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VALLEY VIEW — The Valley View Eagles handed the Sacred Heart Tigers their first loss of the season with a 54-50 win Tuesday night.
The Tigers took a 19-18 lead after the first quarter and led 28-27 at halftime, but the Eagles rallied in the second half, outscoring the Tigers 27-22 for the win.
Leading the way for the Eagles was Cameron Vesperman with 25 points while Dustyn Whetzel added 10 points.
Sacred Heart was led by John Krawietz who scored 22 points while Kyle Knabe added 16 points with 8 rebounds and 6 steals.
Leading scorer Kevin Kulle did not play against Valley View due to injury.
For Valley View, Cole Rauschuber scored 9 points, Tanner Paddoch added 6 and David Zimmerer and Scott Willis each added 2.
For Sacred Heart, Patrick Mojica scored 8 points and had 5 assists while Jae Im and Matt Hesse each added 2.
In the junior varsity game, Valley View also defeated Sacred Heart, 41-28.
Leading the way for the Tigers were Austin Springer with 12 points, Ryan Felderhoff added 10 while Josh Biffle, John Paul Hesse and Austin Aldredge each added 2.
Hornets get Bells wrung
BELLS — The Muenster Hornets were defeated by the Bells Panthers Tuesday night by the score of 45-42.
Muenster (7-2) trailed 15-7 after the first quarter and never recovered as Bells led 22-17 at halftime. Muenster did however outcore the Panthers 25-23 in the second half, but it was not enough for the win.
Eric Hellman led the Hornets with 23 points while Jason Luke and Scott Porter each added 5 points. Garrett Walterscheid finished with 4, Josiah Flaming added 3 and Shane Presnall finished with 2.
Next up for the Hornets will be Ector on Monday.
Whitesboro squeaks past Lucas Lovejoy
WHITESBORO — The Whitesboro Lady Cats continue to improve this season, picking up an impressive 47-43 win over Lucas Lovejoy Tuesday night.
Leading the way for the Lady Cats was Jill Schuessler with 14 points.
Whitesboro struggled early as it trailed 11-9 after the first quarter ad 24-18 at halftime. The Lady Cats rebounded in the second half, outscoring Lovejoy 29-19 for the win.
Also scoring for Whitesboro were Katie Guthrie and Katelyn Labhart who each added 12 points in the victory.
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- Ponder pounds Lady Eagles The Valley View Lady Eagles had a rough outing in District 10-2A play Monday afternoon, falling to Ponder by the score of 18-2 in four innings.
- Whitesboro no hits Lady Leopards to open district play Opening District 9-3A play Monday afternoon, it was the Whitesboro Lady Cats who drew first blood.
- Outlaws improve to 3-3 The Cooke County Outlaws improved to 3-3 in their inaugural season in the Southern Conference of the Elite Football League with a 37-0 victory over the Arkansas Redhawks at home Saturday at Leeper Stadium.
- Valley View boys take second place The Valley View boys track and field teams competed in the Nocona Relays on Thursday.
- Hornet Relays results Held at Muenster High School, March 11
- Lady Cats take home Lindsay Tourney title The Callisburg Lady Cats took home the Lindsay Tournament Championship Saturday night, and did so in extra innings, defeating Commerce 2-1.
- Knights one-hit Callisburg for win The Lindsay Knights one-hit the Callisburg Wildcats for a 5-0 win in Saturday’s conclusion of the Lindsay Tournament.
- Lady Leopards' win punches playoff ticket The Gainesville Lady Leopards scored a pair of goals in each half and cruised to a 4-0 victory over the Wichita Falls Hirschi Lady Huskies Friday, giving the soccer girls the distinction of being the first GHS sports team to qualify for the playoffs this year.
- Lady Leopards mercy rule Muenster In their final tune up game before district play starts Monday, the Gainesville Lady Leopards produced one of their best offensive outings of the season with a 17-2 wins over the Muenster Lady Hornets in four innings Friday at NCTC’s Darwin Fields.
- Hirschi ends Leopards' playoff hopes A soccer season best described as frustrating ended for the Gainesville Leopards Friday with a 1-0 loss at home to the Wichita Falls Hirschi Huskies.
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