Texas High School Basketball - Shepherd holds off Jasper
January 20, 2017: Shepherd, TX 77371 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Shepherd Pirates (Shepherd, TX) and the visiting Jasper Bulldogs (Jasper, TX), saw Shepherd's basketball squad hold off Jasper by a tally of 47-46.
With the victory, Shepherd improves its record to 18-7 on the campaign. The Pirates host Huntington (Huntington, TX) to confront the Red Devils in a 4A Region III District 21 challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Red Devils come into the challenge with a record of 11-15. Huntington lost 55-46 in their recent league challenge against Hudson (Lufkin, TX)
Next up, the Bulldogs confront the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks (Sour Lake, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Jasper will attempt to improve on its 10-7 season record.