Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Tenaha Special Events Center –
The Tenaha Tigers and San Augustine Wolves varsity basketball teams found themselves tied at the end of the regular season in District 22 2A and faced off Saturday for a conference tie breaker. The game decided the #2 and #3 seeds for the bi-district round of the 2020 Texas UIL Basketball Playoffs.
The Tigers took the win in a 65-40 game which started out close with the Tigers leading just 14-13 at the end of the first stanza. The game swung the Tigers way during the second frame when THS went on a 14-0 run and led 29-16 midway through the second quarter. By halftime Tenaha had built a 41-18 advantage.
San Augustine outpaced Tenaha 14-13 points in the third period and the score went into the final frame with THS leading 54-32. Tenaha held on and cruised to a 65-40 win.
Tenaha was led by Mike Hogg with 22 points and Hayden Jenkins with 14. Jayden Hicks led San Augustine with 15 points.
The Tigers will next face the Mount Enterprise Wildcats, the third-place team from District 21 2A, at Panola College on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
San Augustine will play the District 21 2A second-place representative Douglass Indians at a time and date to be announced later.
