SPORTS UPDATE #134

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*** THURSDAY – JANUARY 3, 2008 ***

• Eagles fall to Central (Abilene – San Angelo Central)

• Cats 1-3 in tourney  – The Blackcats fell out in the first game of the consolation finals Saturday when Angleton beat them 64-41.

• Eustace has nailbiters at tourney   –  LAKE AREA — The Eustace Bulldogs opened the Scurry Rosser Holiday Tournament with a couple of nailbiters last week.

• Lady Cats scratch Trojans  –  While points were tough to come by at Moody High School on Wednesday night, wins haven’t been for Gregory-Portland. For the second straight season, the Lady Cats came into the Moody gym and beat their District 30-4A rival Trojans — … Read 

• Maidens win in Hawkins Classic (Jacksonville)

• Indians second, Panthers third in classic  (Jacksonville – Bullard)

• Roundup: Lions beat Kilgore by one in OT (Henderson)

• Laneville outruns Mount Enterprise
  MOUNT ENTERPRISE – Mount Enterprise coach Clint Creel didn’t want to get into a track meet with Laneville.

• West Rusk pulls away from Overton
  NEW LONDON – About the only thing West Rusk’s Kayla Walker did wrong Friday was miss the last shot. Oh, and show up late to the game.

• Cy-Fair boys, Springs girls make presence felt – It should be no surprise that the Cy-Fair Lady Bobcats (19-2) are on top of the district 17-5A girls basketball standings as the teams headed into the holiday break. What was a bit of a surprise is how well the Cy-Fair boys were doing. Full Story 

• Cy-Fair retires Harding’s jersey  –  In the long and storied history of Cy-Fair high school, there was only one athlete given the honor of having his or her jersey number retired. But now, there are two.  Full Story

• 3 with local ties in Willis coach search  –  © The Courier. 2008  WILLIS – Eight coaches – including three with ties to the Montgomery County area – are finalists to become the next head football coach of the Willis Wildkats. Full Story

• Oak Ridge falls; TW, CC victorious –  Outside shooting proved the difference in Katy Seven Lakes’ 70-59 win over Oak Ridge Wednesday night. Full Story 

• BOYS: North Shore rallies to beat Deer Park — North Shore didn’t have the best start this season, but after Wednesday, the Mustangs are undefeated in district play. North Shore (7-12, 1-0 District 22-5A) overcame Deer Park’s 1-2-2 zone and won 56-49 on the Deer’s home court. READ STORY 

• College Park girls storm past St. Agnes

• Cinco Ranch runner Flowers nabs boys award

• Study Hall: Two of a kind

• Boys basketball notebook: Wylie hopes Classic title followed by playoff berth 

• Girls basketball notebook: Despite injuries, Plano has a shot at playoffs

• Wrestling notebook: Bishop Lynch faces another elite test  

• Swimming notebook: Woodrow Wilson’s Martin ends year with a memorable workout 

• Nixon faces Martin as 29-5A play continues  –  Two games remain for most 29-5A teams before the start of the second round of district play.  Full Story

• 1/3 area hoops   (ET)

• Lady Mavs soccer welcomes 17 players back, 9 seniors   (Marshall)

• Lady Lobos win 12-5A opener   (Longview)

• Lady Bulldogs stop Lady Pats  –  MISSION — McAllen High looked less than inspired early, played without one of its three All-Valley… (full story)

• Bloodhounds ScalpedAt the end of the first quarter it felt like the St. Joseph girls basketball team had thoughts of a monumental…

• Roma undefeated in district 32-4a after winning only one game last year

• SMHS boys, girls cagers return to District 25-5A action  –  The schedule isn’t making it easy on the San Marcos High basketball teams. After disheartening losses in their respective holiday tournments, the Rattlers come back to the court to face off against district foe Austin-Akins.….more>>

• Boys basketball: Sherman rallies past Ryan in fourth

• Girls basketball: Guyer girls pull away against Denison

• Don’t expect Bobcats to stand pat on No. 8
  It stands to reason that Celina will take a major roster hit in May when 29 of 41 varsity players graduate from the 2007 state championship team.

• Bronco hoopsters ready to roll in ’08
  After almost 17 months as an official program, the McKinney Boyd girls basketball team will get its first chance to make a serious statement about its maturity Friday.

• Bold Statements … looking ahead to the spring semester
  It seems as if everyone and their dog, even my Molly, are making some pretty bold predictions for the upcoming year.

• Stallions top Horn in 12-5A girls opener
  A year ago, North Mesquite was perfect in district play, winning all 10 games en route to the 12-5A championship.

• BASKETBALL STANDINGS
  DISTRICT 10-4A GIRLS BASKETBALL –

• Top Celina sports moments from 2007
  No official measuring stick exists to determine such things, but a strong case can be made for calling 2007 the most successful year in Celina sports history.

• Allen at full strength heading back into district
  The good news for Allen is that the team broke its four-game losing streak on the final day of The Colony Tournament.

• Senior’s 3-pointer lifts Weatherford in closing seconds

• Mansfield’s third-quarter push stops Weatherford

• Mansfield Timberview hands Summit District 4-5A loss

• Wildcats endure rough night in 70-54 loss at Copperas Cove
  COPPERAS COVE – A common definition of the word “cove” is a sheltered inlet – possibly, a safe port in a storm.

• Lady Ranger hoopsters slow out of gate
  The Sterling girls’ basketball team must not have eaten enough black-eyed peas and cabbage Tuesday.

• Gobblers launch season at tournament
  An overtime win gave Cuero High School’s Gobblers their first victory of the basketball season last week.

• Tors breeze by Brazoswood in district opener
  CLUTE — Ball High took the first step toward its goal of winning District 24-5A with a 61-42 victory over Brazoswood on Wednesday.

• Bulldogs run past former district rivals
  MARION — It’s funny what a little reminder can do to motivate a team sometimes.

• Lady Mats fall against Somerset
  SEGUIN — In the days between Dec. 14-28, the Seguin girls basketball team did not compete against another opponent.

• ALL SAINTS WINS NON-DISTRICT PAIR

• China Spring prospects preparing for showcase

• Jan. 3 High school basketball scores   (Waco)

• Jan. 3, 2008: MHS boys win big against Bronchos (Midland)

• Well-rounded Pirates making complete effort The Pirates passed an important milestone Dec. 21 when a 76-59 win over district 9-5A foe Richardson gave Wylie their first district victory since moving into 5A last year. Read Full Story >>