Texas High School Basketball - Hemphill holds off Pineywoods Community Academy
February 11, 2022: Lufkin, TX 75904 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hemphill Hornets (Hemphill, TX) and the host Pineywoods Community Academy Timberwolves (Lufkin, TX), saw Hemphill's basketball squad hold off Pineywoods Community Academy by a tally of 56-55.
With the victory, Hemphill improves its record to 18-8 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Central Heights (Nacogdoches, TX) to confront the Blue Devils in a 3A Region III District 21 challenge on Tuesday, February 15. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 21-11. Central Heights won 55-30 in their recent league challenge against Corrigan-Camden (Corrigan, TX)
Next up, the Timberwolves confront the Diboll Lumberjacks (Diboll, TX) in a 3A Region III District 21 challenge, on Tuesday, February 15. Pineywoods Community Academy will attempt to improve on its 10-21 season record. The Lumberjacks come into the challenge with a 18-4 record after their 70-66 league win over Huntington (Huntington, TX).