New District Alignment for Wildcat Football; Basketball, Volleyball in Different District as Well
Sulphur Springs Wildcats will be making new travel plans for the 2018-2019 football season and volleyball and basketball plans will be changed but not match football. Texas UIL alignments have been announced and the Wildcats will be in 5A Division II with Corsicana, Ennis, Forney, Greenville, Kaufman, North Forney, Royse City, and Terrell. The former district will now be District 9 including Hallsville, Jacksonville, Lindale, Longview...
Wildcats, Lady Cats District Sweep Derailed by Texas High
Texas High 76, Wildcats Basketball 67 The #7 ranked Wildcats’ basketball express, rolling all season long, was derailed Tuesday evening as the Wildcats lost at Texas High, 76-67. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Tigers just outplayed the Wildcats from the opening tip off. Godsgift Ezedinma led the Wildcats with 22 points. Keaston Willis scored 16. Victor Iwuakor had 14 points. Day Day Hall scored 6, Michael Jefferson had...
Game Day: Basketball, Soccer, Softball
Basketball: Both the #7 ranked Wildcats and the #9 ranked Lady Cats’ basketball teams have important district games with Texas High on the Tuesday game day. The Wildcats will travel to Texarkana. They have a freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV game at 6:15 p.m. and the varsity game at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats enter the game with an 8-0 district mark. They are 25-3 for the season. The Wildcats have won seven games in a row. They are...
Lady Cats Now 10-0 in District with Win at Marshall; Senior Night is Tuesday
The Lady Cats defeated Marshall 41-37 to go 10-0 in district play. For the Lady Cats, the game following the long trip to Marshall became a challenge as foul trouble plagued the team. The Lady Cats outscored Marshall in every quarter except the fourth. The Lady Cats led 22-16 at the half. Lady Cats held Marshall to four points in the third before giving up 17 while scoring only 10 in the fourth quarter. Coach Jeff Chapman called the...
Lady Cats Coach Chapman Keeps Team Focused
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman said the best teams he has coached have always gotten better at the end of the season. He said that is also his goal for this year’s Lady Cats’ basketball team. Tuesday night (January 23) the Lady Cats defeated Pine Tree 59-26 at home. Coach Chapman said the Lady Cats stayed about the same. He said the two best Pine Tree players played better Tuesday night than they did in Pine Tree...
Basketball Game Day: Wildcats Move to #7 in State 5A; #9 Lady Cats Travel to Pine Tree
Wildcats Basketball The #7 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team opens the second half of district play at Pine Tree Tuesday night (January 23). The Wildcats finished the first half with a 6-0 record. The first time the two teams played, the Wildcats won 70-50 over Pine Tree at Wildcats Gym on December 19. The Wildcats are 23-3 for the season. There will be a freshman game at 5 p.m. at Pine Tree. A JV contest is next at 6:15 p.m. The...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Basketball Coaches Pleased with Team Play
Cipoletta on Wildcats Win Over Hallsville The #7 Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats played very well at Hallsville Friday night (January 19) in a 48-33 victory. He said Hallsville tried to slow down the game by holding the ball to limit possessions. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats did a good job of staying focused. He said they ran their offense well moving the ball around and finding open players....
Wildcats, Lady Cats Defeat Hallsville
Wildcats Basketball 48, Hallsville 33 The #8 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team completed the first half of district play unbeaten as they won at Hallsville, 48-33 Friday night. The Wildcats led 25-14 at the half and increased their lead to 40-22 after three quarters. Hallsville cut into the margin some in the fourth quarter but still came up 15 points short. Keaston Willis led the Wildcats with 16 points. Godsgift Ezedinma scored...
Basketball Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats
Wildcats Basketball Game Day The #8 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team hopes to take another step toward a district championship Friday night (January 19) as they travel to Hallsville for a district game. There is a freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV contest at 6:15 p.m. and a varsity game at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats varsity is 5-0 in district play. They have won four straight games and their season record is 22-3. Hallsville is 2-3 in...
Lady Cats Win 5th Game in a Row
The #9 Lady Cats’ basketball team broke open a close game with strong scoring in the second and third quarters to defeat Greenville, 63-32 Tuesday night in Greenville. It was the Lady Cats fifth win in a row. The Lady Cats led only 9-6 after the first quarter. They outscored the Lady Lions, 17-7 in the second quarter to take a 26-13 halftime lead. The Lady Cats outscored Greenville, 20-4 in the third quarter and the Lady Cats...
