Dibrell boys topple Tigers
The Dibrell Wildcats traveled to Irving College Monday night to take on the Tigers in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action. The two teams finished the regular season with Dibrell coming out on top with a 44-34 win.
Dibrell held the advantage in the paint during first-period action. All five of the Wildcats? starters ? Adrian Pena, Landy Curtis, Kris Callender, Timonthy Conley and Alex Welcome ? put points on the board in the opening period, including a 3-pointer by Welcome. The Tigers had one basket each from Robert Harris and Jonathan Burton as Irving College trailed by the end of the period 13-5.
In the second period the Tigers got an early spark from Lee Wade, who nailed a 3-pointer to get things going. Dibrell ran the ball down the floor and scored seven straight points. Justin Woodlee hit from the baseline at the 2:02 mark for the Tigers, which would be all they would score in the period. Pena connected for a 3-pointer just before the half ended as the Wildcats held a 26-11 lead by the end of the half.
Welcome hit for the Wildcats to open the third period, but the Tigers came out aggressively on both ends of the floor and struck for back-to-back baskets from Burton and Harris. Welcome connected for a 3-pointer for the Wildcats, and just before the period ended Wade answered on the other end of the floor with his own 3-pointer. But Dibrell?s aggressive play kept the Wildcats out in front with a 35-22 lead.
In the final period Dibrell went on a six-point run in the opening minutes of play. Harris took over for the Tigers hitting for eight unanswered points and Burton added a basket. Dibrell closed out the final minute with a basket from Callender and Pena hit 1-of-2 from the line to nail down the victory.
For the Wildcats, Pena hit for 13 points. Conley had 10, Welcome added eight, Curtis had six, Callender hit for four and Cory Prince added three points.
Harris led the Tigers with 16 points. Wade hit for eight, Burton added six, Woodlee and Zack Rubley had two points apiece.