Shepherd now 1-1 in district play

Tristen Cullum pushes his was to the basket against a couple of Longhorns for a district win.

By Charles Ballard
SJNT correspondent

SHEPHERD — The Shepherd Pirates moved the “W” needle with a 63-59 win over Tarkington on Dec. 19.

Head Coach Jeremy Bennett said following the game plan always works.

“We had a little trouble in the third but managed to get back to the game plan and take the win,” he said.

Brayden White said, “We played as a team and it was a good win for us.”

Brayden Mettlen said, “Our defense was superb tonight. We worked hard Monday to get it all together for this win.”

The Pirates led Tarkington 53-32 at the end of the third quarter, but during the fourth quarter the Longhorns managed to push up their score and threatened the lead. Tarkington advanced with 27 points to Shepherd’s 11 during the fourth quarter but it was not enough to take the win.

Shepherd now is at 1-1 in district.

Related Articles

Lady Jackets defeat Spurger for bi-district title

Eagles, Indians clinch district titles

Top scorers include Tristen Cullum with 21 points, followed by White hitting 19 points. Payton Burton had 9 points, Bryson Goodman had 2, Mettlen had 4, Darrian Matthews had 3 and Joshua Stowe had 6.

Coldspring

The Trojans were downed by the Crockett Bulldogs 64-49 on Dec. 19.

Girls

The Lady Pirates started strong but ended up falling to the Lady Longhorns 38-34 on Dec. 19.

Shepherd put 7 points on the board early and looked like a sure winner; however, Tarkington managed to gain a 24-21 at the end of the third. The Lady Horns continued to force Shepherd to try to find and answer to their defense.

Mckayden Nelson posted the most for the Lady Pirates with 14 points and three 3-pointers. Jaz Richardson had 6 points and Dakiyah Clark had 4. Tiana Clark had a lone 3-point shot late in the game and Maraya Davis had a lone trey in the second quarter.

Coldspring

The Lady Trojans fell to the Crockett Lady Bulldogs 59-33 on Dec. 19.