Sabine Doubles White Oak In Last Man Standing Championship

Tournament hosts Sabine rolled over rival 18-2A White Oak 48-24 Saturday, winning the championship and going undefeated in tournament play.

Sabine opened the lopsided scoring in the first quarter. Taking advantage of the Roughneck's 2-3 zone defense, which left Sabine perimeter players open, the Cardinals hit 7 consecutive three pointers.

Sabine held a 39-11 lead at the half.

White Oak, who trailed by 27 at one point in the first half, seemed to figure out the Sabine offense late in the game. The Roughnecks outscored the Cards 10-6 in the fourth quarter, but it was too late. The game was on ice, and Sabine had reached into it's bench by then.

The Cardinals ended with a tournament record of 6-0. Both Sabine and White Oak earned their championship berths with close wins over 3A teams.

White Oak defeated 3A Pleasant Grove 67-65, and Sabine dropped 3A Gladewater 39-37.

Sabine Forward Noah Jackson, a 6'-2" junior who has paced the Cardinals throughout the tournament, led all scorers with 12. Jackson was named tournament MVP.

White Oak's Conner Sharp led the Roughneck scoring with 9. Sharp, along with teammates McCurdy and Wait, were named all-tournament for White Oak, bringing home the second place finish.

Scoring by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Tot
Sabine	23	13	6	6		48
White Oak	5	6	3	10		24

Box Scores

Sabine	Pts	White Oak	Pts
Noah Jackson	12	Connor Sharp	9
Colton Kirk	9	Carr	6
Tyler Woodrell	8	Blake Ware	5
Jacob Kenna	8	Trevor Wait	4
Lie'Quan Byrd	5
Hunter Powdrill	2
Jerrel Chumley	2
Zach Royce	2

See the updated tournament bracket here.

Sabine, at 17-3 on the year, will face Gladewater again Tuesday, Dec. 30th in regular season play.

White Oak, 6-9 on the year, will host the Dan Noll Christmas Classic beginning Saturday, Dec. 27th. Besides White Oak, other teams participating will be Atlanta, Spring Hill, Chapel Hill (MP), Daingerfield, West Rusk, Trinity and Troup.