Giving Coach Tim Davis his 300th career win, Sabine swarmed all over the Eagles in a 73-26 win
GLADEWATER, TX, Feb. 6, 2009 -- The Eagles never knew what hit them tonight. Falling victim to a lightning fast Sabine defensive effort that stymied Eagle scoring and allowed the Cardinals to score 20 unanswered points and run up a 32-4 first quarter lead.
Sabine's Noah Jackson had a big hand in that deficit, hitting three shots from outside the arc in the first eight minutes of play.
Sabine held Diana to just two points in the second quarter, and took a 46-6 lead into the half.
Second half play was more favorable to the Eagles, and they paced the Cardinals, scoring 20 points to Sabine's 27.
Jackson led all scorers with 31 points, followed by teammates Colton Kirk with 16 points and Tyler Woodrell with 14.
Eric Dixon led the Eagle scoring with seven.
SCORING BY QUARTER
TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FIN
Sabine 32 14 9 18 73
New Diana 4 2 8 12 26
BOX SCORES
SABINE: Noah Jackson 31, Colton Kirk 16, Tyler Woodrell 14, Jacob Kenna 10, Zach Royce 2
NEW DIANA: Eric Dixon 7, Taylor Ramsey 5, Bo Yarborough 5, Travis Barton 2, Shay Davis 2, Josh Gamel 2, Coy Rowden 2, Tanner Manteofel 1
Sabine will face it's toughest district test next Tuesday, when they take their (11-0) record on the road to White Oak. The Roughnecks are (10-1) in district play, with their only loss coming to Sabine. If White Oak can upset the Cardinals, it would mean a tie for first place in the 18-2A standings.
New Diana, still holding on to third place with a (7-4) record, hopes to stay a step ahead of Harmony (6-5) with a home win Tuesday over Union Grove.
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KC signs 36 players, including an aerial duo from Carthage
KILGORE, TX, Feb. 4, 2009 -- Kilgore College today released the list of players it's signed for next year, and it contains a number of local players you'll recognize.
Gilmer fans especially will know Si’Darius Blackshire and Jarvin Robinson, the QB and WR of the Carthage squad that knocked the Buckeyes out of the playoffs.
Brandon Hawkins, Pittsburg DE, and Terrance Leach, Gladewater DB, also signed for KC.
Picking up good talent for both their offense and defense, KC also signed players from Longview, Marshall and Tyler, proving the East Texas talent pool is pretty deep.
The full list of players follow:
NAME HT WT POS HIGH SCHOOL
Si’Darius Blackshire 6’1 220 QB Carthage
Richard Bradley 6’4 230 DL Arp
Brandon Bridgewater 6’3 195 LB Channelview
Kodie Cadenhead 6’6 225 TE Kennedale
Le’Dedrick Calico 6’3 250 DL Tyler Chapel Hill
Hans Cook 6’1 190 QB Deer Park
Johnnie Cope 6’3 230 LB New Iberia, LA
Darius Dickerson 6’1 185 DB Dickinson
Tramario Hall 5’9 185 RB Shreveport, LA
Walter Hardin 6’7 230 TE Cedar Hill
Brandon Hawkins 6’3 285 DL Pittsburg
Trae Hawkins 5’10 170 WR Arlington Bowie
Marty Hobbs 5’11 175 K Longview
Tim Jones 6’2 190 LB Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated
Keagan Kogut 6’2 195 QB Baytown Sterling
Terrance Leach 6’0 185 DB Gladewater
Jamaal Lewis 6’3 285 OL Arlington Bowie
Liqour Lockhart 5’11 235 RB North Crowley
Tanner McDonald 6’2 180 QB Aledo
Marquise McCormick 6’1 175 DB Dallas A. Maceo Smith
Darnell McLin 6’2 220 DE Marshall
Vinny Portley 6’1 265 OL Longview
Ka’Darius Reeder 5’11 265 DL Tyler Chapel Hill
Steven Richard 6’5 275 DL Dallas Madison
Nick Rivers 6’2 215 LB Dallas Skyline
Jarvin Robinson 5’8 161 WR Carthage
James Scott 6’3 225 LB Coldspring-Oakhurst
De’Elmo Simpson 6’0 195 DB Shreveport, LA
Terrance Sparkman 6’6 210 WR Longview Pine Tree
Jacolby Stokes 5’11 170 Ath Navasota
Billy Thompkins 5’11 185 DB Tyler John Tyler
Daniel Thompson 5’9 180 RB West Rusk
Earnest Thompson 6’2 215 TE Channelview
Jarrit Turner 6’0 260 DL Dallas Skyline
Dominque Wilkins 5’9 185 RB Klein Forrest
LaKeith Woods 6’2 270 OL Dallas Lincoln
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Cardinals extend win streak to 17, hand Yellowjackets their tenth straight loss
ELYSIAN FIELDS, TX, Feb. 3, 2009-- Continuing their romp through district 18-2A tonight, the Sabine Cardinal downed Elysian Fields' Yellowjacket squad 77-23.
The Cardinals had four players in double digits and seven players scoring. Coach Maynard Chapman's Yellowjacket squad, which has struggled this year, had four players adding to the point total.
Sabine's Lie'Quan Byrd was a big contributor to the defensive effort for the Cardinals, blocking seven shots, while teammates Zach Royce and Tyler Woodrell each snatched 8 rebounds under the basket.
Royce led the scoring with Sabine with 18 points. Keyante Bird paced the Yellowjackets with ten points.
SCORING BY QUARTER
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FIN
Sabine 23 18 20 16 77
Elysian Fields 6 3 10 4 23
BOX SCORES
Sabine: Zach Royce 18, Noah Jackson 16, Josh Montana 12, Jacob Kenna 11, Colton Kirk 9, Lie' Quan Byrd 7, Tyler Woodrell 6
Elysian Fields: Keyante Bird 10, Zach Hawkins 6, Dave Carroll 5, Alex Mackland 2
Sabine, now (10-0) in district play, will host New Diana Friday. The Eagles are smarting after a 72-38 loss to White Oak tonight.
Elysian Fields (1-9), hopes to pick up another win when they travel to face Winona Friday.
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White Oak girls win big over Lady Eagles, 64-24
WHITE OAK, TX, Feb 3, 2009 -- The White Oak Lady 'Necks clinched a playoff spot tonight with the same pressure defense and dominant inside play that propelled them to win over New Diana the first time the two teams met.
The Eagles had trouble keeping a handle on the ball, and the 'Necks took advantage of the problem, blocking shots, stealing passes and transforming turnovers into fast-break scores again and again.
White Oak held new Diana to single digits in all quarters, and led 38-10 at the break. The scoring was even in the third, but any hope of a Diana comeback were crushed by a 19 point White oak scoring frenzy in the fourth.
White Oak's Tara Waite led all scorers with 20 points. Raney Matthews led the Eagles with
The Lady 'Necks will look to extend a four game winning streak against Harleton on the road Friday night.
The Lady Eagles will face another play-off bound Friday when they travel to Sabine to take on the Lady Cardinals. That elusive first district win won't come easy in Gladewater.
SCORING BY QUARTER
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FIN
White Oak 15 23 8 18 64
New Diana 5 5 6 8 24
White Oak will next face Harleton on the road Friday.
New Diana also travels Friday, matching up with Sabine.
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Roughnecks roll up a lopsided 72-38 win
WHITE OAK, TX, Feb. 3, 2009 -- The White Oak Roughnecks had no intentions of giving up a share of the 2nd spot in division 18-2A basketball tonight.
In a physical match that often resembled a football game, they pressured the New Diana squad relentlessly, forcing 26 turnovers and denying the Eagles their usual ball control offense.
For their part, Diana tried the zone and man-to man coverage, but White Oak had the three point range dialed in, and made the Eagles pay from outside the arc all night.
Eric Dixon lead the Eagles scoring with 12 points, followed by Ryne Powell with ten points. White Oak player stats were not available.
Scoring by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Tot |
|---|
White Oak
| 13 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
| 72 |
New Diana
| 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 38 |
Both teams will be on the road for their next contest. White Oak will square off against Harleton Friday, and New Diana will face Sabine in Gladewater.
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Lake Conroe ShareLunker Makes Top 50 List
CONROE, TX, Feb. 2, 2009 -- Ricky Bearden of Conroe set a new water body record for largemouth bass January 30 when he pulled a 15.93-pound fish from two feet of water in Lake Conroe.
The big bass now holds the number 24 spot on the list of the top 50 largemouth bass ever caught in Texas.
Bearden was fishing with a plastic worm in 54-degree water when the big bass took the bait about 12:15 p.m. Friday. The fish was 27 inches long and 22 inches in girth.
"It’s one of the healthiest-looking fish entered into the ShareLunker program in some time," said ShareLunker program manager David Campbell.
The fish is the second ShareLunker to come from Lake Conroe during the current season. On December 13 Kyle Nitschke used a crankbait to land a 13.07-pound fish that is the junior angler state record largemouth bass.
"What’s driving this is the continued stocking of Lake Conroe with Florida largemouth bass," said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) fisheries biologist Mark Webb, who manages the fishery. "In addition to the bass that TPWD stocks, the Lake Conroe Restocking Association purchases fish from Tyler Fish Farms and stocks them into the lake after they have been tested and certified to be Florida bass."
Since 2000 more than 1.7 million Florida largemouth bass fingerlings have been stocked into the lake.
Lake Conroe has also been the object of intensive vegetation management by TPWD and the San Jacinto River Authority, resulting in the removal of most of the hydrilla in the lake. Native vegetation is being established in its place. "Anglers are figuring out how to fish the lake in the absence of hydrilla," said TPWD fisheries technician Mike Gore. "They’re throwing more crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. The fish are out there. You just have to know how to catch them."
Lake Conroe has now produced 14 ShareLunkers. Only Lake Fork, Lake Alan Henry and Sam Rayburn Reservoir have produced more 13-pound-plus fish.
Anyone legally catching a largemouth bass weighing 13 pounds or more from Texas waters, public or private, can enter the fish into the ShareLunker program. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel and taken to the Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where they are used in a selective breeding program that aims to increase the size and number of big bass in Texas. To have a fish picked up, call David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or page him at (888) 784-0600 and leave a number, including area code. Anglers receive a fiberglass replica of their catch and ShareLunker clothing.
By-line/Copyright: David Campbell, © Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Coaches take notice of Cardinal scores
INTERNET, Feb. 2, 2009 -- The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches gave a boost to the Sabine Cardinals squad this week, moving them up a spot to rank third among state 2A teams.
A loss by Whitewright to district 11-2A rival Melissa dropped last week's 3rd ranked team to the eighth spot, further helping the Cardinals.
Sabine will look to hold onto third this week with matches against Elysian Fields and New Diana.
2A Boys Rankings
Last Week This Week
1. New Waverly (20-3) New Waverly (22-3)
2. Ponder (25-1) Ponder (26-1)
3. Whitewright (22-1) Gladewater Sabine (28-3)
4. Gladewater Sabine (26-3) Krum (23-4)
5. Krum (22-4) Floydada (23-1)
6. Floydada (21-1) Edgewood (22-5)
7. Edgewood (21-5) Brock (22-6)
8. Spearman (20-2) Whitewright (23-2)
9. Shallowater (17-4) Shallowater (18-4)
10. Newton (12-6) Newton (14-6)
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District standings firm up, and a few key match-ups are on tap.
Spotlight games for Tuesday:
New Diana at White Oak. New Diana could tie White Oak for the 2nd place spot in 18-2A with a win. Both teams looked strong in their last game, White Oak downing Harmony and New Diana over Elysian Fields. White Oak won their last meeting, 58-50.
Daingerfield at Chapel Hill (MP). Daingerfield puts it's first place spot in 17-2A on the line against Chapel Hill, a team they barely beat earlier this year, 58-54.
If Daingerfield loses, then the pairing of Jefferson at Hughes Springs becomes important. A Jefferson win, coupled with a Daingerfield loss, puts the two teams in a tie for first.
Boys Basketball
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Atlanta at Pittsburg
Big Sandy at Beckville
Chapel Hill (MP) at Linden-Kildare
Jefferson at Hughes Springs
New Diana at White Oak
Overton at Carlisle
Queen City at Ore City
Sabine at Elysian Fields
Union Grove at Harmony
Wascom at Hawkins
Winona at Harleton
Friday, February 06, 2009
Carlisle at Wascom
Daingerfield at Chapel Hill
Harmony at Winona
Hawkins at Beckville
Linden-Kildare at Queen City
New Diana at Sabine
Ore City at Jefferson
Overton at Big Sandy
Pittsburg at New Boston
White Oak at Harleton
Girls Basketball
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Big Sandy at Beckville
Daingerfield at McLeod
Gilmer at Spring Hill
Gladewater at Bullard
Jefferson at Hughes Springs
New Diana at White Oak
Overton at Carlisle
Queen City at Ore City
Sabine at Elysian Fields
Union Grove at Harmony
Wascom at Hawkins
Winona at Harleton
Friday, February 06, 2009
Daingerfield at Chapel Hill (MP)
Elysian Fields at Union Grove
Linden-Kildare at Queen City
New Diana at Sabine
White Oak at Harleton
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New Diana has a solid third place district spot
NEW DIANA, Jan. 30, 2009 -- New Diana added to the troubles of a struggling Elysian Fields squad Friday, holding the Yellowjackets to single digits in all four quarters on the way to a 48-15 win.
Elysian Fields kept the game close through the first quarter, but New Diana pulled away in the second, and led at the half 21-8.
Fatigue began to show on the undermanned Elysian Fields squad in the second half. Only dressing out five players, the Yellowjackets could only manage 7 points in the second half. Under the Eagle basket, the quick passing of New Diana confounded the Elysian Fields defense, as the Eagles netted 27 points.
Eagle Eric Dixon led all scorers with 17 points, outscoring the entire Elysian Fields team. Elysian Fields player stats were not available.
SCORING BY QUARTER
TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT FIN
New Diana 8 13 16 11 48
Elysian Fields 5 3 2 5 15
New Diana, (7-2) in district play and in third place, heads into the toughest part of their remaining schedule. On the road at 2nd place White Oak Tuesday, and again traveling Friday to match-up with 1st place Sabine. White Oak is coming off of a 94-39 trouncing of Winona.
Elysian Fields (0-9), jumps from the frying pan into the fire, hosting Sabine Tuesday. Sabine destroyed Harmony Friday, 79-30.
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Lady Eagles let a third quarter lead slip away, lose to Lady 'Jackets 36-49
DIANA, TX, Jan. 30, 2009 -- Despite turning an point half time deficit into a comfortable lead after 3 quarters, Diana's Lady Eagle couldn't hold on to the win in the fourth period.
Trailing by nine points at the half, the Eagles battled back, outscoring the Lady 'Jackets 23-6 in the third, and appeared on track to notch their first district win of the season, but it was not to be.
Elysian Fields returned the favor in the last frame, outscoring Diana 25-4 for their 6th district win. With a (6-5) 18-2A record, the Lady 'Jackets are within striking distance of a third place play-off spot behind White Oak at (7-2).
Teriel Dixon led the Lady Eagles in scoring with 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. She was followed by Kelsey Southern with six points.
Elysian Field's player stats were not available.
SCORING BY QUARTER
TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT FIN
Elysian Fields 14 4 6 25 49
New Diana 6 3 23 4 36
Elysian Fields next hosts district leader Sabine Tuesday.
New Diana (0-9), travels Tuesday to face White Oak.
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Giving Coach Tim Davis his 300th career win, Sabine swarmed all over the Eagles in a 73-26 win
