The No. 1 Class A ranked Haynesville Lady swept both their wins this weekend at the Castor -Tournament. The Lady Tors wrapped up the sweep with a 57-36 win over Castor on Friday night. In other action, the Saline Lady Bobcats defeated the North Webster Lady Knights 45-23. The North Webster Knight split the night with the Saline Bobcats with a 58-31 win. In the final emotional game, the Haynesville Tornados snuck by the Castor Tigers in a 55-48 win.
SALINE LADY BOBCATS (3-8) 45, NORTH WEBSTER LADY KNIGHTS (1-12) 23
The Saline Lady Bobcats bounced back from their Thursday night loss with a 45-23 win over North Webster. Saline jumped out to an early 16-4 lead in the first quarter with a strong quarter by M. Barnett and G. Robinson. Saline outscored the Lady Knights 14-8 in the second quarter as A. Nelson was the only field goal for North Webster. The Lady Bobcats took a 30-12 lead into halftime. The Lady Knight continued to struggle to find the basket as Saline took the 27 point lead into the final quarter. Saline allowed the bench to get some playing time in the final quarter as they cruised to the win.
North Webster was led by A. Nelson who scored 12 points.
Saline split lead scorer with M. Barnett and A. Gray who each scored 9 points.
NORTH WEBSTER KNIGHTS (5-4) 58, SALINE BOBCATS (1-11) 31
After getting their first win the night before with a 52-38 over Haynesville on Thursday night. The Bobcats were looking to ride the back of eight grade phenom Xzander Washington who had 19 points and 11 rebounds the night before. The Bobcats were looking like a strong threat in the first half as they took a 24-22 lead into halftime. The Knight then turned on the full-court press and Saline struggled. The Knight defense fired seven steals. This fueled a 15-2 run in the third quarter. North Webster jumped out to a 40-28 lead heading into the final period. Saline continued to struggle with the press. Five more steals by the Knights gave them a 16-0 run on their way to the win for the night.
North Webster lead scorer was Larana Davis who scored 22 points. Keionje Perry nailed two 3-pointers for 16 points.
Xzander Washington led Saline with 14 points.
HAYNESVILLE LADY TORNADOS (7-2) 57, CASTOR LADY TIGERS (8-9) 36
Marissa Tell normally has shown at least a double-double. She didn’t quite get those numbers, but still impressive numbers for the night. Tell scored 21 points, six steals, seven blocks, and six assists. Not bad for a night. Powerhouse Shontellas Shine commanded the lane as she grabbed eight rebounds and 17 points. Za’Kharria Jones scored 14 points and picked off four steals.
Castor started the 3-point bomb brigade as 12 of their 15 points in the first quarter came beyond the arc. Macy Moss made two 3-pointers along with one from Taylor Bumgardner and Kaylyn Long. The Lady Tigers took the 15-12 lead into the second quarter. Castor went cold in the second quarter due to the defensive wall from the Lady Tors. Taylor Bumgardner picked up the only field goal of the quarter. Haynesville took the lead 22-17 into halftime. Shine began to be fed available shots in the lane mainly from Tell. Tell’s offense also picked up in the fourth quarter as she drove the lane for six points and a couple of successful free throw shots. Shine continued to pound the lane and gave the Lady Tors their fifth straight win.
Leading scorer for the Castor Lady Tigers was Madison Bumgardner with 10 points.
HAYNESVILLE TORNADOS (2-3) 55, CASTOR TIGERS (2-14) 48
The game started with an emotional celebration of the life of Riley Jinks and the retirement of his Castor basketball No. 0 jersey. Jinks passed away in August this year from a horse-riding accident.
Haynesville started fast as they kicked off the game with a 9-0 run fueled by threes from Alford and McDaniels. The Tors began their struggles with turnovers. Three turnovers in the final three minutes allowed the Tigers to get back into the game. Alford netted three 3-pointers in the first quarter. A bombardment of threes including a buzz beater by Jeffrey Wallace pulled Castor back to within 19-11. The turnovers continued to hold back Haynesville. Moving from firing from the arc to driving the lane allowed Haynesville to maintain their 8 point lead going into halftime. Wallace continued to have his three-point attack adding another couple of threes. Jamarion Clark entered the mix with seven points in the third quarter. Despite being down as much as 12 points, the Castor Tigers closed the gap to 40-34 at the end of the third quarter. The two traded baskets into the fourth quarter. A tip-in from Drake Freeman put the Tigers within four points at 51-47 with 55 seconds remaining. Haynesville went on a fast break and Wallace broke up the play by knocking the ball out of bounds. Coach Edwards seeing the lead diminish and momentum swing towards Castor decided to call a timeout. Xarius Hardwell nails a basket with 26 seconds remaining to extend the lead to 53-47. A pass out of bounds by Castor starts to show a close for the Tors. Not yet. A technical foul on Haynesville with 32 seconds remaining. Puts Wallace on the free thrown line and possession. Wallace makes one of the two. Wallace misses his next shot and a drive by the Tors to a lay up. Alford rebounds the shot and passes to McDaniel. McDaniel goes up for the layup for Haynesville. Jamarian Clark is there to meet with the block…or so was thought. The ref whistle blows for the foul. McDaniels seals the win with both free throws.
Haynesville’s Eric Alford popped three 3-pointers and scored was Eric Alford with 17 points. J. French bucketed 12 points. Xarius Hardwell chipped in 11 pointes.
Castor Tigers leading scorer Jamarian Clark pocketed 21 points. Jeffrey Wallace nailed four 3-pointers on his way to 19 points.
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