Last week the Moran Bulldogs were third at the Woodson tournament on Saturday, Dec. 1, beating the Albany JV 40-24, losing to Newcastle 36-53, and rebounding to defeat Anson JV 66-24.
On Thursday and Saturday, Dec. 6-8 the ’Dawgs played in the Rochelle Tournament.
They squeaked by the host team 42-40. Other results were not available at press time.
Clawing back from a 14-point deficit, the Lions mounted a second-half assault that steamed rolled over the Wheeler Mustangs, 48-27, in the regional playoff in Vernon last Friday to set up a quarterfinal rematch.
Albany (8-5) will face off for the second time this season against the Hamlin Pied Pipers (12-1) for the quarterfinal at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. with the Lions serving as the home team. Tickets are $5 per person, with the usual passes honored.
Both the varsity and JV Lady Lions were busy last week, getting in a lot of court time at area tournaments.
The varsity played for the championship at the Dublin tournament, coming in second behind Goldthwaite.
The JV girls swept the Woodson tournament to win the title by defeating Anson’s JV.
Both teams were idle on Tuesday, with the varsity playing in the Breckenridge Tournament on Thursday through Saturday.
The junior high basketball teams fared well against Stamford on Monday, with the girls and boys both winning two out of three games.
The Cubs and Lady Cubs will play Roscoe next Monday, with the boys hosting and the girls on the road. Games start at 5:30 p.m. at both locations.
The 7A girls defeated Stamford 30-19 at home on Monday.
“I really thought the girls hustled well against Stamford,” coach Lauren Peacock said. “We created some turnovers to lead by 10 at the half. They played really hard and are starting to see the floor and make good passes.”
The JV Lion basketball team opened the season at the Woodson tournament last week, winning one out of three games.
The JV will host a 16-team tournament starting Thursday, which will continue on Saturday. Albany will open with a game against Early at 9:00 a.m., followed by a bout with Baird on Thursday at 11:20 p.m. On Saturday the JV will play Cross Plains at 1:40 p.m. and the Sweetwater freshmen at 4:00 p.m.
The Moran varsity Bulldogs dropped their basketball season opener in Gustine last Tuesday, Nov. 27.
The ’Dawgs kept it close in the first quarter before pulling ahead to lead 29-27 at intermission. But the Tigers clawed their way back in the second half, and came out on top with a final score of 56-47.
The Bulldogs played in the Woodson tournament last weekend and then traveled to Highland on Tuesday, Dec. 4 for a 7:30 p.m. match.
The first game in the Woodson tournament matched the Bulldogs against Albany’s JV Lions.
The traditional playoff drum beating, preceded by a community pep rally at the Bank Park, will kick off the Athletic Booster Club’s special activities this week as the Albany Lions prepare for the regional final match-up with Wheeler.
Albany will travel to Vernon for this week’s game, with the kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. on Friday evening, Nov. 30.
The -Lions will face the Wheeler Mustangs, who defeated Haskell 26-12 last week at the area level. The Lions beat the Santo Wildcats 38-28 on Nov. 23 to advance to the third round of the playoffs.
In a game where the momentum shifts and keeping up with turnovers was dizzying, the Albany Lions pulled off a 38-28 area playoff win over Santo last Friday in Graham.
Albany (7-5) advances to the regional playoff this Friday against the Wheeler Mustangs (8-3) at Vernon’s Lion Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m., with Albany serving as the home team. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students with the usual passes honored.
The varsity Lady Lions split games against opponents just before the Thanksgiving break.
Albany lost their game in Ballinger on Nov. 19, but beat Munday at home on Nov. 20.
The team returned to action this week, traveling to Hamlin on Tuesday and ending up with a close 33-37 loss. Details were not available at press time.
The varsity will play in the Dublin Tournament starting Thursday, with pool games against Crawford and Breckenridge. Bracket games will start on Friday and continue on Saturday.
The three Albany Cubs basketball teams made a clean sweep of games at home on Monday against Cross Plains.
The Cubs will travel to Stamford on Dec. 3 for a set of games starting at 5:30 p.m.
The 8A boys crushed Cross Plains 46-27 on Monday at home.
“Our offense got a big boost from our defense in this game,” coach Ryder Peacock said. “We created a lot of transition points off of our defensive pressure, and we were able to convert those into points.”
The coach commended Caden Price and London Fuentes on offense.
