Thursday, December 28, 2017 –
Ninth Annual Tenaha Holiday Hoops action started on Wednesday and has now moved into the second day of action. Teams are battling it out to eventually narrow the field, of 20 boy’s teams, and 19 girl’s teams, down for tomorrow’s final round of elimination play.
A Thursday morning game at Joaquin High School saw the Shelbyville Dragons defeat the Oakwood Panthers Varsity Boys Basketball Team by a convincing 65-33 final score. Shelbyville jumped out to an 18-10 lead in the first period and led 26-14 at halftime.
Jordan Boykin and Cole Ferguson teamed up for 14 points in the third period which helped the Dragons take a 51-20 lead into the final quarter.
Oakwood was led by Tuddy Jones who had a 14 point day. The Dragons were led by Cole Furguson with 15 points. Teammate Jeron Boykins had nine points on the day. The Dragons, coached by David Schmitt and Assistant Kyle Tindol, are now 13-3 for the season.
The Timpson Bears Varsity Boys Basketball fell to the Queen City Bulldogs by a 69-50 score at Panola Junior College Gymnasium. Timpson trailed Queen City 16-7 at the end of the opening stanza. The Bears were behind 34-23 at the midway intermission. Easton Fincher and Dylan Scott combined for 19 points during the third quarter to give the Bulldogs a 61-37 lead going into the fourth frame. The Bears outpaced the Bulldogs 13-8 in the fourth period by it was too-little-too-late as Queen City took home the 19-point win.
The Bears were led by Brock Behrens with 17 points. Teammates, Jordan Osby, and Dustin Pledger each had eight points. Fellow Bear Gannon Braddock added six points, Jaden Johnson 5, three Bears: Cody Hodge, Trey Keggler, and Komareious Johnson each had two points.
Queen City was led by Easton Fincher with 18 points.
