Sabine Wallops Winona 102-24

Cardinals roll up a huge win that should move the needle on the state rankings.

LIBERTY CITY, TX., Jan. 22, 2009 -- Leaving no doubt as to who owns the first place spot in 18-2A basketball, and perhaps sending a signal to TABC pollsters, the Sabine Cardinals tonight ran up a 78 point surplus in their win over a struggling Winona Wildcat squad.

Holding Winona to single digit team scoring in all four quarters, all five Sabine starters went wild, each netting double digit totals in the lop-sided contest. Colton Kirk led the Cardinals with 25 points, trailed closely by Jacob Kenna with 22.

Even with all the offense, the real story of the game was Sabine's domination of the floor, and rebounding under the basket.

Kirk and Kenna combined for 21 steals, and Cardinals Lie'Quan Byrd and Tyler Woodrell teamed up for 22 rebounds. Woodrell also blocked 5 shots.

With the victory, 4th ranked Sabine extended their winning streak to 14 games, and improved their record to 26-3 on the year, and 7-0 in district.

Scoring by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Tot
Sabine	29	31	25	19		102
Winona	7	8	2	7		24

Box Scores

Sabine	Winona
Kirk 25	Ross 5
Kenna 22	Pullum 4
Byrd 15	Ellis 4
Jackson 14	Wheeler 4
Woodrell 12	Moore 3
Powdrill 7	Timmons 2
Montana 4	D. Wheeler 1
Royce 2	Bills 1

Sabine starts their second half of district play with a contest at Harleton Tuesday. The Cardinals won the first meeting 76-26.

Winona will be looking for their first district win in a home court rematch with Union Grove Tuesday. The Wildcats suffered a close loss the first time around, losing to the Lions 36-31.