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...
Wildcats Baseball Coach Hammack Evaluates Scrimmage Play
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack called his team’s scrimmage at Wylie East Tuesday night and early measuring stick for his team. He was mostly pleased with his team following a 3-2 loss against an always good Wylie East team. Over 8 innings, Wylie East managed only 3 hits against Wildcats pitching. The Wildcats had five or six hits but didn’t have as many timely hits. Coach Hammack said ace pitcher Tyler Follis had...
Wildcats End Season With Loss to Marshall
The Wildcats Basketball Team got off to another slow start Tuesday night that again proved too much to overcome as Marshall claimed the district championship with a 89-64 win in Marshall. It seemed after the Wildcats warmed up, they had one of their best shooting nights of the season. The Wildcats end district play with a 3-11 record. The final season mark is 10-20. That’s one more win than they had last year. Watch out for the...
Wildcats Lose to Longview; Wrap Up Season Tuesday in Marshall
The Wildcats Basketball Team got off to a slow start and trailed Longview by 16 at the half, 37-21 Friday night in Wildcats Gym. Although the Wildcats played better in the third and fourth quarters, the big deficit was too much to overcome as the Lobos took at 61-50 win. On Senior Night, freshman Keaston Willis led the Wildcats with 20 points, including 4 three-pointers. Sophomore Bryson Lynn added 14 points, including 4...
Wildcats Basketball Battle Back But It’s Not Enough
The Wildcats Basketball Team battled back from a late double digit deficit to tie Pine Tree 58-58 in the fourth quarter only to see the Pirates score the game’s last four points in a 62-58 Wildcats loss at Pine Tree Tuesday night. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 3-9 in district play. Their season mark falls to 10-18. The Wildcats will have their final home game Friday as they will play Longview. It will be senior night and...
Varisty Basketball by Justin Brock and Brenden Lynn
Justin Brock is a student at SSISD Middle School. KSST supports the efforts of all students interested in journalism, and is proud to publish their efforts. Brenden Lynn is a student at SSISD Middle School. KSST supports the efforts of all students interested in journalism, and is proud to publish their efforts. “To make Varsity, you must be a player who’s invested in the game of basketball. A player who will go the extra mile to be...
Basketball: Lynn’s 26 Points Not Enough in Wildcat Loss to Mt Pleasant
The Wildcats Basketball Team struggled on the road Friday night as Mt. Pleasant claimed a 68-52 win at home. Bryson Lynn led the Wildcats with 26 points and Keaston Willis added 19 points. The loss drops the Wildcats to 2-7 in district play and 9-16 for the season. The Wildcats will try to get back on the winning track in district play when they play Greenville at Wildcats Gym Tuesday night. Back on January 8 the Wildcats defeated the...
Wildcats’ Last Shots Refuse to Fall in Loss Tuesday
The Wildcats Basketball Team put a scare into Texas High in Wildcats Gym Tuesday night but still the Tigers managed to hang on and take a 53-51 decision. The Wildcats had a couple of looks at the basket at the end of the game but the shots refused to fall. At one point in the fourth quarter the Wildcats had a seven point lead but Texas High rallied to take the lead at the end. The game’s top scorers were all Wildcats. Three...
Wildcats Lose to State Ranked Marshall
The Marshall Mavericks, currently ranked #20 in Class 5A, remained unbeaten as they defeated the Wildcats Basketball Team, 84-55 in Wildcats Gym Friday night. The Mavericks are now 7-0 in district play and 24-0 for the season. The Wildcats hung tough with the Mavs early and trailed only 19-16 after the first quarter. Marshall extended their lead to ten at the half, 40-30 and then ran away from the Wildcats in the third quarter...
