cats improved their season record to 10-3.
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 they also gave up a ton of second chance points. He added he was proud of the way the Wildcats battled back and stayed together as a team. Coach Cipoletta called the loss a great learning opportunity for the Wildcats. After the huge early deficit, the Wildcats were able to cut into the lead some trailing after one quarter, 16-8. The Pirates increased their lead at the half to 32-15. The Wildcats actually outscored Wylie during the final two periods, 26-22. At one point in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats got as close as 11 points. Keaston Willis led the Wildcats with 19 points and he had 2 three-point baskets. Sadaidriene Day Day Hall had 10 points. Xavier Cork scored 5 points. Jeremiah Roland added 4 points and Duece Berry hit a three-point basket for 3 points. The Wildcats play for third place in the Gold Bracket against Lake Highlands Saturday at 5 p.m. at Forney High School. The Wildcats season record is now 10-3.
PJC Sulphur Springs Clinical Medical Assistant Class
Students in the Clinical Medical Assistant class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center watch as Instructor Joyce Vargas, left, demonstrates a medical procedure. Observing are, from left, Cassandra Pemberton, Kacee Robberds, Daisy Smith and Cameron Harris.
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 the Lady Cats fought into overtime and a second overtime. Edgewood made a few more plays in the second overtime.
Autumn Tanton led all scorers with 25 points including a three-point basket. Danielle Godbolt had 7 points and a three-pointer. Kate Womack had 6 points with a three-pointer. Aliyah Abron scored 1 point.
For the second straight morning, the Lady Cats struggled early. Edgewood was red hot from behind the arc and led 17-7 after one quarter. The Lady Cats outscored Edgewood, 18-8 in the second quarter and the game was tied 25-25 at the half. The Lady Bulldogs led 39-36 after three quarters but the Lady Cats evened the score after regulation at 47-47. Both teams scored 6 points in the first overtime to make it 53-53. Edgewood outscored the Lady Cats, 9-6 in the second overtime.
The Lady Cats complete pool play Friday at 6:40 p.m. against Kaufman. The Lady Cats are now 1-2 in the tournament with a win over Wills Point and losses to Gilmer and Edgewood.
The Lady Cats are now 9-3 for the season.
Heart Of Hope Receives Donation From Local Corvette Club
Heart of Hope, a local pregnancy resource center, recently received a $1,000 donation from the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club. The local 501(c)3 charity located at 407 S. Davis St in Sulphur Springs is a FREE pregnancy resource center offering support to the mother and father. Director Pat Phillips stated, “At the center, we offer free pregnancy test, one free sonogram, and parenting classes if the mother and/or father are interested.” Pat started as a volunteer since the center’s beginning and now is director of the facility along with her husband and co-director, Stephen Phillips. They are proud to offer their services free of charge to the community as they are supported by donations from individuals as well as organizations like the Corvette Club. For more information about their services, or if you would like to make a donation, call (903)440-1665.
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 Dillon Beadle scored 2 points apiece. The Lions were a perfect 6 for 6 from the foul line.
They improved their season record to 7-4. Friday the Lions have two more games in the North Hopkins tournament. They play Campbell at 10:55 a.m. and Prairiland at 5:35 p.m.
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 quarter outscoring Gilmer 11-4 to take a 33-26 lead into the fateful fourth quarter. Sadavia Porter led the Lady Cats with 18 points including one three-point basket. Autumn Tanton scored 8 points. Te”Arria Rose hit 1 three-point basket for 3 points. Danielle Godbolt and Nylah Lindley had 2 points each. The Lady Cats hit 37% of the shots but only 2 of 12 from behind the arc. Porter led the Lady Cats with 5 rebounds. She also had 3 steals, 6 deflections and 4 assists. The Lady Cats had only 11 turnovers.
Earlier Thursday, the Lady Cats bested Wills Point in a pool play game, 44-23.
Pool play continues for the Lady Cats with two more games on Friday. They play host Edgewood at 8 a.m. and then face Kaufman at 6:40 p.m. The Lady Cats are now 9-2 for the season.
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 seemed to build their lead a little in each quarter. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta was able to play all eleven players on his roster. Sadaidriene Day Day Hall led the Wildcats against North Mesquite scoring 20 points. Keaston Willis had 13 points including 2 three-pointers. Jeremiah Roland added 12 points including 2 three-point baskets. Duece Berry and Grayson McClure both scored 3 points hitting 1 three-point basket each. Cameron Kahn had 2 points.
The McKinney Boyd game pitted Coach Cipoletta against former Wildcats Coach Jeremy Josey. Cipoletta was Josey’s assistant coach in Sulphur Springs for two years. Against the Class 6A Broncos, the Wildcats were fast out of the gate scoring the games first 7 points. The Wildcats led 19-7 after one quarter and 36-11 at the half. They coasted during the last two quarters and once again Coach Cipoletta was able to play all eleven of his players. Sadaidriene Day Day Hall again led the Wildcats with 13 points. Keaston Willis had 12 points with 2 three-pointers. Jeremiah Roland added 11 points including 3 baskets from behind the arc. Cameron Kahn scored 7 points. Xavier Cork and DQ Pitts had 5 points each. Pitts hit a three-pointer. Duece Berry hit a three pointer for 3 points. Boo Wilkerson, Kai Taylor and Lamodrick Johnson had 2 points each.
The Wildcats improved their season record to 10-2.
