Six Wildcat Football Players Earn Academic All-State Honors
Six Wildcats’ football players earned Academic All-State Honors. Receiver D.J. Hall and linebacker Easton Silman made the Second Team. Four offensive linemen, Jessy Darrow, Richard Green, Gideon Gregory and Logan Pierce, were Honorable Mention selections. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens, who announced the team, said this is a great honor to be recognized as an Academic All-State Football Player. He added these young men are...
Wildcats Post Win in Thursday Nacogdoches Tournament Opener
The Wildcats’ basketball team increased their season record to 9-1 as they won their opening game in a Nacogdoches Central Heights tournament, 77-53 over Newton Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats poured in 11 three-point baskets against Newton. 8 threes in the first half fueled the Wildcats 46-30 half time lead. The Wildcats got 26 points from Keaston Willis and 15 points from Bryson Lynn. Newton’s team included quite a few...
18 Wildcats Named to All-District Team
The Wildcats’ football team landed 18 players on the All-District Football Team released Thursday morning by Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens. Six Wildcats were named to the First Team All-District: quarterback Ryan Humphries, wide receiver Simeon Taylor, offensive lineman Gideon Gregory, defensive lineman D’Idrec Dugan, cornerback Terrell Turman and punter Angel Tavera. Six Wildcats also were named to the Second Team...
Wildcats Host Denison Tuesday
The Wildcats’ basketball team will play Denison in Wildcats Gym Tuesday evening on this game day. Action begins with a freshmen team game versus the Yellow Jackets at 5 p.m. A JV game is scheduled at around 6:15 p.m. with the varsity playing Denison at around 7:30 p.m. The three Wildcats’ programs are a combined 12-1. Freshmen are 4-1, JV is 5-0 and Varsity 3-0. The varsity scrimmaged and outscored Denison back on November...
Wildcats End Play-off Run; Cumby Advances
The Wildcats’ football team saw their season end with a bi-district playoff loss to Mesquite Poteet, 57-21 at Lindale Friday night. Pirates Coach Kody Groves said before the game that his team, ten games into the season, still hadn’t put it all together yet. His view may be different now after the Pirates scored every time they had the ball in the first half. They racked over 400 yards of offense to build a 43-15 half time...
Wildcat Football Stats Going Into Bi-District Play
Here are the latest Wildcats’ football stats going into Friday night’s bi-district game against Mesquite Poteet at Lindale. The Wildcats finished the regular season at 4-6 with a 3-3 district record. They are averaging 27 points a game for all ten games and they have allowed 32.3 points per game. In just district games, the Wildcats scored 25.1 points a game and yielded 24.5 points per game. The Wildcats offense finished...
Wildcats Face Mesquite Poteet in Bi-District at Lindale; What the Coaches Are Saying
It’s playoff season and the Wildcats’ football team and Mesquite Poteet meet in a bi-district match at Lindale on this Friday night game day. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats are the visiting team and fans should sit on the pressbox side. The Poteet Pirates are 7-3 this season but the losses were to Denton Ryan, Mansfield Lake Ridge and Highland Park. The Wildcats are 4-6. The Pirates head coach is Kody Groves in his...
Wildcats Win on Last Night for Old Prim
The Wildcats’ football team is playoff bound after defeating Hallsville, 35-21 at old Prim Stadium on senior night Friday night. Several bad things happened when Hallsville had to punt that led tremendously to their demise. There were two bad snaps in the first half and a blocked punt for a touchdown in the second half. Wildcats defensive end D’Idrec Dugan picked up a loose ball on one snap and rumbled deep into Bobcats...
Wildcats vs Hallsville; What the Coaches Are Saying
The Wildcats face Hallsville in a game that will determine a playoff spot. The game is set for Prim Stadium Friday night at 7:30 p.m. It’s Senior Night and activities begin at 7 p.m. Here is what the head coaches and Wildcat coordinators are saying about the game. Hear more on the KSST Pregame Show, 6:30 p.m. Friday. Owens on Hallsville Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens discussed what he called a play-in game for the playoffs...
Wildcats Defeat Greenville; In Four Way Tie for Third
The Wildcats’ football team broke a three game losing streak in district and put themselves right back in the thick of the race for a playoff spot with a solid 28-7 win over the Greenville Lions in Greenville Friday night. The Wildcats wrap up district play with a senior night game at Prim Stadium against Hallsville next Friday night with the winner advancing into the playoffs and the loser left out. The Wildcats are now in a...
