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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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For three quarters on Friday night in Splendora, things were looking good for the Liberty Lady Panthers, but Liberty picked a bad time to go cold, and a couple of crucial turnovers down the stretch carried the Lady Cats to a 49-45 victory in district play. Down 6-3 early on, Madyson Goudeau connected from downtown to tie the score at 6-apiece. Splendora then responded with a 6-o run to move back ahead 12-6 until Olivia Moore nailed a three-pointer to make it 12-9. Just before the end of the opening quarter, the Panthers moved ahead, with Moore scoring on a drive. Goudeau gave Liberty a 25-22 advantage late in the first half by scoring on a drive to the bucket. The Lady Panthers would lead 27-24 at the half. Goudeau then caught fire in the third quarter as her two straight three-pointers gave Liberty a 33-24 lead. A couple of minutes later, it was Goudeau connecting again from downtown, and the advantage was in double digits at 38-28. Leading 41-33 heading into the final quarter, the Lady Panthers scored only four points the rest of the way. The final Liberty score came on a Moore three-point play to make it a 45-38 score with 2:24 remaining. Splendora then closed the game by scoring the last n-points of the night to get the win. Goudeau scored 16 points to lead the Lady Panthers in scoring while Moore finished with 9. Cheyenne Williams and Drelyn Willis each chipped in with 6 points. Liberty will have a bye on Friday and return to action on January 19 at home against 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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Missing six starters due to Covid-19 Protocol, the Liberty Panthers found themselves playing shorthanded and with not a lot of rest after playing the night before, Beaumont United took advantage and scored five firsthalf goals before Liberty started to get it going in the second half by outscoring the Timberwolves by a goal before falling 6-2 on Saturday morning at the Port Neches-Groves Soccer Tournament.
Read morePlaying shorthanded in Orange on Tuesday night, the Hull-Daisetta Lady Cats fell to Little Cypress-Mauriceville 44-31 in non-district play. The Bears grabbed a 12-5 lead after the first eight minutes of play and then increased their advantage to 21-11 at the half. Chloe Sellers scored all six of her points in the third quarter, and Hull-Daisetta put together their best quarter of the night and cut the LC-M lead to 28-22 heading into the fourth quarter of play. The Lady Bears won the fourth quarter 16-9 to grab the 13-point win. Kaylei Armstrong scored 10 of her team-high 18 points in the first half. Kaidyn Smith added 4 points for the Lady Cats. Evadale will come to town on Friday night.
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