MBB: No.2 Jackets hand Tigers second loss
against the Laneville Yellow Jackets. The Tigers came up two
points short to the Jackets for the second time this season,
66-64, last Tuesday. (Photo by John Krueger)
The Tenaha Tigers haven't played much this season because the schools' football season was extended to Dec. 15. But they must think that the Laneville Yellow Jackets have their 'number' nevertheless.
No.2-ranked (1A D-II) Laneville had to overcome a first-quarter deficit, but came back strong to hand the No.2-ranked (1A D-I) Tigers their second two-point setback of the season, 66-64, last Tuesday in the TISD Special Events Center.
The loss left the Tigers with a 6-2 mark, with both losses coming at the hands of the Jackets.
Reginald Davis led the Tenaha attack, scoring 20 points, with Keontas Davis having a big night and adding 16. Shaquille Mitchell pitched in 11 points to the Tiger cause, while DeAaron Roland scored eight points, Octavius Griffith with held to five and Chavis Gregory and Jacoby Ivy each pitched in three points.
Tenaha was in control early and it appeared as if the Tigers might get some revenge from the 77-75 overtime loss at the Tenaha Holiday Hoops Classic. Tenaha even stretched the lead by one, 37-26, at the halftime break.
But Laneville began coming back in the second half, trimming the lead to 51-46 heading into the fourth quarter and then outscoring the Tigers 20-13 in the final quarter to grab the win out of the jaws of defeat.