Boys win, girls fall

Lometa Lady Hornet Cassidy Wienecke, left, wins the battle for the ball in the girls' recent loss to Eden.

The Lometa boys' basketball team took care of business in its 63-48 win over Buckholts last Friday, but the Hornets ran into a buzzsaw in Tuesday's District 29, Division II-opener against Richland Springs.

The Hornets (14-5 overall, 0-1 in district) were outscored 18-0 in the second quarter in a 58-37 loss to Richland Springs, going 0 of 7 from the field in the period. They are scheduled to play host to Cherokee (0-1 in district) tonight at 6:30 p.m.

"We just need to come back out and bounce back mentally," Lometa head coach Wendell Bradley said. "Our mental letdowns against Richland Springs to physical mistakes. We've got to get those things corrected and be ready for Cherokee on Friday."

In the loss to Richland Springs, TJ Roland scored a team-high 19 points with 10 of those coming in the first quarter. Brandon Faubion and Joe Michael Rivera added six points apiece.

In the win over Buckholts, Faubion scored a game-high 22 points. Rivera scored 16, and Toby Davis and Rolan chipped in with eight and six points, respectively.

Lometa JV 22, Richland Springs 21: The Hornets' junior varsity opened district play with a win on Tuesday.

Dalton Parsons scored eight points. Junior Castruita added five, and Colt Maldonado recorded four.

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The Lometa girls' basketball team played close to Richland Springs in three of four quarters on Tuesday, but they were outscored 16-7 in the third frame in a 56-43 loss.

The Lady Hornets (0-2 in district) lost their District 29, Division II-opener against Eden, 31- 21, last Friday. They will play host to Cherokee in a district game at 6:30 p.m. today.

Against Richland Springs: "The team fought hard, but we were outscored by nine points in the third quarter," Lometa head coach Brandy Eckermann said. "We need to work on playing four quarters of basketball. We have a tendency to back off in the third quarter, and that is when the game turns. We were prepared for this game and achieved our goals from practice. It was a good game, but we just couldn't finish it out."

In the loss to Richland Springs, Taylor Bradley had a team-high 17 points. Kylie Bradley, Marcy Garcia and Maribel Reyes chipped in six points apiece, Maria Jasso scored four, and Jeannette Rosales and Nayla Rosales added two apiece.

In the loss to Eden, Taylor Bradley scored 10 of the team's 21 points. Jasso registered four points, Kylie Bradley added three, Maribel Reyes two, and Marcy Garcia and Cassidy Wienecke each sank a free throw.

The Lady Hornets trailed 16-2 at the half.

"We were looking for a win, but we couldn't get our offense going," Eckermann said. "Only having two points in the first half hurt us, and we had a hard time recovering. Defensively, the girls did exactly what they needed to."