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The Trinity Boys Team claimed first place at the Tiger Strong Invitational on Saturday. Courtesy photo

By Tony Farkas
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TRINITY — Coming out on top at your own tournament is an even better reward that just winning, which is what the Trinity Tigers did on Saturday,

The boys’ team accumulated 34 points to place first overall. The girls managed a fifth-place finish out of 11 teams.

Coach Forrest Reddick said he is very proud of the effort of every one of his lifters. 

“Just about everyone was able to improve their standing in terms of qualifying for regionals,” he said. “We will have a final determination of that in the weeks to come, but it’s looking very promising moving forward.”

Medal winners include:

• Kailyn Fisher, first place and top overall lifter, girls’ heavy platform 

• Deandra Mills, second place

• Stephanie Ruiz, fifth place

• Wyatt Bennett, second place

• Jayden Ford, second place 

• Remi Lassman, first place

• Cole Odom, second place 

• David McKendree, second place

• Colton Smith, second place 

• Elis Caceres, fourth place

Results of the Tiger Strong Invitational Feb. 12

Girls

Team Results

College Station, first; Elkhart, second; Splendora, third; Tarkington, fourth; Trinity, fifth; Shepherd, sixth; Cleveland, seventh; Chilton, eighth; New Waverly, ninth; Groveton, 10th; Corrigan-Camden, 11th.

Individual Results (placing in weight class)

Groveton

Lexia Banks, third; Samantha Smith, eighth; Rebecca Langley, 11th; Lexi Easterling, 11th; Isabell Killingsworth, 12th; Daisia Leonard, 13th; Macey Wingate, 11th; Paislie Voelker, seventh; Mercedes Wilson, fifth; Shelby Arnold, fifth.

Trinity

Deandra Mills, third; Darlene Orellana, ninth; Britnee Warren, seventh; Kourtney Warren, 11th; Kaitlyn Smith, 12th; Stephanie Ruiz, fifth; Dezlyn Galvan, 15th; Joshlyn Madera, sixth; Maria Mendoza, seventh; and Kailyn Fisher, first.

Boys

Team Results

Trinity, first; Huntsville, second; Shepherd, third; College Station, fourth; Cleveland, fifth; Elkhart, sixth; Tarkington, seventh; Corrigan-Camden, eighth; New Waverly, ninth; Chilton, 10th.

Individual results (placing in weight class)

Trinity

Wyatt Bennett, second; Jayden Ford, second; Remington Lassman, first; Cole Odom, second; Ian Pucket, 10th; Giovanni Gutierrez, 13th; David McKendree, second; Aaron Caceres, 11th; Colton Smith, second; Elis, Caceres, fourth.

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Trinity Tiger Terius Maxie (No. 22) pulls in a rebound. Photos by Tony Farkas

By Tony Farkas
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TRINITY — Playing the third-ranked team in your district is always rough, but Trinity was making a game of it, even taking a 23-15 lead into halftime.

However, that fire didn’t burn in the second half, and the Tigers dropped the Feb. 1 game against Coldspring 61-51

Coldspring was down 23-15 at halftime, a place it hasn’t been in some time, according to Head Coach Greg Devers. 

“Fifteen points were the fewest points that we had in seven years,” he said. “We were 6 of 31 shooting and 1 of 3 from the free throw line.”

The Trojans rallied in the second half as they outscored the Tigers 46 to 28, including 26 to 11 in the third quarter. 

Meanwhile, the Lady Trojans commanded the first three quarters against the Lady Tigers, staying anywhere from 12 to 20 points ahead.

However, the fourth quarter would see Trinity pull within two to scare the Lady Trojans; fouls and foul shots were what kept the lead firmly in the hands of the Lady Trojans, who won by 6.

The final score was 51-45.

Apple Springs

The Eagles lost to Wells 73-36 on Feb. 1. 

Dakota Campbell was the standout player.  

The Friday game against Laneville was cancelled due to the weather.

Centerville

The Bulldogs lost to Wells 63-39 on Feb. 4.

On Feb. 1, the Bulldogs lost to Neches 59-36.

Groveton

The Indians downed the Leon Cougars 47-32 on Saturday, but lost to Slocum 56-47 on Feb. 1. 

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Tiger goalie Nick Parras blocks more than the ball during a Jan. 25 match against Hudson.

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DIBOLL — The Trinity Lady Tigers lost to Diboll 2-0 on Friday, with midfielder Liliana Uresti receiving a yellow card. 

Head Coach Alexis Soto said the team pressed and found its way into the attacking third for most of the game and had multiple breakaways and shots on goal, but was just unlucky and could not find the back of the net. 

Kimberli Caceres was player of the game, she said. 

Soto said Caceres had a breakthrough game, and was able to get past the Lumberjack defense to create opportunities in front of the goal. 

On Jan. 25, the Lady Tigers lost to Hudson 5-1.

Trinity fell to Westwood Panthers on Jan. 21 with a final score of 3-0. 

Soto said the Lady Tiger defense was able to hold off the panther attack and prevent them from scoring for 18 minutes. 

She said Natalie Bates saved a penalty kick that prevented the Panthers from extending their lead within 5 minutes. At the half, the tigers trailed 2-0. 

Alexa Ruiz controlled the tempo of the game in the midfield and was able to continue the forward attack for the tigers. In the second, the Tigers held the Panthers until the last 10 seconds when the Panthers extended their lead to 3-0. 

Forwards Resi Green and Vanessa Acosta were a threat up top, but fell short of finding the net. 

Boys

The Trinity Tigers dropped three games.

Against Diboll on Friday, Trinity lost 7-1; against Hudson on Jan. 25, the Tigers lost 6-0, and on Jan. 21, they lost against Westwood

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Lady Tiger Zoey Grey sets up for a layup during a Tuesday game against Hardin. TCNS staff

CENTERVILLE — The Bulldogs were able to beat cross-county rival Apple Springs 53-38 on Friday, even without top players Logan Whittlesey and Caleb Carroll, who were out due to illness, and Jerry White, who was out due to injury. 

The Bulldogs took a 30-25 lead into halftime, and second half offensive struggles for the Eagles resulted in a 43-31 lead for Centerville heading into the fourth. 

Junior Ayden Self led scorers with 28 points, and Senior Devin Capps and Sophomore Payson Dickinson each added 8.  

On Thursday, Centerville downed Kennard 60-58 in overtime, again missing players to illness and injury.

Head Coach Geoff Hollis said it was the team’s best start to a game this season, with the Bulldogs jumping out to a 23-16 lead after the first quarter. Kennard heated up to fight back to cut it to a 1-point deficit heading into halftime 35-34. 

A back-and-forth third quarter resulted in a 45-42 Centerville lead heading into the fourth, but Kennard was able to pull ahead. Big plays down the stretch from Centerville resulted in a 49-49 tie to send the game to OT. 

Both teams lost three players to foul trouble, and the remaining players put out a see-saw effort. With the game tied 58-58 with less than 10 seconds to go, Junior Bulldog Ayden Self drove nearly the length of the floor and made a tough layup with 2 seconds to go to win the game for the Bulldogs.

Self led the way with 32 points, along with 8 points from freshman guard Brayden Watson.

On Jan. 25, Centerville traveled to Oakwood to face the Panthers. Junior post Jerry White suffered a serious elbow injury in the second knocking him out for the rest of the game and potentially the rest of the season. 

Oakwood took a 17-11 lead into halftime, and a 26-19 lead heading into the fourth, and despite efforts by the Bulldogs, Centerville couldn’t quite get over the hump and the game ended in a 36-31 Oakwood victory. 

Senior Logan Whittlesey led the way with 18 points. 

Trinity

ANDERSON — The Tigers put two in the W column with wins over Anderson-Shiro and Hardin.

Trinity beat Anderson-Shiro 35-30 on Friday, and beat Hardin 54-40 on Jan. 25.

Standout players in both games were Terius Maxie, Cole Hortman, Junior Hernandez and Tristian Martinez. 

Groveton boys

GROVETON — The Indians beat Latexo 45-37on Friday.

Freshman Wyatt Snead led all scorers with 15. 

Apple Springs

CENTERVILLE — The Eagles were downed by the Bulldogs 53-38 on Friday.

Groveton Girls

The Lady Indians were able to down district rivals Latexo 66-19 on Friday.

Top producers were Kiki Smith with 23 points and 9 rebounds; Tatum Porter with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 blocks; Bre McQueen with 9 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and and 2 steals; Anahi Chavez with 9 points and 6 steals; Maddy Thomas with 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.