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Vaquaylon Hoskins poured in 25 of her game 33 points in the second to lead the Hull-Daisetta Ladycats to a 72-16 win over West Hardin on Friday night in the final district game for both teams. Hull-Daisetta finished district play undefeated district champions and will face Iola on Thursday night at 8 p.m. in Willis...
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The Dayton Lady Broncos have been hit hard this season with Covid as they had to stop play and then resume on two different occasions during the season. Playing against one of the playoff teams coming out of District 12-5A on Saturday afternoon in the final game for Dayton, the Lady Broncos led after a quarter but then went cold from the field and New Caney took advantage of that in a 45-27 win at Dayton. Early on, things looked good for the Lady Broncos as Allie Davis nailed a three-pointer from about 30-feet for a 3-0 lead.
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After a slow start on Tuesday evening at home, the Liberty Lady Panthers started to get things going and eventually came from behind to tie Hamshire-Fannett before the Lady Longhorns got the game-winner in the 58th minute to take a district win at Memorial Stadium in Liberty. Hamshire-Fannett jumped ahead early on with a goal in the 7th minute to move in front 1-0. The Lady Longhorns made it a 2-0 lead with a header in the 15th minute. The Lady Panthers then started attacking the Hamshire-Fannett goal, and Amy Bennett took a shot-on-goal in the 3oth minute, and then two minutes later, it was Kennedy Evans with a good look on goal. The duo then found the net in the 36th minute as Evans assisted Bennett for the goal, and Liberty was within 2-1 at the break. Just six minutes into the second half, Bennett was at it again as she beat the Lady Longhorn goalie, and the score was even at 2-apiece. Hamshire-Fannett then moved back ahead for good in the 58th minute as they scored on a lofting shot to lead 3-2. The Lady Panthers had one more good look as Bennett took a shot in the 66th minute that did not find the mark. The Lady Longhorns would hold on the rest of the way to grab the win. Liberty will travel to East Chambers on Friday night.
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If you were looking for a high scoring basketball game on Tuesday night in Hardin, then Tarkington and the Hornets were probably not the game for you. What you did see was the excellent Longhorns defense in full effect that led them to a district win over Hardin 44-21. Tarkington held Hardin to just 12 points...
Read moreBattling for playoff positioning with the Huffman Lady Falcons on Tuesday night at home, it was the Liberty Lady Panthers playing catch up for most of the night and then using a big fourth quarter for a 4643 victory in a district contest. Huffman grabbed the first-quarter lead at 14-10 and then...
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The Dayton Broncos hosted the Porter Spartans on Tuesday night in the 12-5A district opener at Houston Methodist Field at Bronco Stadium on the pitch and an early goal and then one late was good enough to send the visitors home with a 2-o win. Porter grabbed an early 1-0 lead...
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In a game that featured no spectators due to Shepherd High School being out of school all week due to Covid, the Liberty Lady Panthers clinched a playoff spot and celebrated among themselves on Friday evening at the Lady Pirates Gymnasium with a 59-32 win in district action. Although Liberty was not able to share what will...
Read moreIn a huge game that had playoff implications on Saturday afternoon in New Caney, it was the Eagles using a huge fourth quarter to knock off Cleveland 58-47. Both teams traded leads in the first half, and a three-pointer by Antonio Wheeler just before the close of the first half would give the Indians the lead at the break 25-24. Things stayed close in the second half, and Cleveland only trailed 46-41 heading into the fourth quarter, and then New Caney would go on a 8-o run to push their advantage to 54-41 and that would ice the game away. Devontae Robertson led the Indians in scoring with 15, while Johnny Hines added 13. Samuel Brandon led the Eagles with 20 points. Cleveland is now 6-12 on the season and 5-5 in district play.
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