L-E girls win coin flip; to face Canton in bi-district
Liberty-Eylau’s Lady Leopards finished in a three-way tie for second-place in District 15-4A play, but Athletic Director Dewaski Davis won a coin flip and secured the league’s runner-up spot in the state playoffs.
“Three teams, Paris, Sulphur Springs and us (L-E) finished in a tie, so we decided to have a coin flip instead of having to wear everybody down with a two-game playoff,” said Davis, who is now coaching the Lady Leopards’ basketball team.
“We’re in the playoffs as the second-place team, so hopefully that might help us a little early, but we’ve got several outstanding teams in our side of the bracket, including Sunnyvale (27-5) in a possible second-round matchup.
“We’re glad to be where we are, and we’re just ready to put in our chips and see where they fall.”
Liberty-Eylau will face Canton (26-7, 9-3), the thirdplace team in District 16-4A in the bi-district round at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Pittsburg. That game will be the first in part of a doubleheader playoff, Davis said.
SULPHUR SPRINGS 70, PLEASANT GROVE 43
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas — District leading Sulphur Springs played a rude host in defeating Pleasant Grove convincingly, 70-43, in 15-4A action Friday night.
The Wildcats climb to 277 overall and 9-0 in district while the Hawks (4-5 district) tumble into the fourth spot in the league standings.
Liberty-Eylau defeated North Lamar, 74-57, to move the Leopards into third place with a 5-4 record. The Hawks will host Liberty-Eylau Tuesday in another key district game.
Torion Phillips paced Pleasant Grove with 16 points against Sulphur Springs.
The Wildcats also won the JV game, 31-26, with Prinston Vaughn and Trevon Ellis scoring 9 points each for the Hawks.
Sulphur Springs made it a clean sweep by winning the freshmen game, 38-35. Jaidun Scales had 12 points for PG.
ARKANSAS HIGH 43, WHITE HALL 30
WHITE HALL, Ark. — An Arkansas High duo posted a double-double Friday night against host White Hall.
The Lady Backs won the Conference 5A-South game, 43-30.
Arkansas High was led by Makayla Dodd and Seaira Watson. Dodd scored 15 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and Watson added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Both teams are now 4-8 in conference play.
The Lady Backs bounced back from a 65-27 loss to El Dorado on Tuesday in Razorback Gym.
Benton (19-3, 11-1) continues to lead the 5A-South standings, followed by Sheridan (11-5, 9-2) and El Dorado (11-8, 9-4).
The Lady Backs’ next games will be Tuesday at Hot Springs and Friday at home against Pine Bluff.
SOFTBALL TAMU-T TO PLAY SUNDAY
SHREVEPORT, La. — The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Eagles have moved their softball doubleheader from Saturday to Sunday against the Centenary University Cyclones.
The Eagles (2-0) will start at noon for the first game and the second game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m., Eagles coach Marie Stone said. Both games will be 7-inning contests.