Cowgill leads Redwater over Hooks, 59-57

REDWATER, Texas— Spencer Cowgill poured in 19 points to lead Redwater to a 59-57 win over Hooks Tuesday.

Med Kapasi lit up the nets for 18 points for the Dragons.

The Dragons (12-13, 6-6) were down by seven points with 4:30 left in the fourth quarter; at the quarter’s end Redwater had piled up 24 points and held the Hornets to 18.

The first quarter tipped in Redwaters’ favor 12-9, but hooks retaliated in the second to claim a five point leading going into halftime, 29-24.

Connor Price led the Hornets’ sting with 17 points. Dolph Culwell added 11 points, and Marc Reiter tacked on 10 points of his own.

The teams nearly broke even in the third frame with Redwater only getting a slight edge, 11-10, to shrink Hook’s lead down to four.

The Dragons laid claim to the final period; a fourth quarter come back on the road.

Redwater hosts Paul Pewitt Friday for Senior night.

Redwater 12 12 11 24—59 Hooks 9 20 10 18—57

RW (59): Robertson 1, Long 5, Cowgill 19, Kapasi 18, Davis 4, Cox 6, Craig 6. TEAM TOTALS 20 14-26 18 59.

HK (57): Rigsby 3, Hamilton 8, Duncan 1, Culwell 11, Price 17, Reiter 10, Estell 5. TEAM TOTALS 19 6-11 17 57. 3-point goals: RW-Cowgill 3, Kapasi 2. HK-Hamilton 2, Price 5, Reiter 2. Hughes Springs 70, New Boston 65

HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Hughes Springs held on late to top New Boston in a district showdown.

Tradarian Craver led the Mustangs offensively, scoring a team-high 24 points and Chandler King added 13 points.

Sam Sanchez led the Lions offensive charge with 24 points and Deandre Robinson added 11 points.

New Boston 16 10 14 25—65 Hughes Springs 19 20 18 13—70 NEW BOSTON (65): Sanchez 24, Robinson 11, Rayfield 3, Murphy 4, Garcia 2, Smith 5, Thompson 4, Atkinson 2, Powell 2, Brown 8. TEAM TOTALS 24 15-25 29 65. HUGHES SPRINGS (70): T. Craver 24, King 13, Dowell 5, Kemp 8, J. Craver 9, Johnston 4, Gaul 2, Beasley 5. TEAM TOTALS 26 18-45 18 70.

3-point goals: NB-Rayfield, Smith. Linden-Kildare 52, Avery 43

LINDEN, Texas—LaDavian Johnson’s 18 points was enough to propel LindenKildare past Avery at home.

Jamey Jackson led the Bulldogs in scoring, dropping a game-high 23 points and Cole Pasley added 14 points.

L-K defeated Avery in the junior varsity game, 42-30.

Mason Furlow led the Bulldogs with 13 points and Kagen McGuire added 11 points.

Mason Johnson led the Tigers offense with 10 points.

Avery 12 15 9 7—43 Linden-Kildare 16 9 4 23—52 AVERY (43): Pasley 14, Hutson 2, Braden 4, Garcia 7, Jackson 23, Martinez 2. TEAM TOTALS 19 13-16 9 52. LINDEN-KILDARE (52): Jones 5, Rose 6, Johnson 18, Owen 4, Suggs 4, Fitts 6. TEAM TOTALS 17 4-5 14 43. 3-point goals: AVY-Pasley. L-K-Johnson 3, Fitts 2. Queen City 59, DeKalb 42

DeKALB, Texas—Easton Fincher lit up the nets for 19 points, including five treys, as Queen City defeated DeKalb, 59-42 in a boys varsity basketball game on Tuesday.

Timon Proby paced the Bears with 11 points, while teammate Logan Corbett added 10.

DeKalb plays at Hooks Friday at 5 p.m.

Queen City 17 12 11 19—59 DeKalb 15 13 7 7—42

QC (59): Fincher 19, Carver 9, Lowe 6, Wiley 6, Nolen 8, Stiger 2, Scott 7, Davis 2, TEAM TOTALS 20 8-11 11 59.

DK (42): Proby 11, Corbett 10, Palmer 6, Gray 7, Clark 6, Yandle 2, TEAM TOTALS 16 6-15 10 42.

3-point goals: Queen City-Fincher 5,

Wiley 2, Nolen 2. DeKalb-Proby, Palmer.

McLeod 59, James Bowie 29

McLEOD, Texas—Zach Prince and Trevor Deel each torched the nets for 20 points as the Longhorns ran past the Pirates.

Bailey Obenoskey paced James Bowie with 10 points.

Kobe Bonner scored 14 points for McLeod in the junior varsity game, but the Longhorns fell to Hughes Springs, 52-36.

James Bowie 2 16 6 5—29 McLeod 14 14 14 17—59

JB (29): Obenoskey 10, Crawford 9, Barron 6, Cody 2, Crabtree 2. TEAM TOTALS 11 4-6 12 29.

ML (59): Prince 20, Deel 20, Smith 7, Keener 5, Parker 4, Williams 3. TEAM TOTALS 17 11-15 9 59.

3-point goals: JB-Crawford 3. ML-Smith, Keener, Williams.

Genoa Central 58, Cossatot River 56

GENOA, Ark.—Genoa Central stopped Cossatot River from stealing the game in the final quarter to win 58-56.

Kolton McCoy spearheaded the Dragons’ efforts with 21 points, the game high. Colby Cobb added 15 points and Alex Woodle had 11 points of his own.

Though Genoa Central took an early lead in the first quarter, 14-6, the Eagles never surrendered, scoring more points in the next quarter than they had in the last; climaxing at 21 points in the final stanza, a nine point spread over the Dragons, Cossatot fell just short as Cobb claimed a key rebound in the final seconds to end the contest.

Cody Brown led the Eagles with 17 points; Trenton Rosson followed suit with 15 points.

The teams knotted up in the second period with 14 points a piece, allowing Genoa Central to hold on to its eight point lead.

In the third frame the Dragons only took a slight edge over Cossatot, 3 points to be exact, to stretch the lead out to 11 before the Eagles’ points soared in the closing quarter.

The Dragons host Mena for Senior Night on Friday.

Cossatot Genoa Central River 14 6 14 14 15 18 21—56 12—58 CR Frachiseur (56): 4, Brown Strother 17, 4, Rosson Watkins 15, 8, Trinidad GC (58): McCoy 8. TEAM 21, TOTALS Cobb 15, 23 Woodle 4-6 18 56. 11, Michaelis TOTALS 19 7, 18-27 Brigham 14 58. 2, Cole 2. TEAM

3-point Trinidad. goals: GC-Woodle, CR-Rosson Michaelis. 3, Watkins 2, GIRLS

New Boston 45, Hughes Springs 37

HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Zoe Lanier scored 11 points, but the Lady Mustangs fell to the Lady Lions.

Paris 63, Atlanta 50

PARIS, Texas—Sheveonia Smith poured in 26 points, but the Lady Rabbs fell to the Lady Cats in a District 14-4A game.

Kinsey Kelly helped out with 10 points for Atlanta. McLeod 48, James Bowie 29

McLEOD, Texas—Shelby Davis led the Lady Longhorns (21-9, 10-4) to the win with a game-high 12 points.

Jillian Ellis contributed 10 points for McLeod.

McLeod will play a warmup game Saturday against Trinidad in Frankston, Texas.

James Bowie 2 8 9 10—29 McLeod 15 15 6 12—48 JB (29): Shaw 6, Byram 5, Norman 5, Chisum 2, Rogers 2, Walker 1, Williams 5, Smith 2, TEAM TOTALS 9 8-12 14 29. ML (48): Davis 12, Ellis 10, May 6, Parker 4, Bertrand 4, Moon 8, Bishop 4, TEAM TOTALS 17 12-16 12 48. 3-point goals: James Bowie-Byram, Williams, Rogers. McLeod-Davis 2.