Queen City’s varsity Lady Bulldogs’ basketball squad placed third overall in the Harleton Holiday Tournament.
Queen City’s JV Lady Bulldogs’basketball team placed second overall in the JV bracket of the Harleton Holiday Tournament.
Atlanta finished 3-1 in Mt. Pleasant’s Tiger Town Tournament over the weekend, defeating Pittsburg, Jefferson and Mount Vernon before falling to Chapel Hill (MP) in the finals. Aidan Boston was named to the All-Tournament team. Atlanta photos by QUINTEN
Atlanta’s Shayden Williams tracks down a loose ball with a Red Devil attempting to secure the ball as well.
Atlanta’s Stacy Darty dribbles towards the basket in the championship contest.
Jason Turrentine shot this 8-point buck last week on the Glenn Buzbee Farm.
Basketball
Bloomburg
Bloomburg’s varsity girls’ basketball team has been on a roll since December began.
The Lady Wildcats won the McLeod Tournament which took place from Dec. 1-3.
Bloomburg started out the tourney run with a 6139 dismantling of Cooper, and followed that performance up with a 62-33 thumping of Jefferson.
The Lady ’Cats torched an out of state opponent 56-11, beat Hooks 37-24 and topped host McLeod 35-27 to mark off an amazing 5-0 run and earned championship. On Dec. 6, the Lady Wildcats beat Avinger 40-32. Two days later the team took part in the New Boston tourney.
In the opening game the Lady Wildcats fell to New Boston 48-30 but beat Atlanta 40-37, Clarksville 5221 and Hope 36-21.
With the Avinger contest being a district game the Lady ’Cats are (16-5, 1-0) on the season.
Atlanta
Atlanta’s varsity boys’ basketball team has been knocking down shots and opponents in the process.
On Nov. 29, the Rabbs beat Pleasant Grove 59-52 before taking part in the Redwater tournament.
Atlanta opened up tourney play with a 76-48 win over Gospel Light Christian, drubbed an out of state opponent 88-36, topped Genoa Central 82-49 and edged Dierks 53-51.
After the Rabbs beat Sabine 62-40 on Dec. 6, the team competed in the Mt. Pleasant tourney.
In game one the Rabbits trounced Pittsburg 79-50, in game two Atlanta won 57-52 over Jefferson and in game three the Rabbs topped Mount Vernon 5243 for a slot in the championship game against Mt. Pleasant Chapel Hill.
The Rabbs lost to the Red Devils 68-50 but did finish runner-up and Aidan Boston was named to the All-Tournament team.
Atlanta’s varsity girls’ basketball squad beat Hope 52-21 on Nov. 18, then stuffed Waskom 61-32 on Nov. 22. The Lady Rabbs beat out rival Liberty-Eylau 54-43 on Nov. 29, before competing in the Hughes Springs tourney. Atlanta opened up the event by destroying Daingerfield 56-11 and then crushing host Hughes Springs 50-10. The Lady Rabbs lost back-toback games to Gilmer and Bloomburg before topping Hope 45-25 on Dec. 10.
Queen City
Queen City’s varsity girls’ basketball team fell to McLeod in a very close game 36-34 on Nov. 29, edged out Waskom 50-47 on Dec. 2, and beat Hughes Springs 38-19 on Dec. 6.