Wildcats Basketball Team Gets Solid Road Win At Royse City
After a disappointing one point loss at Garland Naaman Forest Tuesday night, the Wildcats Basketball Team got back off the mat and bounced back with a solid win at Royse City Friday night, December 11, 57-38. The Wildcats big guys led the way as sophomore Kordrick Turner led the team with 18 points and junior Justin Haire added 15 points. Senior Boo Wilkerson added 9 points. Junior Caleb Alexander scored 7 points. Junior Cason...
Wildcats Basketball Team On the Road, Lady Cats at Home on Game Day Friday
The Wildcats Basketball Team will be traveling to Royse City to face a former district opponent on this game day Friday (December 11). The schedule calls for a freshmen game at 5 p.m. A JV contest is scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m. The varsity game will begin at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats varsity comes into Friday’s game with a 5-4 record. They will be trying to get a bad taste out of their mouths after a heartbreaking loss at...
Wildcats Basketball Team Struggles Against Mount Pleasant Defense In 45-31 Loss On The Road
The Wildcats Basketball Team fell out of a first place tie in district play after a 45-31 loss at Mount Pleasant Friday night, Feb. 7. The Wildcats got off to an okay start, leading 13-10 after one quarter. Then, the offensive wheels came off for the Wildcats. The Wildcats managed only 2 points in the second quarter while Mount Pleasant scored 11. The Tigers were up 21-15 at halftime. Offensive woes continued for the Wildcats as they...
Wildcats Basketball Secures Win
Wildcats Basketball Team Heats Up Late to Subdue Texas High on the Road, 64-55 Friday Night The Wildcats Basketball Team, ranked #9 in Class 5A, used an end of game 10-0 run to finally secure a victory over Texas High, 64-55 in Texarkana Friday night (January 24). The run occurred after the Tigers took their first lead in awhile, 55-54 in the fourth quarter. Day Day Hall started the run with a basket inside the lane. Justin Brock then...
Wildcats Basketball Team Begins New Home Win Streak With Victory Over Jesuit Friday Night
The Wildcats Basketball Team built a big lead over three quarters and then held on in the fourth quarter to defeat Dallas Jesuit, 65-52 Friday night, Dec. 20, in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School. After falling behind very early, the Wildcats rallied to outscore the Rangers 17-13 after one quarter. The Wildcats increased their led to 30-19 at halftime and 46-29 after three quarters. Jesuit staged a comeback in the fourth...
Coach Cipoletta Says Wildcats Found a Way to Win Season Opener in OT
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says he feels grateful that things went the Wildcats’ way in overtime in a 73-71 win over Decatur Saturday (November 16) in the Cowtown Showdown at North Crowley. He says it was just like last year when the Wildcats always seemed to find a way to win those games that went right down to the wire. Coach Cipoletta says he has a team of guys who hate to lose. He says the Wildcats battled and...
Wildcats lose to Wagner
By Butch Burney Sulphur Springs Wildcats Basketball Semifinals SAN ANTONIO – The best offense is a good defense, and San Antonio Wagner rode that old saying to a 62-52 victory over the Sulphur Springs Wildcats in the Class 5A state semifinals at the Alamodome Thursday night. The Thunderbirds forced 21 Wildcat turnovers and converted those into 25 points. It was especially damaging in the first quarter when Wagner scored 16 of...
Wildcats Survive Royse City
For the second district game in a row, the #5 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team survived a final missed shot Tuesday (January 22) at home that could have defeated them. Royse City’s Jaylen Davis, who had already made 5 three-pointers, missed right at the buzzer when his three point shot was partially blocked by Wildcats defensive ace Jeremiah Roland. The Wildcats won 53-51. With the Wildcats trailing by one point, sophomore...
Wildcats Survive Texas High Second Half Surge
A Texas High shot right at the buzzer failed to fall and the Wildcats’ basketball team held on to win, 53-52 at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Friday night (January 18). It looked early that the Wildcats would win going away but after Wildcats guard Keaston Willis turned an ankle in the third quarter, the Tigers came roaring back. Willis gutted it out in the fourth quarter hampered by the bad ankle but scored 7 of...
Cipoletta Reviews Saturday Game; Wildcats Now Ranked #8
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said he felt his team came out a little flat Saturday against Prestonwood Christian Academy in the Duncanville Hoopfest. He added the Wildcats did not play their best game. Still he was encouraged that the Wildcats were still able to find a way to win, 61-59. Wildcats senior post Xavier Cork rebounded a missed Wildcats shot and put it in the basket just before the final buzzer sounded. Coach...
