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Tigers drop two in district the court and exploded offensively for 22 points while only allowing Sealy to score three, ending the first half 29-12 and giving Wharton a commanding lead. Wharton’s defense in the third quarter was almost as unyielding as the third quarter. Wharton put up 18 points to Sealy’s eight points only furthering the gap. Sealy did step up their game in the fourth quarter and held tight point-forpoint as they did in the first quarter, 10-13, but it was not enough to come close to Wharton, ending the game 60-30 Wharton. High scorer against Wharton was Tyler Fuller with eight points followed by Tyreke McNeese with six points. Clayton Fritsch and Tajh Green each added five points, and Trey Holcomb and Jared Brantley chipped in three points each. Box scores against Bay City were 6-12, 4-8, 15-12, and 8-18. Points against Bay City went to Green with 14 points, McNeese with six points, Holcomb with five points, Brantley with four points, and Fuller with two points. Up next for the Tigers is round two of district play. Starting on Tuesday, Feb. 2, they will host El
By MINDY BLANKEMEYER mnblankemeyer@aol.com
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, The Tigers hosted Wharton and lost 60-30, then traveled to Bay City on Friday and lost 50-33 bringing the team to a 2-3 record in district play. Hosting Wharton on Tuesday night proved to be the toughest game of the season for the Tigers so far. Over the last two weeks, four of the teams’ starting seniors have left the team and will reportedly not be returning which has left Sealy’s varsity team in a muddled state. These changes to the roster have brought junior varsity players up to the varsity level and the end result has not been good to this point. The first quarter was ultimately low scoring, with the Tigers leading Wharton 9-7, but that was the only time that Sealy would be on top for the remainder of the game. In the second, Wharton came onto
SNAPSHOT Last week: Sealy 49, Columbus 45 Sealy 44, Royal 63
Up next: Sealy vs. El Campo Time: 5 p.m. Home Sealy vs. Columbus Time: 5 p.m. Away
Soccer wins By MINDY BLANKEMEYER mnblankemeyer@aol.com
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Christian Browning goes up for a jumper over a Wharton defender to get to the basket. Campo, then travel to Columbus on Friday. The district seeding for the first round has
Wharton in first place at 5-0, EL Campo in second at 4-1, Royal in third at 3-2, Sealy in
fourth at 2-3, Columbus in fifth at 1-4, and Bay City in sixth at 1-4.
The Tiger soccer team had an incredible win over Lamar Consolidated Tuesday, Jan. 26, of 3-0, then tied Calhoun on Friday 3-3 in preparation for district play, which is set to start on Feb. 8. Goals were made by Selvin Vasquez, Misael Dominguez, and Abel Gonzalez against Lamar Consolidated. Coach Perez named the goalkeeper Javier Noriega as the game’s MVP. “He made a few important saves for us,” Perez said. On Friday, in the second game of the week, there was high intensity from the beginning in the Calhoun matchup. Both teams were making wild kicks and efforts for a goal in the first ten minutes of play, but not one made it near the goal. Eliazer Guerrero had a near goal that was stopped short by the Calhoun goalkeeper right as it bounced off the top pole of the net. Calhoun was first to find the goal line 20 minutes into the game. They were on the attack and Sealy found it hard to defend the net. Two minutes later, Calhoun brought the ball back to the goal line for their second point almost unexpectedly. Sealy stepped up their goal attempts, but kicks ■ SOCCER, page 6
Lady Tiger losses close door to playoff hopes By MINDY BLANKEMEYER mnblankemeyer@aol.com
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Lady Tigers played host to Wharton and lost 71-51, and then traveled to Bay City on Friday and lost 84-43 leaving the team with a 1-6 district record and all hopes of making the playoffs gone. Roster changes to the girls’ varsity team are weighing heavy on the Lady Tigers. The only two senior players on the roster have left the team for unspecified reasons with no additions being added to the roster to fill the void, and leaving the
remaining team exhausted from overuse. Wharton came out on fire Tuesday night starting at tipoff putting up the first four points of the game. Jaymi Gordon was first on the board for the Lady Tigers with two, but they were still trailing. Gordon added a 3-pointer to come within reach of Wharton, but not close enough when they would pull just out of reach again. The two Tiger teams would tie at 13 and again at 15 until Wharton pulled ahead to win the first quarter 16-17. Wharton came out in the second with two
3-pointers right off the bat to pull ahead. McKayla Black answered with a 3-pointer of her own for the Lady Tigers. Wharton was able to keep Sealy at bay just enough to where the Lady Tigers could score, but not lead on the board. The half ends 39-32 with Wharton on top. The third quarter almost mirrored the first two on the board. The Tigers would get close, but just couldn’t pull ahead. Wharton put up 18 points to Sealy’s 15, which left the Lady Tigers down by 10 experiencing the biggest gap
they had seen so far. All steam was lost in the fourth quarter. Coach Branch only used seven of his players for the majority of the game, which took its toll on them. The Lady Tigers were only able to put up four points to Wharton’s 14, and lost 71-51. Leading scorer for the Wharton game was
Gordon with 21, as well as shooting two 3-pointers, and going 5 for 8 on free throws. Black added 11 points and went 7 for 8 on free throws, and Taylor Bartholomaus also had 11 points, followed by Jayme Kana with four points. Kayla Rice and MaKayla Scott each added two points to round out the game. Box scores for Bay
City were 8-25, 9-25, 8-22, and 18-12. Points scored against Bay City were not available as of press time. Next up for the Lady Tigers will be the final three district games. Tuesday, Feb. 2, they host El Campo, Friday, Feb. 5 they travel to Columbus, and then the ■ LADY TIGERS, page 6
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