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Highlights Bulldogs upset Malakoff,
54-52
Monitor Staff Reports
EUSTACE–In a major upset, the Eustace Bulldogs salvaged a
home-and-home split with the league-leading Malakoff Tigers
Tuesday night, grabbing a 54-52 comeback win in the second-round
opener for both teams.
Now 4-3 in District 14-2A play, the Bulldogs dropped the Tigers
to 5-2 in district action.
Friday, the Bulldogs were scheduled to visit Teague, again
looking to forge a split.
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey
AT RIGHT: Eustace Bulldog junior post Dalton Lewis (right)
forces Malakoff Tiger Terry Shamlin to fumble on a drive across
the key during the first half of the Bulldogs' 54-52 upset of
the visiting Tigers in the District 14-2A second-round opener
for both teams Tuesday. Lewis hit the Bulldogs’ go-ahead bucket
with nine seconds left to play.
Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Bulldogs will host Mildred, looking for a
two-round sweep of the Eagles. Next Friday, Feb. 4, the Bulldogs
will have their second-round bye before returning to district
play Tuesday, Feb. 8, with a trip to Blooming Grove.
Each evening opens with 5 p.m. sub-varsity games.
In front of a surprisingly sparse crowd at E.L. Kirk Gym, the
Bulldogs fell behind in the second quarter, after opening a
narrow 13-11 lead in the first period.
The Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 16-10 in the second period to
take a four-point halftime lead, 27-23.
Both teams scored 10 points each in the third quarter, but the
Bulldogs started a furious rally in the final two minutes to
come from behind and grab the victory.
The Bulldogs still trailed by six with 1:30 to play, and trailed
by four with 30 seconds left.
Addison Scott hit a 3-point basket to cut the lead to a single
point with 22 seconds left. The Tigers missed a 1-and-1
opportunity after the Bulldogs fouled, and the Bulldogs drove
the length of the floor.
Dalton Lewis drained a 15-foot jumper with nine seconds left to
give the Bulldogs a 53-52 lead. The Tigers’ last shot was long,
and Lewis was there to grab the rebound and seal the victory.
Lewis finished with 10 points, including the final three.
Scott led the Bulldogs with 17 points, with Braden Strickland
adding 11 and Billy Key six, while both John Bradburn and Jacob
McCarter scored four points each and Taylor Caldwell had two
points.
Malakoff’s Terry Shamlin led all scorers with 23 points, as
Truman Dowell added nine, Marquise Dowell seven, Garrett
Airheart seven, Josh Crockett three, Kameron Fletcher two and
Shane Morrison added a free throw.
Kemp falls to Kaufman
Monitor Staff Reports
KEMP–A Kaufman goal early in the second half proved to be the
only scoring, as the Lions’ junior varsity squad nipped the
hosting Kemp Yellowjackets, 1-0, in a non-district soccer match
Tuesday night.
The ’Jackets were scheduled to visit Corsicana Friday night in
their final non-district match.
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey
AT RIGHT: Kemp Yellowjacket Derek Whiteley (12) heads the ball
as he and teammate Matt Kinney (4) try to squeeze between six
Kaufman defenders in front of the Lions’ goal during the second
half of Kemp’s 1-0 loss to the Lion junior varsity Tuesday. At
goalie, Whiteley shut out the Lions in the first half.
Kemp marks another historic milestone its second-year soccer
program at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, when the ’Jackets host their
first-ever district match against the Athens Hornets.
A first-round bye follows Friday, Feb. 4, and the ’Jackets will
visit nearby Mabank Tuesday, Feb. 8, for a district match.
Three home matches follow against Lindale (Feb. 11), John Tyler
(Feb. 15) and Chapel Hill (Feb. 18).
Against Kaufman Tuesday, Derek Whiteley started at goal and shut
out the Lions.
At halftime – as in previous matches – Whiteley swapped jerseys
with Dayton Chambers to play in the field, and the Lions were
able to get a close-in shot against Chambers early in the second
half.
Second-year Kemp coach Jason Thomas said the Yellowjacket
defense, particularly Zach Patterson, Dalton Chambers, Mason
Yudizky and Eric Garza, again played a very solid match.
“The offense had several scoring opportunities which they could
not finish,” Thomas said. “Overall, we are improving each game,
and still have guys playing positions with little experience.
“We need to work on scoring goals, which is hard to teach,” he
added. “Scoring in soccer takes perfection, and is often a
quality that just comes with a lot of experience.”
MHS girls blast Kaufman, 61-35
Monitor Staff Reports
KAUFMAN–Mabank’s Lady Panthers opened the second round of
district play just like the first – by blowing out the Kaufman
Lady Lions.
Now 17-10 on the year and 5-1 in District 13-3A play after
Tuesday night’s 61-35 win over Kaufman, the Lady Panthers were
scheduled to host the Ferris Lady Yellowjackets Friday night.
Tuesday, Feb. 1, Mabank will visit another set of Lady
Yellowjackets at Kemp, who knocked off Ferris Tuesday night (see
related story at left), and Friday, Feb. 4, the Lady Panthers
will visit Crandall for a second-round showdown.
Crandall finished the first round unbeaten, handing the Lady
Panthers their only district loss Jan. 18.
Next Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Lady Panthers will observe “senior
night” as they wind up the second round and the regular season
at home against North Forney. Each evening opens with 5 p.m.
sub-varsity games.
At Kaufman Tuesday, the Lady Panthers took charge from the
start, opening a 25-7 lead in the first quarter and outscoring
the Lady Lions 24-16 in the second half to forge the final
26-point margin.
Makenna Allen led the Lady Panthers with 16 points, with
Kourtney Holyfield scoring 14, Ashton Norman 11, Cheyenne
Alldredge seven, Olivia Pannell six and Sara Springer three,
with Molly Groom and Alex Brady adding two points each.
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