Wildcats sweep Tigers in 7th & 8th ‘Cat-fight’

Thursday night at Irving College, Dibrell’s Wildcats and Lady Wildcats swept the Tigers in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action. The Lady Wildcats defeated Irving College 31-25, while in boys action Dibrell rolled past the Tigers 51-36.

In the first period Dibrell’s Sarah Roller put in six of the Wildcats’ 10 points in the period. The Lady Tigers played solid on both sides of the ball, but missed opportunities resulted in Dibrell holding a 10-7 lead by the end of the period.

The Lady Tigers did a better job on the offensive boards, which helped Irving College to eight points in the period. Dibrell went back to Roller in the paint as she hit for six points to help the Lady Wildcats hold a 18-15 lead at the half.

A slow start for the Lady Tigers in the third period proved to be costly. Irving College had just four points in the period, while the Lady Wildcats added seven to the board for a 25-21 lead.

In the final period both teams struck for six points as the Lady Wildcats held on for the victory.

For Dibrell, Roller had 15 points. Megan Crowe had 10, Destiny Young had four and Mary Roller added two points.

Kelcy Tate had seven points for the Lady Tigers. Danna Wells had six, Callie Griffin added five, Kerri Roberts had four and Kerrie Green hit for three points.

In the boys game Dibrell’s Cody Bond hit for 16 points, Dylan Blair put in eight, and three 3-pointers by Lou Christian proved to be devastating for the Tigers’ who scored 10 points in the first period.

Dibrell tacked on nine points in the second as the Tigers hit for five to give the Wildcats a 41-15 lead at the break.

Irving College got things going in the second half as Dustin Curtiss connected for 11 points. The Tigers outscored Dibrell 21-10 in the second half, but the Wildcats big first half lead was too much to over come.

For the Wildcats, Bond led all scorers with 18 points. Christian had 14 and Blair added 10. Tyler Bell and Landy Curtis hit for three points each. Tyler Stoner had two and Thomas Russell added one point.

Curtiss had 17 point for the Tigers. Miguel Sanchez hit for 10, Justin McGregor had five, Caleb Barnes hit for three and Casey Mullican added one point.