Cats lose district opener @ Prosper

For those of you that don't know, Prosper has one of the most luxurious high schools in the state and possibly country. They have a 2100 seat gymnasium with a four sided scoreboard with video monitors. We have nicknamed this place "The University of Prosper". I was a bit worried about our boys playing their first district game in this facility. Afterwards, I was proud of our results even though we lost the game. Prosper beat us 70-58 and we pretty much played them even for three quarters. We just let them outscore us 14-7 in the first quarter and turnovers played a huge part of that. Matt Miller continued to elevate his game by pouring in 24 points and 17 rebounds. He also had numerous blocks and altered Prosper's shots all night long. I was very proud of my Senior's performance tonight. Matt Hobbs chipped in 11 points including three 3 pointers. All of our boys played hard and left everything on the floor. We had several key players in foul trouble all night and it allowed our bench to see more minutes. I was pleased with their efforts as well. I believe this game will prepare for the tough road ahead in district and will allow us to adjust and prepare to beat them in a couple of week at home. We travel to Celina on Tuesday.

Bearcats beat Van Alstyne

Whitesboro hosted their 4th annual "Shoot For The Cure" night in honor of Mason Reed against the Van Alstyne Panthers on Jan. 8, 2010. The night was a huge success and the Bearcats won 46-33 behind a solid performance from Matt Miller. Miller scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds. He went 4 of 5 from 3 pt line and shot 85% from the Free Throw line. John Wood and Cameron Clark scored 7 points for the Bearcats. The Bearcats were dominant defensively mixing up their zone and man to man defensives all night.

"Shoot For The Cure"

"Shoot for the Cure" night is scheduled for Friday Jan. 8, 2010 versus Van Alstyne. There will be a pancake dinner starting at 4:30. The event is to help raise money and awareness for Cystinosis research. Cystinosis is a rare genetic disease that currently there is no cure for. The event is in honor of Mason Reed, nephew of Head Coach Shad Reed. Please come out and support this worthy cause.

Cats beat Bonham

Whitesboro traveled to Bonham on Jan. 5, 2010 and defeated Bonham 53-44. We played well in spurts and executed down the stretch to put them away. Zane Ferguson did a really good job tonight handling pressure and led us in scoring with 17 points and had 4 rebounds. Matt Miller chipped in 11 points and had a huge 4th quarter on the boards. He finished with 5 rebounds. Cameron Clark finished with 8 points. Matt Hobbs continued to produce off the bench scoring 7 points. Jordan Gill (6 RB), John Wood (4 RB), and Dalton Tune (3 RB) were solid on the boards. This was good win for us on the road.