Bulldogs are red hot in district play
The Jefferson Bulldog varsity basketball team is off to a perfect start in district play coming of a huge 90-47 over Arp Tuesday night on the road.
The Dawgs are 4-0 in district play and 16-4 overall.
They are off tonight and look to keep their streak alive Tuesday at Tatum.
The win over Arp came after a toppling of West Rusk on Jan. 6 with a 55-40.
They also topped Waskom on Jan. 3 with 56-33.
Kenneth Ross led the attack against Waskom with 15 points. Chris Bowman was close behind with 12 points. Anthony Flenoury scored nine points and Luke Elder chipped in eight points.
Lady Dawgs on a streak
The Jefferson Lady Bulldog varsity basketball team is riding a five-game winning streak after topping Arp 53-43 Tuesday night on the road.
They are 4-2 in district play and 16-11 overall ahead of Tuesday’s road game against Tatum.
Junior guard Kristen Thomas led the attack against Arp with 19 points.
TJ Hood scored 15 points and Jordyn Davidson offered 13 points of her own.
The win over Arp came after a 53-45 win over Waskom on the road Jan. 3.
Davidson led the scoring in that affair with 14 points. Thomas had 11 points and Hood scored ten points.
Before Waskom, they topped Linden-Kildare 62-13 at home on Dec. 30.
Thomas led the attack with 19 points.
Hood chipped in 14 and Davidson offered points.
Bullpups beat West Rusk
The Jefferson Bullpups eigth grade basketball team got the win earlier this week against the West Rusk Raiders with a 62-20 final
Individual scorers included:
- Travis Gray, Jr.- 20 points.
- Jason Webster, II- 10 points.
- Jeramaine Hopkins, Jr.- 10 points.
- Kaden Parish- 6 points.
- Kingston Nelson- 6 points.
- Braylen Johnson- 5 points.
- Avery Lawson- 2 points.
- Markevion Tatum- 2 points.
- Markeyse Chambers- 1 point.
The 8th Grade boys are a perfect 11-0 on the season.
Jefferson Bullpups 7th/8th grade B Team also beat West Rusk last week with a 13-11 final.
Individual scorers included:
- Cullen Cryer- 3 points.
- Brennan Griffin- 2 points.
- Alden Ballard- 2 points.
- Bryen Crocker- 2 points.
- Jayson Burton, Jr.- 2 points.
- Eli Kendrick- 2 points.
Their last home game of the season was Thursday, Jan. 12 vs. Arp. Results were not available as of press time.
Lady Pups win
Congratulations to the Jefferson Junior High Lady Bullpups on their two wins last week over West Rusk.
The 7th grade team won 32-12. Scoring for the Lady Bullpups were Shaniece Smith with 3, Janaa Goynes and Stormi McNeil with 6 each, Kaliyah Whitaker with 8 and Jade Mallory with 9. The team is now 6-0 in district.
The 8th grade team won 18-7. Scoring for the Lady Bullpups were Jazmyne Luster with 2, Anna Hauptman and Maddie Cooner with 3 each, Chloe Wood with 4 and Rayleigh Gulk with 6. The team is now 4-2 in district.