Print
E-mail
Comment
Rate
Thomas shoots Terrell past Mansfield at MISD Classic
Staff Report
MANSFIELD - The Terrell Runnin' Tigers got off to a slow start Thursday in the opening round of the Mansfield ISD Holiday Classic, but a high-scoring second half helped Terrell (4-2) pull out a 55-49 victory over Class 5A Mansfield (2-6).
Antwain Thomas scored a game-high 35 points to help Terrell erase a 24-10 halftime deficit and outscore Mansfield, 45-25, over the last two periods.
Terrell took a 35-33 lead into the final period after outscoring Mansfield 25-9 in the third quarter. The Tigers would also outscore Mansfield in the final frame, 20-16.
Daniel Shafer was the high man for Mansfield with 13 points while Drew Murray tossed in 12 and Cameron Frazier added eight.
Terrell advances to face Fort Worth Polytechnic (4-1), who defeated Odessa, 68-50, in the opening round Thursday. Terrell and FW Poly will play Friday at 5:30 p.m. Mansfield drops into the consolation bracket to face Odessa at 4 p.m.
Other tournament scores include Carrollton Creekview beating Timberview, 64-57, FW Southwest blowing by Euless Trinity, 106-74, South Grand Prairie beating Midland Lee, 71-60, Frisco Legacy topping Pasadena Memorial, 55-45, Summit hammering West Mesquite, 100-64 and Colleyville Heritage pulling out a 63-54 win over FW Eastern Hills.
FW Poly is led by the sibling duo of Chrys and Darius Richardson, who combined to score 48 of Poly's 68 points against Odessa.
Chrys scored a game-high 28 and Darius dropped in 20 more, helping Poly to leads of 21-12, 38-27 and 55-33. Steve Chatmon added nine and Aaron McCuin had eight as well.
FW Poly has tallied wins over Crowley (51-50), Arlington Lamar (71-62) and Fort Worth Paschal (87-65). Its only loss came in a 71-63 decision to Dallas Skyline on Nov. 17.
Thomas went over the 30-point mark for the second time in less than a week, dropping 38 on John Tyler last Friday. The senior is averaging 21.8 points per game this season. Terrell has faces Class 5A opponents in every game this season.
Should Terrell beat FW Poly, the Tigers would face the Creekview-FW Southwest winner at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. If Terrell loses, the Tigers will face the Creekview-FW Southwest loser at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Varsity boys
TER 3 7 25 20 - 55
MAN 11 13 9 16 - 49
Scoring
TER (55) - Antwain Thomas 35, Stiggers 5, J'Lil Herndon 4, Sirron Fleming 3, Jaderrick McCullar 2, Tim Howard 2, Cadarius Herndon 2, Bedarrious Collier 2.
MAN (49) - Daniel Shafer 13, Drew Murray 12, Cameron Frazier 8, Norris Neal 5, Colby Cobb 4, Cody Necaise 2, AJ Miller 2, Dean 2, Cartwright 1.
Next Game
Terrell vs FW Polytechnic, 5:30 p.m. Friday
Antwain Thomas scored a game-high 35 points to help Terrell erase a 24-10 halftime deficit and outscore Mansfield, 45-25, over the last two periods.
Terrell took a 35-33 lead into the final period after outscoring Mansfield 25-9 in the third quarter. The Tigers would also outscore Mansfield in the final frame, 20-16.
Daniel Shafer was the high man for Mansfield with 13 points while Drew Murray tossed in 12 and Cameron Frazier added eight.
Terrell advances to face Fort Worth Polytechnic (4-1), who defeated Odessa, 68-50, in the opening round Thursday. Terrell and FW Poly will play Friday at 5:30 p.m. Mansfield drops into the consolation bracket to face Odessa at 4 p.m.
Other tournament scores include Carrollton Creekview beating Timberview, 64-57, FW Southwest blowing by Euless Trinity, 106-74, South Grand Prairie beating Midland Lee, 71-60, Frisco Legacy topping Pasadena Memorial, 55-45, Summit hammering West Mesquite, 100-64 and Colleyville Heritage pulling out a 63-54 win over FW Eastern Hills.
FW Poly is led by the sibling duo of Chrys and Darius Richardson, who combined to score 48 of Poly's 68 points against Odessa.
Chrys scored a game-high 28 and Darius dropped in 20 more, helping Poly to leads of 21-12, 38-27 and 55-33. Steve Chatmon added nine and Aaron McCuin had eight as well.
FW Poly has tallied wins over Crowley (51-50), Arlington Lamar (71-62) and Fort Worth Paschal (87-65). Its only loss came in a 71-63 decision to Dallas Skyline on Nov. 17.
Thomas went over the 30-point mark for the second time in less than a week, dropping 38 on John Tyler last Friday. The senior is averaging 21.8 points per game this season. Terrell has faces Class 5A opponents in every game this season.
Should Terrell beat FW Poly, the Tigers would face the Creekview-FW Southwest winner at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. If Terrell loses, the Tigers will face the Creekview-FW Southwest loser at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Varsity boys
TER 3 7 25 20 - 55
MAN 11 13 9 16 - 49
Scoring
TER (55) - Antwain Thomas 35, Stiggers 5, J'Lil Herndon 4, Sirron Fleming 3, Jaderrick McCullar 2, Tim Howard 2, Cadarius Herndon 2, Bedarrious Collier 2.
MAN (49) - Daniel Shafer 13, Drew Murray 12, Cameron Frazier 8, Norris Neal 5, Colby Cobb 4, Cody Necaise 2, AJ Miller 2, Dean 2, Cartwright 1.
Next Game
Terrell vs FW Polytechnic, 5:30 p.m. Friday
 |
||
| Lady Tigers stumble in first round at Wills Point |
Article Rating
Reader Comments
The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of terrelltribune.com.
