The Windthorst Trojans and Trojanettes finished out the week with a sweep over the Electra Tigers and Lady Tigers at home on Saturday, Jan 11. Windthorst 49 Electra 42 Sophomore guard Jayle Belcher feasted on the Lady Tigers throughout the contest, scoring nine, nine, and six points in the first, second, and third quarters respectively, finishing with four in the fourth for a team and career-high 28 points.

The Lady Eagles seem to enjoy winning nail-biting district games, and Friday’s home matchup with the Jacksboro Tigerettes was no different as after being tied at 27-27 in the fourth quarter, Holliday eventually took a 3130 lead before going on a 9-4 run with under two minutes to seal the 40-32 victory.

Defense and rebounding is what set the Holliday Eagles apart in their 62-45 home-court clobbering over a high-powered Jacksboro Tigers on Friday, Jan. 10. The Eagles converted numerous second-chance buckets while also holding the Tigers to average under 12 points a quarter, including back-to-back quarters under double digits.

First-year head coach Kaleb Carver and his Lady Eagle squad notched two much-needed district wins last week. Their first victory came in Henrietta where Holliday overcame a litany of missed opportunities to grab the 43-37 win over the Lady Cats.

The Archer City Wildcats rattled off a pair of district wins this past week, the first one coming in a home game against the Electra Tigers on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and the second in an away game versus the Olney Cubs on Friday, Jan. 3.

The Archer City Lady Cats kicked off the post-Christmas break with a second-place finish at the Electra Grand Invitational Basketball Tournament from Friday, Dec. 27 to Saturday, Dec.

The Windthorst Trojans and Trojanettes hosted a plethora of basketball teams from around the area for their basketball tournament from Friday, Dec. 27, to Saturday, Dec. 28. The Trojanettes went 2-2 on the weekend while the Trojans finished with a 3-1 record.

Lady Cats advance on walk-off steal Addi Canada displayed her dominance over the De Leon batters, tallying eight strikeouts and not allowing a single hit through three innings. Archer City’s bats were red-hot to start the game as outfielder Alyssa Schroeder and shortstop Brilee Canada both put the Lady Cats on the board with RBI-singles, with Schroeder later crossing plate herself.

Football fans from around the county were witness to one of the best years all around for the three high schools. The Archer City Wildcats broke in a completely new style on offense, turning their running attack into one of the deadliest in the area, which lead them to an 8-4 overall record and a Bi-District playoff round victory.