Lady Hornets sting winless Warriors in 68-14 rout

HOOKS, Texas—A young Hooks team was too much for Trinity Christian to handle on Friday night. The Hornets routed the winless (0-8) Warriors, 68-14, at home.

Hooks (2-0) got 28 points from 6-8, sophomore Tanner Hamilton and 11 by freshman Montrell Estelle in the one-sided affair where the Hornets allowed a game-high five points against Trinity Christian in the first quarter.

Austin Cree led the Warriors with six points and Cody Rushing added four.

Hooks resume play Monday at Bloomburg.

Trinity Christian 5 3 2 4 — 14 Hooks 17 23 19 9 — 68

TC (14): Rankin 2, Rushing 4, Goode 2, Cree 6. TEAM TOTALS 6 1-4 13 14.

HOOKS (68): Barber 5, Fort 8, Romero 8, Houston 6, Cooper 3, Estell 11, Whitten 4, Hamilton 24. TEAM TOTALS 29 8-13 13 68.

3-point goals: TC-Rushing; HOOKS-Romero 2, Barber, Romero, Fort.

Bradley 75, Genoa Central 49

GENOA, Ark.—Bradley used a 22-7 scoring run in the first quarter to coast to a landslide victory over Genoa Central.

Nelson Ikegulu dropped 33 points for the Bears. Markese Jackson and Dominick Ellis each added 12 points.

Arin Green hit six 3-pointers and led Genoa Central (2-3) with 18 points. Bradley 22 19 23 11 — 75 Genoa Central 7 19 10 13 — 49

BRADLEY (75): Ikegulu 33, Jackson 12, Ellis 12, Pirtle 3, Briscoe 8, Cornell 9. TEAM TOTALS 29 11-12 10 75.

GC (49): Green 18, Beckham 12, Hampton 11, Ridling 6, McKamie 2. TEAM TOTALS 18 4-16 12 0.

3-point goals: BRADLEY-Ikegulu 3, Jackson 2, Pirtle, Cornell; GC-Green 6, Ridling.

McLeod 49, Bloomburg 27

BLOOMBURG, Texas—Boe McLaurin pumped in 19 points and Jackson Baker added 13 to help McLeod to a win over Bloomburg at Wildcat Gym on Friday.

McLeod (4-0) didn’t need much energy to pull away. The Mustangs outscored Bloomburg 14-4 in the first quarter and expanded their lead to 24-11at halftime.

Bloomburg got eight points from Nathan MçGill and six each from Matt Hensley and Austin Baggett.

McLeod 14 10 13 12 — 49 Bloomburg 4 7 13 3 — 27

MCLEOD (49): McLaurin 19, Baker 13, Lambeth 7, Dryden 2, Mosley 2, Hale 2, Cherry 4. TEAM TOTALS 22 4-7 12 49.

BLOOMBURG (27): McGill 8, Hensley 6, Baggett 6, Clayton 4, Craft 3. TEAM TOTALS 8 4-8 11 27.

3-point goals: M-Lambeth; B-McGill 2, Clayton, Craft. Girls Trinity Christian 33, Hooks 29

HOOKS, Texas—Elizabeth Gillette’s 15-point outing was enough to push Trinity Christian to a win over Hooks.

The Lady Warriors (3-7) trailed, 22-21, going into the fourth quarter, but outscored the Lady Hornets,12-7, to coast to the win.

Bailee Stevens contributed 10 points for the Lady Warriors. Kaylyn Roberts led Hooks with eight points. Trinity Christian 10 4 7 12 — 33 Hooks 6 8 8 7 — 29

TC (33): Gillette 7 0-0 15, Wade 2 1-3 6, Stevens 5 0-0 10, Cree 1 0-0 2. TEAM TOTALS 15 1-3 12 33.

HOOKS (29): Howt 1 0-0 2, Culberson 2 0-0 4, K. Price 2 2-6 7, Rasberry 1 1-2 3, Roberts 4 0-2 8, Cummings 2 0-0 4, H. Price 0 1-4 1. TEAM TOTALS 12 5-10 9 29.

3-point goals: TC-Gillette; HOOKS-K. Price.

Genoa Central 45, Bradley 39

GENOA, Ark.—Bradley was unblemished until it stepped into Dragon Gym to face Genoa Central.

The Lady Dragons (5-0) led 20-13 going into the halftime and maintained the lead until the final buzzer.

Callie Beckham and Bailey Everett led GC with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

Troylicia Martin and Mohogany Jones each posted 11 points for Bradley (7-1). Bradley 3 10 19 7 — 39 Genoa Central 8 12 12 13 — 45

BRADLEY (39): Beal 6, Jackson 8, Lauderdale 3, Martin 11, Jones 11. TEAM TOTALS 13 9-21 18 39.

GC (45): Beckham 16, Everett 15, Sanders 3, Avance 2, Wood 7, Waters 2.

3-points goals: BRADLEY-Jones 3, Martin; GC-Everett.

New Bostons drops pair MOUNT VERNON, Texas—New Boston lost to Brownsboro, 47-28, and Grand Saline, 58-52, in the Belt Buster Roundup tournament at Mount Vernon High School.

Jordan Manning scored 14 points to lead Brownsboro to the win, and Marqueshia Thompson led the Lady Lions with 11 points.

Against Grand Saline, Thompson pumped in 23 points, and Sydney Humble added 11 for New Boston (1-5). Marissa Denton scored 24 for Grand Saline, and Michelle Stanley had 10 points.

The Lions play the loser of Gilmer and Avery at 9 a.m. today. New Boston 3 9 10 6 — 28 Brownsboro 16 5 16 10 — 47

NB (28): Bland 3, Humble 2, Crowder 8, Thompson 11, Burnett 4. TOTALS 12 3-16 15 28.

BROWNSBORO (47): Carver 5, Bagby 7, Hightower 4, Walker 4, Alexander 5, Houston 2, Manning 14, Deed 2, Warren 4. TOTALS 18 3-13 10 47.

3-point goals: NB-Thompson; BBManning 4, Bagby 2, Carver, Alexander. New Boston 11 17 12 12 — 52 Grand Saline 25 10 15 8 — 58

NB (52): Bland 6, M. Thomas 6, Humble 11, Crowder 2, Steward 2, Thompson 23, Burnett 2. TOTALS 24 3-6 17 52.

GS (58): Barber 6, Joshlin 7, Amaya 7, Gardner 2, Denton 24, Stanley 10, Gasper 2. TOTALS 25 7-17 8 58.

3-point goals: NB-Thompson; GSJoshlin.

Bloomburg 36, McLeod 34 BLOOMBURG, Texas— Bloomburg discovered McLeod was tougher than originally expected. The Lady Wildcats edged their opponents after entering the fourth quarter in a 24-all tie. Bloomburg’s Kayla Restelle led all scorers with 15 points. Jessica Keener had 13 for McLeod.

McLeod 4 9 11 10 — 34 Bloomburg 2 5 17 12 — 36

MCLEOD (34): Keener 13, Cox 8, Parker 2, Shepard 2, Weaver 3, Morgan 2. TEAM TOTALS 14 6-14 19 34.

BLOOMBURG (36): Kay. Restelle 15, Cressionnie 7, Kim Restelle 1. Mangrum 4, Hancock 4, McGill 5. TEAM TOTALS 13 9-18 17 36.

3-point goals: M-Weaver; B-Mangrum.

Fouke 44, Emerson 41

EMERSON, Ark.—Miko McElroy and McCainey Huff each dropped 15 points to lead Fouke to a victory.

Emerson trailed 11-2 going into the second quarter, but fought back to get back into the game. But Fouke held on and managed to grab the win.

Ty Baker and Salajah Fields paced Emerson with 12 points each. Fouke 11 11 8 14 — 44 Emerson 2 12 13 14 — 14

FOUKE (44): McElroy 15, Huff 15, Upton 2, Williams 3, Crabtree 3, Johnson 4, Cornett 3. TEAM TOTALS 15 11-25 14 44.

EMERSON (41): Cochran 10, Baker 12, Henderson 2, Fields 12, Ferguson 3. TEAM TOTALS 16 3-7 16 41.

3-point goals: F-Huff 2; E-Cochran 2, Baker 3, Fields.

Atlanta 50, Queen City 15

QUEEN CITY, Texas— Jasmine Rowe and Crystal Jones each lit up the scoreboard for 15 points in Atlanta’s easy win over Queen City.

The Lady Rabbits (3-2) led 28-7 going into halftime and outscored the Lady Bulldogs 22-8 to finish out the game.

Atlanta will square off against John Tyler’s junior varsity today at 6 p.m.