Wildcats Put 3-0 Record on Line as They Host Denison Tuesday
Clark Cipoletta is in his third year as Wildcats Basketball Coach. He admits things are a lot easier for him now and he believes he’s a much better coach than during his first year. Coach’s Cipoletta’s third team is creating high expectations. They have Victor Iwuakor in the post off last year’s JV team surrounding by some talented offensive weapons, Keaston Willis, Bryson Lynn and Ke’Ontae Dunn. The team...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Post Wins Tuesday
Wildcats 60, Wills Point 37 The Wildcats’ basketball team used a stingy defense and a productive offense to jump all over Wills Point from the very start and then cruised to a 60-37 win in Wildcats Gym in their home opener Tuesday night. The Wildcats shock and awe approach led to a 28-6 first quarter lead and a 40-13 score at the half. The Tigers actually outscored the Wildcats over the last two quarters but the early...
Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats
It’s a big game day this Tuesday with both the Lady Cats and Wildcats’ basketball teams playing home games. The Lady Cats play first against old rival Paris. Their freshman team starts things off with a 1 p.m. game. A JV game will follow at around 2:15 p.m. The varsity contest should start at around 3:30 p.m. The Lady Cats varsity is 3-1 after their Friday night win, 51-40 at Hugo, Oklahoma. The Lady Cats are on a three...
Wildcats Defeat Lindale; At Home Tuesday Against Wills Point
The Wildcats’ basketball team got a huge contribution of 30 points from guard Keaston Willis as the Wildcats improved their season record to 2-0 with a 65-34 win at Lindale Monday night. Willis hit four of the Wildcats 8 successful three-point shots during the game. The Wildcats also played stifling defense allowing the Eagles only an average of 8.5 points per quarter. Lindale played the Wildcats pretty close until early in the...
Wildcats Return to Hardwood Monday Night in Lindale
After an absence of almost a week, the Wildcats’ basketball team will return to action for a regular season game Monday night. The 1-0 Wildcats will play at Lindale. Freshmen play at 5 p.m., then the JV team at around 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game expected to start at around 7:30 p.m. The game is a special one for Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. He will be facing a Lindale team whose head coach Scott Albritton,...
Lady Cats Defeat North Lamar; Wildcats Defeat Athens
Lady Cats 42, North Lamar 29 The Lady Cats’ basketball team won one the ugly way Tuesday night as the Lady Cats topped North Lamar, 42-29 in Wildcats Gym. That was the assessment of Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman who said the ball didn’t bounce the Lady Cats way a lot of the time Tuesday. Sadavia Porter used her speed to score several goals on breakaway layups an led the Lady Cats with 11 points. Porter also had 6...
Game Day: Lady Cats Host North Lamar; Wildcats at Athens
The Lady Cats’ basketball team returns to their home court Tuesday night for their third game of the season as they play host to long time rival, the North Lamar Pantherettes. The Lady Cats are 1-1 after a 66-31 win over Emory Rains on the road Saturday. The Pantherettes have had very little practice time due to a fairly successful volleyball season. At Wildcats Gym Tuesday evening, there will be a freshman game at 5 p.m., then...
Wildcats Basketball Faces Athens in Pre-District Opener Tuesday
The Wildcats’ basketball team scrimmaged against Royse City and Denison at Royse City Thursday. It was the team’s second and last scrimmage. Varsity, JV and freshmen teams were all in action. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says his varsity outscored their opponents in every quarter. He says again that everybody contributed to the wins. Coach Cipoletta was especially pleased with the play of the Wildcats’...
Wildcat Basketball Solid in First Scrimmage
The Wildcats’ basketball team had a good first showing at their initial scrimmage Saturday at Emory Rains. The Wildcats outscored both Princeton and Royse City. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said he was shocked by how much further along the team was at the scrimmage than a couple of weeks ago when they participated in a shootout event. Coach Cipoletta attributed the progress to after school practices. He said all...
Wildcats’ Basketball First Scrimmage November 5
Members of the Wildcats’ basketball team had their first practice Wednesday. Some more players are expected once the football season is over. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta is in his third year and this year could be special. First of all, Coach Cipoletta expects to have good numbers. Plus he has played lots of young players the past few years and though they took their lumps, they now have experience. And then...
