After selling a few pancakes and raising money for a worthy cause, the Whitesboro Bearcats stepped on the floor and took care of the Bonham Warriors. Whitesboro exploded in the first quarter outscoring Bonham 29-11. The second quarter proved to be much of the same as Whitesboro went in at half up 44-19. Bonham remained a scrappy squad in the second half though and tried to make several runs. Whitesboro answered each run and won 75-50. Matt Hobbs continued his sharp shooting scoring 22 points. He was 57% from the floor and an amazing 71% from beyond the arc. He also went 100% from the free throw line and also grabbed three boards. Trey Eleazer scored 10 points and had 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Mitch Krueger scored 8 points and started the 1st quarter run by knocking down two 3 pointers. Troy Willis and Ryan Harbin each scored 7 points and played very well coming off the bench. Ryan also grabbed 5 rebounds. Weston Walsh provide a little inside power scoring 5 points and grabbing 3 rebounds. John Wood, Cameron Clark, Jordan Gill, and Collin Kilcrease each scored 4 points for the Bearcats.
This was are 5th annual Shoot For The Cure Night. This Shoot For the Cure was a little different this year because we weren't only raising money for the Cystinosis Research Network. We also were raising money for a benefit account for Matt Romig. Matt was a former player of Head Girls Basketball Coach Chris Arledge. Matt was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer know as blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm. There are 200 known cases in the world. Matt is improving, but there is still a long road ahead. I am proud of the Whitesboro and Bonham communities for stepping up and helping out this young man and his family.
Mason Reed is the nephew of Head Boys Coach Shad Reed. Mason was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called Cystinosis. This disease attacks certain organs in your body and can be controlled by taking very strong medications. There is currently no cure for this disease. Mason is now in third grade and doing quite well. He has begun a new study in Atlanta that will allow him to take medications every 12 hours instead of every 6. This study is made possibly by all the fundraising efforts for the Cystinosis Research Network.
To learn more about these two diseases visit www.cystinosis.org and www.mattromig.com
Coach Reed: "I want to thank everyone who helped make this event a success. There are a lot of people behind the scenes that sacrifice their time and it is greatly appreciated. There were numerous business who donated to the cause as well. We can't thank you enough. This is a great community that cares for kids and I am proud to be a part of that."
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