PARADISE – It’s not too often that all five members of a basketball team have an off night.
Such was the case of Jacksboro’s girls' basketball team Friday night here. With the Tigerettes trying to hang on to first place in District 7-3A, the Purple had to deal with a game bunch of Lady Panthers and, at times, some questionable officiating.
PARADISE – “Welcome to Wise County.”
Rally towel holders unite.
Since the Jacksboro Police Department gave out rally towels at last year’s game vs. Bowie, the Tigerettes are a perfect 2-0 in games declared “White-Out Nights.”
They may want to continue the trend.
BRYSON – Live by the free throw, die by the free throw.
After starting the game 8-8 from the charity stripe vs. Throckmorton Tuesday evening, which allowed Bryson’s boys' basketballers to lead by as many as 11 in the second half, the Cowboys went cold from the free throw line in the final minutes.
BRYSON – Throckmorton’s girls' basketballers came into Tuesday night’s District 21-A matchup with the host Cowgirls looking to avenge a loss to the squad on its home court earlier this month.
Mission accomplished.
GRAFORD – Sometimes it takes just a little something to kick in to take you to victory.
Perrin suffered a tough road loss Friday night in Bryson and was locked in another tight road game here Tuesday evening. Down at the half, the Lady Pirates began to turn things around offensively and buried some clutch free throws down the stretch to pull out a 39-34 victory at Rabbit Gym.
GRAFORD – Sometimes it takes just a little something to kick in to take you to victory.
Perrin suffered a tough road loss Friday night in Bryson and was locked in another tight road game here Tuesday evening. Down at the half, the Lady Pirates began to turn things around offensively and buried some clutch free throws down the stretch to pull out a 39-34 victory at Rabbit Gym.
When you double team one person, that allows one person to be wide open.
With Brock focusing its defensive efforts on junior post Baylee Thompson, sometimes double and triple teaming her, that left some Tigerettes open. That was most notably senior guard Jordan Nichols who was able to bury four three-pointers and help offensively at crucial times Tuesday night.
The best offense can be a good defense.
On a day where the Tiger shooting could have been better, Jacksboro’s defense came around and got its offense going in what was a 39-31 win over visiting Paradise.
Tough losses can bring out the best in people. Sometimes, it just takes a while to bring that to the surface.
