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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Lavaca Tops the Tigers in Friday Conference Match-up

Mansfield and Lavaca got together on Friday night to play a conference game before heading into Christmas Break.  Lavaca came out on top 75-40.  Coach Brown stated “We knew coming in they were really good and that we would have to have a great game. They play really good defense, physical and in your britches, and they execute offensively on the other end of the floor. They did that tonight very well. I have a lot of respect for Coach Reed and the program that he has helped build.”

 Lavaca got the night started off with a baseline drive from Kolby Glidwell.  Jetson Wagner would hit the first of 12 Arrow three pointers, making the score 5-0.  Zayne Dugan would get the Tigers on the board with a put back basket making the score, 5-2, with 4:37 left in the first quarter of play.  Drake Grantham would hit another 3 for the Arrows and Tyler Escalante would add two free throws for the Tigers.  Alex Hobbs would hit a three on the next possession for Lavaca extending the lead to 11-4.  With 1:20 left in the quarter Luke Watson would score his first field goal of the game but Clint Stovall would answer for the Tigers with a three point basket, making the score 13-7, Lavaca.  The Arrows would end the first quarter on a 7-0 run, ending the first with a 20-7 lead. 

The Tigers would start the 2nd quarter on an 8-0 run led by back to back threes from Travis Tobey and a jumper from Zayne Dugan.  This would be the closest the Tigers would get as the score was 20-15 with 5:26 to go in the half.  The Arrows would use a 20-0 run over the next four minutes, knocking down four threes in that stretch.  Drew Elmore would stop the run with a turnaround jumper, making the score 40-17.  After two free-throws from Watson, Clint Stovall would hit a three from the corner.  With 4.5 second sot go in the half, Grantham would add two free throws for the Arrows. Clint Stovall would take the inbound and watch a half-court heave, bank in, to make the halftime score, 44-23.

Glidwell would make a free throw for the Arrows to start the second half.  Tyler Escalante would add a three for the Tigers, netting the score at 45-26.  Lavaca would use an 11-3 run to make the score 56-29 with 2 minutes left in the third quarter.  Stovall would hit his fourth 3 of the game.  The Arrows would outscore the Tigers 5-1 from that point to end the third, 61-33.

The teams would exchange points from the free throw line to begin the fourth quarter.  J. Wagner would hit his third 3 pointer of the game to extend the lead, 66-35.  The Golden Arrows would outscore the Tigers, 12-5 over the final five minutes, giving us the final of 75-40.

“We will get back to practice next week before giving our guys some time off for Christmas.  I thought our guys played really hard tonight.  Thought they never gave up.  Lavaca is a great team and I think you will see them in the conversation come March.  With that being said I think we could be a great team.  We just have to continue to improve each day and I believe our guys will“, stated Mansfield Coach Brown. 

The Tigers will be back in action against Paris in the first round of the Bill Frye Invitational on Tuesday December 28th.

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Mansfield: C. Stovall (16), T. Escalante (7), T. Tobey (6), Z. Dugan (4), E. Pettus (2), D. Elmore (2), G. Baggett (1), Z. Hayslip (1), B. Byers (1)

Lavaca: K. Glidwell (13), J. Wagner (13), D. Grantham (10), L. Watson (10), A. Walker (9), A. Hobbs (6), J. Armistead (6), P. Owen (2), J. Johnson (2), A. Johnson (1)

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