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Crandall edges Mabank girls
Monitor Staff Reports
MABANK–In a back-and-forth game, the visiting Crandall
Lady Pirates handed the Mabank Lady Panthers a 52-46 defeat in the
District 13-3A basketball opener Friday.
Now 8-11 overall and 0-1 in district play, the Lady Panthers were
scheduled to visit the Kemp Lady Yellowjackets Tuesday.
Friday, Jan. 12, the Mabank girls will host the Kaufman Lady Lions, and
next Tuesday, Jan. 16, the Lady Panthers travel to Eustace to face the
Lady Bulldogs. Both evenings open with 4:30 p.m. sub-varsity contests.
Both the Lady Panthers and Lady Pirates matched points early in Friday’s
district opener, but the Crandall girls took a six-point halftime lead
by outscoring Mabank 15-9 in the second quarter.
In the third quarter, the Lady Panthers came back, outscoring the Lady
Pirates 13-9 to cut the Crandall lead to two points, 37-35, going into
the fourth quarter.
In the final stanza, the Crandall girls outscored Mabank 15-11 to secure
the six-point victory.
Blaire Hyde led the Lady Panthers with 12 points, while both Shadia Rueb
and Miranda Groom scored 11 points.
Emily Tucker added six points, while Chelsea Dillon had four and Kelsi
Reynolds two points.
Freshman Emily Atkins scored 15 points to lead the Lady Pirates, who
also got 11 points each from Abby Altman and Emily Hargrove.
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey
Four Mabank defenders, (from left) Miranda Groom,
Kelsi Reynolds, Emily Tucker and Shadia Rueb, surround
Crandall Lady Pirate freshman Emily Atkins (with ball)
during the first half of Crandall’s 52-46 victory in the
District 13-3A opener for both teams Friday.
Eustace AD reassigned
By Kerry Yancey
Monitor Staff Writer
EUSTACE–Eustace Independent School District
athletic director and head football coach Brad Scoggin has been
reassigned.
Eustace High School Principal Stan Sowers has been named the interim
athletic director at the high school, while Eustace Middle School
Principal Karyn Mullin has been named the interim AD at that campus,
EISD Superintendent Coy Holcombe confirmed Monday.
In three years at Eustace High School, Scoggin’s football teams had not
found a winning formula, going 7-23 over that span, including a 1-9 mark
this past fall.
Last year, an astounding run of injuries decimated the Bulldogs, who
finished 2-8.
This year’s club lost eight straight games, and a number of players quit
the team before the end of the season.
School board members have been hearing from parents over the last three
months about perceived difficulties with the junior high athletic
program.
Holcombe declined to elaborate on Scoggin’s situation, noting “I think
the best way is to say that he has been reassigned.”
Scoggin’s new assignment has not been set, but the district has posted
the athletic director’s job as being open, he added.
“We are not exactly sure what his capacity will be with the district,”
Holcombe said.
Contacted Tuesday, Scoggin said he would have no comment on his
situation.
“I just want what’s best for the kids,” he said.
Holcombe also confirmed EHS soccer coach Chris Rotan has resigned and
left the district for personal reasons.
Rotan’s departure is “totally separate” from Scoggin’s reassignment,
Holcombe said.
Cross country coach Denver Stone has stepped in to coach the boys and
girls soccer teams, which have already begun playing a junior varsity
schedule.
Last fall, school board members agreed to establish soccer programs at
both the high school and junior high.
Wildcat run downs ’Jackets
Monitor Staff Reports
KEMP–A six-point spurt in 17 seconds enabled the visiting Palestine
Wildcats to secure a 55-46 victory over the hosting Kemp Yellowjackets
Friday.
Now 8-11 on the season, the ’Jackets were scheduled to wind up their
non-district basketball schedule on the road against the Canton Eagles
Tuesday.
Kemp will open District 13-3A play on the road at Eustace Friday, Jan.
12, with 4:30 p.m. sub-varsity contests opening the evening’s slate.
Next Tuesday, Jan. 16, the ’Jackets will host Crandall, and Friday, Jan.
19, Kemp will travel to Kaufman, again opening with 4:30 p.m.
sub-varsity games.
Friday, the ’Jackets matched points against a tall and athletic
Palestine squad in the first half, which ended with the teams knotted at
24-all.
In the third quarter, the Wildcats took advantage of some cold shooting
and turnovers to open a five-point lead over the ’Jackets, but Kemp came
back in the fourth quarter to pull within two at 47-45.
With 1:21 to play, the Wildcats missed a free throw, but scored on the
rebound, along with a foul.
They missed that free throw, but again got the rebound and scored to
make the score 51-45.
On the ensuing inbounds play, the Wildcats made a steal in the backcourt
to make it 53-45 with 1:04 left to play – a six-point spurt in 17
seconds.
Jacarri Culberson led the ’Jackets with 15 points, seven rebounds, four
assists and two blocks, while Chas Gipson added 10 points and nine
rebounds.
Justin Gibson scored nine points, while Joseph Simmons contributed six
points and four steals, and Kevin Freeman added six points and four
rebounds.
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey
Kemp Yellowjacket senior Kevin Freeman (15) drives
inside against the visiting Palestine Wildcats Friday.
Freeman finished with six points and four rebounds.
Upcoming Games
Boys' Basketball
Jan. 12
MHS vs Kaufman*
EHS vs KHS*
Jan. 16
MHS @ EHS*
KHS vs Crandall*
Jan. 19
MHS vs Ferris*
KHS @ Kaufman*
EHS @ Crandall*
Jan. 23
MHS @ Crandall*
KHS vs Ferris*
EHS vs Kaufman*
Jan. 26
MHS vs KHS*
EHS @ Ferris*
Jan. 30
MHS @ Kaufman*
KHS vs EHS*
*District 13-3A game
Girls' Basketball
Jan. 12
MHS vs Kaufman*
EHS vs KHS*
Jan. 16
EHS vs MHS*
KHS vs Crandall*
Jan. 19
MHS vs Ferris*
KHS @ Kaufman*
EHS @ Crandall*
Jan. 23
MHS @ Crandall*
KHS vs Ferris*
EHS vs Kaufman*
Jan. 26
MHS vs Kemp*
EHS @ Ferris*
Jan. 30
MHS @ Kaufman*
KHS vs EHS*
*District 13-3A game
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