January 14, 2011
Whitesboro dug themselves a hole early by not taking care of the basketball, but found a way to weather the storm and battled back to a convincing 66-58 win on the road at Sanger Friday night. The Bearcats trailed 18-5 in the first quarter. Cameron Clark, Matt Hobbs, and John Wood finally got an offensive spark late in the quarter to close the gap. Whitesboro trailed 20-13 after the 1st. The Bearcats put up a strong defensive front in the second quarter limiting Sanger to only to only 12 points which were mainly from the free throw line. Trey Eleazer provided a spark for the Cats scoring 9 of his 18 points in that quarter. Whitesboro trailed 32-28 at the half. The Bearcats came to life in the 3rd quarter outscoring Sanger 18-10. Matt Hobbs finally broke free from the pressure defense and knocked down 2 of his 4 3 point field goals in the 3rd quarter. Hobbs finished the game with 15 points. Whitesboro never looked back outscoring Sanger 19-16 in the 4th to secure the win. Ryan Harbin was a difference maker off the bench scoring 7 of this 11 points in the final period. Trey Eleazer finished the game with a double-double (18 points/13 rebounds). Cameron Clark scored 13 points and grabbed 3 rebounds. John Wood added 3 points and Jordan Gill scored 2 points and collected 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Collin Kilcrease finished with 2 points and 2 rebounds. Mitch Krueger finished with 2 points.
Coach Reed: "This was a great game played in a playoff style atmosphere. Early I thought Sanger had the momentum to run us out of the gym, but our guys kept their cool and chipped away at their lead. We stressed focusing on the game plan and playing hard for four quarters and I think we did that. We played with great enthusiasm and toughness as well. This was a great way to start our run in this very competitive district. The key is preparing daily and taking it one game at a time."
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