Eastland County Sports
The Eastland Lady Mavericks kept their district record unblemished last week by powering their way to back-to-back wins over Early and Peaster.
The Gorman Lady Panthers continued to win on the hardwood last week … and to slide in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ weekly rankings. The GHS girls, despite a district-opening rout of Three Way, slipped two spots in the Dec. 18 rankings to No. 6 overall.
The Gorman Lady Panthers had four players score into double figures last Tuesday and cruised to an easy 75-13 rout of Three Way in their District 7-A opener.
The Eastland Mavericks had plenty of fireworks to be pleased about last Tuesday as they closed out the 2023 portion of their high school basketball schedule.
The Eastland Mavericks found their groove this past weekend at the Hamilton Invitational Basketball Tournament. They found it a lot.
The Eastland High School Mavericks went into the 2023 football season knowing they were looking to reload under new head Bobby Schuman. And they did.
Mya Wesley pumped in 25 points and Jacie Holt added 17 more last week and carried the Eastland Lady Mavericks to a 58-51 victory over the Anson Lady Tigers in non-district basketball action.
There wasn’t a ton of movement – as most everyone expected – among the Eastland County programs when the University Interscholastic League released its cutoff numbers for the upcoming biennial realignment.
TABC Rankings The following is a look at the latest high school basketball rankings, according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches; poll. The poll was released Dec.
The Eastland Lady Mavericks picked up another impressive win this past week by downing the Gordon Lady Longhorns by a 63-58 margin.
The Eastland Mavericks ran headlong onto a buzz saw this past weekend, dropping four straight games in the Haskell Invitational Basketball Tournament. With the loss, Eastland slipped to 2-4 heading into their Dec. 12 showdown with Glen Rose.
The Gordon Longhorns will make their first appearance in the six-man state finals next week when they face off against twotime defending Class 1A Division I champion Westbrook. The game will be played at 11 a.m. on Dec. 13 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Longhorns enter the game at 140. They punched their way to their first title game appearance since 1999 with a 54-8 rout of Jonesboro on Saturday in Weatherford. Westbrook is 13-1. They defeated Happy 34-16 on Friday in Lubbopck.
The Eastland Mavericks might not be playing Friday night in the Class 3A state playoffs, but you can bet they will have an eye on the scoreboard.
Mavs power themselves to 68-35 rout of Cards
The Garner High School Lady Longhorns got off to a quick start offensively on Monday, Nov. 20, and then held on to claim a tough 36-27 vectory over the Ramger Lady Bulldogs in non-district basketball action.
The following is a look at the TABC boys’ and girls’ high school basketball rankings through Nov.
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The Holliday Eagles must have felt like they were in the drive-thru line at a fast food restaurant on Friday. They did, after all, have everything their way.
The Gorman High School Lady Panthers ran their season record to a perfect 3-0 this past week by grinding out impressive wins over Woodson and Tolar in non-district play. Overall, Gorman outscored its two opponents by a 138-14 margin.
Cason Browning, #25
FRIDAY’S GAME:
The Eastland Mavericks knew heading into their final regular season game against rival Comanche knowing they were in the postseason mix regardless whether they won or lost. They just didn’t know who they would face in the Class 3A bi-district round.
AT FRIDAY’S GAME
