Boys basketball roundup: Bearcats zero in on district crown
HERALD DEMOCRAT<br>
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McKINNEY — Cameron Clark scored 30 points, and Sherman moved to within
one more game of clinching an outright District 9-4A championship on
Friday night with a 62-56 victory over McKinney High.<br>
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The Bearcats (19-11, 11-0) would sew up the district title — their
fourth in the last five seasons — and a No. 1 seed in the playoffs with
a win on Tuesday night at home against Denison.<br>
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Trey Jones added 10 points for the Bearcats, who kept the host Lions at arm’s length after taking a 29-25 halftime lead.<br>
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Ryan Knox led McKinney (7-21, 2-9)&nbsp; with 15 points, followed by Kaleb Kite with a dozen.<br>
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Following Tuesday’s game with the Yellow Jackets, the Bearcats close
out the regular season by hosting Frisco High next Friday and traveling
to McKinney North a week from next Tuesday.<br>
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District 9-3A<br>
Whitesboro 66, Celina 52</b><br>
WHITESBORO — Austin Cleland scored 20 points as Whitesboro defeated Celina.<br>
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Matt Hobbs added 15 points and Matt Miller chipped in 21 points for Whitesboro (17-12, 2-5).<br>
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District 10-3A<br>
Commerce 60, Bonham 57</b><br>
BONHAM — T. J. King had 20 points for Bonham but Commerce (12-16, 4-3) rallied in the fourth quarter for the win.<br>
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Hunter Herriage added eight points for Bonham (7-19, 1-6) while Daley
Biggers, Blaze Blain and Daine Dunlap chipped in seven each.<br>
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District 11-2A<br>
Leonard 55, Bells 44 (OT)</b><br>
BELLS — Matt Williams made a free throw to force overtime and James
Arnold scored five of his 12 points in the extra frame as Leonard
defeated Bells to maintain its spot in third place.<br>
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Aaron Moreland scored 18 points to lead Leonard (17-11, 8-3) while Williams and Brad Moulder chipped in 10 points apiece.<br>
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Derek Elk led Bells (17-10, 6-5) with 19 points while Nate Neal added 11 points.<br>
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<b>No. 9 Melissa 86, Howe 39</b><br>
HOWE — Ryan Ragon scored 19 points as Melissa defeated Howe to clinch a playoff spot.<br>
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Zach Helmberger added 18 points while Mason Hart and Ian Hatfield each
scored 10 points for Melissa (26-4, 11-0), which can clinch the
district title with a victory against Honey Grove on Wednesday night.<br>
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Alex Torres had nine points while Matt Dowlen scored seven points for Howe (16-11, 4-7).<br>
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<b>Whitewright 65, Gunter 31</b><br>
WHITEWRIGHT — Tyrone Swoopes had 20 points, six rebounds and five
steals while Hamilton Luper added 14 points, 10 rebounds and five
steals as Whitewright clinched a playoff spot.<br>
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Gerren Ballard finished with 11 points and seven rebounds while Jordan
Williams had nine points and five assists for Whitewright (21-8, 9-2),
which plays at Leonard on Tuesday.<br>
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Richard Young scored 13 points while Nick Yansky finished with eight points for Gunter (7-19, 3-8).<br>
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<b>Honey Grove 45, Tom Bean 38</b><br>
HONEY GROVE — Darius Brown scored 17 points as Honey Grove defeated Tom Bean.<br>
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Dillon Baugh chipped in 15 points for Honey Grove.<br>
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Jake Trentman scored 20 points and Matt Cooper had 10 points for Tom Bean (3-23, 1-10), which hosts Bells on Tuesday.<br>
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District 17-A (I)<br>
Trenton 43, Wolfe City 36</b><br>
WOLFE CITY — Derek Meyer scored 15 points as Trenton defeated Wolfe City.<br>
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Alex Meyer added nine points for Trenton (16-10, 8-2), which can clinch
a playoff spot at home against Sam Rayburn on Tuesday night.<br>
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Kory Wilkinson scored 11 points while Tyler Deary added nine points for Wolfe City (13-11, 5-4).<br>
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<b>Sam Rayburn 70, Celeste 28</b><br>
CELESTE — Drew Davis scored 34 points as Sam Rayburn defeated Celeste.<br>
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Cole Caplinger added 16 points while Scott Berni and Brent Smith
chipped in seven points apiece for Sam Rayburn, which plays at Trenton
on Tuesday night.<br>