Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Discusses Dallas Jesuit Win on Friday
After the Wildcats Basketball Team lost to Denton Guyer last Tuesday (December 17), Coach Clark Cipoletta told his team they needed to play with more physicality. His staff counted 82 missed block outs against Guyer. On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show, Coach Cipoletta said physicality was a big emphasis going into last Friday night’s home game against Jesuit of Dallas. Coach Cipoletta...
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, Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer on Game Day Tuesday
Basketball and soccer are happening on this Tuesday (December 17) game day. The Wildcats Basketball Team faces one of their biggest challenges of the season as Denton Guyer will be at the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School Tuesday taking on the Wildcats. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m. A JV contest will follow at around 6:15 p.m. The varsity game is expected to get underway at around 7:30 p.m. Guyer is ranked #5 in Class...
Wildcats Basketball Settle For Second
Wildcats Basketball Team’s Last Shot Does Not Fall as They Have to Settle for Second Place in Tourney After falling behind by 11 points at halftime due to a less than stellar first two quarters, the #3 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team staged a serious comeback in the second half that came up just one point short. The Colony, ranked #14 in Class 5A, hung on to win 47-46 to take the Championship Game of the 2019 Forney ISD Winter...
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...
Wildcats Win Two Thursday
Clutch Free Throws Help Wildcats Basketball Take Late Game as They Win Two Games Thursday With the #3 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team trailing by one point to Rockwall Heath Thursday night (December 12), Wildcat senior Day Day Hall was fouled with just 1.7 seconds in the fourth quarter. Hall sank both free throws. A desperation heave toward the basket by Heath fell well short and the Wildcats had a frantic, 52-51 win over the never...
On Thursday Game Day, Wildcats Basketball In Tourney, Lady Cats Soccer Has Home Scrimmage
There are basketball and soccer games scheduled on this Thursday, Dec. 12, game day. The #3 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team opens play Thursday in the three-day 2019 Forney ISD Winter Classic with a pair of pool play games. The Wildcats play Ennis at 4:30 p.m. and then meet Rockwall-Heath at 7:30 p.m. Both games will be at Forney High School. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta says Ennis is athletic and will play a zone defense that the...
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell Searching to Find Out Mystery of the Third Quarter
It’s happened several times this season and it happened again Tuesday evening as the Lady Cats led at halftime by 18 points but then came out struggling in the second half. Coach Brittney Tisdell said New Boston’s slow start could be explained by the fact that two starters missed the first quarter because of missing a recent practice. Plus in the second half, the Lady Lions put on a half court press that disrupted the Lady...
Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta Says Lack of Good Defense and Shooting Led to Tuesday Loss
The Wildcats Basketball Team’s 68-58 loss at Dallas Woodrow Wilson seemed to be the result of a lack of good defense by the Wildcats and a lack of good shooting. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said Woodrow came out and got the best of the Wildcats. He said they really played good and he added they are a good, solid team. He said they also had a lot of size that affected play around the rim and made it hard for Wildcats Cameron...
Wildcats Basketball Take Fifth
Wildcats Take Fifth Place in Mansfield Tournament with Win Over Ranked Class 6A Team The #5 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team continues to find ways to win the close games. It happened again Saturday (December 7) in the Mansfield ISD Spring Creek Barbeque Classic Tournament as the Wildcats held on to defeat Killeen Ellison, the #6 ranked team in Class 6A, 55-53 at Mansfield Legacy. The Wildcats led 24-18 at the half and 43-36 after...
