Lady Cats Face Greenville Friday
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman chose to stress the positive after his team’s 46-39 district win at home over Mt. Pleasant Tuesday night. The win evened the Lady Cats district record at 2-2 and improved their season mark to 11-8. Coach Chapman liked the combination of a team getting better and also winning. The Lady Cats will seek another big district road win Friday as they travel to Greenville to face the Lady Lions.
Lady Cats Slip to 1-2 in District Play
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman said last Friday’s district game at Texas High wasn’t too pretty for the Lady Cats. After a close first quarter, the Lady Tigers pulled away for a 67-50 win. Coach Chapman felt his young team was a little intimidated in a tough environment. He said team members are working hard to get better. Coach Chapman said their goal is to play better at home Tuesday night against Mt. Pleasant.
Lady Cats Lose to Texas High
The Lady Cats’ basketball team had a hard time keeping up with Texas High on the road Friday as the Lady Tigers took a 67-50 win. Texas High built a 9-point lead at the half and led 51-28 after three quarters. Daieyshia Pruitt scored 17 points for the Lady Cats and Kaylee Jefferson added 11 points and 9 rebounds. The Lady Cats are 1-2 in district play and 9-8 for the season. The Lady Cats host Mt. Pleasant Tuesday night.
Lady Cats Split in Tournament Play
The Lady Cats’ basketball team split four games in a Kaufman tournament this week. Monday the Lady Cats lost to Mabank and Ennis. Tuesday produced two Lady Cats’ wins as they topped North Mesquite and Kaufman. The Lady Cats are now 10-7. They are 1-1 in district play and play at Texas High Friday at 2:15 p.m.
“Updated” Lady Cats Tank in 4th Quarter After Leading the Whole game
It was a disappointing loss for the Lady Cats’ basketball team in their first game in a Kaufman holiday tournament Monday. The Lady Cats had a 3-point lead after three quarters but they were outscored 14-0 in the fourth quarter as Mabank took a 45-34 win. The loss dropped the Lady Cats to 8-6 for the season. Kaylee Jefferson led the Lady Cats with 14-points and she collected 8-rebounds. Chrissalynd Person and Tori Moore added six...
Lady Cats Picking It Up
So far this season, the Lady Cats’ basketball team has managed a win and a loss in district play and an overall 8-5 record at the Christmas break. The Lady Cats have played most of the last six games without leading scorer Desi Debase, who has an ACL knee injury suffered on December 9. The Lady Cats were 6-1 when the injury occurred. Other Lady Cats have been asked to do much more. The Lady Cats lost to Longview at home in district...
Lady Cats Win at Marshall
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman figured out he didn’t have his team’s complete undivided attention Friday night in Marshall. Christmas vacation was near and it was finals week. After a 33-27 win, as Coach Chapman was going over some of their mistakes, the Lady Cats were excited about the win and were laughing. Coach Chapman said the Marshall coach had the same problem. The Lady Cats are now on Christmas break. They’ll play in...
Third Quarter Dooms Lady Cats
A rough third quarter derailed the Lady Cats’ basketball team’s attempt at a big upset of highly rated Longview Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. The Lady Lobos outscored the Lady Cats 24-3 in the third quarter on their way to a 62-45 win in the district opener for both teams. The Lady Cats outscored Longview 18-7 in the first quarter and took a 30-26 lead into halftime. Both teams scored 12 points in the fourth quarter. Tori Moore led...
“Updated” Lady Cats Play Well Friday, Improve Record to 7-3
Playing without top scorer Desi Debase, the Lady Cats’ basketball team played well at times but fell short against Quinlin Ford in an Edgewood tournament Thursday, 58-51. Freshman Kaylee Jefferson had a huge game with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Chrissalynd Person added 11 points including 3 three-pointers. The loss dropped the Lady Cats record to 6-3. The Lady Cats’ basketball team, despite still playing without leading scorer Desi...
Lady Cats Lose One, Debase Injured
Desi Debase, the leading scorer for the Lady Cats Basketball Team, tweaked her knee against John Tyler Tuesday night. She missed more than half the game in the 56-34 loss. Desi’s knee will be medically evaluated. Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman is not counting Desi out, but for some time he’s wanted to see more from other players on the team. Now he may have to speed up the progress. The Lady Cats play in an Edgewood...
