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12-5A BOYS BASKETBALL: North Mesquite suffers through rough night
By DEVIN HASSON, dhasson@starlocalnews.com
It would be hard to draw up a more difficult night for North Mesquite to endure on Friday.
The Stallions, fighting for their playoff lives, did all they could for three quarters against second-place Longview only to have the Lobos rally and hit a game-winner with seconds remaining for a 49-48 victory.
To make matters worse, out in East Texas, the team North Mesquite was chasing, Tyler Lee, was able to post a 65-56 victory over Horn.
As a result, the Red Raiders now stand at 6-4 in 12-5A, while the Stallions are 3-6. North Mesquite must now defeat Horn and Rockwall-Heath in its next two games, and hope Tyler Lee loses to Rockwall-Heath if they hope their head-to-head meeting in the season finale has any meaning.
Mike Williams had 19 points and Drick Whitted had eight for the Stallions in a losing effort on Friday.
Horn got 28 points but no other player scored in double figures in the loss to Tyler Lee. The Jaguars fell into a 12-point hole early on but were able to claw back to within 31-26 at halftime.
The Red Raiders regained the momentum in the second half, though, and were able to steadily pull away.
Not to be lost in what was going on in the middle of the standings, Mesquite took care of business against last-place Rockwall in a 69-51 victory to move to 8-1 in district play.
The Skeetes trailed early but went on a 26-12 run in the second quarter and they were in control the rest of the way.
Alex Cooper and Davion Keys did most of the damage offensively with 24 and 20 points, respectively.
Aaron Maxwell had 17 points and Skylar Simmons scored 14 for the Yellow Jackets, who fell to 0-9.
STANDINGS
x-Mesquite 8-1 19-9
x-Longview 8-2 18-12
Horn 6-3 12-15
Tyler Lee 6-4 19-9
North Mesquite 3-6 10-19
Rockwall-Heath 1-8 12-17
Rockwall 0-9 10-18
x-clinched playoff berth
Friday's Results
Mesquite 69, Rockwall 51
Tyler Lee 65, Horn 56
Longview 49, North Mesquite 48
Rockwall-Heath, bye
Tuesday's Games
North Mesquite at Horn
Rockwall at Longview
Tyler Lee at Rockwall-Heath
Mesquite, bye
Friday's Games
Mesquite at Longview
Rockwall at Horn
North Mesquite at Rockwall-Heath
Tyler Lee, bye
Tuesday's Games
Horn at Mesquite
Tyler Lee at North Mesquite
Rockwall-Heath at Rockwall
Longview, bye
The Stallions, fighting for their playoff lives, did all they could for three quarters against second-place Longview only to have the Lobos rally and hit a game-winner with seconds remaining for a 49-48 victory.
To make matters worse, out in East Texas, the team North Mesquite was chasing, Tyler Lee, was able to post a 65-56 victory over Horn.
As a result, the Red Raiders now stand at 6-4 in 12-5A, while the Stallions are 3-6. North Mesquite must now defeat Horn and Rockwall-Heath in its next two games, and hope Tyler Lee loses to Rockwall-Heath if they hope their head-to-head meeting in the season finale has any meaning.
Mike Williams had 19 points and Drick Whitted had eight for the Stallions in a losing effort on Friday.
Horn got 28 points but no other player scored in double figures in the loss to Tyler Lee. The Jaguars fell into a 12-point hole early on but were able to claw back to within 31-26 at halftime.
The Red Raiders regained the momentum in the second half, though, and were able to steadily pull away.
Not to be lost in what was going on in the middle of the standings, Mesquite took care of business against last-place Rockwall in a 69-51 victory to move to 8-1 in district play.
The Skeetes trailed early but went on a 26-12 run in the second quarter and they were in control the rest of the way.
Alex Cooper and Davion Keys did most of the damage offensively with 24 and 20 points, respectively.
Aaron Maxwell had 17 points and Skylar Simmons scored 14 for the Yellow Jackets, who fell to 0-9.
STANDINGS
x-Mesquite 8-1 19-9
x-Longview 8-2 18-12
Horn 6-3 12-15
Tyler Lee 6-4 19-9
North Mesquite 3-6 10-19
Rockwall-Heath 1-8 12-17
Rockwall 0-9 10-18
x-clinched playoff berth
Friday's Results
Mesquite 69, Rockwall 51
Tyler Lee 65, Horn 56
Longview 49, North Mesquite 48
Rockwall-Heath, bye
Tuesday's Games
North Mesquite at Horn
Rockwall at Longview
Tyler Lee at Rockwall-Heath
Mesquite, bye
Friday's Games
Mesquite at Longview
Rockwall at Horn
North Mesquite at Rockwall-Heath
Tyler Lee, bye
Tuesday's Games
Horn at Mesquite
Tyler Lee at North Mesquite
Rockwall-Heath at Rockwall
Longview, bye
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