Fast Out of the Gate Wildcats Basketball Team Cruises Past Sherman, 81-40
A blistering hot start by the #4 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team helped them overwhelm Sherman on the road in a non-district game, 81-40 Tuesday night, Jan. 7. The Wildcats led 18-4 after one quarter, 42-24 at the half and 56-32 after three quarters. The Wildcats got another big scoring night from senior Sadraidriene Day Day Hall who scored 27 points. Senior Grayson McClure added 12 points. Sophomore Caleb Alexander had a super night...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Wildcats Won Scrappy Game At Princeton Friday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Clark Cipoletta called the Wildcats 65-51 win at Princeton Friday, January 3, a scrappy game. He said the Panthers did a good job of coming out and making things tough for the Wildcats. Coach Cipoletta said only good shooting, especially from Grayson McClure and Boo Wilkerson, kept the Wildcats close. He said early the Wildcats defense was not as tight as they need to be. Coach Cipoletta said part of...
Wildcats Basketball Team Shoots Their Way To Win Over Princeton, 65-51
Shooting the ball well in the first half and defensive stops in the second half were big factors as the #5 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team earned a win over Princeton on the road Friday night, Jan. 3, 65-51. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Panthers came out and punched the Wildcats in the face early but, he said, the Wildcats were able to shoot real well, which kept them in the first half. The Wildcats also had some first...
Wildcats Basketball Team Takes Third Place In Whataburger Tourney, Winning 3 Of 4 Games
What a great tournament for the Wildcats Basketball Team at the prestigious Whataburger Tournament this weekend, December 26-28. The Wildcats captured third place winning three of four games all against ranked teams in Class 6A. The Wildcats entered the tournament ranked #17 in Class 5A. The Wildcats opened Thursday night with a 61-59 stunning upset of Harris County Atascocita, ranked #5 in Class 6A. Friday the Wildcats just squeezed...
Wildcats Basketball Opens Whataburger Tourney With Stunning Win Over Atascocita Thursday
For the second time this season, the Wildcats Basketball Team, ranked #17 in Class 5A, defeated the #6 ranked in Class 6A. Thursday night, Dec. 26, in their opening game in the prestigious Whataburger Tournament at Mansfield Legacy High School, the Wildcats stunned Atascocita of Harris County, 61-59. Earlier this season in Mansfield, the Wildcats topped then ranked #6 in Class 6A Killeen Ellison, 55-53 also at Legacy High School in...
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...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Cipoletta Says Sometimes Even With a Loss, Team Gets Better
During a post game interview after Tuesday (December 17) night’s Wildcats’ home loss to Denton Guyer, 70-64, Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta repeated his philosophy of the benefits of scheduling the toughest opponents he can find. He said a kid that just wants to win 30 games a year might be at the wrong program here. He said the Wildcats, while he is head coach, would play the best of the best. Coach Cipoletta said his...
Wildcats Come Up Short Against Denton Guyer
Despite Furious Fourth Quarter Rally, Wildcats Can’t Make Up Deficit in 70-64 Home Loss to Denton Guyer After suffering through a bad third quarter, the Wildcats Basketball Team, ranked #17 in Class 5A, staged a serious fourth quarter rally but could not come all the way back in a 70-64 home loss to Denton Guyer, the #5 ranked team in Class 6A, Tuesday night (December 17) at the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. Guyer...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Cipoletta Says Team Got Better During Forney Tournament
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta declared this past weekend’s (December 12-14) Forney Tournament a successful one for his Wildcats saying they got better as a team against good competition. The Wildcats made it to the Tournament Championship Game where they lost 47-46 to The Colony when a last second three-point shot refused to fall. Coach Cipoletta said anytime you can get to a tournament championship game you have to...
Wildcats Win Another Close One
Wildcats Basketball Team Toughs Out Win Over Wylie Friday, Plays For Tourney Championship Saturday The #3 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team just outlasted Wylie winning 46-43 in the Forney ISD Winter Classic Friday (December 13) at Forney when the last three three point shot by Wylie went in but the officials correctly waived it off as it was clearly taken after time expired. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta called the game a...
