Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions Defeat Avinger
Both the Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions got district wins against Avinger Friday (January 25). The Lady Lions went to 8-0 in district play with a lopsided 71-26 win. After a slow start, the Lady Lions were tied 5-5 after the first quarter. They exploded on offense scoring 48 points over the next two quarters to take a 53-21 lead. The Lions Lady also outscored Avinger 18-5 in the fourth quarter. For the Lady Lions, Anna Reeder had 16...
Saltillo Lady Lions, Lions Defeat Union Hill
Saltillo Lady Lions Basketball 64, Union Hill 6 The #23 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team went to 7-0 in district play with a dominating victory over Union Hill, 64-6 at Union Hill Tuesday (January 22). The Lady Lions led 18-2 for the first quarter, 44-2 at the half and 56-3 after three quarters. Maddy Smith had a big game for the Lady Lions with 23 points. Anna Reeder had 14 points. Chandler Bain had 10 points....
Saltillo Lady Lions, Lions Defeat Avery
Saltillo Lady Lions Basketball 52, Avery 18 After completing the first half of district play with a perfect 5-0 record, the #25 ranked Saltillo Lady Lions opened the second half with a 52-18 win over Avery Friday (January 18). The Lady Lions got off to a strong start leading Avery, 18-2 after one quarter and 35-8 at the half. The Lady Lions allowed Avery no points in the third quarter. Maddy Smith led the Lady Lions with 17 points....
Saltillo Lady Lions Ranked #25 in Class A; Lions Win; Panthers Defeat Como-Pickton
The Saltillo Lady Lions, ranked #25 in Class A, improved their district record to 5-0 with a 28-16 win at Sulphur Bluff Tuesday evening (January 15). Sulphur Bluff actually led after the first quarter, 7-3. Saltillo outscored the Lady Bears 9-0 in the second quarter to take a 12-7 lead. The Lady Lions outscored Sulphur Bluff 12-3 in the third quarter to take a 24-10 lead. Sulphur Bluff outscored the Lady Lions 6-4 in the fourth...
Saltillo Lions, Lady Lions Shut Down Bloomburg in District Wins
Saltillo Lions Basketball 79, Bloomburg 26 The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team evened their district record to 1-1 with a lopsided 79-26 victory over Bloomburg Friday (January 11). The Lions held Bloomburg to single digit scoring in every quarter and outscored Bloomburg in each period. Chris Boekhorst had a monster game with 33 points. Dillon Beadle and Edi Olayo scored 9 points each. Matthew Gurley, Andrew Redburn and Levi...
Saltillo Lions Lose; Lady Lions Win in Avinger
Avinger 55, Saltillo Lions Basketball 48 The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team opened district play with a 55-48 loss against Avinger Tuesday (January 8). The Lions fell behind at the half 30-19. Despite outscoring Avinger 29-23 in the second half, the Lions could not make up the first half deficit. Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 18 points. Matthew Gurley scored 15 points. Andrew Redburn and Ben Moore had 6 points each, Edi...
Lions, Lady Lions Win Tournaments at Boles; North Hopkins Panthers Runner Up at Graford
The Saltillo Lions and Saltillo Lady Lions both won tournaments at Boles this past weekend (December 27-29). The North Hopkins Panthers were runners up in a tournament at Graford. The Saltillo Lions defeated host Boles in the tournament final, 53-44 Saturday night. The Lions built a lead through three quarters going ahead 42-29. They held on to win in the fourth quarter. Chris Boekhorst had 24 points and Matthew Gurley scored 21 for...
Saltillo Lions Play in Boles Tourney Championship Saturday
Saltillo Lions play in the Boles Tournament Championship Saturday evening at 6:45 p.m. following their 61-36 victory over Quitman Friday. Scoring three times more than Quitman in the first quarter, 21-7, the Lions continued to hold broaden their lead each quarter. Matthew Gurley led Lions scoring with 20. Others scoring include: Ben Moore 17, Chris Boekhorst 9, Andrew Redburn 6, Edi Olayo 5, Dillon Beadle 4. The Lions were 12 of 21 at...
Saltillo, North Hopkins Winning in Tourney Play
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team won two close games in a Boles tournament on Thursday (December 27). The Lions topped Big Sandy, 49-46 and then bested Detroit, 68-65. After trailing Big Sandy during most of the first three quarters, the Lions outscored Big Sandy 17-10 in the fourth quarter to get the narrow win. Chris Boekhorst had 19 points. Matthew Gurley had 13 points. Ben Moore had 11 points. Levi Hoover added 4 points...
Saltillo Lions, Lady Lions Varsities Win at Campbell
Both the Saltillo Lions and Saltillo Lady Lions picked up varsity wins at Campbell Tuesday evening (December 18). The Lions topped Campbell, 52-48 and the Lady Lions won in dramatic fashion, 39-38. The Lions got off to a good start but had to hang on to win at the end. The Lions led 13-7 after one quarter and 28-19 at the half. Campbell outscored the Lions in the third quarter, 13-7 to cut the Lions lead after three quarters to 35-32....
