AREA BASKETBALL | POSTSEASON ADVANCES
HUGHES SPRINGS (24-9) vs. TROUP (30-4)
SITE, TIME: Lobo Coliseum, Longview, 6 p.m.
AT STAKE:
Class 3A area championship.
LAST
ROUND: The Mustangs beat Prairiland, Hughes Springs 54-42, and the Tigers topped Elysian Fields, 52-38.
LINEUP: Brennan Dowell, Markees Kemp, Ja’Kobie Craver, Tradarian Craver, Chandler King.
COACH’S COMMENTS:
Hughes Springs’ Jeremy Griffin—“Troup is big, pretty athletic, fairly balanced on offense and play hard on defense. They stay in a 1-3-1 (zone) and sometimes a 2-3 but can switch to man-to-man as well. They’ve got a 6-5 kid who protects the middle and really gets after the boards; they’re pretty big across the board.
“We need to rebound well. If we keep them off the offensive rebounds, we have a good shot; we match up with them pretty well because of our athleticisim. If we rebound well on the
defensive a good side, chance we’ll give of pulling ourselves it shoot out. well.” Of course, we need to
NEXT ROUND: The winner advances to the regional quarterfinals against either Jefferson or Chapel Hill.
DAINGEFIELD (18-8) vs. SABINE (24-4)
SITE, TIME: Bill Waters Gymnasium, Gladewater, 7:30 p.m.
AT STAKE:
Class 3A area title.
LAST ROUND: Daingerfield eliminated Winnsboro, 58-42, and Sabine defeated Beckville, 81-62.
LINEUP: Reggie Jeter, Timmyon Broner, Mikal Reeves, Trevanta Royal, Ladaniel Dancer, Chris Black.
COACH’S COMMENTS:
Daingerfield’s Curtis Lewis— “Sabine has good size and has good shooters. What they like to do is spread you out, make you come out to defend them and dribble-penetrate. If you close the lane, they’ll kick it out to a shooter. They’re a wellcoached team.
“We need to guard them, hit the boards and play well on the offensive side. We’re not a great shooting team, but we can shoot it. We need to make them play on the defensive end. Instead of coming down and jacking up a shot, make them play on defense. The teams that have beat them have made them play defense.”
NEXT ROUND: The winner plays either Mount Vernon or White Oak in the regional quarterfinals. CLARKSVILLE (22-6) VS. NORTH HOPKINS (20-12)
SITE, TIME: Tiger Gym, Mount Vernon, 7 p.m.
AT STAKE:
Class 2A area championship.
LAST ROUND: Clarksville rolled past Carlisle in the bi-district round, 77-42, while North Hopkins thumped Wolfe City, 50-31.
NEXT ROUND: Winner will play either Big Sandy or Bland in the regional quarterfinals.