The Daingerfield Tigers may not have had a game on the schedule last week, but that does not mean the Head Coach Devin Nelson and the Tigers sat idly by for a week. Instead, the Tigers used the bye week to get healthy and prepare for their upcoming district schedule.
The Pewitt Lady Brahmas have battled in the first half of the district slate. With one match to go before the second round of district begins, the Lady Brahmas sit in fourth place behind Atlanta, New Boston and Hooks – the three teams to defeat them in loop play thus far. New Boston and Atlanta played Tuesday for sole possession of first place; the Lady Brahmas will return to the court Friday at Redwater.
Hughes Springs Mustang Trevor Bolden accepts the KYKX Game of the Week Scholarship from radio personalities Harlan the Sports Guy and Pigskin Bob prior to the Mustang’s matchup with Jefferson. See the full game story on page 9.
It was a defensive slugfest in one half, an offensive fireworks show in the second. One team looking for its first win after facing what’s been a gauntlet in the early season run, one team playing with heavy hearts for injured teammate Cooper Reid.
The Daingerfield Tigers welcomed the Center Roughriders to town Sept. 16, in their third game of a four-in-row homestretch. The Tigers battled through the game, but came out on the short end of the scoreboard, 65-44, as they dropped to 2-2 on the season. The last time the Tigers lost two in a row was the 2020 season, when they fell to Tatum and Sabine in back-toback weeks during the pre-district schedule.