Texas High School Basketball - Cushing can't hold off Gary
January 19, 2010: Gary, TX 75643 The Cushing Bearkats basketball team (Cushing, TX), was nudged 59-52 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Gary Bobcats (Gary, TX)
The Bobcats now possess a 12-12 record. They play next when they travel to New Summerfield for a 1A-1 Region III District 22 battle on Friday, January 22. Gary will meet a Hornets team coming off a 47-45 league win over Timpson (Timpson, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 8-10.
The Bearkats (14-8) will now prepare for their battle against Tenaha (Tenaha, TX). The Tigers come into the 1A-1 Region III District 22 battle with a 14-9 record. In their last battle, Tenaha edged Joaquin (Joaquin, TX), 48-34, in a league battle.
Fourth Quarter
The key to this win was the play of Chelsea Ritter and Payton Mannor. Ritter finished with 15 points and Payton Mannor had 13. Chelsea Ragan led the team in scoring with 17. Brittany Odom added 7 pints and Chelsea Powdrill had 5 points. This was a big win for us. It puts us back in the race for a playoff spot. Cushing is now 5-2, Mt. Enterprise is 4-2 and Gary is now 4-3. Teneha leads the district at 7-0. Our next game is at New Summerfield Friday night. We have Mount Enterprise at home on Tuesday 1/26/10
