The Whitesboro Bearcats competed in the Sherman Holiday Tournament this past week and finished the tournament with a 2-2 record. The Bearcats opened tournament play against Pottsboro winning 76-33. It was a dominating performance with Matt Hobbs leading the way with 19 points. Trey Eleazer had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block while Cameron Clark finished with 10 points and 3 assists. Mitch Krueger finished with 7 points and 6 rebounds. John Wood (6 RB), Ryan Harbin (5 RB), Jordan Gill and Grayson Ezzell (4 RB) were effective on the boards.
Day 2 had Whitesboro facing the Melissa Cardinals who are ranked #1 in 2A. Melissa won the contest 51-38, but the Bearcats gave them all they could handle. Matt Hobbs scored a game high 22 points. Cameron Clark and Mitch Krueger scored 4 points and Trey Eleazer had 3 points. Trey also had 6 rebounds in the contest. In the late game, Whitesboro faced Pittsburg. Whitesboro got off to a slow start and trailed 23-18 at half. The Bearcats started the 3rd quarter with a 10-0 run and then another 10-0 run after a Pittsburg layup and ended up taking a double digit lead. Whitesboro won the contest 54-47. Matt Hobbs led the way again scoring 23 points and was 5-7 from the 3 point line. He was also 100% from the Free Throw line. Collin Kilcrease finished with 8 points and 6 rebounds. Trey Eleazer finished with 7 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Jordan Gill added 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Whitesboro shot 43% from beyond the arc.
Day 3 put Whitesboro in the Semifinals facing the 2A state ranked Whitewright Tigers. The Bearcats fell to Whitewright a week earlier 47-37. Whitesboro got off to a fast start behind some sharp shooting from Cameron Clark. Whitewright settled in and took a 32-27 lead at half. Whitesboro started the second half with a 9-0 run and took a 36-32 lead before the Tigers were able to answer. Both teams battled in the second half and Whitesboro had a 48-44 lead with 2 minutes to go in the game but could only manage 2 points in the final 2 minutes. Missed opportunities at the free throw proved to be costly and allowed Whitewright to pull away 55-50. Cameron Clark finished with a game high 22 points and went 4-8 from the 3 point line. Matt Hobbs finished with 11 points. Jordan Gill finished with 4 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Trey Eleazer finished with 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Coach Reed: "Overall this was a very productive tournament for us. We learned a lot about the toughness of this team this past week. We have got to eliminate all of our empty possessions on the offensive end and answer the runs. You can't go cold against good teams and dig yourself out of the hole. We are playing well on the defensive end right now. We still have some weak areas but these young men are working their tails off right now. I'm excited about the upcoming weeks and district play."
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