Texas High School Basketball - Carthage holds off Pine Tree
January 16, 2026: Longview, TX 75608 The Carthage Bulldogs basketball team scored 59 points and limited the host Pine Tree Pirates to 54 in the Bulldogs league triumph on Friday.
The Bulldogs now have a 4-5 record. They play next when they travel to Henderson for a 4A Region II District 16 game on Tuesday, January 20. Carthage will confront a Lions team coming off a 42-30 league loss to Kilgore (Kilgore, TX). The Lions record now stands at 9-12.
With the loss, Pine Tree falls to 10-9 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Cumberland Academy (Tyler, TX) to confront the Knights in a 4A Region II District 16 game on Tuesday, January 20. The Knights go into the game with a record of 2-15.