SPORTS UPDATE #136

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*** TUESDAY – JANUARY 8, 2008 ***

• Ballinger senior guard worthy of attention  –  Jayton Buxkemper, guard, Sr., Ballinger boys basketball — He’s 6-foot-1, quick, with the ability to score inside or outside. Yet Ballinger guard Jayton Buxkemper may as well be a sumo wrestler as far as most colleges are concerned.

• Lady Coyotes bite first vs.rival Calallen (Alice)

• Hodde scores 10 in Panthers’ 38-30 loss  –  BARTLETT, Texas — The Burton Panthers came up on the short end of a 38-30 decision Saturday afternoon against the Bartlett Bulldogs.

• Fowler returns to Ray — as assistant at King  –  Brittany Fowler knows as well as anyone how difficult it is for an opposing basketball team to come into the Ray High School gym and get a win. When Fowler starred as a flashy point guard for the Texans, her …

• Andress, Burges girls will battle to stay in District 1-4A title chase
  Youth has created occasional speed bumps for the girls basketball teams of Burges and Andress this season. 

• Traveling Aussie basketball team making stop in Alvin — It’s a long way from Melbourne, Australia, so the people of Alvin are putting on the ritz today for the traveling Brighton Wolves team. The Wolves taken on Alvin in two games on “Australia Day” in the school district. READ STORY

• Dickinson, Kingwood sharpshooters turn in sharp showings

• Boys basketball: For Smith, Johnson’s play a big victory

• Aquatics: Bellaire to host Cardinal Classic at Lamar

• Big ticket Tuesday: Boys basketball

• Big ticket Tuesday: Girls basketball 

• Boys Basketball Report  –  Staff writers discuss Duncanville, Kimball, Episcopal Dallas, rankings and key games this week

• Girls Basketball Report  –  Staff writers discuss DeSoto, Rockwall-Heath, Bishop Lynch and others and preview upcoming games this week

• Lady Rams rally past Lady Bulldogs  –  The Mineral Wells Lady Rams basketball team stayed alive in the District 8-4A playoff race with a 54-45 win over the Everman Lady Bulldogs on Friday in Everman.….more>>  

• Bulldogs riddle Rams in 56-39 win in Everman  –  The Everman Bulldogs used a high-pressure defense and an up-tempo offense to take a 56-39 win over the Mineral Wells Rams on Friday at EHS.

• Ram Stadium set to open   –  Ram Stadium will be open for business in nine days.

• Signing Day nears for prospects 

• Lobos open 12-5A basketball race against North Mesquite tonight 

• Area high schools facing key games  (Gulf Coast)

• Prep Basketball

• Lake View in the Gilbert era

• Buxkemper synonymous with basketball in Ballinger

• Notebook: Denton pulls together after tough start to season

• Broncos’ captain carries a heavy load into final high school season
  May 10, 2006: A day not soon to be forgotten by one McKinney Boyd senior.

• Lady Bulldogs hope to pull off mammoth upset
  Valerie Little wasn’t being a pessimist when she admitted her McKinney North girls basketball team might have to wait until later this week to have a chance at getting that elusive first district victory. –

• HIGH SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW’S KEENA MAYS –  Keena Mays first caught the attention of Mansfield Timberview girls basketball coach Candi Harvey when Mays was a seventh-grader at Danny Jones Middle School.

• AREA BOYS BASKETBALL LEADERS (HIGH SCHOOLS)  (DFW)

• Sweeny enjoying season so far
  SWEENY — Rich in basketball tradition with state championships in 1954, 1985, 1987 and 1988, this year’s version of the Sweeny Bulldogs is making quite an impression on the court.

• Wildcats find 4th gear against Manvel
  Angleton was reminded there are no gimmes in District 23-4A, even against a first-year program fielding a bunch of juniors, sophomores and freshmen.

• Creek hosts Ball in critical 24-5A match-up
  LEAGUE CITY — The Wildcats want to use their size advantage in a match-up against Galveston County rivals Ball High Tornadoes tonight.

• Matadors suffer second half meltdown
  AUSTIN — After two quarters of play on Saturday, the Seguin boys basketball team trailed 28-25.

• Jan. 8 High school basketball scores   (Waco – Central Texas)

• January 8, 2008: District 3-5A basketball capsules