Lady Tigers win 60-34 in season opener
SHS boys fall to Ringnecks
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WITH TATUM HAMILTON trailing her, Shae Griffin goes in for a layup, scoring two of her 17 points in the game against Hill City. -
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WITH INSIDE POSITION, Tiger Senior Gage Conyac grabs a rebound during the Tigers’ opening game against Hill City, as the Ringneck player, Derek Keith, attempts to knock the ball loose. -
TREVOR MILLER, a Tiger senior, scored seven points for Stockton in the season opener at Hill City last Friday.This week the Tigers are competing in the Purple and Gold Basketball Tournament in WaKeeney. -
STOCKTON JUNIOR ETHAN MEANS shoots for two in last Friday night’s game between the Stockton Tigers and Hill City Ringnecks.
The Stockton Lady Tigers cruised to a 60-34 win over the Hill City Lady Ringnecks last Friday at Hill City in the season opener for both teams. The Lady Tigers made it look easy as they were firing on all cylinders en route to their 26-point victory to move to 1-0 on the young season.
In boys action, the Stockton Tigers struggled offensively for most of the game, falling in the end by the score of 51-37, to drop to 0-1.
This week Stockton will be competing in the Purple & Gold Basketball Tournament hosted by Trego Community High School in WaKeeney. The Tigers played Northern Valley on Monday, and will play again on Thursday and Saturday, with who and when depending on the outcomes of the previous games.
Lady Tigers vs. Hill City
A second quarter which saw Stockton outscore the Lady Ringnecks 22-0 pushed the Lady Tigers’ 12-10 first-quarter lead to a comfortable 34-10 halftime advantage.
Although the teams exchanged baskets in the third quarter to keep the difference at 24, 47-23, Stockton would go on to win by 26 points, 60-34.
With a balanced scoring attack, the Lady Tigers, who were led by senior Shae Griffin’s 17 points, had seven players score six points or more in the contest.
Hill City was led by junior Breckan Born who also scored 17 points.
