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Already down 0-2 on the new season, the Lady Tigers are hoping to add a little greatness to the basketball program.

Head Coach Ashley Sustaita said the team is working as a program to change effort and attitudes, along with basketball skills and knowledge, with the goal of changing Trinity basketball to a district competitor through tough defense and even tougher mindset. 

On Nov. 7, Sustaita said they battled with Anahuac and lost only by 10.

“Everyone played well and showed some major guts and courage,” she said. “The gym environment was electric, and the kids fought until the final horn.”

On Friday night, Trinity played Cushing and did not show up well, she said.

“We showed a lot of old habits that we are working to change and improve,” Sustaita said

Groveton

The Groveton Lady Indians traveled to Onalaska and lost 32-42 on Nov. 7, and then lost 56-12 to Pollock Central on Friday.

Against Onalaska, Kiki Smith led the way 9 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Emma Alexander was the second leading scorer with 8 points and 3 rebounds, and Laney Peterson had 5 points and 12 rebounds.

Also contributing were Caila Antley with 2 points; Daisia Leonard with 1 point; Darbi Parker with 2 points; Maria Gonzalez with 1 point; Kaileigh Lopez with 2 points; and Stormie Henley with 2 points.

No stats were available for Friday’s game.

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By Tony Farkas
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NACOGDOCHES — For the lack of a touchdown, the postseason hopes of the Groveton Indians were dashed after a 35-28 loss to Shelbyville in the bi-district round of the 2A playoffs on Friday.

Coaches said the boys played hard, but came up just short of winning the game, a tough feat considering the weather.

Still the tandem of Tanner Steubing and Bryon Thomas proved formidable, with Thomas racking up 203 yards on 26 carries and posting 3 TDs.

Steubing completed 12 of 15 passes for 164 yards and 1 TD.

For receivers, Jackson Cathey pulled in 8 catches for 120 yards and 1 TD; Billy Thomas had 2 catches for 30 yards; and Bryon Thomas had 2 catches for 14 yards.

On the ground, Bryon Thomas had 26 carries for 203 yards and 3 TDs; Tanner Steubing had 5 carries for 45 yards; Wyatt Snead had 2 carries for 27 yards; and Darius McQueen had 2 carries for 6 yards.

On defense, Wyatt Snead had 9 tackles; Tanner Steubing had 8 tackles, 1 caused fumble; Daiton Chandler had 6 tackles; Gunner Wilson had 6 tackles; Carter Cox had 4 tackles, 1 sack; Trystian Ard had 3 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 recovered fumble; Jackson Cathey had 3 tackles; Logan Townsend had 2 tackles, 1 sack; Darius McQueen had 2 tackles; and Brody Thorton had 1 tackle.

Apple Springs

The Eagles’ postseason was short-lived following a 61-12 loss to Bynum on Friday.

Apple Springs ended its season fourth in the district with a 4-7 overall record.

Head Coach Cody Moree said that although the season has ended, it was a great one. 

“For this group of seniors to put us back in the playoffs and overcome all the adversity they had as younger students is truly remarkable,” he said. “Eagle Football is back and we plan to stay a while.”

Quarterback Dakota Campbell completed 13 of 26 passes for 145 yards and 2 TDs, both of which were caught by senior Connor Kaufman.

Defensive leaders were Noah Thompson with 10 tackles, Bradyn Kaufman with 7 and Andrew Pion with 6

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TRINIDAD — Despite a loss in the last game of the season, the Apple Springs Eagles will head to the playoffs.

The Eagles were downed by Trinidad 53-48 on Friday. Still, they will play Bynum on Friday at Allen Academy in Bryan.

Additionally, Dakota Campbell crossed the 2,000-yard mark for the season after Friday’s efforts, completing 14 of 23 passes for 304 yards five touchdowns, as well as rushing rushing for 32 yards on three carries.

Also on offense, Zeth Dugat caught 2 passes for 105 yards and 2 TDs and ran for 58 yards on 7 carries and 2 more TDs; Ryan Phillips rushed for 8 yards and caught 2 passes for 48 yards; Bradyn Kaufman had 4 carries for 16 yards and caught 6 passes for 64 yards and a TD; and Connor Kaufman caught 2 passes for 86 yards and 2 TDs.

On defense, Dugat had 11 tackles; Bradyn Kaufman had 12 tackles and an interception; Andre Pion had nine tackles and a fumble recovery; and Noah Thompson had 24 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Groveton

The Indians won their final regular season game on Friday, stopping the West Hardin Oilers 41-6.

Groveton moves on to the postseason against Shelbyville. The game is set for 7 p.m. Thursday in Nacogdoches.

Against the Oilers, Tanner Steubing completed 4 of 10 passes for 33 yards, while Dax Parker completed 3 of 6 for 18 yards.

For receivers, Jacob Alexander had 2 catches for 33 yards; Billy Thomas had 2 catches for 12 yards; Darius McQueen had 1 catch for 8 yards; Bryon Thomas had 1 catch for 6 yards; and Jackson Cathey had 1 catch for 2 yards.

On the ground, Bryon Thomas had 7 carries for 176 yards and 4 TDs; Darius McQueen had 5 carries for 56 yards; Tanner Steubing had 3 carries for 63 yards; Ramello Wolfe had 3 carries for 31 yards and 1 TD; Jackson Cathey had 2 carries for 12 yards; Wyatt Snead had 1 carry for 30 yards; Keeghan Guerra had 2 carries for 10 yards; and Gunner Wilson had 1 carry for 10 yards.

On defense, Trystan Ard had 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 fumble recovery; Brody Thorton had 6 tackles; Dation Chandler had 6 tackles; Gunner Wilson had 6 tackles; Logan Townsend had 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss; Wyatt Snead had 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 caused fumble; Phoenix Bowman had 2 tackles; Tanner Steubing had 2 tackles; Carter Cox had 1 tackle, 1 tackle for loss; Saint Reyes had 1 tackle; Landon Conley had 1 tackle; Armando Bautista had 1 tackle; and Ty Torregrossa had 1 tackle.

Trinity

The Trinity Tigers lost 58-6 in their final game of the season.

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Michael Dudley of Trinity placed 24th at the state Cross Country meet on Saturday. Courtesy photo

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ROUND ROCK — Michael Dudley ran to a 24th place finish as Trinity’s lone qualifier for the state Cross Country meet, held Friday and Saturday.

Dudley posted a time of 16:53.70.

Also, the Groveton Lady Indians team placed 13th overall at the meet, and Jannette Bautista placed 10th individually.