Sports

Daingerfield High School
senior Cody Davis made
the next step in his football
career on Feb. 1, when he
signed a national letter-of intent
with Tyler Junior College.
Davis will suit up for the
Apaches football team this
fall.
Davis received many accolades
following his senior
season when he recorded 84
tackles, 13 sacks, and six
forced fumbles.

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The Hughes Springs Lady
Mustangs 2016 softball season
ended with a thud. It was a season
of great potential that
started with a few questions
marks, but throughout the season,
all of those question marks
were answered. The only thing
that stood in their way was a
mountain of unrealized potential.
While some people were
sent home disappointed with a
regional playoff loss to a good
team, most people also understood
that good thing are still to
come.
This 2017 season brings that
potential back to the stage, but
what will make this season different
is that the ladies are a year
older and wiser. Gone are the
days when they questioned
whether or not they could
accomplish the goals they have
set for themselves. These ladies
know that they can reach their
ultimate goal, which is the state
tournament in Austin, in early

The Daingerfield Lady
Tigers traveled to Redwater
on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The junior
varsity squad narrowly
missed a win, while the varsity
team suffered a more
resounding defeat.
The junior varsity team,
led by TaQuasia Latchison,
battled in the contest, ultimately
falling by one point,
20-21. Latchison scored five
points and grabbed five
rebounds for the Tigers.
Jahkayla Doddy followed
Latchison’s performance
with four points to go with
five steals, while Gekayla
Alexander added four
points, three rebounds, and
two steals in the loss. Jamie
Neal, Demontisia Hendrix,
and Jamie Nix each scored
two points, while Tori
Bennet rounded out the
scoring with one point for
the Lady Tigers.
The varsity squad had a
tougher match, falling by the
score of 17-48. Jasmine
Tatum scored six points to

The Lady Tigers hosted
the Paul Pewitt Lady
Brahmas on Friday, Jan. 13,
still looking for their first
district win.
In the junior varsity
matchup, The Lady Tigers
fell, 21-17. Hannah Herron
and Desiree Brenton had 6
each; Sam Smith had 5;
Desiree Coffey and Alice
Moon had 2 each for
Pewitt. For the Lady Tigers,
Gekayla Alexander and
Jahkayla Doddy had four
points each; Quay
Latchison had five; and
Jamie Nix and Tori Bennett
had two each.
In a varsity matchup that
saw the Lady Tigers leading
at halftime, a second
half surge by Pewitt proved
too much, as the Lady
Tigers fell, 42-34. Ebbony
Cobbins had 26 points to
lead the Lady Brahmas;
while Taya Jackson had
eight points.
For Daingerfield,
Montrevia Durham had 10
points, four rebounds, and
three steals; while Kahleyia

The Daingerfield
Tigers welcomed the
DeKalb Bears to Jess
Hanson Gymnasium on
Jan. 3. The Tigers came
out on top, outscoring
the Bears by 20 for the
56-36 win.
Micah Reeves led
three Tigers into double
figures with 17 points in
a 56-36 win over the
Bears. Reggie Jeter
added 12 points, while
Tim Broner 10 for the
Tigers, who outscored
DeKalb 17-4 in the third
quarter to pull away.
The win gives
Daingerfield two district
wins.

The Daingerfield Lady
Tigers welcomed the
DeKalb Bears to Jesse
Hanson Gymnasium to
begin the New Year on the
hardwood. Both the junior
varsity and varsity girls’
teams fell to the Lady Bears
in a district matchup.
The junior varsity squad
last by 12, 28-16. Jahkayla
Doddy had five points
with two assists, to compliment
leading scorer
TaQuasia Latchison, who
had nine points and five
rebounds. Tori Bennett
added two points and four
rebounds, and Jakia Neal
grabbed six rebounds in
the loss.
The varsity squad was
outscored in the first half,
going in at halftime down
by 23. Although the Lady
Tigers would eventually
fall to the Lady Bears, it
was not due to a lack of
adjustment and better
play on their part. After
scoring only 11 points in
the first half, the Lady
Tigers outscored DeKalb

The Hughes Springs
Mustang boys’ basketball
team has started the year
off with a win and a loss,
but have to feel good
about the team headed
forward, after a win
against Redwater and a
close loss to Daingerfield.
The Mustangs beat
Redwater 55-45 last
Tuesday and lost to
Daingerfield 47-45 on
Friday.
On Tuesday, the boys
took on the Dragons from
Redwater and led from the
beginning basically, leading
13-7 after one quarter,
and then 25-18 at the half.
Hughes Springs was led
by Chandler King who
poured in 14 points, going
6-12 in shot attempts,
while having 12 rebounds,
five assists and four steals
and three blocks.
The Mustangs owned
the paint in the game, getting
40 points in the paint
to 0 for Redwater. The
Mustangs also won the
rebounding edge and
scored more points in

The Daingerfield Junior
boy’s teams played the
unwelcomed guest
against Paul Pewitt Junior
High Brahmas on Jan. 5.
All four Daingerfield
squads won, giving
Daingerfield the district
sweep.
The seventh grade “B”
team won by a score of
11-9. Top scorers for the
Tigers were Tristen
Sadbury, with six points,
Son Son Soeung and
Jaden Kelly each added
two points, and Trae
Jones added a point in the
win.
The seventh grade “A”
team finished with a score
of 38-11. Top scorers were
Dekevion Mountgomary,
with 13 points, and
Martez Allen with nine.
Dee Lewis and Alex
DeLaCruz each added six
for the Tigers, Drey Craig
added three points, and
Lequinetin Searcy finished
with one point.
The eighth grade “B”
team narrowly defeated
the Brahmas, 12-10. Trae
Lewis-Cobert and Flo

The Daingerfield Lady Tigers traveled across town on Friday, Jan. 6, to
take on cross-town and
district rival Hughes
Springs. After a hard
fought matchup, the Lady
Mustangs came out on
top, 21-37.
Jasmine Tatum led the
Lady Tigers with seven
points and four
rebounds. Kahleyia
Johnson added six points
and six rebounds, while
Montrevia Durham led
defensively with six steals
to go along with her four
points. Mikayla
Roberson added three
points, and TaQuasia
Latchison added a point
for the Lady Tigers in the
loss.
Hughes Springs was led
by Kaitlin Roth with 14
points, while Zoe Lanier
added 12 for the Lady
Mustangs.
The Lady Tigers traveled
to Redwater on
Tuesday, Jan. 10, and will
welcome the Lady
Brahmas from Paul
Pewitt to Jesse Hanson
Gymnasium on Dec. 13.

 The Daingerfield Lady Tigers began District 15AAA play on Tuesday, Dec. 13 when the Lady Lions of New Boston came to Tiger Town.

The JV game was hard fought, with New Boston narrowly coming out on top, 25-22. Jahkayla Doddy had eight points, four rebounds, and one assist. TaQuasia Latchison had eight points, and seven rebounds; while Jamie Nix had four points, one rebound, and one assist. Even though she scored no points, Tori Bennett added four rebounds, three steals, and two assists in the loss.