H.S. Basketball: Slocum girls secure share of district title with win

Local Sports

Discussion

February 5, 2013

H.S. Basketball: Slocum girls secure share of district title with win

By JUSTIN RAINS Associated Press Tue Feb 05, 2013, 10:35 PM CST

GRAPELAND — The Slocum girls’ basketball team wrapped up a share of the District 20-A, Division I title Tuesday, defeating rival Grapeland, 62-37.

In the end the final score read like a blowout, but up until there was about a minute remaining in the third quarter, it was anything but.

After a big fourth quarter saw Slocum jump out to a 21-8 lead, the Sandiettes clawed back into things by limiting the eighth-ranked Lady Mustangs to four points.

Things got even closer in the third quarter as Slocum’s shooting went cold, and when Cymone Davis hit two free throws for Grapeland with 3:20 left in the third, Slocum’s once monster lead was down to only a point, 25-24.

Then, as if they found the switch to flip, the Lady Mustangs found their range once again.

Kelsee Webb and Landry Lane hit three-pointers on back-to-back possessions to extent the lead to seven, and with under a minute to play Brice Sizemore drove to the basket and got fouled, making the shot anyway and converting the free throw attempt to make it 34-24.

Slocum never looked back.

The Lady Mustangs continued their hot-shooting in the fourth quarter to extend the lead even further. In doing so, Slocum kept pace with Lovelady, who topped Leon, 47-35, in its regular-season finale.

Because both teams finish the district schedule at 9-1 and split their season series, they will play at 3 p.m. Saturday in Grapeland to determine who gets the district’s No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs.

Grapeland already holds 20-A, Division I’s third-place spot, and will open the playoffs against the second-place team from District 19-A, while the loser of the Slocum/Lovelady game will play that district’s third-place team.

Valerie Larkin led all scorers with 20 points, while both Landry Lane and Sizemore had 15.

Jordan Ives scored only five points, but pulled down 19 rebounds.

Mallory Johnson and Paige Scott led Grapeland with seven points each, while Terrika Campbell, Sicola Shepherd, Davis and Jayde Westbrook each scored four.

CAYUGA 82, Wortham 63

The Cayuga girls’ basketball team avenged a loss from earlier this season to Wortham, and in doing so sewed up District 18-A, Division I second-place spot.

The Ladycats topped Wortham, 82-63, behind 24 points from Madison Spears and 22 more from Kylee Cross. Spears added seven steals while Cross had six assists in the win.

Madyson Gunnels had 13 points and eight steals while Molly Griffey had nine points and Shawnta Knox added eight.

Cayuga will open the playoffs next week against the third-place team from District 17-A.

H.S. BOYS BASKETBALL

GRAPELAND 86, SLOCUM 60

GRAPELAND — When Slocum’s Nathan Edwards made his lay-up with just under three minutes to play in the third quarter, he cut Grapeland’s lead over rival Slocum to eight points at 50-42.

All that happened after that was Grapeland outscored the Mustangs 36-18 in the game’s final 10-plus minutes en route to a 86-60 home win.

Jacolby Simpson had a huge night for the Sandies, leading all scorers with 28 points, while Patrick Walker had 16 and Jacque Faulk added 15. Walker just missed a double-double, finishing with nine rebounds.

Edwards finished his double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 11 rebound for the Mustangs. Spence McDonald added his own double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Lane Shugart also scored 12.

Westwood 78, GARRISON 41

The 19th-ranked Westwood boys’ basketball put themselves one win away from a district title with a 78-41 victory over visiting Garrison Tuesday.

J.J. Turner led the way for the Panthers with 25 points, while Dra Ross added 15 for Westwood, which can clinch the 19-2A title with a win Tuesday in Woden.

Josh Denby added 12 for Westwood in the win.

The Panthers (20-9, 10-1) are off Friday, before heading to Woden Tuesday.

Fairfield 46, PALESTINE 34

The Palestine boys’ basketball team fell on the road to state-ranked Fairfield, 46-34.

Shumauri Scott led Palestine with eight points, while Tony Butler and Sheldon Watson each scored six and C.J. Barrett and Jarrell Owens each added four.

Palestine (10-16, 3-4) is off Friday before hosting Rusk Tuesday. A win in that game should clinch Palestine’s playoff berth.

CAYUGA 95, Wortham 49

Preston Anderson dropped 40 points and Deon Shofner added 22 as the Cayuga boys’ basketball team rolled over visiting Wortham, 95-49.

With the win, the Wildcats can capture the District 18-A, Division I title Friday with a win on the road in Kerens. The Wildcats beat Kerens by eight in their first meeting this year.

Both Hunter Jenkins and Chandler Rigdon scored eight for Cayuga (22-6, 8-0) in the win.

Games Friday begin at 5 p.m.

Text Only

Local Sports

H.S. Softball Playoffs: Grapeland, Joaquin split games Friday
It was a tale of two games during Friday's Regional Semifinal between the Grapeland Sandiettes and Joaquin Lady Rams. The Sandiettes and Lady Rams combined for 22 runs in the Sandiettes 12-10 win in Game 1.

Game 2 was a much different as the teams wouldn't combine for 20 hits, or even 10 runs as the Lady Rams picked up a 4-2 win.

May 18, 2013
H.S. Football: Palestine's Owens leads strong class of area recruits
Palestine junior Jarrell Owens hasn’t ever played a significant down in a game for the Wildcats at linebacker in his football career.
Yet, the position is obviously where his future lies.
Owens is one of a handful of area juniors drawing significant college interest, and the Palestine running back/linebacker already holds an official offer from Texas Tech University.

May 17, 2013
H.S. Baseball Playoffs: Harleton shuts down Cayuga in regional quarterfinal
In an as-expected pitcher’s duel, it took only one off inning to cost Cayuga and ace Chantz Holland.
Holland gave up four hits and hit a batter in the top of the third inning, and Harleton turned that into four runs — the only runs of the game — as Harleton topped Cayuga, 4-0, here at the Lindale ISD Baseball and Softball Complex in regional quarterfinal action.

May 17, 2013
H.S. Baseball: Patchwork lineup still working for Cayuga
The Cayuga baseball team that will take the field tonight against Harleton in the regional quarterfinals doesn’t look a lot like the Cayuga team that rolled through district play earlier this season.
Injuries have hampered the look of the Wildcat lineup, but Cayuga still finds itself into the playoffs’ third round for yet another season.

May 15, 2013
H.S. Softball: Grapeland going strong into regional semifinals
It’s been relatively easy-going so far in the state softball playoffs for the Grapeland softball team.
The Sandiettes have lost only once so far in the playoffs, and that came thanks a forfeit in the area round against Avery, when Grapeland decided not to play rather than play without missing members at the state golf tournament.

May 15, 2013
Local Roundup: Cayuga's Hughes named 19-A MVP
After a stellar regular season that saw them capture a district title, then a solid playoff run that ended with a regional quarterfinal loss to Grapeland, the Cayuga softball team showed well on the District 19-A all-district teams.
Cayuga star freshman pitcher Kimberly Hughes capped her stellar year by earning the district’s Most Valuable Player award. Joining Hughes in earning superlative honors was her battery-mate Maci Poland, who was named the league’s Defensive MVP.

May 15, 2013
H.S. Golf State Tournament: Grapeland looks to cap impressive season with title
It’s the course on which legendary PGA player Ben Crenshaw — winner of two Master’s Green Jackets — learned the game as a young man.
It’s where legendary Austin-based golf coach Harvey Penick molded players like Crenshaw and Tom Kite into stalwarts on the professional tours.
A year ago, Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin was the place where, despite improving by 20 strokes as a team on Day 2, the Grapeland girls’ golf team fell short of state title, instead finishing second — for the second-straight season.

April 30, 2013
H.S. Baseball: Palestine, Elkhart open playoffs Thursday
After a seven-year absence from postseason play that ended last year, the Palestine baseball team opens up its second-straight playoff campaign Tuesday.
The Wildcats, who captured District 19-3A’s second seed with a defeat of Fairfield Friday, will open the postseason again Diboll in a best-of-three series.

April 30, 2013
H.S. Softball Playoffs: Bruner's 2 HRs lead Grapeland past Cross Roads
Grapeland senior Shelby Bruner hadn’t hit a home run all season for the Sandiettes.
She picked a good time to find a power-boost.
Bruner hit not one but two home runs, Baylee Lumbreraz struck out 15 and the Grapeland softball team rolled to a 14-1 victory over Cross Roads to open the playoffs Monday at Palestine High School.

April 29, 2013
H.S. Tennis: Neches' Wade ready for more state glory
The spring semester is a busy one for plenty of high school athletes in the area.
The spring has a higher concentration of sports going on, plus there are state tests, prom and other extra-curricular activities in the works.
That has been the case for Neches junior Kelsee Wade, who this semester alone has played basketball, softball and tennis, and thrown the discus, as well as taken tests and worked with her animals for the Anderson County Youth Livestock Show.
Oh, and she’s also the No. 1-ranked student in the Neches’ Class of 2014.

April 26, 2013
More Local Sports Headlines

Local Sports

Search Results

Discussion

H.S. Basketball: Slocum girls secure share of district title with win

Site Map

Contact Us