Texas High School Basketball - Tarkington over Shepherd
January 27, 2023: Cleveland, TX 77327 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Tarkington Longhorns (Cleveland, TX) and the visiting Shepherd Pirates (Shepherd, TX), saw Tarkington's basketball squad overcome Shepherd by a tally of 52-42.
With the victory, Tarkington improves its record to 14-15 on the campaign. The Longhorns travel to Onalaska (Onalaska, TX) to confront the Wildcats in a 3A Region III District 23 challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 13-17. Onalaska won 60-57 in their recent league challenge against Trinity (Trinity, TX)
Next up, the Pirates confront the Crockett Bulldogs (Crockett, TX) in a 3A Region III District 23 challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Shepherd will attempt to improve on its 15-14 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 16-12 record after their 69-47 league win over Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring, TX).