The two best basketball teams – men or girls – in the Area XIV Conference the two make their homes proper listed here on Broadway Street.
Kilgore College’s men’s basketball crew is 20-1, its only loss a just one-pointer at Navarro a week back that now appears insignificant. Mentor Brian Hoberecht’s Rangers are back again up to quantity two in the country, and probably much more importantly, even now sit atop the meeting standings with a 10-1 record.
Coach Addie Lees’ Girl Rangers are tied for 3rd in a loaded women’s division, but have received 5 straight video games – that’s the longest profitable streak in the league – and are residence once more right now.
In actuality, the two KC teams are property nowadays. The Girl Rangers (16-4 general, 6-2 in convention perform, and tied with Trinity Valley for 3rd) will host Angelina School (13-6, 3-5) currently at 2 p.m.
The Rangers will comply with right now at 4, in opposition to Bossier Parish (12-8, 6-5). The Rangers have won three straight video games considering the fact that that 65-64 reduction at Navarro.
Kilgore College’s groups won both equally finishes of the meeting twinbill Wednesday night time at Panola Higher education in Carthage, with coach Lees’ Girl Rangers having their fifth straight win, 60-55. After that, the Rangers held off Panola, 69-57.
KC 60, Panola 55 (females): Rahmena Henderson had an additional big evening for the Woman Rangers: 20 factors, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and a few helps, in leading the way for a victory.
Jada Hood included 13 points, a few rebounds, two helps and two blocked pictures, and D’Asia Thomas and Kerrighan Dunn each individual experienced 10 factors. Thomas had six rebounds and a steal, and Dunn experienced 3 steals, two rebounds and two assists.
Also for the Girl Rangers, Tara Eco-friendly experienced five points, 7 rebounds and an assist, and Melissa Girondin experienced two details and a steal.
Courtlyn Loudermill experienced 13 details to lead the Fillies, and Lauren Davenport experienced 12.
Panola’s decline stopped a five-sport profitable streak that included working TJC it’s only convention reduction so significantly this year.
The Girl Rangers have 4 game titles among now and next Sunday, one of them a make-up activity. They’re house towards Angelina College on Saturday, as stated, then have three straight highway online games.
They’ll journey to Jacksonville Higher education on Monday, a 5:30 p.m. begin of a recreation that had at first been scheduled past week, but was postponed. Then, they are at Paris on Wednesday evening at 5:30 (that is a doubleheader with the men taking part in ideal following), and then next Saturday, Feb. 5, they participate in at Trinity Valley at 2.
KC 69, Panola 57 (guys): DaVeon Thomas experienced 18 points and Dantwan Grimes, 16 in a further amazing earn for mentor Hoberecht and his troop, who are trying to find a berth in the NJCAA men’s national tournament in Kansas for a 2nd straight time.
Grimes experienced seven rebounds and was 8-of-10 from the totally free toss line. He had four helps as well. Thomas had 10 rebounds, a steal, a blocked shot, and an help.
Also for the Rangers, Paul Otieno had 13 factors, eight rebounds, and an remarkable 5 blocked pictures.
Isaac Hoberecht and Duane Posey every single experienced 7 details Hoberecht experienced 4 assists, and two rebounds, and Posey experienced two rebounds. Mason Taylor experienced five factors, a few rebounds, and a block. And Keshawn Williams had a few factors, two rebounds and an aid.
Immediately after today’s home activity versus BP, the Rangers will stop by Paris on Wednesday night time, a 7:30 commence, and return household following Saturday for a rematch with Navarro.
