Texas High School Basketball - Maypearl ripped by Italy
January 17, 2012: Italy, TX 76651 The Italy Gladiators basketball team scored 88 points and held the visiting Maypearl Panthers to 54 in the Gladiators league triumph on Tuesday.
The Gladiators now sport a 11-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Axtell for a 2A Region II District 15 contest on Friday, January 20. Italy will meet a Longhorns team coming off a 49-43 league loss to Whitney (Whitney, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 13-7.
The Panthers (3-5) will now prepare for their contest against Whitney (Whitney, TX). The Wildcats enter the 2A Region II District 15 contest with a 16-7 record. In their last contest, Whitney trounced Axtell (Axtell, TX), 49-43, in a league contest.