Posted: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:31 AM - 9,021 Readers
By: Staff Reports
The Shoemaker Grey Wolves held district-leading Bryan to five points in the second quarter.
They had a 10-point lead at the half and had Anthony Gonzales go off for 24 points.
It still was not enough to come out with the victory.
Trailing 35-25 at the half, the Vikings outscored the Grey Wolves 27-16 in the third quarter and came back to defeat Shoemaker 64-60 at Bryan High on Tuesday.
"They just made a run and got back in it," said Shoemaker coach Marc Minatrea. "It was really a back-and-forth game until the end."
Bryan (22-6, 7-1 in District 12-5A) was led by sophomore sensation J-Mychal Reese, who scored 32 points in the win.
In a physical game, Bryan's ability to get to the free-line was a factor at the end, Minatrea said.
Jade Allen added 14 points for the Grey Wolves (16-12, 5-3), who maintained their place in the district standings thanks to Harker Heights' double-overtime win over A&M Consolidated.
Killeen boys 72, Pflugerville Hendrickson 56 – At Pflugerville, Ja'Corie Baker continued to dominate in his senior year with a 22-point night and Ta'Shawn Thomas grabbed his first triple-double this season to send the eighth-ranked Runnin' Roos into Friday's showdown at home against fifth-ranked Lake Travis undefeated in District 25-4A.
Eric Flemming scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half and the Roos (21-7, 4-0 25-4A) left Hendrickson behind with a hot-shooting third quarter.
Killeen led by as many as 28 in the third after leading by just eight at halftime and outscored Hendrickson (14-13, 2-2) 24-12 in the period and led by 20 starting the fourth.
Thomas blocked 10 shots and grabbed 17 rebounds to go along with his 16 points.
Hutto boys 59, Lampasas 53 – At Lampasas, Eduardo Davila unloaded 21 points on the Hippos, but the Badgers couldn't overcome a slow start in the first half.
Lampasas (8-16, 0-4 25-4A) fell behind 35-26 at halftime but Davila scored six and Brandon Scott hit a huge 3-pointer in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to three but the Badgers couldn't climb any closer.
Scott finished with nine points for Lampasas, which also hit just 9 of 20 free throws while Hutto (10-15, 1-3) hit 18 of 24 in its first district win this season.
Gatesville boys 63, Whitney 29 – At Gatesville, the Hornets had three players in double figures as they maintained their undefeated run through District 7-3A.
Ross Wallace led all scorers with 16 points and Dominique Moore and Thomas Weber added 15 and 14 points, respectively, for Gatesville (13-11, 4-0).
Whitney kept up with the Hornets early, but a 16-3 second quarter sealed its fate.
Lexington boys 41, Salado 37 – At Lexington, Koby Spears and Colton Meiman each scored 10 and Braxton Tucker scored nine for Salado, but the Lexington Eagles held Salado to just six points in the first half.
Salado (11-13, 2-4) rallied for 19 points in the third quarter to cut Lexington's 12-point halftime lead to one, 26-25, but ran out of gas in the fourth quarter, where Lexington (6-1) outscored Salado 15-12.
Temple girls 52, Belton 41 – At Belton, Lauren Goodwin scored 19 points as Temple kept its hold on the top of the District 12-5A race as it defeated the Lady Tigers.
Temple (20-7, 9-1) jumped on Belton (10-18, 1-9) early taking a 15-8 lead in the first quarter.
Temple must now face its toughest stretch of the season when it hosts Copperas Cove on Friday and then travels to Ellison and Bryan next week.
Amber Peters led Belton with 11 points.
Temple boys 55, Belton 33 – At Temple, Erik Valdez scored 21 points as the Wildcats used a strong second half to put away the Tigers.
With the win the Wildcats (20-6, 4-4) remained tied for fifth place with Harker Heights.
Eric Braeuer and Sean Voss led Belton with nine points each.
No. 18 Gatesville girls 60, Whitney 40 – At Gatesville, Glynna Johnson scored 16 and McKamie Place scored 10 to keep the No. 18 Lady Hornets' undefeated trek through District 7-3A rolling.
Gatesville (20-8, 6-0 7-3A) used a 36-17 scoring advantage in the second and third quarters to pull away from Whitney (1-5), which didn't have a single player score more than eight.
The Lady Hornets play at Hillsboro on Friday night.
Bryan girls 52, Shoemaker 33 – At Bryan, with 12 points and 10 rebounds from Carlisha Wyatt, and another 11 points apiece from Carlette Wyatt and Elizabeth Marrero, the Lady Vikings (26-2, 9-1 in 12-5A) locked up a playoff berth in dominating fashion.
Outscoring the Lady Grey Wolves 22-9 in the second quarter, Bryan took a 32-14 lead at halftime and never looked back.
Shoemaker (7-19, 0-10) was led with nine points from Kiara Rawls.
No. 24 Salado girls 49, Lexington 42 – At Lexington, Hadley Joiner missed part of the first half with what was later determined to be a concussion, but returned to the game late in the second quarter and led the Lady Eagles (19-9, 7-2 25-2A) to the road win with 22 points, four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals. Joiner made her first shot after returning to the game – a 3-pointer – and finished 4 of 9 from beyond the arc.
A&M Consolidated 63, Harker Heights 57 – At College Station, Karla Gilbert scored 21 points and freshman Katy Turner added 18 in the Lady Tigers victory.
Consol (9-17, 4-6 District 12-5A) dominated at the foul line, where it scored 28 points on 43 attempts.
Harker Heights (14-15, 4-6 District 12-5A) had four players in double figures: Courtney Flemming (15 points), Shanice Davis (14) and Elecia Jackson and Rae'Vaughn Barnes (10 each).
Hutto girls 63, Lampasas 52 – At Hutto, Lauren Barlow scored a game-high 20 points and led three Lady Badgers in double figures, but it wasn't enough as Hutto (18-11) outscored Lampasas 11-0 in overtime to improve to 4-2 in District 25-4A play.
Lampasas, which led 45-37 after three quarters, falls to 10-17 overall and 2-4 in district.
SOCCER
Lake Travis girls 4, Killeen 0 – At Killeen, a red card put the Lady Roos down a man for most of the second half and Lake Travis took advantage, adding to its 2-0 halftime lead for the shutout win to open District 49-4A play.
The ejection forced Killeen to play 10 players instead of 11 for roughly the final 26 minutes of the second half. The Lady Roos (2-7-3, 0-1) trailed 2-0 at the time, but were forced to move players back as coach Richard Romeo replaced a forward on the field with a midfielder.
Despite the four goals, Killeen goalie Raquera Rivas finished with 14 saves.
