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The Pirates returned home from Chester with some new hardware. Courtesy photo

On Friday, Dec. 30, the Spurger Pirate boys’ varsity team won the championship game against Chester, with a final score of 48-31 in the Chester Tournament.

Cole Simpson led the team with 14 points. Pirates coach Jerry Stapert said, “The boys did really well and we are very proud of the win.”

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, both the Pirates and Lady Pirates will take on Chester on the road, with tip-off at 6 p.m. for the girls and 7:30 p.m. for the boys.

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Yellowjacket Cutter Lowe fights for the ball last weekend against Zavalla.  The Jackets defeated Zavalla 44-38. Photo by Becki Byrd

By Jana Rayburn

The Jackets went two for two in district play this week, defeating both Goodrich and Zavalla. The Jackets defeated the Goodrich Hornets in Chester on Tuesday, Jan. 3 by a score of 35-31. Rich Carlton led with 18 points.

Bradley Davison had eight points, Cutter Lowe scored three points, Jack Rayburn, P.J. Purvis, and Jaxon Gay all scored two points. The Jackets traveled to Zavalla on Friday, Jan. 6, the Yellowjackets beat the Eagles 44-38 in Zavalla. Rayburn led the team with 18 points. Keighen Green scored nine points, Lowe scored six points, Carlton scored four points, Kai Hilliard scored three points, and Gay, and Jesse Bittick each scored two points.

The Jackets will be on the road on Friday, Jan. 13 to take on the Burkeville Mustangs. The game will be played after the conclusion of the girls’ games, around 7:15 p.m.

The Yellowjackets need everyone to come pack the stands on Tuesday, Jan. 17 as they host the Spurger Pirates. The Jackets lost to the Pirates at the end of December in a non-district tournament game.

Tip off between the Jackets and Pirates will be around 7:15 p.m.

Lady Jacket Basketball

The Lady Jackets played two district games this past week, winning against Goodrich and losing a nail biter to Zavalla.

The Lady Jackets defeated Goodrich 45-41. Kyli Handley was the top scorer with 15 points. Others scoring for the Jackets were Lily Read with 14 points, Abby Grimes with nine points, Lauren Citrano with five points, and Saydi Handley with two points.

The Lady Jackets lost to the Zavalla Lady Eagles by a score of 27-36. Read led the team with 12 points. Kyle Handley scored seven points, Abby Grimes scored four points, and both Emma Byrd and Saydi Handley scored two points.

The Lady Jackets will travel to Burkeville on Friday, Jan. 13. Tip off will be at 6 p.m. The Lady Jackets will host the Spurger Lady Pirates on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m.

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The Chester Lady Jacket basketball team poses after winning Consolidation in the Apple Springs tournament last weekend.  Pictured are:  Assistance Coach Courtney Tonnies, Lauren Citrano, Abby Grimes, Saydi Handley, Emma Byrd, Blakeney Whitworth, Bree Cooper, Manager Carlen Sluga, Kyli Handley, Lily Read, Manager Bailey Hight and Coach Patrick Sluga. Photo by Jana Rayburn | TCB 

By Jana Rayburn

CHESTER – The Chester Lady Jackets hosted the Kennard Lady Tigers on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Lady Jackets defeated the Lady Tigers 38-10. Lily Read scored 19 points, Kyli Handley scored 10 points, Blakeney Whitworth scored four points, Abby Grimes scored three points, and Bree Cooper scored two points.

The Lady Jackets lost their first game in the Apple Springs Tournament to Groveton 28-57. Read had 15 points, K.Handley had six points, Grimes and Lauren Citrano scored three points each, and Saydi Handley scored a free throw. Chester faced New Waverly in their second game, and the Lady Jackets defeated New Waverly 55-21. K. Handley led the team with 19 points. Read scored 14 points, Grimes had 12 points, Citrano added six points, and Whitworth scored four points. This win sent the Lady Jackets to the Consolation championship against the Corrigan-Camden Lady Dogs. Chester easily defeated Corrigan-Camden 35-18. Citrano was high point against the Lady Dogs with 12 points. Read scored nine points, K. Handley added six points, S. Handley had four points, and both Grimes and Whitworth added two points a piece.

The Lady Jackets will compete in the West Hardin Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 8 through Saturday, Dec. 10. The Chester Yellowjacket Buzz Link will post tournament game times. The Lady Jackets will host the Leggett Lady Pirates on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 6:00 p.m.

Jackets defeat Tigers

The Yellowjacket varsity boys basketball team defeated the Kennard Tigers on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at J.P. Johnson Gymnasium by a score of 43-16. Jack Rayburn led the team with 11 points. Bradley Davison scored nine points, Jesse Bittick scored eight points, Rick Carlton scored seven points, and Keighen Green and Kai Hilliard each scored four points.

The Yellowjackets played against Richards in their first game of the Apple Springs Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 1. The Jackets lost to Richards 28-56. Scoring for the Jackets were Rayburn with eight points, Bittick with six points, and Davison with five points. Cutter Lowe, PJ. Purvis, Green and Carlton each scored two points, and Hilliard added a free throw. Later that same day, the Jackets took on Apple Springs JV, and won 62-34. Rayburn scored 19 points, Davison added 11 points, Bittick had seven points, and both Lowe and Hilliard scored six points. Also scoring for the Jackets were Jaxon Gay with five points, Purvis with four points, Carlton with three points, and Jakori Davis with one point. The boys advanced to the Consolidation Championship on Saturday and faced the Centerville Bulldogs.

The game was close all throughout, but the Jackets came up short after one overtime by a score of 36-38.

Both teams were in foul trouble near the end, and the Jackets just couldn’t hit their free throws.

Scoring for the Jackets were Rayburn with 13 points, Carlton with 10 points, Davison with six points, and Lowe, Green, and Bittick with two points apiece.

The Jackets will play in the Colmesneil Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 8 through Saturday, Dec. 10. The boys face Goodrich in their first pool game of the tourney on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. The boys will be back for pool play in Colmesneil on Friday with a game at 3:00 p.m against Hull Daisetta and a game at 7 p.m. against Colmesneil. Saturdays bracket will be determined after completion of the pool games. The Chester Yellowjacket Buzz Link will post Saturday game times. The Jackets will travel to Sabine Pass on Tuesday, Dec. 13 for a 6 p.m. game against the Sharks.

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By Chris Edwards
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WOODVILLE – The Woodville Eagles got a nudge Saturday against the Anahuac Panthers.

The visiting Panther team got the narrow 54-52 victory, putting the Eagles at 4-1 for the season.

Eagles Coach Juan Olivo said he was proud of the way the boys fought and were able to get their way back into the game.

The Eagles fought hard, but trailed 19-28 at the half, and in the third quarter, they trailed, as well. Going into the fourth period of play, the Eagles trailed by 15 points. A 24-point haul was not enough to overcome the deficit.

Leading the charge for Woodville was senior Julius Thrower, who led on points and rebounds, with 21 and eight, respectively. Junior Christian Bean led in blocks; senior Jatavian Taylor led in steals and junior Ty’marion Walker led the team in assists.

The win puts the Panthers at 6-1. The Eagles hit the road to play the Buna Cougars on Tuesday.

Lady Eagles get tournament wins

The Lady Eagles have been busy as of late. Coach Michelle Merchant’s squad is now at a 10-2 season record after some nice tournament wins last weekend.

On Friday, the Lady Eagles took down the Tarkington Longhorns, 46-27 and the Splendora Lady Wildcats (42-35). On Saturday, they took down the Jasper Lady Dogs, 55-44.

The Lady Eagles played the Huntington Red Devils on the road on Tuesday. Scores unavailable at press time.

With one more game (Silsbee, at home on Friday) to go after Huntington, the Lady Eagles start district next week against the Hemphill Lady Hornets, on Tuesday, Dec. 13.