Pirates sail to Round Three
The Collinsville Pirate football team sailed to round three of the playoffs Friday night after a 24-13 win over the Wellington Skyrockets in the Area round game at Iowa Park.
Sophomore Pirate quarterback J.J. Jenkins went 24-of-31 passing for 291 yards and a TD.
Senior Garrett Trevino ran eight times for 42 yards and two scores. He also had four catches for 31 yards.
Chad Davidson had 103 yards on five catches.
Landry Spivey had seven catches for 72 yards and a TD.
Peyton Davidson had 68 yards on five catches.
Chase Sheppard rushed 13 times for 68 yards.
Isaiah Smith kicked a 36-yard field goal for the Pirates.
The win took Collinsville to 11-1 on the year.
They will face Windthorst in the region semifinals Friday at Springtown. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m.
Eight of the top 10 teams in the state in the final Class 2A Division II regular season poll are still alive after the first two rounds of playoff action.
They are #1 Muenster, #2 Albany, #3 Gruver, #4 Collinsville, #6 Windthorst, #7 Wink, #8 Shiner and #10 Junction.
Stratford (#5) and Mart (#9) were both sent home after the Area Round.
Collinsville’s only loss of the year came to Muenster on Nov. 1.
While Region II features Muenster and Collinsville, Region III doesn’t have a team remaining that won their own district.
Muenster faces Albany tomorrow.
So, wins by both teams would set up a Pirate-Hornet rematch next week.
Wellington finished their season at 9-3 and fell short of the third round for the first time since 2015 and just the second time since 2010.
Rams fall to Lindsay
The S&S Ram basketball team fell to 0-3 on the year after a 78-54 road loss to Lindsay on Friday.
Brenden Hammer led the Ram effort with 24 points, eight rebounds and three steals
Joe Orr had 12 points.
Brightin McNabb and Donaven Gingras each had seven points.
Seth Mutz had four points and nine rebounds.
Christian Cruz and Adam Mutz each landed six rebounds for S&S.
The Rams played at Chico Monday afternoon. Results were not available as of press time.
Lady Cats come up short to Pottsboro
The Whitesboro Lady Bearcat basketball team came up on the short end of a 52-36 final Friday at home against the Pottsboro Lady Cardinals.
Allison Eldredge led the Lady Cat effort with 18 points and four rebounds.
Reagan Downs had five points.
Jentry Patterson landed four points.
The loss took Whitesboro to 1-4 on the year.
They tipped off play in the Denison-Pottsboro Tournament Monday. Results were not available as of press time.
Bulldogs end playoff run
The Tioga Bulldog football team ended their playoff run with a 33-22 second round loss to Kerens Friday in Royce City.
Their quest to reach the region semifinals for the second straight season was halted by the loss.
After being down by two-scores at the half, the Bulldogs took a 22-21 lead after scoring twice in the third quarter.
The Bulldogs’ lone score in the first half was a 39-yard touchdown pass from Rocky Urich to Austin Norwood.
They took the lead on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Urich to Gage Anderson. The throw was deflected twice before landing in Anderson’s hands at the 25-yard line. From there, he darted to pay dirt.
But Kerens had the final word.
They scored twice in the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs couldn’t answer.
The loss left Tioga 9-3 on the 2024 season and snapped a seven-game winning streak.
Kerens finished with 354 yards of total offense. Of that, 337 yards came on the ground. They will face Hamilton in the region semifinals.
Bearcats beat Rattlers in OT
The Whitesboro Bearcat basketball team etched the Red River Rattlers Tuesday, Nov. 19 in overtime at home.
Jack Hinsley led the Bearcat attack with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Max Hinsley had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Jacob Knight chipped in 11 points and five assists.
Ezra Melton had nine points and seven rebounds.
The win took Whitesboro to 2-1 on the season.
They hosted Quinlan Ford on Monday afternoon. Results were not available as of press time.
Rams fall to Ector
The S&S Ram basketball team was left looking for their first win on the season after a 58-48 home loss to Ector Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Adam Mutz led the Ram effort with 15 points and 18 rebounds.
Joe Orr had 12 points and three steals.
Brenden Hammer landed in nine points, eight steals and four assists.
Caden Daniel and Donaven Gingras each had five points.
The loss took S&S to 0-2 on the season. They played at Chico on Monday. Results were not available as of press time.
Lady Pirates lose to Lady Cards
The Collinsville Lady Pirate basketball team fell to 1-1 on the season after a 57-43 home lost to Pottsboro in non-district action Tuesday, Nov. 19.
The Lady Pirates play in the Ponder Tournament Friday.