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Trinity Tiger Terius Maxie (No. 22) pulls down the ball. Photo by Larry LambSpecial to the
News-Standard
GROVETON — The Groveton Lady came from behind in the first half and stayed dominant through the second to down the Coldspring-Oakhurst Lady Trojans 39-29.
Top scorers for the game were Kiki Smith and Tatum Porter with 10 points each, Bre McQueen with 7 points, Isavel Bautista with 5 points, Maddy Thomas with 3 points and Lexia Blanks with 2 points.
McQueen and Smith grabbed 2 steals each; Isavel Bautista pulled in 13 rebounds; McQueen had 3 assists; and Porter added 3 blocks.
On Dec. 28, the Lady Indians fell to Wells 43-27 in district play.
Top scorers for Groveton were Porter with 11 points, McQueen with 10 points, and Anahi Chavez with 4 points.
Porter pulled down 7 rebounds, while Chavez picked up 5 rebounds; Ingrid Gonzalez added 3 steals.
On Dec. 17, Groveton edged out the Grapeland Lady Sandies 47-40.
Top scores were Porter with 16, Kiki Smith with 14, McQueen with 8 and Anahi Chavez with 6 points.
Smith nabbed 5 steals to McQueen’s 3; and Porter pulled down a whopping 18 rebounds, Bautista had 10, and Hannah Spurgeon contributed.
Boys
Trinity
CROCKETT — The Trinity Tigers went 0-4 at the Houston County Holiday Classic, held Dec. 28-30 in Crockett.
Trinity lost to Flatonia 61-55, lost to Palestine 58-25, lost to Grapeland 70-49 and lost to Maypearl 52-35.
Groveton
WELLS — On Dec. 28, the Groveton Indian lost to the Wells Pirates 56-47.
Apple Springs
OVERTON — The Apple Springs Eagles went 2-2 during the Overton Basketball Tournament held Dec. 28-30.
The Eagles lost to Zavalla 61-28 and to Overton 55-29, but won 50-45 against Trinity Christian Academy and 57-50 against Fruitvale.