New Diana Rolls By Harleton 46-29

Eagles extend a ten point halftime lead to a 17 point win, holding Harleton to just four points in the fourth quarter.

DIANA, TX., Jan. 23, 2009 -- New Diana, coming off a win over Winona Tuesday, opened the game with a 4-2 district record, and was aiming to hang on to a third place spot in 18-2A. Trailing Sabine and White Oak, a third place finish would give the Eagles a playoff berth.

Harleton never gave them much cause for concern, as the Eagles outscored the Wildcats in all four quarters. Defense is key in Coach David Schubert's scheme, and the Eagles held Harleton to single digit scores in three of the four quarters.

Running a motion offense, Schubert got solid production from seniors Eric Dixon, Shay Bradley and Bo Yarbrough. Dixon led the Eagles with 12 points, followed by Bradley with 11 and Yarborough with 9.

Tanner Beatty led the Wildcat scorers with 8.

New Diana unlocked the Wildcat's 2-3 zone early, and lead by 14 points late in the second, when a three pointer by Harleton's Jacob Holmes, with a minute left, cut the Eagle's halftime lead to 11 points.

In the second half, New Diana slowed the tempo of the game down, burning time and denying Harleton the chance to score. The Wildcats scored only four points in the last frame.

Scoring by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Tot
New Diana	10	15	11	10		46
Harleton	7	8	10	4		29

Box Scores

New Diana	Harleton
Eric Dixon 12	Tanner Beatty 8
Shay Bradley 11	Hunter Lacey 7
Bo Yarborough 9	Jacob Holmes 5
Andy Hounsel 5	Sam Williams 4
Ryne Powell 5	Conner Lloyd 3
Josh Gamel 2	Billy Smith 2
Cory Routon 2	Player

New Diana, with a 5-2 district record and a solid hold on third place, goes on the road to face Harmony Tuesday for the second time this year. New Diana won the first matchup in a comeback 47-44 win.

Harleton puts their 3-4 district record on the line Tuesday at home, hosting powerhouse Sabine, ranked 4th in the state with a perfect 7-0 district record. This is their second meeting of the year. Sabine won the first 76-26.

Editors Note: This game was webcast on EZ Street, and can be heard in it's entirety at http://nhsbn.ezstream.com/play/index.cfm?fuseaction=embstay&id=1125778638&Org=nhsbn&CFID=14476165&CFTOKEN=55936700