Atlanta boys overcome Hughes Springs in tourney
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Atlanta’s boys defeated Hughes Springs, 73-53, Friday in the Hughes Springs Tournament.
Daimon Collins led the Rabbs with 23 points and teammate Hunter Allen added 19. Charlie Powell contributed 18 points.
Devin Flournoy paced the Mustangs with 11 points and teammate Chandler King chipped in 10.
Hughes Springs defeated Paul Pewitt in the Mustangs’ second game of the day, 63-29.
King led Hughes Springs with 21 points and Flournoy added 19. Bryce Johnston added 12 points for the Mustangs.
New Boston throttled Harleton in their first game, 40-15, and Hawkins drummed Harleton in second-game action, 74-14.
Linden-Kildare edged Pewitt in the Tigers’ first game of the day, 47-33.
Cross Holder led Pewitt with 10 points. L-K defeated New Boston in the nightcap, 44-39.
McLeod rolls Mount Enterprise, Beckville
GLADEWATER, Texas—McLeod throttled Mount Enterprise in their first game at the Union Grove Tournament, 47-23.
Trevor Deel led the Longhorns with 13 points and teammate Blake Williams added 12.
The Longhorns defeated Beckville in their second game of the day, 53-42.
Casey Smith led McLeod with 13 points and Kobe Bonner and Williams chipped in 12 each.
Como-Pickton defeated Maud, 51-32. Kasen Minter, a 6-foot-4 center, paced the Cardinals with 13 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and seven rebounds, and Hunter Thomas added nine points and five boards. Javard McGill led the winning Eagles with a game-high 22 points.
Redwater wins in JB tourney
SIMMS, Texas—Redwater won both of its games Friday in the James Bowie Invitational basketball tournament.
In their first game, the Dragons drummed Trinity Christian Academy-Paris, 62-19. Parker Gravitt led Redwater with 19 points and teammate Malcolm Brown added 16.
The Dragons defeated Bloomburg in their second game of the day, 63-23. Gravitt fueled Redwater with a game-high 22 points and Mason Robertson contributed 12.
The host Pirates suffered a 48-37 loss to Queen City. James Bowie’s Evan Barron led all scorers with 20 points. Corey Ware and Washington had 11 apiece for the Bulldogs.
James Bowie led 18-17 at halftime before Queen City outscored the Pirates 31-19 in the second half.
Today’s schedule has Bloomburg clashing with Trinity Christian-Paris at 10:30 a.m., followed by James Bowie facing Redwater at 1:30 p.m.
Girls Hughes Springs tourney
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas — Linden Kildare and host Hughes Springs suffered a pair of losses each Friday in the Hughes Springs Tournament.
Linden-Kildare lost to Elysian Fields, 43-3 and Harmony, 52-6, while Hughes Springs fell to Harmony, 32-19, and White Oak, 48-19. DeKalb also absorbed a pair of defeats by having to forfeit to White Oak and Harleton because of a shortage of players due to injury.
In other Friday action, Pittsburg won twice, beating Elysian Fields, 45-41 and Harleton, 61-47.
Tournament play continues today at Hughes Springs’ High School and the junior high gyms.
Hooks in JB consolation
SIMMS, Texas—Ore City and North Hopkins will collide at 4:30 p.m. today for the girls championship in the James Bowie Invitational. Hooks faces Genoa Central at 3 p.m. for the consolation title.
In today’s other two games, it’s James Bowie’s junior varsity vs. Trinity Christian-Paris at 9 a.m., and Bloomburg vs. James Bowie varsity at noon.
Fouke eases past De Queen
FOUKE, Ark.—Fouke and De Queen played a very closely contested game, with the Lady Panthers hanging on for a 72-70 win over the Lady Leopards.
There was a 3-point barrage in this game. The Leopards, led by Ashelyn Chambers with seven treys and 29 total points, had a total of 13 3-pointers in this game. The Panthers were topped by Taylor Hardin with six 3-pointers and 25 points. Mallory Aliser and Lakyn Smallwood each had 12 for the Lady Panthers (7-1).
Ashley Dykes chipped in 21 for the Lady Leopards.