TVCC basketball takes two Saturday
(By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information -- Photos by Travis Tapley)
CARDINALS 74 - NAVARRO 69
Don’t accuse the 17th-ranked Cardinals of not knowing how to finish.
In the closing minutes Saturday afternoon at Cardinal Gym, they found themselves down 74-69 to the Navarro Bulldogs
No problem.
Reeling off five unanswered points to force overtime, the Cardinals outscored the Bulldogs 13-0 in the extra period for a drop-the-mic moment and 87-74 Region XIV Conference win.
With their game-ending 18-0 run, the Cardinals won for a 10th straight time to raise their season and conference marks to 10-1.
The Cardinals are scheduled to be back in action today at home against 18th-ranked Panola in a key conference make-up clash. Panola is one game back of the Cardinals in the conference standings at 9-2.
After the Cardinals jumped out to a 12-2 lead, Navarro came back to tie the game at 16-16 with 14:00 left in the first half. Navarro led 44-41 at the half.Trevon Fuller topped the Cardinal scoring with 21 points, including four three-pointers.
Tuongthach Gathek and Anderson Mirambeaux had double-doubles for the Cardinals. Gathek scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Mirambeaux netted 13 points and 11 caroms.
Dawshawn Davis also scored in double figures with 10.
Lathaniel Bastian came up big for the Cardinals down the stretch in regulation and in overtime. He finished with six points and 10 rebounds. He also blocked two shots.
The Cardinals have now won 14 of the last 15 games against Navarro.
After today’s big game against Panola, the Cardinals go on the road Wednesday to face Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. They are scheduled to be at home Saturday against Bossier Parish at 4 p.m.
LADY CARDINALS 123 - COASTAL BEND 54
The fourth-ranked Lady Cards suited up just seven players Saturday afternoon against Coast Bend at Cardinal Gym. All seven scored in double figures.
The end result was a 123-54 blowout win, improving the Lady Cards to 9-2 overall and 6-2 in Region XIV Conference.
The win sends the Lady Cards into a three-game stretch against Blinn on the road Wednesday night and then home games against Tyler on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Panola the following Wednesday.
Saturday’s game was over almost as quickly as it started. The Lady Cards flew out to a 10-0 start and stretched it to 16-3 before Coastal Bend managed back-to-back scores. The Lady Cards were up 35-10 after one quarter, 64-22 at the half and 91-39 after three quarters.
Noelle Yancy came off the bench to lead the Lady Cards’ scoring assault, pouring in 24 points. She had three three-pointers.
Mahagonie Williams just missed sharing scoring honors with 23 points.
Rounding out the Lady Card scoring were Mailyn Wilkerson with 19, Kiana Anderson 16, Kaye Clark 15, Alexis Brown 14 and Mikayla Hutchinson 12. Wilkerson had three-pointers and Brown tossed in a pair.
Clark had a triple-double, adding 12 rebounds and 12 assists to go along with her 15 points.
Also grabbing double-digit rebounds were Anderson with 14, Hutchinson 13 and Williams 10.
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