The Daingerfield Tigers men’s basketball team advanced to the Regional Tournament for the first time in 18 years, before falling to two games shy of advancing to the Final Four State Tournament. The Tigers roared out to a 15-0 lead, and led by 19 early in the second quarter. Daingerfield saw their advantage nearly completely disappear with 11 minutes left before rallying for a 61-56 victory over Alba-Golden on Tuesday, March 1st at Rivercrest High School in the regional quarterfinals. The No. 25 Tigers (24-5) advanced to play sixthranked Life Red Oak (34-3) in the 8 p.m. Region II-3A semifinal game at Rockwall Heath High School Friday, March 4. Alba-Golden’s season ends at 24-8. Tigers’ season came to an end against Life Red Oak, 54-40 with the Mustangs pulling away 12-4 in the first half, Daingerfield cut their deficit 44-33 before each team matched nearly point for point the rest of the final half.
