Knocked out

The Terrell Lady Tigers had a chance to keep their playoff hopes alive last night when they hosted the Wranglers from West Mesquite.  Unfortunately, the they were on the short end of a 53-32 score ending any hopes for the playoffs, at least for this year.

The ladies have played hard all year for first year Coach Mike Halac.  They have two games remaining.  They will play at Lancaster tonight, and Senior night Thursday night against Ennis.

The boys and girls soccer teams got off to good started in District 23-4A.  They both shut out Crandall.  The girls won 4-0, the boys score, 3-0.

Terrell will get a chance to see their former AD and Head Football Coach Chris Gilbert tonight.  Coach Gilbert was to have accepted the Assistant AD and Head Football Coach at Lancaster during last nights LISD School Board meeting.

Lady Tigers start slow but still beat Forney

The big news yesterday reported by the Terrell Tribune, is that Terrell Athletic Director and head football coach Chris Gilbert is leaving to take the head coaching job at Lancaster.  But the games still go on.

The Lady Tigers hosted the Forney Jackrabbits at the TISD Complex Tuesday night in a District 15-4A contest.  For the Lady Tigers to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, they would have to complete the sweep of Forney.  They defeated them in December 54-42.

The Lady Tigers started slow, but once they got it going, there was no looking back.  Forney had a 9-2 lead with only 1:19 left in the first quarter.  A stiff Terrell defense held the Jackrabbits to only 1 more point the rest of the first half.  Terrell scored 6 points in the last 1:19 of the quarter and trailed only 9-8 after one.  In the second quarter Terrell's full court defense threw Forney off of its game and they never recovered.  Terrell led at half time 20-10.

Forney came out after the half and attempted to get back into the game, in the third quarter the best they could do was stay even, and after three Terrell still held a 10 point lead, 28-18. Forney cut the Tigers lead to 29-22 in the fourth quarter but the Tigers finished the game on a 13-2 run and won going away 42-24.



The Lady Tigers are 6-6 in district and a full 2 games behind Red Oak, who had a bye last night.  Terrell plays at Corsicana on Friday night.  In their first meeting the Lady Tigers won 42-17.  Red Oak plays at Forney on Friday night. Red Oak won their first meeting 59-32.

Terrell: 8-12-8-14-42
Forney: 9-1- 8-6- 24

Terrell:
#20 - Tonisha Dean - 11pts
#21 - Ty Bolden - 8pts
#3 - Gabby Wren - 7pts
#5 - Tiara White - 6pts
#32 Cortney Hubbard - 5pts
#10 - Kelcee Derrick - 5pts

Forney:
#11 - Carter - 10pts
#23 - Harvey - 6pts
#3 - Spring - 3pts
#31 - Tate - 2pts
#41 - Davis - 2pts
#5 - Morrow - 1pt

The boys basketball team went on the road and defeated Forney 57-45.

Lady Tigers win in Overtime

The game Friday night between the Lady Tigers of Terrell and the Waxahachie Indians didn't start well for the Tigers.  It was midway through the first quarter before the Tigers got on the scoreboard.  By then the score was 8-2 Indians.  Terrell ended the quarter down by the same 8 points 15-7.  The team started to come to life in the second quarter outscoring the Indians 12-6, they trailed 21-15 with just over 2 minutes to go in the half but scored the final 4 points to go into the break only down by 2 points 21-19.


In the second half the Lady Tigers pressing defense started creating opportunities.  Tonisha Dean gave the Tigers their first lead with 23-22 with 5:17 left to go in the 3rd quarter.  The Tigers built a 4 point lead but every time the ladies would be poised to open the game up, the Indians would claw back to tie the score.

The Tigers held a 2 point lead with just over a minute to play but the Indians created a turnover and scored a layup to tie the score.  The Tigers turned the ball over again and the Indians had a chance to win the game but they never got a shot off.


Overtime was all the Lady Tigers.  Tonisha Dean opened up with a layup to give the Tigers a 2 point lead.  An Indian turnover led to a 3 point basket by Dean.  The Tigers were able to hold on and win in overtime 55-49.

The Lady Tigers win, along with Red Oaks loss to Poteet pulls the ladies within 2 games of the final playoff spot for the District.

Terrell: 7-12-13-13-10-55OT
Waxahachie: 15-6-12-12-4-49

Terrell:
#20 - Tonisha Dean - 17pts
#10 - Kelcee Derrick - 11pts
#32 - Cortney Hubbard - 10pts
#5 - Tiara White - 8pts
#21 - Ty Bolden - 4pts
#3 - Gabby Wren - 3pts
#23 - Hailey Whiteside - 2pts

Waxahachie:
#4 - Sterns - 19pts
#3 - Miller - 10pts
#2 - King - 10pts
#5 - Perez - 4pts
#14 - Davis - 3pts
#13 - Hill - 2pts

Tonisha Dean led all scorers with 17 points. 

The boys Runnin' Tigers missed a chance to gain a game on 4th place Waxahachie Friday night losing 55-54 on the road. The boys are 2-6 in district play only good for 7th place,  they are 3 1/2 games behind Waxahachie for the final playoff spot.

The Lady Tigers soccer team finished play in the Mount Pleasant Tournament.  They ended up 2nd in their pool, and 5th out of 16 teams.

The boys soccer team won last night at the Dr. Pepper Cup.  They have one more match this morning, then if everything works out a medal game this evening.

Lesson learned

The Terrell Lady Tigers hosted the Tigers from Lancaster Tuesday night at the TISD Complex.  Lancaster jumped out to a 9-0 lead and led 18-5 after the 1st period.  The Lady Tigers could never recover or solve the Lancaster trap defense and fell behind by as many as 35 points.  The final score was 67-33.  Their district record drops to 3-4, still in 5th place in District 15-4A.  They travel to Ennis for a Friday night district game.

I don't think we will be friends

Taken at the Dallas World Aquarium.  Just after I took the picture I regretted using the flash, sorry.

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The Tigers boys varsity basketball team won both games yesterday in the Suddenlink Dragon Classic being held in Nacogdoches. The boys play today at 2PM against Alief-Elsik.

The girls begin play this afternoon in Kaufman's Holiday Tournament. They play Mabank at 2PM. If they win that game they play again at 5:30PM.

Oh so close

The Lady Tigers basketball team traveled to Mesquite to take on district rivals West Mesquite.  The ladies played their hearts out but came up just short losing 59-57.  The Tigers were down early but fought back and held a lead until West Mesquite hit a pair of free throws to give the Wranglers a 58-57 lead with 10.2 seconds remaining in the game.  The Tigers were unable to get a shot off on the next possession and the Wranglers added one more free throw for the final score. The final score wasn't what the Tigers wanted, but if they keep playing like they did last night there will be many more wins.

Work to do

Terrell hosted the Jackrabbits from Forney last night and came out on the short end of a 59-57 score.  Forney had a 6-0 lead before Terrell got on the scoreboard.  The Tigers were down 19-9 with 7:11 left in the half, but a  12-2 run brought the Tigers even at 21 and they led 28-25 at the half.  The lead changed hands a few times in the second half with the Tigers biggest lead of 6 points, 54-48 with just over 4:30 left in the game.  The Tigers though were unable to hold the lead.   The Jackrabbits had a 57-54 lead when Jhrerrod Stiggers hit a 3 pointer to tie the game with 50 seconds remaining.  The Jackrabbits held on the to ball the final 50 seconds and Grant Shaw, who finished with 19 points, hit an easy shot with 2.2 seconds left to give the Forney Jackrabbits a 59-57 win.  The boys district mark is 0-2.

The Lady Tigers fared better in Forney against the Lady Jackrabbits.  They final score was 54-42.  The win evens the district record for the ladies at 2-2.

Both teams face Corsicana on Friday night.  The girls are at home, while the boys travel to Corsicana.

Tigers come up short

The boys and girls teams came up on the losing end last night. The boys team lost to A Maceo Smith in the semifinal of the Herman Furlough Jr. Tournament.

The Lady Tigers kept Red Oak close but ended up losing 53-48. Tonisha Dean was high scorer for both teams with 15 points.

Made it...

The Herman Furlough Jr. Memorial Basketball Tournament continues today at Furlough Middle School.

The semifinals are:

Terrell 6-2 vs A Maceo Smith 8-2 @ 8PM
Carter 4-4 vs North Mesquite 7-4 @ 6:30PM

Last night, Phillip Martin scored 64 points for Carter!

The losers bracket is:

Samuell vs. Thomas Jefferson @ 3:30PM
Pinkston vs. Adamson @ 5PM

The Lady Tigers are also in action tonight. They host District opponent Red Oak, tip off is 7:30PM at the TISD Athletic Complex.

Thats Brian in the picture.

...to Friday.

Lady Tigers put away the Lady Raiders

The Lady Tigers defeated North Garland Tuesday night 45-19 at the TISD complex to push their record to 6-3.  I posted a small write up of the game on Terrell's ihigh page.  Look for more pictures on Facebook later tonight.  The Lady Tigers next game is a District game Friday night at home against Red Oak.

The boys basketball team hosts the The Herman Furlough Jr. Memorial Invitational Tournament Thursday at the TISD Complex. Schools participating include Carter, Pinkston, Adamson, Samuell, Thomas Jefferson, North Mesquite, A Maceo Smith.

Below is the schedule for the tournament, click for a larger view. Friday games will be played at Herman Furlough Jr. Middle School in Terrell. The boys first game is Thursday at 2:30.

Monthly Theme Day-Time

The Tigers ran out of time last night losing in overtime to Waxahachie 58-55.



Click here to view thumbnails for all Theme Day participants

University of Houston recruit Jherrod Stiggers led all scorers with 26 points. More photos from the game tomorrow on Facebook.

Tigers lose District opener to Mesquite Poteet

The Lady Tigers opened up District 15-4A with a loss to the Pirates from Mesquite Poteet 58-45.  A slow second quarter doomed the Tigers when they were outscored 18-8.   They played Poteet even in the second half and their inside game showed promise.  Tonisha Dean led the Tigers with 16 points, the majority coming from inside or from the free throw line. The Pirates, who made it 3 games deep into the playoffs last year, were led by Shanovia Gamblins 31 points .   The Tigers recored is 0-1 in District and 3-3 overall.  The Lady Tigers will play two games on the road before returning home to play North Garland on Dec. 7th.

Tigers make easy work of Lions

Terrell traveled to Kaufman Friday night for a non-district game against the Kaufman Lions. The Tigers held a 20 point lead a half time 34-14. The Tigers out scored the Lions in the second half 46-15 by using a full court press and hitting a flurry of three pointers, the final score 80-29.
Tavian Henderson led the Tigers in scoring with 19 points.

The varsity next plays on Nov 30, when they host Waxahachie at the Complex in their first District 15-4A game.

Lady Tigers win first one for Coach Halac

The Terrell Lady Tigers tipped off the the new year with a win last night giving first year Coach Mike Halac his first win as a varsity head coach.  He could retire now undefeated.

The Tigers defeated Garland Lakeview 63-52.  

Upward Basketball

During half time of the Lady Tigers basketball game, the crowd was treated to a game of basketball by the Upward players.

From the Upward website:

Upward, the world’s largest Christian sports program for children, was created with a vision to provide the best sports experience possible for every child. Each year some 1 million people around the world play, coach, referee, or volunteer in Upward sports leagues and camps hosted by more than 2,600 churches. Anyone – children and volunteers of any faith or no faith – can participate in Upward sports. Specifically designed for children in K5- sixth grade, Upward aims to bring out “the winner” in every child – regardless of the game’s score.

Here are some of the pictures from Tuesday nights fun.

Lady Tiger basketball

Tuesday night was the final game of the season for the Terrell Lady Tigers.

Wednesday bonus

Another shot

I am sure the Tigers would like one more shot to replay the last 6 seconds of the game last night. Terrell stayed within striking distance during most of the first half and into the third quarter but let the Wranglers outscore the Tigers 13-3 over the last five and a half minutes of the third quarter to take a 39-29 lead into the final period. Terrell fought back with 3 pointers and had tied the score with 50 seconds left. A few time outs and turnovers later the Tigers had their chance to complete the comeback but fell short when they failed to get a shot off at the buzzer.

Opportunity missed

Trailing 52-50 with 6.5 seconds left, Terrell had the ball and an opportunity to either tie or win the game against West Mesquite. After two Terrell time outs and one West Mesquite time out, Terrell finally inbounded the ball and tried to push it up the court. A couple of passes and pressure from the Wranglers prevented Terrell from even getting a shot off. The final score 52-50, Terrell has a three game losing streak and is in danger of not making the playoffs.

#1 for West Mesquite, Javier Soria pictured above, led all scores with 21 points.

More pictures tomorrow.

Wednesday bonus

A few more shots from last nights game.