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The Daingerfield Tigers basketball team traveled to Mount Vernon on Dec. 6 to take on the Purple Tigers. Daingerfield fell, 44-57 in the non-district matchup.

After coming out strong in the first quarter and outscoring the home team by 4, Daingerfield’s offense falter in the second quarter, leaving the two teams tied at 28 as they went into the locker room.

The third quarter saw the Daingerfield squad outscored by 14, and built a deficit they could not erase. The Tigers did score double digits in the fourth quarter, but the earlier deficit proved to be too much.

The Tigers competed in the New Boston Tournament Dec. 8-10, and then traveled to Chapel Hill on Dec. 13. The Tigers' next home game will be a district matchup against DeKalb on Jan. 3. Games will begin at 5 p.m., with junior varsity girls and boys squads, followed by varsity girls and varsity boys.

The Lady Tigers traveled to Liberty-Eylau on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

The junior varsity lost, 65-19. Although the score does not reflect it, the team played hard until the final minute, according to Coach Jana McGoldrick. Freshmen Jahkayla Daddy led her team with five points, seven rebounds, and three steals. TaQuasia Latchison and Jamie Nix both had four points while Jakia Neal and Demontisia Hendrix both added two points.

The varsity squad lost 69-19. Junior Kahleyia Johnson led the Lady Tigers with seven points, six rebounds and one assist. Junior Dee Hall added four points, three rebounds, and one steal. Sophomore Makayla Robinson had three points, and three rebounds, while freshmen Montrevia Durham and Kiara Robinson added two points each. Junior Mo Sok added one point with one steal, and freshmen Mikayla Roberson added seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

The varsity Lady Tigers’ basketball team traveled to Brownsboro over the weekend for tournament action.

On Thursday, Dec. 8, the Lady Tigers took on the Longview Lady Lobos, losing, 60-22. At the end of the first quarter, Daingerfield was down 12-0 and played a much better second quarter to be down by ten at the half. Longview got on a roll in the third, however, and the Tigers just couldn’t recover, fighting till the end.

Freshmen Mikayla Roberson had nine points, six rebounds, four blocks, three assists, and three steals. Junior Kahleyia Johnson had seven points, ten rebounds, and two steals, while freshman Montrevia Durham had four points, five rebounds, and two steals. Freshmen Kiara Robinson added two points and three rebounds.

Multiple members of the Hughes Springs Lady Mustang volleyball have earned district honors from the coaches in district.

Sophomore Zoe Lanier was named to the First Team. Junior Cypress Wright earned Second Team accolades. Multiple other Lady Mustangs joined those two with honorable mention nods. Those include senior Laken Smith, juniors Peyton Blythe, Aliyah Crowder, Kensley Echols, Charlie Reeves, Kennedi Northam, and Haylee Wilson. Sophomore Pearl Perry rounded out the Mustang’s honorable mention selections.

Possibly more impressive than the number of Lady Mustangs honored with All-District selections, however, is the number of ladies the Mustangs saw named to the Academic All-District team. These ladies not only got their work done on the court, but in the classroom, as well.

Although the Lady Tigers’ volleyball season offered little to write home about, there were still several Lady Tigers who were honored with All- District selections recently.

Senior Camryn Byrd was selected to the first team by vote of the district’s coaches. There were also six Lady Tigers selected for honorable mention recognition in the district, as well. These included seniors My’Asha Buford, Courtney Makepeace, and Graci Runk. They were joined by juniors Denebria Hall and Kahleyia Johnson and sophomore Destiny Hurndon, as well.

The Lady Tigers fielded 11 student athletes on their varsity volleyball squad this year. Of those, ten were selected for the Academic All-District team, which recognized their work in the classroom as well as on the court. Lady Tigers earning this honor were My’Asha Buford, Camryn Byrd, Ashlyn Fomby, Denebria Hall, Destiny Hurndon, Kahleyia Johnson, Courtney Makepeace, Graci Runk, McKenzie Scott, and Monnorah Sok.

The junior varsity Lady Tigers’ basketball team traveled to the Big Sandy JV Tournament, which was held on Thursday, Dec. 1 through Dec. 3.

In the first day of the three-day tournament, the Lady Tigers faced off with Waskom, losing by double digits, 36-20. Leading the way for Daingerfield was Jamie Nix with ten points, followed by TaQuasia Latchison and Gekayla Alexander, who had four points each. Elasia Alexander rounded out Daingerfield’s scoring with two points.

The Tigers returned to action on Friday, Dec. 2 in the consolation round, where they faced the Sabine Lady Cardinals. The Lady Tigers mustered little offense against the Lady Cardinals, losing by nine points, 23-14. Nix again led the way for the Tigers, this time scoring six points. TaQuasia Latchison added five points, while Jahkayla Doddy added two points for the Tigers. Tori Bennett added a point for the Lady Tigers.

The Junior High Lady Tigers played Red Lick on Monday, Nov. 28.

The eighth grade team got their second win of district play with a score of 18-15. This was a tough battle and good defense was the key to the win. Joi Akinsuroju, scored 10 points for the Lady Tigers, while Breanna Durham, Quanesha Roberts, Kyasia Williams all scored eight points. Natalie Beasley, Neve Beasley, and Anna Lee also played for the Lady Tigers in the game.

The seventh grade team suffered their first district loss by a score of 30-16. Ashlyn Bruce came away with eight points, while Sanaa Fields and Za’Mya Wilbarger each scored four. Other members of the team were Alayah Alexander, Kyera Morgan, Anayah Ellison, Aalaysha Williams, Jazmin Mendez, Breana Williams, Journei Ferguson, Haley Lewis, and Genesis Allen.

Daingerfield High School’s football season may have ended in the first round of playoffs, but the accolades have continued coming for a team that many believed would lose more games than they won.

After posting a winning record in his first season at Daingerfield, Coach Mike Waldie and his staff were selected as the Staff of the Year for District 7AAA. Senior Markevian Grant was selected as co-most valuable player on offense, with Montrell Estell, from Hooks. Senior Cody Davis was the unanimous selection for most valuable player on the defensive line. All positions were voted on by the district coaches.

Being named to the First Team Defense were seniors Jordan Williams and Kieston Rushing and juniors Timmyon Broner and Tim Broner. Being named to the First Team Offense were seniors Rushing, and Dalton Morgan. They were joined by juniors Reggie Jeter and AJ Carroll, and sophomore Zachary Gilmore.

While their classmates where beginning their Thanksgiving week break, the Daingerfield Lady Tigers were busy putting in work on the basketball court. Their “break” began with a tournament in New Diana.

The Lady Tigers went 2- 1 in the New Diana Basketball tournament Nov. 17-19. The ladies lost to Jefferson before defeating Ore City to make it to the consolation championship game. The ladies then defeated host New Diana, 50-42, for the Consolation Championship.

Daingerfield hosted Jefferson on Tuesday Nov. 22. The Junior Varsity lost 39-31 in a hard fought contest. Freshman TaQuasia Latchison had 11 points, four rebounds, and two steals; freshman Jamie Nix had seven points, four steals, and two rebounds; freshmen Tori Bennett had four points, nine rebounds, and two steals; Jahkayla Doddy had four points, two steals, and two rebounds. Sophomore Elasia Alexander added three points, while freshman Demontesia Hendrix added two points.

Both Daingerfield Lady Tiger basketball teams fell to Tatum at home on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

The junior varsity lost, 31-24. TaQuasia Latchison was the high scorer for the Lady Tigers, score 10 of the Tigers’ points. She was followed by Jahkayla Doddy and Jaime Nix, both with five, and Gekayla Alexander with four points.

The varsity squad was only able to manage 20 points against the Lady Eagles, losing 65-20. High scorer was Kahleyia Johnson, who had five points to go with four rebounds. Jasmine Tatum, Kiara Robinson, and Makayla Robinson all had three points for the home team. Montrevia Durham, Tanacia Williams, and Mikayla Roberson aeach added two points for the Lady Tigers. Durham added two steals and six rebounds in the effort. The loss moved the Lady Tigers to 1-2 on the young season.