Texas High School Basketball - Tarkington holds off Shepherd
December 17, 2024: Shepherd, TX 77371 The Tarkington Longhorns basketball team scored 63 points and limited the host Shepherd Pirates to 59 in the Longhorns league triumph on Tuesday.
The Longhorns now possess a 14-3 record. They play next when they travel to Porter for a non-league game on Friday, December 20. Tarkington will confront a Spartans team coming off a 41-38 league loss to Dayton (Dayton, TX). The Spartans record now stands at 5-11.
With the loss, Shepherd falls to 11-7 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Hamshire-Fannett (Hamshire, TX) to confront the Longhorns in a 4A Region III District 19 game on Friday, December 20. The Longhorns go into the game with a record of 8-10. Hamshire-Fannett won 77-49 in their recent league game against Hardin-Jefferson (Sour Lake, TX)