Willis Led Wildcats With 26 in 76-57 Win
The Wildcats’ basketball team improved their season record to 2-0 with a dominating 76-57 win over Class 6A Rockwall-Heath Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. The Wildcats led only 20-17 after one quarter and 36-31 at halftime before blowing the game wide open in the third quarter. The Wildcats outscored the Hawks, 23-9 in the third period to extend their lead to 59-40. Senior Keaston Willis led the Wildcats with 28 points including...
Wildcats Host Rockwall-Heath Tonight; Varsity Game Live on KSST and KSST YouTube Channel
The Wildcats’ basketball team takes on its’ second Class 6A team of the young season as they have their home opener against Rockwall-Heath on this Tuesday game day. Action begins at Wildcat Gym with a freshmen game against the Hawks at 5 p.m. There will be a JV contest at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game to follow at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats come into the contest with a 1-0 record after a Saturday win against Plano East,...
Wildcats Defeat Plano East at Cowtown Showdown
The #15 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team won their season opener over Plano East, 78-73 at the Cowtown Showdown at Crowley High School Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats trailed 32-29 at halftime but rallied in the second half to take the win. The Wildcats were led by Keaston Willis who had 27 points. Sadadriene “Day Day” Hall scored 16 points. Jeremiah Roland chipped in with 13 points. Xavier Cork was the fourth Wildcat in double...
Lady Cat Saturday Game Cancelled; Wildcats Face Plano East Saturday
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams planned to open the regular season on Saturday (November 10). At around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said Emory Rains had cancelled a planned game for Saturday in Wildcat Gym. Coach Tisdell said she is trying to find a scrimmage opponent. As of right now, the Lady Cats will open the regular season against Paris on November 16. Meanwhile the...
Longview Scrimmage Prepares Wildcats for Season Opener Saturday in Cowtown Showdown
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said he saw a lot of good but also a lot of things that need working on at his team’s second and final scrimmage at Longview on Tuesday (November 6). He said the Wildcats were up and down during the scrimmage. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats came out flat without much energy. He said technically the Wildcats may have won the scrimmage by one point but he added the score was not kept....
Wildcat Basketball Won Three at Elite 14 Scrimmage
The Wildcats’ basketball team won three scrimmages and lost none at the Elite 14 Scrimmage Saturday (November 3) at Wichita Falls Hirschi. The scrimmage featured top teams from Texas, Oklahoma and around the nation. The Wildcats won handily over Lubbock Estacado, a ranked Class 4A team, defeated prep school Millwood, Oklahoma by four points and edged by Norman, Oklahoma by one point. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta...
#15 Ranked Wildcat Basketball in Elite 14 Scrimmage in Wichita Falls Saturday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark is wasting no time in testing his team. It begins at the team’s first scrimmage. The Wildcats, preseason ranked #15 by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, will participate in the Elite 14 scrimmage at Wichita Falls Hirschi Saturday (November 3). Coach Cipoletta explains that 60 teams have been invited to the scrimmage: twenty from Texas, twenty from Oklahoma and 20 more from the US and...
Wildcats Begin Practice Wednesday
2018-2019 Wildcat Basketball Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta can hardly wait until Wednesday (October 24), the first day the Wildcats can practice. Coach Cipoletta said he’s been ready to get started again since the playoff loss to Prosper ended the Wildcats’ season last year. Since that game, three Division I athletes left the program due to a family move. Coach Cipoletta said the departure gives opportunities...
School Starts and It Is Official: Wildcat Basketball Looses Three to Family Move
Tuesday (August 21) was the first day of school in the Sulphur Springs ISD, and school started Tuesday at Sulphur Springs High School without three of the school’s top basketball stars enrolled. The Jefferson family has relocated to the Waco area. The Wildcats’ basketball team will be without senior post Victor Iwuakor, junior forward Godsgift Ezedinma and junior point guard Michael Jefferson this season. The trio are...
Wildcat Basketball Shooting Guard Willis Receives Scholarship Offer from St. Edward’s University
Another member of the Wildcats’ basketball team has received a scholarship offer. Wednesday (August 1), St. Edward’s University, a private school in Austin, made an offer to Wildcats 6-foot-3 shooting guard Keaston Willis. Willis, an incoming senior, will be playing his fourth year on the varsity this season. In a recent interview, Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said Drake, Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin have...
