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The Dayton Broncos flooded the Port Arthur Memorial goalie box for shots on Thursday night at home, and it paid off as four of those found the nets in a 4-1 win over the Titans during the Dayton Soccer Tournament. The Broncos wasted little time in getting good looks as a shot by Ismael Navarro just missed in the 6th minute, but one minute later, it was a different result with David Perez scoring on a breakaway, and Dayton had a 1-0 advantage. Navarro and Jorge Sifuentes both took shots on goals in the loth and 13th minute, but neither one could find the mark. That changed in the 2oth minute when Anner Aparicio beat the Port Arthur Memorial goalie for a goal to make it 2-0. The assists were by Ezequiel Garcia. The Titans did make things interesting briefly as they cut the deficit in half at the 35th minute with a score to make it 2-1. Three minutes later, the Broncos did respond with Nick Kopecky assisting Bryan Martinez for a goal in the 38th minute, and Dayton led 3-1. The Broncos then put the game out of reach in the 46th minute, with Alonso Puente scoring on a nice high arching shot to make it 4-1. Dayton will host New Caney Porter on January 26 to start district play.
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The Hardin Lady Hornets put together a strong second half at home on Tuesday night in district play against Anderson-Shiro. Unfortunately, it was a bad first half that proved to be costly as the Fighting Lady Owns left town with a 49-34 win. Anderson-Shiro jumped out to a 14-1 advantage in the opening quarter until a three-pointer by Haven Crump made it 14-4. The second period was much of the same as the Fighting Lady Owls outscored Hardin 19-8 to lead 33-12 at the half. Madison Boston did have six of her team-high 15 points in the quarter. The third quarter was owned by the Lady Hornets, though. Jumpers by Reese Parker and Maddy Fregia made it a 39-20 score, and then a steal by Fregia led to a lay-up by Boston and the deficit was down to 39-24, and Anderson-Shiro needed a timeout. Early in the fourth quarter, it was Fayth Adams hitting the offensive boards and scoring to cut the deficit to 42-28. Boston ended her strong night with a steal and score for the final score of 49-34. Parker added six points for Hardin, who was not helped at the free-throw line with just a 5 for 15 showing. Anderson-Shiro was 19 of 36 from the charity stripe. The Lady Hornets will host Trinity on Friday night.
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Hull-Daisetta guard Kaylei Armstrong may not be very big, but if you leave the freshman open, she will make you pay the price, and when you try to guard her tightly, she will find a way to get past you. On Friday night at home in a big district game with Evadale, Armstrong proved just why she is going to be a nightmare for opposing teams the next four years as she poured in 22 points to lead the Lady Cats to a nice 49-39 victory over the Lady Rebels. Armstrong scored 14 of her points in the first half, with 10 of those coming in the opening period. Hull-Daisetta jumped out to an early 7-4 lead on a bucket by Samantha Rose. Armstrong then nailed a three-pointer and bucket to extend the advantage to 14-10 after the first eight minutes. Midway through the second quarter, Vaquaylon Hoskins drove the bucket and scored to up the lead to 24-17. The Lady Cats would lead 28-25 at the break. Evadale cut the Hull-Daisetta advantage to 30-29 early in the third quarter, but the Lady Cats responded with a 6-1 run capped off by a three-pointer by Hoskins to make it 36-29. Armstrong then got a steal and score, and the advantage was up to 42-33 with 6:23 left in the game. Down the stretch, it was Armstrong connecting on four free throws down the stretch to secure the win. Rose added 13 points for Hull-Daisetta, and Hoskins chipped in with 10.
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The Tarkington Longhorns started the second half on a 17-0 run, and that would be enough in grabbing a 61-35 district win over Hardin on Saturday afternoon at home. After Tarkington grabbed an early advantage thanks to a Blake Ellington three-pointer, the Hornets cut the deficit to 10-8 thanks to an offensive rebound and score by Carson Williams. Moments later, it was Williams again grabbing an offensive board and scoring to keep the deficit at 15-12. Williams scored the first 12 points of the game for Hardin. Late in the opening quarter, Colby Morris hauled an offensive rebound for the Longhorns and flipped the ball back in the bucket to make it a 19-12 lead. Tarkington then doubled up the Hornets early in the second stanza as Blake Ellington connected from downtown and then scored after grabbing a rebound, and the advantage was up to 24-12. Down by14, Hardin then went on a nice 11-3 run to get within 29-23, capped off by a three-point play by Colby Barrett. The Longhorns led 32-23 at the break. It was all Tarkington in the third quarter as they put the game away with a 20-2 quarter. Trae Deck scored back-to-back buckets, and then Dee Brandon nailed a couple of three-pointers, and the advantage was out to 49-23. The Hornets did get a nice trey from Caden Elmore in the final quarter to get within 55-33, but at that point, the game was already out of reach. Williams led Hardin with 13 points, and Elmore finished with 10. The Longhorns were led by Cameron Iterisano with 12 points, and Blake Ellington chipped in with n. The Hornets will travel to Trinity on Friday night while Tarkington will host New Waverly.
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Emily Lowe scored 25 points and had 6 steals to lead the Tarkington Lady Longhorns to a nice 47-38 win over New Waverly on Saturday afternoon at Tarkington high school in district action. Trailing by a point heading into the fourth quarter of play, the Lady Longhorns put the defensive clamps on the Lady Bulldogs in the fourth quarter as they held them to just three points. Lowe scored 10 points and had four steals in the final quarter alone. Tarkington started the game by scoring the first nine points to lead 9-o with a three-pointer by Martyna Proulx and a steal and bucket by Lowe. New Waverly then got it going and went on an 11-4 run to get within a deuce before a jumper by Lowe made it 15-n. Early in the second period, Chelsey Manner grabbed an offensive rebound and scored to make it a 19-13 Lady Longhorns lead. Lowe then grabbed a rebound after a Tarkington miss and scored, and the advantage was 26-17 with 2:40 left in the first half. The Lady Longhorns led 28-23 at the intermission. New Waverly started the third period on a 10-3 to move ahead 33-31 with 1:48 left in the quarter. Proulx then nailed a trey, and back in front again went Tarkington at 34-33. The Lady Longhorns then went defensive in the final eight minutes, and the score showed. Lowe had three steals in a span of just over a minute in which she converted into lay-ups on all three occasions, and the advantage was up to 45-36 with 3:05 left in the game. Tarkington then used nearly two minutes off the clock in their version of the four corners, and it paid off as the Lady Bulldogs had no answer in getting the ball back. Brianna Boddie added 13 points for the Lady Longhorns.
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The Liberty Panthers led by double digits heading into the fourth quarter and then held on at the end to notch an important 52-51 win over the Splendora Wildcats on Friday night at home in a district tilt. Liberty won the first quarter 17-9 and then extended their halftime advantage to 33-24 by winning the second stanza 16-15. Splendora scored the first five points of the third quarter to get within 33-29 before a bucket by Kieron Joiner made it 35-29. Moments later, it was Vincent Harris nailing a three-pointer and the lead was back to 40-31. The Panthers then took their biggest lead of the night with 3:40 left in the third quarter, with Devin Fregia hitting the offensive boards and scoring to make it 4533. Late in the third period, the Wildcats closed within 4739 until a steal and bucket by Kaden Nolan gave Liberty a 49-39 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Splendora cut the deficit in half by scoring the first five -points of the period until Harris had a nice drive and score to make it 51-44 with 2:50 remaining in the game. Down 52-51, the Wildcats had the ball and a chance for the win, but the Panthers defense got strong and forced Splendora into a tough couple of shots and Liberty had themselves the district win. Harris led the Panthers in scoring with 15, while Joiner also finished in double figures with 10. Fregia and Patrick Flowers each added 6 points apiece. Liberty will be in action again on January 19 in Livingston.
Read moreThe Dayton Lady Broncos dropped a tough 36-34 decision to Caney Creek on Tuesday night in Conroe. The loss drops Dayton 2-3 in district play and 6-7 overall on the season. Jerrica Keener led the scoring with 14 points for the Lady Broncos, while Laila Beck had 9 rebounds and 8 points. Mary Robinson contributed 4 steals and 5 points. Dayton will travel to Porter for a noon start on Saturday.
Read moreThe Hardin Lady Hornets traveled to New Waverly on Tuesday night and notched a nice 51-44 win against the Lady Bulldogs in district play. Maddy Fregia and Emmah Hebert made some big three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Reese Parker hit a big shot in the final minute to put the game away. Post players Haven Crump, Fayth Adams, Alissa Aragonez, and Lindsey Tinney all did a good job controlling the boards. Madison Boston and Georgia Vance played solid defense and created several turnovers for Hardin. The Lady Hornets will travel to Coldspring on Friday night.
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