Staff report
WHITESBORO — To keep their playoff hopes intact, the Gainesville Leopards picked up an impressive 48-42 win over Whitesboro Tuesday to hold the third-place spot in District 9-3A.
Harold Wills picked up another double-double for Gainesville, scoring 24 points with 13 rebounds.
Gainesville (13-11, 2-2 district) led 11-8 after the first quarter and held a 26-22 advantage at halftime. The Leopards outscored the Bearcats 22-16 in the second half to hold on for the win.
Kenyon Morgan added 8 points with 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals while Denzel Johnson added 6 points with 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Patrick Westbrook also scored for Gainesville, adding 5 points in the win.
In the junior varsity game, Whitesboro defeated Gainesville 54-45, but Gainesville took the freshmen game 43-42.
Gainesville next welcomes in Sanger at 7:30 p.m. Friday night.
Callisburg gets revenge
on Pilot Point
PILOT POINT — After a disappointing defeat by the hands of the Pilot Point Bearcats earlier in the season, the Callisburg Wildcats got revenge Tuesday, stealing on away from the Bearcas 47-44.
Callisburg (17-6, 6-3 district) trailed 11-3 after the first quarter and 21-17 at halftime. The Wildcats outscored Pilot Point 30-23 in the second half to take the win.
Leading the way for Callisburg was Ben Fisk who scored 16 points while Langston Jones added 12.
Also scoring for the Wildcats were Taylor Dishman with 5 points, Bobby Dorman had 4, Oscar Gutierrez and Kevin Bartley each chipped in 3 and Matt Adams and Alex Averill.
Muenster defeats Windthorst in OT
WINDTHORST — The Muenster Hornets needed overtime to snag a district win over Windthorst Tuesday, defeating the Trojans 45-44.
Muenster (16-7, 2-2 district) led 18-17 at halftime before Windthorst tied the game at 27-27 going into the fourth quarter.
Trailing by 3 points with 8.2 seconds left, the Hornets used a missed opportunity by Windthorst to force overtime.
The Trojans missed a free throw that would have made it a two-possession game, but Scott Porter made the best of the situation, nailing a game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime.
Porter wasn’t finished though, as he hit the game-winning 3-pointer with five seconds left in overtime.
“Scott Porter came up huge late in the game,” Muenster Coach Courtney Christenson said. “Tyler Anderle was also a very big part of the game, assuming the point guard role for Jason Luke who did not make the trip due to illness. This was a great win for the program in a very tough environment. The celebration was a great feeling.”
Eric Hellman led Muenster with 14 points while Porter finished with 13. Josiah Flaming added 8 points, Anderle scored 6, Garrett Walterscheid and Shane Presnall each chipped in 2.
Sacred Heart JV picks up win over WF Notre Dame
MUENSTER — The Sacred Heart junior varsity took on Wichita Falls Notre Dame Tuesday, defeating them 48-16.
Ryan Felderhoff led Sacred Heart with 12 points while Austin Springer added 10.
Also scoring for the JV Tigers were Josh Biffle with 8 points, A.J. Miller added 6, Chad Walterscheid and Austin Aldridge each scored 4 and John Paul Hesse and Isacc Barnhill finished with 2.
